Bill filed to stop minors from spending too much time in computer shops

House Bill No. 4740, also known as the “Internet Cafe Regulation Act“, has been filed at the House of Representatives which aims to protect the youth, especially minors, from online game addiction by regulating and limiting their access to computer shops and Internet cafes.

Authored by Valenzuela City 1st District Representative Win Gatchalian, the Bill aims to prevent minors from loitering or playing in computer shops and cafes during school hours and school days. It also wants to prevent minors from excessively playing on non-school days by limiting the time period they are allowed access to computer shops.

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According to the Bill, owners and managers of computer shops and Internet cafes are prohibited from admitting minors within school hours and during school days. Or from 7:00pm to 7:00am during weekends, holidays, cancelled school days, or during vacation.

However, minors can be allowed inside computer shops during schooldays but after school hours provided that he/she presents an I.D. and a written permit or clearance signed by the parent or either the school principal or teacher-in-charge. He/she is still not allowed inside the shop beyond 7:00pm unless accompanied at all times by a parent or legal guardian.

Establishments who violate the provisions of the Act will be penalized with fines of up to Php150,000USD 2,556INR 216,690EUR 2,435CNY 18,615 with possible revocation of business permit and license to operate, and closure of the establishment.

“How will the youth realize their role in nation-building when the excessive playing of video games in these establishments hinders their development and education? The youth will not be able to realize their potential when majority of their time is spent inside computer shops playing games instead of studying.” Gatchalian said.

Hit the source link below for the copy of House Bill No. 4740.

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51 Comments

SpiderWak says:

10 years ago

Wow..our young people must be so undisciplined that we need this kind of bill.
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anonymous says:

10 years ago

Nagiging NANNY state na tayo. Anak ng tinapa.
budlot says:

10 years ago

hindi lang ang young people ang walang disiplina pati mga matatanda. sa panahon ngayon kailangan na talaga ng batas na magko-kontrol sa mga kabobohang ginagawa ng mga pinoy
wired_boy says:

10 years ago

Wow…Have you been living under a rock? (both of u)
pong says:

10 years ago

We don’t need this bill you know why. If this becomes law where would these kids go? They will find a new source of entertainment and certainly not at home because their parents can’t watch over them. And may end up doing some trouble.

aNonymous says:

10 years ago

Ang korny nung Bill, kelangan pa kasama yung parent habang nasa internet cafe hahaha

sino kayang magulang ang mag akaksaya ng oras para dyan, andami daming trabaho sa bahay tapos sasamahan mo pa anak mo sa internet shop.
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budlot says:

10 years ago

trabaho talaga ng mga magulang ang “mag-aksaya ng oras” para bantayan ang kanilang mga anak. kaya madaming mga asal kalye sa internet shops kasi pinapabayaan ng mga magulang hindi dini disiplina. wala sigurong batas na ganito kung ang bawat bobong pinoy bata o matanda ay maging responsable

NotaSheep says:

10 years ago

lol! yes! no more of those whiny bastards in dota2, lol, etc, since they need to be disciplined to own their very own computer ;)
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pekto says:

10 years ago

ok si win gatchalian, pero hindi ok ang bill na to
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Weng says:

10 years ago

make the cost of PCs and internet cheaper so students can do their research and gaming at home where they can be better supervised.

unless of course they want to ban gaming altogether. PC gaming is so much more destructive than drugs and alcohol *sarcasm*
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kek says:

10 years ago

you must be joking, right?

uselessBill says:

10 years ago

Mas importante pa imonitor ung time sa comp shop kasya sa actual improvement ng education system.
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ministry says:

10 years ago

Mga ulol… Panay kayo reklamo kasalanan nyo naman dahil mga sira ulo ang binoboto nyo tuwing election. Tanggap pa ng lagay ha… tapos reklamo pa.
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Miguel says:

10 years ago

I already had the feeling that something like this would happen mula nung I-ban ang DOTA2 and other online games sa Cavite. This is a martial law to students and minors. Kahit holiday isinama pa.
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EZcomputer says:

10 years ago

Mas matipid na solusyon ito kesa kumuha ng magaling na guro at mag tayo ng mga matitinong silid aralan para sa mga estudyante. kung gagawa sila ng ganyang batas dapat mag bigay sila ng lugar sa eskwelahan para sila makapag saliksik kung kailangan.
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wired_boy says:

10 years ago

para sakin tama lang yan para mabawasan ng mga mababaho at mga nagmumurahan at mga nagbabantay at nonood na mga bata, sau kapag naglalaro ka sa mga internet cafe.

improvement ng education system? anu ba gusto niyo, holographic systems, state of the art teachings? more extensive curriculum? lol, kahit anung improvement gawin kung ang mga bata nawiwili sa laro, at walang disiplina, wa-epek yan. (unless they are all like me na may disiplina, although i was once an online game addict, na almost nakatira na sa cafes)

i think it’s time to regulate the use of internet cafes, once and for all.
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cK says:

10 years ago

Babala, wag patulan ang nasa itaas. Mabibwisit ka lang.
wired_boy says:

10 years ago

@ck give me a good argument