TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 76B
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Introduced by Senator Erwin T. Tulfo
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD 
PROGRAM (SLP) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL 
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Sections 9, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that the 
State shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the 
prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from 
poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote 
full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality 
of life for all.
In 2011, the Department of Social Welfare and Development 
(DSWD) launched its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) to help 
marginalized Filipinos break cycles of poverty through skills 
development, enterprise support, job facilitation, and community 
empowerment. It was initiated to transform government aid from short­
term relief into sustainable socio-economic progress.
This representation believes that the Sustainable Livelihood 
Program (SLP) is more than just assistance — it empowers individuals


by providing them the skills and support they need to move from 
dependence to self-reliance and a better future.
This bill seeks to institutionalize DSWD’s SLP as an enhanced 
livelihood capability-building program that provides assistance in the 
form of microenterprise development and employment facilitation for 
the vulnerable, marginalized, and disadvantaged individuals, 
households, and communities.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of the measure is earnestly 
sought.
ERWIN T.trULFO


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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 766
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Introduced by Senator Erwin T. Tulfo
AN ACT
INSTITUTIONALIZING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD 
PROGRAM (SLP) OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL 
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as theSustainable 
Livelihood Act of2025.
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy 
of the State to promote livelihood development and entrepreneurship 
as a means to achieve sustainable development.
It is likewise the policy of the State to uplift the socio-economic 
conditions of the vulnerable, marginalized and disadvantaged sectors 
through sustainable livelihood and entrepreneurial opportunities.
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act:
(a) Cash for Building Livelihood Assets Fund (CBLAF) refers 
to allowance or stipend provided to SLP Association


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members who have rendered work for labor-intensive 
projects to build, re-build, and/or protect natural and physical 
assets necessary for more profitable, self-sustaining, and 
resilient micro-enterprises;
(b) Employment Assistance Fund (EAF) refers to a grant 
provided for: 1) processing of employment documentary 
requirements; 2) required medical exams; 3) purchase of 
basic employment tools and materials; and 4) transportation 
and meal allowance, and board and lodging until the first 
fifteen (15) days of employment;
(c) Employment Facilitation (EF) refers to a track of the 
Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) that provides 
assistance to eligible beneficiaries who preferred 
employment rather than engaging micro-enterprise;
(d) Micro-enterprise Development Track (MD Track) refers 
to a track of the SLP that provides financial capital, 
enhancement of skills, and building/re-building physical and 
natural assets;
(e) National Housing Targeting System for Poverty 
Reduction (NHTS-PR) refers to the information management 
system that uses empirical methods to compile a database of 
who and where the country’s poor are. It shall also referred to 
as the “DSWD’s Listahanan’’’’^
(f) Seed Capital Fund (SCF) refers to a start-up grant to 
purchase raw materials, small tools, and common service 
facilities such as machinery, equipment, and plants needed in 
starting or expanding a micro-enterprise;
(g) Skills Training Fund for Micro-Enterprise Development 
Track (STF-MD) refers to a grant that is used for the 
acquisition of knowledge and skills needed by the SLP


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Association or its members in the management of a micro­
enterprise;
(h) Skills Training Fund for Employment Facilitation (STF- 
EF) refers to a grant to be used for the acquisition of technical 
and vocational knowledge and skills delivered in the form of 
orientations and lectures, demonstrations, and other similar 
skills acquisition methodologies for the participants. The 
grant covers the following components: 1) technical- 
vocational skills training fee; 2) meal, lodging, and 
transportation allowance; e) training supplies and materials; 
and d) program participants’ assessment fee; and
(i) Sustainable Livelihood Program Association (SLPA) 
refers to an assoeiation with a minimum of 15 members 
organized by the DSWD and is issued with a Certificate of 
Accreditation to be eligible for assistance under the Micro- 
Enterprise Development Track.
SEC. 4. Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP). — The 
Sustainable Livelihood Program of the Department of Social Welfare 
and Development is hereby institutionalized as an enhaneed livelihood 
capability-building program that provides assistance in the form of 
microenterprise development and employment facilitation for the 
identified vulnerable, marginalized, and disadvantaged individuals, 
households, and communities.
SEC. 5. Coverage. - This Act shall apply to eligible vulnerable, 
marginalized, and disadvantaged individuals, households, and 
communities, identified through the National Housing Targeting 
System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). Priority shall be given to:
a) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) 
beneficiaries transitioning to self-sufficiency;
b) Sustainable Livelihood Program Associations (SLPA), 
organized by the DSWD; and


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c) Indigenous peoples (IPs), persons with disabilities 
(PWDs), solo parents, senior citizens, and 
conflict/disaster-affected communities.
SEC. 6. Modalities of Assistance. - The SLP shall have two (2) 
tracks: (i) Micro-Enterprise Development Track {MD Track) and (ii) 
Employment Facilitation Track {EF Track).
MD Track shall have the following modalities:
a) Seed Capital Fund;
b) Skills Training Fund; and
c) Cash for Building Livelihood Assets Fund.
EF Track shall have the following modalities:
a) Employment Assistance Fund; and
b) Skills Training Fund.
SEC. 7. Sustainability Plan. -The DSWD is hereby mandated to 
develop a Sustainability Plan that will serve as a framework for SLP 
towards its long-term stability to improve the socioeconomic 
conditions of the eligible vulnerable, marginalized, and disadvantaged 
individuals, households, and communities.
The Sustainability Plan shall include SLP’s priorities, activities, 
and phases of implementation which includes continuous monitoring 
and technical assistance livelihood projects, capability-building 
activities, and partnership linkages.
SEC. 8. Role of the Department of Social Welfare and 
Development (DSWD). - The DSWD shall serve as the central 
planning, coordinating, implementing and monitoring body of this Act.


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In the implementation of this Act, the DSWD shall perform the 
following functions:
a) Develop the overall framework, guidelines, and operational 
procedures of the SLP;
b) Identify eligible vulnerable, marginalized, and 
disadvantaged individuals, households, and communities 
under Section 5 of this Act;
c) Coordinate with different national and local government 
agencies, including organizations from the private sector to 
ensure full implementation of this Act;
d) Establish participatory monitoring and evaluation systems 
and methodologies on compliance of conditions, 
implementation of operations, and output and impact 
assessments; and
e) Perform such other functions as may be necessary or 
incidental to the proper implementation of the provisions of 
this Act.
SEC. 9. SLP Report. - The DSWD shall publish an annual 
report of the SLP covering the implementation of the previous year. It 
shall include financial disclosures, number of beneficiaries and 
recommendations to enhance the implementation of SLP. The report 
shall be submitted to Congress before the submission of President’s 
Budget Message.
SEC. 10. SLP Joint Congressional Oversight Committee (SLP- 
JCOC). - SLP Joint Congressional Oversight Committee is hereby 
constituted to monitor and ensure the effective implementation of this 
Act, identify the deficiencies, limitations, and propose necessary 
amendments to address them.
The Committee shall be composed of three (3) members each


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from the Senate and House of Representatives to be designated by the 
Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
respectively. The Committee shall be jointly chaired by the respective 
Chairpersons of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and 
Rural Development and Committee on Poverty Alleviation of the 
House of Representatives.
The Minority in the Senate and House of Representatives shall 
each have at least one (1) seat in the Committee, as Co-Vice 
Chairpersons.
The Secretariat of the Committee shall come from the existing 
Secretariat personnel of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, 
Welfare and Rural Development and Committee on Poverty 
Alleviation of the House of Representatives.
The SLP-JCOC shall conduct a hearing at least once every quarter 
to review the implementation of this Act and identify other necessary 
legislation.
SEC. 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety 
(90) days from approval of this Act, the DSWD, in consultation with 
local government units, shall formulate the rules and regulations 
necessary in the proper implementation of this Act.
SEC. 12. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the initial 
implementation of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s 
appropriations of DSWD. Thereafter, such sum as may be necessary 
for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the 
annual General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 13. Separability Clause. - Should any provision or part of 
this Act be declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions 
and parts hereof, insofar as they are separable from the invalid ones, 
shall remain in full force and effect.


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SEC. 14. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, issuances, 
rules and regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 15. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) 
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,