FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. NO. 
Introduced by Senator Antonio F. Trillanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippine Government is the biggest single employer of people. It has over 1.6 
million workers in its employ and it allocates a significant portion of its annual budget to 
personnel services. 
Competitive government employees shift to private employment upon the instance of 
opportunities which the rest opt to pursue public service until retirement. 
It is the intention of this Bill to make Government a partner in homing the entrepreneurial 
skills of its employees to prepare them for better economic opportunities after working 
with government. 
Likewise, the Bill provides an alternative for employees, who opt to leave government, to 
venture into entrepreneurial activities and to provide the necessary post-service assistance 
to its retiring employees. 
For the enhancement of economic welfare of our employees, the immediate approval of 
this Bill is imperative. 
AIJTTC~NIO F. TIU~LANES IV 
Senator 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
AN ACT 
TO DEVELOP ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES 
FOR AN INNOVATION-INSPIRED CORPS OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND A 
PRODUCTIVE POST-SERVICE CITIZENRY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ofthe Philippines in 
Congress assembled 
SECTION 1. Title. - This act shall be known as the “Government Employees’ 
Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2007”. 
SEC. 2. Declaration of PoZiq. - It shall be the policy of the State to enhance the 
human and intellectual capital of Government and to ensure a self-reliant and more 
productive life for its employees even after public service. The viability of cooperatives 
as an instrument of economic development and an active partner in nation-building shall 
be upheld by the State. 
SEC. 3. Objectives. - 
a. To ensure the continuous flow of innovative and development-oriented 
government programs and projects for entrepreneurial development; and 
b. To ensure the maintenance of highly competitive government employees and 
the creative use of such resources whether in-service or post-service. 
SEC. 4. Establishment of Entreprenewial Tr5i~ing Programs. - A11 
government offices and agencies shall implement an Entrepreneurial Training Program 
for its employees to prepare them for in-service or post-service entrepreneurship. 
Resource speakers from government agencies and the academe with tested and proven 
entrepreneurial training skills shall be tapped. 
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SEC. 5. Establishment of Cooperatives and Savings and Loan Associations. - 
All government agencies shall promote and support the establishment of Cooperatives 
and Savings and Loan Associations by recognizing, protecting and upholding the rights 
of employees to organize cooperatives and savings and loan associations in their 
respective offices to generate financial resources for their employees and to develop 
employees’ entrepreneurial skills. Cooperatives and Savings and Loan associations shall 
be encouraged to retain membership of employees even after service. Government 
employees’ cooperatives shall be given preferential rights to operate revenue-generating 
activities in available government-owned sites and facilities, Provided, That, these 
activities shall be done in a way that will not interfere with the performance of their 
regular duties and functions. 
SEC. 6. Networking with Government Financial Institutions. - It shall be the 
responsibility of the agency head to link with government financial institutions in order to 
provide sources for financing the entrepreneurial projects of its employees. All 
government financing institutions (GFIs) shall provide and maintain a unit to handle this 
linkage. 
SEC. 7. Creation of a Coordinating Council on Government Employees’ 
Entrepreneurship Development Program. - A Coordinating Council on Government 
Employees’ Entrepreneurship Development Program is hereby created to be headed by 
the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and composed by, but not 
limited to, the heads of office of the following: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), 
Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Commission on Audit (COA), 
Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Government Service Insurance System 
(GSIS), Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC), and two Representatives 
from the Public Sector Unions, The Council shall be tasked to prepare comprehensive 
programs to develop entrepreneurial capabilities, managerial expertise, technical sales 
and financing sources as well as to monitor the implementation of the program. 
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SEC. 8. Post Service Assistance. - All government agencies shall extend post- 
service assistance to their respective retirees and shall include this as one of the functions 
of their Human Resources Department. 
SEC. 
9. 
Zmplementlng Rules and Regulations. - The Civil Service 
Commission in coordination with all concerned stakeholders shall promulgate the rules 
and regulations needed to implement the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 10. 
Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, other 
executive issuance or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC 11. Effectlvlty. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its 
publication in the Oficial Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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