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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS |
First Regular Session
3543

House Bill No, _

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2016

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Introduced by Representative Lianda B. Bolilia

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish satellite office of the National Statistics
Office (NSO) in every legislative district nationwide. The objective of the
proposed bill is to respond to the need of the public where fundamental
requirements of birth certificate, marriage certificate, certificate of no
marriage, death certificate and other relevant documentation will be provided
even in the remotest areas of our country.

Despite the fast online system of application and door-to-door delivery
of the requested authenticated fundamental documents, many Filipinos,
especially in remote and far-flung areas, who live in areas with no intemet
connection and access to express delivery were deprived of this basic service
by the NSO. It cannot be denied that NSO online services and express
delivery remain to be expensive than that personal transaction

Authenticated documents from NSO are the basic requirements in
education, marriage, job applications, and ID applications for every Filipino.

The establishment of satellite NSO in every legislative district will
surely bring close to each Filipino citizen the publig service they need and
deserve at a lesser cost. oP

Therefore, approval of this bill is earr


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

2
House Bill No. 3543

Introduced by Representative Lianda B. Bolilia

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING SATELLITE OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL STATISTICS
OFFICE (NSO) IN EVERY LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT NATIONWIDE

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Establishment of Satellite office of National Statistics
Office (NSO). - There shall be at least one (1) satellite National Statistics
Office (NSO) established in every legislative district nationwide to provide
basic services pursuant to the mandate of NSO.

Funds necessary to ensure establishment of satellite offices shall be
sourced from funds available to the agencies enumerated in Section 28 of
Republic Act No. 10625 otherwise known as the Philippine Statistical Act of
2013, Additional requirements shall be charged to the appropriations under
the current General Appropriations Act. Thereafter, such sum as may be
needed for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act

SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations, — The Philippine
Statistics Authority (PSA) Board together with the PSA, the National
Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and other concerned agencies of
government that may be determined by the PSA Board, shall formulate the
implementing rules and regulations of this Act within ninety (90) days after its
approval, Such rules and regulations shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines

Sec. 3. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, acts, decrees, executive orders,
issuances, and rules and regulations or parts thereof which are contrary to
and inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed,
amended, or modified accordingly.


Sec. 4, Separability Clause. — if any provision of this Act is
subsequently declared unconstitutional, the validity of the remaining
provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.

Sec. §. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect immediately after its
complete publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of
general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,