NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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HOUSE BILL NO.______ 
Introduced by Representative JAIME EDUARDO MARC D. COJUANGCO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish a Technical Education and Skills Development 
Authority (TESDA) Training Center in the 1st District of Tarlac, particularly in the 
municipality of Camiling. 
Currently, there is no TESDA Training Center in the 1st District of Tarlac. Given 
the growing population in the whole province, it is practical to establish such 
center in one of the municipalities in the District. Camiling, being accessible to the 
other towns in the district, proves to be the logical area in the establishment of the 
TESDA Training Center. 
In establishing a technical and vocational skills center, the government helps the 
people to increase their chances of employment, both locally and abroad. 
Accessible and high-quality technical education and skills development centers 
will help the country produce self-reliant and abled workers. 
In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
JAIME EDUARDO MARC D. COJUANGCO 
Representative 
1st District of Tarlac 
October 11, 2022
11:50 am
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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE BILL NO.______ 
Introduced by Representative JAIME EDUARDO MARC D. COJUANGCO 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 
CENTER IN BARANGAY MATUBOG, MUNICIPALITY OF CAMILING, 
PROVINCE OF TARLAC, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAMILING TESDA 
TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled. 
SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the “Camiling 
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TESDA Training and Assessment Center Act.” 
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SECTION 2. Establishment. -  There is hereby established a Technical 
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Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Training Center in a highly 
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accessible area in Barangay Matubog, in the municipality of Camiling, Province of 
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Tarlac, under the supervision of the TESDA, to be known as the Camiling TESDA 
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Training Center.  
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SECTION 3. General Mandate. – The Camiling TESDA Training Center, 
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hereinafter  referred as the Center, shall primarily provide technical-vocational 
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training and skills development programs to students and residents of low-income 
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families and out-of-school youths, including college dropouts and persons with 
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disabilities (PWDs), in Camiling and other neighboring communities in the 
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Province of Tarlac, geared towards the acquisition of practical livelihood, 
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employable skills, gainful employment, and entrepreneurship, primarily to help 
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them become self-reliant and globally competitive labor assets. The Center shall 
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also aim to meet the maximum competency requirement under Level V of the 
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Philippines Qualifications Framework (PQF), as institutionalized by Republic Act 
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No. 10968 (PQF Act), which is the Diploma Level in technical-vocational 
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education. 
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The Center shall consider in the design of relevant technical-vocational 
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training programs to be offered thereat a competency assessment of the 
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socioeconomic profile, employment conditions and opportunities, business 
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climate, market and industry  potentials, resources available and presence of 
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support structures, including the  literacy level and skills readiness, and the overall 
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development needs of the host area  and adjacent communities within the 
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operational radius of the Center established  herein. The Center shall also consider 
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the relevant skills trade competencies, craftsmanship training programs and 
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entrepreneurship activities needed to deliver the effective employment and 
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development interventions required to make these areas as human resource and 
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economic productivity hubs. 
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The Center shall also serve as a TESDA-accredited Assessment Center for 
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acquired competencies in technical-vocational skills in Camiling and other 
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municipalities of the Province of Tarlac.  
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Preference in admission, however, shall be given to the most disadvantaged 
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citizens, including PWDs, and to the most economically depressed areas of the 
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Province of Tarlac, within the operational radius of the Center.  
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The Center shall, in coordination with the Department of Education 
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(DepEd) and the TESDA, render relevant teachers' training assistance and 
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curriculum design to the secondary schools offering technical-vocational 
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livelihood (TVL) track under the K to 12 Program of the DepEd in Camiling and 
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the other municipalities in the Province of Tarlac. 
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 SECTION 4. Training Programs — The Center shall offer diverse short-
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term certificate courses and modular trainings in relevant technical-vocational 
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skills and trades  specialization to comply with employment standards in 
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preferred market-driven labor  opportunities, but shall likewise give premium 
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efforts to skills specialization for local  market employment requirements geared 
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towards achieving the development needs  for a robust inclusive economy of the 
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host area and each of the adjacent localities and  communities within the 
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operational radius of the Center, in consultation with the  Department of Labor 
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and Employment (DOLE), Department of Trade and Industry  (DTI), Department 
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of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Interior and  Local Government 
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(DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA),  business-
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industry partners, and such other relevant agencies, both local and  international. 
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The Center may establish, as deemed necessary and practicable, research 
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and technology hubs, mobile training programs, and satellite or extension training 
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centers in priority areas throughout Camiling, Tarlac within the service radius of 
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the Center to strengthen linkages among the industry, the academe and the 
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technology centers thereat. 
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To address the development and manpower needs of Camiling and the  
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other adjacent localities of the Province of Tarlac, the Center shall offer the  
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following TESDA-registered technical-vocational training programs with 
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competencies  assessment leading to National Certification Levels I-III: 
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a. Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal and 
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steel works, machine fabrication and operation, heavy equipment operation, 
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automotive mechanic, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics, and 
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operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and 
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industrial purposes;   
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b. Agriculture-related trainings and farm skills development in such areas 
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as faming technology and farm operations, backyard farming and home-based 
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aquaculture and propagation innovations, mechanized farm tools and equipment 
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operations, agribusiness and agri-trade technology and innovations, and relevant 
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farmers' trainings for increased productivity and entrepreneurship;  
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c. Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employment 
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and small-scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in crafts and 
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arts, workmanship and designing, high-speed sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, 
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horticulture, livestock raising and breeding, food processing technology, home 
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technology, culinary arts and commercial cooking, beauty culture, and health and 
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wellness training;  
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d. Basic business literacy training in financial management and marketing, 
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practical accountancy, bookkeeping and office procedures, business processes and 
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application procedures including registration, licensing, documentation, business 
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patent and intellectual property regulation, business financing and investment 
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opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation, including online home-based 
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business operation and use of social media business marketing;  
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e. Technical-vocational occupation and trades skills such as carpentry, 
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masonry, plumbing, practical electricity and installation, automotive servicing, 
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electronics servicing, welding technician, personal computer (PC) servicing, and 
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such other relevant practical skills courses; 
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f. Computer literacy and information technology (IT)-related skills, digital 
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technology, web design, animation, Photoshop/online photography, computer 
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design, and advertising; 
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g. social communication skills development, language proficiency courses 
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in English and other language for business process outsourcing (call center) 
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employment and overseas job placement;   
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h. Seminars in personality development, career counseling and job 
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placement, work ethic and values; and  
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i. Other preferred priority skills and trades training that may be needed by 
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the people of the Municipality of Camiling, and relevant as well to the needs of 
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the other areas in the Province of Tarlac, to enhance their capacities for practical 
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livelihoods, gainful employment, and entrepreneurship skills. 
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SECTION. 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. - The provisions of 
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this Act notwithstanding, the Center established herein shall become operationally 
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effective only upon the determination and declaration of the TESDA, through the 
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issuance of a formal recommendation and certificate of compliance, that the Center 
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has satisfactorily complied with the minimum requirements for quality standards 
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prescribed by the TESDA governing the following competency assessment:   
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a) standard procedures and guidelines (SPGs) for the establishment and 
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operation of a Center;   
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b) operational sustainability of the Center established herein, in terms of 
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licensed faculty-trainers and personnel, equipment, training and laboratory 
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facilities, instructional materials, and other standard requirements as a Center;  
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c) sustainable funding source and allocation of budget requirement of the 
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Center herein established; 
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d) assurance that the training programs offered are fully aligned with the 
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minimum standards of competency-based quality technical-vocational skills 
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technology and the needs of the host area and adjacent communities served in the 
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context of the ASEAN and Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) for 
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technical-vocational education; and  
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e) compliance with such other TESDA conditionality’s and standards, as 
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may be necessary and applicable, in establishing a Center. 
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SECTION. 6. Administration. — The Center shall be headed by a 
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Technical-Vocational Administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who 
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shall render full-time services and be responsible for the administration and 
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operation of the Center.   
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The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall be appointed by the TESDA 
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Director General in accordance with Civil Service rules and regulations and the 
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qualification requirements for such office.  
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The Administrator shall enter into mutual agreements with locally-based 
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private and public counterpart agencies or instrumentalities and persons, subject 
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to approval by the TESDA Director General, for such assistance as may be 
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necessary to effectively implement this Act.  
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SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement the 
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provisions of this Act, and its continued implementation thereafter, shall be 
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
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The concerned LGU, in consultation with the TESDA, shall likewise set 
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aside from any available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual 
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counterpart fund to support the operation of the Center established herein.  
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SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days 
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after the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE, 
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DTI, DOST, NEDA, Department of Budget and Management, DILG, concerned 
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LGUs, and such  
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other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of the host locality, 
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prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the implementation of 
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this Act.  
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SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section of this Act shall 
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be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall 
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not be affected and shall thereby remain in force and in affect.   
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SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, decrees, 
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instructions, rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision 
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of this Act are repealed or amended accordingly.  
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SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
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APPROVED. 
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