EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. B. No. 2300
*21 JUN 23 P5 :06
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 
CENTERS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MANKAYAN, KIBUNGAN, 
KABAYAN, ATOK, ITOGON, AND TUBA, PROVINCE OF BENGUET, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the our Constitution guarantees that "the State shaii 
protect and promote the right of aii citizens to quality education at all levels and shall 
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." Pursuant to this 
Constitutional mandate, Republic Act No. 7796 or the Technical Education and Skills 
Development Act of 1994, was enacted Into law to encourage the full participation of 
and mobilize the industry, labor, local government units and technical-vocational 
institutions in the skills development of the country's human resources.
This measure intends to establish TESDA Training and Assessment Center in each 
of the Municipality in the Province of Benguet, namely: Mankayan, Kibungan, Kabayan, 
Atok, Itogon,,and Tuba. These training centers will provide technical and vocational 
training skills development progijams to low-income families, out-of-school youth, 
people with disabilities, and indigenous peoples residing In the Province of Benguet 
and In the rest of the neighboring localities in the Cordillera.
This will arm the learners with fundamental practical knowledge and technical 
expertise that they may use to be self-reliant, productive, and employable. This will 
also strengthen their communities' capacities, allowing them to be more efficient and 
progressive citizens.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this measure earnestly 
sought.
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IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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SENATE
s. B. No. 2300
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'21 JUN 23 P 5 -.06
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 
CENTERS IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MANKAYAN, KIBUNGAN, 
KABAYAN, ATOK, ITOGON, AND TUBA, PROVINCE OF BENGUET, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembied:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Mankayan, Kibungan
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Kabayan, Atokf Itogon, and Tuba, Benguet TESDA Training and Assessment Centers
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Act".
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SEC. 2. Establishment. -There are hereby established training and assessment
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centers, under the supervision of the TESDA, to be known individually as follows: (a)
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Mankayan, Benguet TESDA Training and Assessment Center, (b) Kibungan, Benguet
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TESDA Training and Assessment Center, (e) Kabayan, Benguet TESDA Training and
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Assessment Center, (d) Atok, Benguet TESDA Training and Assessment Center, (e)
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Itogon, Benguet TESDA Training and Assessment Center, and (f) Tuba, Benguet
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TESDA Training and Assessment Center. They shall be located in highly accessible
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areas in the municipalities of Mankayan, Kibungan, Kabayan, Atok, Itogon, and Tuba
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in the Province of Benguet, pursuant to the purposes of this Act and the agreement
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between the TESDA and the concerned local government units (LGUs).
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SEC. 3. General Mandate. - The Mankayan, Kibungan, Kabayan, Atok, Itogon,
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and Tuba, Benguet TESDA Training and Assessment Centers, hereinafter referred to
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as the Centers, shall primarily provide technical-vocational education and training
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(TVET) programs to students and local residents from low-income families and out-
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of-school youth, including persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples to help
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them become productive, self-reliant and globally competitive labor assets. The
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Centers shall provide effective employment interventions through training programs
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on relevant skills trade competencies, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship activities
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that will help hasten the development of the host areas and the adjacent localities Into 
. 3 human resource and productivity hubs.
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The Centers shall each serve as TESDA-accredited Assessment Centers for
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acquired competencies in TVET programs. They shall also provide technical-vocational
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training for teachers and curriculum design assistance to the secondary schools
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offering the technical- vocational livelihood track under the K to 12 Program, in
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coordination with the Department of Education and the TESDA.
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SEC. 4. Training Programs. - The Centers shall offer short-term certificate and
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modular training courses in preferred technical-vocational skills and trades
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specialization. To this end, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
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Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology
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(DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of the Interior and Local
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Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), business-
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industry partners, and other relevant agencies and instrumentalities, both local and
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international, shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the Centers to develop
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skilled manpower to achieve a robust inclusive economy.
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The Centers may establish research and technology hubs, technology
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development farms, satellite or extension training centers, and promote mobile
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training programs, and strengthen linkages among the industry partners, the
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academe, and the Centers geared towards the acquisition by residents of practical
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livelihood, employable skills, gainful employment, and entrepreneurship capabilities.
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The Centers shall offer the following TVET programs with competencies
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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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steelworks, machine fabrication and operation, heavy equipment operation,
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automotive mechanic assembly, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics, and
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operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and industrial
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purposes;
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(b) Agriculture and aquaculture-related trainings and skills development in such
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areas as farming technology, fishing operations technology, backyard farming and
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home-based aquaculture and propagation innovations, mechanized farming, fishing
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tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqua trade technology and
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innovations, and relevant training seminars for famers and fisherfolk to encourage
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entrepreneurship and thus increase their productivity:
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(c) Livelihood skills development courses Sor preferred skills employment and
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small- scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in arts and crafts,
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livestock raising and breeding, food processing technology, home technology, culinary
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arts and commercial cooking, cosmetology, and health and 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, online home-based business
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operation and social media business marketing;
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(e) Technical-vocational occupation and trades skills such as carpentry,
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masonry, plumbing, welding, practical electricity and installation, automotive
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servicing, electronics servicing, personal computer servicing, and such other relevant
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practical skills courses;
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(f) Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, web
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development, animation (3D Digital), game development, and computer-aided design
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application;
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(g) Social communication skills and language proficiency courses in English and
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other languages for business process outsourcing employment and overseas job
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placement;
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(h) Seminars on personality development, career counseling, job placement,
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and work ethic and values; and
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(i) Other preferred skills and trades training that may.be needed by the people
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of the Municipalities of Mankayan, Kibungan, Kabayan, Atok, Ihogon, and Tuba, and
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of adjacent localities to enhance their capacities for practical livelihood, gainful
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employment, and entrepreneurial activities.
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SEC. 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. - The provisions of this Act
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notwithstanding, the Centers shall become operational only upon the Issuance by the
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TESDA of a formal recommendation and certificate of compliance attesting that the
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Centers have satisfactorily complied with the minimum standards of quality it has
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prescribed governing the following: (a) standard procedures and guidelines for the
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establishment and operation of a Center, (b) operational sustainability of the Centers,
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in terms of licensed faculty-trainers and personnel, equipment, training and laboratory
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facilities, instructional materials, and ether standard requirements of a Center, (c)
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sustainable funding source and allocation of the 3 budgetary requirement; (d) full
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alignment of the training programs offered with the minimum standards of
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competency-based quality technical-vocational skills technology and the needs of the
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host areas and adjacent communities served within the context of the Association of
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Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and the Philippine Qualifications
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Framework for TVET; and (e) compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities and
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standards as may be necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.
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SEC. 6. Administration. - The Centers shall each be headed by a Technical-
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Vocational Administrator who shall render full-time service and be responsible for the
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Centers' respective administration and operation, under the supervision of the TESDA.
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The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall be appointed by the TESDA
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Director General in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Service
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Commission and the qualification requirements for such office.
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The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall enter into agreements with locally-
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based private and public counterpart agencies or Instrumentalities or persons, and
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seek such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act, subject
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to the approval of the TESDA Director General.
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SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The Director General of the TESDA shall include in
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the Authority's programs the operation of the Centers, the funding of which shall be
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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The LGUS concerned, in consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside from any
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available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart fund to
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support the operation of the Centers herein established.
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SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days after
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the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE. DTI, DOST,
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DA. Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, concerned LGUS, and such
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other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of the host localities, prepare
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and Issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective Implementation of this
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Act.
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SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section or provision of
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this Act shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions
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hereof shall not be affected and shall remain in force and in effect.
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SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, decrees, Instructions,
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rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are
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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.
Approved,