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Introduced by SENATOR LACSON
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) REGIONAL TILAINING 
CENTER IN THE MIMAROPA REGION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) was 
primarily created to provide relevant, accessible, high quality and efficient 
technical education and skills development in support of the development of high 
quality Filipino middle-level manpower responsive to and in accordance with 
Philippine development goals and priorities.1
In fulfillment of its mandate, the TESDA established training centers in 
order to cater more to individuals from different localities. At present, there are 15 
regional training centers, 42 provincial training centers, 5 other training centers, 
and 59 TESDA-accredited private institutions.2
This Bill seeks to expand the coverage of TESDA programs by creating an 
additional training center particularly in Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro. Sta. Cruz 
is a first class municipality in Occidental Mindoro, with a population of 37,484 
according to the 2015 census.
While there are already three TESDA training centers in the MIMAROPA 
Region -  one each in Rizal, Occidental Mindoro; in Bansud, Oriental Mindoro; 
and in Puerto Princesa, Palawan; the last two being administered by private 
institutions -  none of these are regional training centers.
To address this lack in training centers in the MIMAROPA Region, the 
approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.
PANFI
ACSON
enator
1 Republic Act No. 7796, or the Technical Educational and Skills Development Act of 1994.
2 TESDA Directory retrieved from http;//www.tesda.gov.ph/Directory/TTI on 6 March 2017.


SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC } 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. 1369
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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) REGIONAL TRAINING 
CENTER IN THE MIMAROPA REGION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress 
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SECTION 1. TESDA MIMAROPA Regional Training Center. — There 
shall be established a Technical Education and Skills Development Authority 
(TESDA) Regional Training Center in the MIMAROPA Region under the control 
and supervision of the TESDA.
SECTION 2. General Mandate. -  The TESDA MIMAROPA Regional 
Training Center shall primarily provide technical-vocational training and skills 
development programs to students from low-income families and to out-of-school 
youths in the MIMAROPA Region. It shall develop the students to become 
productive, self-reliant, and globally-competitive middle-level skilled labor 
workers, in order to boost the social and economic development of MIMAROPA, 
as well as to meet the demand of local and international labor markets.
The TESDA MIMAROPA Regional Training Center shall also serve as 
regional competency assessment center for required competencies in technical- 
vocational skills in the whole MIMAROPA Region. In coordination with the 
Department of Education (DepEd), it shall render when necessary and practicable, 
teachers’ capability building programs and curriculum design technical assistance 
to the secondary schools in the MIMAROPA Region offering technical-vocational 
and livelihood track under the K to 12 Program of the DepEd.


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SECTION 3. Curricular Offerings. -  The TESDA MIMAROPA Regional
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Training Center shall address the skills development priorities of the MIMAROPA
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Region. It shall offer short-term courses in preferred market-driven and relevant
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technical-vocational courses or qualifications within its areas of specialization in
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consultation with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Local
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Government Units (LGUs), the industries and such other relevant agencies, both
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local and international.
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The TESDA MIMAROPA Regional Training Center may likewise
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establish research and development centers, technology development farms,
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mobile training programs, satellite offices throughout the MIMAROPA Region to
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strengthen linkages between the industry, academe, and the technology programs.
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SECTION 4. Site. The TESDA MIMAROPA Regional Training Center
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shall be established in the Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro,
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pursuant to the mutual agreement between TESDA and the Municipal Government
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of Sta. Cruz, Occidental Mindoro.
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SECTION 5. Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern. -  The
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TESDA MIMAROPA Regional Training Center shall adopt the organizational
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structure and staffing pattern of a TESDA Regional Training Center in accordance
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with the existing guidelines of the Department of Budget and Management
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(DBM), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
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SECTION 6. Appropriations. -  An initial amount of One Hundred Million
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Pesos (PI,000,000.00) shall be appropriated for the implementation of this Act.
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Thereafter, the amount necessary for the funding of the TESDA MIMAROPA
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Regional Training Center shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations
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Act as a separate line item budget under TESDA.
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SECTION 7. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act shall be
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declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining part or provisions not otherwise
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affected shall remain in force.


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Repealing 
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administrative circulars not consistent with any provision of this Act is hereby
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amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
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SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
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after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
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newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,