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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. 2218
RI-CEIVED BV:
Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
MANDATING THE FORMULATION, FINANCING, IMPLEMENTATION, 
MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND MULTI-YEAR 
"TATAR PINOY" (PROUDLY FILIPINO) STRATEGY, ESTABLISHING A TATAR 
PINOY COUNCIL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The new administration of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and the 
post-pandemic recovery of the Philippines, present a singular opportunity to transform 
the Philippine economy the way regional neighbors like Malaysia or South Korea did 
decades ago, and China more recently. Nothing less than a whole-of-nation approach 
Is needed to make this happen.
Throughout the decades, different presidential administrations have taken 
steps to address the structural challenges of the Philippine economy such as the high 
cost of power, inadequate skills, or poor logistics. However, not enough attention has 
been paid to the coordinated transformation of the economy across three interrelated 
dimensions. First, the imperative to modernize agriculture and increase its 
productivity. Second, the need to increase the employment share of the manufacturing 
sector, and in general, of the complex sectors of the economy. And third, the 
production and export of a more complex basket of products and services like the 
manufacturing of advanced microchips, electric vehicle components, and even 
aerospace parts.
According to the Atlas of Economic Complexity, the seminal work of Dr. Ricardo 
Hausmann of Harvard University and Dr. Cesar Hidalgo of the Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology (MIT), a country becomes prosperous when it is able to produce and 
trade a diverse array of complex and uncommon products and services. For a country 
to achieve this diversity, it needs to leverage the relatedness of the skills, productive 
know-how. Inputs, and technology it possesses, to make new products and services 
and further expand its capabilities. And by aiming to be competent In producing and 
offering complex or sophisticated products and services, a country empowers itself to
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branch out into other forms of complex production and economic activity, thereby 
jumpstarting a virtuous cycle where high-paying, "good" jobs are generated.
Neither the public nor the private sector can achieve this by themselves. In this 
way, economic development should be pursued collectively. Hastening the process of 
transforming the Philippine economy demands that stakeholders from both the public 
and private sectors should organize, plan, align, and integrate their respective efforts.
To achieve this, it is important to address the coordination, institutional, and 
information asymmetry challenges between the public and private sectors that prevent 
the Philippine economy from acquiring comparative advantage in new products and 
services (i.e., diversifying production) and from upgrading and expanding its 
productive capabilities (i.e., producing more sophisticated products). It is also 
Imperative to increase firms' (as well as government agencies') organizational 
capabilities to make them more efficient and productive. That these challenges persist 
helps explain why the country's manufacturing sector still faces perennial difficulties 
with competing in the world economy in complex products.
With this measure mandating the development of a Tatak Pinoy (Proudly 
Filipino) Strategy, we aim to respond to these challenges and bridge the gaps. 
Inspired by the years of consultations which our office has conducted with several 
government agencies, local government units (LGUs), academe, industry associations, 
and private business institutions, our measure aims to institutionalize a programmatic 
and multisectoral approach to the country's development planning and public 
expenditure policies, ensuring that throughout the process, local enterprises are 
prioritized and provided ample support.
In particular, we seek to mandate government agencies to collaborate with the 
private sector, including the academe and civil society, to formulate, finance, 
implement, monitor and evaluate a comprehensive strategy—involving plans, 
programs, projects, and policies - focused on the expansion and diversification of the 
productive capabilities of local enterprises.
The general objective is to increase the economic complexity of the Philippines, 
which Drs. Hausmann and Hidalgo have demonstrated through empirical data to be 
the most important determinant of whether or not an economy grows and develops. 
We believe that pursuing this objective should be the country's primary path towards 
creating more high-paying jobs and earning opportunities; raising incomes and living 
standards of Filipino families; reversing brain drain or the outflow of Filipino talent, 
expertise, and know-how; encouraging a wider geographical spread of economic 
prosperity, especially towards less developed areas and disadvantaged sectors; and 
improving equality by making public services available and accessible to all 
stakeholders.
Now is the opportune time to pursue such objectives, especially when achieving 
them requires no less than all sectors of society to work synergistically—an imperative 
that echoes the platform of unity of President Marcos Jr. The country is also expected


to hit upper middle-income status in the coming years pushed forth by an increasing 
population and a productive industrial sector. By pursuing such objectives today, we 
lay the foundation for this growth momentum to continue well into our future.
We dubbed this advocacy "Tatak Pinoy" or Proudly Filipino because we believe 
that the results it seeks to achieve—namely, world-beating Filipino enterprises selling 
globally competitive Philippine-made products, goods, and services to the rest of the 
world—are things that the country as whole can and should be proud of.
With this measure, we hope to let the whole world know that the country is 
uniting to target and develop specific enterprises and economic sectors. We aim to 
send a strong message that ours is a proud and competent culture; that despite 
perennial challenges and setbacks through the years, in fact, we have always been 
so—as demonstrated by our proud heritage and history. We want to demonstrate 
that Philippine-made products, goods, and services can be-and at times already are- 
at par with global standards, and that we as a nation are ready to do more.
Through this measure, we seek to encourage no less than a total national effort 
to pursuing the economic development and prosperity of the country. For if there is 
one thing that should unite all Filipinos, it is the pride and support for Tatak Pinoy 
enterprises.
SONNY ANGARA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. ^218
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Introduced by Senator SONNY ANGARA
AN ACT
MANDATING THE FORMULATION, FINANCING, IMPLEMENTATION, 
MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE AND MULTI-YEAR 
"TATAR PINOY" (PROUDLY FILIPINO) STRATEGY, ESTABLISHING A TATAR 
PINOY COUNCIL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Tatak Pinoy (Proudly
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Filipino) Act".
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State
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to encourage, support, and promote the production and offering of Philippine-made
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products, goods, and services of increasing diversity, sophistication, and quality by
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local enterprises that are globally competitive. Pursuant to Article XII, Section 1 of the
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Constitution emphasizing the promotion of "industrialization and full employment
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based on sound agricultural development and agrarian reform, through industries that
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make full and efficient use of human and natural resources, and which are competitive
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in both domestic and foreign markets," the State hereby adopts the following policies:
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a) In collaboration with the private sector, the State shall endeavor to
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transform the Philippine economy to such degree that local enterprises
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produce and offer more sophisticated products, goods, and services that 
are not ubiquitous, widely manufactured, or commonly available across the 
world;
b) The State shall encourage the continuous improvement, expansion, and 
diversification of the productive capabilities of local enterprises and their 
linkages with domestic, regional, and global value chains.
c) The State shall ensure that its initiatives to support local enterprises are 
market-driven or are in anticipation of future market demand;
d) The State shall identify business sectors, market segments, and product 
opportunities for local enterprises to target and gain comparative advantage 
In. Towards this end, the State shall employ scientifically rigorous methods 
including, but not limited to, analysis of the country's product space, and of 
rankings in economic complexity indices;
e) To elicit pride for Philippine-made products, goods, and services, the State 
shall encourage and promote the skill, ingenuity, creativity, and 
Innovativeness of Filipino workers, craftsmen, laborers, and professionals;
f) The State shall support local enterprises through its regular functions, such 
as, but not limited to, the procurement of products, goods, and services 
manufactured or offered by local stakeholders. Towards this end, all 
government agencies and instrumentalities shall formulate metrics on how, 
within their respective spheres, they can help support local Philippine-made 
products, goods, and services;
g) The State recognizes the complementary roles of the public and private 
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jobs; pursuing economic development; and co-creating solutions to the 
country's biggest challenges. As such, the State shall actively seek out close 
partnerships with the private sector, and endeavor to jointly develop, 
finance, implement, and continuously improve a nationwide strategy for 
supporting local enterprises;
h) The State recognizes the crucial role scientific and technological innovation 
plays in economic growth and development. As such, the State shall 
implement plans, programs, and projects that continuously improve the 
country's education system; ensure better technology transfer among firms, 
the academe, and government institutions; and, encourage the generation 
and sharing of new scientific and technological knowledge through research 
and development (R&D); and,
i) In pursuit of inclusive economic growth and development, the State shall 
ensure that public expenditures to support local enterprises are equitably 
spread across the country, particularly among fourth, fifth, and sixth class 
provinces and municipalities, and directed to disadvantaged sectors such 
as, but not limited to, the urban poor, subsistence farmers and fisherfolk, 
indigenous communities and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises 
(MSMEs).
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Sec, 3. Definition of Terms. - For the purposes of this Act, the following
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terms shall mean:
a) Economic complexity refers to the economic measurement which is 
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produces and their ubiquity, or the number of the countries able to produce 
them (and those countries' complexity);
b) Infant industries refer to an industry that is in its early stages, where it 
experiences relative difficulty in competing with established competitors 
abroad and/or is less productive than global benchmarks or best practices;
c) Product Space refers to a type of visualization that depicts the 
connectedness between products based on the similarities of the know-how 
required to produce them. The product space visualizes the paths that 
countries can take to diversify. Products are linked by their proximity to 
each other, based on the probability of co-export of both of the two 
products;
d) Sophisticated refers to the state when a product, good, or service 
requires a high level of technology, human capital, competencies or know­
how, and infrastructure to be produced or offered;
e) Sophistication refers to the level of technology, human capital, 
competencies or know-how, and infrastructure required for a product or 
service to be offered by an economy like that of the Philippines;
f) Structural Transformation refers to the process in which the 
composition and distribution of activities within an economy, as measured 
by such factors as output, employment, and trade, changes and shifts from 
low-productivity to high-productivity;
g) Technology Transfer refers to the process by which one party 
systematically transfers to another party the knowledge for the 
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Sec. 4. Tatak Pinoy Strategy. - To achieve the objectives of this Act, a
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Tatak Pinoy Strategy (TPS) shall be formulated, financed, implemented, monitored,
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evaluated, and continuously improved upon by the Tatak Pinoy Council, hereinafter
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referred to as 'the Council' as prescribed by Section 10 of this Act. The TPS shall
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outline the plan for the country to incrementally and systematically expand and
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diversify the productive capabilities of local enterprises, and empower them to
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produce and offer increasingly diverse and sophisticated products, goods, and
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services, and compete in the global market.
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a) Development and Coverage. - The development of the TPS shall
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coincide with that of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) at the
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beginning of every Presidential administration. The TPS shall cover a period
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of at least six (6) years and shall provide for mid-term updates every three
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b) Identification of National Priorities and Strategic Goals. - As part
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of the development of the TPS, the country's national priorities and strategic
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goals shall be identified and consolidated through a consultative process
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that substantially involves both the public and private sectors.
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c) Target Sectors and/or Economic Activities. - The TPS shall list target
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sectors and/or economic activities, including but not limited to creative
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industries as defined by Republic Act No. 11904, otherwise known as the
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for the short-term (3 years), medium-term (6 to 9 years), and long-term
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(12 years and beyond).
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Sec. 5. Pillars of the Tatak Pinoy Strategy. - The TPS shall include plans
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and programs, and shall be organized according to the following pillars: (1)
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manpower; (2) infrastructure; (3) technology and innovation; (4) investments; and
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(5) public fiscal management and government procurement.
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The Council may establish technical clusters and working groups under each
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pillar to formulate objectives and targets, conduct the necessary stakeholder
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consultations, and ensure proper implementation of the TPS. Under each pillar, the
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TPS shall identify relevant public-private initiatives and the government support or
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assistance to be provided per targeted sector or economic activity. Each cluster shall
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be headed by a government agency, as determined by the Council, and include
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relevant private sector representatives.
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a) Manpower - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), in
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coordination with the Council, the Department of Education (DepEd), the
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED), and the Technical Education and
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Skills Development Authority (TESDA), shall develop a National Upskilling
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and Manpower Competitiveness Agenda; Provided, further, That said
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agenda shall be a roadmap for ensuring that there is adequate and skilled
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manpower to realize the national priorities and strategic goals and support
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the target sectors and economic activities identified in the TPS; Provided,
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finally. That the Agenda shall include different modalities for training, skills
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development, upskilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning to be implemented
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b) Infrastructure - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), 
in coordination with the Council and other relevant government 
instrumentalities such as, but not limited to, the Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM), the Department of Finance (DOF), and the 
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), the 
Department of Transportation (DOTr), the Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI), the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of 
Agriculture (DA), the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of 
Tourism (DOT), the Department of Education (DepEd), and the Department 
of National Defense (DND), shall lead in the formulation of a National 
Infrastructure Development Strategy: Provided^ That the Strategy shall 
provide the basis for coordinating, integrating, and accelerating 
infrastructure development across the country to fulfill the national priorities 
and strategic goals and support the target sectors and economic activities 
identified in the TPS;
c) Technology and Innovation - The Department of Science and 
Technology (DOST) and its attached agencies, in coordination with the 
Council and other relevant government instrumentalities such as but not 
limited to the National Innovation Council (NIC), the Department of National 
Defense (DND), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), the Philippine 
Space Agency (PhilSA), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), state 
universities and colleges (SUCs), and private universities with reputable 
track record in scientific and technological research, shall ensure that the 
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Document (NIASD), in accordance with Republic Act No. 11293 otherwise 
known as "the Philippine Innovation Act";
d) Investments - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in 
coordination with the Council and Investment Promotion Agencies shall 
formulate a Tatak Pinoy Strategic Investment Priority Plan, which shall at 
the minimum identify sectors and/or activities and set investment targets 
that will enable Philippine industries to transition to the production of 
diversified and sophisticated goods and services whether for domestic or 
foreign consumption. For this purpose, existing industry roadmaps may be 
used as reference. The DTI, through the Board of Investments, shall ensure 
that the identified sectors and/or activities shall be included in the Strategic 
Investment Priority Plan (SIPP);
e) Public Fiscal Management and Government Procurement - The
Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) shall ensure that 
programs and projects that result in the enhancement of the capabilities of 
local enterprises to produce and offer increasingly sophisticated products, 
goods, and services shall be included in the expenditure priorities and the 
national government fiscal program.
In government procurement activities, preference shall be given to 
domestically-produced and manufactured goods, supplies and materials 
which meet the specified or desired quality; Provided, further, That in order 
to claim preference, the DTI shall certify that such goods, supplies and 
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finally, That domestic preference shall be applied in a manner consistent
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with the Philippines obligations under international agreements;
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Sec. 6. Planning Call. - The Council shall issue in a timely manner a Planning
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Call for the TPS to government agencies and relevant private sector stakeholders.
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Such Planning Call shall include the standards and guidelines for preparing the TPS.
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The Planning Call shall commence parallel to the formulation of the Philippine
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Development Plan by the NEDA. National government agencies shall submit to the
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Council their respective plans and programs and report relevant issues and
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implementation gaps.
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Sec. 7. Harmonization of Plans. - The Council shall direct the government's
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planning cycle to ensure the harmonization and coherence of national, sectoral, and
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spatial plans and programs by prescribing standards, guidelines, compliance, and
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accountability mechanisms. The Council shall also review and approve the short-term,
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medium-term and long-term development plans submitted by the agencies as
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stipulated in Section 6 of this Act, in order to recommend appropriate action.
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Sec. 8. Automatic Review and Update. - The NEDA, in coordination with
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the Council, shall perform an annual review of the implementation of the TPS as
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provided under this Act, in accordance with the monitoring and evaluation policies
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and guidelines of the agency. To ensure responsiveness to market conditions, the TPS
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shall be subject to amendment or revision every three (3) years unless there are
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supervening events that require an earlier amendment or modification.
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shall submit a quarterly report to the Council. Such reports shall then be collated by
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the NEDA acting as Tatak Pinoy Council Secretariat, and then submitted to the Office
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of the President, the Senate President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
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and the Chairpersons of the Senate Committees on Finance and Trade and Industry
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and House Committees on Appropriations and Trade and Industry.
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Sec. 10. Tatak Pinoy Council. - There is hereby created a Tatak Pinoy
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Council, herein referred to as 'the Council,' which shall be led by a tripartite
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partnership between the Director General of the National Economic and Development
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Authority (NEDA), as the Chairperson, and the Secretary of Trade and Industry and
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the Secretary of Finance, both as vice-Chairpersons. The Secretaries of Agriculture,
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Budget and Management, Education, Information and Communications Technology,
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Labor and Employment, Public Works and Highways, Science and Technology,
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Tourism, the Director General of the Technical Education and Skills Development
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Authority, the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, and two (2)
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private sector representatives will also serve as members: Provided, That the
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respective heads of agencies may designate their representatives whose rank shall
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not be less than an Undersecretary: Provided, further. That the private sector
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representatives shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines for a term of
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three (3) years, and may be reappointed only once from the nominees submitted by
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reputable business groups, academic institutions, or associations: Provided, finaiiy,
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That the President shall have the power to reconstitute the public sector members of
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the Council in order to fully achieve the objectives of this Act.
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The Council shall serve as the policy and advisory body to the President and
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shall, adopting a whole-of-government approach, formulate policies and programs
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that will diversify the productive capabilities of local enterprises and increase the
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country's economic complexity. Towards this end, the Council shall have the following
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powers and functions:
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a) Formulate the multi-year Tatak Pinoy Strategy or TPS, in accordance with
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Sections 4 and 5 of this Act;
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b) Ensure timely compliance of agencies with the Planning Call, as described
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in Section 6 of this Act;
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c) Coordinate with national government agencies (NGAs) and local
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government units (LGUs) to ensure that their respective development
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plans, policies, and programs, are harmonized towards promoting the
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diversification and sophistication of Philippine-made products, goods, and
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services offered by local enterprises, whether exported or consumed
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locally;
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d) Ensure that plans under the TPS are implemented well, and in accordance
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with the objectives of this Act;
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e) Audit existing policies, programs and projects of government and require
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the implementing agencies to submit reports on industry performance and
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provide policy recommendations to address industry gaps and other
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challenges;
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f) Monitor, evaluate, and periodically review and assess the TPS and its
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implementation thereof;
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g) Recommend policies, processes, including reengineering of systems and
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procedures, in order to attain diversification and sophistication of
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h) Propose legislation or amendments to Philippine laws and regulations 
related to industry development and promotion of the sophistication and 
diversification of Philippine-made products, goods, and services;
i) Provide technical assistance and advisory opinions in the review of 
proposed national or local legislation, regulations, or procedures; and,
j) Perform such other functions as may be necessary, or as may be directed 
by the President of the Philippines, for the attainment of the objectives of 
this Act.
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Sec. 11. Technical and Secretariat Support. - The NEDA is hereby
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designated to provide overall technical and secretariat support for the Tatak Pinoy
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Council. As the principal secretariat, the NEDA shall shall have the following duties
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and responsibilities:
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a) Determine and prepare the agenda of the Council meetings, and prepare
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the minutes of each meeting;
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b) Serve as venue for the initial processing and discussion of the work of the
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c) Receive and prepare communications pertinent to the work of the Council;
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d) Manage and maintain the official records of the Council;
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e) Prepare the annual budget of the Council;
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f) Prepare reports as required by the Council; and
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g) Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Council.
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Sec. 12. Information Dissemination and Awareness Campaign. - To
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ensure broad buy-in and acceptance, the Council, in coordination with the Philippine
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Information Agency (PIA), shall ensure that the goals and objectives of the TPS are
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communicated through a nationwide information dissemination and awareness
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campaign. A parallel effort to communicate the TPS in an appropriate and effective
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manner to the rest of the world shall be undertaken.
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Sec. 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - A committee composed
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of one (1) representative each from the National Economic and Development
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Authority (NEDA), the Department of Finance (DOF), the Department of Trade and
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Industry (DTI), the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the Department
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of Agriculture (DA), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Information
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and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Labor and Employment
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(DOLE), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Department of Science
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and Technology (DOST), Department of Tourism (DOT), the Technical Education and
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Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),
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and two (2) private sector representatives shall, within sixty (60) days from the
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effectivity of this Act, formulate and prescribe, after public hearing/s and publication,
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as required by law, the implementing rules and regulations including, among others,
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the criteria and guidelines for evaluation of bid proposals, list of fiscal and non-fiscal
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Incentives and arrangements that the Government may provide for projects, in order
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to carry out the provisions of this Act in the most expeditious manner.
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Chairperson, with the DTI and DOF representatives serving as vice-Chairpersons. The
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Committee may conduct, formulate, and prescribe after due public hearing/s and
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publication, amendments to the implementing rules and regulations, consistent with
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the provisions of this Act.
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The non-promulgation of the rules and regulations provided under this section
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shall not prevent the immediate implementation of this Act upon effectivity.
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Sec 14. Appropriations, - The funds necessary to carry out the initial
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implementation of this Act shall be charged against available appropriations of the
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agencies concerned, subject to existing budgeting, accounting, and auditing laws,
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rules, and regulations. The appropriations necessary for the continued implementation
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of this Act in succeeding years shall be prepared in accordance with regular
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government budget procedures and shall be included in the budgets of the concerned
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NGAs under the annual General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 15. Separability Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act Is declared
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unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any affected thereby shall remain in
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force and effect.
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Sec. 16. Repealing Clause. - Any provision of laws, orders, agreements,
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rules, or regulations contrary to and inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed,
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amended or modified accordingly.
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Sec. 17. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication either in the Official Gazette, or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
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circulation.
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