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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILL no 8828

Introduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F. VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
REQUIRING THE USE OF PHILIPPINE MADE MATERIALS IN CONTRACTS FOR
PUBLIC WORKS AND PROVIDING FOR THE BLACKLISTING OF CONTRACTORS
VIOLATING SUCH REQUIREMENT

The Constitution, Article XII, Section 12, provides “The State shall promote the
preferential use of Filipino labor, domestic materials, and locally produced goods, and
adopt measures that help make them compet

For Government must promise and encourage the use of Philippine made products,
materials and supplies in every contract for the construction, alteration, or repair of any
public building or public work.

This bill seeks to achieve such goal by blacklisting contractors, subcontractors, and
materialmen and suppliers who fail to comply with such requirement.

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LUIS RAYMUND, at ILLAFUERTE, JR.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House BILL NO8528

oduced by HON. LUIS RAYMUND “LRAY” F, VILLAFUERTE, JR.

AN ACT
REQUIRING THE USE OF PHILIPPINE MADE MATERIALS IN CONTRACTS FOR
PUBLIC WORKS AND PROVIDING FOR THE BLACKLISTING OF CONTRACTORS
VIOLATING SUCH REQUIREMENT

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 Preference for Philippine
Materials in Public Contracts Act.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the State to promote the use of
Philippine made products by requiring the use of Philippine made materials in contracts
for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. — For the purpose of this Act, the terms “contractor”
and “subcontactor” include any person performing architectural, engineering and other
services directly related to the preparation for or performance of the construction,
alteration, or repair or any public building or public work in the Republic of the
Philippines.

SECTION 4. Requirements for the Use of Philippine Materials. — Every contract for the
construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public work in the Republic of
the Philippines growing out of an appropriation heretofore made or thereafter be made
shall contain a provision that in the performance of the work the contractor,
subcontractors, materialmen or suppliers, shall use only such unmanufactured articles,
materials and supplies as have been or produced in the Republic of the Philippines,
substantially all from articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured,
as the case may be, in the Republic of the Philippines. Provided however, that if the head
of the Government agency making the contract shall find that in respect to some



particular articles, materials, or supplies it is impracticable to make such requirement of
that it would unreasonably increase the cost, an exception shall be noted in the
specification as to that particular article, material, or supply, and a public record made of
the findings which justified the exception.

@ head of the gi nich has made any
contract containing the provision required by Section 4 of this Act finds that in the
performance of such contract there has been a failure to comply with such provisions, he
shall make public his findings, including therein the name of the contractor obligated
under such contract, for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or
public work in the Republic of the Philippines or elsewhere shall be awarded to such
associated or affiliated, within a period of three (3) years after such finding is made
public.

SECTION 6. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 7. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or
inconsistent with, the provision of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended

SECTION 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,