FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SIENATIE 
S.No. 2457 
Introduced by Senator Manuel "lito" M. lapid 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
It is enshrined under our existing statues that it is the duty of the State to enhance the 
human and intellectual capital of our gpvernment and to ensure a healthy and productive life for 
government employees after they shall have been retired from public service. As such, it is the 
duty of the State to provide post-service assistance programs for purposes of allowing the 
retirees of government agencies to further evaluate and take advantage of business 
opportunities which can help them il'(1prove their living conditions after their retirement from 
government office. 
As such, this proposed measure seeks to ensure the continuous flow of innovative and 
development-oriented government programs and projects for entrepreneurial development, and 
ensure the maintenance of highly competitive government employees and the creative use of 
such resources whether in-service or post-service. Under this measure, all government offices 
and agencies are mandated to prepare a post-service Entrepreneurship Development Program 
(EDP) for its retiring employees. These programs shall be designed in such a manner as to help 
employees learn what they need to know to develop ideas and actualize them into successful 
businesses, and how to increase entrepreneurial opportunities in their respective municipalities, 
provinces and regions. These programs will be designed to introduce retiring government 
employees to technology transfer' systems, entrepreneurial educational programs and 
entrepreneurial networks. 
Moreover, all government agencies are encouraged to promote and support the 
establishment of cooperatives with the assistance of the Cooperative Development Authority 
and savings and loan assoCiations, by recognizing, protecting and upholding the rights of 
employees to organize cooperatives, and savings and loan associations in their respective 
offices to generate financial resources and develop employees' entrepreneurial skills. 
Cooperatives and savings and loan associations shall be encouraged to retain the 
membership of employees even after retirement from public service. Government employees' 
cooperatives shall be given preferential rights to operate revenue-generating activities in 
available government-owned sites and facilities on the condition that these activities shall not 
interfere with the performance of the employees' regular duties and functions. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE RE,PUBLIC 
) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
.S E N AT IE 
S. No. 2457 
Introduced by Senator Manuel "Lito" M. Lapid 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP SKILLS 
AMONG GOVERNMENT EMpLOYEES fOR AN INNOVATION-INSPIRED 
CORPS OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND A PRODUCTIVE POST-SERVICE 
CITIZENRY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Phl1ippines in 
Congress· assembled: 
SECTiON 1. 
Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Government 
Employees' Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2010". 
SEC. 2. 
Declaration of Policy. -
It shall be the policy of the State to 
enhance the human and intellectual capital of the government and to ensure a healthy 
and productive life for gOl/ernment employees after they shall hal/e been retired from 
public service. The State shall afford post-service assistance for purposes of allowing 
the retirees to further discover, evaluate and exploit ideas and business opportunities 
which may be translated into business ventures. 
SEC. 3. 
Objectives. - .(a) To ensure the continuous flow of innovative and 
development-oriented 
government 
programs 
and 
projects 
for 
entrepreneurial 
development; and 
(b) 
To ensure the maintenance of highly competitive government employees 
and the creative use of such resources whether in-service or post-service. 
SEC. 4. 
Establishment of Entrepreneurial Programs. - All gOl/ernment 
offices and agencies shall prepare a post-service Entrepreneurship Development 
Program (EDP) for its employees 'based .on guidelines prescribed by the Civil Service 
Commission. The EDP shall be de:Signed in such a manner as to help employees learn 
what they need to know to develop ideas and actualize them into successful 


businesses, and how to increase entrepreneurial opportunities in their respective 
municipalities, provinces and regions. The EDP shall introduce employees to 
technology transfer systems, entrepreneurial educational programs and entrepreneurial 
networi(s. 
SEC. 5. 
Establishment of Cooperatives and Savings and Loan 
Associations. - All government agencies shall promote and support the establishment 
of cooperatives with the assistance of the Cooperative Development Authority and 
savings and loan associations, by recognizing, protecting and upholding the rights of 
employees to organize cooperatives and savings and loan associations in their 
respective 
offices to 
generate financial 
resources 
and 
develop 
employees' 
entrepreneurial skills. 
Cooperativ~s and savings and loan associations shall be 
encouraged to retain the membership of employees even after retirement from public 
service. Government employees' cooperatives shall be given preferential rights to 
operate revenue-generating activities in available government-owned sites and facilities: 
Provided, That these activities shall not interfere with the performance of the 
employees' regular duties and functions. 
SEC. 6. 
Networking with Government Financial Institutions. -
The 
agency head concerned shall link ))\lith existing government financial institutions (GFls) 
to provide sources of financing for the entrepreneurial projects of its employees. Experts 
from the GFls shall be called upon to conduct lectures, workshops and live case studies 
of successful entrepreneurs. Participants shall be taught to identify and evaluate 
opportunities for new ventures and to understand how the capital investment process 
works. All GFls shall set aside funds for this purpose. 
SEC. 7. 
Creation 
of a 
Coordinating 
Council 
on 
Government 
Employees' Entrepreneurship Development Program. - A Coordinating Council on 
Government Employees' Entrepreneurship Development Program, herein referred to as 
the Council, is hereby created which shall be headed by the Chairperson of the Civil 
Service Commission (CSC) and composed of, but not limited to, the heads of office of 
the following: Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Budget and 
Management (DBM), the Commission on Audit (COA) , Government Service Insurance 
System (GSIS), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Technical Education and 
Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Technology and Livelihood Resource Center 
(TLRC), Bureau of Small and' Medium Enterprise Development and four (4) 
representatives from the public sector unions representing the four (4) sub-sectors, 
namely: the national government, the local government units, govemment-owned and -


controlled corporations and state universities and colleges. The Council shall be tasked 
to prepare a comprehensive plan to develop entrepreneurial capabilities, managerial 
expertise, financial planning and technical skills and fund sources, as well as to monitor 
tile implementation of the program .. 
SEC. B. 
Post-Service Assistance. - All government agencies shall extend 
post-service assistance to their retirees and shall include this function in their Human 
Resources Department (HRD). The HRD shall develop a post-service assistance 
program to backstop aspiring entrepreneurs in the development and implementation of 
tlleir ideas. The program shall cover tile entire gamut of venture creation process from 
idea generation to building viable businesses, with emphasis on tile nurturing roles of 
OFls and highlighting successful entrepreneurs as models. 
SEC. 9. 
Application of Pertinent Law. - The provision of Republic Act No. 
6713, otherwise known as tile Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public 
Officials and Employees, under Section 7, on Prohibited Acts and Transactions, 
subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c), shal.1 be observed in the 
implementation of this Act. 
SEC. 10. 
Separability Clause. - If any section or provision of this Act sllall 
be declared invalid or unconstitutional, such shall not invalidate any other section or 
provision of til is Act. 
SEC. 11. 
Repealing Clause. -
All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, other executive issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act 
are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 12. 
Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation. 
Approved,