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HOUSE BILL NO. 1443

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Act seeks to designate a Barangay Employment Officer in every
barangay in the country who shall be tasked of keeping, maintaining and
updating a list of skilled workers and all current business enterprises in the
barangay. That way, promotion of employment is started at the barangay level.

Considering that the barangay is the basic unit of our society, the
designation of a regular Barangay Employment Officer would also be of
tremendous assistance to job seekers as well as to residents who wish to re-tool
their skills as such officer will be primarily tasked with pertinent government
agencies for such purposes.

Hopefully, this Act is in the right direction towards empowering our

barangays as well as its residents.
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ATTY. SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.
Representative
1-Ang Edukasyon Party List


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1443

Introduced by Representative Salvador B. Belaro, Jr.

AN ACT MANDATING EVERY BARANGAY IN THE COUNTRY TO
PROMOTE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines
in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1.Short Title. This Act shall be known as the “Barangay
EmploymentAct of 2016.”

SEC. 2. Every barangay in the country is mandated to keep, maintain, and
regularly update a list of all skilled workers in their barangay as well as a list of
businesses operating in their barangay.

SEC. 3. Every barangay is also mandated to inform the residents of the
barangay, either by way of posting said list in a conspicuous place in the
barangay hall or through other facile means of communication so that residents
in need of the services of said skilled workers or businesses in their barangays
would be able to contact said skiled workers or businesses,

SEC. 4, The Barangay Captain of every barangay shall appoint a Barangay
Employment Officer who shall be given the primary responsibility of doing the


tasks mentioned in Sections 2 and 3 above. For this purpose, the pertinent
provisions of the Local Government Code shall be amended accordingly.

SEC. 5. In addition, the Barangay Employment Officer, in coordination with the
Barangay Captain, shall be tasked with coordinating with pertinent government
agencies such as the Technical Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Science and Technology
(DOST) for the provision of skills training as well as continuing education
programs to residents of the barangay. Furthermore, the Barangay Employment
Officer shall also be tasked with coordinating with various government
agencies as well as private entities for the purpose of providing jobs to qualified
residents of the barangay.

SEC. 6. Every barangay shall be mandated to provide a bulletin board or a space
where the Barangay Employment Officer can post the list referred to in Section
2 above as well as job vancies and all other announcements of the Barangay
Employment Officer.

SEC. 7. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) shall
formulate and issue the rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act.

SEC. 8. The funds neccessary to carry out the provision of this Act shall be
included in the General Appropriation Act of the year folliving its enactment ino
law and thereafter.

SEC. 9. All laws, orders, issuances rules and regulations or parts thereof
inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, modified or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved.