EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOY IN THE PROVINCE OF 
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE AND APROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that "the State shall protect 
and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take 
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all."
The Municipality of Liloy is a third-class municipality in the Province of 
Zamboanga del Norte. It has an enormous capability for economic growth and 
development, given its agriculture and fisheries production and the ongoing 
infrastructure projects undertaken by national and local governments in the area. What 
needs to be further enhanced, however, is the advancement of commercial and 
industrial activities in the municipality, since only about 15% of the population acquired 
their livelihood from those sectors.
In order to achieve this objective, residents of the municipality and surrounding 
areas must be provided with the necessary skills and expertise in the various technical 
and professional crafts or professions and must innovate in their existing knowledge 
of agriculture and aquaculture.
Hence, this measure seeks to establish Technical Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in the Municipality 
of Liloy, Province of Zamboanga del Norte to further enhance the manpower of the 
people in accordance with the Constitution.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this measure is earnestly requested.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE
S. B. No. 1615
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Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT 
CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LILOY IN THE PROVINCE OF 
ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE AND APROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
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Section 1. Short Tide. - This Act shall be known as the "Liloy TESDA Training
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and Assessment Center Act."
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Sec. 2. Establishment - There is hereby established a Technical Education
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and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in the
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Municipality of Liloy, Province of Zamboanga del Norte, under the supervision of the
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TESDA, to be known as the Liloy Training and Assessment Center. It shall be
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established in a highly accessible location in the Municipality of Liloy, Province of
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Zamboanga del Norte, pursuant to the purpose of this Act and to the mutual
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agreement between TESDA and the concerned local governed units (LGUS).
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Sec. 3. General Mandate. - The Liloy TESDA Training and Assessment Center,
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hereinafter referred to as the Center, shall primarily provide technical- vocational
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education and training (TVET) programs to students, local residents from low-income
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families, and out-of-school youth, including persons with disabilities and indigenous
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peoples, in the Municipality of Liloy and adjacent localities, towns, and communities
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in the 3rd District of Zamboanga del Norte, to help them become productive, self-
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reliant and globally competitive labor assets. The Center shall offer training programs
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on relevant skills trade competencies, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship activities
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needed to deliver the effective employment interventions that will hasten the
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development of the host areas and the adjacent localities in the Province of
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Zamboanga del Norte into human resource and productivity hubs.
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The Center shall serve as TESDA-accredited Assessment Center for acquired
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competencies in TVET programs in the entire Municipality of Liloy, including its
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neighboring municipalities In the Province of Zamboanga del Norte benefitted by the
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Center. It shall provide teachers' training and curriculum design assistance to the
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secondary schools offering the technical- vocational livelihood (TVL) track under the
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K to 12 Program in coordination with the Department of Education (DepED) and the
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Sec. 4. Training Programs. - The Center shall offer short-term certificate 
courses and modular trainings in preferred technical-vocational skills and trades 
specialization. To this end, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), 
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), business- 
industry partners, and other relevant agencies and instrumentalities, both local and 
international, shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the Center to develop 
skilled manpower to achieve a robust inclusive economy in the host areas and adjacent 
localities.
The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology 
development farms, satellite or extension training centers, and promote mobile 
training programs to strengthen linkages among the industry partners, the academe, 
and the Center geared towards the acquisition of practical livelihood, employable skills, 
gainful employment, and entrepreneurship in priority areas throughout the 
Municipality and other adjacent localities in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte.
The Center shall offer the following TVET programs with competencies 
assessment leading to National Certification Levels I-III:
(a) Agriculture and aquaculture-related trainings and skills development in such 
areas as farming technology, fishing operations technology, backyard farming 
and home-based aquaculture and propagation innovations, mechanized farm, 
fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqua trade 
technology and innovations, and relevant farmers and fisherfolk's trainings for 
increased productivity and entrepreneurship;
(b) Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal and 
rteelwork, machine fabrication and operation, heavy equipment operation, 
automotive mechanic, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics, and 
operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and 
industrial purposes;
(c) Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employment and 
small-scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills and education in arts 
and crafts, workmanship and design, high-speed sewing, dressmaking and 
tailoring, horticulture, livestock raising and breeding, food processing 
technology, home technology, culinary arts and commercial cooking, 
cosmetology, and health and wellness training;
(d) Basic business literacy training in financial management, marketing, practical 
accountancy, bookkeeping, office procedures, business processes and 
application procedures, including registration, licensing, documentation, 
business patent and intellectual property regulation, business financing and 
sourcing, import-export accreditation, including home-based business 
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(e) Technical-vocational occupation and trades skills such as carpentry,
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masonry, plumbing, welding, practical electricity and installation, automotive
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servicing, electronics servicing, personal computer (PC) servicing, and such
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other relevant practical skills courses;
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(0 Computer literacy and information technology (IT)- related skills, digital
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technology, web design, animation, photography, photoshop/online
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photography, computer design, and advertising;
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(g) Social communication skills and language proficiency courses in English and
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other languages for business processing outsourcing employment and
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overseas job placement;
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(h) Seminars on personality development, career counseling and job placement,
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and work ethic and values; and
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(i) Other preferred skills and trades training that may be needed by the people
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of Liloy and of the adjacent localities in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte
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to enhance their capacities for practical livelihood, gainful employment, and
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entrepreneurial activities.
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Sec. 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. - The provisions of this Act
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notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon the determination
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and certification by the TESDA, through the issuance of a formal recommendation and
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certificate of compliance, that the Center has satisfactorily complied with the minimum
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requirements for quality standards prescribed by TESDA governing the following
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competency assessment: (a) standard procedures and guidelines (SPGS) for the
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establishment and operation of a Center; (b) operational sustainability of the Center,
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in terms of licensed faculty-trainers and personnel, equipment, training and laboratory
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facilities, instructional materials, and other standard requirements of a Center; (c)
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sustainable funding source and allocation of the budgetary requirement; (d) assurance
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that the training programs offered are fully aligned with the minimum standards of
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competency-based quality technical-vocational skills technology and the needs of the
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host area and adjacent communities served in the context of the Association of
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Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration and the Philippine Qualifications
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Framework (PQF) for TVT; and (e) compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities
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and standards as may be necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.
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Sec. 6. Administration. - The Center shall be headed by a Technical- Vocational
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Administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who shall render full-time service
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and be responsible for the Center's respective administration and operation. The
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Technical-Vocational Administrator shall be appointed by the TESDA Director General
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in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission and the
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qualification requirements for such office. The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall
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enter into agreements with locally-based private and public counterpart agencies or
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instrumentalities and persons, subject to the approval of the TESDA Director General,
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for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act.
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Sec. 7. Appropriations. - The Director General of the TESDA shall include in
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the Authority's program the operation of the Centers, the funding of which shall be
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included in the annual General Appropriations Act. The LGUS concerned, in
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consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside from any available local revenue an
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amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart fund to support the operation of
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the Centers herein established.
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Sec. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days after
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the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE, DTI, DOST,
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DA, Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, concerned LCDS, and such
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other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of the host localities, prepare
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and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this
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Act.
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Sec. 9. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this act is declared
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unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected thereby shall
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remain in force and effect.
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Sec. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, or
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other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby
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repealed or amended accordingly.
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Sec. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,