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Republic of the Philippin
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI
Quezon City

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

278,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2978

Introduced By Representative Maria Vida Espinosa Bravo

EXPLANATORY NOTE,

As part of the constitutional guarantee to protect the rights of every
Filipino, it is the policy of the state to promote a just and dynamic social order
that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people
from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full
employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all

The need to sustain the provision of the required competence to the labor
population, to make them more employable and to enhance their productivity
levels remains a focal challenge to local development.

‘The dynamics that exists among key players in human resource
development have to be complemented with initiatives that shall have concrete
impact on the poverty situation, among which is the development of employable
skills among the marginalized sectors of the community thru the provision of
accessible, quality and affordable technical vocational education and training in
order to increase income and productivity.

‘The existing poverty situation in the island of Ticao is primarily due to
low productivity of its human resources due to limited employment
opportunities. This is compounded by the problem of geographical isolation
especially during typhoon months when students could hardly cross from the
Ticao island to mainland Masbate where most of the technical vocation training
providers are located.

Our migration among the youth and other members of the labor force is
high but with nosignificant impact on the local economy since most of the
outbound workers for possible employment in the urban centers lack the required
skills in the domestic labor market. Hence, employability and productivity
remain an issue.


Despite the presence of one (1) private higher education institution and
other technical vocational education and training providers in the island, still
many cannot afford to pursue post-secondary training due to limited financial
capacity of most families. Thus, the establishment of one public training provider
will in a way provide access and opportunities for high school graduates and other
marginalized members of the labor force for post-secondary education and
training thereby improving their chance to improve their incomes.

It is in this context that this Representation is proposing the establishment
of an extension campus of Milagros School of Fisheries now being renamed as
Masbate Institute of Fisheries and Technology in the Island of Ticao to be funded
by the National Government..

IA VIDA ESPINOSA BRAVO
Representative
Fitst District of Masbate


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No_ 2978

Introduced By Representative Maria Vida Espinosa Bravo

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE MASBATE INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND
TECHNOLOGY-TICAO ISLAND CAMPUS IN THE ISLAND OF TICAO,
PROVINCE OF MASBATE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

Be enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines
on Congress assembied:

SECTION 1. _ Short Title ~ This Act shall be known as Masbate Institute
of Fisheries and Technology-Ticao island Campus.

SECTION 2. _ Statement of Policy ~ It is the policy of the State to protect
the rights of every Filipino, promote a just and dynamic social order that will
ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from
poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full
employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all

SECTION 3. Objectives. — There shall be established under the
supervision of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA), Masbate Institute of Fisheries and Technology-Ticao Island, Province
of Masbate:

a) To establish a government run training center in Ticao

Island;

‘To provide better opportunities for the out of school

youths and high school graduates to pursue post-

secondary education and training;

c) To enhance access of greater number of labor
population to livelihood skills and other technical
vocational trainings; and

d) To produce multi-skilled and competent workers to
support the demand in the domestic and international
labor market;

b)


e) To produce multi-skilled and competent workers to
support the demand in the domestic and international
labor market.

SECTION 4. _Description.- The proposed extension campus of the
Masbate Institute of Fisheries and Technology in Ticao island shall provide
relevant quality and affordable technical vocational education and training to the
‘out of school youths, high school graduates, underemployed adults and other
workers in the informal sector. The training programs to be offered shall be
aligned with the key employment generators as identified by the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE). And shall be responsive to the requirements of
the local, domestic and international labor market.

SECTION 5, Budgetary Requirements - The amount of Ten Million
Pesos (P10,000,000.00) shall be appropriated to include the procurement of lot,
the construction of building and the procurement of required training tools and
equipment. This shall include the operating expenses of the initial year of
operations while its yearly maintenance and operating expenses shall be charged
to the appropriations of the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)
intended for regional manpower development operations under the current
appropriations and otherwise appropriated funds in the National Treasury.
‘Thereafter, the sum necessary for the purpose shall be included in the General
Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law.

SECTION 6. _Effectivity- ‘This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved,