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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 215

Introduced by:
REP. FRANCSICO JOSE F. MATUGAS II
1*t District Surigao del Norte (Siargao Island)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill, which was approved by the Committee on Labor and
Employment and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives of the 15" Congress and re-filed in toto in the present
Congress, seeks to establish the Siargao Manpower Livelihood and skills
Training Center in the Municipality of Dapa, located in the Island of Siargao,
Surigao del Norte.

The Municipality of Dapa is considered a transportation hub of Siargao
Island since it is where the major port of Siargao is located, serving passengers
and tourists to and from Surigao mainland and nearby municipalities.
Consequently, it is now becoming the center of commerce in the island as
Siargao is now recognized as one of the best surf sites and must-see
destinations in the world. However, aside from fishing and agriculture as the
basic source of livelihood, island residents have no other means of
employment in the island.

The proposed measure seeks to train the residents of the nine (9)
municipalities of Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands in entrepreneurship and
other forms of trade and industry. In the process, they will also learn about self
reliance, commitment and participation in community oriented projects. The
measure is in consonance with the national economic development
programs designed to equitably distribute opportunities, income and wealth
as well as expand productivity and sustain the increase in the production of
goods and services that will enhance the quality of life, especially of those
belonging to the underprivileged sector.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is eggnestly sought.

FRANCISCO JOSE F. MATUGAS II


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRE‘ TATIVES

Quezon City. Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS.
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 215

Introduced by:
Representative Francisco Jose F. Matugas II

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE SIARGAO MANPOWER LIVELIHOOD AND
SKILLS TRAINING CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAPA,
SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of the
State to provide for a more equitable distribution of
opportunities, income and wealth in accordance with
national economic development programs. Toward this end,
all sectors of the economy shall be given optimum
opportunity to develop and expand productivity to increase
the amount of goods and services produced for the direct
benefit of the people as the key to the enhancement of the
quality of life for all, especially the underprivileged

SEC. 2. Siargao Livelihood and Skills Training Center. -
The Siargao Manpower Livelihood and Skills Training Center,

hereinafter referred to as the “Center,” is hereby established


in the Municipality of Dapa, located in the Island of Siargao,
Surigao del Norte. The Center shall establish the programs for
the nine (9) municipalities of Siargao and Bucas Grande
Islands by taking into account the socio-economic profile,
literacy, employment conditions and health status of the
residents of the said municipalities. The Center shall likewise
consider the opportunities available, the presence of support
structures and skills craftsmanship training activities. Priority
shall be given to the most economically depressed areas
with the highest percentage of disadvantaged and needy
citizens.

SEC. 3. Training Programs. - The Center shall offer the
following training programs:

a. Skills training services to develop the individual skills of
residents of the nine (9) municipalities for employment and
for small scale entrepreneurship;

b. Livelihood skills development to provide opportunities
for island residents to engage in productive undertakings
and income generating projects including the development
of practical skills for backyard-gardening, home-based
aqua-culture and livestock raising, basic business
management, technical-vocational occupations such as
carpentry, masonry, plumbing, automotive _ servicing,
electronics servicing, welding, heavy equipment operation,
personal computer (PC) servicing and other similar

undertakings;


¢) Social communication skills development to enable
those with less formal education to better express or
communicate their thoughts, ideas and feelings;

d) Self-enhancement | skills development, including
value inculcation and transformation programs to promote
and advance people empowerment, self-reliance, self-help
and similar values and enable island residents to discover
their strengths and limitations, as well as develop and enrich
their self-image;

e) Community participation skills development to
promote and advance the island residents’ awareness and
application of community mobilization approach, systems
and techniques to create opportunities, implementation
programs and projects that will promote the general welfare
and advance the common good of its residents; and

f) Other related skills that may be needed by the nine
(9) Municipalities.

SEC. 4. Sponsorship. - Any private person, group,
organization or business entity may sponsor the
establishment, operation, and maintenance of the Center:
Provided, that the activities, programs and projects initiated
by the sponsor shall remain consistent with the objectives of
this Act. Provided further, that the management and
administration of the Center shall remain under the authority
of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA).


SEC. 5. Donations. - The Center may receive donations
or bequest of property which shall be utilized only for the
implementation of the provisions of this Act. Such donation or
bequests shall be tax-exempt.

SEC. 6. Appropriations. - The initial funding in the
amount of at least Thirty Million Pesos (Php30,000,000.00)
necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be
charged to the appropriation of the Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after publication in any two (2) national newspapers of
general circulation.

Approved,