Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

3934
HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED VARGAS

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to create a fully-equipped center where the youth of the Fifth District of
Quezon City can obtain learning opportunities, hone their skills and competencies,
explore leadership and responsible citizenship awareness, and be productive,
contributing members of the community.

One of the major strengths of the Fifth District of Quezon City is its young population, the
so-called millennials, which currently dominating the demographic profile of the district.
‘These are young people who can be harnessed to become fully productive members of
the community. It gives vital opportunities such as skills and competencies trainings,
values- formation and leadership, peer counseling and social responsibility. All these
human development modules can be facilitated if there is the presence of needed venue a
manpower training and youth center.

While the Technical Education Skill Development Authority (TESDA) can provide a
multitude of modules and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) can facilitate
job-matching with possible employers, the needed structures must first be constructed.
The center shall have training rooms, conference venue, office for the center
administrator and staff, and the needed equipment to be fully functional.

Given the increasingly competitive work world where only the adequately- trained and
skilled can fit in, the construction of this center is an urgent undertaking.

Will all the foregoing premises, approval of this measure is earnestly sought.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3934

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED VARGAS

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING THE TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY (TESDA) MANPOWER TRAINING AND YOUTH CENTER IN
BARANGAY GULOD, QUEZON CITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1. It is hereby established, in Barangay Gulod of the 5% District of Quezon City,
a manpower training and youth center.

SECTION 2. Appropriation - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall
allocate the amount of one hundred million pesos (P100M) for the construction of this
center in Barangay Gulod.

SECTION 3. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) shall
help administer the center. It shall allocate the initial amount of thirty million pesos
(P30M) for the procurement of the needed equipment and machinery/tools of the
manpower center. Subsequent allocations shall be charged to the annual appropriations
of (TESDA) in the General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 4. Separability Clause - If, for any reason, any provisions of this Act or the
application of such provision to any person, group, and circumstance is declared invalid
or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act shall not be affected by such declaration.

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause - The provision of this, as amended and all other laws,
decrees, executive order, rules and regulations, issuances or parts thereof inconsistent

with the provision of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SECTION 6. Effectivity - This law shall take effect immediately after its publication in the
Official Gazette.

Approved,