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OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator LUISA “M)In . EJERCITO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article XII, Section 12 provides: 
“The State shall promote the preferential use of 
Filipino labor, domestic materials and locally produced 
goods, and adopt measures that help make them 
competitive”. 
The Government must promote and encourage the use of 
Philippine made products, materials and supplies in every contract for 
the construction, alteration, or repair of any public building or public 
work. 
This bill seeks to achieve such goal by blacklisting contractors, 
subcontractors, materialmen and suppliers who fail to comply with such 
requirements. 
Therefore, urgent passage of this bill is highly recommended. , . 
LUISA ‘%OI”p. 
CITO EST 
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Senator 


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S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator LUISA %OIn 
RCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
REQUIRING THE USE OF PHILIPPINE MADE MATERIALS IN 
CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND PROWING FOR THE 
BLACKLISTING 
OF 
CONTRACTORS 
VIOLATING 
SUCH 
REQUIREMENT 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representdves of the 
Philipp'nes in Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Shod Title. - This Act may be cited as "Preference 
for Philippine Materials in Public Contracts Actw. 
Section 2. Declaration of P 
. - It is the policy of the State 
to promote the use of Philippine made products by requiring the use of 
Philippine made materials in contracts for the construction, alteration, or 
repair of any public building or public works. 
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Section 3. 
(A) 
The terms "contractor" 
and "subcontractor" include any 
person performing any architectural, engineering, or other 
services directly related to the preparation 
for or 
performance of the construction, alteration, or repair or any 
Definition of Term . - As used in this Act: 
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public building or public works in the Republic of the 
Philippines. 
Section 4. Requirement for th 
hilippine Materials. - 
Every contract for the construction, alteration, or repair of any public 
building or public work in-the Republic of the Philippines growing out of 
an appropriation heretofore made or hereafter to be made shall contain a 
provision that in the performance of the work the contractor, 
subcontractors, materialmen or suppliers, shall use only such 
unmanufactured articles, materials and supplies as have been or 
produced in the Republic of the 
Philippines, and only such 
manufactured articles, materials, 
and supplies as have been 
manufactured in the Republic of the Philippines substantially all from 
articles, materials, or supplies mined, produced, or manufactured, as the 
case may be, in the Republic of the Philippines: Provided, however, That 
if the head of the Government agency making the contract shall find that 
in respect to some particular articles, materials, or supplies it is 
impracticable to make such requirement or that it would unreasonably 
increase the cost, an exception shall be noted in the specification as to 
that particular article, material, or supply, and a public record made of 
the findings which justified the exception. 
Section 5. Blac 
. - If the head of the government agency 
which has made any contract containing the provision required by 
Section 4 of this Act finds-that in the performance of such contract there 
has been a failure to comply with such provisions, he shall make public 
his findings, including therein the name of the contractor obligated 
under such contract, and no other contract for the construction, 
alteration, or repair of any public building or public work in the Republic 
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of the Philippines or elsewhere shall be awarded to such contractor, 
subcontractors, material men, or suppliers with which such contractor is 
associated or affiliated, within a period of three years after such finding 
is made public. 
Section 6. Separab 
. - If any provision or part hereof, 
is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the 
provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
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epealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or 
issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule 
or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act 
is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
Section 8. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen 
(15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of genral 
circulation. 
Approved, 
GVL/tmd/gvlPHII, MATERIALS in public contract act 
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