Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
H6UsE BILL ITo.   8795
RECEIVED
DATE IAUG   o  7   202@
T!ME       4:2epH
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AN ACT
ESTABLISHNG IN SAM MIGtJEL ISLAND IN TEE CITY OF TABACO, PROVINCE OF
ALBAy, A TECHNlcAL EDucATION AND sKIIIs DEVELommNT AUTHORITy
TRAINING AND ASSESSRENT CENTER, TO BE ENOWN AS TED SAN MIGUEL
ISLAND TESDA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENI` CENI`ER, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
Introduced by AKO BICOL PARTYLIST Representatives Elfzaldy S. Co and
Haul Angelo ".il" D. Bongalon
E=DLANATORY NOTE
This measure seeks to establish the Techrrical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) Training and Accreditation Center in Sam Miguel Island in Tabaco
City,  Albay,  to be known as the  Sam Miguel Island TESDA Training and Assessment
Center.
The convenience and availability of the training center in the Sam Miguel Island,
Tabaco City, Albay, will provide the out-of-school youths and our constituents with the
opportunity to develop themselves to be serf-reliant and learn new techniques geared
towards  earning a livelihood.  Likewise,  it provides the necessary atmosphere where
inborn talents are developed into self-refiant individuals.
Through  the  Center,  high  school  students,  college  graduates  and  ordinary
citizens who want to continue their education, will avail of accessible, high quality and
efficient technical education and skills development programs.


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HdusEBILLNo.   8795
AIN ACT
ESTABLISHING IN SAN MIGUEL ISLAND IN TIE CITY OF TABACO, PROVINCE OF
ALBAy, A TECHNlcAL EDucATION AND slnrs DEVELormENT AUTHORITy
TRAINING AND AssEssnmNT CENTER, To BE KN0wN As TIE SAN MIGUEL
ISLAND TESDA TRAINnrG AND AssEssMENT CENTER, AND ArmopRIATING
FUNDS TIIEREFOR
Introduced by AK0 BICOL PARTYIJIST Representatives Elizaldy S. Co and
Raul Angelo ".il" D. Bongalon
Be it e:riacted dy the serute and House of Represerdc[tiues of the    Phi:Itppines    in
Conyess assembled:
SBCITON 1. Establishment Of a Tratndng arid Assessinerut Center in Sat. Mlguiet
Jslari4 Tdhaco CItE/, Albagr. -There is hereby established a training and assessment
center,  under  the  supervision  of the  Technical  Education  and  Skills  Development
Authority  (TESDA),  to  be  known  as  the  "San  Miguel  Island  TESDA  Training  and
Assessment Center". It shall be located in a highly accessible area in Sam Miguel Island,
Tabaco  City,  Province  of Albay,  pursuant  to  the  purposes  of this  Act  and  to  the
agreement between the TESDA and the concerned local government units (LGUs).
SBcrloIV  2.   Generuz  jkrandrte.  -  The  Sam  Miguel  Island  TESDA  Training  and
Assessment  Center,  hereinafter  referred  to  as  the  Center,  shall  primarily  provide
technical-vocational  education  and  training  (TVET)  programs  to  students  and  local
residents from low-income families and out-of-school youths,  including persons with
disabilities and indigenous peoples to help them become productive, serf-rehant, and
globally competitive labor assets.
The Center shall provide effective employment interventions through training programs
on relevant skills in trade competencies, craftsmanship , and entrepreneurship activities
to help hasten the development of the host area and its adjacent localities into human
resource and productivity hubs.


The Center shall also provide technical-vocational training for teachers and curriculum
design  assistance  to  the  secondary  schools  in  the  province  offering  the  technical-
vocational  livelihood  track  under  the  K  to   12  FTogram,  in  coordination  with  the
Department of Education and the TESDA.
SEcrTOIV 3. rhain€ng Thqgria[ms. -The Center shall offer short-temi certificate courses
and modular trainings in prefeITed 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 the Interior and I,ocal  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 and inclusive economy in the host area and its adjacent localities.
The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology development farms,
satellite   or   extension   training   centers,   promote   mobile   training   programs,   and
strengthen linkages among the industry partners, the academe, and the Center geared
towards the acquisition by residents of practical livehihood, employable skills, gainful
employment,  and entrepreneurial capabilities in priority areas in Sam Miguel Island,
Tabaco City and neighboring localities in the I+ovince of Albay.
The  Center  shall  offer  the  following  TVET  programs  with  competencies  assessment
leading to National Certification Levels I-Ill:
a)   Skills  training  in  industrial  technology  and  hard  trades  such  as  metal  and
steelwork,  machine  fabrication  and  operation,  heavy  equipment  operation,
automotive mechanical assembly, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics ,
and operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and
industrial purposes;
b)  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 farming,
fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqua trade technology
and innovations,  and relevant training seminars for farmers and fisherfolk to
encourage entrepreneurship and thus increase their productivity;
c)   Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employlnent and small-
scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in arts and crafts,
workmanship   and   desigri,   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
weliness training;
d)   Basic  business  literacy  training  in  financial  management  and  marketing,
practical accountancy, bookkeeping and office procedures, business processes
and application procedures,  including  registration,  licensing,  documentation,
business   patent   and intellectual property regulation, business fmancing and
investment  opportunities  sourcing,  import-export  accreditation,  online  home-
based business operation and social media business marketing;


e)   Technical-vocational occupation and trades skills such as carpentry, masonry,
plumbing,  welding,  practical electricity and installation,  automotive  servicing,
electronics  servicing,  personal  computer  servicing,  and  such  other  relevant
practical skills courses;
f)    Computer literacy and information technology-related skills,  digital technology,
web design, animation, photoshop or online photography, computer design and
advertising;
g)   Social communication  skills and language proficiency courses in English  and
other languages for business process outsourcing employment and overseas job
placement;
h)   Seminars  in  personality  development,  career  counseling, job  placement,  and
work ethic and values; and
i)    Other preferred skills and trades training that may be needed by the people of
Sam  Miguel  Island,  Tabaco  City  and  of  adjacent  localities  to  enhance  their
capacities  for  practical  livelihood,  gainful  employment,  and  entrepreneurial
activities.
SEcrroIV 4.  Coapzzanoe  zutth r€SJIA Requzriements. - The provisions of this Act
notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon the issuance  by the
TESDA of a   formal recommendation and certificate of compliance attesting that the
Center  has  satisfactorily  compfied  with  the  minimum  standards  of  quality  it  has
prescribed governing the following:
a)   standard procedures and guidelines for the establishment and operation of a
Center;
b)   operational sustainabhity of the Center, in terms of licensed faculty-trainers and
personnel, equipment, training and laboratory facilities, instructional materials,
and other standard requirements of a Center;
c)   sustainable funding source and allocation of the budgetary requirement;
d)  full alignment of the training programs offered with the minimum standards of
competency-based quality technical-vocational skills technology and the needs of
the  host  area  and  adjacent  communities  served  within  the  context  of  the
Association   of   Southeast   Asian   Nations   integration   and   the   Philippine
Qualflcation Framework for TVET; and
e)   compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities and standards as may be
necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.
SECTJOJV 5.  Adrifndstnnfion  a/ the  Center.  - The  Center  shall  be  headed  by  a
Technical-Vocational   Administrator   who   shall   render   full-time   service   and   be
responsible for its administration and operation, under the supervision of the TESDA.
The  Technical-Vocational  Administrator  shall  be  appointed  by  the  TESDA  Director
General in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Service Commission
and the qualification requirements for such office.


The Technical-Vocational Administrator may enter into agreements with locally-based
private and public counterpart agencies, instrumentalities or persons, and seek such
assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act, subject to the approval
of the TESDA Director General.
SEcrloJV 6. Appropriattoiis. - The Director General of the TESDA sham include in the
Authority's program the operation of the Center, the funding of which shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.
The LGUs concerned, in consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside from any available
local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart fund to support
the operation of the Center herein established.
SEC7TOIV 7. J7npzement!rig Rttzes c]rrd Regpezdioris. - Within ninety (90) days after
the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE, DTI, DOST,
DA, Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, the concerned LGUs, and
such  other  relevant  agencies  and  industry-business  partners  of the  host  locality,
prepare and issue rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEcrl0IV 8. Separab£I!tE/ Chat.se. - If, for any reason, any section or provision of this
Act shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions thereof
shall not be affected and shall remain in force and in effect.
SEcrl0. 9. Repea[£ng C[ou.se. -All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules
and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are repealed
or amended accordingly.
SEcrloIV  ]0.  E#ectiulty.  -  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,