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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1514 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to create the Bureau of Corrections Technical Institute (BCTI) 
within the premises of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa and 
Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. 
The proposed BCTI shall provide relevant and high-quality programs in skills 
development and technical and vocational training to all prisoners serving their 
sentences in the NBP and CIW. 
Under this measure, the BCTl.shall offer.hard trade COurses, which include metal 
craft, automotive welding, building wiring and electrical, refrigeration and air-
conditioning, and computer technician services, which shall run from six (6) to 
twenty-four (24) months. 
This proposed law likewise mandates BCTI to give utmost priority to repair 
training courses and projects involving government equipment and facilities, 
including vehicular plates for all registered vehicles which shall be manufactured 
by prisoners serving their prison sentence in the New Bilibid Prison. 
This bill provides that from the total sales of the vehicular plates and other 
government amenities manufactured by the inmates as well as repair of 
government equipment and vehicles, twenty percent (20%) of which shall be 
allotted for the rehabilitation of the New Bilibid Prisons and Correctional 
Institution for Women, while the eighty percent (80%) shall be remitted to the 
National Treasury. 
There is an imperative need to focus on rehabilitation of prisoners, and at the 
same time, cultivate their technical education and skills development. Hence, the 
immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested 
Senator 


SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1514 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
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CREATING A BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL INSTITUTE WITHIN 
THE NATIONAL BILIBID PRISONS (NBP) RESERVATION AND THE 
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN (CIW), AND APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Bureau of Corrections 
Technicsllnstitute Act of 2013". 
SEC 2. Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the policy of the State to promote and 
support technological capabilities and its application to the country's productive 
system, to attain national development and progress. The State shall encourage 
the active participation of various concerned sectors of the society in trained and 
skilled work force, in order to strengthen technical knowledge and opportunities 
as well as skills development. 
SEC 3. Statement of Goals and Objectives. - It is the goal and objective of this 
Act to: 
1. 
Promote and strengthen the quality of technical education and skills 
development programs now prevailing at the Bureau of Corrections, 
particularly at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa and 
Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City; 
2. 
Focus on rehabilitation model of corrections, particularly technical 
education and skills development to restore national prisoners as fully 
functioning members of society; 
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3. 
Recognize and encourage the complementary roles of various 
concerned sectors in technical education and skills development and 
training systems to be implemented at the Bureau of Corrections and 
Correctional Institute for Women; and, 


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Inculcate desirable values through the development of positive social 
behavior with emphasis on work ethics, self-discipline, self-reliance and 
self-sufficiency. 
SEC 4. Creation of Technical Institute. - To implement the policy declared in this 
Act, there is hereby created a Bureau of Corrections Technical Institute (BCTI) 
within the premises of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) Reservation in Muntinlupa 
City and Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City. 
The BCTI shall provide relevant and high-quality programs in skills development 
and technical and vocational training to all prisoners serving their sentences in 
the NBP and CIW. It shall also develop projects where these technical skills 
would be put into service. 
SEC 5. Composition of the Bureau of Corrections Technical Institute Board. -
There shall be a Bureau of Corrections Technical Institute Board, herein referred 
to as the "Board". The said Board shall be composed of the following: 
1. Secretary of the Department of Justice as Chairperson; 
2. Secretary of Department of Labor and Employment as Member; 
3. Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry as Member; 
4. Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications as 
Member; and, 
5. Director of the Bureau of Corrections as Member. 
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The Board shall meet at least twice a year, or as frequently as may be deemed 
necessary by its Chairperson. 
In the absence of the Chairperson, the Co-
Chairperson shall preside. In case any member of the Board cannot attend the 
meeting, he or she shall be regularly represented by an undersecretary or deputy 
director general, as the case may be, to be designated by such member for the 
purpose. 
SEC 6. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The Board shall primarily be 
responsible for formulating, continuing, coordinating and fully integrating 
technical education and skills development policies, plans, programs and 
projects taking into consideration the following: 
1. the State policy declared herein of giving new direction and thrusts to 
efforts in developing new paths of social behavior to restore national 
prisoners as fully-functioning members of society through technical 
education and skills development; 
2. the 
implementation of the above-mentioned policy requires the 
coordination and cooperation of policies, plans, and programs of different 
concerned sectors of the society; 
3. equal participation of representatives of industry groups, employers, 
workers and government shilll be made the rule in order to ensure that 
urgent needs and recommendations are readily addressed; and, 
4. improved linkages between industry, labor and government shall be given 
priority in the formulation of any program and project. 
The Board shall have the following powers: 


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a) promulgate, after due consultation with industry groups, employers, 
workers, policies, plans, programs and guidelines as may be necessary 
for the effective implementation of this Act; 
b) organize and constitute various standing committees, subsidiary groups, 
or technical working groups for efficient integration, coordination and 
monitoring technical education and skills development programs; 
c) 
enter into, make, execute, perform and carry-out contracts subject to 
existing laws, rules and regulations; 
d) restructure the present technical institution and programs enforced and 
implemented by the Bureau of Corrections in the promotion and 
development of national prisoners through upgrading, merger and/or 
phase-out; 
e) approve trade skills standards and trade tests as established and 
conducted by private industries; 
f) 
establish and administer a system of accreditation of both public and 
private institutions; 
g) establish, develop and support institutions' trainers' training and/or 
programs; 
h) allocate resources, based on the Secretariat's recommendations, for the 
programs and projects it ,shal! undertake; and, 
i) 
perform such other duties and functions necessary to carry out the 
provisions of this Act. 
SEC 7. 
The Bureau of Corrections Technical Institute Secretariat. - There is 
hereby created a BCTI Secretariat which shall have the following functions and 
responsibilities: 
1. 
to establish and maintain a planning process and formulate a technical 
education and skills development plan in which the member-departments 
and other concerned entities clfthe Board at various levels participate; 
2. 
to recommend measures, and implement the same upon approval by the 
Board, for the effective and efficient implementation of the technical 
education and skills development plan; 
3. 
to submit to the Board periodic reports on the progress and 
accomplishment of work programs of implementation of plans and 
policies for technical education and skills development; 
4. 
to prepare for approval by the Board an annual report to the President on 
technical education and skills development; 
5. 
to prepare and implement upon approval by the Board a program for the 
consultants, trainers, supervisors, and planners as provided for in 
Section 8 of this Act; 


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to enter into agreement to implement approved plans, programs and 
projects and perform activities as shall implement the declared policy of 
this Act; and, 
7. 
to perform such other functions and duties as may be assigned by the 
Board. 
SEC 8. 
Director-General. -
The Bureau of Corrections Technical Institute 
Secretariat shall be headed by a Director-General, who shall likewise be a 
member of the Board. As Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat, the Director-
General shall exercise general supervision and control over the technical and 
administrative personnel. 
SEC 9. Consultant and Technical Assistance. - In pursuing its objectives, the 
Board is hereby authorized to'set aside a portion of its appropriation for the hiring 
of services of qualified consultants, trainers, supervisors, and planners in the field 
of technical education and skills development. It shall avail itself of the services 
of other agencies of the Government as may be required. 
SEC 10. 
Programs in Skills Development and Technical and Vocational 
Training. - To strengthen manpower education and training, the BCTI shall offer 
hard and soft or modular trade courses. 
The so-called hard trade courses, which include metal craft, automotive welding, 
building wiring and electrical, refrigeration and air-conditioning, and computer 
technician services, shall run from six (6) to twenty-four (24) months. 
Soft trade courses include audio-video technician, cosmetology, consumer 
electronics, dressmaking, food trades, industrial sewing, machine operation, and 
novelty accessories, paper craft and stuffed toy making, and shall be taught for 
only three (3) months. 
Modular trade courses include reflexology, candle making, beads assembly, 
fossilized flower making, fresh flower arrangement, and soap making, and 
involve only three (3) to four (4) weeks of training. 
However, the BCTI shall give utmost priority to repair training courses and 
projects involving government equipment and facilities, which shall include, but 
not limited to: 
1. government motor vehicles; 
2. computer units; 
3. business license in tin plate; 
4. mail boxes, street signs, garbage cans and other similar 
government amenities. 
Likewise, vehicular plates for all registered vehicles shall be manufactured by 
prisoners serving their prison sentence in the New Bilibid Prison. To accomplish 
this purpose, the molding vehicular plate machines shall be acquired and kept in 
the New Bilibid Prison to be used by inmates in manufacturing the vehicular 
plates. 
The BCTI shall be under the supervision of the Department of Justice. 


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SEC 11. Compensation of Prisoners. - Prisoner under this Act may receive 
commission for every government equipment assembled or repaired in 
accordance with the quality standards set forth by the government. 
SEC 12. Rehabilitation of the New Bi/ibid Prisons. - From the total sales of the 
vehicular plates and other government amenities manufactured by the inmates 
as well as repair of government equipment and vehicles, twenty percent (20%) of 
which shall be allotted for the rehabilitation of the New Bilibid Prisons and 
Correctional Institution for Women, while the eighty percent (80%) shall be 
remitted to the National Treasury. 
SEC 13. Rules and Regulations. - The Department of Justice, Department of 
Trade and Industry, Department of Transportation and Communications, 
Department of Labor and Employment, and Bureau of Corrections shall within 
thirty (30) days from effectivity of this Act, issue such rules and regulations 
necessary for the proper implementation of the provisions of this law. 
SEC 14. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of 
this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following 
its enactment into law and thereafter. An initial amount of One Hundred Million 
Pesos (P100,000,000.00), shall be allocated for the first year of' its 
implementation. 
SEC 15. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree, issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule and regulation contrary to or 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed. 
SEC 16. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the other provision not affected hereby shall remain valid and 
subsisting. 
SEC 17. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following 
its complete publication in any national newspaper of general circulation or in the 
Official Gazette. 
Approved,