Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINHTEEINTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOUSEBILLNo.8903
RECEIVED
1   5  AUG   20Z3
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu
nxpLANATOR¥ NOTE
Republic Act No.  7796 provides that it is the policy of the State to provide relevant, accessible,
high quality,  and efficient technical education and skills development in support of the development of
high-quality Filipino middle-level manpower responsive to and in accordance with Philippine development
goals and priorities.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, there were 12,370 unemployed individuals in the
Province of Capiz in 2020, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 3.6 percent. This is higher than the 2.3
percent recorded in 2019.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) aims to equip our technical-
vocational graduates with the technical education and skills development that would prepare them to be
self-reliant, productive, and employable. Technical-vocational graduates would then be part of the working
force of the province of capiz and shall be ready to actively participate in building efficient and progressive
communities.
In order to lower the unemployment rate in the province of Capiz, this bill  seeks to establish  a
TESDA Skills and Accreditation Center in the Municipality of president Roxas. Neighboring municipalities
in the province of Capiz would also benefit from the proposed TESDA Skills and Accreditation Center. It
is imperative that the State shall be able to provide the Filipinos with opportunities that shall guide them to
be productive citizens actively participating in nation-building.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSH 0F RHPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO.
Introduced by Representative Ivan Howard A. Guintu
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL HDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVHLOPMHNT
AUTHORITY (THSDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMHNT CENTER IN THH
MUNICIPALITY 0F PRESIDENT ROXAS, PROVINCE 0F CAPIZ, TO BH KNOWN
AS THE PRESIDENT ROXAS TESDA TRAINING AND ASSHSSRENT CENTER, AI`u)
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  it  enacted by  the Senate and the House  Of Represen:tatives  Of the  Philippines  in Congress
assembled:
SECTION I. S#or/ rj!JCL -This Act shall be known as the "President Roxas TESDA
Training and Assessment Center Act."
SEC. 2. Esffl!b/I.sfeme#/. - There is hereby established a Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in Municipality of President
Roxas, Province of Capiz, under the supervision of the TESDA, to be known as the President
Roxas TESDA Training and Assessment Center.  It shall be established  in a highly accessible
location in the Municipality of President Roxas, Province of Capiz, pursuant to the purposes of
this Act and to the mutual agreement between the TESDA and the concerned local government
units (LGUs).
SHC.  3.  Gc#er¢/ 44l¢#d¢fe.  - The  President Roxas  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, in the Municipality
of President Roxas and the rest of the localities comprising the Province of Capiz to help them
become productive, self-reliant and globally competitive labor assets.


The   Center   shall   offer   training  programs   on   relevant   skills,   trade   competencies,
craftsmanship,  and  entrepreneurship  activities  needed  to  deliver  the  effective  employment
interventions  that  will  hasten  the  development of the  host  area  and  adjacent  localities  in  the
Province of Capiz into human resource and productivity hubs.
The   Center   shall   serve   as   a   TESDA-accredited   Assessment   Center   for   acquired
competencies in TVET programs in the Municipality of president Roxas and other municipalities
of the Province of capiz. It shall provide teachers' training and curriculum design assistance to the
secondary  schools  offering the technical-vocational  livelihood  (TVL) track under the K to  12
Program.
SHC. 4.  rrai.#I.#g ProgrmJrm§. - The Center shall offer short-term certificate courses and
modular trainings in preferred 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
the  Interior  and  Local  Government  (DILG),  National  Economic  and  Development  Authority
(NEDA), business-industry partners, and such 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, and promote mobile training programs to strengthen linkages
among  the  industry partners,  the  academe,  and  the  Center geared  towards  the  acquisition  of
practical livelihood, employable skills, gainful employment, and entrepreneurship in priority areas
throughout the Municipality of President Roxas and in adjacent areas in the Province of Capiz.
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   mechanic,
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   farm,   fishing   tools   and   equipment   operation,
agribusiness and agri-aqua trade technology and innovations, and relevant farmers and fisherfolks'


trainings for increased productivity and entrepreneurship;
(c) Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employment and small-scale
entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in arts and crafts, workmanship and design,
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 wellness training;
(d)  Basic  business  literacy  training  in  financial  management  and  marketing,  practical
accountancy,  bookkeeping,  office  procedures,  business  processes  and  application  procedures
including   registration,   licensing,   documentation,   business   patent   and   intellectual   property
regulation, business financing and investment opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation,
online home-based business operation, and use of 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;
(D Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, digital technology, web
design, animation, photoshop/online photography, computer design, and advertising;
(g) Social communication skills development and language proficiency courses in English
and other languages for business process outsourcing employment and overseas job placement;
(h) Seminars on personality development, career counseling and j ob placement, work ethic
and values; and
(i)  Other preferred  skills  and trades training that may be needed by the people  of the
Municipality  of President Roxas,  and  other  areas  in  the  Province  of Capiz  to  enhance  their
capacities for practical livelihood, gainful employment, and entrepreneurial activities.
SEC.  5.   Compliance  with   TESDA  Requirements.   -  The  provis±ous  of  this   ALct
Notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon determination and certification
by the TESDA, through the issuance of a formal recommendation and certificate of compliance,
that the Center has satisfactorily complied with the minimuln requirements for quality standards
prescribed by the TESDA governing the following competency assessment:
(a) Standard procedures and guidelines for the establishment and operation of a Center;
(b)  Operational  sustainability  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 budgetary requirement;
(d)  Assurance  that the  training  programs  offered  are  fully  aligned  with the  minimum
standards of competency-based quality technical-vocational skills technology and the needs of the
host area and adjacent communities served in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) Integration and the Philippine Qualifications Framework for TVET; and
(e) Compliance with such other TESDA conditions and standards, as may be necessary and
applicable in establishing a Center.
SEC.  6.  4dmz.#is/r¢fz.o#.  -  The  Center  shall  be  headed  by  a  Technical-Vocational
Administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who shall render full-time  service and be
responsible for the administration and operation of the Center.
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 shall  enter into  agreements with locally-based
private and public counterpart agencies or instrumentalities and persons, subject to the approval of
the TESDA Director, for such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act.
SHC. 7. ,4ppraprJ.¢*.o#s. -The amount necessary to implement the provisions of this Act,
and   its   continued   implementation   thereafter,   shall   be   included   in   the   annual   General
Appropriations Act.
The concerned LGU, 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 President Roxas TESDA Training and Assessment Center herein established.
SELC.  8.  Implementing  Rules  and  Regulations.  -  V\1Lthin  rilnety  (90)  days  elfter  the
approval  of this  Act,  the  TESDA  shall,  in  coordination  with  the  DOLE,  DTI,  DOST,  DA,
Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, concerned LGUs, and such other relevant
agencies and industry-business partners of the host locality, prepare and issue the necessary rules
and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEC. 9. Squ¢robJ.Jrty CJ¢wse. -If, for any reason, any section of this Act shall be deemed


unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not be affected and shall
remain in force and effect.
SEC. 10. Repco/i.Hg C/awsc. -All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules and
regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are repealed or amended
accordingly.
SEC.11. EJ7el c/IIJrty. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation
Approved,