EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Third Regular Session 
)
S. No.
SENATE
2464
*21 DEC 14 A 8:52
Prepared by the Committees on Labor, Employment and Human Resources 
Development; and Local Government with Senators Lacson, Revilla, Jr., Villanueva,
and Tolentino as authors thereof.
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF 
REGISTRIES OF PROFESSIONALS AND SKILLED WORKERS IN BARANGAYS
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
1 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The Barangay Registry
2 
of Professionals and Skilled Workers Act."
3 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to promote full
4 
employment and ensure the availability of quality, local, and regular employment
5 
opportunities for ail Filipinos.
6 
Pursuant to this policy, the State recognizes the rote of barangays in promoting job
7 
creation and economic development within their localities.
8 
Towards this end, the State shall establish an employment information system at the
9 
barangay level, targeting professionals and skilled workers residing therein for
10 
effective matching of the workforce to local employment opportunities, and establish
11 
a database of available professionals and skilled workers in the locality for investment
12 
promotion or generation.


3
4
5
6
7
8 
9
1 
SEC 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall
2 
be defined as follows:
a) Barangay - refers to the smallest political unit into which cities and 
municipalities in the Philippines are divided in accordance with the 
provisions of the Local Government Code of the Philippines;
b) Barangay Professionals and Skilled Workers Registry • refers to the 
database of a particular barangay containing the information of all 
professionals and skilled workers residing therein who voluntarily registered 
and declared their qualifications, skills, and/or prior work experiences;
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
c) Professionals - refer to individuals who have completed the prescribed 
university course, passed the licensure examination, and issued a 
Certificate of Registration, Professional ID Card, Professional Tax Receipt, 
or other proof of licensure. This term shall likewise include those who have 
completed the prescribed university course and have been admitted for 
registration with the Professional Regulatory Board without need for a 
licensure examination; and
17
18
19
20 
21 
22
d) Skilled workers - refer to persons who have some special skill, knowledge, 
or ability, whether acquired through formal or informal education, prior 
work experience, and/or training, and possess a degree of expertise in the 
performance of a given job. The skilled workers referred hereto shall, in no 
case, be limited to holders of national certificates issued by the Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
23 
SEC. 4. The Barangay Professionals and Skilled Workers Registry. -
24 
Every barangay shall create a registry that will serve as a database for all professionals
25 
and skilled workers who voluntarily register to offer their services and seek
26 
employment oppoitunities within the locality. The professionals and skilled workers
27 
must be residents of the barangay where they seek to be registered.


1 
The registry shall be developed with the assistance of the Department of Labor and
2 
Employment (DOLE) through the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) in
3 
coordination with the Department of Interior and Local Government. The registry shall
4 
be consolidated with registries of workers developed by the DOLE and other
5 
government agencies. For this purpose, it shall be compatible with the Public
6 
Employment Service Office - Employment Information System (PEIS).
7 
SEC. 5. Contents of the Registry. - The Barangay Professionals and Skilled
8 
Workers Registry shall contain the following details:
9 a) Name of the professional or skilled worker;
10 b) Business Address;
11 
c) Contact Information, such as mobile number, landline number, or e-mail
12 
address;
13 
d) 
Nature of the services and/or skills offered;
14 
e) 
Proof of qualifications (i.e., TESDA National Certificate (NC), Certificate of
15 
Competency (COC), or any other certificate of training or seminars attended),
16 
if any;
17 
f) 
Prior work experience, if any; and
18 
g) Photocopy of Philippine Identification Card (Philippine ID) pursuant to Republic
19 
Act No. 11055. If the registration is made during the pendency of the
20 
implementation of Republic Act No. 11055, the applicant shall submit
21 
photocopies of two (2) government-issued identification cards. This is without
22 
prejudice to the submission of the said copy of the Philippine ID immediately
23 
upon availability.


1 
The barangay secretary shall post at the barangay's bulletin board or a conspicuous
2 
place within the barangay hall a regularly updated summary of available professionals
3 
and skilled workers in the locality. Such summary shall also be posted online, either
4 
through the official website of the barangay or its official social media account/s and
5 
reflected in the barangay human resource profile for investment promotion or
6 
generation. 
:
»
7 
SEC. 6. Access to the Registry and Information Contained Therein. -
8 
The barangay shall, upon a duly verified request, provide the following information to
9 
the requestor:
10 
(a) Title or occupation of the professional or skilled worker;
11 
(b) Nature of the services and/or skills offered by the professional or skilled worker;
12 
(c) Proof of qualifications (i.e., TESDA National Certificate (NC), Certificate of
13 
Competency (COC), or any other certificate of training or seminars attended),
14 
if any; Provided, That license numbers or other similar control numbers shall
15 
be redacted, unless and until the potential employer has decided to conduct
16 
the pre-employment process for the engagement of the professional and/or
17 
skilled worker; and
18 
(d) Prior work experience of the professional or skilled worker, if any.
19 
The request shall be made to the barangay through a form, which shall include the
20 
requestor's name, address, contact details, and reason for requesting the above
21 
information of the professional or skilled worker; Provided, That prior consent from
22 
the professional or skilled worker concerned shall be sought before the foregoing
23 
Information shall be revealed; Provided, further, That in no case shall the name of the
24 
skilled worker or professional be revealed except upon his/her specific consent with
25 
prior notice of the identity of the person or entity requesting his/her information;


A
1 
Provided, finally, That access to the registry shall, at all times, comply with the
2 
provisions of Republic Act No. 10173, otherwise known as the "Data Privacy Act of
3 
2012," and its implementing rules and regulations.
4 
The barangay secretary or employee having custody over the registry shall act on the
5 
request immediately upon receipt of the duly accomplished and verified form of the
6 
requestor.
7 
SEC. 7. Prohibition on Collection of Registration Fees. - The inclusion of
8 
a skilled worker's name and corresponding details in the registry shall be free of charge.
9 
However, the constituents who request a copy of the database may be charged a
10 
reasonable fee to cover the actual cost of printing or reproducing the details subject
11 
of the request.
12 
SEC. 8. Updating of the Registry. ~ The barangay shall update the registry
13 
of professionals and skilled workers at the beginning of every year. This is without
14 
prejudice to the right of the professionals or skilled workers to request the barangay
15 
to immediately include and reflect any significant change/s in any of the information
16 
mentioned under Section 5 of this Act, including the withdrawal of his or her personal
17 
data from the registry upon a verified written request submitted to the barangay.
18 
Information not voluntarily updated and/or confirmed as unchanged by the concerned
19 
professional or skilled worker for a period of three (3) consecutive years shall be
20 
removed from the database.
21 
SEC. 9. Support and Subsidy for Information and Communications
22 
Technology (ICT) Infrastructure and Systems for Barangays. - The DILG shall
23 
include in its annual budget the necessary amount for the maintenance and operation
24 
of the barangay registries, and the subsidy to capacitate the barangays with ICT
25 
infrastructure and systems compatible with the PESO-PEIS.


1 
Likewise, the barangay personnel tasked with the duties and responsibilities of
2 
maintaining and updating the registry and coordinating with registrants and potential
3 
clientele of skilled professionals and workers shall be provided the appropriate
4 
capacity-building and training by the National Privacy Commission, DOLE, and DICT,
5 
in coordination with the League of Provinces, League of Cities of the Philippines,
6 
League of Municipalities of the Philippines, and Liga ng mga Barangay.
7 
SEC. 10. Roles of Government Agencies. - The following agencies shall
8 
perform the functions, duties, and responsibilities stated herein:
9 a) Barangay:
10
11
i♦
1) Disseminate information on the requirements and qualifications needed for 
registration;
12
13
14
2) Ensure the protection of information submitted by professionals and skilled 
workers in accordance with the provisions of the Data Privacy Act and its 
implementing rules and regulations;
15
16
17
18 
19
3) Coordinate with the PESO of the local government unit exercising 
jurisdiction over it, or in the absence thereof, the regional PESO, for. the 
establishment of the registry, for job-matching opportunities available 
within or near the locality, and extension of PESO programs and activities 
that may be availed of by registered professionals and skilled workers;
20
21
4) Update the information contained in the registry, whether annually on. 
upon the request of the professional or skilled worker; and
22
23
5) Process requests for information in accordance with the provisions of the 
Data Privacy Act and other pertinent rules and regulations.
i


b) Department of Interior and Local Government:
1) Supervise and assist in the establishment and maintenance of the registry, 
on-site or online, in the respective barangays; and
4
5
6 
7
2) Integrate and consolidate the barangay registries with the Philippine 
Identification System (PhilSys), the Community-Based Monitoring System, 
and other existing registries, in coordination with the Philippine Statistics 
Authority.
8 c) Department of Labor and Employment:
9
10
1) Through the PESOs, assist barangays in developing a registry, which shall 
be compatible with the PEIS;
11
12
13
2) Provide technical assistance and allied support services to the barangays, 
including, but not limited to, the training of personnel in the various aspects 
of employment facilitation functions; and
14
15
16
17
18
3) Extend PESO programs under Republic Act No. 8759, as amended by 
Republic Act No. 10691, otherwise known as the "Public Employment 
Service Act of 1999," including, but not limited to, employment information 
services, training, seminars, counseling, and career guidance to registered 
professionals and skilled workers within the barangay,
19 d) National Privacy Commission:
20
21
22
23
1) Conduct training and capacity-building of barangay secretaries and/or 
barangay employees having custody over the registries to ensure 
compliance with the Data Privacy Act and its implementing rules and 
regulations; and


1
2
3
2) Receive complaints, institute investigations, and/or impose sanctions for 
any violation of the Data Privacy Act and its implementing rules and 
regulations in the exercise of its quasi-judicial functions.
4 
e) Department of Information and Communications Technology:
5 
1) Provide the relevant digital skills training and seminars to barangay
6 
personnel tasked with maintaining and updating the registry.
7 
f) Technical Education and Skills Development Authority:
8
9
10
11
12
1) Utilize the registry to offer technical education and skills development 
programs, courses, and/or scholarships to registered skilled workers that 
are non-holders of national certificates from TESDA; Provided, That priority 
shall be given to those skilled workers that have no certifications from any 
training institution, whether public or private.
13 
SEC. 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days
14 
from the effectivity of this Act, the DILG, in coordination with DOLE, NPC, TESDA, and
15 
other concerned agencies, and upon consultation with relevant stakeholders, shall
16 
formulate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
17 
SEC. 12. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section, clause, or term
18 
of this Act is held to be illegal, invalid, or unconstitutional, such parts not affected by
19 
such declaration shall remain in full force and effect.
20 
SEC. 13. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, issuances,
21 
executive orders, letters of instruction, rules, and regulations inconsistent with the
22 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
8


1 
SEC. 14. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
2 
its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,