Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Quezon City
NINETEENTII CONGRES S
First Regular Session
HouseBiii`rio.     6409
Introduced by Rep. FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS
|St District, Ilocos Norte
ExpIANATOHr NOTE
The thrust of the Technical Education and Skil]s Development Authority (TESDA) is to
foster the development of technical education and skills training in the country for a world
class and highly competent Filipino workforce.
This   bill   seeks   to   establish   a   TESDA   Tralhing   and   Assessment   Center   in   the
Municipality of Bacarra, Province of llocos Norte to be known as the Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
TESDA Tralning and Assessment Center.  The town of Bacarra is rich in agicultural lands
surounded by  seas  and river channels.  Its primary sources  of livelihood are  farming and
fishing. BacaITa is also known for the b££fafo (fresh water fish), the zPo# (season, from Natba
and  Taguipuro),  the  bcrwcz#g,  emprj!czcJcz,   and  /o#ggcI#`;scr.   Noteworthy,  however,   is  the
booming tricycle manufacturing industry eager to flourish.
A training and assessment center established for the purpose of developing existing and
new industries as well as the promotion of other technical and vocational programs would,
therefore,  serve as an opportunity for the youth, the farmers, the fisher folks, the working
class, and all other sectors of society to become more productive, self-reliant and competitive
in their respective fields.
Pursuant to the declared policy of the State to provide jn support of the development of
high-quality  Filipino  middle-level  manpower  responsive  to  and  in  accordance  with  the
Philippine development goals and priorities,  it is high time we invest in human capital  for
inclusive growth.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS


Republic of the Phihppines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
NINETEENTII CONGRES S
First Regular Session
HouseBil`lNo.    6409
Introduced by Rep. FERDINAND ALEXANDER A. MARCOS
1 St District, Ilocos Norte
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING  A  TECHNICAL  EDUCATION  AND  SIELLS  DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY   (TESDA)   TRAINING   AND   ASSESSMENT   CENTER   IN    THE
MUNICIPALITY   0F   BACARRA,   PROVINCE   0F   ILOCOS   NORTE,   TO   BE
ENOWN   AS   THE   BACARRA,   ILOCOS   NORTE   TESDA   TRAINING   ANI)
ASSESSMHNT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be  il  enacle.d.  b.y  the  Senate  and  the  House  Of Represenlatives  Of  the  Philippines  in
Congress as.sembled :
SECTION  1.  S%orf  r;.f/e.  ~  This  Act  shall  be  knovvn  as  the  "Bacarra,  Ilocos  Norte
TESDA Training and Assessment Center Act".
SECTION 2. Esfcrb/I.sfe7#e7z/.  - There is hereby established a Technical Education and
Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training and assessment Center in the Municipality
of Bacarra, Province of Ilocos Norte, under the supervision of TESDA, to be known as the
Bacarra, Ilocos Norte TESDA Training and Assessment Center. It shall be located in a highly
accessible location in the Mulcipal].ty of Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, pursuant to the purposes of
this Act and to the  agreement between TESDA and the concerned local goverrment units
(LGUs).
SECTION 3. Ge#ertz/ A4lcznd/e. - The Bacarra, Ilocos Norte Trainng 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 Bacarra and the neighboring localities in the Province of Ilocos Norte,
to help them become productive, self-reliant and globally competitive labor assets.
The Center shall provide effective employment interventious through training programs
on relevant skjlls in trade competencies, craftmanship, and entrepreneurship activities to help
hasten the development of the host area and adjacent lcealities in the Province of Ilocos Norte
into human resource and productivity hubs.
The  Center  shall  each  serve  as  TESDA-accredited  Assessment  Center  for  acquired
competencies  in TVET programs  in the Municipality of Bacarra and adjacent localities  in
Province of Ilocos Norte.  It shall also provide technical-vocational training for teachers and
curriculum   design   assistance   to   secondary   schools   offering   the   technical-vocational


livelihood  track  under  the  K  to   12  Program,  in  coordination  with  the  Department  of
Education and the TESDA.
SECTION 4. rr¢j.#!`#g Progr#m,5. - The Center shall offer short-term certificate courses
and modular traihings  in preferred techhica]-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  Interior  and  Local  Government  (DILG),  National  and  Economic
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 inclusive economy in the host
areas and 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    of    practical    livelihood,    employable    shills,    gainful    employment,    and
entrepreneurial capabilities in priority areas in the Municipality of Bacarra and neighboring
localities in the Province of Ilocos Norte.
The  Center  shall  offer  the  following  TVET  programs  with  competencies  assessment
leading to the 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,
reffigeration  and  air  conditioning,  electronics,  and  operation  of power  tools  and
equipment for both medium ski]ls 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 aquacu]ture and propagation innovations, mechanized farm, fishing tools
and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqun trade technology and irmovations,
and  relevant   famers   and   fisherfo]ks'   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 desigrL 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
tralning;
d.   Basic  business   literacy  training   in   financial   management,   marketing,   practical
accountancy,  bookkeeping,  office  procedures,  business  processes  and  application
procedures  including  reSstration,  licensing,  documentation,  business  patent  and
intellectual  property  regulation,  business  financing  and  investment  opportunities
sourcing,  import-export  accreditation,  online  home-based  business  operation,  and
social media business marketing;


e.    Technical-vocational   occupation   and   trade   skills   such   as   carpentry,   masony,
plumbing,   welding,   practical   electricity   and   installation,   automotive   servicing,
electronics servicing, personal computer servicing, and such other relevant practical
skills courses;
f.    Computer literacy and infomation technology-related skills, dighal technology, web
design, animation, photoshop/online photography, computer design and advertising;
9.    Social  communication skills and language proficiency courses in English and other
languages for business process outsourcing employment and overseas j ob placement;
h.   Seminars on 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 the
Municipality of Bacarra and of the other localities of the Province of nocos Norte to
enhance   their   capacities    for   practical    livelihood,   gainful   employment,    and
entrepreneurial activities.
SECTION  5.  Comp/i.cf7zce  wz-frfe  7ESZ)L4  jzegztj.re7#e#ts.  -  The  provisions  of this  Act
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 minimum standards of
quality   prescribed   by   TESDA   governing  the   following:   (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, instruetional materials, and other standard requirements of a Center; (c)
sustainab]e  funding  source  and  al]ceation  of budgetary  requirement;  (d)  fiill  alignment  of
training   programs   offered   with  the   minimum   standards   of  competency-based   quality
technical-vocational   ski]ls   technology   and   the   needs   of  the   host   area   and   adjacent
communities served with the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
integration and the Philippine Qualification Framework for TVET; and (e) compliance with
such other TESDA conditionalities  and standards,  as  may be  necessary and applicable,  in
establishing a Center.
SECTION 6. 4c7mz'#r.strcr/7.or - The Center shall be headed by a Technical-Vocational
Administrator who shall be under the supervision of the TESDA, render full-time  service,
and be responsible for its administration and operation.
The  Technical-Vocational  Administrator of the  Center  shall  be  appointed by  TESDA
Director   General   in  accordance   with  the   rules   and   regulations   of  the   Civil   Service
Commission (CSC) and the qualification requirements for such office.
The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall enter into agreements with lceally-based
private  and  public  counterpart  agencies  or  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.


SECTION 7. 4ppraprz.a/j.o7rs. ~ The Director General of the TESDA shall 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 likewise set aside from any
available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as armunl counterpart fund to support
the operation of the Center herein established.
SECTION  8. /mp/e7#e7®fz.72g Jtzt/es a7zc7 Jzeg#/cz/7-o72S'.  -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 the
necessary regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SECTION 9. Seprrcraz./I.ty C.'/crane.  - If, for any reason, any section or provision of this
Act shall be deemed unconstitutiorral or invalid, the other sections or provisions thereof shall
not be affected and shall remaln in force and effect.
SECTION  10.  Repea/r.ng  C'/aat§e.  - All  laws,  executive  orders,  decrees,  instructions,
rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are hereby
repealed or amended accordingly.
SECTION  11.  Ejrec'/i.vjty.  -  This  act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Q#cjcr/ Gcrze#e or a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,