Republic of the

House of Representatives
Quezon City

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1997

Introduced by Honorable Anthony M. Bravo and Honorable
Cresente C. Paez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Underemployment refers to an employment situation that is insufficient in some
important way for the employee relative to a certain standard. This includes being overqualified
for the job that on has, as well as holding a part time job despite being qualified to do full time

work Unemployment means not having a job. These are problems faced by our workforce, With

thousands upon thousands of Filipinos looking for better opportunities abroad, there is a need to

offer viable alternatives in the local job market

This bill seeks to match jobs to the members of our workforce who are in need of them
and are best qualified for them. With more and more employment opportunities from both local

and foreign investors, our workforce must be prepared for the opportunities that come their way

won cpesenre C. PAEZ


House of Representatives

Quezon

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 1997

Introduced by Honorable Anthony M. Bravo and Honorable
Cresente C. Paez

AN ACT
|TUTIONALIZING THE JOB MATCHING ACTIVITIES OF THE
GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR

INSI

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. ~ This Act shall be known as “Job Matching Act.”

SECTION 2. Registration of Employers and Employees. — Employers and employees
who want to be included in the Job Matching System should register with the Department of
Labor and Employment. The Department shall come up with a form that shall ask for the salient
information for the job and employee desired

SECTION 4. — Job Matching System. ~ There is hereby created a Job Matching System
which is a database that shall include the following

(a) Name of a prospective employee including his college degree, work experience, and

important skill-set;

(b) Name of a prospective employer including the area of industry, range of
compensation offered, and years of existence in the industry;

(c) The needed jobs of the registered members of the system shall be made available and
suggested to the registered employees.

(d) The suggestion of available jobs will be determined based on a fit with the

requirements of the available jobs and the skills and experience possessed by the employee


SECTION 5. Dissemination Efforts. — The Department of Labor and Employment shall
make sure that the public along with the industries know the government Job Matching System
and shall encourage all stake holders to participate in this system. The Department shall
participate in job fairs, conventions, as well as in seminars to inform the public and to gain more

participants for this system

CTION 6 Data protection. ~ The information gathered by the Department in this
system shall comprise the Job Matching Database of the Philippines. This information shall not
be made available to the public without an order from a competent court

SECTION 7. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part hereof is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain
valid and subsisting

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. — Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to or inconsistent
with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,