EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE 
S. B. No.
DATE
INDEX
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND 
ASSESSMENT CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBOD, 
PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUBOD 
TESDA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the our Constitution guarantees that "the State shall 
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall 
take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." Education is a 
fundamental right of every Filipino.
The Municipality of Tubod is a coastal municipality in the Province of Lanao del 
Norte. It serves as the provincial capital. The economy in Lanao del Norte is growing, 
thus, there is a need for an accessible and efficient technical education and skills 
development center on its provincial capital. The rising number of people wishing to 
benefit from TESDA education in the province of Lanao Del Norte is also the reason 
for this legislation.
Hence, this measure seeks to establish a Technical Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in the Municipality 
of Tubod, Province of Lanao Del Norte. This is also pursuant to the mandate of TESDA, 
which is to develop individuals with technical education to alleviate their quality of life.
The speedy passage of this bill Is therefore earnestly requested.
IMEE R. MARCOS


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE 
S. B. No.1664
DATE
NDEX
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS 
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND 
ASSESSMENT CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBOD, 
PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUBOD 
TESDA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Tubod TESDA
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Training and Assessment Center Act."
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SEC. 2. Establishment - There is hereby established a Technicai Education and
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Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in Barangay
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Poblacion, Municipality of Tubod, Province of Lanao del Norte, under the supervision
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of the TESDA, to be known as the Tubod TESDA Training and Assessment Center. It
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shall be established in a highly accessible location in the Municipality of Tubod,
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Province of Lanao del Norte, pursuant to the purposes of this Act and to the mutual
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agreement between the TESDA and the concerned local government units (LGUs).
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SEC. 3. General Mandate. - The Tubod TESDA Training and Assessment Center,
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hereinafter referred to as the Center, shall primarily provide technical-vocational
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education and training (TVET) programs to students and local residents from low-
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income families and out-of-school youths, including persons with disabilities and
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indigenous peoples, in the Municipality of Tubod and the rest of the localities
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comprising the First Congressionai District of the Province of Lanao del Norte to help
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them become productive, seif-reliant and giobaiiy competitive labor assets.
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The Center shall offer training programs on relevant skills trade competencies,
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craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship activities needed to deliver the effective
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employment interventions that wiii hasten the development of the host area and
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adjacent localities in the Province of Lanao del Norte into human resource and
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productivity hubs.


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The Center shall serve as a TESDA-accredited Assessment Center for acquired
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competencies in TVET programs in the Municipality of Tubod and other municipalities
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of the Province of Lanao del Norte. It shall provide teachers' training and curriculum
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design assistance to the secondary schools offering the technical- vocational livelihood
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(TVL) track under the K to 12 Program.
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SEC. 4. Training Programs. - The Center shall offer short-term certificate
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courses and modular trainings in preferred technical-vocational skills and trades
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specialization. To this end, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE),
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Department of Trade and Industry (DTT), Department of Science and Technology
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(DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of the Interior and Local
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Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), business-
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industry partners, and such other relevant agencies and instrumentalities, both local
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and international, shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the Center to
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develop skilled manpower to achieve a robust and inclusive economy in the host area
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and its adjacent localities.
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The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology
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development farms, satellite or extension training centers, and promote mobile
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training programs to strengthen linkages among the industry partners, the academe,
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and the Center geared towards the acquisition of practical livelihood, employable skills,
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gainful employment, and entrepreneurship in priority areas throughout the
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Municipality of Tubod and in adjacent areas in the First District of the Province of
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Lanao del Norte.
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The Center shall offer the following TVET programs with competencies
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assessment leading to National Certification Levels I-III:
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(a) Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal and
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steelwork, machine fabrication and operation, heavy equipment operation,
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automotive mechanic, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics, and
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operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and
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industrial purposes;
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(b) Agriculture and aquaculture-related trainings and skills development in such
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areas as farming technology, fishing operations technology, backyard
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farming and home-based aquaculture and propagation innovations,
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mechanized farm, fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness and
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agri-aqua trade technology and innovations, and relevant farmers and
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fisherfolks' trainings for increased productivity and entrepreneurship;
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(c) Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employment and
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small-scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in arts and
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crafts, workmanship and design, high-speed sewing, dressmaking and
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tailoring, horticulture, livestock raising and breeding, food processing
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technology, home technology, culinary arts and commercial cooking,
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cosmetology, and health and wellness training;
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(d) Basic business literacy training in financial management and marketing,
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practical accountancy, bookkeeping, office procedures, business processes
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and application procedures including registration, licensing, documentation,
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business patent and intellectual property regulation, business financing and
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investment opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation, online


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home-based business operation, and use of social media business
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marketing;
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(e) Technical-vocational occupation and trades skills such as carpentry,
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masonry, plumbing, welding, practical electricity and installation,
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automotive servicing, electronics servicing, personal computer servicing,
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and such other relevant practical skills courses;
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(f) Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, digital
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technology, web design, animation, photoshop/online photography,
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computer design, and advertising;
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(g) Social communication skills development and language proficiency courses
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in English and other languages for business process outsourcing
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employment and overseas job placement;
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(h),Seminars on personality development, career counseling and job
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placement, work ethic and values; and
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(i) Other preferred skills and trades training that may be needed by the people
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of the Municipality of Tubod, and other areas in the Province of Lanao del
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Norte to enhance their capacities for practical livelihood, gainful
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employment, and entrepreneurial activities.
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SEC. 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. - The provisions of this Act
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notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon determination and
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certification by the TESDA, through the Issuance of a formal recommendation and
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certificate of compliance, that the Center has satisfactorily complied with the minimum
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requirements for quality standards prescribed by the TESDA governing the following
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competency assessment:
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(a) Standard procedures and guidelines for the establishment 9 and operation
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of a Center;
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(b) Operational sustainability of the Center in terms of licensed faculty-trainers
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and personnel, equipment, training and laboratory facilities, instructional materials,
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and other standard requirements of a Center;
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(c) Sustainable funding source and allocation of budgetary requirement;
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(d) Assurance that the training programs offered are fully aligned with the
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minimum standards of competency-based quality technical-vocational skills
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technology and the needs of the host area and adjacent communities served in the
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context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration and the
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Philippine Qualifications Framework for TVET; and
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(e) Compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities and standards, as may
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be necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.
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SEC. 6. Administration. - The Center shall be headed by a Technical-Vocational
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Administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who shall render full-time service
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and be responsible for the administration and operation of the Center.
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The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall be appointed by the TESDA
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Director General in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Service
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Commission and the qualification requirements for such office.
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The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall enter Into agreements with locally-
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based private and public counterpart agencies or instrumentalities and persons.


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subject to the approval of the TESDA Director General, for such assistance as may be
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necessary to effectively implement this Act.
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SEC. 7. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement the provisions
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of this Act, and its continued implementation thereafter, shall be Included in the annual
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General Appropriations Act.
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The concerned LGU, in consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside from any
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available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart fund to
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support the operation of the Tubod TESDA Training and Assessment Center herein
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established.
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SEC. 8. Implementing Ruies and Reguiations. - Within ninety (90) days after
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the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE, DTI, DOST,
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DA, Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, concerned LGUs, and such
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other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of the host locality, prepare
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and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this
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Act.
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SEC. 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any section of this Act shall be
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deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof shall not
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be affected and shall remain in force and effect.
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SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions,
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rules and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are
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repealed or amended accordingly.
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SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,