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November 19, 2024
10:33 am


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Third Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _________ 
Introduced by Representative Joseph Gilbert F. Violago 
AN ACT  
INSTITUTIONALIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF 
THE GOVERNMENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, PROVIDING FUNDS FOR 
ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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 the “Government Internship 
Program Act of 2024”. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — The State recognizes the vital responsibility to 
enable the youth to fulfil their vital role in nation-building. It is the governing principle 
of this Act, that the youth be accorded opportunities through a Government Internship 
Program with implementing structures to implement the program and appropriate 
adequate funds for its sustained implementation. 
SECTION 3. Objectives. — The objectives of the Government Internship Program 
(GIP) are as follows: 
a.
To provide wider training and development opportunities among the
youth geared towards acquisition and/ or application of knowledge and
skills;
b.
To contribute to addressing the financial needs of the youth for their
possible educational needs; and
c.
To involve and introduce the youth in government programs, projects and
activities and instill in them appreciation of public service and the spirit
of volunteerism.
SECTION 4. Internship Guidelines. — The guidelines for the GIP are as follows 
a.
The intern must be a Filipino citizen aged 16 to 25 years old at the time
of the application period.
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b. 
The Philippine Training Institutions, state universities and colleges, and 
local government units (hereinafter referred to as “Training Institutions”) 
shall provide consideration to Persons with Disabilities (PWDs), 
Indigenous People, and other applicants who belong to the minorities and 
the marginalized sectors. 
 
c. 
Training Institutions shall designate an employee who will serve as GIP 
Desk Officer who will oversee the implementation of GIP within the 
institution. 
 
d. 
Internship period shall be a period of at least three (3) to six (6) months 
at the most and must implemented on a year-round basis. 
 
e. 
Upon entry to the internship program, interns shall be provided with a 
stipend amounting to 75% of the existing rate of step 1, Salary Grade 1 of 
the government salary standardization law; and shall be non-taxable. The 
amount of the stipend shall be based on the trainee's actual attendance, 
absences and tardiness incurred shall be deducted therefrom in 
accordance with the internship. It shall be paid every 15th and 30th of the 
month at intervals not exceeding sixteen (16) days. 
 
f. 
The Training Institutions, as provided by law, and subject to budgeting, 
accounting and auditing rules and regulations, shall provide additional 
entitlements such as: 
 
i. Transportation and meal provisions during activities that are held 
outside of the day-to-day office trainings; 
 
ii. Compensatory time off in case of activities held during weekends/ 
holidays and/ or beyond office hours; and 
 
iii. Incentives and rewards in acknowledgement of removable 
achievement (i.e.: punctuality, perfect attendance). 
 
g. 
An intern shall be a beneficiary of the program only once. As such, Civil 
Service Commission (CSC) in coordination with the National Youth 
Commission (NYC), shall create and maintain a database which shall 
serve as monitoring tool for all Training Institutions. 
 
h. 
GIP shall not be considered as employment. Thus, there is no employer- 
employee relationship between the beneficiary and the Training 
Institutions. GIP graduates shall be given preference in the hiring of 
workers in the Training Institutions. After career coaching, the institution 
shall access and determine whether a GIP graduate is ready to be placed 
for contractual or regular work. 


 
i. 
Interns are hired for official purposes only. Training Institutions are 
prohibited from assigning tasks which go beyond the official duties. 
 
j. 
Training Institutions shall conduct trainings, seminars and other 
developmental interventions for the interns including, but not limited to 
mentoring, coaching and performance evaluation. 
 
k. 
Social protection incentives shall be provided to the interns and are 
encouraged for consideration by the Training Institutions such as accident 
insurance, as they may be applicable. The process can be facilitated with 
either public and private insurance entities and public insurance entities 
like the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), subject to 
budgetary requirements of the institution. 
 
l. 
The Training Institutions shall maintain a professional and conducive 
working environment for the interns. 
 
SECTION 5. Mechanics of the GIP. — The following mechanics on the hiring of 
interns must be observed: 
a. 
Recruitment and Acceptance of GIP Interns 
 
i. Program Advertisement and Recruitment of Interns – The Training 
Institutions, through their designated GIP Desk Offices, shall 
ensure the effective information dissemination of the institution 
implementation of the GIP, including the period of applications. 
This may include, but not limited to: 
 
1. Promotion/recruitment of interns for GIP through websites 
and social networking sites; 
2. Text blasts; 
3. Print advertisements; 
4. Broadcast media; and 
5. Information 
symposiums in universities/schools, in 
coordination with relevant agencies. 
 
ii. Applications for Internship 
 
1. Walk-in applicants may submit their accomplished forms 
directly to the GIP Desk Officer; 
2. Online applications may also be accepted through official 
channels of the Government Institution. 
3. Applicants must not be related within the 3rd degree of 
consanguinity and affinity to the officials and employees of 
the Training Institution. 


 
iii. Screening of GIP Interns 
1. The screening and acceptance of interns may be initiated 
and facilitated by the institution at least three (3) weeks 
before the first day of service of the new batch of interns. 
2. The screening, however, may not be limited to interviews. 
3. The institution shall provide the applicants with a uniform 
application form which shall serve as basis of the screening. 
4. No applicant must be discriminated based on his/ her 
gender, race, religion and economic status. 
 
iv. Acceptance of GIP Interns – Once the selection process is through, 
an Order of Acceptance shall serve as their Appointment Paper. It 
shall be executed and signed by and between the GIP Desk Officer 
and the Intern. It shall stipulate the Terms of Reference for the 
compliance of the one who shall be governed by such document. 
It shall also contain that there is "No Employer — Employee 
Relationship" between the beneficiary and the hiring institution 
given that the program is not an employment opportunity. 
 
b. Onboarding of Interns – The new batch of interns shall attend a general 
orientation on or before their first day of training which shall be scheduled 
by the GIP Desk Officer. 
 
The orientation covers, but is not limited to, the following: 
i. GIP rationale; 
ii. Institutional mandate and organization structure; 
iii. Resources, offices, structures, and equipment; 
iv. Specific institutional programs and projects; 
v. Tasks and duties of the interns; 
vi. Expected outcomes; 
vii. Telephone etiquette/office decorum; 
viii. Interpersonal relations; 
ix. Code of Conduct of Public Employees; and 
x. Workplace safety 
 
All units under the institution shall send their representatives during the 
GIP Orientation to discuss programs, projects, undertakings and activities 
of their respective offices. 
 
c. Work Assignment/Tasks of Interns – Training Institution officials and 
staff are considered mentors of all interns. They shall provide work 
assignments and responsibilities that will enhance and enrich the 


experiences of the program beneficiaries and develop their knowledge 
and skills. 
 
The responsibilities assigned to them may include but are not limited to 
the following: 
 
i. Clerical/ 
Secretarial 
Work 
(i.e.: 
typing, 
filing, 
sorting, 
photocopying); 
ii. Customer Service (i.e.: answering telephone calls, attending to 
official concerns of visitors.) 
 
iii. Research Work (i.e.: data gathering, survey administration, etc.) 
 
iv. Support by Staff (i.e.: logistics, assistance in staff work) 
 
d. 
Activity/Program Participation for Interns – Intern shall be required to 
attend and to participate in relevant in-house trainings and seminars 
conducted by the institution. These trainings/ seminars include the 
following but are not limited to: 
 
i. Good Citizenship 
 
ii. Orientation on Basic Labor Rights 
 
iii. Work Ethics and Professionalism 
 
iv. Pre-Employment Seminar 
 
v. Gender and Sensitivity Workshop 
 
vi. Personality Development 
 
vii. Youth Leadership and Empowerment 
 
viii. Business Writing and Grammar 101 
 
ix. Cultural Awareness Training 
 
These training modules may be obtained from the National Youth 
Commission (NYC). Each institution may choose a minimum of six (6) 
from the suggested topics for its implementation. Other relevant topics 
may also be included in the internal trainings and seminars for the interns. 
In response to the Public and Private Partnership Framework, interns can 
also be tapped as delegates during activities outside of the institutional 
parameters where they are hired. These may be participation in outreach 


programs, film showing, volunteer works and youth engagements that are 
often initiated by private groups, socio-civic associations and 
organizations that help the government in reaching out of the people. 
 
e. 
Mentoring, Coaching and Performance Evaluation – In order to ensure 
that interns are given enough mentoring, the direct supervisor and the 
intern shall meet twice for the entire duration of the internship. 
The interns shall accomplish two (2) performance evaluation sheets and 
the supervisor shall accomplish two (2) supervisors evaluation sheets 
before the graduation. 
 
f. 
Termination of GIP Contract – Any of the following shall constitute as a 
valid cause for the termination of the training contract. 
By the Training Institution: 
i. Habitual absenteeism of the intern; 
 
ii. Willful disobedience by the intern of the institution's rules, or 
insubordination of a lawful order of a supervisor; 
 
iii. Theft of malicious destruction of the institution's property by the 
intern; 
 
iv. Engaging in violence or other forms of misconduct in the 
internship or institution's premises by the intern; and 
 
v. Poor performance for a prolonged period despite warning duly 
given to the intern. 
By the intern: 
i. 
Unsuitable or harmful working conditions in the Training 
Institution; 
ii. 
Cruel and inhumane treatment; and 
iii. 
Prolonged or continuing illness. 
Either party may furnish the other party a notice of intent to terminate the 
GIP contract for cause as defined in this section. 
In case the GIP Contract has been terminated, replacement of an intern in 
an institution shall be allowed subject to the cause of termination. 
g. 
GIP Graduation – The graduation day for the interns shall be conducted 
preferably on the last day of the internship. 
The GIP Desk Officer shall likewise follow up mentors of interns with 
performance evaluation rating of below three (3) by the second (2nd) 
month of internship. 


The mentoring forms used shall gauge the learnings of the interns during their internship 
in the institution. It is important that the interns themselves exhibit satisfactory, very 
good to excellent ratings from their supervisors during their last mentoring session 
which shall also effect in the Performance Evaluation Form. The process shall be 
undertaken on the 3rd or last month of their service in the institution. 
SECTION 6. Grievance Committee. — The committee shall have the initial 
responsibility of settling differences in case any violation of the GIP Contract or upon 
filing of a complaint by an aggrieved party. 
It shall be composed of the officials and representatives of the institution which have 
jurisdiction over the internship. 
The committee shall render a decision pursuant to pertinent rules and regulations. In 
case failure by the Grievance Committee to settle the issue or render a decision, or in 
case the complaint is against members of the Grievance Committee, the case shall be 
referred to the Civil Service Commission for appropriate action. 
SECTION 7. Civil Service Eligibility. — All GIP graduates are mandated to take Civil 
Service Eligibility (CSE) examinations in order to fulfil basic requirements to be able 
to pursue a career in government service, should they wish to work for the government 
after their internship. 
SECTION 8. Program Management. —  
a. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall be the executing institution of the 
GIP. It shall serve a program manager that shall provide necessary technical and 
administrative assistance to concerned Training Institutions. The regional and 
field offices shall supervise and monitor the implementation of the GIP in their 
respective jurisdiction. CSC shall conduct training for GIP Desk Officers prior 
to the implementation of GIP. 
 
b. CSC shall establish a GIP Unit in the Central, Regional and Field Offices. The 
unit shall provide training costs, administrative costs, or other fees, if any, as 
specified under a memorandum of agreement between the CSC and the 
institution. 
 
c. The Oversight Committee shall oversee the implementation of the GIP. The 
Committee shall be chaired by the National Youth Commission (NYC). 
 
d. The Committee shall be composed of representatives from the Civil Service 
Commission (CSC), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), 
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Interior and 
Local Government (DILG) and representatives from the youth, employer and 
labor sectors. A report shall be transmitted to both Houses of Congress through 
the CSC. 
 


e. All institution shall designate a GIP Desk Officer, who shall be lodged under the 
HR/ Personnel Unit or any Special Unit of the institution. The GIP Desk Officer 
shall: 
i. 
Ensure that all processes required of the Program are met; and 
ii. 
Provide reports to CSC as the lead institution of the GIP. 
 
SECTION 9. Program Assessment. — To determine the necessary innovations 
improvements and rationalization needed for integration in the program, a periodic 
review and assessment on the delivery of the GIP services must be undertaken by each 
institution. 
This will also be a processing venue for all units under the institution to suggest 
mechanisms to further enhance the internal processes of the program as they may apply 
within their institutional parameters. 
This endeavor shall be undertaken at least twice a year. 
All institution should submit a report and database of their implementation of the GIP 
fifteen (15) days after the end of every fiscal year. 
SECTION 10. Appropriations. — There is hereby authorized to be appropriated the 
amount of One Hundred Million Pesos (Php100,000,000.00) as funding for the program 
and shall be provided to the Civil Service Commission's budget for the current fiscal 
year. Further, at least one percent (1%) shall be appropriated under the Maintenance 
and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) of Training Institutions for the implementation 
of the GIP in their respective jurisdictions, and shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
SECTION 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days from 
the effectivity of this Act, the Civil Service Commission and relevant agencies, shall 
promulgate the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this 
Act. 
SECTION 12. Separability Clause. — If any part or provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in full force and effect. 
SECTION 13. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, memorandum 
orders, memorandum circulars, administrative orders, ordinances, or parts thereof, 
which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby deemed repealed or 
modified accordingly. 
SECTION 14. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,