FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No._ 4506

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
4% District, City of Manila

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Constitution, Article 2, Section 18 provides: "The State affirms labor
as a primary social economic force. It shall protect the rights of workers and
promote their welfare."

The government is prioritizing investments in the country's no. 1
resource, its human resource, in an atmosphere of industrial peace and social
justice.

Hence, this bill seeks to direct the Secretary of Labor and Employment,
subject to the availability of appropriations, to make grants to local
government units to carry out employment training programs to aid
unemployed individuals in securing employment in a new area of expertise,
particularly in emerging markets and industries (such as green technologies).

In view of the foregoing, early passage of this bill is earnestly requested.

This is a House of Representative counterpart bill to one filed in the
Senate by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago.

MA, THE! A BONOAN-DAVID
. 4th District, City of Manila


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE }
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
First Regular Session )

HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES
House Bill No._ 4506

Introduced by: MA. THERESA B. BONOAN-DAVID
4% District, City of Manila

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT TO MAKE GRANTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
UNITS TO CARRY OUT EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS

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

Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "New Jobs for
Philippines Act”

Section 2. Compensated Employment Training Grants. -

a) Authorization. - Subject to the availability of appropriations for
such funds, the Secretary of Labor and Employment shall make
grants to local government units to carry out the activities
described in subsection

b) Use of Funds. - A recipient of a grant under this Act shall use the
grant for the following purposes:

1, To seek out unemployed individuals struggling financially
whose prior training consisted of skills necessary for a
faltering or dying industry.

2, To create compensated training programs that offer training
in emerging markets and industries (such as green
technologies).

3. To partner with state universities and colleges to create
innovative retraining programs focused on retooling workers


for jobs in the growth sectors of f healthcare, biotech, and
information technology.

4.To partner with non-profit organizations to provide
apprenticeships and internships.

5, To provide compensation to participants in training programs
to temporarily aid in their financial distress,

6*To provide access to Public healthcare programs for
participants,

7. To create training programs for ex-offenders in an effort to
reduce recidivism.

8. To aid newly trained participants in securing employment
within the field of their newly acquired expertise.

c) Conditions. - As a condition of receiving a grant under this Act, a
grant recipient shall allocate not less than eighty percent (80%) of
the funding allocated under the grant to wages, benefits, and
support activities, including child care services to individuals
receiving compensated training under such a grant; and institute a
program to aid newly trained participants in securing employment
in their new area of expertise. .

SECTION 3. Authorization of Appropriations. - There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

SECTION 4, 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 58. Repeating Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance,
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or
regulation contrary to or is inconsistent with the provision of this Act is
hereby repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.

SECTION 6. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,