Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
17% CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 4819

Introduced by Representative Wes Gatchalian

EPLANATORY NOTE

{A strong nation lies on a strong economy. A strong economy lies on strong
people. People are strong when they are empowered and given enough
opportunities to participate in the nation building, People empowerment comes
in various forms. On the part of the government, it may be promoted by at least
ensuring that the basic government services are available even on the farthest
regions of the country. However, these words and thoughts are also often
unmatched by deeds for even in the simplest processing of the documentary
requirements, our countrymen would always encounter unnecessary difficulties,
which are brought primarily by the distance between the government agencies
that issue these documentary requirements. It is under this premise why in this
bill it is proposed that a one-stop government shop for all Filipinos be now
institutionalized.

6n. Wes Gatchalian
Representative



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City
17% CONGRESS
First Regular Session

4819

House Bill No.

Introduced by Representative Wes Gatchalian

AN ACT
MANDATING THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF
AONE STOP GOVERNMENT SHOP FOR ALL FILIPINO WORKERS

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

Section 1. Statement of Policy. - This Act is adopted to enable the following State
policies:

a. It is the policy of the State to promote and protect the welfare of the
people, in each and every endeavor of the government, by providing
access for everyone to the basic government services.

b. It is the policy of the State to empower each and every region of the
country, and deliver the needed services of the government, not only
within the confines of the capital, but as well, to the remotest of our
provinces.

c. Itis the policy of the State to expedite/streamline the processing and
release of all government permits and requirements, including every
document or certification that our people need.

d. It is the policy of the State to help the people become free of the
unnecessary burdens that come along with government bureaucracy.

Section 2. Institutionalization of a One Stop Government Shop. ~ The government
Shall create a one-stop government shop for all the regions in the Philippines
that shall house a satellite office for the various government offices that process
and issue the common documentary permits and requirements needed by the
people, including but not limited to the following government offices:

a, Bureau of Immigration (BI), for the processing and issuance of a
Departure Clearance Information, and other documentary permits and
requirements, including the issuance of the _ necessary
authentication certification, if there be any needed;


b. Commission on Higher Education (CHED), for the verification and
authentication of school credentials, and the processing and issuance of
other documentary permits and requirements, including the issuance of
other necessary authentication/certification, if there be any needed;

¢ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), for all passport services, and the
issuance of the necessary authentication/certification, if there be any
needed;

d. Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), for the processing and
issuance of documentary permits and requirements, including the
issuance of the necessary authentication/certification, if there be any
needed;

e. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), for the processing and issuance
of documentary permits and requirements, including the issuance/
revalidation of Seaman's Book, and the issuance of the necessary
authentication certification, if there be any needed;

{ National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), for the processing and issuance of
an NBI Clearance, and other documentary permits and requirements,
including the issuance of the necessary authentication/certification, if
there be any needed;

g. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), for the processing of
COWWA Membership/Renewal of Membership, and other documentary
permits and requirements, and the issuance of the necessary
authentication/certification, if there be any needed;

h. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC), for the processing and
issuance of documentary permits and requirements, including the
issuance of the necessary authentication/certification, if there be any
needed;

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), for the
documentation/registration of workers, verification/certification of
OFCW records, processing and issuance of other documentary permits
and requirements, including the issuance of the necessary
authentication certification, if there be any needed;

j. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)/ National Statistic’s Office (NSO), for
the processing and issuance of civil registry documents, including the
issuance of the necessary authentication/certification, if there be any
needed;

kk. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), for the processing and
issuance of documentary permits and requirements, including the
issuance of a Professional License, and the _necessary
authentication certification, if there be any needed;


1. Social Security System (SSS), for the processing and issuance of
documentary permits and requirements, including the issuance of the
necessary authentication/certification, if there be any needed;

m. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), for
assistance for Competency Assessment, verification of certificates and
special order, requests for training and scholarship programs, the
processing of other documentary permits and requirements, and the
issuance of the necessary authentication/certification, if there be any
needed;

n. Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA), for the
Travel Tax Payment, processing of Travel Tax Exemption and Reduced
‘Travel Tax, processing and issuance of other documentary permits and
requirements, including the issuance ofthe _ necessary
authentication certification, if there be any needed; and

©. Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), for the processing and
issuance of documentary permits and requirements, including the
issuance of the necessary authentication /certification, if there be needed.

Section 3. One Stop Government Shop Provincial Offices. - For the attainment of
the above purpose, each and every provincial government in the entire
Philippine archipelago, except for Metro Manila, shall reserve an appropriate
office space in the capitol building, which shall house the proposed One Stop
Government Shop.

Section 4. One Stop Government Shop in the National Capital Region. - In Metro
Manila, each and every local government in the said cities and municipalities
shall also reserve an appropriate office space in the Cityhall or Municipal
building as the case may be, which shall house the proposed One Stop
Government Shop.

Section 5. Manpower requirement. - All government agencies required to
participate in the One Stop Government Shop Program shall be required to
provide each of its satellite offices housed in a One Stop Government Shop a
qualified personnel, with no less than six (6) months of experience at the office,
who shall oversee the day to the operation in the said satellite offices, and the
conduct of the necessary coordination with the respective central offices of all
the government agencies concerned. Likewise, the housing/sponsoring local
government/provincial government, upon the request of any and all
participating government agency herein, shall assign/designate contractual
worker or workers to the said requesting government agency or agencies.

Section 6. Office Facilities. - All government agencies required to participate in
the One Stop Government Shop Program shall be required to provide each of its
satellite offices housed in a One Stop Government Shop at least one (1) set of
computer, with all the required accessories, including scanner and printer. For
purposes of uniformity, it shall be the duty of the housing/sponsoring local


government/provincial government to install/provide the necessary office
tables, chairs, and the telephone and internet facility to One Stop Government
Shop.

Section 7. Funding. - The funds for the establishment, development, and the day
to day operation of the One Stop Government Shop offices across the entire
Philippines shall be provided for in the general appropriations act; however, the
maintenance of these offices shall be on account of the local
government/provincial government concerned. Likewise, the facility mentioned
in the next preceding paragraph, and as well the payment of the contractual
workers mentioned under Section 5 of this bill shall be on the account of the
local government/provincial government concerned.

Section 8. Repealing Clause. - All other laws, executive orders, presidential
decrees, rules and regulations inconsistent with any provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,