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First Regular Session

BILL NO. 3748

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Introduced by Honorable Rodante D. Marcoleta

This bill seeks to require private contractors to whom national, provincial,
city and municipal public works projects have been awarded to employ individuals
who are considered as indigents by the Department of Social Wel
Development (DSWD) amending for the purpose Republic Act no. 6685.

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With this proposed amendment, the State will be able to give priority for
those considered as indigents in various areas where a governed project is being
undertaken. Thus, the new law will provide indigents an opportunity to work and
carn a living in a decent and honest way. Considering the increase in the number
of the unemployed, there is a need for the government to require contractor
awarded public works projects by the government to hire not only from those
qualified unemployed bona fide and actual residents in the place where the
projects are located but also to hire people who are considered indigents by the
DSWD.

This bill is also in line with the priority projects of President Benigno
Simeon Aquino II] to eradicate poverty and reduce the present unemployment rate

For this reason, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

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RODANTRD. MARCOLE’



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congr
First Regular S:

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HOUSE BILL Nt

Introduced by Honorable Rodante D. Marcoleta

AN ACT
REQUIRING PRIVATE CONTRACTORS DOING PUBLIC WORK
PROJECTS TO EMPLOY SKILLED AND UNSKILLED WORKERS WHO
ARE CONSIDERED INDIGENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE AND DEVELOPME! (DSWD), AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-SIX HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY-FIVE

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

SECTION 1. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 6685 is hereby amended to
read as follows:

“Section 1. Contractor Requirement. --- All private
contractors, including subcontractors, to whom awards are
made for the undertaking national and local public works
projects funded by either the National Government or any
local government unit including foreign-assisted projects

must hire at least fifty percent (50%) of the unskilled and

thirty percent (30%) of the skilled labor requirements from



the unemployed bona fide and actual residents in the
province, city and municipality WHO ARE CONSIDERED
AS INDIGENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) and who are
ready, willing and able as determined by the governor, city
mayor or municipal mayor concerned where the projects are
to be undertaken: Provided, That labor used or to be used for
the manufacture of prefabricated construction materials and
other materials premade outside the place of project
implementation and skilled manpower utilized or to be
utilized for the preparation of engineering designs and project
plans and layouts shall be exempted from the labor
requirements herein imposed: Provided, further, That where
the number of available resources is less than the required
percentage provided herein, said requirement shall be based
on the maximum number of locally available resources which
fact shall be certified by the municipal, city provincial or

district engineer as sufficient compliance with the labor

requirements under this Act.”

SEC. 2. Section 4 of the same Act is hereby amended to read as

follows:



“SEC. 4. Notice of Labor Requirements. --- The
contractor and/or subcontractor shall post in conspicuous
areas to be specified and designated by proper district,
provincial city or municipal authorities a notice in either
Filipino or English or the local dialect, that local residents are
needed for the project. Applicants shall bring their voter's
identification card, or any reliable document of identification
or submit a certification from the barangay captain or any
other member of the barangay council in the absence of the

barangay captain to prove that they are bona fide and actual

residents of the locality where the project will be undertaken

AND A CERTIFICATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT THAT THEY

ARE CONSIDERED AS INDIG!

NTS AS LISTED IN THE

ROSTER OF SAID AGENCY. Furthermore, applicants shall

pass reasonable performance requirements of the contractor.”

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(C. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its

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

Approved,