Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to create a TESDA Skills and Training and Accreditation Center in the 
Municipality of Amulung, Province of Cagayan to be known as the Cagayan TESDA 
Training and Accreditation Center. 
The establishment of an accessible, high quality and efficient technical education and 
skills development center will be beneficial to all qualified trainees and students not 
only in the province of Cagayan but also in the nearby municipalities of Kalinga, 
Apayao and Isabela. Notably, out of school youths, unemployed and underemployed 
residents will be the foremost recipients of the benefits of the TESDA program in this 
part of the country whose major source of income and livelihood is only agriculture 
and farm works. Indeed, bringing these crucial services to our constituents through 
the TESDA Training and Accreditation Center will provide a reliable and sustainable 
source of income to Cagayanos. 
This bill, therefore, aims to equip our constituents with basic practical knowledge and 
technical expertise that would lead them to become self-reliant, productive, and more 
importantly employed members of the community. 
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
August 1, 2022
5:12 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. _______ 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by HON. JOSEPH “JOJO” L. LARA 
____________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 
AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER IN THE 
MUNICIPALITY OF AMULUNG, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, TO BE KNOWN AS 
THE AMULUNG, CAGAYAN 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: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Amulung, 
Cagayan TESDA Training and Assessment Center Act." 
SECTION 2. Establishment. – There is hereby established a Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) training and assessment center 
in the Municipality of Amulung, Province of Cagayan, under the supervision of the 
TESDA, to be known as the Amulung, Cagayan TESDA Training and Assessment 
Center. It shall be located in a highly accessible location in the Municipality of 
Amulung, Province of Cagayan pursuant to the purpose of this Act and to the 
agreement between the TESDA and the concerned local government units (LGUs). 
SECTION 3. General Mandate. – The Amulung, Cagayan TESDA Training 
and Assessment Center, hereinafter referred to as the Center, shall primarily provide 
technical-vocational education and training (TVET) programs to students and local 
residents from low-income families and out-of-school youths, including persons with 
disabilities and indigenous peoples, in the Municipality of Amulung and the neighboring 
localities in the Province of Cagayan, to help them become productive, self-reliant and 
globally competitive labor assets. 
The Center shall provide effective employment interventions through training 
programs 
on 
relevant 
skills 
in 
trade 
competencies, 
craftsmanship, 
and 
entrepreneurship activities to help hasten the development of the host area and the 
adjacent localities in the Province of Cagayan into human resource and productivity 
hubs. 
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The Center shall serve as the TESDA-accredited Assessment Center for acquired 
competencies in TVET programs in the Municipality of Amulung and adjacent localities 
in the Province of Cagayan. It shall also provide technical-vocational training for 
teachers and curriculum design assistance to the secondary schools offering technical-
vocational livelihood track under the K to 12 Program, in coordination with the 
Department of education and the TESDA. 
 
SECTION 4. Training Programs. – the Center shall offer short-term 
certificate courses and modular trainings in preferred technical-vocational skills and 
trades specialization. To this end, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), 
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Science and Technology 
(DOST), Department of Agriculture (DA) Department of the Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), business 
industry partners, and other relevant agencies and instrumentalities, both local and 
international, shall provide the necessary assistance to enable the Center to develop 
skilled manpower to achieve a robust and inclusive economy in the host area and its 
adjacent localities. 
 
The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology 
development farms, satellite, or extension training centers, promote mobile training 
programs, and strengthen linkages among industry partners, the academe, and the 
Center geared towards the acquisition of residents of practical livelihood, employable 
skills, gainful employment, and entrepreneurial capabilities in priority areas in the 
Municipality of Amulung and neighboring localities in the Province of Cagayan. 
 
The Center shall offer the following TVET programs with competencies 
assessment leading to National Certification Level I-III: 
 
a) Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal and 
steel work, machine fabrication and operation, heavy equipment operation, 
automotive mechanic, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics and 
operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and 
industrial purposes; 
 
b) Agriculture and aquaculture related trainings and skills development in such 
area as farming technology, fishing operations technology, backyard 
farming and home-based aquaculture and propagation innovations, 
mechanized farm, fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-
aqua trade technology and innovations, and relevant farmers and 
fisherfolk’s trainings for increased productivity and entrepreneurship; 
 
 
c) Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employment and 
small-scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in the arts 
and crafts, workmanship and design, high-speed sewing, dressmaking and 
tailoring, horticulture, livestock raising and breeding, food processing 
technology, home technology, culinary arts and commercial cooking, 
cosmetology, and health and wellness training; 


 
d) Basic business literacy training financial management and marketing, 
practical accountancy, bookkeeping and office procedures, business 
processes and application procedures including registration, licensing, 
documentation, business patent and intellectual property regulation, 
business financing and investment opportunities sourcing, import-export 
accreditation, online home-based business operation and social media 
business marketing; 
 
e) Technical-vocational occupation and trade skills such as carpentry, masonry, 
plumbing, welding, practical electricity and installation, automotive 
servicing, electronics servicing, personal computer servicing, and such other 
practical skills courses; 
 
f) Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, digital 
technology, web design, animation, photoshop/online photography, 
computer design and advertising; 
 
g) Social Communications skills and language proficiency courses in English 
and other languages for business process outsourcing employment and 
overseas job placement; 
 
h) Seminars in personality development, career counseling, job placement, and 
work ethic and values; and 
 
i) Other preferred skills and trades training that may be needed by the people 
of the Municipality of Amulung and of the other localities of the Province of 
Cagayan to enhance their capabilities for practical livelihood, gainful 
employment, and entrepreneurial activities. 
 
SECTION 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. – The provisions of 
this Act notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon determination 
and certification by the TESDA, through the issuance of a formal recommendation and 
certificate of compliance, that the Center has satisfactorily complies with the minimum 
standards of quality prescribed by TESDA governing the following: 
 
a) Standard procedures and guidelines for the establishment and operation of 
a Center; 
 
b) Operational sustainability of the Center, in terms of licensed faculty-trainers 
and personnel, equipment, training and laboratory facilities, instructional 
materials, and other standard requirements of a Center; 
 
c) Sustainable funding source and allocation of the budgetary requirement; 
 
d) Full alignment of the training programs offered with the minimum standards 
of competency-based quality technical-vocational skills technology and the 
needs of the host area and adjacent communities served within the context 


if the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) integration and the 
Philippine Qualification Framework for TVET; and 
 
e)  Compliance with such other TESDA conditionalities and standards, as may 
be necessary and applicable, in establishing a Center. 
  
SECTION 6. Administration. – The Center shall be headed by a Technical-
Vocational Administrator who shall be under the supervision of the TESDA, render full-
time service, and be responsible for its administration and operation. 
 
The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall be appointed by the TESDA 
Director General in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil Service 
Commission and the qualification requirements for such office. 
 
The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall enter into agreements with locally 
based private and public counterpart agencies, instrumentalities, or persons, and seek 
such assistance as may be necessary to effectively implement this Act, subject to the 
approval of the TESDA Director General. 
 
SECTION 7. Appropriations. – The Director General of the TESDA shall 
include in the Authority’s program the operation of the Center, the funding which shall 
be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. 
 
The LGUs concerned, in consultation with the TESDA, shall set aside from any 
available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart fund to 
support the operation of the Center herein established. 
 
SECTION 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within ninety (90) 
days after the approval of this Act, the TESDA shall, in coordination with the DOLE, 
DTI, DOST, DA, Department of Budget and Management, DILG, NEDA, the concerned 
LGUs and such other relevant agencies and industry business partners of the host 
locality, prepare and issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation of the Act. 
 
SECTION 9. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any section or 
provision of this Act shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or 
provisions thereof shall not be affected and shall remain in force and effect. 
 
SECTION 10. Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive orders, decrees, 
instructions, rules, and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of 
this Act are repealed or amended accordingly. 
 
SECTION 11. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,