Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Municipality
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
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ESTABLISHNG IN CAGRARAY ISLAND IN TIIE MUNICIPA14TY OF BACACAY,
pRoVINCE oF AI;BAY, A TECHNlcAL EDucATloN AND sKnls DERELopRENT
AUTHORITY TRAINING AND ASSESSRENT CENTEFL TO BE ENOWN AS TIE
CAGRARAY ISLAND TESDA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Introduced by AKO BICOL PARTYLrsIT Representatives Elizaldy S. Co and
Haul Angelo ".il" D. Bongalon
ExpENATORy roTE
This measure seeks to establish the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority  (TESDA)  Training  and  Accreditation  Center  in   Cagraray  Island  in  the
Municipality of Bacacay, Albay, to be known as the Cagraray Island TESDA Training
and Assessment Center.
The convenience and availability of the training center in the Cagraray Island,
Bacacay, Albay, will provide the out-of-school youths and our constituents with the
opportunity to develop themselves to be self-reliant and learn new techniques geared
towards  earning a livelihood.  Likewise,  it provides the necessary atmosphere where
inborn talents are developed into self-reliant individuals.
Through  the  Center,  high  school  students,  college  graduates  and  ordinary
citizens who want to continue their education, will avail of accessible, high quality and
efficient technical education and skills development programs.
foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
DY S. CO                   HON.
Bicol Partylist
ONGALON
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon Municipality
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HousE BILL No.  -87 96
A" ACT
ESTABLISHING IN CAGRARAT IslAND IN TIIE Mul\rlclpALITT oF BACACAT,
PROVINCE OF ALBAY, A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY TRAINING AND AssEssRENT CENTER, To BE InTowN As TIE
cAGRARAy lsLAND TESDA TRAINING AlrD AssEssRENT CENTER, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS TIIEREFOR
Introduced by AKO BICOL PARTYLIST Representatives Elizaldy S. Co and
Haul Angelo ".il" D. Bongalon
Be it erracted bg the serute and House of Represerdatiijes of the    Philippines   in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Estabttshmerut Of a Training  and: Assessme"S Center ir. Cagrarau
Jszan4  Bacacag/, Albag. - There is hereby  established a training and assessment
center,  under  the  supervision  of the  Technical  Education  and  Skills  Development
Authority   (TESDA),   to  be  lmown  as  the  "Cagraray  Island  TESDA  Training  and
Assessment Center". It shall be located in a highly accessible area in Cagraray Island,
Bacacay, Albay, pursuant to the purposes of this Act and to the agreement between the
TESDA and the concerned local government units (LGUs).
SEcrroJV 2. General bla[ndrfe. -The Cagraray Island 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  famj]ies  and  out-of-school  youths,  including  persons  with  disabilities  and
indigenous   peoples   to   help   them   become   productive,   serf-reliant,   and   globally
competitive labor assets.
The Center shall provide effective employment interventions through training progralns
on relevant skills in trade competencies , craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship activities
to help hasten the development of the host area and its adjacent localities into human
resource and productivity hubs.


The Center shall also provide technical-vocational training for teachers and curriculum
design  assistance  to  the  secondary  schools  in  the  province  offering  the  technical-
vocational  livelihood  track  under  the  K  to   12  Program,  in  coordination  with  the
Department of Education and the TESDA.
SEcrlo„ 3. rrulnfng Thqgnc[ms. - 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  I,ocal  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 the industry partners, the academe, and the Center geared
towards the acquisition by residents of practical livelihood, employable skills, gainful
employment,  and  entrepreneurial  capabilities  in  priority  areas  in  Cagraray  Island,
Municipality of Bacacay and neighboring localities in the Province of Albay.
The  Center  shall  offer  the  following  TVET  programs  with  competencies  assessment
leading to National Certification Levels I-Ill:
a)   Skills  training  in  industrial  technology  and  hard  trades  such  as  metal  and
steelwork,  machine  fabrication  and  operation,  heavy  equipment  operation,
automotive mechanical assembly, refrigeration and air conditioning, electronics ,
and operation of power tools and equipment for both medium skills grade and
industrial purposes;
b)   Agiviculture  and aquaculture-related trainings  and  skills  development in  such
areas as farming technology,  fishing operations technology,  backyard farming
and home-based aquaculture and propagation irmovations, mechanized farming,
fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqua trade technology
ahd innovations,  and relevant training seminars for farmers  and fisherfolk to
encourage entrepreneurship and thus increase their productivity;
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c)   Livelihood skills development courses for preferred s]alls employment and small-
sdale entrepreneurship,  including practical skills education in arts and crafts,
workmanship   and   design,   high-speed   sewing,   dressmaking   and   tailoring,
h4rticulture,  livestock raising and breeding,  food processing technology,  home
tephnology, culinary arts and commercial cooking, cosmetology, and health and
w¢11ness training;
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d)  Bisic  business  literacy  training  in  financial  management  and  marketing,
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business   patent   and intellectual property regulation, business fmancing and
investment  opportunities  sourcing,  import-export  accreditation,  online  home-
bdsed business operation and social media business marketing;


e)   T6chnical-vocational occupation and trades skins such as carpentry, mas.opry,
pfumbing,  welding,  practical electricity and installation,  automotive  servicmg,
electronics  servicing,  personal  computer  servicing,  and  such  other  relevant
pl`actical sums courses;
P    Computer literacy and information technology-related skills, digital technology,
web design, animation, photoshop or online photography, computer design and
advertising;
g)   Spcial communication skills and language pr?ficiency courses in English and
other languages for business process outsourcmg employment and overseas job
placement;
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h)   Stminars  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
Cpgraray Island, Municipality of Bacacay and of adjacent localities to enhance
their capacities for practical livelihood, gainful employment, and entrepreneurial
activities.
SEcrraIV 4.  Coapl!anee ndth rEsin Requ!re„.gnts. - The provisions of this Act
notwithstanding, the Center shah become operational only upon the issuance  by the
TESDA of a   formal recommendation and certificate of compliance attesting that the
Center  has  satisfactorily  complied  with  the  minimum  standards  of  quality  it  has
prescrit]ed governing the following:
a)   standard procedures and guidethes 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, instmctional materials,
ahd other standard requirements of a Center;
c)   instainable funding source and allocation of the budgetary requirement;
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d)  fun alignment of the training programs offered with the ninimum standards of
qompetency-basedqualtytechnical-vocationalskillstechnologyandtheneedsof
the  host  area  and  adjacent  communities  served  within  the  context  of  the
Association   of   Southeast   Asian   Nations   integration   and   the   Philippine
Qualification Framework for rvET; and
e)   ¢ompliance with such other TESDA conditionalities and standards as may be
necessary and applicable in establishing a Center.
secrHPIV 5.  Admlnistrarfuon  oJ the  Center.  - The  Center  shall  be  headed  by  a
Techni¢al-Vocational   Administrator   who   shaft   render   full-tiape.   service   and   be
responsible for its administration and operation, under the supervision of the TESDA.
The  Technical-Vocational  Administrator  shall  be  appointed  by  the  TESDA  Director
General in accordance with the mles and regulations of the Civil Service Commission
and the qualification requirements for such office.


The Technical-Vocational Administrator may 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.
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in the annual General Appropriations Act.
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the ope+ation of the Center herein established.
SEcr70rv 7. J»pzementz7tg Jdrzes and Regrthattous. - 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 rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
SEcr7dr 8. Sepandzzzfty Czazzse. - If, for any reason, any section or provision of this
Act shall be deemed unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions thereof
shall nc}t be affected and shall remain in force and in effect.
SEC"O. 9. Repeazfr[g Clouise. -All laws, executive orders, decrees, instructions, rules
and reglilations contrary to or inconsistent with any provision of this Act are repealed
or amended accordingly.
SEcrroIV  ]0.  ELorectfultE/.  -  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,