EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.B. No. 1630
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
Date
TJME
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND 
ACCREDITATION CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYOMBONG IN THE 
PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the Constitution provides that," the State shall protect 
and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels and shall take 
appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all." The Constitution further 
mandates that the State ''establish, maintain and support a complete, adequate, and 
integrated system of education relevant to the needs of the people and society."
The quality of a country's human capital, which is nurtured through education, 
determines the course of its nationai development. It Is necessary that technical 
education and skills development centers be established In most cities and 
municipalities of the Philippines. This would make access to education more inclusive 
thereby ensuring the equitable spread of these learning programs to develop a 
reservoir of high-level technical manpower and skilled workers and craftsmen in all 
fields.
The Municipality of Bayombong is a first class municipality composed of twenty 
five (25) barangays. To help the community's economy it is necessary to make 
vocational and technical skills education more available and accessible so its people 
can find employment. Thus, this bill seeks to establish a Technical Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Accreditation Center in Bayombong, 
Nueva Vizcaya.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
e /l.
IMEE R. MARCOS
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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S.B. No
SENATE 
1630
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION 
AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND 
ACCREDITATION CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYOMBONG IN THE 
PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shail be known as the "Bayombong Technical 
Education and Skills Development (TESDA) and Training and Accreditation Center 
Act."
Section 2. Creation. - There is hereby established a Technical Education and Skills 
Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Accreditation Center in the municipality 
of Bayombong in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya.
Section 3. General Mandate. - The Bayombong TESDA Training and 
Accreditation Center, hereinafter referred to as the Center, shall primarily provide 
access to technical-vocational training and skills development programs to students 
and residents from low-income famiiies and out-of-school youths, including persons 
with disabilities and indigenous people in the municipality of Bayombong and it 
surrounding communities, to help them become self-reliant, productive, and globally 
competitive labor assets.
The Center shall offer training programs on relevant skills trade competencies, 
craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship activities needed to deliver the effective and 
strategic economic interventions that wiil hasten the development of the host areas 
and adjacent communities in the municipality of Bayombong into human resource 
capital and productivity hubs.
The Center shall provide teachers' training curriculum design assistance to the 
secondary schools offering the technical-vocational livelihood (TVL) Track under the K


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to 12 Program in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) 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 Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), National and Economic 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 areas and 
adjacent localities.
Section 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. -The provisions of this Act 
notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon determination and 
declaration of the TESDA, through the Issuance of a formal recommendation and 
certificate of compliance that the Center has individually and satisfactorily complied 
with the minimum requirements for quality standards prescribed by TESDA.
Section 6. Administration. - The Center shall be headed by a Technical 
Vocational Administrator, under the supervision of the TESDA, who shall render full­
time services and be responsible for the administration and operation of the Center.
The Technical-Vocational Administrator of the Center shall be appointed by the 
TESDA Director General in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Civil 
Service Commission (CSC) and the qualification requirements for such office.
The Technical-Vocational Administrator shall enter Into agreements with locally- 
based private and public counterpart agencies or instrumentalities and persons, 
subject to the approval of the TESDA Director General, for such assistance as may be 
necessary to effectively implement this Act.
Section 7. Appropriations. - The Director General of the TESDA shall include 
the Authority's program the operation of the Center, the funding of which shall be 
included in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).
The LGU concern, in consultation with the TESDA, shall likewise set aside from 
any available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart 
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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, concerned LGU, and such 
other relevant agencies and industry-business partners of the host locality shall 
prepare and issue the necessary regulations for the implementation of this Act.
Section 9. Separability Clause. - In the event that any provision of this Act or 
any portion thereof is declared unconstitutional by a competent court, the other 
provisions shall not be affected thereby and shall remain valid and enforceable.
Section 10. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and 
regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby 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,