FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Introduced by Senator Manny W a r  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippine Government is the biggest single employer of people. It has 
over 1.6 million workers in its employ and it allocates a significant portion of its 
annual budget to personnel services. Competitive government employees shift to 
private employment upon the instance of opportunities which the rest opt to 
pursue public service until retirement. 
It is the intention of this Bill to make Government a partner in honing the 
entrepreneurial skills of its employees to prepare them for better economic 
opportunities after working with government. 
Likewise, the Bill provides an alternative for employees, who opt to leave 
government, to venture into entrepreneurial activities and to provide the 
necessary post-service assistance to its retiring employees. 
For the enhancement of economic welfare of our employees, the 
immediate approval of this Bill is imperative. 
MANNYVI LAR T 


FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
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Introduced by Senator Manny Villar 
AN 
ACT r' 
EVELOP 
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG 
GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEES 
FOR 
AN 
INNOVATION-INSPIRED 
CORPS 
OF 
CIVIL 
SERVANTS AND A PRODUCTIVE POST-SERVICE CITIZENRY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives in 
SECTIONI. Short Title.-This Act shall be known as the Government 
Congress assembled: 
Employees Entrepreneurship Development Act of 2008. 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy.-It shall be the policy of the State to 
enhance the human and intellectual capital of Government and to ensure a self- 
reliant and more productive life for its employees even after public service. The 
viability of cooperatives as an instrument of economic development and an active 
partner in nation building shall be upheld by the state. 
SECTION 3. Objectives- 
a. To ensure the continuous flow of innovative and development- 
oriented government programs and projects for entrepreneurial 
development: and 
b. To ensure the maintenance of highly competitive government 
employees and the creative use of such resources whether in- 
service or post-service. 
SECTION 4. Establishment of Entrepreneurial Training Programs-All 
government offices and agencies shall implement an Entrepreneurial Training 
Program for its employees to prepare them for in-service or post-service 
entrepreneurship. Resource speakers from government agencies and the 
academe with tested and proven entrepreneurial training skills shall be tapped. 
SECTION 5. Establishment of Cooperatives and Savings and Loan 
Associations- All government agencies shall promote and support the 
establishment of Cooperatives and Savings and Loan Associations by 
recognizing, protecting and upholding the rights of employees to organize 
cooperatives and savings and loan associations in their respective offices to 
generate financial resources for their employees and to develop employees 
entrepreneurial skills. Cooperatives and savings and loan associations shall be 
encouraged to retain membership of employees even after service. Government 
employees cooperatives shall be given preferential rights to operate revenue 
generating activities in available government owned sites and facilities, Provided, 
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That, these activities shall be done in a way that will interfere with the 
performance of their regular duties and functions. 
SECTION 6. Networking with Government Financial Institutions-it shall be 
the responsibility of the agency head to link with government financial institutions 
in order to provide sources of financing for the entrepreneurial projects of its 
employees. All government financing institutions (GFls) shall provide and 
maintain a unit to handle this linkage. 
SECTION 7.Creation of a Coordinating Council on Government 
Employees Entrepreneurship Development Program.-A Coordinating Council on 
Government Entrepreneurship Development Program is hereby created to be 
headed by the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and 
composed by, but not limited to the heads of office of the following: Department 
of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The 
Commission on Audit (COA), Cooperative Development Authority (COA), 
Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Technology and Livelihood 
Resource Center (TLRC), and two Representatives from the Public Sector 
Unions. The Council shall be tasked to prepare comprehensive programs to 
develop entrepreneurial capabilities, managerial expertise, technical skills and 
financing sources as well as to monitor the implementation of the program. 
SECTION 8. Post Service Assistance.-All government agencies shall 
extend post-service assistance to their respective retirees and shall promulgate 
the rules and regulations needed to implement the provisions of this Act. 
SECTION 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations.-The Civil Service 
Commission in coordination with all concerned stakeholders shall promulgate the 
rules and regulations needed to implement the provisions of this Act. 
SECTION I O .  Separability Clause.-If any section or provision of this Act 
shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional such shall not invalidate any other 
section or provisions of thus Act. 
SECTION 11. Repealing Clause.-All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, other executive issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with 
this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
SECTION 12. Effectivity Clause.-This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation. 
Approved, 
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