THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S. No. 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippines has a large (1 1.2 million) and rapidly increasing 
out-of school youth population. The major causes for this phenomenon are 
poverty-related. 
The reach and scope of existing and government programs for 
youth are inadequate to meet the problem. In view of this, the attached 
bill seeks to optimize available resources by mobilizing non-profit private 
agencies to assist in addressing the problem of out-of-school youth 
population. 
The primary purpose of this bill is to enable economically 
disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school, 
to obtain the education, job skills training, personal counseling, leadership 
development skills training, job placement assistance, and long-term 
follow-up leading to economic self sufficiency. The mission is to provide 
effective learning system in lieu of the formal schooling system. 
Accordingly, the urgent passage of this 
bill is hereby 
recommended. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPLNES 
Second Regular Session 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
BY QUALIFIED PRIVATE NON-PROFIT AGENCIES 
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BeAenacfed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Section 1. There is hereby established a grant program for Youth 
Build. Said program shall be administered by the Technical Education 
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). 
Philippines /n congress assembled: 
Section 2. Purpose. - The purpose of the Youth Build Programs 
(a) to enable economically disadvantaged youth, especially youth 
who have not finished high school, to obtain the education, job skills 
training, personal counseling, leadership development skills training, job 
placement assistance, and long-term follow-up leading to economic self 
sufficiency. 
(b) to provide communities the opportunity to establish or rebuild 
neighborhood stability in economically depressed and low-income areas, 
as well as historic areas requiring restoration or preservation, while 
providing economically disadvantaged youth and youth who have not 
finished high school an opportunity for meaningful participation in society. 
(c) to allow communities to maintain and expand the supply of 
affordable housing for homeless and other low-income individuals by 
utilizing the energies and talents of economically disadvantaged youth and 
young people who have not graduated from high school. 
(d) to foster the development of leadership skills and a commitment to 
community development among youth. 
Section 3: Definitions. In this Act: 
shall be: 
"Applicant" - means a private non-profit agency eligible to provide 
education and employment training. 
"Secretary - means the Secretary of the Technical Education and 
Skills Development Authority. 
"Youth Build" - is a program that provides disadvantaged youth with 
opportunities for comprehensive education, employment, leadership 


development, and training in the construction or rehabilitation of housing 
for special needs populations, very low-income households and low- 
income households. 
Section 4: Program requirements. - The Secretary is authorized to 
make grants to applicants for the purpose of providing Youth Build 
programs as approved under this Section. All programs funded pursuant 
to the provisions of this Section shall reflect strong youth and community 
involvement. In addition, funding provided under this Section shall be 
used by each Youth Build program to provide, at a minimum, the following 
services: 
(a) Integrated education and job skills training services and 
activities which are evenly divided within the program, with 50% of 
students' time spent in classroom-based instruction, counseling, and 
leadership development instruction and 50% of their time spent in service 
learning experiences at construction sites. The programs shall include, at 
a minimum, the following elements: 
(1) An education component which includes basic skills 
instruction, secondary education services, and other activities 
designed to lead to the attainment of a high school diploma 
or its equivalent. The curriculum for this component shall 
include math, language arts, vocational education, life skills 
training, social studies related to the cultural and community 
history of the students, leadership skills, and other topics at 
the discretion of the programs. 
(2) A vocational learning experience and skills training 
component apprenticeship program that includes the 
construction and rehabilitation activities described in 
subsection (e). The process of construction must be coupled 
with skills training and with close on-site supervision by 
experienced trainers. The curriculum for this component 
shall contain a set of locally agreed upon skills and 
competencies that are systematically taught, with a student's 
mastery assessed individually on a regular, ongoing basis. 
Safety skills shall be taught at the outset. The vocational 
learning experience and skills training component shall be 
coordinated to the maximum extent feasible with pre- 
apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs. 
(3) Assistance in attaining post secondary education and 
required financial aid shall be made available to participants 
prior to graduation. 
(b) Counseling 
services 
designed 
to assist participants to 
positively participate in society, which should include all of the following 
if necessary: outreach, assessment, and orientation; individual and peer 
counseling: life skills training, drug and alcohol abuse education and 
prevention; and referral to appropriate drug rehabilitation, medical, mental 
health, legal, housing, and other services and resources in the community. 
(c) Leadership development training that provides participants with 
meaningful opportunities to develop leadership skills such as decision 
making, problem solving, and negotiating. 
The program must also 
encourage participants to develop strong peer group ties that support their 


mutual pursuit of skills and values. All programs must establish a youth 
council in which participants ar'e afforded opportunities to develop public 
speaking and negotiating skilk, and management and policy-making 
participation in specific aspects of the program. 
(d) Assist with the acquisition, rehabilitation, acquisition and 
rehabilitation, or construction of housing and related facilities which will 
serve as the vocational training sites and then to be used for the purpose 
of providing home ownership for disadvantaged persons, residential 
housing for homeless individuals, and low-income and very low-income 
families, or transitional housing for persons who are homeless, have 
disabilities, are ill, are de-institutionalized, or have special needs, and 
rehabilitation or construction of community facilities owned by private 
non-profit agencies. 
(e) A stipend must be provided to participants to cover the costs 
associated with their full time participation in this program. 
(9 Stipends may be distributed in a manner that offers incentives 
for good performance. 
(9) Full time participation in a Youth Build program shall be offered 
for a period of not less than 6 months and not more than 24 months. 
(h) A concentrated effort shall be made to find jobs for all graduates 
of the program who have performed well. The skills training curriculum 
shall provide participants with basic preparation for seeking and 
maintaining a job. Follow-up counseling and assistance in job-seeking 
shall also be provided to participants for the 12 months following 
graduation from the program. 
(i) All programs serving 20 trainees or more are required to have a 
full-time director responsible for the coordination of all aspects of the 
Youth Build program. 
24 years and who are part of one of the following groups: 
Section 5. Eligible participants.- Eligible participants are youth 16 to 
(a) 
economically disadvantaged; and 
(b) 
received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; 
Section 6. Eligible Entities and Selection Criteria. - Those eligible to 
be awarded funds under this act are non-profit private agencies. Priority in 
the awarding of funds under this act shall be given to applicants with 
experience in operating Youth Build programs. 
Section 7. 
Application requirements. The Secretary shall require 
that an application for Youth Build funds under this act contain at a 
minimum: 
persons who are not attending any school and have not 
(1) a request for an implementation grant, specifying the amount of 
the grant requested and its proposed uses; 
(2) a description of the applicant and a statement of 
its 
qualifications, including a description of the applicant's past experience 


running a Youth Build program, aind with housing rehabilitation or 
construction and with youth and youth education, youth leadership 
development and employment training programs and other relevant 
community organizations; 
(3) a description of the educational and job training activities, work 
opportunities, and other services that will be provided to participants; 
(4) A description of the proposed construction or rehabilitation 
activities to be undertaken and the anticipated schedule for carrying out 
such activities; 
(5) a description of the manner in which eligible youths will be 
recruited and selected, including a description of the arrangements which 
will be made with community-based organizations, local educational 
agencies, public assistance agencies, the courts of jurisdiction for status 
and youth offenders, shelters for homeless individuals and other agencies 
that serve homeless youth, foster care agencies, and other appropriate 
public and private agencies; 
(6) a description of the special efforts that will be undertaken to 
recruit eligible young women (including young women with dependent 
children) with plans for addressing appropriate supports they may need, 
especially childcare; 
(7) a description of how the proposed program will be coordinated 
with other youth serving agencies in the service area; 
(8) assurances that there will be a sufficient number of adequately 
trained supervisory personnel in the program who have attained the level 
of journeyman or its equivalent; 
(9) a description of the applicant's relationship with any local 
building trade unions, which may exist, regarding their involvement 
in 
training, and the relationship of the Youth Build program with 
established apprenticeship programs; 
leadership skills of participants, including their role in decision making; 
(IO) a description of activities that will be undertaken to develop the 
(11) a detailed budget and a description of the system of fiscal 
controls and auditing and accountability procedures that will be used to 
ensure fiscal soundness; 
(12) a description of any contracts and arrangements entered into 
between the applicant and other agencies and entities including all in-kind 
donations and grants from both public and private entities that will serve to 
augment state Youth Build funds; 
(13) the qualifications and past experience of the person who will 
(14) other information/factors as deemed necessary by the 
fill the full-time program director position. 
Secretary. 


Section 8. Outcomes and evaluation. - 
Subsection (a) An applicant selected for funding under this act shall 
provide to the department information on program and participant 
accomplishments, including but not limited to: attendance, retention, high 
school diplomas issued, educational improvement levels, placement, 
construction outcomes and community service accomplishments. 
Subsection (b) TESDA shall prepare an initial evaluation report 
which shall be made available to the President and appropriate legislative 
committees on the progress of individual programs funded under this act. 
A final evaluation report shall be prepared on individual programs at the 
times of their completion. The final evaluation report shall include, but not 
be limited to, information on the effectiveness of the program, the status of 
program participants and recommendations on program administration at 
the state and local level.” 
Section 9. Any law, decree, order, rule or regulation or part thereof 
which is inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
Section 10. This Act shall take effect immediately upon approval. 
Approved,