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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. NO. 1550
*22 NOV 24 P2 '49
RECElVhDBV.
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 
AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER 
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BANNA, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, TO BE 
KNOWNS AS THE BANNA, ILOCOS NORTE TESDA TRAINING AND 
ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article XIV, Section 1 of the 1987 Philippine 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. 
This would, in turn, promote the national policy to sustain the development of a 
reservoir of national talents consisting of Filipino scientists, entrepreneurs, 
professionals, managers, high-level technical manpower and skilled workers and 
craftsmen in all fields.
The availability or access to education is the foundation of development of the 
human capital of any country. The quality of a country's human capital, which is 
nurtured through education, determines the course of its national development. 
Likewise, access to education should be inclusive to ensure the equitable spread of 
these learning programmes. Remote areas in the country should have equal access to 
these learning opportunities.
This bill seeks to establish a TESDA training and assessment center in the 
municipality of Banna, Ilocos Norte. The municipality of Banna, which is strategically
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located and is accessible to other municipalities in Ilocos Norte, is recognized for its 
significant contribution to the development of the Ilocos loom-weaving industry, 
organic and artisan soap making, and the famous rice coffee of Ilocos Norte. These 
industries provide the people of Banna, especially women, a sustainable means of 
livelihood.
The establishment of a training and assessment center will help develop and 
enhance the current and upcoming industries of Ilocos Norte and promote other 
technical-vocational programs. Further, this would be a great opportunity for the 
residents of Ilocos Norte to become more self-reliant, productive, and competitive in 
the skills market.
Given the abovementioned circumstances, the immediate passage of this bill is 
earnestly sought.
E R. MARCOS


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1550
*22 NOV 24 P2 ‘49
RECEIVED BV;
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
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AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT 
AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER 
IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BANNA, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, TO BE
KNOWNS AS THE BANNA, ILOCOS NORTE TESDA TRAINING AND
ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Banna, Ilocos Norte 
TESDA Training and Assessment Center Act."
SEC. 2. Establishment. -There is hereby established a Technical Education and 
Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Training and Assessment Center in the 
Municipality of Banna, Province of Ilocos Norte, under the supervision of TESDA, to be 
known as Banna, Ilocos Norte TESDA Training and Assessment Center.
SEC. 3. General Mandate. - The Banna, Ilocos Norte Training and Assessment 
Center, herein referred to as the Center, shall be 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 Banna and the neighboring localities in the 
Province of Ilocos Norte, to help them become self-reliant, productive, and globally 
competitive labor assets.


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The Center shall provide effective employment interventions through training 
programs on relevant skills in trade competencies, craftmanship, and entrepreneurship 
activities needed to hasten the development of the host area and adjacent localities in 
the province of Ilocos Norte into human resource capital and productivity hubs.
The Center shall each serve as TESDA-accredited Assessment Center for 
acquired competencies in TVET programs in the Province of Ilocos Norte. They shall 
respectively, provide teachers' training curriculum design assistance to the secondary 
schools offering the technical-vocational livelihood (TVL) track under the K to 12 
Program in coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd) and the TESDA.
SEC. 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.
The Center may establish research and technology hubs, technology 
development farms, satellite or extension training centers, and promote mobile training 
programs to strengthen linkages among the industry partners, the academe, and the 
Center geared towards the acquisition of practical livelihood, employable skills, gainful 
employment, and entrepreneurship in priority areas throughout the Province of Ilocos 
Norte.
The Center shall offer the following TVET programs with competencies 
assessment leading to the National Certification (NC) Levels I-III:
a. Skills training in industrial technology and hard trades such as metal and 
steelworks, 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 training and skills development in such 
areas as farming technology fishing operations technology backyard farming, 
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fishing tools and equipment operation, agribusiness, agri-aqua trade technology
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and innovations, and relevant farmers and fisherfolks' trainings for increased
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productivity and entrepreneurship;
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c. Livelihood skills development courses for preferred skills employment and
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small-scale entrepreneurship, including practical skills education in arts and
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crafts, workmanship and design, high-speed sewing, dressmaking and tailoring,
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horticulture, livestock raising and breeding, food processing technology, home
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technology, culinary arts and commercial cooking, cosmetology, and health and
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wellness training;
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d. Basic business literacy training in financial management, marketing, practical
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accountancy, bookkeeping, office procedures, business processes and
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application procedures, including registration, licensing documentation, business
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patent and intellectual property regulation, business financing and investment
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opportunities sourcing, import-export accreditation, online home-based business
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operation, and use of social media business marketing;
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e. Technical-vocational occupation and trade skills such as carpentry, masonry,
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plumbing, welding, practical electricity and installation, automotive servicing,
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electronics servicing, personal computer (PC) servicing, and such other relevant
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practical skills courses;
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f. Computer literacy and information technology (IT)-related skills, digital
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technology, web design, animation, photoshop/online photography, computer
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design and advertising;
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g. Seminars on personality development, career counseling, job placement, and
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work ethic values; and
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h. Other preferred skills and trades training that may be needed by the people
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of I locos Norte to enhance their capacities for practical and sustainable
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livelihoods, gainful employment, and entrepreneurial activities.
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SEC. 5. Compliance with TESDA Requirements. - The provisions of this Act
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notwithstanding, the Center shall become operational only upon determination and
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declaration of the TESDA, through the issuance of a formal recommendation and
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certificate of compliance that the Center has individually and satisfactorily complied
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with the minimum requirements for quality standards prescribed by TESDA governing
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the following competency assessment: (a) standard procedures and guidelines (SPGs)
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for the establishment and operation o f a Center; (b) operational sustainability of the
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laboratory facilities, instructional materials and other standard requirements of a 
Center; (c) sustainable funding source and allocation of budgetary requirements; (d) 
assurance that the training programs offered are fully aligned with the minimum 
standards of competency-based quality technical vocational skills technology and the 
needs of the host areas and adjacent communities served in the context of the 
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Integration and the Philippine 
Qualifications Framework (PQF) for TVET; and (e) compliance with such other TESDA 
conditionalities and standards, as may be necessary and applicable in establishing the 
Center.
SEC. 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 or persons, subject 
to the approval of the TESDA Director General, for such assistance as may be necessary 
to effectively implement this Act.
SEC. 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 LGUs concerned, in consultation with the TESDA, shall likewise set aside 
from any available local revenue an amount deemed appropriate as annual counterpart 
fund to support the operation of the Center herein established.
SEC. 8. Impiementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days from 
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 LGUs, 
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.
SEC. 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 
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SEC. 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.
SEC. 11. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,