Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF THE REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

7862

HOUSE BILL No.

Introduced by HON. MANUEL F. ZUBIRI

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippines currently has an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent in January 2018.
While that number seems minuscule, in a population of 100 million or so, such figure still
indicates a substantial number of our countrymen without jobs, rendering them unable to
provide for themselves. In a country once touted for having human resources as one of its
best resources, it makes absolute sense to invest in the development of Filipinos and
Filipinas in the community level

Given the number of various local government officers in Republic Act No. 7160, not
one of them has focused on the human resources and skills development. Local
governments are left to fend for their own in creating a comprehensive human resources
and skills development plan or program which frequently changes along with changes in
leadership. Given the poverty incidence, the number of people without jobs, and the
willingness of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority's willingness to
make good on it mandate, there is a clear need of providing skills training in the local
government units to equip their constituents with capabilities to advance in life

This bill mandates the creation of a Human Resources Training and Employment
Officer in each and every LGU. The Human Resources Training and Employment Officer
will focus on bringing out the best and maximizing the pot@ntial of each and every
constituent to allow them to live fuller and productive li

In view of the foregoing, the p:

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JANUEL fF. ZUBIRI


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
‘Second Regular Session

House BILL No. "7862

Introduced by HON. MANUEL F. ZUBIRI

AN ACT CREATING A MANDATORY POSITION FOR A HUMAN RESOURCES
TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OFFICER IN EACH MUNICIPALITY, CITY, AND
PROVINCE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 443, 454, AND 463 OF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Sections 443, 454, and 463 of Republic Act No. 7160, as amended,
otherwise known as the “Local Government Code of 1991”, are hereby amended to read as
follows:

“SEC. 443. Officials of the Municipal Government. — (a) There shall be in each
municipality a municipal mayor, a municipal vice-mayor, sangguniang bayan members, a
secretary to the sangguniang bayan, a municipal treasurer, a municipal assessor, a
municipal accountant, a municipal budget officer, a municipal planning and development
coordinator, a municipal engineer/building official, a municipal health officer, [and] a
municipal civil registrar, AND A COMMUNITY HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND
EMPLOYMENT OFFICER.”

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“SEC. 454. Officials of the City Government. - (a) There shall be in each city a
mayor, a vice-mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members, a secretary to the sangguniang
panlungsod, a city treasurer, a city assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a city
planning and development coordinator, a city engineer, a city health officer, a city civil
registrar, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city veterinarian, a city social welfare and
development officer, [and] a city general services officer, AND A CITY HUMAN
RESOURCES TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OFFICER.”

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“SEC. 463. Officials of the Provincial Government. - (a) There shall be in each
province a governor, a vice-governor, members of the sangguniang panlalawigan, a
secretary to the sangguniang panialawigan, a provincial treasurer, a provincial assessor, a
provincial accountant, a provincial engineer, a provincial budget officer, a provincial
planning and development coordinator, a provincial legal officer, a provincial administrator,
a provincial health officer, a provincial social welfare and development officer, a provincial
general services officer, a provincial agriculturist, [and] a provincial veterinarian, AND A
PROVINCIAL HUMAN RESOURCES TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OFFICER.”

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SECTION. 2. Appointment, Qualifications, and Duties. —

(a) The human resources training and employment officer shall be appointed by the
Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) from a list of three (3) ranking and
eligible recommendees of the governor or mayor as the case may be, subject to civil
service laws, rules, and regulations. His or her appointment shall not be subject to
concurrence by the sanggunian.

(b) The human resources training and employment officer shall be under the
administrative supervision of the governor or mayor, as the case may be. The
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to employment rates in the province, city, or municipality; the available labor force in
the local government unit concerned and relevant statistics; the demand, need, and
access to relevant, affordable, and quality skills training; the skills training activities
conducted in the local government unit; the assessment and certification of skilled
workers in the local government unit; and employment facilitation and monitoring;

(c) The person appointed as human resources training and employment officer must
be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government unit concerned, of
good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in psychology, public
administration, or law, obtained from a recognized college or university, a first grade
civil service eligible or its equivalent, and must have undergone the necessary
training from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).
The appointee must have acquired experience in human resource management or
organizational development for at least five (5) years in the case of the provincial or
city human resources training and employment officer, and three (3) years in case of
the municipal human resources training and employment officer.

‘The appointment of a human resources training and employment officer shall be
mandatory for provincial, city, and municipal governments.

(d) The human resources training and employment officer shall take charge of the local
Training and Employment Office, and shall perform the following powers and
duties:

(1) Formulate, for approval by the governor or mayor, as the case may be, a
Human Resources and Skills Development Plan or a Community Technical
Education and Skills Development to be part of the Education, Employment,
and Livelihood Programs of the local government units;

(2) Coordinate and integrate all skills training activities conducted in the local
government units and implement an annual skills training geared toward
employment, self-employment, and enterprise development;

(3) Create policy suggestions for the sanggunian concemed, pertaining to
technical education and skills development;

(4) Encourage employment among the local government unit's workforce by
directly linking available manpower and the job market, as well as
encouraging the creation of microenterprises;

(5) Harmonize, coordinate, and integrate all skills training activities conducted in
the local government unit by all national line agencies and private industries
with skills development components;

(6) Create a programmatic and sustainable approach in the provision of quality
technical education and skills development responsive to the development
goals of the local government units aligned to the provincial, national, and
regional goals

(7) Focus on the capabilities of indigenous peoples in the local government
concemed and create skills training programs peculiar to their skills and
capabilities

(8) Exercise such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by law or
ordinance.

SECTION 3. Appropriations by the Local Sanggunian. — In order to carry out the
provisions of this Act, such sums as may be necessary shall be appropriated by the local
sanggunian of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.

SECTION 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations - The Department of Interior and
Local Government, in consultation with the Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority, within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, shall promulgate the rules
and regulations necessary for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, parts of laws, decrees, presidential
issuances, proclamations, orders, ordinances, and administrative regulations in conflict with
the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified or repealed accordingly.

SECTION 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,