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Seventeenth Congres:
First Regular Session
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Introduced by Representative Victoria Isabel G. Noel

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to make the Government a partner in honing the entrepreneurial
skills of its employees to prepare them for better economic opportunities after
working with government.

It is the intention of this bill to provide an alternative for employees who opt to
retire from the government to venture into entrepreneurial activities and in particular,
to provide the necessary post-service assistance to its retiring employees.

This bill was approved on 3" reading in the previous Congress but did not pass
into law due to lack of material time. The immediate passage of this bill is earnestly

sought.
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Republic of the Philippines

House of Representatives
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

3385

HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced by Representative Victoria Isabel G. Noel

AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP
SKILLS AMONG GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO INSPIRE
INNOVATIVENESS AND TO ENSURE THEIR PRODUCTIVITY EVEN
BEYOND GOVERNMENT SERVICE

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

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Government
Employees’ Entrepreneurship Development Act”.

SEC. 2.Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the priority of the State to enhance
the human and intellectual capital of the government and to ensure a healthy and
productive life for government employees afier they shall have been retired from
public service. The State shall afford post-service assistance to allow retirees to
further discover, evaluate and exploit ideas and opportunities which may be translated
into business ventures.

SEC. 3. Objectives. ~ This Act aims to:

(a) Ensure the continuous flow of innovative and development-oriented
government programs and projects for entrepreneurial development; and

(b) Ensure the creative utilization of highly competitive and resourceful
government employees whether in service or post-service.

SEC. 4. Establishment of Entrepreneurial Training Programs. All
government offices and agencies shall prepare a post-service Government Service
Entrepreneurship Development Program (GSEDP) for their employees based on
guidelines prescribed by the Civil Service Commission (CSC). The GSEDP shall be
designed in such a manner as to help employees learn what they need to know to
develop ideas and actualize them into successful businesses and how to increase
entrepreneurial opportunities in their respective municipalities, provinces and regions.


The GSEDP shall introduce employees to technology transfer systems,
entrepreneurial educational programs and entrepreneurial networks.

SEC. 5. Establishment of Cooperatives and Savings and Loan Associations. —
All government agencies shall promote and support the establishment of cooperatives
with the assistance of the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) and of savings
and loans 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 and develop employees”
entrepreneurial skills. Cooperatives and savings and loan associations shall be
encouraged to retain the membership of employees even after retirement from public
service. Government employees’ cooperatives shall be given preferential rights to
operate revenue-generating activities in available government-owned sites and
facilities: Provided, That these activities shall not interfere with the performance of
the employees” regular duties and functions.

SEC. 6. Networking with Government Financial Institutions. - The heads of all
government agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations
concerned, shall coordinate with existing government financial institutions (GFls) to
provide sources of financing for the entrepreneurial projects of its employees. Experts
from the GFls shall be called upon to conduct lectures, workshops and live case
studies of successful entrepreneurs. Participants shall be taught to identify and
evaluate opportunities for new ventures and to understand how the capital investment
process works. All GFls shall set aside funds for this purpose.

SEC. 7. Creating of a Coordinating Council on Government Employees”
Entrepreneurship Development Program. ~ A Coordinating Council on Government
Employees’ Entrepreneurship Development Program, hereinafier referred to as the
Council, is hereby created which shall be headed by the Chairperson of the CSC and
composed of but not limited to the heads of office of the following:
(a) The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);
(b) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM);
(c) The Commission on Audit (COA):
(4) The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS);
(e) The Cooperative Development Authority (CDA);
() The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TEDSA);
(g) The Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC);
(h) The Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development; and
(i) Four (4) representatives from the public sector unions representing the four
(4) subsectors, namely:
a. The national government;
b, The local government units:
c. The government-owned and controlled corporations; and
d._ The state universities and colleges.
‘The Council shall be tasked to prepare a comprehensive plan to develop
entrepreneurial capabilities, managerial expertise, financial planning and technical
skills and fund sources, as well as to monitor the implementation of the program.

SEC. 8. Post-service Assistance. — All government agencies shall extend post-
service assistance to their respective retirees and shall include this as part of their


human resources development plan, They shall develop a post-service assistance
program to backstop aspiring entrepreneurs in the development and implementation
of their ideas. The program shall cover the entire gamut of the venture creation
process from idea generation to building viable business, with emphasis on the
nurturing roles of the GFls, and highlighting successful entrepreneurs as models.

SEC. 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The CSC, in coordination with
the members of the Council, shall promulgate the rules and regulations needed to
implement the provisions of this Act within thirty (30) days after it’s effectivity.

SEC. 10. Separability Clause. ~ If any section or provision of this Act shall be
declared invalid or unconstitutional, such shall not invalidate any other section or
provision of this Act.

SEC. 11. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders
and other executive issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 12. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,