Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress =
Second Regular Session

House Bittno._ 6825

Introduced by: Representatives Gil P. Acosta, Frederick F. Abueg, Franz Josef George E.
Alvarez

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to establish Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA) Training Centers in the Province of Palawan.

Article Il, Section 9 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that “ The State shall
promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence
of the nation and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate
social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved
quality of life for all.”

Likewise, the Constitution declares that “Congress shall give highest priority to
enactment of measures that protect and enhance the right of all people to human dignity,
reduce social, economic and political inequalities (Article Xill, Section 1) and that “The
Promotion of social justice shall include the commitment to create economic opportunities
based on freedom of initiative and self-reliance” (Article XIII, Section 2).

Republic Act No. 7796, otherwise known as the Technical Education and Skills
Development Act of 1994 provides that “It is the declared policy of the State to provide
relevant, accessible, high quality, and efficient technical education and skills development in
support of the development of high quality Filipino middle-level manpower responsive to
and in accordance with Philippine development goals and priorities.

The establishment of accessible, high quality, and efficient technical education and
skills development centers in the Province of Palawan shall be beneficial not only to Grade
11 and 12 students, to the out of school youth, students from low-income families,
housewives, but also to any ordinary citizen. This bill which is aimed to equip the citizens


with basic practical knowledge and technical expertise in their desired area of competency,
is geared towards a society that would be self-reliant, productive, and more importantly
employable.

On the basis of the above premises, approval of this bill is earnestly sought.

FRANZ JOSEF GEORGE E. ALVAREZ FREDERICK F/ ABUEG
Representative piysentative
1 District of Palawan 2™ Districlof Palawan



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
Second Regular Session

House ait.no._ 6825

Introduced by: Representatives Gil P. Acosta, Frederick F. Abueg, Franz Josef George E.
Alvarez

AN ACT ESTABLISHING TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
(TESDA) TRAINING CENTERS IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, MIMAROPA REGION, AND
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

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

SECTION 1. TESDA PALAWAN Provincial Training Centers. — There Shall be
established Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Provincial
Training Centers in the City of Puerto Princesa, and in the Municipalities of Sofronio
Espafiola, Quezon, Roxas, San Vicente, and Cuyo in the Province of Palawan under the
control and supervision of the TESDA-MIMAROPA Region.

SECTION 2. General Mandate. - The TESDA Provincial Training Centers shall
Primarily provide technical-vocational training and skills development programs to students
from low-income families and out of school youths in the City of Puerto Princesa, and in the
Municipalities of Sofronio Espafiola, Quezon, Roxas, San Vicente, and Cuyo. The TESDA
Provincial Training Centers shall develop the students to become productive, self-reliant,
and globally-competitive middle-level skilled labor workers, in order to boost the social and
economic development of the Province of Palawan, as well as to meet the demand of local
and international labor markets.

The TESDA Palawan Provincial Training Centers shall also serve as competency assessment
centers in the province for required competencies in technical-vocational skills in the whole
Palawan province. In coordination with the Department of Education (DepEd), shall render
when necessary and practicable, teacher's capability building programs and curriculum
design technical assistance to the secondary schools in the Province of Palawan offering
technical-vocational and livelihood track under the K-12 Program of the DepEd.


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SECTION 3. Curriculum Offering. — The TESDA PALAWAN Provincial Training Centers
shall address the skills development priorities of the Province of Palawan. The training
centers shall offer short-term courses in preferred market-driven and relevant technical-
vocational courses or qualifications within areas of specialization in consultation with the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Local Government Units (LGUs), the
industries and such other relevant agencies, both local and international.

The TESDA PALAWAN Provincial Training Centers may likewise establish research and
development centers, technology development farms, mobile training programs, and
satellite offices throughout the Province of Palawan to strengthen linkages between the
industry, academe, and technology programs.

SECTION 4. Site. - The TESDA PALAWAN Provincial Training Centers shall be
established in the following respective areas in the three congressional districts of the
province of Palawan:

a) First District of Palawan ~ The TESDA PALAWAN Provincial Training Centers shall
be established in the Municipalities of San Vicente, Roxas and Cuyo, Palawan to
the mutual agreement between TESDA and Municipal Government of San
Vicente, Roxas, and Cuyo, Palawan.

b) Second District of Palawan — The TESDA PALAWAN Provincial Training Center
shall be established in the Municipalities of Sofronio Espafiola and Quezon,
Palawan to the mutual agreement between TESDA and Municipal Government of
Sofronio Espafiola and Quezon, Palawan.

¢) Third District of Palawan — The TESDA Puerto Princesa City Training Center shall
be established in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan to the mutual agreement
between TESDA and the City Government of Puerto Princesa.

SECTION 5. Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern.- The TESDA PALAWAN
Provincial Training Centers shall be headed by Supervising TESD Specialist, SG-22 and shall
adopt the organization structure and staffing pattern of a TESDA Provincial Training Center
in in accordance with the existing guidelines of the Department of Budget and Management
(DBM), and the Civil Service Commission (CSC).

SECTION 6. Appropriations. — An initial amount FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
MILLION PESOS (P475,000,000.00) shall be appropriated for the procurement of lot,
necessary equipment, tools and supplies, furniture and fixtures and salaries of staff of the
Provincial training Centers to be established in accordance with the preceding section.

a) An initial amount of ONE HUNDRED MILLION PESOS (P100,000,000.00) shall be
appropriated for the establishment of Puerto Princesa City Training Center.

b) An initial amount of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION PESOS (P75,000,000.00) shall be
appropriated for the establishment of a Training Center in the Municipality of
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¢) An initial amount of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION PESOS (P75,000,000.00) shall be

appropriated for the establishment of a Training Center in the Municipality of

Quezon.

An initial amount of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION PESOS (P75,000,000.00) shall be

appropriated for the establishment of a Training Center in the Municipality of

Roxas.

An initial amount of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION PESOS (P75,000,000.00) shall be

appropriated for the establishment of a Training Center in the Municipality of

San Vicente.

f) An initial amount of SEVENTY FIVE MILLION PESOS (P75,000,000.00) shall be
appropriated for the establishment of a Training Center in the Municipality of
Cuyo.

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Thereafter, the amount necessary for the funding of TESDA PROVINCIAL TRAINING CENTERS
shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) as a separate line item
budget under TESDA.

SECTION 7. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act shall be declared invalid
or unconstitutional, the remaining part or provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in
force.

SECTION 8. Repealing Clause. Any law, decree, ordinance, administrative circulars
not consistent with any provision of this Act is hereby emended, repealed or modified
accordingly.

SECTION 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,