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

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No2919

Introduced by HON. RENE LOPEZ RELAMPAGOS
4% District, Bohol

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Skills development is a domain with full potential of contributing to the
improvement of the local economy. With the emergence of the global market of skills,
equipping the local constituents is, thus, a necessary requirement to meet the demands
of the domestic and international local markets.

It is in this context and for the purpose of developing and enhancing the
competencies of the local constituents in the First District of the Province of Bohol that
the establishment of a specialized Training Center, under the direct supervision and
control of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) and
specifically for the Municipalities of Loon and Balilihan, Province of Bohol, becomes
imperative.

Skills development in the areas of Tailoring, Dressmaking, Bread and Pastry
Production, Commercial Cooking, Automotive Servicing, Shielded Metal Are Welding,
Consumer Electronics, among others, are recommended to be part of the training
programs for the local constituents. This is to aptly prepare them for quality
employment and entrepreneurship in the coming years.

‘Thus, the support for the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought from

Members of this Congress.
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2919

Introduced by HON. RENE LOPEZ RELAMPAGOS
1° District, Bohol

AN ACT
ESTABLISHING A SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LOON AND BALILIHAN, PROVINCE OF
BOHOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

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

SECTION. 1. Establishment and Expansion/Upgrading of TESDA
Training Center. A specialized Technical Education and Skills Development
Authority (TESDA) Skills Development Center is hereby established in the
Municipalities of Loon and Balilihan in the Province of Bohol.

SEC. 2. Programs and Services. The TESDA Training Center shall provide
technical skills and vocational programs that will enhance the competencies of local
residents to prepare them for employment and/or entrepreneurship. This includes, but
not limited to, Tailoring, Dressmaking, Bread and Pastry Production, Automotive
Servicing, Shielded Metal Are Welding, Consumer Electronics, Commercial Cooking,
and other technical skills deemed appropriate for the residents in the communities and
responsive to the demands of the local and international labor markets.

SEC. 3. Implementing Rules and Regulations. TESDA, in coordination
with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), shall promulgate the necessary
rules and regulations for the effective and implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. Appropriations. The amount necessary for the effective
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act
on the year following the approval of this Act and every year thereafter.

Counterpart funding may also be sought, as may be available, from local and
international grants, Provincial Government or Congressional insertions of District
Representative under memorandum of agreement as maybe entered in connection with
the construction, establishment and/or operations of the Skills Development Center.

SEC. 5. Donations. ‘The Skills Development Center may receive donations or
bequests of property or services which shall be utilized only for the implementation of
the training program. Such donations or bequests of property shall be covered by the
provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code exempting such from taxes and other


fees and/or procedures.

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders,
memoranda, rules and regulations contrary or inaccurate with the provision of this Act
are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. If, for any reasons, any part or provision of this
Act is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not
affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. 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,