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Republic Act No. 8759
Public
Employment Service Office Act of 1999
AN
ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A NATIONAL FACILITATION SERVICE NETWORK THROUGH
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE IN EVERY
PROVINCE,
KEY CITY AND OTHER STRATEGIC AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 8759
AN
ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A NATIONAL FACILITATION SERVICE NETWORK THROUGH
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE IN EVERY
PROVINCE,
KEY CITY AND OTHER STRATEGIC AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
Section
1. Title. — This Act shall
be known as the "Public Employment Service Office Act of 1999."
Sec.
2. Declaration of Policy.
— It is a declared policy of the State to promote full employment and
equality
of employment opportunities for all, and for this purpose, to
strengthen
and expand the existing employment facilitation service machinery of
the
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Sec.
3. Establishment of the Public
Employment Service Office. — To carry out the above-declared
policy,
there shall be established in all capital towns of provinces, key
cities
and other strategic areas a Public Employment Service Office,
hereinafter
referred to as "PESO," which shall be community-based and maintained
largely
by
local government units (LGUs) and a number of nongovernmental
organizations
(NGOs) or community-based organizations (CBOs) and state universities
and
colleges (SUCs). The PESOs shall be linked to the regional offices of
the
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for coordination and
technical
supervision, and to the DOLE central office, to constitute the national
employment service network.
Sec.
4. Objectives of the PESO.
— In general, the PESO shall ensure the prompt, timely and efficient
delivery
of employment service and provision of information on the other DOLE
programs.
Specifically,
the PESO shall:
(a) Provide
a venue where people could explore simultaneously various employment
options
and actually seek assistance they prefer;
(b) Serve
as referral and information center for the various services and
programs
of DOLE and other government agencies present in the area;
(c) Provide
clients with adequate information on employment and labor market
situation
in the area; and
(d) Network
with other PESOs within the region on employment for job exchange
purposes.
Sec.
5. Functions of the PESO.
—
The PESO shall have the following functions:
(a) Encourage
employers to submit to the PESO on a regular basis a list of job
vacancies
in their respective establishments in order to facilitate the exchange
of labor market information between job seekers and employers by
providing
employment information services to job seekers, both for local and
overseas
employment, and recruitment assistance to employers;
(b) Develop
and administer testing and evaluation instruments for effective job
selection,
training and counselling;
(c) Provide
persons with entrepreneurship qualities access to the various
livelihood
and self-employment programs offered by both government and
nongovernmental
organizations at the provincial/city/municipal/barangay levels by
undertaking
referrals for such programs;
(d) Undertake
employability enhancement trainings/seminars for job seekers, as well
as
those who would like to change career or enhance their employability;
(e) Provide
employment or occupational counselling, career guidance, mass
motivation
and values development activities;
(f) Conduct
pre-employment counselling and orientation to prospective local and,
most
especially, overseas workers;
(g) Provide
reintegration assistance services to returning Filipino migrant
workers;
and
(h) Perform
such functions as willfully carry out the objectives of this Act.
Sec.
6. Other Services of the PESO.
— In addition to the functions enumerated in the preceding section,
every
PESO shall also undertake the following programs and activities:
(a) Jobs
Fairs — These shall be conducted periodically all over the country to
bring
together in one venue job seekers and employers for immediate matching;
(b) Livelihood
and Self-Employment Bazaars — These will give clients information on
the
wide array of livelihood programs they choose to avail of, particularly
in the rural areas;
(c) Special
Credit Assistance for Placed Overseas Workers — This type of assistance
will enable poor but qualified applicants to avail of opportunities for
overseas employment;
(d) Special
Program for Employment of Students and Out-of-School Youth (SPESOS) —
This
program shall endeavor to provide employment to deserving students and
out-of-school youth coming from poor families during summer and/or
Christmas
vacations as provided for under Republic Act No. 7323 and its
implementing
rules, to enable them to pursue their education;
(e) Work
Appreciation Program (WAP) — This program aims to develop the values of
work appreciation and ethics by exposing the young to actual work
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(f) Workers
Hiring for Infrastructure Projects (WHIP) — This program is in
pursuance
of Republic Act No. 6685 which requires construction companies,
including
the Department of Public Works and Highways and contractors for
government-funded
infrastructure projects, to hire thirty percent (30%) of skilled and
fifty
percent (50%) of unskilled labor requirements from the areas where the
project is constructed/located; and
(g) Other
programs/activities developed by DOLE to enhance provision of
employment
assistance to PESO clients, particularly for special groups of
disadvantaged
workers such as persons with disabilities (PWDs) and displaced workers.
Sec.
7. Role of DOLE and LGUs,
NGOs, CBOs and SUCs. — Upon the request of the LGUs, NGOs, CBOs,
SUCs
which do not have existing PESOs, the establishment, operation and
maintenance
of PESOs shall be undertaken by the DOLE. The DOLE shall enter into
memoranda
of agreements with the concerned LGUs, NGOs, CBOs, SUCs for the
establishment,
operation and maintenance of PESOs in their respective areas of
jurisdiction,
and the institutionalization of existing PESOs.
It
shall be the responsibility of the DOLE to:
(a) Establish
and maintain a computerized national manpower registry of skills and
employment
and business opportunities to facilitate the provision and packaging of
employment assistance to PESO clients and the setting-up of intra- and
inter-regional job clearance systems as part of the overall employment
network;
(b) Provide
office space, equipment and/or supplies, as well as the necessary
personnel
complement to manage, operate and maintain the PESO;
(c) Designate,
in consultation with the LGU, NGO, CBO or SUC concerned, a qualified
project
manager and/or key personnel who shall be responsible for the operation
and management of the PESO;
(d) Provide
technical assistance and allied support services to the PESO;chan
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(e) Train
PESO personnel in the various aspects of employment facilitation
functions;
(f) Extend/facilitate
such other package of employment services to the provision of
employment
assistance to clients of the LGU, NGO, CBO or SUC concerned, including
the conduct of jobs fairs and other activities; and
(g) Undertake,
monitor, assess and evaluate the PESO program implementation.
For
their part, the LGUs, NGOs, CBOs or SUCs shall extend such assistance
and
services as may be necessary in the promotion of employment within
their
respective areas of jurisdiction.
Sec.
8. Administration of the PESO
Program. — The DOLE shall be primarily responsible for the
administration
of the PESO Program through its Bureau of Local Employment, as well as
its regional offices throughout the country. The Secretary of Labor and
Employment, in coordination with the Department of the Interior and
Local
Government and in consultation with the presidents of the various local
government leagues, namely the League of Provinces, the League of
Cities,
the League of Municipalities and the League of Barangays, shall
accordingly
promulgate, within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act,
the
necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the
Program.
Sec.
9. Funding. — The amount
necessary for the initial implementation of this Act shall be charged
against
the existing appropriation of the DOLE and its other operating
agencies.
Thereafter, the amounts needed for the full implementation of this Act
shall be included in the budget of the DOLE in the succeeding General
Appropriations
Act.chan
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Sec.
10. Repealing Clause.
— All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or any
part
thereof which are inconsistent herewith are hereby deemed repealed or
modified
accordingly.
Sec.
11. Separability Clause.
— If for any reason, any section or provision of this Act or any part
thereof,
or the application of such section, provision or portion is declared
invalid
or unconstitutional, the remainder thereof shall not be affected by
such
declaration.
Sec.
12. 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:
February 14, 2000
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