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LABOR LAWS AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION SPECIAL LAWS AND IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

(c) Provide technical assistance and allied support

services to the PESO including, but not limited to, the

training of PESO personnel in the various aspects of

employment facilitation functions;

(d) Set standards for the establishment and operation

of the PESO office, and qualification standards for the

PESO personnel;

(e) Extend other packages of employment services to

the LGU, NGO or EI concerned, including the conduct of

job

lairs,

career

development

seminars,

and

other

activities; and

(f) Monitor, assess, and evaluate the performance of

the PESOs, including the job placement offices in Els.

For their part, persons who are seeking employment,

particularly the unemployed, shall register at the PESO

for

employment

facilitation

assistance.

The

establishments, on the other hand, shall submit their job

vacancies as well as applicants hired to the PESO to

ensure the availability of accurate information on supply

and demand for skills in the labor market.

The LGU shall establish a monitoring system wherein

establishments operating in the locality shall report the

following

relevant

labor

market

information

to

the

concerned office of the LGU:

(1) Present number and nature of jobs; and

(2) Projection of jobs that the establishment will

provide or offer in the next five (5) years.

The information shall be submitted to the PESO for

job matching and to Els for career guidance of the

students.

It shall be the responsibility of the concerned LGU to:

(i) Operate and maintain the PESO;

(ii) Ensure compliance with the operational standards

set by the DOLE;

(iii) Extend such assistance and services as may be

necessary in the promotion of employment within the

area of jurisdiction; and

(iv) Submit to the DOLE periodic: performance and

accomplishment reports.

(as amended by RA No 10691)

Section 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.

Section 9. Funding . - The funding for the operation

and maintenance of the PESO shall be provided by the

LGU

from

its

internal

revenue allotment and other

internally

generated

income

of

the LGU concerned.

Likewise, the operation and maintenance of the NGO

PESOs and job placement offices of Els shall be charged

against their internally generated income.

Funds

for

the

provision

of

technical

assistance,

training and supervision of the PESO shall be included in

the

budget

of

the

DOLE

in

the

annual

General

Appropriations Act.

The amount necessary to implement the provisions

of this Act shall be included by the Department of

Budget

and

Management

in

the

annual

General

Appropriations Act. (as amended by RA No 10691)

Section 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.

Section 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.

Section 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

RA No 10869 | JobStart Philippines Act

Rules and Regulations Implementing the JobStart

Philippines Act

June 29, 2016

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONWIDE

IMPLEMENTATION OF THE JOBSTART PHILIPPINES

PROGRAM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as

the "JobStart Philippines Act".

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is the policy of

the

State

to

promote

full

employment,

equality

of

employment

opportunities

for

all,

and

afford

full

protection to labor. The Philippines subscribes to the

International Labor Organization's (ILO) Decent Work

Agenda. As a signatory to ILO Convention 88, the State

shall promote the establishment of Public Employment

Service Office (PESO) as the primary institution at the

local level that will be responsible for implementing a

variety of active labor market programs including job

search

assistance,

training,

and

placement

for

the

unemployed, particularly the young jobseekers.

SECTION 3. Statement of Objectives. — The JobStart

Philippines Program aims to shorten the youth's school to

work transition by enhancing the knowledge and skills

acquired in formal education or technical training by job

seekers in order for them to become more responsive to

the demands of the labor market. With the participation

of the private sector and other stakeholders, the program

will also help develop the life skills of the youth, including

those relevant to the values of professionalism and work

appreciation, and provide trainees with a conducive and

safe work environment or venue where they can apply

relevant theories and code of ethics. Another objective of

the

program

is

to

further

improve

the

delivery

of

employment facilitation services of the PESOs.

SECTION 4. Definition of Terms. — For purposes of

this Act, the following terms are hereby defined as

follows:

(a)

Employer

refers

to

an

establishment

or

an

enterprise which may be a company, sole proprietorship,

partnership,

corporation,

or

any

other

legal

entity

registered under relevant laws that may provide a venue

for training and placement of JobStart trainees;

(b) Internship stipend refers to the amount which the

JobStart trainee receives from the participating employer

for the duration of the internship period;

(c) JobStart refers to the Department of Labor and

Employment's (DOLE) program designed to enhance the

employability of at-risk youth to improve their integration

into productive employment through the provision of full

cycle

employment

facilitation

services

including

job

search assistance, free technical and life skills trainings,

placement

in

internships, and job referral from the

PESOs;

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