Republic of The Philippines

Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila
Sixteenth Congress
manager and may be assisted by a labor and employment officer (LEO) as

may be determined by the LGU.
Upon the request of accredited nongovernment organizations (NGOs) or
educational institutions (Els), the DOLE may enter into a memorandum of
agreement for the NGO and EI to establish, operate and maintain a PESO
and a job placement office, respectively.
Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July,
two thousand fourteen.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10691]
AN ACT DEFINING THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT (DOLE), THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS (LGUs), AND
ACCREDITED NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs) IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
OFFICE (PESO), AND THE OPERATION OF JOB PLACEMENT OFFICES IN
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (Els), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS
3, 5, 6, 7 AND 9 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8759, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE ACT OF 1999
To harmonize the provision of employment services in a given territorial

jurisdiction, the PESO at the NGOs and the job placement office in Els shall
coordinate their activities with the appropriate LGU PESO.
SEC. 2. Section 5 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows:
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;
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:
(b) Develop and administer testing and evaluation instruments for

effective job selection, training and counselling;
SECTION 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8759, otherwise known as the

Public Employment Service Office Act of 1999, is hereby amended to read
as follows:
(c) Provide persons with entrepreneurship qualities, access to the various

livelihood and self-employment programs offered by both government and
nongovernment organizations at the provincial, city, municipal and
barangay levels by undertaking referrals for such program;
SEC. 3. Establishment of the Public Employment Service Office. To carry

out the above declared policy, there shall be established in all provinces,
cities, and municipalities a Public Employment Service Office, hereinafter
referred to as PESO, which shall be operated and maintained by local
government units (LGUs). 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 public employment service network.
The PESO shall be under the office of the governor, city or municipal
mayor. The PESO shall be initially organized by and composed of a PESO
(d) Undertake employability enhancement trainings or 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;
(h) Prepare and submit to the local sanggunian an annual employment
plan and budget including other regular funding sources and budgetary
support of the PESO; and
(i) Perform such functions as to fully 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 undertake holistic
strategies, programs and activities to transform the PESO into a modern
public employment service intermediary that provides multi-dimensional
employment facilitation services.
SEC. 7. Role of the DOLE and the LGUs. The LGUs, in coordination with
the DOLE, shall establish the PESO.
(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.
It shall be the responsibility of the DOLE to:
The information shall be submitted to the PESO for job matching and to Els
for career guidance of the students.
(a) Provide technical supervision, coordination and capacity-building to the

PESO;
It shall be the responsibility of the concerned LGU to:
(b) Establish and maintain a computerized human resource and job

registries to facilitate the provision and packaging of employment
assistance to PESO clients and the setting-up of intra- and interregional job
clearance systems as part of the overall employment network;
(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;
(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.
SEC. 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.
SEC. 7. 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.
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.
SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders,

proclamations, rules and regulations or any part thereof, which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby deemed repealed or
modified accordingly.
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.
SEC 9. Efftctivity. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from the
date of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation.
SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Secretary of Labor and

Employment shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the
effective implementation of this Act within ninety (90) days after its
effectivity.

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manager and may be assisted by a labor and employment officer (LEO) as

Second Regular Session

To harmonize the provision of employment services in a given territorial

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

(b) Develop and administer testing and evaluation instruments for

SECTION 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8759, otherwise known as the

(c) Provide persons with entrepreneurship qualities, access to the various

SEC. 3. Establishment of the Public Employment Service Office. To carry

(d) Undertake employability enhancement trainings or seminars for job

(g) Provide reintegration assistance services to returning Filipino migrant

(e) Extend other packages of employment services to the LGU, NGO or EI

It shall be the responsibility of the DOLE to:

(a) Provide technical supervision, coordination and capacity-building to the

It shall be the responsibility of the concerned LGU to:

(b) Establish and maintain a computerized human resource and job

(i) Operate and maintain the PESO;

Funds for the provision of technical assistance, training and supervision of

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, executive orders,

The amount necessary to implement the provisions of this Act shall be

SEC. 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. The Secretary of Labor and

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