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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES H. No. 7127
Second Regular Session S. No. 468
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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
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 government particularly at the local levels.
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.
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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;
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(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 situations;
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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
managment of the PESO;
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(d) Provide technical assistance and allied support services

to the PESO;
(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.
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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 in at least two (2)
newspapers of general circulation.
Approved, February 14, 2000.

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8759

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A NATIONAL FACILITATION

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is a declared policy of

SEC. 3. Establishment of the Public Employment Service

SEC. 4. Objectives of the PESO. – In general, the PESO

Specifically, the PESO shall:

(a) Provide a venue where people could explore

(b) Serve as referral and information center for the various

(c) Provide clients with adequate information on

(d) Network with other PESOs within the region on

SEC. 5. Functions of the PESO. – The PESO shall have

(a) Encourage employers to submit to the PESO on a

(b) Develop and administer testing and evaluation

(c) Provide persons with entrepreneurship qualities access

(d) Undertake employability enhancement trainings/

(e) Provide employment or occupational counselling, career

(f) Conduct pre-employment counselling and orientation

(g) Provide reintegration assistance services to returning

(h) Perform such functions as willfully carry out the

SEC. 6. Other Services of the PESO. – In addition to the

(a) Jobs Fairs - These shall be conducted periodically all

(b) Livelihood and Self-Employment Bazaars - These will

(c) Special Credit Assistance for Placed Overseas Workers

(d) Special Program for Employment of Students and Out-

(e) Work Appreciation Program (WAP) - This program

(f) Workers Hiring for Infrastructure Projects (WHIP) -

(g) Other programs/activities developed by DOLE to

SEC. 7. Role of DOLE and LGUs, NGOs, CBOs and SUCs.

It shall be the responsibility of the DOLE to:

(a) Establish and maintain a computerized national

(b) Provide office space, equipment and/or supplies, as well

(c) Designate, in consultation with the LGU, NGO, CBO

(d) Provide technical assistance and allied support services

(e) Train PESO personnel in the various aspects of

(f) Extend/facilitate such other package of employment

(g) Undertake, monitor, assess and evaluate the PESO

For their part, the LGUs, NGOs, CBOs or SUCs shall

SEC. 8. Administration of the PESO Program. – The

SEC. 9. Funding. – The amount necessary for the initial

SEC. 10. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive

SEC. 11. Separability Clause. – If for any reason, any

Approved, February 14, 2000.

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