IMPLEMENTING RULES &

REGULATIONS OF RA 8759 (PESO

ACT) AS AMENDED BY RA 10691

IRR OF PESO ACT

RA 8759

These Implementing Rules and

Regulations are hereby issued
pursuant to the authority of the
Secretary of Labor and Employment
under Section 8 of Republic Act No.
8759.

RA 10691

SECTION 2 COVERAGE
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Coverage. -These Rules shall cover

all existing and accredited Public
Employment Service Offices.

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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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National Facilitation Service

Network (NFSN) or National
Employment Service Network
(NESN)refers to the Department of
Labor and Employment (DOLE), its
Regional Offices, attached agencies
and Public Employment Service
Offices (PESOs) established at the
local levels to provide integrated,
collaborative and systematic delivery
of employment services to clients.

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National Employment Facilitation

Service Network (NEFSN)

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Key citiesrefer to all cities which

are industrialized, centers of trade,
commerce and economic activities,
and where employment opportunities
exist or are accessible.

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REMOVED

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Strategic areasrefer to industrial

centers, economic zones, agriculture
and fisheries development zones,
eco-tourism, growth areas and other
areas where Government
intervention is needed to develop
human resources in order for them to
compete in open employment and
self employment.

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REMOVED

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Clientrefers to jobseekers,
employers, researchers, planners,
policy makers and other persons who
seek the services of the PESO.

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Regional Coordinating Council or

RCCrefers to DOLE Regional Office
and the offices of the DOLE attached
agencies in the Regions.

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REMOVED

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Educational Institutions

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Employment Plan

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Full Cycle Employment

Facilitation Services

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Institutionalized PESO

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Job Placement Office

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LGUs Internally Generated

Income

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LGU Public Employment Service

Office

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Multi-dimensional Employment
Service Facility

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NGO and EIs Internally

Generated Income

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NGO Public Employment Service

Office

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Technical Assistance

POLICIES AND OBJECTIVES

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The State shall likewise

professionalize the employment
service. Toward this end, all PESO
personnel who are appointed,
designated or accredited pursuant to
Republic Act No. 8759 and these
Rules shall, subject to the needs of
the service, have security of tenure
and be assured of stability of
employment.

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Provide clients with adequate

information on employment and the
labor market situation

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NONE

Provide clients with adequate

information for DOLE and other
government agencies by making
available data and information in
their respective programs

FUNCTIONS AND SERVICES

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Market and promote each services,

through all forms of media, to all its
labor market clients;

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Obtain a list of Job vacancies

from employers at least on a
monthly basis or as the need
may arise, and require them to
register and be accredited in the
DOLEs Phil-JobNet

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Gather, collate and process data or

information on employment trends,
particularly labor supply and
demand, and disseminate such data
or information tolabor market clients;

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Gather, collate and process/

ANALYZE DATA

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The PESO shall provide career

advocacy and employment
coaching services. It may partner
with other service providers in
the delivery of the following:

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Administer and evaluate

psychological tests or examinations

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Administer/ conduct talent/ skills

assessment for job seekers

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Conduct orientation and training to

prospective local and overseas
jobseekers regarding rules and
regulations on anti-illegal
recruitment.

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Conduct orientation and training

to prospective local and overseas
jobseekers regarding rules and
regulations on anti-illegal
recruitment AND HUMAN
TRAFFICKING

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The PESO shall provide selfemployment services

The PESO shall facilitate the

implementation and/or provision
of livelihood and selfemployment programs and
services.

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The PESO shall prepare and

submit to the respective local
Sangguinian or Council, through
the LGU Committee on

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Coordinate and promote the

adoption of enrolled youth
workers

OTHER SERVICES OF PESO

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NONE

Facilitate the conduct of local

recruitment/ special recruitment
activities in coordination with
the POEA and in accordance with
the existing laws, rules, and
regulations

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Coordinate and monitor the

implementation of governmentfunded infrastructure projects to
provide recruitment assistance
to contractors for their skilled
and unskilled human resource
requirement pursuant to RA
6685 (Workers Hiring in
Infrastructure Projects WHIP)

CHANGED

ADMINISTRATION OF THE
NEFSN
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From Role of DOLE Central Office and

Role of DOLE Regional Office

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Roles of DOLE and the LGUs

ESTABLISHMENT AND ACCREDITATION

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Section 1.Establishment of the

PESO.The PESO shall be established
by the DOLE pursuant to Section 3,
or upon the request of a particular
entity pursuant to Section 7 of this
PESO Act.

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Section 1.Establishment of the

LGU PESO.

Pursuant to Section 1 of RA
10691

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NONE

Section 2: Establishment and

DOLE Accreditation of NGO PESO
and Job Placement Office

RULE IV
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Accreditation of PESOs and

Incumbent Personnel

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Recruitment, Selection and

Hiring of LGU PESO Personnel

Duties and Responsibility of Participating

Agencies and Institutions

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b. Provide necessary employment

related expertise such as but not
limited to labor and employment
researches; psychological test
administration; human resource
development and other resources,
including budgetary allocation as
stipulated in the MOA;

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Provide necessary employment

related expertise such as but not
limited to labor and employment
researches; TALENT/ SKILLS
ASSESSMENT ADMINISTRATION;
HUMAN RESOURCE
DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER
RESOURCES, INCLUDING
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION

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Promptly submit regular

monitoring and performance
reports to the DOLE RO in case of
LGU PESO, and to the LGU PESO
which cover the area, in the case
of NGO PESO and EI Job
Placement Office

c. Promptly submit to the DOLE

Regional Office regular monitoring
and performance reports;

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None

Section 2. Salary of NGO PESO

Manager and Personnel and EI
Job Placement Officer and
Personnel

FUNDING
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Funding of the PESO.-The amount

necessary for the initial
implementation of the Act shall be
charged against the existing
appropriation of the DOLE and its
other operating agencies. Thereafter,
the amounts needed for the full
implementation shall be included in
the budget of the DOLE through the
General Appropriations Act.

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Funding of the PESO.-The

amount necessary for the initial
implementation of the Act as the
Operation and maintenance of
the PESO shall be charged
against the IRS of LGUs and
other internally generated
income of the LGU concerned

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