SB 538

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 14, 2025

Skills Certificate Equivalency Program Act

An Act Institutionalizing and Enhancing the Skills Certificate Equivalency Program of the Civil Service Commission and the Technical Education and Skills Authority, and for Other Purposes

In plain language

The bill creates a program that lets people who have earned a TESDA technical‑vocational certificate automatically receive civil‑service eligibility, letting them apply for government jobs that require such eligibility.

EducationLabor and EmploymentPublic Order and Safety

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Author · Senator

Joel Villanueva
SenatorEmmanuel Joel "Joel" Villanueva
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Subjects

Skills Certificate Equivalency ProgramCivil Service Commission (CSC)

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 8639· Filed Mar 17, 2026
An Act Institutionalizing and Enhancing the Skills Certificate Equivalency Program of the Civil Service Commission and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2026-03-18Rep. Eric Go Yap
HB 5735· Filed Nov 3, 2025
An Act Institutionalizing and Enhancing the Skills Certificate Equivalency Program of the Civil Service Commission and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-11-12Rep. Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" C. Villanueva
HB 4068· Filed Aug 27, 2025
An Act Institutionalizing and Enhancing the Skills Certificate Equivalency Program of the Civil Service Commission and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-09-01Rep. Giselle Mary L. Maceda
HB 2720· Filed Jul 30, 2025
An Act Granting Civil Service Eligibility and National Certificate to Overseas Filipino Workers
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-08-04Rep. Bryan B. Revilla +2
HB 4577· Filed Sep 15, 2025
An Act Granting Automatic Civil Service Eligibility to Government Employees Under Contractual, Casual, or Job Order Status, Who Have Rendered at Least Three Consecutive Years of Government Service, or at Least Five Non-Consecutive Years, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2025-09-23Rep. Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas

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SBN-538 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch