SB 705

Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 17, 2025

Revised National Apprenticeship Program Act

An Act Providing for a Revised National Apprenticeship Program Repealing for the Purpose Chapters I and II of Title II, Book II of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines

In plain language

The bill creates a new national apprenticeship system, replaces the old apprenticeship rules in the Labor Code, and assigns TESDA to run it.

Labor and Employment

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Author · Senator

Lito Lapid
SenatorManuel "Lito" Lapid
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Subjects

National Apprenticeship Program

Official sources

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HB 10783· Filed Aug 13, 2026
An Act Providing for a Revised National Apprenticeship Program, Clarifying the Standards for Training and Engagement of Apprentices and Accreditation of Apprenticeship Programs, Repealing for the Purpose Chapters I and II of Title II, Book Two of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2026-08-24Rep. Patrick Michael D. Vargas
SB 1413· Filed Sep 24, 2025
Tesda Modernization Act of 2025
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda
HB 5043· Filed Oct 1, 2025
An Act Modernizing the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda), Amending and Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7796, Otherwise Known as the �tesda Act of 1994,� and for Other Purposes
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-10-06Rep. Ziaur-Rahman "Zia" Alonto Adiong
HB 5613· Filed Oct 20, 2025
An Act Creating the Department of Technical Education and Skills Development, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7796, Otherwise Known as the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority or Tesda Act of 1994, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2025-11-11Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez +1
SB 1449· Filed Oct 8, 2025
Tesda Modernization Act
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva

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SBN-705 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch