LIBRE? Ito ang First-Time Jobseekers Assistance Act!
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May 6, 2024

Wala pang sahod pero kailangan na iproseso ang pre-employment requirements at IDs? No problem! 

Para matulungan ang mga first time jobseeker o TrabaHunters tulad mo, nandiyan ang Republic Act 11261 o First-Time Jobseekers Assistance Act kung saan nasa batas na libreng maibibigay ng government agencies ang sumusunod na pre-employment requirements nang isang beses lamang sa bawat dokumento:

  • Police clearance certificate
  • National Bureau of Investigation clearance
  • Barangay clearance
  • Birth Certificate
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Tax Identification Number (TIN)
  • Unified Multi-Purpose ID (UMID)
  • PhilHealth ID
  • Medical certificate mula sa public hospital (Note: Babayaran pa rin ang laboratory tests at iba pang medical procedures na kakailanganin)
  • Transcript of academic records mula state colleges at universities
  • Civil Service Commission Certificate of Eligibility
  • Technical Education and Skills Development Authority national and certificates of competencies (Para sa mga nakapasa ng TESDA competency assessment)
  • Philippine Overseas Welfare Administration certificates
  • Mayor’s clearance issued by the Business Processing and Licensing Office
  • Prosecutor’s clearance
  • Municipal and regional trial court clearances
  • Maritime Industry Authority certificates

 

Hindi kasama sa libre ang:

  • Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Authentication of Documents
  • Philippines Passport
  • Career Service Examination
  • Professional Licensure Examination
  • Driver’s License

 

Now you might be asking: How to avail po? Madali lang!

  1. Pumunta sa inyong barangay center dala-dala ang pruweba na kayo ay anim na buwan nang naninirahan sa barangay. 

(Pro-tip: maaari ang proof of residency ay utility billing, kontrata ng renta, etc.)

  1. Mag-request ng first-time jobseeker certificate mula sa officer in charge. Download it here!

Be warned: Any person found guilty of fabrication or falsification shall be liable under the Revised Penal Code. In simple words: kung hindi first time job seeker, huwag magpanggap at baka makulong ka pa!

  1. Magbigay ng mga dokumento na magpapatunay na ikaw ay may Filipino citizenship tulad ng:
  • Birth/Marriage certificate
  • Police clearance
  • Academic records
  • A technical vocational course certificate or proof of technical education from any learning institution in the country

 

Sino ang pwede mag-avail? 

  • Filipino citizens (see above!)
  • Residente ng barangay for at least six (6) months (see above again!)
  • First-time job seeker na actively looking for employment kabilang ang:
    • Out-of-school youth
    • NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training)
    • Students on leave
    • Enrolled students who plan to work while studying ‘
    • Students na naka-enroll sa TechVoc o TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)
    • Students na may high school diploma o nagtapos ng senior high
    • Fresh grads na may associate o bachelor’s degree

 

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