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PD 173 Section 14

Section 14

SEC. 14. Section nine of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 9. To ensure the effective implementation of the policy laid down in Section two hereof: "(A) Employers or entities with duly approved apprenticeship programs shall have primary responsibility for providing appropriate aptitude tests hr the selection of apprentices. However, if they do not have adequate facilities for the purpose, the Department of Labor, through its authorized agency, shall perform the service free of charge. "The giving of supplementary theoretical instruction to apprentices under Section 4-B, paragraph (a) hereof may be undertaken by the employer. However, if he is not prepared to assume this responsibility, the same may be delegated by the Bureau to the appropriate agency of the National Manpower and Youth Council or the Department of Education and Culture. For this purpose, the Bureau, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor, may enter into appropriate arrangements or working agreements with said government agencies."

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CitationPD 173 Section 14 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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