Committee Schedule - Weekly

* Unless otherwise indicated, all committee meeting venues are located at the House of Representatives Complex


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Date: Tuesday, 02-December-2008
Committee/SubCommitteeTime and VenueAgenda/Resource Person
JUSTICE
09:00 AM
Cttee. on Rules Conference Room
Approval of the Committee Report on the verified impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

APPROPRIATIONS
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 12
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

ECONOMIC AFFAIRS jt. w/ BANKS & FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 1 & 2
HBs 132, 293, 3542 & 4960 – Providing for the rehabilitation of financially distressed corporations, amending PD 902-A or the Corporate Rehabilitation Act of 2005 (Reps. Juan Edgardo Angara, Jaime Lopez, Deputy Speaker Ma. Amelita Villarosa and Rep. Ramon “Red” Durano III)

ENERGY
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 3
Technical Working Group

GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 15
Technical Working Group

WAYS & MEANS
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 9 & 10
Executive Meeting on Substitute Bill to HBs 15, 155, 485,1555, 1697, 1747, 2934, 3110, 3776, 3927, 4046, 5068 & 5069 – Further strengthening the anti-smuggling mechanism, amending for the purpose certain provisions of PD 1464, otherwise known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines (Reps. Lorenzo Tañada III, Juan Edgardo Angara, Monico Puentevella, Alfonso Umali, Jr., Deputy Speaker Eric Singson, Majority Leader Arthur Defensor, Reps. Salvador Escudero III, Nicanor Briones, Rufus Rodriguez, Deputy Speaker Raul Del Mar, Reps. Pedro Romualdo and Exequiel Javier)
HB 5314 – Exempting pledge of personal property covering a loan not exceeding ten thousand pesos from documentary stamp tax, amending for the purpose Sec. 199 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (Speaker Prospero Nograles)
HB 595 – Imposing a 10% ad valorem tax on flavored or coloured syrups exclusively used in the manufacturing of sofdrinks by inserting a new section, thereby amending for the purpose Chapter VI, Title VI of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended (Rep. Danilo Suarez)
HB 5039 – Rationalizing the excise tax system on non-essential goods, amending for the purpose the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (Rep. Abraham Kahlil Mitra)
HB 263 – Strengthening and propagating foster care for abandoned and neglected children and other children with special needs (Rep. Darlene Antonino- Custodio)
HB 2626 – Further amending Commonwealth Act 542, as amended, otherwise known as “An act to create a corporation to be known as the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and to define its powers and purpose” (Deputy Speaker Ma. Amelita Villarosa)
Substitute Bill to HB 3579 – Strengthening the Philippine Public Safety College System as the premier educational institution for training, human resources development and continuing education of all police, fire and jail management personnel (Rep. Amado Bagatsing)
Substitute Bill to HBs 389, 742, 1250, 2183, 2625, 3505 & 4367 – Reducing the rate of amusement tax to be collected from the proprietors, lessees or operators of theaters or cinemas, amending Sec. 140 of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 (Reps. Roilo Golez, Lorenzo Tañada III, Al Francis Bichara, Rufus Rodriguez, Luis Villafuerte and Irwin Tieng)
Substitute Bill to HBs 405, 503, 677, 1032, 1100, 2100, 2399, 2717, 3183, 3455 & 3835 – Strengthening the benefits and privileges of senior citizens (Reps. Eduardo Zialcita, Mauricio Domogan, Antonio Cuenco, Jose Solis, Roilo Golez, Datu Pax Mangudadatu, Mar-len Abigail Binay, Proceso Alcala, Diosdado Ignacio Arroyo, and Bienvenido Abante)
Substitute Bill to HBs 436, 786, 1918, 3198 & 4257 – Providing for a Magna Carta (for) of the Poor (Deputy Speaker Raul Del Mar, Majority Leader Arthur Defensor, Reps. Ignacio Arroyo, Marcelino Teodoro and Guillermo Cua)
Substitute Bill to HBs 31, 765, 2740 & 2908 – Establishing at least one special education (SPED) center for each school division and at least three SPED centers in big school divisions for children with special needs, creating the implementing machinery thereof, providing guidelines for government financial assistance and other incentives and support (Reps. Jose Carlos Lacson, Arthur Pingoy, Jr. and Narciso Santiago III)
Substitute Bill to HB 2963 - Strengthening the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), thereby repealing RA 4850, as amended, otherwise known as the Laguna Lake Development Authority Act of 1966 (Rep. Edgar San Luis)

AGRICULTURE & FOOD
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 1 & 2
HR 848 – Investigation into the alleged misappropriation of the P728 million Agriculture Fertilizer Fund primarily for the purpose of giving the Filipino people the right to hear the testimony of former Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante on the matter upon his deportation to the Philippines (Rep. Abraham Kahlil Mitra)

BASIC EDUCATION & CULTURE
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 4
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
01:30 PM
R. R. Andaya Hall
HR 730 – Constituting the Senate and the House of Representatives into a constituent assembly for the purpose of drafting and proposing amendments to, or revision of, the 1987 constitution, particularly to establish a unicameral congress (Rep. Adam Relson Jala)
HR 737 – Proposing amendments to Secs. 2 and 3, Art XII of the Constitution to allow the acquisition by foreign corporations and associations and the transfer of conveyance thereto of alienable public lands and private lands (Speaker Prospero Nograles)
HR 739 – Convening Congress into a constituent assembly for the purpose of revising the Constitution to establish a federal system of government (Rep. Jose Solis)
HR 769 – Providing for specific amendments and revision to the 1987 Constitution (Rep. Pedro Romualdo)
HR 819 – Convening a joint session of Congress to revise the Constitution (Rep. Nur Jaafar)
HR 858 - Calling for a constitutional convention to propose amendments to, or revision of, the Constitution of the Philippines (Rep. Rene Velarde)

EAST ASEAN GROWTH AREA
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 14
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

GAMES & AMUSEMENTS
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 3
Continuation of the deliberation on the state of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) operations and the PAGCOR Entertainment City

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 7 & 8
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

WOMEN & GENDER EQUALITY
02:00 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 5
Technical Working Group


Date: Wednesday, 03-December-2008
Committee/SubCommitteeTime and VenueAgenda/Resource Person
APPROPRIATIONS
09:30 AM
R. R. Andaya Hall
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

BANKS & FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 4
HBs 159 & 295 – Establishing the Pre-Need Plan Code of the Philippines (Reps. Juan Edgardo Angara & Jaime Lopez)
HB 294 – Establishing the Pre-Need Insurance Corporation, defining its powers & duties (Rep. Jaime Lopez)
SB 2077 – Establishing the Pre-Need Code of 2008

ENERGY
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 3
Privilege speech - Failure of the winning bidder, Calaca Holdco, Inc., to accept and take-over the 2 x 300 MW Batangas Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant (BCFTPP) after a concluded sale by PSALM (Rep. Rodolfo Antonino)

HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 6
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 5
Technical Working Group

REVISION OF LAWS
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 9 & 10
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

CIVIL SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
10:00 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 1 & 2
HB 3257 – Regulating the practice of clinical psychology and psychometrics and creating for this purpose a professional regulatory board of clinical psychology and psychometrics (Rep. Anna York Bondoc)
Substitute Bill to and Committee Report on HB 3564 – Regulating the practice of respiratory therapy and creating the Board of Examiners for respiratory therapists (Rep. Marcelino Teodoro)

NATIONAL DEFENSE
01:00 PM
R. R. Andaya Hall
HB 2 – Prescribing a fixed term for the Chief of Staff and Major Service Commanders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon)
HB 1120 – Amending the Administrative Code of 1987 by prohibiting a person from being appointed as the secretary of National Defense within 3 years after relief from active duty as a commissioned officer of a regular component of the AFP (Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon)

AGRARIAN REFORM
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 1 & 2
HB 2984 – Increasing the cash payment given to landowners as compensation for lands covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), amending RA 6657, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Act of 1988 (Rep. Florencio Garay)

AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 5
HBs 678, 679, 680, 681 & 3217 – Establishing a modified mariculture development park in the provinces of Tawi-Tawi and Sulu (Reps. Nur Jaafar,and Yusop Jikiri)

ECOLOGY
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 3
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 9 & 10
HB 1025 – Maintaining the present provision on probationary employment increasing at the same time the governments’ protection to probationary employees, amending for the purpose Art. 281 of the Labor Code (Rep. Mauricio Domogan)
HBs 2031, 2404, 2453, 2491, 2519, 2961, 3609 & 4317 – Strengthening security of tenure and promoting regular employment, amending certain provisions of PD 442 or the Labor Code of the Philippines (Reps. Mauricio Domogan, Rufus Rodriguez, Ana Theresia Hontiveros-Baraquel, Magtanggol Gunigundo I, Maria Evita Arago, Ignacio Arroyo and Narciso Santiago III)

PUBLIC ORDER & SAFETY
01:30 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 14
HB 4081 – Establishing a code of ethics and professional conduct for police personnel, prescribing penalties for violation therefor (Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson)
Substitute bill – Instituting reforms, restrictive measures and regulation of the ownership, possession and carrying of firearms, imposing penalties therefor (Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson)


Date: Thursday, 04-December-2008
Committee/SubCommitteeTime and VenueAgenda/Resource Person
HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
09:30 AM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 6
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)

OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
01:00 PM
RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 7 & 8
Technical Working Group