COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Unless otherwise indicated, all committee meeting venues are located at the House of Representatives Complex.
MONDAY, 13-FEBRUARY-2012
SOCIAL SERVICES jt. w/ INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg.
09:00 AM
Technical Working Group meeting on HBs 1681 & 2955 – Providing hearing-impaired and speech-impaired persons access to telecommunications systems (Reps. Rufus Rodriguez and Marcelino Teodoro)
ENERGY
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group meeting on:
HBs 901, 902, 2192, 2448 & 3251– Reclassifying certain portions of land in various parts of the country as alienable and disposable lands (Reps. Florencio Garay, Emil Ong, Seth Frederick Jalosjos and Rodolfo Valencia)
HBs 850, 1396, 1819, 2250, 3477, 3832, 4399 & 4538 – Declaring/establishing certain areas in the country as protected landscapes/areas (Reps. Herminia Roman, Rufus Rodriguez, Eric Singson Jr., Manuel Agyao, Randolph Ting, Daisy Avance-Fuentes, Evelyn Mellana and Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III)
WAYS & MEANS - Subcommittee on Customs, Tariff and Related Laws (CANCELLED)
Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Motu Proprio investigation into the reported loss of more than 600 containers for transhipment to the Port of Batangas through the Port of Manila and Manila International Container Port from January to May 2011
GAMES & AMUSEMENTS
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Briefing by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) on the recent boxing incident involving Karlo Maquinto
HB 3492 – Granting the provinces, cities, municipalities and congressional districts a share in the gross revenues of casinos duly established under the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) (Rep. Amado Bagatsing)
Update on the status of the contract between PAGCOR and Tiger Resorts
TUESDAY, 14-FEBRUARY-2012
JUSTICE
R. R. Andaya Hall 2/F SW Bldg.
09:00 AM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
BANKS & FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Substitute Bill to HBs 1561, 1900, 1919, 2195, 3015, 3330, 3410 & 3824, HJR 11, HRs 474, 523, 597 & 719 – Providing a ceiling on interest rates, penalties and other fees charged by banks and credit card companies for credit card transactions and prescribing penalties for violations thereof (Reps. Raymond Democrito Mendoza, Ben Evardone, Ma. Amelita Calimbas-Villarosa, Salvador Escudero III, Giorgidi Aggabao, Rufus Rodriguez, Erico Aumentado, Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Daryl Grace Abayon, Amado Bagatsing and Jeci Lapus)
HR 1113 – Inquiry into the current financial status and condition of Banco Filipino Savings and Mortgage Bank; its management and rehabilitation by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) (Rep. Juliet Cortuna)
GOOD GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
HRs 1103 & 1606 – Inquiry into the anomalous joint venture agreement entered into by the officials of the Intercontinental Broadcasting Company (IBC-13) with the RII Builders Inc. and Primestate Ventures Inc. in contravention with the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) guidelines on joint venture (Reps. Maria Milagros ‘Mitos’ Magsaysay and Bernadette Herrera-Dy)
Preliminary determination of jurisdiction over several measures referred to the Committee
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES & PRIVATIZATION
Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group meeting on the Substitute Bill to HBs 2825, 3758 & 4184 – Further amending PD 1467, as amended, otherwise known as the Charter of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation and RA 8175, otherwise known as the Revised Charter of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (Reps. Walden Bello, Ma. Georgina De Venecia and Angelo Palmones)
WAYS & MEANS
Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Briefing by the Department of Finance (DOF) on the proposed restructuring of excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
Subcommittee Report on the Substitute Bill to HBs 2484, 2485, 2687, 3059, 3183, 3332, 3465, 3489, 3666 & 4787 – Restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products, amending RA 9334 or the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997 (Reps. Erico Aumentado, Jocelyn Limkaichong, Hermilando Mandanas, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, Reps. Eric Singson Jr., Henedina Abad, Niel Tupas Jr., and Paolo Javier)
HB 2484 – Providing for an additional excise tax of 10% on alcohol products, amending for the purpose the NIRC of 1997, as amended, to generate funds for the information communication technology (ICT) program of public elementary and secondary schools, construction of new school buildings and hiring of new teachers, preferably with ICT proficiency, English, Math and Science majors (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
HB 2485 – Providing for an additional tax of P3.00 per pack of cigar and cigarettes, amending for the purpose the NIRC of 1997, as amended, to generate funds for the PhilHealth universal coverage of indigent families, barangay officials and health and day care workers (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
HBs 2687 & 5727 – Restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products (Reps. Jocelyn Limkaichong and Joseph Emilio Abaya)
HBs 3059 & 3183 – Promoting equitable sharing of costs and benefits in the alcohol and tobacco industry, amending for the purpose Secs. 141, 142, 143 and 145 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Reps. Hermilando Mandanas and Minority Leader Danilo Suarez)
HB 3332 – Increasing the excise tax rates imposed on alcohol and tobacco products, amending Secs. 141, 142, 143, 144 and 145 of the NIRC of 1997 (Rep. Eric Singson Jr.)
HBs 3465, 3489 & 3666 – Restructuring the excise tax on tobacco products, amending for the purpose pertinent sections of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Reps. Henedina Abad, Niel Tupas Jr. and Paolo Javier)
HB 4787 – Restructuring the excise tax on distilled spirits, amending for the purpose Sec. 141 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
10:00 AM
HB 5582 – Institutionalizing the convergence strategy for sustainable rural development, providing the implementing mechanisms therefor (Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga)
AGRARIAN REFORM
Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Technical Working Group (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
AGRICULTURE & FOOD
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
HB 3204 – Providing for the establishment of a cryogenic seed bank for indigenous plant species to buffer against extinction due to climate and other causes, providing funds therefor (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
HB 758 – Promoting the commercial growing of buri, anahaw and tambo, by establishing a demonstration farm applying the scientific culture and propagation thereof in the municipalities of the 4th District of the Province of Nueva Ecija (Rep. Rodolfo Antonino)
HB 1190 – Promoting the commercial growing of buri, anahaw, tambo and kaong, by establishing a demonstration farm applying the scientific culture and propagation thereof in the Province of Camarines Sur in such appropriate site as may be selected for said purposes (Rep. Luis Villafuerte)
HBs 1137 & 1147 – Establishing a floriculture garden in every municipality in the Provinces of Southern Leyte and Camarines Sur, allocating funds therefor (Reps. Roger Mercado and Luis Villafuerte)
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS jt. w/ GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Executive Session on HBs 1382, 2205, 3220 & 3334 – Reorganizing the Philippine Statistical System, repealing for the purpose EO 121 (Reps. Ramon Durano VI, Salvador Escudero III, Rufus Rodriguez and Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II)
PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION
Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
02:00 PM
Technical Working Group (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
TRANSPORTATION
Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg.
02:00 PM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
WEDNESDAY, 15-FEBRUARY-2012
JUSTICE
R. R. Andaya Hall 2/F SW Bldg.
09:00 AM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
CIVIL SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
COOPERATIVES DEVELOPMENT
Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Executive Meeting on the Substitute Bill to HBs 1699, 1723, 2354, 3955 & 4611 – Reorganizing the Cooperatives Development Authority (CDA), revising for the purpose RA 6939, the law which created the CDA (Reps. Rodolfo Biazon, Rufus Rodriguez, Jose Ping-Ay, Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia and Rep. Diosdado Macapagal-Arroyo)
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES & PRIVATIZATION jt. w/ PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS
Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
HB 5385 – Providing compensation to people adversely affected by the release of water from dams or reservoirs, creating for the purpose the National Dam Safety and Review Board and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Gabriel Luis Quisumbing)
HB 5402 – Establishing the Philippine Dam Authority, providing funds therefor (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
HB 5406 – Instituting a National Dam Safety Program, establishing the National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA), providing penalties for violations thereof (Rep. Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado)
NATIONAL & CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
REVISION OF LAWS
Conf. Rms. 9 & 10 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
AGRARIAN REFORM
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES RESOURCES
Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
HR 1411 – Inquiry into the non-implementation of Sec. 108 of RA 8550, otherwise known as the Philippine Fisheries Code, on the creation and establishment of fisherfolk settlements (Rep. Sharon Garin)
GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION jt. w/ HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Conf. Rms. 14 & 15 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
HB 2811 – Granting the Northeastern Broadcasting Services Incorporated a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in the Province of Isabela (Rep. Rodolfo Albano)
HB 4264 – Granting the TGM Broadcasting Network a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in Puerto Princesa City and in the Province of Palawan (Rep. Victorino Dennis Socrates)
HB 4515 – Granting the Radyo de Oro Corporation a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in the City of Cagayan de Oro and in the Province of Misamis Oriental (Rep. Benjo Benaldo)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Conf. Rm. 13 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Consultative Meeting
SOUTHERN TAGALOG DEVELOPMENT
Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Discussion on the Single Ticketing System
Update on the status of the extension of the South Luzon Expressway from Sto. Tomas, Batangas to the Province of Quezon
THURSDAY, 16-FEBRUARY-2012
ENERGY
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
NATURAL RESOURCES
Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group meeting on:
HBs 1731, 1732, 3700, 4792, 5014 & 5278– Reclassifying/declaring certain portions of land in certain parts of the country as alienable and disposable lands (Reps. Andres Salvacion Jr., Herminia Roman, Victorino Dennis Socrates and Antonio Alvarez)
HBs 4865, 5145 & 5204 – Declaring certain parts of the country as protected areas (Reps. Florencio Garay, Erico Aumentado and Carlos Padilla)