COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Unless otherwise indicated, all committee meeting venues are located at the House of Representatives Complex.
DAILY SCHEDULE
GOOD GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Inquiry into the alleged rice importations involving 90 containers of Indian rice on board APL vessel that arrived at the New Container Terminal 1, Subic Bay, on June 13 and 20, 2012 and 94,000 bags of rice onboard the vessel Minh Tuan 68 that arrived in the waters off the Port of Legazpi, Albay on September 2, 2012
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION
Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Substitute Bill to HBs 26, 405, 667, 965, 1097, 1246, 1852, 2021, 2108, 2333, 2475, 2527, 2791, 2793, 2829, 3433, 3589, 3702, 3739, 3837, 4218, 4254, 4394, 4439, 4597, 5136, 6227, 3908, 4725, 6201, 1341, 3133, 4591, 4883, 5134, 6020, 6122, 6571, 6598, 43, 153, 242, 365, 499, 670, 1247, 1331, 1610, 1820, 2097, 3719, 2243 & 6121 – Providing for a comprehensive unified system of student financial assistance for higher and technical–vocational education, thereby rationalizing access, appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar, Juan Edgardo Angara, Joseph Victor Ejercito, Augusto ‘Boboy’ Syjuco, Ph.D., Roilo Golez, Mark Villar, Marcelino Teodoro, Christopher Co, Catalina Leonen-Pizzaro, Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, Mariano Michael Velarde Jr., Angelo Palmones, Rene Relampagos, Reena Concepcion Obillo, Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Raymond Palatino, Sigfrido Tinga, Juliet Cortuna, Ryan Luis Singson, Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo, Loreto Leo Ocampos, Ma. Theresa Bonoan-David, Salvio Fortuno, Rufus Rodriguez, Edwin Olivarez, Rodante Marcoleta, Maria Milagros ‘Mitos’ Magsaysay, Imelda Calixto-Rubiano, Romeo Acop and Roy Loyola)
REVISION OF LAWS
Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES & PRIVATIZATION jt. w/ PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS
Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
11:00 AM
HB 5867 – Creating the Chico River Basin Development Authority, defining its powers, functions and responsibilities, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Manuel Agyao)
SOCIAL SERVICES
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
01:00 PM
Technical Working Group meeting on HB 6079 – Declaring Filipino sign language as the national sign language of the Filipino deaf and the official language of government in all transactions involving the deaf, and mandating its use in schools, broadcast media, and workplaces (Rep. Antonio Tinio)
BICOL RECOVERY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Briefing by the Department of Agriculture (DA)/Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD)-Bicol/Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital (BRTTH), Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Education (DepEd) on their operations in Region 5
NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE
Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Draft Committee Report on HB 6178 – Exempting indigents from paying any fees when they get pre-employment certifications and clearances from government agencies (Rep. Anthony Del Rosario)
Draft Committee Report on HR 960 – Inquiry into the new poverty measurement scheme approved by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) which substantially lowers the official average poverty threshold (Rep. Raymond Palatino)
Draft Committee Report on HR 1732 – Commending the Kalasag ng Kababaihan sa Barangay, San Jose, Nueva Ecija, the City of San Jose, Jollibee Foods Corporation, the Catholic Relief Services and the National Livelihood Development Corporation for the establishment of a livelihood project in San Jose City, Nueva Ecija which is a model of public-private sector participation (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
Draft Committee Report on HBs 81, 848, 1500 & 3486, HRs 472, 1112, 1343, 1693, 1972 & 2034 and Privilege Speech Nos. 214, 285 & 288 - On the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) (Reps. Susan Yap, Ma. Amelita Calimbas-Villarosa, Juan Edgardo Angara, Rufus Rodriguez, Rodolfo Biazon, Angelo Palmones, Raymond Democrito Mendoza, Anthony Del Rosario, Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Teddy Casiño, Emmi De Jesus and Sharon Garin)
HR 1037 – Congratulating the Philippine Business for Social Progress on its 40th year of accomplishing its goals of helping the Filipino people fight poverty and providing an avenue for corporations to express their social responsibility in a strategic way (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HR 1121 – Urging the Aquino administration to redirect the P7 billion subsidy for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) to pro-poor programs specially in the impoverished areas in Mindanao (Rep. Maximo Rodriguez Jr.)
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Consolidated Bill to HBs 53, 11, 22, 59, 86, 133, 301, 830, 1713, 1968, 2128, 2969, 4252, 4851 & 6555 and Petition No. 0002 – Strengthening the right of citizens to information held by the government (Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III, Reps. Rodolfo Biazon, Marcelino Teodoro, Karlo Alexei Nograles, Juan Edgardo Angara, Teddy Casiño, Walden Bello, Pedro Romualdo, Sergio Apostol, Rachel Marguerite Del Mar, Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Salvador Escudero III, Rodolfo Antonino, Sherwin Tugna, Joseph Victor Ejercito, and the Ang Kapatiran Party)
VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE
Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
HB 6502 – Giving juridical personality to the present Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)
HR 2457 – Inquiry into the operations of the Board of Trustees of the Veterans of World War II (BTVWWII) (Rep. Herminia Roman)