COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Unless otherwise indicated, all committee meeting venues are located at the House of Representatives Complex.
DAILY SCHEDULE
HEALTH
Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg.
09:00 AM
National Bills:
HB 1603 – Institutionalizing the tribal health workers (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
HB 4446 – Providing for youth suicide intervention and prevention (Rep. Ma. Georgina De Venecia)
Local Bills:
HB 4916 – Increasing the bed capacity of the Magsingal District Hospital in Ilocos Sur from 25 to 75 beds and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Ryan Luis Singson)
HB 5305 – Increasing the bed capacity of the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center (MMMH&MC) in Batac City from 200 to 300 beds, upgrading its service and facilities and professional health care, authorizing the increase of its medical personnel and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Imelda Marcos)
HBs 5756 & 5758 – Establishing public hospitals in the Municipalities of Obando & Marilao, Province of Bulacan and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Linabelle Ruth Villarica)
HR 436 – Inquiry into the Memorandum of Agreement entered into by the Province of Bataan with the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the management and control of the Bataan General Hospital and its annex (Rep. Herminia Roman)
SUFFRAGE & ELECTORAL REFORMS
Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
HB 310 – Insulating the automated election system from the rest of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) organization, other officers of the government, candidates, representatives and agents of candidates and any other person (Rep. Roilo Golez)
HB 3140 – Amending RA 9369, otherwise known as the Automated Election Law, which amended RA 7166 or the law providing for synchronized national and local elections, and other related election laws, providing funds therefor (Rep. Marc Douglas Cagas IV)
HB 6008 – Providing for the conduct of election on May 2013 (Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia)
HR 956 – Inquiry into the compliance of the COMELEC with the Supreme Court order mandating it to provide the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CENPEG) and other interested parties for their independent review of the source codes on the automation elections system technologies (Rep. Pedro Romualdo)
HR 1909 – Inquiry into the plans of the COMELEC to lease new precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines for the 2013 elections at the cost of P8 billion instead of purchasing the same PCOS machines that were used during the 2010 elections only in the amount of P1.8 billion (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
TRANSPORTATION
Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
09:30 AM
Technical Working Group meeting on:
HB 2957 - Establishing a national policy of basic consumer fair treatment for airline passengers (Rep. Marcelino Teodoro)
HR 716 - Inquiry into the allegation that domestic airline firms are issuing tickets that are non-refundable, non-reroutable, non-endorseable and which, if unused on the scheduled flights, are forfeited in favor of the issuing airline company (Rep. Acmad Tomawis)
HR 804 - Inquiry into the policies and practices of airlines operating in the country that affect consumers' interest (Rep. Eulogio 'Amang' Magsaysay)
HR 1283 - Inquiry into the practices of the budget airlines of overbooking, denied boarding, flight delays and cancellations that cause travelers unnecessary inconvenience (Rep. Christopher Co)
HR 1634 - Inquiry into the alleged unfair and unjust practices and policies of airline companies (Rep. Carol Jayne Lopez)
HR 1691 - Inquiry into the absence of standards relating to protection of air passengers and the abuses experienced by people travelling by air (Rep. Francisco 'Lalo' Matugas)
CIVIL SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
10:00 AM
Executive Meeting on:
HR 2149 – Inquiry into the accreditation and integration of real estate service associations into one national organization as mandated under Sec. 34 of RA 9646, otherwise known as the Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines (Rep. Rodolfo Valencia)
Approval of the consolidated version of the various nursing bills
HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION (CANCELLED)
Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
HB 5915 – Providing incentives for new graduates of colleges, universities and accredited institutions offering technical-vocational courses, otherwise known as the Bill of Rights for New Graduates (Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara)
HB 2108 – Institutionalizing a college financial assistance program to underprivileged but deserving tertiary students, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Catalina Leonen-Pizarro)
HB 3837 – Providing for free college education through the regional subsidized college education program, defining its implementing guidelines, rules and regulations and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Reena Concepcion Obillo)
HR 1938 – Inquiry into the criteria and procedure in the selection of the president of state universities and colleges (Rep. Carlos Padilla)
REFORESTATION
Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Privilege Speech – On the co-production agreement of an alleged foreign corporation, Shannalyne Inc., with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for the management of a forest plantation corridor in CARAGA (Rep. Pedro Romualdo)
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
01:30 PM
Technical Working Group meeting on HB 5292 - Strengthening Philippine agriculture through a balanced farm, food, trade and development policies to spur rural development and appropriating funds therefor (Rep.Wilfrido Mark Enverga)