COMMITTEE INFORMATION

15th Congress of the Philippines

PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY »

JURISDICTION: All matters directly and principally relating to the suppression of criminality including those on illegal gambling, private armies, terrorism, organized crime and illegal drugs; regulation of firearms, firecrackers and pyrotechnics; civil defense; private security agencies and the Philippine National Police.

MEMBERSHIP: 55 Members

HOUSE MEASURES REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE

• HB02890 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 427k]
  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE LOSS OF LIVES, INJURIES AND DAMAGES TO PROPERTY SUFFERED BY NON-COMBATANT INDIVIDUALS IN THE COURSE OF OPERATIONS BY THE MILITARY, POLICE AND/OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: JAAFAR, NUR GASPAR
  Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2010-09-06
• HB02924 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 427k]
  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE LOSS OF LIVES, INJURIES AND DAMAGES TO PROPERTY SUFFERED BY NON-COMBATANT INDIVIDUALS IN THE COURSE OF OPERATIONS BY THE MILITARY, POLICE AND/OR OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
  Principal Author: BELLO, WALDEN
  Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2010-09-07
• HB03198 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 374k]
  AN ACT CREATING AND INSTITUTIONALIZING A GOVERNMENT PROTECTION AND SECURITY SERVICE (GPSS)
  Principal Author: CO, CHRISTOPHER S.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2010-09-21
• HB04253 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 140k]
  AN ACT RENAMING THE PALAWAN POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE (PALAWAN PPO) TO CAMP HIGINIO ACOSTA MENDOZA SR.
  Principal Author: SOCRATES, VICTORINO DENNIS MACALINAO
  Status: House agreed to the amendments of the Senate on 2013-02-06
• HB04659 [History]
  AN ACT NAMING THE POLICE REGIONAL OFFICE 11 AT SITIO CATITIPAN, BARANGAY COMMUNAL, BUHANGIN DISTRICT, DAVAO CITY, AS CAMP QUINTIN M. MERECIDO
  Principal Author: CAGAS, MARC DOUGLAS IV CHAN
  Status: Passed by the Senate without amendments on 2013-02-04
• HB05484 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 1889k]
  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION OF FIREARMS, LIGHT WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX
  Principal Author: BIAZON, RODOLFO GASPAR
  Status: House adopted SB03397 as an amendment to the house bill 2013-02-05
• HB05763 [History]
  AN ACT NAMING THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL TOWN OF BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE TO CAMP LT. GERONIMO F. MONTES
  Principal Author: DALOG, MAXIMO BADECAO
  Status: Passed by the Senate without amendments on 2013-02-04
• HB06040 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 491k]
  AN ACT PROVIDING A THREE (3) YEAR VALIDITY PERIOD FOR THE LICENSE TO EXERCISE SECURITY PROFESSION, AMENDING SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5487, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCY LAW'
  Principal Author: ESCUDERO, SALVADOR III HATOC
  Status: Approved by the House on 2012-05-21, transmitted to on 2012-05-23 and received by the Senate on 2012-05-23
• HB06203 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 301k]
  AN ACT REMOVING THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR POLICE, FIRE, AND JAIL OFFICERS, FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 30 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990" AND SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 2004"
  Principal Author: GARCIA, PABLO JOHN FIEL
  Status: Vetoed by the President on2013-02-25
• HB06636 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 185k]
  AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE TO WIDOWS OR ORPHANS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE WHO HAS DIED IN AN ACTUAL COMBAT WHILE IN ACTIVE SERVICE
  Principal Author: VILLAR, MARK AGUILAR
  Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2012-10-17
• HB06737 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 1617k]
  AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5487 ENTITLED, 'AN ACT TO REGULATE THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF PRIVATE DETECTIVE, WATCHMEN OR SECURITY GUARD AGENCIES,' AS AMENDED
  Principal Author: AGLIPAY, EMMELINE Y.
  Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Interpellation)
• HB06873 [History] [Text As Filed (PDF), 545k]
  AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CLASS OF PERSONS EXEMPTED FROM GUN BAN DURING ELECTION PERIODS AND TO ENSURE THAT THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE AND ORDER SHALL REMAIN THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
  Principal Author: ALCOVER, PASTOR JR. M.
  Status: Pending with the Committee on SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS since 2013-02-04
• HR00282 (Journal #19)
  [History]
  RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY TO CONDUCT A REVIEW OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE GRIEVANCE SYSTEM
  Principal Author: QUISUMBING, GABRIEL L. ROMUALDEZ
  Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2010-09-07)
• HR01461 [History]
  A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER PROCURING LOCALLY MADE FIREARMS TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL GUN INDUSTRY INSTEAD OF BUYING FOREIGN MADE GUNS
  Principal Author: RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS BAUTISTA
  Status: Pending with the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY since 2011-07-27
• HR01934 (Journal #38)
  [History]
  RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, AND PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND UNITY, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED VIOLENT INCIDENTS IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES PERPETRATED BY ARMED GROUPS THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH AND INJURY OF SOLDIERS AND POLICEMEN
  Principal Author: BIAZON, RODOLFO GASPAR
  Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2012-02-22)
• HR02037 (Journal #43)
  [History]
  RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE'S COMMITTEES ON DANGEROUS DRUGS AND PUBLIC ORDER AND SECURITY TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE PREVALENT SCHEME OF CRIME SYNDICATES OF USING RENTED PROPERTIES AS HIDEOUT OR BASE OF OPERATION
  Principal Author: FERNANDEZ, DANILO RAMON SUBIAGA
  Status: Adopted Resolution (Pending with the committee on DANGEROUS DRUGS, PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2012-03-13)
• HR02392 [History]
  A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE INITIATIVE OF THE MANILA ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE AND TAIPEI ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL OFFICE IN ESTABLISHING A SYSTEM OF COMBATING TRANSNATIONAL CRIME AND DEVELOPING POLICE COOPERATION AGREEMENT
  Principal Author: BATAOIL, LEOPOLDO NALUPA
  Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00284 on 2012-09-03

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