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THURSDAY, 18-NOVEMBER-2010
- Committee/SubCommittee:
COOPERATIVES DEVELOPMENT (CANCELLED)
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 6
Agenda/Resource Person :
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HUMAN RIGHTS
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 13
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group
- Committee/SubCommittee:
WOMEN & GENDER EQUALITY
Time and Venue : 02:00 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 12
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group
WEDNESDAY, 17-NOVEMBER-2010
- Committee/SubCommittee:
DANGEROUS DRUGS
Time and Venue : 09:00 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 14 & 15
Agenda/Resource Person :
Report on the accomplishment of the Dangerous Drugs Board, Department of Health, Philippine National Police Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Force and National Bureau of Investigation
- Committee/SubCommittee:
BICOL RECOVERY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 5
Agenda/Resource Person :
Organizational Meeting
Briefing by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Philippine National Railways (PNR) on the development plans for Region 5
- Committee/SubCommittee:
CIVIL SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 1 & 2
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 28, 226 & 2237 – Granting security of tenure under certain conditions to government employees whose nature of appointment is either temporary or contractual and who have rendered ten straight years of efficient service (Reps. Jane Castro, Amado Bagatsing and Marcelino Teodoro)
HBs 644 & 3028 – Granting civil service eligibility to government employees, under certain conditions, whose status of appointment is either casual, contractual, or co-terminus and who have rendered a total of five years of efficient service (Reps. Juan Edgardo Angara and Rodolfo Biazon)
HB 1432 – Granting civil service sub-professional eligibility to all co-terminus, contractual and casual employees who have rendered nine straight years of service (Rep. Carmelo Lazatin)
HB 29 – Providing for the development of entrepreneurship skills among government employees for an innovation-inspired corps of civil servants and a productive post-service citizenry (Rep. Jane Castro)
HBs 31, 284 & 3016 – Requiring all government offices to ensure the release of the retirement benefits of their employees within 15 days from retirement (Reps. Jane Castro, Roilo Golez, and Salvador Escudero III)
HBs 909 & 2134 – Regulating and modernizing the practice of interior design in the Philippines, repealing for the purpose RA 8534, otherwise known as the Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Susan Yap and Carlos Padilla)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
COOPERATIVES DEVELOPMENT (CANCELLED)
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 11
Agenda/Resource Person :
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION jt. w/ INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 7 & 8
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group
- Committee/SubCommittee:
JUSTICE jt. w/ NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / R. R. Andaya Hall
Agenda/Resource Person :
HRs 524 & 547 – Urging His Excellency, Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III, to grant amnesty to all active and former members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and their supporters who have or may have committed violations of the Revised Penal Code, the Articles of War and other special laws in connection with the so-called Oakwood mutiny, the Manila Peninsula Hotel incident, and the February 2006 Marine stand-off and related incidents (Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III and Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr.)
HCR 7 – Concurring with Proclamation No. 50 of the President of the Republic of the Philippines dated 11 October 2010, ‘Granting amnesty to active and former personnel of the AFP and their supporters who may have committed acts or omissions punishable under the Revised Penal Code, the Articles of War or other special laws in connection with the Oakwood mutiny, the Manila Peninsula Hotel incident, and the February 2006 Marine stand-off and related incidents (Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr.)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE (CANCELLED)
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 13
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) on its programs/projects for Regions I & II and the Cordillera Administrative Region
HR 439 – Urging the national government to retain and strengthen the North Luzon Growth Quadrangle Area-Program Management Office as the primary coordinating body for the North Luzon development program (Rep. Maximo Dalog)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 3 & 4
Agenda/Resource Person :
Consultation/discussion on the implications of the recent deportation of activists pushing for the rights of migrant workers by the South Korean immigration office
HBs 2422 & 3562 – Creating the charter of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) (Reps. Rex Gatchalian and Joseph Gilbert Violago)
HBs 497, 2796 & 3308 – Providing for mandatory insurance for all legally employed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) (Reps. Juan Edgardo Angara, Rufus Rodriguez and Joseph Gilbert Violago)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
REVISION OF LAWS
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 9 & 10
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 373 – Providing stiffer penalties for the crime of theft and robbery of portable telecommunication devices (Rep. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar)
HB 800 – Amending Art. 310 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines by adding Art. 310-A penalizing the crime of qualified theft of coconuts from the premises of a plantation (Rep. Marc Douglas Cagas IV)
HB1496 – Increasing penalty for theft or robbery committed within the premises of churches, temples and museum (Rep. Augusto ‘Boboy’ Syjuco Ph. D.)
HBs 1512 & 3089 – Providing stiffer penalties for the robbery, theft and destruction of public school property (Reps. Marcelino Teodoro and Anna York Bondoc)
HB 1288 – Amending Art. 75, Title IV of EO 209, as amended by EO 227, otherwise known as the Family Code of the Philippines (Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia)
HB 164 – Setting the Philippine Standard Time (PST) in all official sources throughout the country and providing funds for the installation, operation and maintenance of synchronized time devices to be displayed in key public places; declaring the first week of every year as National Time Consciousness Week (Rep. Magtanggol Gunigundo I)
HB 3045 – Repealing Batas Pambansa Blg. 22, also known as the Bouncing Checks Law (Rep. Victorino Dennis Socrates)
HB 1457 – Declaring every 27th day of November as “Araw ng Pagbasa,” a regular working holiday (Rep. Jorge ‘Bolet’ Banal)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
TRANSPORTATION
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 12
Agenda/Resource Person :
Deliberation on various anti-pollution measures in relation to the forthcoming green transport summit
HB 1601 – Promoting a pocket open skies policy of the Philippines (Rep. Rex Gatchalian)
HB 1352 – Providing for the greater liberalization of the commercial aviation industry of the Philippines by aligning existing rules and regulations (Rep. Aurora Cerilles)
HBs 734 & 1354 – Creating the Mindanao Railways Authority, prescribing its powers, functions and duties and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Maximo Rodriguez Jr. and Aurora Cerilles)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
SUFFRAGE & ELECTORAL REFORMS
Time and Venue : 01:00 PM / R. R. Andaya Hall
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 1510 & 1960 – Providing for early voting of qualified members of the media (Reps. Marcelino Teodoro and Teodoro Casiño)
HB 2722 – Providing for early voting for the national and local elections (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HB 584 – Increasing the penalties for election offenses attended by violence, coercion, intimidation, force or threats and for other election offenses (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
AGRARIAN REFORM
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 1 & 2
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 721 – Creating the National Agrarian Reform Adjudication Commission, defining its powers and functions, and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 6
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the National Economic and Development Authority on issues pertaining to Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Executive meeting on the establishment of economic zones
- Committee/SubCommittee:
GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION jt. w/ INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 14 & 15
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HUMAN RIGHTS (CANCELLED)
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 13
Agenda/Resource Person :
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 9 & 10
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 794 – Granting the Cultural Foundation of Davao Del Sur Incorporated (CFDI) a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in Davao Del Sur (Rep. Marc Douglas Cagas IV)
HB 1858 – Granting the Nueva Vizcaya State University a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in the Philippines (Rep. Carlos Padilla)
HB 1886 – Granting TV Maria Foundation Philippines Incorporated a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain broadcast as well as communications stations using modern satellite and terrestrial facilities in the Philippines (Rep. Amado Bagatsing)
HB 2231 – Granting the Philippine Wireless Inc. a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain telecommunications systems throughout the Philippines (Rep. Jose Zubiri III)
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)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATURAL RESOURCES jt. w/ Special Committee on REFORESTATION
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 3 & 4
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 45, 84, 487, 845 & 3146 – Providing for sustainable forest management (Reps. Rufus Rodriguez, Susan Yap, Juan Edgardo Angara, Angelo Palmones and Ignacio Arroyo Jr.)
HB 2176 – Protecting the forest by banning all commercial logging operations, providing mechanism for its effective implementation and imposing penalties for violations therefor (Rep. Danilo Ramon Fernandez)
HBs 3103 & 3249 – Providing for the protection and sustainable management of forest ecosystems to enhance forest ecosystems services, mitigate and adapt to anticipated climate change impacts and reduce poverty in forestlands (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 12
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting on HB 3264 – Strengthening the right of the people to participatory governance through the empowerment of non-government organizations and people’s organizations, instituting for the purpose, a bottom-up mechanism in crafting development plans (Rep. Joseph Victor Ejercito)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
YOUTH & SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 11
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 38, 1964 & 2094 – Granting retirement incentive and health care benefits to professional Filipino athletes who have won world titles or world championships and providing funds therefor (Reps. Pedro Acharon Jr., Mark Villar and Mark Aeron Sambar)
MONDAY, 15-NOVEMBER-2010
- Committee/SubCommittee:
BASIC EDUCATION & CULTURE
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 9 & 10
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 18, 25, 63, 89 & 3555 – Institutionalizing preschool education into the basic education system and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Marcelino Teodoro, Rachel Marguerite Del Mar, Luis Villafuerte , Juan Edgardo Angara and Thelma Almario)
HB 1622 – Establishing and providing for a free public kindergarden education and providing funds therefor (Rep. Augusto ‘Boboy’ Syjuco Ph. D.)
HB 2104 – Providing for a Magna Carta for preschool education and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Oscar Malapitan)
HBs 2528 & 3434 – Establishing a Philippine high school for sports in every region and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Wilfrido Mark Enverga and Juan Edgardo Angara)
HBs 340, 624, 795, 860, 933, 1283, 1360, 1362, 2208, 2209, 2227 & 2228 – Establishing national high school in various parts of the country (Reps. Luis Villafuerte, Juan Edgardo Angara, Marc Douglas Cagas IV, Tupay Loong, Czarina Umali, Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia, Reps. Aurora Cerilles, Maria Evita Arago and Rodolfo Fariñas)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
GAMES & AMUSEMENTS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 7 & 8
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the Games & Amusement Board (GAB) and Philippine Racing Commission (PhilRaCom) on their mandate and operations
HB 295 – Creating the National Gaming Commission and providing funds therefor (Rep. Danilo Suarez)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HUMAN RIGHTS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rm. 11
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting on the charter of the Commission on Human Rights
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 3 & 4
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 6 – Prescribing a fixed term for the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) (Rep. Rodolfo Biazon)
HB 9 – Amending the Administrative Code of 1987 by prohibiting a person from being appointed as the Secretary of the Department of National Defense within the next 3 years after relief, separation or retirement from active duty as a Commissioned Officer of the AFP (Rep. Rodolfo Biazon)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
TRADE & INDUSTRY jt. w/ ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / RVM Bldg. Conf. Rms. 14 & 15
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting on the following measures:
HBs 549, 3476 & 3534 – Prohibiting monopolies, attempt to monopolize an industry or line of commerce, manipulation of prices of commodities, asset acquisition and interlocking memberships in the board of directors of competing corporate bodies and price discrimination among customers, providing penalties therefor; granting additional powers and functions to the National Consumer Affairs Council (Reps. Juan Ponce Enrile Jr., Reynaldo Umali and Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III)
HBs 913, 1007, 1583, 1980, 3100 & 3134 – Penalizing unfair trade and anti-competitive practices in restraint of trade, unfair competition, abuse of dominant power, strengthening the powers of regulatory authorities and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Susan Yap, Antonio Alvarez, Diosdado Arroyo, Rufus Rodriguez, Albert Raymond Garcia and Alfredo ‘Albee’ Benitez)
HB 1733 – Amending, Act. No. 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, specifically Article 186, on monopolies and combinations in restraint of trade (Rep. Marcelino Teodoro)
HB 3244 – Creating the Fair Trade Commission of the Philippines (Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo)