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THURSDAY, 07-JUNE-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
TRANSPORTATION
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
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 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 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 standard relating to protection of air passengers and the abuses experienced by people travelling by air (Rep. Francisco 'Lalo' Matugas)
WEDNESDAY, 06-JUNE-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
AGRICULTURE & FOOD
Time and Venue : 09:00 AM / Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 3259 – Enhancing the powers of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) to ban the smuggling of sugar and its derivatives, amending EO 18, providing funds therefor and establishing a policy for its implementation (Rep. Jeffrey Ferrer)
HB 3265 – Strengthening the SRA (Rep. Joseph Victor Ejercito)
HB 6113 – Strengthening the development of the sugar cane industry, establishing the Sugar Cane Industry Development Fund, amending for the purpose PD 1890, providing funds therefor (Rep. Alfredo ‘Albee’ Benitez)
HR 810 – Investigation into the effectivity of the SRA and Bureau of Customs' Memorandum of Agreement in preventing sugar smuggling (Minority Leader Danilo Suarez)
HR 811 – Investigation into the effectivity of the SRA in maintaining an environment of stabilized sugar prices to protect consumers (Minority Leader Danilo Suarez)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HEALTH
Time and Venue : 09:00 AM / Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Forum on PhilHealth's latest programs and policies in attaining universal health care for all Filipinos
- Committee/SubCommittee:
SUFFRAGE & ELECTORAL REFORMS
Time and Venue : 09:00 AM / Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Demonstration by the Smartmatic on how the Precint Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machine works
- Committee/SubCommittee:
APPROPRIATIONS
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / R. R. Andaya Hall 2/F SW Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HBs 76, 2112 & 4949 and HRs 3, 93, 333 & 578 - Amending RA 7898, otherwise known as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Act (Reps. Albert Raymond Garcia, Rufus Rodriguez and Rodolfo Biazon)
Substitute Bill to HB 1075 - Establishing quality standards for mineral, carbonated and other bottled water (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
Substitute Bill to HB 3852 - Regulating the practice of the criminology profession in the Philippines, repealing for the purpose RA 6506, otherwise known as the law creating the Board of Examiners for Criminologists in the Philippines, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HB 4989 - Increasing the number of plantilla positions for the West Visayas State University assigned to staff the West Visayas State University Medical Center in order to meet the standard number of staffing positions for a 300-bed medical center and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Jerry Treñas)
HR 2150 - Urging the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to appropriate the necessary funds to upgrade the presidential vehicle under the custody of the Presidential Security Group (Rep. Mel Senen Sarmiento)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES & PRIVATIZATION jt. w/ PUBLIC INFORMATION
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HBs 5061 & 5147 – Amending RA 7306, providing for the establishment of the People’s Television Network, Incorporated (PTNI), defining its powers and functions, providing for its sources of funding (Reps. Lucy Marie Torres-Gomez and Dakila Carlo Cua)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HUMAN RIGHTS jt. w/ NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 961 – Inquiry into the alleged acts committed by the mining operations of Oceana Gold Philippines, Incorporated (OGPI) in Barangay Didipio, Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya which amount to a violation of the rights of the indigenous peoples (IPs) therein (Rep. Kaka Bag-ao)
HRs 64, 1044, 1152, 1156, 1286, 1539, 1645, 2108, 2161 & 2184 – Inquiry into the extrajudicial killings and other human rights violations committed against the civilian populace throughout the country (Reps. Rafael Mariano, Neri Colmenares, Raymond Palatino, Luzviminda Ilagan and Emmi De Jesus)
Motu proprio inquiry into several cases of human rights violations in various parts of the country
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATURAL RESOURCES
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HBs 2422 & 3562 - Governing the operations and administration of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) (Reps. Rex Gatchalian and Joseph Gilbert Violago)
HR 2473 - Commending overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Alma Guiao for her heroic deeds and efforts in locating and contacting her fellow OFWs trapped in Homms and ferrying them to Damascus, both in war-torn Syria, as a virtual one-person rescue mission credited with rescuing at least 25 OFWs with she herself undertaking the dangerous task of coming in and out of HOMS several times at the height of the now-famous "Siege of Homs" (Rep. Walden Bello)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES & PRIVATIZATION
Time and Venue : 10:45 AM / Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HBs 2825, 3758 & 4184 – Strengthening the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (Reps. Walden Bello, Ma. Georgina De Venecia and Angelo Palmones)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
AGRARIAN REFORM
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 5783 – Providing for the condonation of penalties and interest on loans secured by the agrarian reform beneficiaries, farmers and their cooperatives from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Agriculture (DA) and People’s Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) (Rep. Cresente Paez)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 1725 – Inquiry into the status of the implementation of RA 9418, otherwise known as the Volunteerism Act of 2007, and on the various volunteerism efforts undertaken by concerned national government agencies, local government units and other stakeholders with special focus on the achievement of the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (Deputy Speaker Jesus Crispin Remulla)
Briefing by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on the volunteering efforts for MDGs
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 1318 - Inquiry into the assassination of Armando Maximino, indigenous leader of the Dumagat tribe (Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat Jr.)
HR 1319 - Inquiry into the assassination of Florita Caya, an indigenous leader (Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat Jr.)
HR 1536 - Inquiry into the alleged series of harassment and intimidation constituting human rights violations committed by elements of the 73rd Infantry batallion, Philippine Army onBlaan comunities in Malapatan, Saranggani Province that caused the halt of delivery of social services by non-governmental organizations to said neglected tribal communities (Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan)
HR 1537 - Inquiry into the reported attack perpetrated by the Wild Dogs, a paramilitary group, that killed Datu Lapugotan, a Manobo tribal leader and an anti-mining activist in Agusan del Sur, focusing on the policy wisdom of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) use of the IPs in counterinsurgency programs and operations (Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan)
HR 1600 - Inquiry into the reported human rights violations committed by security personnel of Fast Tech Security Agency, members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and local officals against residents of Sitio Delebsong, Barangay Nipoo, Dinalungan, Aurora who were also members of indigenous cultural communities (Rep. Rafael Mariano)
HR 1857 - Inquiry into the practice of government soldiers of setting up camp in schools, barangay centers and other public civilian facilities as well as living in the homes and civilian communities in ancestral domains during counter-insurgency operation as exemplified by the recent actions of the Philippine Army's 29th Infantry batallion in Brangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur (Rep. Teddy Casiño)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
PUBLIC ORDER & SAFETY
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HJRs 02 & 13 – Expressing the approval by both Houses of Congress of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Reorganization Plan pursuant to RA 8551, which provides for the reform and reorganization of the PNP, amending certain provisions of RA 6975, which establishes the PNP under a reorganized Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) (Reps. Joseph Emilio Abaya and Rodolfo Antonino)
HB 6203 – Removing the height requirement for police, fire, and jail officers, further amending Sec. 30 of RA 6975, as amended, otherwise known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 and Sec. 4 of RA 9263, as amended, otherwise known as the Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004 (Rep. Pablo John Garcia)
HR 2392 – Recognizing the initiative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in establishing a system of combating transnational crime and developing police cooperation agreement (Rep. Leopoldo Bataoil)
TUESDAY, 05-JUNE-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
BANKS & FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 5809, 5853, 5858 & 6091 – Amending RA 6426, otherwise known as the Foreign Currency Deposit Act (Reps. Antonio Tinio, Juliet Cortuna, Joseph Victor Ejercito and Reynaldo Umali
HB 5838 – Authorizing the impeachment court, regular courts and the Ombudsman to examine, inquire or look into the foreign currency deposits of public officials and employees, amending for the purpose Sec. 8 of RA 6426 (Rep. Salvio Fortuno)
HB 5840 – Providing for the disclosure of foreign currency deposits in exceptional circumstances (Rep. Teddy Casiño)
HB 6105 – Amending RA 6426 and providing for the disclosure of financial information relative to foreign currency deposits in appropriate and just circumstances (Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy)
HR 1731 – Investigation into the humongous losses in several billions of pesos incurred by the Royal Savings Bank/Comsavings Bank (now GSIS Family Bank) due to continuing imprudent and unsound banking operations (Rep. Rodolfo Valencia)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
BASIC EDUCATION & CULTURE jt. w/ HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HBs 2182, 3479, 4199 & 4219 and HR 12 - Enhancing the Philippine basic education system by strengthening its curriculum and increasing the number of years for basic education, appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Eulogio 'Amang' Magsaysay, Angelo Palmones, Salvador Escudero III, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Rep. Marcelino Teodoro)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATURAL RESOURCES
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group on Draft Consolidated Bill to HBs 206, 1139, 2717, 3749, 3763, 4315 & 4726 - Regulating the rational exploration, development and utilization of mineral resources, and insuring the equitable sharing of benefits for the state, indigenous people (IPs) and local communities (Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III, Reps. Al Francis Bichara, Angelica Amante-Matba, Rufus Rodriguez, Kaka Bag-ao and Teddy Casiño)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Time and Venue : 09:30 AM / Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HB 5582 - Institutionalizing the convergence strategy for sustainable rural development, providing the implementing mechanisms therefor (Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Time and Venue : 10:00 AM / Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
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)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
MUSLIM AFFAIRS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) on the progress of preparations and the reforms instituted for the 2012 Hajj
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 2068 - Requesting the House leadership to grant a standing committee status to the Special Committee on North Luzon Growth Quadrangle, giving full complement thereto to carry out its functions as a regular House Committee (Rep. Maximo Dalog)
Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on its programs, plans and projects for 2012 and 2013 in Regions I and II and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
REVISION OF LAWS
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting on HB 4970 - Institutionalizing the Credit Surety Fund (CSF) tyo enhance the accessibility of micro, small and medium entrepreneurs to the credit facility of banks (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
MONDAY, 04-JUNE-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
SOCIAL SERVICES
Time and Venue : 10:00 AM / Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting on Substitute Bill to HB 4924 - Establishing a comprehensive system for registration and licensing of social welfare and development agencies and accreditation of social welfare and development programs and services (Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Executive Meeting
- Committee/SubCommittee:
PEOPLE’S PARTICIPATION
Time and Venue : 01:30 PM / Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg.
Agenda/Resource Person :
Substitute Bill to HB 4962 - Strengthening people's participation in institutionalizing "One Town One Product" (OTOP) - based programs and projects through inter-local government unit (LGU) cooperation (Rep. Cinchona Cruz-Gonzales)