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THURSDAY, 23-FEBRUARY-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
TRANSPORTATION
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
WEDNESDAY, 22-FEBRUARY-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HEALTH
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 540 – Urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) not to increase by 100% the premium contributions of new members of PhilHealth and to urge the Department of Health (DOH) to investigate the issue (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HR 2040 – Investigation into the doubling of PhilHealth premium contributions from P1,200 to P2,400 covering all members of PhilHealth beginning July 1, 2012 and to recommend appropriate policy measures to avoid sudden and excessive premium rate adjustments in the future (Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATIONAL DEFENSE & SECURITY jt. w/ FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Agenda/Resource Person :
HJR 7 - Terminating the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)(Rep. Teddy Casiño)
HJR 17 - Terminating the VFA and directing the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to give notice of termination to the United States of America (Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III)
HR 368 - Inquiry into the effective of the 1999 RP-US VFA (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HR 399 - Inquiry to clarify and establish whether the visit of the USS George Washington Naval carrier fleet, and such similar future visits by other warships, is covered by the RP-US VFA (Rep. Rodolfo Biazon)
HR 1434 - Inquiry into the last six years of US military aid to the Philippines in terms of its impact on the AFP modernization program and the role of the US in regional security (Rep. Winston 'Winnie' Castelo)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HEALTH jt. w/ AGRICULTURE & FOOD
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 3428 – Establishing a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HB 3972 – Ensuring that foods available to the public are safe by consolidating the efforts of and strengthening concerned government agencies (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
HB 4417 – Strengthening the Food Safety Regulatory System in the country to protect consumer health and facilitate market access of local foods and food products (Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HEALTH jt. w/ AGRICULTURE & FOOD
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 3428 - Establishing a comprehensive program to ensure the safety of food products intended for human consumption (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HB 3972 - Ensuring that foods available to the public are safe by consolidating the efforts of and strengthening concerned government agencies (Rep. Angelo Palmones)
HB 4417 - Strengthening the food safety regulatory system in the country to protect consumer health and facilitate market access of local foods and food products (Rep. Mark Llandro Mendoza)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
HIGHER & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Agenda/Resource Person :
(Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
TRANSPORTATION
Agenda/Resource Person :
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-re-routable, 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 Jane Lopez)
HR 1691 - Inquiry into the absence of standards relating to the protection of air passengers and the abuses experienced by people travelling by air (Rep. Francisco 'Lalo' Matugas)
Privilege Speech - On the inconvenience experienced by the passengers of Cebu Pacific Flight No. J458 due to aircraft malfunction (Rep. Teddy Casiño)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
WAYS & MEANS
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the Department of Finance (DOF) on the proposed restructuring of excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
Subcommittee Report on the Substitute Bill to HBs 2484, 2485, 2687, 3059, 3183, 3332, 3465, 3489, 3666 & 4787 – Restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products, amending RA 9334 or the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997 (Reps. Erico Aumentado, Jocelyn Limkaichong, Hermilando Mandanas, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, Reps. Eric Singson Jr., Henedina Abad, Niel Tupas Jr., and Paolo Javier)
HB 2484 – Providing for an additional excise tax of 10% on alcohol products, amending for the purpose the NIRC of 1997, as amended, to generate funds for the information communication technology (ICT) program of public elementary and secondary schools, construction of new school buildings and hiring of new teachers, preferably with ICT proficiency, English, Math and Science majors (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
HB 2485 – Providing for an additional tax of P3.00 per pack of cigar and cigarettes, amending for the purpose the NIRC of 1997, as amended, to generate funds for the PhilHealth universal coverage of indigent families, barangay officials and health and day care workers (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
HBs 2687 & 5727 – Restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products (Reps. Jocelyn Limkaichong and Joseph Emilio Abaya)
HBs 3059 & 3183 – Promoting equitable sharing of costs and benefits in the alcohol and tobacco industry, amending for the purpose Secs. 141, 142, 143 and 145 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas and Minority Leader Danilo Suarez)
HB 3332 – Increasing the excise tax rates imposed on alcohol and tobacco products, amending Secs. 141, 142, 143, 144 and 145 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Eric Singson Jr.)
HBs 3465, 3489 & 3666 – Restructuring the excise tax on tobacco products, amending for the purpose pertinent sections of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Reps. Henedina Abad, Niel Tupas Jr. and Paolo Javier)
HB 4787 – Restructuring the excise tax on distilled spirits, amending for the purpose Sec. 141 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 468, 1963, 2770, 2845 & 2965 – Reforming and strengthening the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK), amending certain provisions of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 (Reps. Kaka Bag-ao, Raymond Palatino, Marcelino Teodoro, Rachel Marguerite Del Mar and Anthony Rolando Golez Jr.)
HBs 2114, 2534, 3604, 3732, 4568 & 4786 – Abolishing the SK, amending for the purpose certain provisions of RA 7160 (Reps. Florencio Garay, Magtanggol Gunigundo I, Sergio Apostol, Marc Douglas Cagas IV, Deogracias Ramos Jr., and Deputy Speaker Pablo Garcia)
HB 5069 – Providing for the election of youth representative to be known as the Kagawad ng Kabataan as regular member of the Sangguniang Barangay, abolishing for the purpose the Sangguniang Kabataan as provided under RA 7160 (Rep. Reynaldo Umali)
HB 5595 – Establishing the Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR) (Rep. Bernardo Vergara)
HB 4727 – Converting the Municipality of Ilagan into a component city of the Province of Isabela to be known as the City of Ilagan (Rep. Rodolfo Albano)
HR 1398 – Urging the Executive Branch of government to assist the local government units (LGUs) in the delivery of devolved basic services (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATURAL RESOURCES
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 5692 – Adopting the Ifugao rice terraces rehabilitation and preservation plan, creating the administrative machinery for its implementation and its secretariat, providing funds therefor (Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat Jr.)
HB 5684 – Declaring the City of Davao as a mining free zone (Rep. Isidro Ungab)
HB 5473 – Setting the royalty payments due to indigenous cultural communities from the exploration, development and utilization of mineral resources located within their ancestral lands, amending for the purpose Sec. 17 of RA 7942, otherwise known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 (Rep. Bernardo Vergara)
HR 1198 – Supporting the opposition of Negros Occidental to existing and future application of mining exploration permits, processing and approval of mining lease contracts and agreement in the province by directing the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to cancel existing and future mining applications for the next 25 years in Negros Occidental (Rep. Neri Colmenares)
HR 1199 – Supporting the ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Capiz declaring a moratorium on large-scale mining activities in the province by directing the DENR to cancel all large-scale mining activities and existing and future mining application for the next 50 years in Capiz (Rep. Neri Colmenares)
HR 1530 – inquiry into the status of rehabilitation of abandoned, inactive, and closed mines in the Philippines (Rep. Sharon Garin)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
PUBLIC ORDER & SAFETY
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 3021, 3453, 3713 & 3876 – Strengthening the private security industry, amending certain sections of RA 5487, otherwise known as the Private Security Agency Law (Reps. Salvador Escudero III, Emmeline Aglipay, Mikey Macapagal Arroyo and Angelo Palmones)
HB 1725 – Providing for the Philippine National Police (PNP) Modernization Program (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HB 4292 – Modernizing the crime investigation techniques of law enforcement agencies (Rep. Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo)
HB 4253 – Renaming the Palawan Police Provincial Office to Camp Higinio Acosta Mendoza Sr. (Rep. Victorino Dennis Socrates)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
PUBLIC WORKS & HIGHWAYS
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on the status of the implementation of its 2011 and 2012 projects and on the state of its disaster preparedness/planning in the wake of recent floodings in Cagayan de Oro, Iligan and other places, and the earthquake that hit Central Visayas
- Committee/SubCommittee:
REVISION OF LAWS
Agenda/Resource Person :
HBs 1671, 2481, 4269 & 4368 – Amending EO 209, otherwise known as the Family Code of the Philippines (Reps. Rufus Rodriguez, Marcelino Teodoro and Rene Relampagos)
HB 5063 – Aggravating the crime of reckless imprudence committed by any person (Rep. Gabriel Luis Quisumbing)
HB 1764 – Declaring the 1st week of December of every year as the National Family Week (Rep. Imelda Quibranza-Dimaporo)
HBs 4940, 4987, 5020, 5034, 5130, 5203 & 5262 – Declaring special non-working holidays in various parts of the country (Reps. Pedro Romualdo, Jocelyn Limkaichong, Victor Yu, Pedro Pancho, Maria Carmen Zamora-Apsay and Eleanor Bulut-Begtang)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
TOURISM
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 4803 – Declaring Mount Pinatubo as major tourism spot (Rep. Carmelo Lazatin)
HBs 4957 & 5495 – Declaring the Jaro Cathedral, Molo Church, Iloilo City Central Business District, Fort San Pedro, Jaro Plaza Complex, Molo Plaza Complex and Plaza Libertad Complex, all located in the City of Iloilo, as heritage and tourist spots (Rep. Jerry Treñas)
HB 5560 – Declaring Mabinay Caves in the Municipality of Mabinay, Province of Negros Oriental as tourist destination, providing for its development and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. George Arnaiz)
Briefing by the Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. on the National Tourism Development Plan
TUESDAY, 21-FEBRUARY-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
JUSTICE
Agenda/Resource Person :
Determination of probable cause on the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo
- Committee/SubCommittee:
ENERGY
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 40 – Inquiry into the issue regarding the 100% increase of electricity rates all over Mindanao (Rep. Maximo Rodriguez Jr.)
HR 191 – Inquiry into the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) performance-based regulation (PBR) methodology that favors the continued upward adjustment of electricity rates by both public and private power corporations to the detriment of the public (Rep. Teddy Casiño)
HR 415 – Inquiry into the alleged high power rates charged in Iloilo City (Rep. Jerry Treñas)
HR 422 – Investigation into the continuing increase of electricity rates (Rep. Raymond Democrito Mendoza)
HR 1021 – Inquiry into the reports that the Philippines has the highest electricity rates in Asia (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HR 1589 – Urging the ERC to approve and grant the true-up adjustment applied by the National Power Corporation-Small Power Utilities Group (NPC-SPUG) for the test period 2003-2009 (Rep. Rodolfo Valencia)
Privilege Speech – On the electric power shortage and high electricity rates in Leyte (Rep. Sergio Apostol)
Privilege Speech – On the increase of electricity rates in Mindanao (Rep. Maximo Rodriguez Jr.)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
GOOD GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Agenda/Resource Person :
Preliminary determination of jurisdiction over several measures referred to the Committee
HR 103 – Inquiry into the missing P170 million funds from the Office of the Presidential Adviser for Peace Process (OPAPP) (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HR 541 – Inquiry into the alleged unauthorized bonuses that the employees of the OPAPP received in 2009 and other anomalies (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
HR 104 – Inquiry into how the loan from the Agency Francaise De Development of France intended for climate change was used and why it was used for purposes different from what it was intended for (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the Department of Health (DOH) on the disbursement of budget, R.N. Heals Program and water facilities program for Regions I, II & Cordillera Autonomous Region (CAR)
Briefing by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the 2012 budget and rationalization plan for Regions I, II & CAR
- Committee/SubCommittee:
BICOL RECOVERY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 5, Department of Health Center for Health Development – Bicol, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region V, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region V and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office V on their 2012 plans and programs
- Committee/SubCommittee:
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Agenda/Resource Person :
HB 4035 – Establishing a frontline office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Marawi City, Province of Lanao del Sur and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Mohammed Hussein Pangandaman)
HB 4313 – Establishing a DFA - passport satellite office in Novaliches, District 2, Quezon City and providing funds therefor (Rep. Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo)
Committee Report on HR 1235 – Investigation into the unwarranted delay in processing, renewing and releasing of passports to Filipino applicants by the DFA (Rep. Walden Bello)
Privilege Speech – On the recent developments in Republic of the Philippines-United States (RP-US) relations (Rep. Walden Bello)
HR 409 – Calling on President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to initiate the abrogation of the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement (RP-USVFA) and demand the immediate withdrawal of US troops in the country on his US visit on September 20 to 26, 2010 (Rep. Teddy Casiño)
HR 2100 – Strongly opposing renewed efforts of the US government to heighten intervention in Philippine domestic and regional affairs and further exacerbate the current tension with various Asian countries in the West Philippine Sea under the guise of increased military training and cooperation for search and rescue, freedom of navigation, counter-terrorism and anti-piracy under the lopsided RP-USVFA and calling for the abrogation of the said agreement (Rep. Teddy Casiño)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
WAYS & MEANS
Agenda/Resource Person :
Briefing by the Department of Finance (DOF) on the proposed restructuring of excise taxes on alcohol and tobacco products
Subcommittee Report on the Substitute Bill to HBs 2484, 2485, 2687, 3059, 3183, 3332, 3465, 3489, 3666 & 4787 – Restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products, amending RA 9334 or the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997 (Reps. Erico Aumentado, Jocelyn Limkaichong, Hermilando Mandanas, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, Reps. Eric Singson Jr., Henedina Abad, Niel Tupas Jr., and Paolo Javier)
HB 2484 – Providing for an additional excise tax of 10% on alcohol products, amending for the purpose the NIRC of 1997, as amended, to generate funds for the information communication technology (ICT) program of public elementary and secondary schools, construction of new school buildings and hiring of new teachers, preferably with ICT proficiency, English, Math and Science majors (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
HB 2485 – Providing for an additional tax of P3.00 per pack of cigar and cigarettes, amending for the purpose the NIRC of 1997, as amended, to generate funds for the PhilHealth universal coverage of indigent families, barangay officials and health and day care workers (Rep. Erico Aumentado)
HBs 2687 & 5727 – Restructuring the excise tax on alcohol and tobacco products (Reps. Jocelyn Limkaichong and Joseph Emilio Abaya)
HBs 3059 & 3183 – Promoting equitable sharing of costs and benefits in the alcohol and tobacco industry, amending for the purpose Secs. 141, 142, 143 and 145 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas and Minority Leader Danilo Suarez)
HB 3332 – Increasing the excise tax rates imposed on alcohol and tobacco products, amending Secs. 141, 142, 143, 144 and 145 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Eric Singson Jr.)
HBs 3465, 3489 & 3666 – Restructuring the excise tax on tobacco products, amending for the purpose pertinent sections of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Reps. Henedina Abad, Niel Tupas Jr. and Paolo Javier)
HB 4787 – Restructuring the excise tax on distilled spirits, amending for the purpose Sec. 141 of the NIRC of 1997, as amended (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
WOMEN & GENDER EQUALITY
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting on the draft bill consolidating and substituting of the following measures:
HB 1479 – Amending RA 7877, otherwise known as the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan)
HB 2538 – Further providing protection for women against abuses of unequal power relations, expanding for that purpose the definition of sexual harassment and increasing the penalties therefor, thereby amending RA 7877 (Rep. Joseph Victor Ejercito)
MONDAY, 20-FEBRUARY-2012
- Committee/SubCommittee:
INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (CANCELLED)
Agenda/Resource Person :
Technical Working Group meeting (Agenda for confirmation by the Committee Secretariat)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
NATIONAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Agenda/Resource Person :
HR 1318 – Investigation into the assassination of Armando Maximino, indigenous leader of the Dumagat tribe (Rep. Teddy Brawner Baguilat Jr.)
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 officials against residents of Sitio Delebsong, Barangay Nipoo, Dinalungan, Aurora who are also members of indigenous cultural communities (Rep. Rafael Mariano)
- Committee/SubCommittee:
POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Agenda/Resource Person :
Forum on the “Dynamics of Poverty in the Philippines: Distinguishing the Chronic from the Transient”