House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. SW-106
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7205
Direct: 8931-5270
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING THE KAPARKAN FALLS IN BARANGAY CAGANAYAN, MUNICIPALITY OF TINEG, PROVINCE OF ABRA AN ECOTOURISM SITE, ESTABLISHING THE KAPARKAN FALLS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: TOURISM
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07637
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-24 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-24
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAGANGILANG AND BANGUED, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSITY OF ABRA, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07030
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-03
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE ABRA RIVER BASIN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GOVERNMENT CENTER FOR SATELLITE OFFICES OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE PROVINCE OF ABRA TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (A) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AS AMENDED AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: JUSTICE
Bill Status: Substituted by HB06323
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-05-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-05-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-05-11
Date Filed: 2019-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS BOARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-08-20
Primary Referral: GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS since 2019-08-20
Date Filed: 2019-08-20
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING THE NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONS
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Primary Referral: ENERGY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on ENERGY since 2019-08-28
Date Filed: 2019-08-20
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING A MUNICIPALITY TO BE KNOWN AS MUNICIPALITY OF ANDRES BERNOS IN THE PROVINCE OF ABRA
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-08-28
Date Filed: 2019-08-20
Full Title: AN ACT DIVIDING BARANGAY POBLACION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAYUM, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT BARANGAYS TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY EAST POBLACION AND BARANGAY WEST POBLACION
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-08-28
Date Filed: 2019-08-20
Full Title: AN ACT DIVIDING BARANGAY POBLACION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO DISTINCT AND INDEPENDENT BARANGAYS TO BE KNOWN AS BARANGAY NORTH POBLACION AND BARANGAY SOUTH POBLACION
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-08-28
Date Filed: 2019-08-28
Date Urgent: 2019-09-17
Full Title: AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY-ONE, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-09-20
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-09-20
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-01-06
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11465 enacted on 2020-01-06
Date Filed: 2019-08-28
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE LA PAZ DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL UNDER THE FULL AUTHORITY AND TECHNICAL SUPERVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO BE KNOWN AS THE LA PAZ GENERAL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-09-04
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2019-09-04
Date Filed: 2019-09-30
Full Title: AN ACT POSTPONING THE MAY 2020 BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9340, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10632, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10656, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10952, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-10-01
Primary Referral: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-10-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-11-04
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01043
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2019-12-03
Republic Act No.: RA11462
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11462 enacted on 2019-12-03
Date Filed: 2019-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM THE BARANGAY SINALANG, MUNICIPALITY OF BANGUED; MUNICIPALITY OF PEÑARRUBIA; MUNICIPALITY OF BUCAY; AND MUNICIPALITY OF MANABO, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO ABRA-CERVANTES ROAD INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY MUDENG, MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ; MUNICIPALITY OF LANGIDEN; AND BARANGAY PALANG, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN QUINTIN, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF ABRA, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF TAYUM, TO BARANGAY NORTH POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF BUCAY, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF MANABO, AND BARANGAY DANAC, MUNICIPALITY OF BOLINEY, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO BARANGAY BALATOC, MUNICIPALITY OF PASIL, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY TIEMPO AND SITIO BAKLINGAYAN, BARANGAY TABACDA, MUNICIPALITY OF TUBO, ALL OF THE PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO MUNICIPALITY OF SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD STRETCHING FROM BARANGAY TALOGTOG, MUNICIPALITY OF DOLORES, PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO MUNICIPALITY OF CONNER, PROVINCE OF APAYAO INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-12-02
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE CORDILLERA
Date Read: 2019-12-09
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-12-09
Date Filed: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA PAZ, PROVINCE OF ABRA, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(A) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2020-02-19
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-05-06
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-05-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-05-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-05-11
Date Filed: 2020-05-26
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS STRATEGY FOR THE COUNTRY'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-05-26
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-01
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-04
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-04, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-08 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-08
Date Filed: 2020-05-28
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAFEGUARDS FOR THE BETTER NORMAL IN THE WORKPLACE, PUBLIC PLACES AND COMMUNITIES TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Date Read: 2020-05-28
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-08-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-08-19
Date Filed: 2020-05-30
Date Urgent: 2020-06-01
Full Title: AN ACT TO PREVENT, PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE TERRORISM, THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN SECURITY ACT OF 2007"
Date Read: 2020-06-01
Primary Referral: NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-03
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01083
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-07-03
Republic Act No.: RA11479
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11479 enacted on 2020-07-03
Date Filed: 2020-06-02
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COVID-19 UNEMPLOYMENT REDUCTION ECONOMIC STIMULUS (CURES) FUND AND INSTITUTING MECHANISMS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-02
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-05
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-05, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-08 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-08
Date Filed: 2020-06-24
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF LAGANGILANG AND BANGUED, PROVINCE OF ABRA INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE UNIVERSITY OF ABRA, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-07-28
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-08-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-09-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-03
Date Filed: 2020-09-10
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING THE KAPARKAN FALLS IN BARANGAY CAGANAYAN, MUNICIPALITY OF TINEG, PROVINCE OF ABRA AN ECOTOURISM SITE, ESTABLISHING THE KAPARKAN FALLS DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-09-14
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-09-22
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-24 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-24
Date Filed: 2020-09-19
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS IN THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN, AND MANDATING RELIEF AND RECOVERY MEASURES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-09-22
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE since 2020-09-22
Date Filed: 2020-09-22
Date Urgent: 2020-10-09
Full Title: AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY-ONE, TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY-ONE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2020-09-22
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-10-06
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-10-16
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-28
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11518 enacted on 2020-12-28
Date Filed: 2020-11-03
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR PROTECTION OF THE REMITTANCES OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
Date Read: 2020-11-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-07
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-12-15
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-12-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-12-16 and received by the Senate on 2020-12-16
Date Filed: 2020-11-16
Full Title: AN ACT EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVITY OF BAYANIHAN 2 AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11494 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BAYANIHAN TO RECOVER AS ONE ACT
Date Read: 2020-11-23
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08217
Mother Bill Status: Measure recommitted on 2020-12-14
Date Filed: 2020-11-23
Date Urgent: 2020-12-14
Full Title: AN ACT EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVITY OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11494 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BAYANIHAN TO RECOVER AS ONE ACT
Date Read: 2020-11-24
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-14
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-12-14
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-29
Republic Act No.: RA11519
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11519 enacted on 2020-12-29
Date Filed: 2020-11-25
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING SERVICES FOR LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES IN SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, ESTABLISHING INCLUSIVE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTERS IN ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, PROVIDING FOR STANDARDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-11-25
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-12-07
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-12-07, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-12-09 and received by the Senate on 2020-12-09
Date Filed: 2020-12-04
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING THE COCONUT LEVY ASSETS AS A TRUST FUND, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION, AUTHORIZING THE PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE TO DISPOSE THE COCONUT LEVY ASSETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COCONUT FARMERS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COCONUT INDUSTRY
Date Read: 2020-12-07
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-12-14
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01396
Bill Status: House adopted Senate Bill as amendment to House Bill on 2020-12-16
Date Filed: 2020-12-09
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS AND FOREST LANDS
Date Read: 2020-12-14
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-01-25
Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2021-01-25
Date Filed: 2020-12-10
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC ZONE (SpeDEZ) INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT ARSENAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LOCATED IN CAMP GEN. ANTONIO LUNA, LAMAO, MUNICIPALITY OF LIMAY, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE SPECIAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (SpeDEZA) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-12-14
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-15
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
Date Filed: 2020-12-12
Full Title: AN ACT EXTENDING THE AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11494, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BAYANIHAN TO RECOVER AS ONE ACT”
Date Read: 2020-12-14
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Measure recommitted on 2020-12-14
Date Filed: 2020-12-14
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
Date Read: 2020-12-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-01-25
Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2021-01-25
Date Filed: 2020-12-14
Full Title: AN ACT PROTECTING AND PROMOTING THE RIGHTS TO EQUALITY AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, ETHNICITY AND RELIGION
Date Read: 2020-12-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-01-26
Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2021-01-26
Date Filed: 2021-01-18
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING INTEGRATED URBAN AGRICULTURE IN URBAN AREAS NATIONWIDE TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2021-01-19
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2021-01-19)
Date Filed: 2021-01-26
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NEW PASSPORT LAW, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8239, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ACT OF 1996”
Date Read: 2021-01-26
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2021-01-26)
Date Filed: 2019-08-28
Full Title: A RESOLUTION COMMENDING SIXTO O. BRILLANTE, JR. FOR HIS HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AFTER RETURNING FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND PESOS TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER AT THE NINOY AQUINO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Date Read: 2019-09-03
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2019-09-03
Date Filed: 2019-12-19
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO SUPPORT THE RESUMPTION OF THE PEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES (GRP) AND THE NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC FRONT OF THE PHILIPPINES (NDFP) BASED ON PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES INCLUDING THE HAGUE JOINT DECLARATION OF 1992 AND THE STAND-DOWN AGREEMENT ON JUNE 2018
Date Read: 2020-01-20
Primary Referral: PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND UNITY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND UNITY since 2020-01-20
Date Filed: 2020-07-31
Full Title: A RESOLUTION PROPOSING TO THE INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE FOR EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (IATF-EID) FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES IN FAR-FLUNG COVID-19 FREE AREAS IN NORTHERN LUZON
Date Read: 2020-08-05
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE since 2020-08-05
Date Filed: 2020-07-31
Full Title: A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH) TO UTILIZE THE NATIONAL CONVERGENCE INITIATIVE (NCI) PLATFORM WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED) TO ENSURE PROVISION OF POTABLE WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEM IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NORTH LUZON
Date Read: 2020-08-05
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2020-08-05
Committee | Position |
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1. Games And Amusements | Journal #49Chairperson |
2. National Defense And Security | Journal #9Vice Chairperson |
3. North Luzon Growth Quadrangle | Journal #51Vice Chairperson |
4. Peace, Reconciliation And Unity | Journal #46Vice Chairperson |
5. Accounts | Journal #6Member for the Majority |
6. Appropriations | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
7. Basic Education And Culture | Journal #6Member for the Majority |
8. Indigenous Cultural Communities And Indigenous Peoples | Journal #12Member for the Majority |
9. Public Order And Safety | Journal #4Member for the Majority |
10. Public Works And Highways | Journal #9Member for the Majority |
11. Strategic Intelligence | Journal #54Member for the Majority |
Born Ace S. Barbers on May 31, 1969 in Manila, Philippines. He is the second of the four siblings by ROBERT ZABALA BARBERS and VIRGINIA FLORES SMITH.
Ace as he is fondly called, successfully ventured into several business endeavors with his friends after college. He was engaged in importation business, cargo movement/logistics, and in agri/aquaculture in the countryside. After years of gaining experience in the private sector, He decided to enter politics to follow the footsteps of his father. He ran as congressman and won in the district his father once served in the province of Surigao del Norte in the north eastern part of the island of Mindanao. He served as member for three (3) consecutive terms of the Philippine House of Representatives during the 11th, 12th and 13th congresses. As member of the Philippine congress, he was elected as chairman of several committees’, such as committee on economic affairs, committee on accounts and committee on dangerous drugs. He was one of the young elected representatives of the 11th congress who played a crucial role in the ESTRADA impeachment for alleged corruption and violation of the constitution. His advocacies and principled stand on several national issues together with his equally young colleagues did not go unnoticed, the media coined a name for their group and called them THE SPICE BOYS’.
He is currently a member the 17th and 18th congresses of the House of Representatives and chairs the COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS DRUGS.