House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. NW-205
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7384
Direct: 8931-5832
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT SETTING THE MINIMUM PAID-UP CAPITAL AND LOCALLY PRODUCED STOCK INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN RETAIL BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8762, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ꞌRETAIL TRADE LIBERALIZATION ACT OF 2000ꞌ
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-11
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-11, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-16 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-16
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF BICOL MEDICAL CENTER FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS TO ONE THOUSAND (1000) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL WORKFORCE COMPLEMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8053, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB00640
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-07-01
Republic Act No.: RA11478
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11478 enacted on 2020-07-01
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING A SYSTEM OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PEOPLE'S COUNCIL IN EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: PEOPLE PARTICIPATION
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07950
Mother Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE OFFICE OF PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS LABOR ARBITER FOR THE PROTECTION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ALMEDA HIGHWAY IN NAGA CITY IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE BARANGAY UNIT THROUGH SUPPORT FOR BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND BARANGAY VOLUNTEER WORKERS, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 7160, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING A SYSTEM OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOR ADDRESSING THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE PROVIDING FOR ITS PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: FOOD SECURITY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on FOOD SECURITY since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE RIGHT OF CITIZENS TO INFORMATION HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: PUBLIC INFORMATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-04
Full Title: AN ACT UPGRADING THE CARAGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BARANGAY WASHINGTON, SURIGAO CITY, SURIGAO DEL NORTE INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-27
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-04
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-06-19
Republic Act No.: RA11472
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11472 enacted on 2020-06-19
Date Filed: 2019-07-08
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (LTO) EXTENSION OFFICE LOCATED IN MANDALUYONG CITY INTO A REGULAR LTO DISTRICT OFFICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-10-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-11-04
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-11-04, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-11-05 and received by the Senate on 2019-11-05
Date Filed: 2019-07-09
Full Title: AN ACT RENAMING THE TALISAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN TALISAY CITY, PROVINCE OF CEBU, INTO CEBU SOUTH MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7799, ENTITLED 'AN ACT ESTABLISHING A DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF CEBU, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TALISAY DISTRICT HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR'
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-06-19
Republic Act No.: RA11473
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11473 enacted on 2020-06-19
Date Filed: 2019-07-11
Full Title: AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS AND HIGHER EDUCATION TEACHING PERSONNEL
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2019-07-29
Date Filed: 2019-07-11
Full Title: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF POLITICAL DYNASTIES
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS since 2019-07-29
Date Filed: 2019-07-23
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAMPLONA IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BICOL WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF
Date Read: 2019-07-30
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-11-13
Republic Act No.: RA11495
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11495 enacted on 2020-11-13
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE LYING-IN CLINIC IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN FROM TEN (10) BEDS TO TWENTY (20) BEDS, UPGRADING ITS SERVICE FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-07-25
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING THE CULTIVATION, PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PILI NUT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Bill Status: Deliberated upon by the Mother Committee on 2019-10-01
Date Filed: 2019-09-16
Full Title: AN ACT DESIGNATING THE THIRD SUNDAY OF NOVEMBER EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD CRASH VICTIMS, SURVIVORS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENSURING ITS MEANINGFUL OBSERVANCE
Date Read: 2019-09-17
Primary Referral: TRANSPORTATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-09-17
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-09-23
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01122
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-01-23
Republic Act No.: RA11468
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11468 enacted on 2020-01-23
Date Filed: 2019-09-17
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING REFORMS IN REAL PROPERTY VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES, REORGANIZING THE BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-09-17
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-11-25
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-11-25, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-11-26 and received by the Senate on 2019-11-26
Date Filed: 2019-09-19
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO ORDAIN AND INSTITUTE A NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES" AS A MAJOR SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM OF THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, SANITARY ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, AND ARCHITECTURE, AND ITS INCLUSION AS A TOPIC IN THE LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR THESE PROFESSIONS
Date Read: 2019-09-19
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-09-24
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-11-04
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-11-04, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-11-05 and received by the Senate on 2019-11-05
Date Filed: 2019-09-26
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING MAY 18 OF EVERY YEAR AS NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION DAY
Date Read: 2019-09-30
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-05
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-04
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01216
Bill Status: Transmitted to the President on 2021-01-06
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 DECLARING THE BALANGAY AS THE NATIONAL BOAT OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-04
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-04, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-09 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-09
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE HOLDING OF JOB FAIRS IN ALL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT GIVING ROAD ACCESS TO ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING EVERY BARANGAY IN THE COUNTRY TO PROMOTE FULL EMPLOYMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING RENTALS OF SCHOOL DORMITORIES AND BOARDING HOUSES
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING HARDSHIP ALLOWANCE TO TEACHERS ASSIGNED IN REMOTE AREAS AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MEASURES FOR THEIR PROTECTION
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT GIVING PRIORITY TO RETIRED TEACHERS IN THE AVAILMENT OF GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPUTER AND INTERNET LABORATORY IN ALL PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS ABROAD ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATION MUTUAL FUND
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT MAKING TESDA CERTIFICATION AS EQUIVALENT TO FIRST LEVEL CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-10-03
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING GRADUATE STUDIES AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-11-18
Full Title: AN ACT LOWERING THE OPTIONAL RETIREMENT AGE OF GOVERNMENT WORKERS FROM SIXTY (60) YEARS TO FIFTY-SIX (56) YEARS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 13-A OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8291, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM ACT OF 1997"
Date Read: 2019-11-18
Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-16
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-17 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-17
Date Filed: 2019-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VILLANUEVA, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(K) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALFONSO, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALAUAG, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT 0F 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE EIGHT JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VILLABA, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(I) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF CALAMBA, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING THE CAGAYAN DE ORO RIVER AND ITS IMMEDIATE ENVIRONS LOCATED IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL A CULTURAL HERITAGE ZONE
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING THE CITY OF CARCAR IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU A CULTURAL HERITAGE ZONE
Date Read: 2019-11-27
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF PARANAQUE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE EIGHT JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF ORMOC, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 14(I) AND 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING TEN (10) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(L) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN NOVALICHES, QUEZON CITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 14(D) AND 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COUR T IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF MUNTINLUPA, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(D) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF GENERAL TRIAS, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF DAPITAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(J) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CATANAUAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF MATI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 14(L) AND 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF TACLOBAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(I) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF BACOLOD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-27
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(K) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-17
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-12-17, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-12-18 and received by the Senate on 2019-12-18
Date Filed: 2019-11-28
Full Title: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) TO SET AND APPROVE THE BED CAPACITY AND SERVICE CAPABILITY OF ALL DOH-RETAINED HOSPITALS
Date Read: 2019-12-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-01-27
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-01-27, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-01-28 and received by the Senate on 2020-01-28
Date Filed: 2019-12-04
Date Urgent: 2019-12-17
Full Title: AN ACT MODIFYING THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL AND AUTHORIZING THE GRANT OF ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-12-09
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-18
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01219
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-01-08
Republic Act No.: RA11466
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11466 enacted on 2020-01-08
Date Filed: 2019-12-09
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ACCREDITATION CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALABANGA, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CALABANGA TESDA TRAINING AND ACCREDITATION CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-12-11
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07514
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-07, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-09 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-09
Date Filed: 2019-12-11
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE CARDS
Date Read: 2019-12-16
Primary Referral: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2019-12-16)
Date Filed: 2019-12-17
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING VALUES EDUCATION IN THE CURRICULUM BY INCORPORATING "GOOD MANNERS AND RIGHT CONDUCT" AS A SUBJECT IN KINDERGARTEN UP TO THE GRADE 3 LEVEL
Date Read: 2019-12-17
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-01-28
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-02-04
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01224
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-06-25
Republic Act No.: RA11476
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11476 enacted on 2020-06-25
Date Filed: 2019-12-19
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING JULY 27 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NATIONAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9645, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "COMMEMORATION OF THE FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY OF IGLESIA NI CRISTO ACT"
Date Read: 2020-01-20
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-26
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-01-22
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER RESILIENCE, DEFINING ITS MANDATE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-01-22
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-15
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: 2020-01-28
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM LIABILITY TO VOLUNTEERS FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS COMMITTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
Date Read: 2020-01-29
Primary Referral: PEOPLE PARTICIPATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-01-30
Full Title: AN ACT DEFINING THE OFFENSES OF DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS AND INDISCRIMINATE FIRING OF FIREARMS AND PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 254 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "REVISED PENAL CODE", AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10591, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE COMPREHENSIVE FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION REGULATION ACT"
Date Read: 2020-02-03
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-26
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-01-30
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING BANKING INSTITUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE FINANCING SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL, FISHERIES AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2020-02-03
Primary Referral: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-01-30
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL REGIME FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY
Date Read: 2020-02-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-10-14
Date Filed: 2020-01-30
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8794, ENTITLED "AN ACT IMPOSING A MOTOR VEHICLE USER'S CHARGE ON OWNERS OF ALL TYPES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11239
Date Read: 2020-02-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-01-30
Full Title: AN ACT ENCOURAGING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, PROVIDING INCENTIVES THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-02-03
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-05-20
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-05-20, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-05-21 and received by the Senate on 2020-05-21
Date Filed: 2020-02-05
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DELINEATION OF THE SPECIFIC FOREST LIMITS OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2020-02-05
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-11
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2020-05-14
Date Filed: 2020-02-17
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-02-18
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-03
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01086
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-06-09
Republic Act No.: RA11470
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11470 enacted on 2020-06-09
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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF DAET AND LABO, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTON 14(F) 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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING EIGHT (8) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF CALOOCAN AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(D) 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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MOALBOAL, PROVINCE OF CEBU, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(H) 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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE NINTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 14(J) AND 29 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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ONE (1) ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF VICTORIAS, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(G) 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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF ROSARIO AND SAN JUAN, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) 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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF KABANKALAN, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(G) 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: 2020-02-19
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR AGRICULTURISTS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-02-24
Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2020-02-24
Date Filed: 2020-02-20
Full Title: AN ACT UPGRADING THE SIARGAO DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAPA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE INTO A LEVEL II GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SIARGAO ISLAND MEDICAL CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY, UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-02-24
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-09
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-11-13
Republic Act No.: RA11500
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11500 enacted on 2020-11-13
Date Filed: 2020-03-05
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE ELIMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10767 OR THE "COMPREHENSIVE TUBERCULOSIS ELIMINATION PLAN ACT"
Date Read: 2020-03-09
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-10
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
Date Filed: 2020-03-05
Full Title: AN ACT MODERNIZING THE REGULATION OF HEALTH FACILITIES AND SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4226, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "HOSPITAL LICENSURE ACT"
Date Read: 2020-03-09
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-10
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
Date Filed: 2020-03-05
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE TO ALL QUALIFIED AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9700, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM EXTENSION WITH REFORMS"
Date Read: 2020-03-09
Primary Referral: AGRARIAN REFORM
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-10
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
Date Filed: 2020-03-10
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING VOLUNTEERISM AS A STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECLARING DECEMBER AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 12 AND 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9418, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007"
Date Read: 2020-03-11
Primary Referral: PEOPLE PARTICIPATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-24
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-24, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-01 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-01
Date Filed: 2020-03-11
Full Title: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE RICE SUBSIDY PROVIDED UNDER THE PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4PS) IN THE 2019 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF PALAY FROM LOCAL FARMERS, MANDATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT (DSWD), IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA) AND THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY (NFA), TO BUY PALAY FROM LOCAL FARMERS AND DISTRIBUTE RICE INSTEAD OF CASH TO QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES
Date Read: 2020-03-11
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-03-11)
Date Filed: 2020-03-12
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FRAMEWORK FOR CITIZENS PARTICIPATION IN LEGISLATIVE POLICYMAKING THROUGH THE USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS
Date Read: 2020-05-04
Primary Referral: PEOPLE PARTICIPATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-05-28
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-02
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
Date Filed: 2020-05-07
Full Title: AN ACT BANNING AND DECLARING ILLEGAL PHILIPPINE OFFSHORE GAMING OPERATORS (POGOs) AND OPERATIONS
Date Read: 2020-05-11
Primary Referral: GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS since 2020-05-11
Date Filed: 2020-05-13
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE SINAIT DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN SINAIT, ILOCOS SUR FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) BEDS TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-05-18
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-05-28
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-03
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-03, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-04 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-04
Date Filed: 2020-05-18
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP AND RETURN SERVICE PROGRAM FOR DESERVING STUDENTS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-05-19
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-08-05
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-10
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01520
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-23
Republic Act No.: RA11509
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11509 enacted on 2020-12-23
Date Filed: 2020-05-26
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE PROVISION OF COMPREHENSIVE RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY (RRT) TO PATIENTS WITH END STAGE RENAL DISEASE IN NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS, INCREASING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PHILHEALTH PACKAGE RATE FOR MEMBERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-05-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-05-28
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-02
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
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: 2020-05-28
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE CONDUCT OF BASELINE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION COVID-19 TESTING FOR THE VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY TO STOP THE TRANSMISSION OF THE DISEASE
Date Read: 2020-05-28
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: 2020-05-31
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FISHERFOLK RESETTLEMENT AREAS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SEC. 108 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10654"
Date Read: 2020-06-01
Primary Referral: AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
Bill Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Sponsorship)
Date Filed: 2020-06-01
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 3 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7797, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS " AN ACT TO LENGTHEN THE SCHOOL CALENDAR FROM TWO HUNDRED (200) DAYS TO NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED TWENTY (220) CLASS DAYS"
Date Read: 2020-06-01
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-01
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-04
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01541
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-07-17
Republic Act No.: RA11480
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11480 enacted on 2020-07-17
Date Filed: 2020-06-01
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING SYSTEM IN THE BASIC EDUCATION FOR OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-02
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-11
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01365
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-23
Republic Act No.: RA11510
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11510 enacted on 2020-12-23
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: 2020-06-02
Full Title: AN ACT SUPPORTING THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIGITAL CAREERS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-03
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-11
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-11, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-08-13 and received by the Senate on 2020-08-19
Date Filed: 2020-06-02
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE E-GOVERNMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-03
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-11
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-11, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-08-13 and received by the Senate on 2020-08-19
Date Filed: 2020-06-05
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE SCHISTOSOMIASIS CONTROL AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL IN PALO, LEYTE INTO A GENERAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE GOVERNOR BENJAMIN T. ROMUALDEZ GENERAL HOSPITAL AND SCHISTOSOMIASIS CENTER, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) TO ONE HUNDRED (100), UPGRADING ITS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND FACILITIES, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-05
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-05
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: 2020-08-07
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO INDICATE THE BLOOD TYPE OF INDIVIDUALS ON THEIR IDENTIFICATION CARDS, CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-08-10
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-08-11
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-26
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-26, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-01 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-01
Date Filed: 2020-08-17
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-11-23
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-11-23, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-11-24 and received by the Senate on 2020-11-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-17
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE ANNUAL NATIONAL BUDGET PROCESS AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE MECHANISMS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-09-01
Date Filed: 2020-08-26
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALABANGA, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CALABANGA, CAMARINES SUR TESDA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-08-26
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-09-07
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-07, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-09 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-09
Date Filed: 2020-09-21
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE OPERATIONS AND IMPOSITION OF FEES FOR THE USE OF PARKING SPACES AND PARKING FACILITIES IN VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS SUCH AS TO ACCOMMODATION, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, FOOD SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, RETAIL SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING INDEPENDENT PARKING ENTERPRISES AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Date Read: 2020-09-22
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-09-22)
Date Filed: 2020-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS ENGAGED IN INTERNET TRANSACTIONS, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE BUREAU, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-10-02
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-18
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-11-24
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-11-24, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-11-25 and received by the Senate on 2020-11-25
Date Filed: 2020-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 35, 37, 38, 39 AND 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4566, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONTRACTORS’ LICENSE LAW, MODIFYING THE CONTRACTORS’ LICENSE RENEWAL PROCESS, INCREASING FEES, AND IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Date Read: 2020-10-02
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-10-14
Date Filed: 2020-10-05
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE USE OF TREATMENT TECHNOLOGY FOR MUNICIPAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 20 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8749, ENTITLED “THE PHILIPPINE CLEAN AIR ACT OF 1999”
Date Read: 2020-10-05
Primary Referral: ENERGY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-11-24
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-11-24, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-11-25 and received by the Senate on 2020-11-25
Date Filed: 2020-10-05
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING FOR THE FULL DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IN THE GOVERNMENT SECTOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1827, ENTITLED “AN ACT TO REGULATE LOBBYING IN THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND IN THE COMMISSION ON APPOINTMENTS” AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-10-05
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: 2020-10-05
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STRONGER PROTECTION AGAINST RAPE AND SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE, INCREASING THE AGE FOR DETERMINING THE COMMISSION OF STATUTORY RAPE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “REVISED PENAL CODE,” AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT”
Date Read: 2020-10-05
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-25
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-12-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-12-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-12-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-12-03
Date Filed: 2020-10-14
Date Urgent: 2020-10-16
Full Title: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING AND ISSUANCE OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL PERMITS, LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS IN TIMES OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY
Date Read: 2020-10-15
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-10-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-10-16
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01844
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-23
Republic Act No.: RA11517
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11517 enacted on 2020-12-23
Date Filed: 2020-10-29
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO FREE EXPRESSION, TO PEACEABLY ASSEMBLE, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 880 OR THE “PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ACT OF 1985”
Date Read: 2020-11-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-11-16)
Date Filed: 2020-11-03
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING A SYSTEM OF PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PEOPLE'S COUNCIL IN EVERY LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL SANGGUNIAN AND LOCAL BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES, TASK FORCES OR SIMILAR WORK GROUPS
Date Read: 2020-11-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-07
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-01-18
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
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: 2020-11-15
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CONVERGENCE STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-11-18
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-09
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: 2020-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO SOLO PARENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8972, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SOLO PARENTS WELFARE ACT OF 2000”
Date Read: 2020-12-01
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-16
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
Date Filed: 2020-12-02
Full Title: AN ACT NAMING THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY FROM BARANGAY SAN JUAN BAUTISTA IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GOA PASSING THROUGH BARANGAY BINALAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TINAMBAC AND ENDING AT BARANGAY POBLACION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIRUMA, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR AS SPEAKER ARNULFO “NOLI” FUENTEBELLA HIGHWAY
Date Read: 2020-12-07
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2020-12-07
Date Filed: 2020-12-02
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SATELLITE MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN BARANGAY BALONGAY, MUNICIPALITY OF CALABANGA, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-12-07
Primary Referral: AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES since 2020-12-07
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: 2020-12-04
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING ENHANCED PROTECTION, SECURITY, AND BENEFITS FOR MEDIA WORKERS
Date Read: 2020-12-07
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-14
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-01-18
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
Date Filed: 2020-12-06
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A NEW FILIPINO GESTURE OF RESPECT, GOODWILL, AND PRAISE
Date Read: 2020-12-09
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-16
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
Date Filed: 2020-12-09
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF ILOCOS SUR DISTRICT HOSPITAL-MAGSINGAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSINGAL, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR FROM TWENTY-FIVE (25) BEDS TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS, 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: 2020-12-10
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE PROPER INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF OVERHEAD ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, COMMUNICATION LINES, AND STRUCTURES BY ALL ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION, CABLE, AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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: 2020-12-10
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING THE USE OF MICROGRID SYSTEMS TO ACCELERATE THE TOTAL ELECTRIFICATION OF UNSERVED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS NATIONWIDE
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: 2020-12-15
Full Title: AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND REMOVING THE HEIGHT WAIVER FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AS AMENDED, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575
Date Read: 2020-12-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-12-16)
Date Filed: 2021-01-12
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING THE ABS-CBN CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELEVISION AND RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read:
Bill Status: Pending First Reading (Filed last 2021-01-12)
Date Filed: 2021-01-18
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BOHOL FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LIBRARY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALILIHAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 0000-00-00
Bill Status: Reported out 2021-01-18 (#00709);Submitted by BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE, APPROPRIATIONS
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: 0000-00-00
Bill Status: Reported out 2021-01-18 (#00710);Submitted by AGRICULTURE AND FOOD, FOOD SECURITY, APPROPRIATIONS
Date Filed: 2019-09-11
Full Title: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (RCEF) AS PROVIDED UNDER THE UNPROGRAMMED APPROPRIATIONS OF THE 2019 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT (GAA), THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS' TARIFF COLLECTIONS FROM IMPORTED RICE AS OF 31 AUGUST 2019, AND OTHER POSSIBLE SOURCES, AS A SPECIAL EMERGENCY FUND FOR DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS TO RICE FARMERS
Date Read: 2019-09-13
Primary Referral: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2019-09-13
Date Filed: 2019-07-30
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY, THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE, AND THE VISAYAS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE SPATE OF KILLINGS IN THE ISLAND OF NEGROS AND TO URGE ALL CONCERNED AUTHORITIES TO WORK TOWARDS THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS
Date Read: 2019-08-06
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2019-11-27
Date Filed: 2019-08-06
Full Title: A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AS PHILIPPINE BAMBOO MONTH
Date Read: 2019-08-13
Primary Referral: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-27
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00020 on 2019-11-27
Date Filed: 2019-08-20
Full Title: RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, BY THE COMMITTEE OF BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ON THE FAILURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EFFECTIVELY AND FULLY IMPLEMENT ITS PROGRAMS RELATED TO TEXTBOOK AND OTHER LEARNING MATERIALS, AND THE BASIC EDUCATION FACILITIES, AND FOUND BY THE 2018 COMMISSION ON AUDIT OBSERVATION REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT
Date Read: 2019-08-28
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2019-11-27
Date Filed: 2019-10-08
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, STRENGTHENED IMPLEMENTATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY LAWS IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR DEVELOPED COUNTRIES TO DELIVER ON THEIR COMMITMENTS
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: CLIMATE CHANGE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CLIMATE CHANGE since 2019-11-04
Date Filed: 2019-12-04
Full Title: RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL VOLUNTEER SERVICE COORDINATING AGENCY (PNVSCA) ON ITS 55TH ANNIVERSARY AND COMMENDING ITS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
Date Read: 2019-12-04
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00026 on 2019-12-11
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: 2020-02-05
Full Title: RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ON GOOD GOVERNMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED USE OF CONFIDENTIAL FUNDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY FOR SURVEILLANCE
Date Read: 2020-02-10
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2020-02-10
Date Filed: 2020-05-06
Full Title: RESOLUTION ON THE GRADUAL AND CAUTIOUS LIFTING OF THE ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE (ECQ)
Date Read: 2020-05-11
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE since 2020-05-11
Date Filed: 2020-06-02
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE MINORITY BLOC OPPOSITION TO THE SWIFT PASSAGE OF THE ‘ANTI-TERRORISM BILL ACT OF 2020 OR HOUSE BILL NO. 6875 WITHOUT SUFFICIENT TIME TO INTELLIGENTLY DELIBERATE ON SERIOUS PENAL PROVISIONS AND ITS GRAVE IMPLICATIONS
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2020-06-03
Date Filed: 2020-11-18
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND CONDOLENCES AND DEEPEST SYMPATHIES OF THE HOUSE OF REPREENTATIVES TO THE FAMILY OF THE LATE HON. RAUL VELOSO DEL MAR, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 1ST DISTRICT OF CEBU CITY
Date Read: 2020-11-23
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2020-11-23
Committee | Position |
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1. Accounts | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
2. Agriculture And Food | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
3. Appropriations | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
4. Aquaculture And Fisheries Resources | Journal #19Member for the Minority |
5. Basic Education And Culture | Journal #7Member for the Minority |
6. Bicol Recovery And Economic Development | Journal #12Member for the Minority |
7. Civil Service And Professional Regulation | Journal #11Member for the Minority |
8. Ethics And Privileges | Journal #7Member for the Minority |
9. Games And Amusements | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
10. Good Government And Public Accountability | Journal #19Member for the Minority |
11. Higher And Technical Education | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
12. Information And Communications Technology | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
13. Legislative Franchises | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
14. People Participation | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
15. Public Information | Journal #31Member for the Minority |
16. Public Order And Safety | Journal #12Member for the Minority |
17. Revision Of Laws | Journal #19Member for the Minority |
18. Trade And Industry | Journal #11Member for the Minority |
19. Transportation | Journal #9Member for the Minority |
20. Rules | Journal #7Assistant Minority Leader |
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.