House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. NW-111
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7330
Direct: 8932-6495
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING PHILIPPINE PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS OF THE VENICE BIENNALE
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-08-05
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: 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: 2019-09-30
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: 2019-12-02
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: 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: 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: 2020-02-03
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE CAGAYAN VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (CVMC) IN TUGUEGARAO CITY, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, FROM FIVE HUNDRED (500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1000) BEDS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-02-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-18
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-02
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01103
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-11-13
Republic Act No.: RA11498
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11498 enacted on 2020-11-13
Date Filed: 2020-03-10
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE ILI - GUINAMGAMMAN - RIZAL PROVINCIAL ROAD, CONNECTING THE PROVINCE OF APAYAO AND PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-03-11
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-03-10
Full Title: AN ACT CONVERTING THE BULUAN - BANBAN - PAGUIN - SACPIL PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE PROVINCE OF APAYAO, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-03-11
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2020-03-11
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: 2020-06-01
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: 2020-06-03
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ARBORETUM IN THE PREMISES OF THE COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE (CENRO) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KOLAMBUGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KOLAMBUGAN ARBORETUM, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
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: 2020-06-03
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ARBORETUM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGOLOAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MIGHTY CAVE PARK ARBORETUM, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
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: 2020-06-03
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING PARENTS TO PLANT TWO (2) TREES FOR EVERY CHILD BORN TO THEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-04
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: 2020-06-03
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING ALL GRADUATING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO PLANT TWO (2) TREES EACH AS A CIVIC DUTY FOR ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-04
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: 2020-09-07
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING MECHANISMS THAT SHALL ENSURE THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10176, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ARBOR DAY ACT OF 2012"
Date Read: 2020-09-08
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: 2020-09-22
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: 2020-09-25
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE SUBMISSION OF A TREE PLANTING PLAN AS A REQUIREMENT IN THE APPLICATION FOR BUILDING PERMITS
Date Read: 2020-09-28
Primary Referral: RULES
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 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: 2020-07-07
Full Title: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE HREP SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY OF CAMARINES SUR 1ST DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE MARISSA ANDAYA
Date Read: 2020-07-28
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Consolidated into HR01233
Mother Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00096 on 2020-09-23
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 |
|---|---|
| 1. Reforestation | Journal #18Chairperson |
| 2. Indigenous Cultural Communities And Indigenous Peoples | Journal #9Vice Chairperson |
| 3. Appropriations | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
| 4. Basic Education And Culture | Journal #6Member for the Majority |
| 5. Energy | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
| 6. Health | Journal #6Member for the Majority |
| 7. Local Government | Journal #18Member for the Majority |
| 8. Natural Resources | Journal #8Member for the Majority |
| 9. Public Works And Highways | Journal #18Member for the Majority |
| 10. Social Services | Journal #9Member for the Majority |
| 11. Tourism | Journal #8Member 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.
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 11
Introduced by Rep. Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and Rep. Bienvenido M. Abante, Jr.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
PROVIDING FOR THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR FOR THE SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF OTHE PHILIPPINES
RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE SENATE CONCURRING, That the Legislative Calendar for the Second Regular Session of the Eighteenth Congress of the Philippines shall be as follows:
CALENDAR OF SESSION
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
| 1. | Commencement of Session | July 27, 2020 - October 16, 2020 |
| 2. | Suspension of Session | October 17, 2020 - November 15, 2020 |
| 3. | Resumption of Session | November 16, 2020 - December 18, 2020 |
| 4. | Adjournment of Session | December 19, 2020 - January 17, 2021 |
| 5. | Resumption of Session | January 18, 2021 - March 26, 2021 |
| 6. | Suspension of Session | March 27, 2021 - May 16, 2021 |
| 7. | Resumption of Session | May 17, 2021 - June 4, 2021 |
| (Sine Die Adjournment) | ||
| 8. | Adjournment of Session | June 5, 2021 - July 25, 2021 |
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