House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. SW-204
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7265
Direct: 8951-3011
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF EMPLOYERS IN POSTING NOTICES OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF FORMER EMPLOYEES IN NEWSPAPERS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION VENUES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
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: 2019-07-03
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE SERVICE INCENTIVE LEAVE OF EMPLOYEES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 95 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-03
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-03, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-04 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-04
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO SELF-ORGANIZATION, COLLECTIVE NEGOTIATION AND PEACEFUL CONCERTED ACTIVITIES AND USE OF VOLUNTARY MODES OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
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 TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION CENTER FOR BANANA, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY AND PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO ALL GOVERNMENT CASUAL AND CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES UNDER JOB ORDERS, CONTRACT OF SERVICE, MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT/MEMORANDUM ORDER OR UNDERSTANDING AND OTHER SIMILAR CONTRACTS WHO HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST FIVE (5) YEARS OF OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT SERVICE
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 AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2640 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ꞌAN ACT TO CREATE A PUBLIC CORPORATION TO BE KNOWN AS THE VETERANS FEDERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSESꞌ
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM TO STRENGTHEN WORKERS' RIGHT TO SELF-ORGANIZATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT FIXING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT OF ACADEMIC PERSONNEL IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING COOPERATIVE MEMBER-WORKERS THE RIGHT TO SELF-ORGANIZATION, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT ALLOWING ALIENS TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO SELF-ORGANIZATION AND WITHDRAWING REGULATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO TRADE UNIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING UNION ORGANIZATION AND DISALLOWING CANCELLATION OF UNION REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE WORKERS' RIGHT TO STRIKE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT LIMITING THE POWER TO ASSUME JURISDICTION OVER LABOR DISPUTES INVOLVING ESSENTIAL SERVICES BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 263 (G) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT PROTECTING EMPLOYEES IN CASES OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, SALE OR TRANSFER OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS OR BUSINESSES OF THEIR EMPLOYERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING WORKER'S CLAIM AS STATUTORY FIRST LIEN ON THE ASSETS OF THE BANKRUPT EMPLOYER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 110 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF WORKERS IN THE WELLNESS SPA, BEAUTY SALON, FITNESS GYM AND RELATED BUSINESSES BY FACILITATING THEIR MEMBERSHIP IN THE SSS, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOCIAL SECURITY LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT BANNING THE IMPORTATION, MANUFACTURE, PROCESSING, USE OR DISTRIBUTION IN COMMERCE OF ASBESTOS AND ASBESTOS-CONTAINING PRODUCTS
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE AERIAL SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES AND FUNGICIDES ON AGRICULTURAL CROPS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: ECOLOGY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2019-07-31
Date Filed: 2019-08-08
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING BUYING OR SELLING OF EXPORTABLE CAVENDISH BANANAS FROM CONTRACTED FARMS TO A NON-PARTY TO THE CONTRACT AS ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-08-14
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2019-08-14
Date Filed: 2019-08-08
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR WORKERS, ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY AND PROVIDING MECHANISMS FOR RECOGNITION, INTEGRATION, AND TRANSITION TO THE FORMAL ECONOMY
Date Read: 2019-08-14
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-08-14
Date Filed: 2019-09-18
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE MAGNA CARTA OF FILIPINO SEAFERERS
Date Read: 2019-09-20
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08057
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-01-18, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-19 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-19
Date Filed: 2019-09-30
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING WORKERS RIGHT TO SECURITY OF TENURE AND CRIMINALIZING LABOR-ONLY CONTRACTING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 106 TO 109 OF BOOK III, ARTICLES 294 [279] TO 296 [281] OF BOOK VI, AND ARTICLES 303 [288] OF BOOK VII OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-10-29
Full Title: AN ACT UPGRADING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION INTO DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS, REVISING AND CONSOLIDATING FOR THE PURPOSE EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 247, SERIES OF 1987, SECTIONS 2, 3, 19, 23(b) and (b1) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9422, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11299, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-11-06
Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Bill Status: Substituted by HB05832
Mother 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: 2019-11-13
Full Title: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO BICOL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8092, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE BICOL BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC. (BBSI), A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN REGION V"
Date Read: 2019-11-13
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-20
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-04
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-08-14
Republic Act No.: RA11493
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11493 enacted on 2020-08-14
Date Filed: 2019-11-13
Full Title: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 7961, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING TO CRUZ TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (CRUZTELCO), A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES"
Date Read: 2019-11-13
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-27
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-04
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-26
Republic Act No.: RA11512
Bill Status: REPUBLIC ACT RA11512 (Lapsed into law on 2020-12-26)
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: 2019-12-17
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF FILIPINOS OVERSEAS AND FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT, DEFINING ITS MANDATE, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-12-17
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
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: 2019-12-18
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN CEBU CITY AND CEBU PROVINCE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-01-20
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-09
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-11
Date Filed: 2020-02-06
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING ALL BARANGAYS TO CREATE A REGISTRY OF SKILLED WORKERS
Date Read: 2020-02-10
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-02-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-03-03
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-03-03, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-03-04 and received by the Senate on 2020-03-04
Date Filed: 2020-02-24
Full Title: AN ACT CONSOLIDATING ALL SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, REENACTING FOR THE SAID PURPOSE THE PERTINENT PORTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3518, AS AMENDED, AND INTRODUCING FURTHER AMENDMENTS THERETO
Date Read: 2020-02-26
Primary Referral: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08164
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-01-18, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-19 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-19
Date Filed: 2020-03-11
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING POOR JOB APPLICANTS A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
Date Read: 2020-05-04
Primary Referral: POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-03
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-25
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-25, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-01 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-01
Date Filed: 2020-03-12
Full Title: AN ACT EXPANDING THE USE OF THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995," AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2020-05-04
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-05-26
Date Filed: 2020-05-11
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE GRANT OF HAZARD PAY TO PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYEES WHOSE WORK EXPOSES THEM TO OCCUPATIONAL RISKS AND PERILS TO LIFE DURING ACTUAL OR IMPENDING EMERGENCIES
Date Read: 2020-05-13
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE since 2020-05-13
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: 2020-06-02
Full Title: AN ACT ENABLING BANKS TO EXPAND SERVICE DELIVERY CHANNELS THROUGH CASH AGENTS AND PROVIDING GUIDELINES THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
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: 2020-06-29
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PRIVATE SECURITY INDUSTRY, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5487, ENTITLED, "AN ACT TO REGULATE THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF PRIVATE DETECTIVE, WATCHMEN OR SECURITY GUARD AGENCIES", AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2020-07-28
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2020-07-28
Date Filed: 2020-09-16
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF DESERTED OR ABANDONED CHILDREN WITH UNKNOWN PARENTS, PROTECTING THEIR STATUS AS NATURAL-BORN CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES AGAINST ACTS INIMICAL TO THEIR WELFARE
Date Read: 2020-09-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-28
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-10-05
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-10-05, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-10-07 and received by the Senate on 2020-10-07
Date Filed: 2020-09-24
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS UNIFIED INITIATIVES TO DISTRESSED ENTERPRISES FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY (GUIDE)
Date Read: 2020-09-28
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Interpellation)
Date Filed: 2020-09-25
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING POLICIES FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF WORKERS OR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS IN THE FILM, TELEVISION, AND RADIO ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
Date Read: 2020-09-28
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: 2020-09-30
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW) SOVEREIGN FUND
Date Read: 2020-10-02
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-10-14
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: 2020-11-03
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: 2020-11-09
Full Title: AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE VICENTE SOTTO MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN CEBU CITY, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED (1,200) TO ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED (1,500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-11-16
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: 2020-11-23
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE MAGNA CARTA OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS
Date Read: 2020-11-24
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-15
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-01-18
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-01-18, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-19 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-19
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: 2020-12-04
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: Approved by the House on 2021-01-18, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-19 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-19
Date Filed: 2020-12-08
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REVISED CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3518, AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2020-12-14
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-15
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-01-18
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-01-18, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-19 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-19
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
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-12-15
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: 2020-12-14
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD
Date Read: 2020-12-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2021-01-20
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
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2021-01-20
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: 2021-01-18
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE SUSPENSION OF THE SCHEDULED INCREASE IN SOCIAL SECURITY CONTRIBUTION RATE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT 11199, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SOCIAL SECURITY ACT OF 2018,” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2021-01-20
Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION since 2021-01-20
Date Filed: 2019-07-16
Full Title: RESOLUTION COMMENDING ACT TEACHERS PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVE FRANCE L. CASTRO FOR BEING AWARDED THE 2019 ARTHUR SVENSSON INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR TRADE UNION RIGHTS
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-11
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00025 on 2019-12-11
Date Filed: 2019-07-16
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON POSSIBLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED AGAINST MR. PATRICIO M. TAGO, JR., A LABOR LEADER BASED IN CAPAS, TARLAC
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY 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: 2019-10-08
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HOUSE INQUIRY INTO THE CONTINUED RECRUITMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF MINORS AND UNDER-AGED WORKERS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS DOMESTIC WORKERS IN AID OF LEGISLATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-11-04
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2019-11-27
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: 2020-01-07
Full Title: HOUSE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS' AFFAIRS TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF JEANELYN PADERNAL VILLAVENDE, AN OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER IN KUWAIT, ALLEGEDLY AT THE HANDS OF HER KUWAITI EMPLOYERS, AND CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS' IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2018 PHILIPPINE-KUWAIT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT TO SAFEGUARD THE LIFE AND LIMB OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
Date Read: 2020-01-20
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2020-02-18
Date Filed: 2020-01-07
Full Title: HOUSE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS' AFFAIRS, COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR THE 1.2 MILLION OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IMPLICATIONS ON THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY OF THE ESCALATING IRAN-USA CONFLICT
Date Read: 2020-01-20
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2020-02-18
Date Filed: 2020-01-28
Full Title: HOUSE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF ACTOR EDDIE GARCIA, AND CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS LAW IN THE MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRIES
Date Read: 2020-02-04
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2020-02-19
Date Filed: 2020-01-30
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NATURE, FUNCTION, AND MISSION OF THE JOINT INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND CONCERN OFFICE (JIPCO)
Date Read: 2020-02-05
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2020-02-19
Date Filed: 2020-02-11
Full Title: HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONGRESSIONAL COMMENDATION TO THE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE FOREIGN SERVICE, PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS LABOR OFFICES, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, BUREAU OF QUARANTINE, AND THOSE WORKERS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR THEIR INDIVIDUAL SACRIFICES, DEVOTION TO DUTY AND PATRIOTISM SO AS TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF THE NCOV-ARD IN OUR COUNTRY
Date Read: 2020-02-17
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2020-02-17
Date Filed: 2020-02-27
Full Title: A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE PAG-IBIG FUND (HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND) FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE AND RECORD-HIGH EARNINGS AND DIVIDENDS DECLARATION IN Y2019 BENEFITING THE FILIPINO WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES
Date Read: 2020-03-03
Primary Referral: HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT since 2020-03-03
Date Filed: 2020-03-10
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE EFFECT OF COVID-19 ON EMPLOYMENT AND INDUSTRIES, AND ON THE MEASURES BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH THE END VIEW OF ENSURING A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHERENT MITIGATION AND PREVENTION NATIONAL ACTION PLAN TO SAVE LIVES AND JOBS
Date Read: 2020-03-11
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE since 2020-05-27
Date Filed: 2020-05-07
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON COVID-19 ON-SITE ASSISTANCE, REPATRIATION, AND REINTEGRATION OF OFWS BOTH LAND BASED AND SEA-BASED, IN VIEW OF THE NEED FOR SEAMLESS COORDINATION AMONG CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUCH AS THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) THROUGH THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS LABOR OFFICE (POLO), OVERSEAS WORKERS’ WELFARE ADMINISTRATION (OWWA) AND PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA), AND NEED FOR AN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT PLAN IN THE LIGHT OF MASSIVE JOB LOSS WORLDWIDE
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 2020-05-27
Date Filed: 2020-05-28
Full Title: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE COMMITMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ENACT THE PROPOSED PHP 66-BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO SUPPORT ITS PROGRAMS IN ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF FOOD & NUTRITION, SECURITY AND PRICE STABILITY
Date Read: 2020-05-28
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-07-28
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00070 on 2020-07-28
Date Filed: 2020-05-28
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO FAST TRACK THE DISBURSEMENT OF THE SECOND TRANCHE OF THE SOCIAL AMELIORATION PROGRAM EMERGENCY CASH SUBSIDY BY AUTHORIZING THE BARANGAY TO IDENTIFY THE BENEFICIARIES AND DISBURSE THE ALLOCATION FAIRLY, EFFICIENCTLY AND RESPONSIBLY
Date Read: 2020-05-28
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-07-28
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00071 on 2020-07-28
Date Filed: 2020-06-30
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCEREST CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DEATH OF FORMER SENATOR RAMON REVILLA, SR.
Date Read: 2020-07-28
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Consolidated into HR01237
Mother Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00100 on 2020-09-23
Date Filed: 2020-07-30
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS AND THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE WORSENING SITUATION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND RECOMMEND URGENT MEASURES TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS
Date Read: 2020-08-03
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2020-08-03
Date Filed: 2020-08-23
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTION NO. 188, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS WORK IN FISHING CONVENTION, 2007 (NO.188)
Date Read: 2020-08-25
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2020-08-25
Date Filed: 2020-08-26
Full Title: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 190, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION, 2019 (NO. 190)
Date Read: 2020-09-01
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2020-09-01
Date Filed: 2020-11-11
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD, MARITIME INDUSTRY AUTHORITY, PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION, OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION, AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS, TO CREATE A TASK FORCE RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS DURING SEA MISHAPS OCCURING IN TERRITORIAL WATERS, FOREIGN WATERS AND THE OPEN SEA AND ENSURING THAT THE FAMILIES OF SURVIVING, MISSING OR DEAD FILIPINO CREW MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND LEGAL CLAIMS FROM PRIVATE ENTITIES
Date Read: 2020-11-23
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2020-11-23
Date Filed: 2020-11-24
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF COMPLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO ITS OBLIGATIONS TO OBSERVE 27 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS UNDER THE EU-GSP+ PROGRAM, ITS IMPLICATIONS TO PHILIPPINE EMPLOYMENT AND OUR ECONOMY, AND THE ATTENDANT PROGRAMS, REFORMS AND INTERVENTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO THESE OBLIGATIONS
Date Read: 2020-12-01
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2020-12-01
| Committee | Position |
|---|---|
| 1. Overseas Workers Affairs | Journal #10Chairperson |
| 2. Civil Service And Professional Regulation | Journal #11Vice Chairperson |
| 3. Labor And Employment | Journal #10Vice Chairperson |
| 4. Banks And Financial Intermediaries | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
| 5. Constitutional Amendments | Journal #7Member for the Majority |
| 6. Legislative Franchises | Journal #8Member for the Majority |
| 7. Poverty Alleviation | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
| 8. Veterans Affairs And Welfare | Journal #51Member for the Majority |
| 9. Welfare Of Children | Journal #18Member 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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