House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. NW-216
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7395
Direct: 8931-5388
Date Filed: 2019-07-08
Full Title: AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT TO INCLUDE POST-DEPARTURE ABANDONMENT OF OFW'S BY THEIR TRAVEL RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2019-07-24
Date Filed: 2019-07-08
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS LEGAL ACTION CENTER, IDENTIFYING THEIR DUTIES, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE AND UPDATING THE POEA MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT FOR OFWS
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2019-07-24
Date Filed: 2019-07-17
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-29
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: 2019-07-23
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING ENHANCED PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFITS FOR MEDIA WORKERS
Date Read: 2019-07-30
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08140
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: 2019-07-31
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE MAGNA CARTA OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS
Date Read: 2019-08-06
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: 2019-08-05
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM TERRORISM"
Date Read: 2019-08-07
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Substituted by HB06875
Mother Bill Status: Republic Act RA11479 enacted on 2020-07-03
Date Filed: 2019-08-07
Full Title: AN ACT UPGRADING THE MINIMUM SALARY GRADE OF GOVERNMENT NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL
Date Read: 2019-08-14
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Consolidated into HB05712
Mother Bill Status: Republic Act RA11466 enacted on 2020-01-08
Date Filed: 2019-08-14
Full Title: AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, STRENGTHENING THE MECHANISMS TO MENTOR COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7877, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE "ANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF 1995"
Date Read: 2019-08-27
Primary Referral: WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY since 2019-08-27
Date Filed: 2019-08-22
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 4, 5, 20, 22, 27, 28, 34, 40, 50, 73, 112, 117, 204, 222, 237, 237-A, 255, 256, 257, 258, 261, 263, 264, 266, 275, 290, 291, 292 AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS 6-A, 282-A, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315 AND 316 ALL UNDER THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-08-27
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-09-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-09-13
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01357
Bill Status: House agreed on 2020-12-14 to the request for a conference made by the Senate on 2020-11-26
Date Filed: 2019-08-28
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING MALASAKIT CENTERS TO COMPLEMENT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11223 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT" BY REQUIRING PHILHEALTH TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN MALASAKIT CENTERS IN ALL DOH, LGU, SUC AND DND HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-09-04
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Substituted by HB05477
Mother Bill Status: Republic Act RA11463 enacted on 2019-12-03
Date Filed: 2019-09-04
Full Title: AN ACT PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZEN FROM VIOLENCE, DEFINING ELDER ABUSE, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-09-10
Primary Referral: SENIOR CITIZENS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SENIOR CITIZENS since 2019-09-10
Date Filed: 2019-09-20
Full Title: AN ACT IMPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY ON CERTAIN HEINOUS CRIMES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9346, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES" AND AMENDING ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "REVISED PENAL CODE," AND OTHER SPECIAL PENAL LAWS
Date Read: 2019-09-24
Primary Referral: JUSTICE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2019-09-24
Date Filed: 2019-09-30
Full Title: AN ACT DEFINING GOOD CONDUCT AND PROVIDING CONDITIONS IN THE GRANT OF GOOD CONDUCT TIME ALLOWANCE, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 97 OF ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "REVISED PENAL CODE," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10592
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: JUSTICE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-09-30
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO OF REPUBLIC ACT 10868 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT HONORING AND GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO FILIPINO CENTENARIANS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
Date Read: 2019-10-02
Primary Referral: SENIOR CITIZENS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SENIOR CITIZENS since 2019-10-02
Date Filed: 2019-11-13
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MALASAKIT PROGRAM AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER THE MALASAKIT CENTERS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS TO COMPLEMENT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11223, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT" AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-11-13
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-13
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-11-18
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01076
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2019-12-03
Republic Act No.: RA11463
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11463 enacted on 2019-12-03
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: 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: 2020-02-12
Full Title: AN ACT SUPERSEDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 851 AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS INSTITUTING THE NEW THIRTEENTH MONTH PAY LAW AND REQUIRING A DOLE APPROVED COMPLIANCE REPORT PRIOR TO THE ISSUANCE OF A LOCAL GOVERNMENT BUSINESS PERMIT
Date Read: 2020-02-18
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2020-02-18
Date Filed: 2020-02-12
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING THE REVISED PENAL CODE'S ARTICLE 315 TO INCLUDE WILFUL NON-PAYMENT OF CORRECTLY IMPOSED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FEES AS A MODE OF COMMITTING ESTAFA
Date Read: 2020-02-18
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2020-02-18
Date Filed: 2020-03-03
Full Title: AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATORY ACTS AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"
Date Read: 2020-03-09
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07722
Mother 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: 2020-03-05
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE IMPOSITION OF PARKING FEES OF SHOPPING MALLS, HOTELS, HOSPITALS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-03-09
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07725
Mother Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-09-22)
Date Filed: 2020-03-05
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE SYSTEM FOR THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND ACCREDITATION OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-03-09
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Business for the day on 2020-03-10
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: 2020-05-26
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN ECONOMIC STIMULUS STRATEGY FOR THE COUNTRY'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-05-26
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-01
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-04
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-04, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-08 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-08
Date Filed: 2020-05-28
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING POLICIES, REGULATIONS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH SAFEGUARDS FOR THE BETTER NORMAL IN THE WORKPLACE, PUBLIC PLACES AND COMMUNITIES TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY FROM COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Date Read: 2020-05-28
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-04
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-08-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-08-11 and received by the Senate on 2020-08-19
Date Filed: 2020-05-30
Date Urgent: 2020-06-01
Full Title: AN ACT TO PREVENT, PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE TERRORISM, THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "HUMAN SECURITY ACT OF 2007"
Date Read: 2020-06-01
Primary Referral: NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-03
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01083
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-07-03
Republic Act No.: RA11479
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11479 enacted on 2020-07-03
Date Filed: 2020-06-02
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COVID-19 UNEMPLOYMENT REDUCTION ECONOMIC STIMULUS (CURES) FUND AND INSTITUTING MECHANISMS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2020-06-02
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-02
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-05
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-05, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-08 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-08
Date Filed: 2020-06-03
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
Date Read: 2020-06-04
Primary Referral: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-06-05
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: 2020-09-21
Full Title: AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITED ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES"
Date Read: 2020-09-22
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: 2020-09-21
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: 2020-09-23
Full Title: AN ACT LIFTING THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR JOB APPLICANTS IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR IN THE COUNTRY
Date Read: 2020-09-28
Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2020-09-28
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 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: 2020-10-22
Full Title: AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4566 ALSO KNOWN AS "THE CONTRACTORS’ LICENSING LAW"
Date Read: 2020-11-16
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TRADE AND INDUSTRY since 2020-11-16
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: 2020-11-23
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: 2020-12-04
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: 2020-12-05
Full Title: AN ACT EXTENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LIFELINE RATE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 73 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9136, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001
Date Read: 2020-12-07
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-01-19
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01877
Bill Status: Approved on Third Reading on 2021-01-19
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: 2021-01-20
Bill Status: Printed copies distributed to members on 2021-01-13
Date Filed: 2019-09-12
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS TO RESTORE THE 2020 PROPOSED BUDGET OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) AMOUNTING TO 19.37 BILLION PESOS THAT WAS REDUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT TO 14.421 BILLION PESOS
Date Read: 2019-09-16
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS since 2019-09-16
Date Filed: 2019-09-20
Full Title: A RESOLUTION URGING SPEAKER ALAN PETER CAYETANO THROUGH THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS TO RESTORE THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROPOSED SUBSIDY FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF PHP 6.146 BILLION FOR THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION REDUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT TO PHP 1.531 BILLION PESOS
Date Read: 2019-09-24
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on APPROPRIATIONS since 2019-09-24
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: 2019-11-25
Full Title: A RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC) TO ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE OF PROCLAMATIONS (COPs) TO THE RESPECTIVE FIRST NOMINEES OF THE PARTY LISTS SENIOR CITIZEN AND DUTERTE YOUTH REPRESENTING THE LAST TWO REMAINING SEATS ALLOCATED TO PARTY LIST REPRESENTATIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 1987 CONSTITUTION
Date Read: 2019-11-25
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2019-11-25
Date Filed: 2019-12-04
Full Title: RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs) AS THE FRAMEWORK OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES TO BE CRAFTED AND ENACTED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Date Read: 2019-12-04
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-12-16
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00027 on 2019-12-16
Date Filed: 2020-05-20
Full Title: RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEES TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE SUDDEN AND UNWARRANTED UPSURGE IN MERALCO ELECTRICITY RATES AND BILLS
Date Read: 2020-05-26
Primary Referral: GOOD GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on GOOD GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY since 2020-08-11
Date Filed: 2020-06-01
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING DOLE TO AMEND LABOR ADVISORY No. 18
Date Read: 2020-06-02
Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2020-06-02
Date Filed: 2020-09-29
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING ALL PRIVATE AND PUBLIC TELEVISION STATIONS TO ALLOT AT LEAST THREE (3) HOURS PER DAY TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER HOLISTIC LEARNING AND EDUCATION TO KEEP THE GOVERNMENT ON TRACK IN ITS COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE THE 17 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
Date Read: 2020-10-02
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-16
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00118 on 2020-11-16
Committee | Position |
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1. Overseas Workers Affairs | Journal #10Vice Chairperson |
2. Sustainable Development Goals | Journal #11Vice Chairperson |
3. Energy | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
4. Foreign Affairs | Journal #12Member for the Majority |
5. Games And Amusements | Journal #6Member for the Majority |
6. Inter-parliamentary Relations And Diplomacy | Journal #12Member for the Majority |
7. Land Use | Journal #18Member for the Majority |
8. Social Services | Journal #9Member 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.