House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. NW-403
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7362
Direct: 8931-5430
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: 2019-07-02
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 141, 142 AND 143 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-08-14
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-08-20
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01074
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-01-22
Republic Act No.: RA11467
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11467 enacted on 2020-01-22
Date Filed: 2019-07-11
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE INCOME CLASSIFICATION OF PROVINCES, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-07-29
Date Filed: 2019-07-11
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING SEPTEMBER 17 OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SIQUIJOR IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY, TO BE KNOWN AS 'ADLAW SA SIQUIJOR'
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-07-29
Date Filed: 2019-07-11
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. 10656, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10923, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10952, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS
Bill Status: Substituted by HB04933
Mother Bill Status: Republic Act RA11462 enacted on 2019-12-03
Date Filed: 2019-08-08
Full Title: AN ACT MANDATING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS TO PRIORITIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF ALL TOURISM SITES IN THE COUNTRY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-08-14
Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2019-08-14
Date Filed: 2019-08-08
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL TASK FORCE FOR THE PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE OF TOURIST
Date Read: 2019-08-14
Primary Referral: TOURISM
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TOURISM since 2019-08-14
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
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: 2019-12-04
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: 2019-12-16
Full Title: AN ACT ASSISTING YOUNG ATHLETES BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND INCENTIVES FOR THEIR DEVELOPMENT
Date Read: 2019-12-18
Primary Referral: YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT since 2019-12-18
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: 2020-01-30
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: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 443, 454, AND 463 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991"
Date Read: 2020-02-24
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2020-02-24
Date Filed: 2020-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING THE PROVINCE OF SIQUIJOR AS A RESPONSIBLE, COMMUNITY-BASED CULTURAL HERITAGE AND ECOTOURISM ZONE
Date Read: 2020-02-24
Primary Referral: TOURISM
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TOURISM since 2020-02-24
Date Filed: 2020-03-11
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FINAL FORESTLAND BOUNDARY OF THE PROVINCE OF SIQUIJOR
Date Read: 2020-05-04
Primary Referral: NATURAL RESOURCES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2020-05-04
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: 2020-07-07
Full Title: AN ACT EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF AVAILMENT OF THE ESTATE TAX AMNESTY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11213, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “TAX AMNESTY ACT”
Date Read: 2020-07-28
Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-09-15
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-09-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-09-17 and received by the Senate on 2020-09-17
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES PROVIDING FOR STATEMENTS AND DISCLOSURE
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CARRY OUT PROGRAMS AND GRANTS REGARDING THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA AND RELATED RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL BARANGAY OFFICIALS, INCLUDING BARANGAY TANODS AND MEMBERS OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA AND BARANGAY EMPLOYEES
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF CRIMINAL NEGLECT OF A VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR A PERSON WITH DISABILITY
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: JUSTICE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COASTAL TOURISM PLANNING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: TOURISM
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TOURISM since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING CREMATORIES
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2020-09-15
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING WELFARE HOMES FOR DESTITUTE PERSONS
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: SOCIAL SERVICES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SOCIAL SERVICES since 2021-01-19
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR DIGITAL EDUCATION
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH DOG OR CAT FUR, INCLUDING THE SALE, MANUFACTURE, OFFER FOR SALE, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS MADE WITH DOG OR CAT FUR IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TRADE AND INDUSTRY since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 463 UNDER CHAPTER 2, TITLE 4, BOOK 3 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-18
Full Title: AN ACT IMPOSING VALUE-ADDED TAX ON DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 105, 108, 109, 110, 113, 114, AND 236 AND ADDING A NEW SECTION 105-A OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Interpellation)
Date Filed: 2020-08-26
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING SAN MIGUEL AEROCITY INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, DEVELOP, ESTABLISH, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN A DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BULAKAN, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, AND TO CONSTRUCT, DEVELOP, ESTABLISH, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN AN ADJACENT AIRPORT CITY
Date Read: 2020-08-26
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-01
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-09-07
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01823
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-12-20
Republic Act No.: RA11506
Bill Status: REPUBLIC ACT RA11506 (Lapsed into law on 2020-12-20)
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: 2020-09-22
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: 2020-10-01
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: 2020-10-14
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: 2020-12-15
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING INCOME TAX RELIEF TO MEDICAL FRONTLINERS FOR TAXABLE YEAR TWO THOUSAND TWENTY
Date Read: 2020-12-16
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-12-16)
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE OBSERVANCE OF WORLD TOURISM DAY
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: TOURISM
Bill Status: Substituted by HR01221
Mother Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00089 on 2020-09-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-24
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE DELAY IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SIQUIJOR AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Date Read: 2019-07-31
Primary Referral: TRANSPORTATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TRANSPORTATION since 2019-11-27
Date Filed: 2019-12-16
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO INVESTIGATE IN AID OF LEGISLATION, IN DETERMINING THE NEED TO REINSTATE THE BUREAU OF DENTAL SERVICES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND THE INCREASE OF NUMBER OF DENTIST WORKING IN THE GOVERNMENT
Date Read: 2019-12-18
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2020-02-04
Date Filed: 2020-02-18
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, REGARDING THE DECLINE OF THE LEVEL OF LITERACY IN THE COUNTRY
Date Read: 2020-02-24
Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2020-05-27
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A NATIONWIDE MECHANISM THAT ADDRESSES PANDEMICS AND ITS EFFECTS TO THE GENERAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ITS ECONOMIC REPERCUSSIONS
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE since 2020-09-15
Date Filed: 2020-08-13
Full Title: RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO FILL-IN THE GAPS OF EPIRA LAW THAT ALLOW ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES CLASSIFIED AS HIGH PERFORMING TO CONTINUE ITS OPERATIONS DESPITE RAMPANT POWER INTERRUPTIONS AND OTHER PERFORMANCE RELATED ISSUES AS WELL AS URGE THE NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION, TO ASSIST THE PROVINCE OF SIQUIJOR ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. TO IMPROVE ITS PERFORMANCE AND ADDRESS THE DEMAND OF POWER IN THE PROVINCE OF SIQUIJOR
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2020-08-24
Date Filed: 2020-08-24
Full Title: RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING FILIPINO POLE VAULTER ERNEST JOHN "EJ" OBIENA FOR WINNING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE ELEVENTH (11TH) EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETICS FEDERATIONS (IAAF) WORLD DIAMOND LEAGUE ATHLETICS HELD IN MONACO ON AUGUST 15, 2020
Date Read: 2020-08-25
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-09
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00086 on 2020-09-09
Date Filed: 2020-09-19
Full Title: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE FULL SUPPORT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR THE TOURISM SECTOR, ON THE OCCASION OF NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK AND WORLD TOURISM DAY, AND ITS SOLIDARITY WITH THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION (UNWTO) IN PRIORITIZING TOURISM IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLANS AND PROGRAMS
Date Read: 2020-09-21
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-23
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00089 on 2020-09-23
Committee | Position |
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1. Good Government And Public Accountability | Vice Chairperson |
2. Appropriations | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
3. Aquaculture And Fisheries Resources | Journal #8Member for the Majority |
4. Banks And Financial Intermediaries | Journal #18Member for the Majority |
5. Ecology | Journal #18Member for the Majority |
6. Energy | Journal #10Member for the Majority |
7. Public Accounts | Journal #48Member for the Majority |
8. Public Information | Journal #31Member for the Majority |
9. Trade And Industry | Journal #18Member for the Majority |
10. Visayas Development | Journal #11Member for the Majority |
11. Ways And Means | Journal #7Member for the Majority |
12. Youth And Sports Development | 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.