COMMITTEE AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
CALENDAR OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS
16-August-2022, Tuesday

Prepared/Updated as of: 29-November-2023, 12:01:23 PM

COMMITTEE	TIME	VENUE	AGENDA
HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION	09:30 AM	Combination of physical meeting at the Conf. Rms. 1&2, RVM Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook pages of the HRep and Baguio City Rep. Mark O. Go)	Organizational meeting - Adoption of the Committee's Internal Rules and Procedure; Designation of Committee Vice-Chairpersons as subcommittee chairpersons HBs 299 & 1952 – Strengthening the mental health services of state universities and colleges and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Greg Gasataya and Yedda Marie Romualdez) HB 976 – Establishing the Philippine Entrepreneurs Academy, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Mark Go) HB 42 – Converting the Balicuatro College of Arts and Trades in the Municipality of Allen, Province of Northern Samar, into the Northern Samar Polytechnic Institute, and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Paul Ruiz Daza) HB 767 – Converting the Agusan del Sur School of Arts and Trades in the Municipality of Prosperidad, Province of Agusan del Sur, into a Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)-supervised and administered school to be known as the Agusan del Sur Polytechnic Institute for Technical Education, and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Alfelito ‘Alfel’ Bascug) HB 963 – Converting the Cagayan de Oro (Bugo) School of Arts and Trades in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Province of Misamis Oriental, into a TESDA-supervised and administered school to be known as the Cagayan de Oro Polytechnic Institute, and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez) HB 1456 – Changing the name of the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines to the University of Science and Technology of the Philippines, amending for the purpose RA 10919 or the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines Act (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez) HB 2407 – Renaming Mariano Marcos State University in the City of Batac, Ilocos Norte as Ferdinand E. Marcos State University, amending for the purpose PD 1279 (or the law merging the Mariano Marcos Memorial College and Northern Luzon State College into a university, transferring the college level courses of Ilocos Norte Agricultural College and Ilocos Norte College of Arts and Trades into said university, providing a charter for the purpose) and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba) HB 2589 – Extending the term of office of the President of the Adiong Memorial State College from three years to four years in accordance with RA 8292, otherwise known as the Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997, amending for this purpose RA 8651, as amended, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Zia Alonto Adiong) HR 3 – Congratulating Brother Armin Luistro for being elected as the 28th Superior General of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Rep. Gus Tambunting)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT	09:30 AM	Combination of physical meeting at the Spkr. Belmonte Hall, 1/F SWA Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom	Organizational meeting - Consideration/Adoption of the Committee's Internal Rules of Procedures; Appointment of chairpersons and members of the different subcommittees Briefing by the Department of the Interior and Local Government on its plans and programs and legislative priorities for the 19th Congress HB 631 - Declaring as a special non-working holiday the respective founding anniversaries of all municipalities, cities, and provinces throughout the country (Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora) HBs 38, 180, 311, 314, 390, 623, 625, 694, 739, 758, 925, 1034, 1053, 1119, 1327, 1373, 1412, 1628, 1735, 1882, 2003, 2053, 2079, 2426, 2685, 2725, 2853, 2868, 2869, 3002, 3074, 3085, 3212 & 3279 – Declaring special nonworking holidays in certain parts of the country to commemorate special events (Rep. Lord Allan Jay Velasco, Deputy Speaker Aurelio ‘Dong’ Gonzales Jr., Reps. Eric Go Yap, Gabriel Bordado Jr., Maria Carmen Zamora, Keith Micah ‘Atty. Mike’ Tan, Ma. Cynthia Chan, Alfelito ‘Alfel’ Bascug, Roman Romulo, Francisco Jose ‘Bingo’ Matugas II, Roberto Puno, Josefina Tallado, Dale Corvera, Teodorico Haresco Jr., Alan ‘Aldu’ Dujali, Luisa Lloren Cuaresma, Ma. Theresa Collantes, Eulogio Rodriguez, Francisco Paolo Ortega V, Claude Bautista, Rufus Rodriguez, Christopher V.P. De Venecia, Alfonso Umali Jr., Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, Ramon Jolo Revilla, III, Carlito Marquez, John Tracy Cagas, Loreto Acharon, Stephen James Tan, and Marjorie Ann Teodoro) HB 464 - Declaring February 24 of every year a special working holiday in the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay in commemoration of its founding anniversary to be known as 'Araw ng Sibugay' (Rep. Wilter Palma) HB 555 – Declaring December 4 of each year as a non-working holiday in all the cities of Cebu and the Province of Cebu and a working holiday in the rest of the country in honor of the late Sen. Sergio ‘Serging’ Osmeña Jr. (Rep. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar) HB 2006 – Declaring the 4th week of May every year as special holidays in the Province of Catanduanes to celebrate the Abaca Festival (Rep. Eulogio Rodriguez)
SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS	09:30 AM	Combination of physical meeting at the Spkr. De Venecia Hall, 1/F SWA Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)	Organizational meeting - Consideration/Adoption of the Committee's Internal Rules and Procedure for the 19th Congress House Bills postponing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections: HB 41 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections to December 1, 2023, amending for the purpose RA 9164 or the law providing for synchronized barangay and SK elections, as amended by RA 9340 (Resetting the barangay and SK elections), RA 10632 (Postponing the SK elections on October 28, 2013), RA 10656 (Postponing the SK elections to the last Monday of October 2016), RA 10923 (Postponing the October 2016 barangay and SK elections, prescribing additional rules governing the conduct of barangay and SK elections), RA 10952 (Postponing the October 2017 barangay and SK elections), and RA 11462 (Postponing the May 2020 barangay and SK elections) (Rep. Paul Ruiz Daza) HB 121 – Amending certain sections of RA 11462 (by postponing the December 5, 2022 barangay and SK elections to the first Monday of May 2023 and every three years thereafter) (Rep. Juliet Marie de Leon Ferrer) HB 133 - Amending certain sections of RA 11462 (by postponing the December 5, 2022 barangay and SK elections to December 4, 2023 and every three years thereafter) (Rep. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar) HB 333 – Postponing the December 5, 2022 barangay and SK elections to the first Monday of May 2024 and every five years thereafter, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Michael Romero Ph.D.) HBs 398, 432, 480, 515, 937, 1110, 1138, 1254, 1696, 1840, 1932, 2071, 2235, 2576 & 2932 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Reps. Gus Tambunting, Johnny Ty Pimentel, Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Reps. Ramon Jolo Revilla III, Richard Gomez, Marvin Rillo, Faustino ‘Inno’ Dy V, Emmarie 'Lolypop' Ouano-Dizon, Edwin Olivarez, Ron Salo, Mark Go, Jaime Cojuangco, Christopherson Yap, Florida ‘Rida’ Robes, and Joseph ‘Jojo’ Lara) HB 504 – Postponing the May 2023 barangay and SK elections, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Edvic Yap) HB 949 - Postponing the May 2020 barangay and SK elections, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Patrick Michael Vargas) HB 995 – Postponing the May 2020 barangay and SK elections to October 2022, amending for this purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 10952, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Luis Raymund ‘LRay’ Villafuerte Jr.) HB 1035 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections, fixing a new term of office for barangay and SK officials (Rep. Francisco Jose ‘Bingo’ Matugas II) HB 1367 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections to October 9, 2023, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Cheeno Miguel Almario) HB 1961 - Amending certain sections of RA 11462 (by postponing the December 5, 2022 barangay and SK elections to the First Monday of October 2024 and every three years thereafter) (Rep. Alfredo Marañon III) HB 2057 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections to May 6, 2024, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Francisco Paolo Ortega) HB 2185 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections, and appropriating the savings therefrom for priority programs of the Department of Agriculture to ensure food security and sufficiency (Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto) HB 2240 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections to the First Monday of March 2024, amending RA 9164 (Rep. Dean Asistio)   HB 2476 – Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections, amending RA 11462, as amended (Rep. Florencio Gabriel ‘Bem’ Noel) HB 2494 – Postponing the December 5, 2022 barangay and SK elections to October 2, 2023, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Ma. Theresa Collantes) HB 2984 – Fixing the term of office of barangay and SK elected officials to five years, and as a result, postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Deputy Speaker Aurelio ‘Dong’ Gonzales Jr.) HB 2985 – Providing for the postponement and resetting of the barangay and SK elections (Rep. Salvador Pleyto) HB 2986 - Postponing the December 2022 barangay and SK elections to October 9, 2023, amending for the purpose RA 9164, as amended by RA 9340, RA 10632, RA 10656, RA 10923, RA 10952, and RA 11462 (Rep. Nelson Dayanghirang)
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD	10:00 AM	Virtual Meeting via Zoom	Bill establishing the Paniqui Tarlac Eco-Farm: HB 168 – Establishing the Paniqui Tarlac Eco-Farm and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Rodante Marcoleta) (HB 4637 - similar bill approved by the House on 3rd Reading in the 18th Congress) Bills institutionalizing the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Program: HBs 280, 613, 1192, 2032, 2353, 2388 & 2416 – Establishing the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Program, creating for the purpose the Young Farmers and Fisherfolk Challenge Council, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Luis Raymund ‘LRay’ Villafuerte Jr., Christopher V.P. De Venecia, Dante Garcia, Christopherson Yap, Yedda Marie Romualdez, Wilfrido Mark Enverga, and Angelo Marcos Barba) HB 1951 – Providing for the Magna Carta of Young Farmers (Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez) HBs 2365 & 3213 – Strengthening the Filipino youth involvement in agriculture and entrepreneurship (Reps. Charisse Anne Hernandez and Stephen James Tan) (HB 9575 - similar bill approved by the House on 3rd Reading in the 18th Congress) Bills promoting the growth and development of the bamboo industry: HBs 1096, 1194 & 2643 – Promoting the development of the bamboo industry by strengthening the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council, creating the Bamboo Industry Research and Development Center, providing incentives for bamboo plantation development, and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Luis Raymund ‘LRay’ Villafuerte Jr., Dante Garcia, and Linabelle Ruth Villarica) HB 3250 – Promoting and strengthening the Philippine bamboo industry, prescribing its scientific propagation, processing, utilization, and business development as a priority program, and allocating funds therefor (Rep. Lex Anthony Cris Colada) (HB 9576 - similar bill approved by the House on 3rd Reading in the 18th Congress) Bills establishing the Agriculture Information System in all cities and municipalities: HBs 1195, 1424, 2017, 2031, 2335, 2386 & 2746 – Establishing the Agriculture Information System in all cities and municipalities (Reps. Dante Garcia, Robert Raymund Estrella, Eddiebong Plaza, Christopherson Yap, Lorenz Defensor, Wilfrido Mark Enverga, and Alfred Delos Santos) (HB 9205 - similar bill approved by the House on 3rd Reading in the 18th Congress) Bill developing the tikog industry: HB 2992 – Developing the tikog industry, creating for the purpose the Banig Subsidy Fund and the Tikog Research and Development Center, and declaring the Municipality of Basey in the Province of Samar as the Banig Capital of the Philippines (Rep. Reynolds Michael Tan) (HB 9490 - similar bill approved by the House on 3rd Reading in the 18th Congress)

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