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COMMITTEE MEETINGS

SOURCE: Committee Management Support Service I

DAILY SCHEDULE

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07-MARCH-2023 • TUESDAY
Committee/Sub-CommitteeTime and Venue
MINDANAO AFFAIRS - CANCELLED
Agenda		09:00 AM
Face-to-face meeting at the Spkr. Belmonte Hall, 1/F SWA Bldg.
Briefing by the Department of Budget and Management, Department of Public Works and Highways, and Department of Transportation on their respective plans, programs, activities, and budget for Mindanao for FY 2023
NUCLEAR ENERGY
Agenda		09:00 AM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at the R.R. Andaya Hall, 2/F Main Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
Substitute Bill to HB 7049, in consolidation with HBs 371, 481, 526, 542, 1255, 2103, 3301, 3898, 4822, 6030 & 7003 – Providing for a comprehensive atomic regulatory framework, creating for the purpose the Philippine Atomic Regulatory Commission, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Mark Cojuangco, Joey Sarte Salceda, Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Reps. Ron Salo, Dan Fernandez, Divina Grace Yu, Mario Vittorio ‘Marvey’ Mariño, Rufus Rodriguez, Carlito Marquez, Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo, and Jeyzel Victoria Yu)
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
Agenda		09:30 AM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at the Spkr. Belmonte Hall, 1/F SWA Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
HR 673 – Investigation into the potential overpricing and price manipulation of onions in the market (Rep. Arlene Brosas)

Continuation of the motu proprio inquiry into the possible hoarding and other acts of price manipulation by unscrupulous traders of agricultural commodities particularly onion and garlic
CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION - CANCELLED
Agenda		09:30 AM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at the Spkr. Nograles Hall, 1/F SWA Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
HB 688 – Providing for a Physician’s Act, repealing for the purpose RA 2382, as amended, otherwise known as the Medical Act of 1959 (Rep. Keith Micah ‘Atty. Mike’ Tan)

HB 1591 – Expanding the scope of medical practice through providing guidelines for telemedicine services, amending RA 2382 (Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez)

HB 6112 – Providing for Physician's Act, repealing for the purpose RA 2382, as amended (Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr.)
GLOBALIZATION AND WTO
Agenda		09:30 AM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
Organizational meeting – Approval of the Committee Rules of Procedure; Presentation of the Committee’s jurisdiction, membership, organizational structure, and accomplishments during the 18th Congress

Briefing on the trade agreements, outcome of the 12th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference, compliance with WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement, and other WTO-related concerns by the following: Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Foreign Affairs, and other agencies
REFORESTATION - CANCELLED
Agenda		10:00 AM
Virtual Meeting via Zoom
HBs 538 & 5327 – Providing for the urban and countryside greening in the Philippines (Reps. Dan Fernandez and Rufus Rodriguez)

HBs 582, 986, 2499, 2580 & 4813 – Requiring parents to plant two trees for every child born to them and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, Mark Go, Dante Garcia, Edwin Olivarez, and Joseph Gilbert Violago)

HBs 978, 2342, 2498, 4207 & 5864 – Requiring all graduating senior high school and college students to plant two trees each as a civic duty for environment protection and preservation, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Mark Go, Joseph Stephen ‘Caraps’ Paduano, Dante Garcia, Rufus Rodriguez, and Joseph Gilbert Violago)

HB 1009 – Requiring all graduating elementary, high school, and college students to plant at least 10 trees each as a prerequisite for graduation (Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas)

HBs 1650 & 1987 – Requiring the planting of trees for any construction of residential, commercial, industrial, and public buildings (Reps. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas and Joseph Stephen ‘Caraps’ Paduano)

HB 2497 – Mandating the submission of a tree planting plan as a requirement in the application for building permits (Rep. Dante Garcia)

HB 2500 – Providing mechanisms that shall ensure the effective implementation of RA 10176, otherwise known as the Arbor Day Act of 2012 (Rep. Dante Garcia)
SOCIAL SERVICES
Agenda		10:00 AM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at the Bids and Awards Committee Conf. Rm, SWA Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom
Committee Report on and Substitute Bill to HBs 498, 998, 1940, 2480, 3386, 4429, 5489, 5948 & 6028 – Institutionalizing the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) Program of the Department of Social Welfare and Development, providing penalties for the violation of certain unlawful acts, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Stella Luz Quimbo, Rosemarie Conejos Panotes, Yedda Marie Romualdez, Paul Ruiz Daza, Keith Micah ‘Atty. Mike’ Tan, Eric Go Yap, Ernesto Dionisio Jr., Rosanna ‘Ria’ Vergara, and Wowo Fortes)

Committee Report on and Substitute Bill to HBs 1449, 5458, 6146, & 6211 – Increasing the compensation and benefits of social workers in government service, amending for the purpose RA 9433, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Public Social Workers (Reps. Jose Francisco ‘Kiko’ Benitez, Ph.D., Ernesto Dionisio Jr., Ruth Mariano-Hernandez, and Patrick Michael Vargas)

HBs 1328 & 6105 – Establishing a comprehensive system for registration and licensing of social welfare and development agencies and accreditation of social welfare and development programs and services, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Felimon Espares and Patrick Michael Vargas)

HB 1815 – Establishing welfare homes for destitute persons (Rep. Zaldy Villa)

HB 4945 – Repealing Act 4075, as amended by PD 1564, otherwise known as the Solicitation Permit Law (Rep. Gus Tambunting)

HB 5226 – Mandating the provision of burial assistance in the amount of ₱20,000 for every Filipino citizen who dies within Philippine territory and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Alan ‘Aldu’ Dujali)

HB 5294 – Requiring the Department of Social Welfare and Development to give free hearing aid to deaf or hearing-impaired indigent individuals and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Peter Miguel)

HB 6531 – Establishing the volunteer responders incentives protection program thereby providing financial and/or non-pecuniary benefits especially for those who become victims themselves of such disasters, calamities or emergencies in the course of duty (Rep. Gabriel Bordado Jr.)
WOMEN AND GENDER EQUALITY
Agenda		10:00 AM
Virtual Meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
HBs 222, 460, 3418, 4277, 5551, 6003 & 7036 – Prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or sex characteristic and providing penalties for violation thereof (Reps. Geraldine Roman, Juan Carlos ‘Arjo’ Atayde, Antonio Legarda Jr., Christopher De Venecia, Arlene Brosas, Patrick Michael Vargas, and Edwin Olivarez)

HB 3702 - Establishing help and protection desks for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersexual, asexual, and individuals of various sexual and gender orientations in all Philippine National Police (PNP) stations, amending for the purpose Title VII of RA 8551, as amended, otherwise known as the PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998 (Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto)
SENIOR CITIZENS
Agenda		01:00 PM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at Conf. Rms. 3&4, RVM Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom
HBs 1553 & 7205 - Providing for a national eye service program for the elderly with functional visual impairments (Reps. Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr. and Eric Go Yap)

HBs 2097 & 4458 – Granting free vaccination for all senior citizens, amending for the purpose Section 4 of RA 7432, as amended by RA 9994 , otherwise known as the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010, providing funds therefor (Reps. Rodolfo ‘Ompong’ Ordanes and Gus Tambunting)

HB 7064 – Providing for a comprehensive and strengthened nutrition program for senior citizens and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose RA 9994, as amended (Rep. Rodolfo ‘Ompong’ Ordanes)

HB 1505 – Instituting an elderly employment system and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Florida ‘Rida’ Robes)

HBs 1920 & 2252 – Granting tax incentives to private entities who employ senior citizens as employees, amending for this purpose RA 7432, as amended, or the law maximizing the contribution of senior citizens to nation building (Reps. Alfred Delos Santos and Stella Luz Quimbo)

HBs 2284 & 5473 – Expanding employment opportunities for senior citizens, amending for the purpose RA 9994, as amended (Reps. Eduardo 'Bro. Eddie' Villanueva and Ernesto Dionisio Jr.)

HB 2384 - Providing further opportunities for senior citizens as employees in private entities by granting increased incentives to private entities that employ senior citizens, amending for the purpose RA 9994, as amended (Rep. Paolo Duterte)
BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES - CANCELLED
Agenda		01:30 PM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom
HB 339 – Mandating the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) to focus on its charter to allocate 60% of its total loan portfolio in solely providing support and financing services for farmers and fisherfolks all over the country, to promote inclusive growth and improve the quality of life especially in the countryside through the delivery of innovative schemes (Rep. Michael Romero, Ph.D.)

HB 820 – Mandating the LBP to provide additional funding for the Agro-Industry Modernization Credit and Financing Program to implement credit assistance programs, defining its powers and functions (Rep. Michael Romero, Ph.D.)

HB 844 – Mandating the LBP to provide additional funding for the Agricultural Credit Policy Council to assist the Department of Agriculture in synchronizing all credit policies and programs, defining its powers and functions (Rep. Michael Romero, Ph.D.)

HB 845 – Increasing the allotment of the regular loan portfolio of the LBP for financing agricultural projects in pursuant with the provisions of RA 10000, otherwise known as the Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009 (Rep. Michael Romero, Ph.D.)

HB 881 – Mandating the LBP to provide additional funding allotment for the full implementation of RA 3844, otherwise known as the Agricultural Land Reform Code (Rep. Michael Romero, Ph.D.)

HB 1330 – Mandating the representation of cooperatives in the Board of Directors of the LBP, amending therefor RA 3844, as amended (Rep. Felimon Espares)

HB 2828 – Prioritizing the agricultural sector in the grant of loans by the LBP, amending for the purpose RA 3844, as amended (Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto)

HB 3844 – Providing for a new charter of the LBP (Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda)

HB 2837 – Instituting reforms to further protect and develop micro, small and medium enterprises, amending for the purpose EO 81, otherwise known as the 1986 Revised Charter of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), as amended (Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto)

HB 2838 – Providing for a new charter of the DBP, repealing for the purpose EO 81, as amended (Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto)
JUSTICE
Agenda		01:30 PM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at the Spkr. Nograles Hall, 1/F SWA Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
HBs 3580, 3585, 3668, 3796, 4481, 4886, 4999, 5175, 5582 & 5583 – Creating additional branches of the Municipal Trial Courts, Regional Trial Courts, and Municipal Trial Courts in Cities in certain parts of the country, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980, as amended, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Michael Gorriceta, Peter John Calderon, Ian Paul Dy, Pantaleon Alvarez, Cheeno Miguel Almario, Edward Hagedorn, Jose Ma. Zubiri Jr., and Antonio ‘Tonypet’ Albano)

HBs 1315-1318 – Granting Philippine citizenship to Kuo-Chih Su, Kuo-Fang Su, Kuo-Wei Su, and Li Duan Wang, respectively (Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda)
SUBCOMMITTEE ON DISASTER RESPONSE (Committee on Disaster Resilience)
Agenda		01:30 PM
Combination of face-to-face meeting at Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. and virtual meeting via Zoom (To be livestreamed on the official Facebook page of the HRep)
HBs 2135, 4150 & 4809 – Providing for free freight services in the transportation of relief goods to calamity-stricken areas (Reps. Florida ‘Rida’ Robes, Harris Christopher Ongchuan, and Paolo Duterte)

HB 3108 – Amending RA 10121, otherwise known as the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010, for the purpose of granting hazard pay to disaster response personnel during state of calamity (Rep. Rosanna ‘Ria’ Vergara)

HBs 4112 & 5545 – Providing group accident insurance coverage for the first disaster responders, amending for the purpose RA 10121, and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Jorge ‘PATROL’ Bustos and Charisse Anne Hernandez)

HBs 4490, 5405, 5650, 6029 & 6739 – Providing for the Magna Carta for Public Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Workers (Reps. Ramon Jolo Revilla III, Lorna Silverio, Florida ‘Rida’ Robes, Anthony Rolando Golez, Jr., and Ziaur-Rahman 'Zia' Alonto Adiong)

HB 5105 – Granting daily allowance to service volunteers during periods of disasters (Rep. Gus Tambunting)

HB 5978 – Strengthening local disaster risk response and management offices by standardizing the salary grade levels of disaster risk response and management officers and staff (Rep. Dale Corvera)

Last Updated: 30-May-2023, 01:30:41 PM

 
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