House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. SWA-422
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7990
Direct: 8442-4151
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO JUNIOR CITIZENS
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING DRUG PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ꞌCOMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002ꞌ
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: DANGEROUS DRUGS
Bill Status: Substituted by HB07814
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-03-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-03-03 and received by the Senate on 2021-03-03
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 9 AND SECTION 27 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8189 OR THE VOTER'S REGISTRATION ACT OF 1996
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT PROHIBITING POLITICAL TURNCOATISM AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISPLAY OR ADVERTISEMENT OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS' NAMES AND PHOTOS IN ALL GOVERNMENT PROJECTS, SERVICES AND VEHICLES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE DNA DATABASE SYSTEM
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE MAGNA CARTA OF BENEFITS FOR THE OFFICERS AND PERSONNEL OF THE PHILIPPINE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: DANGEROUS DRUGS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DANGEROUS DRUGS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING AS AGRICULTURAL LAND CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN SITUATED WITHIN THE CITY OF SURIGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: NATURAL RESOURCES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING ALL BROADCAST MEDIA NETWORKS TO DEVOTE A TOTAL OF TWENTY (20) MINUTES OF REGULAR AIRTIME A DAY FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, FREE OF CHARGE, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: PUBLIC INFORMATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT BANNING THE PRODUCTION AND USAGE OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS NATIONWIDE, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: ECOLOGY
Bill Status: Substituted by HB09147
Mother Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2021-03-25)
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Substituted by HB09007
Mother Bill Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Sponsorship)
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING THE LAKE MAINIT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING TITLE I, CHAPTER 3, OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL GROUND FOR ANNULMENT
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING MANDATORY AUTOPSY ON BODIES OF CRIME VICTIMS, DEATHS UNDER MYSTERIOUS AND SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE USE OF SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC ROADS IN ALL URBAN AREAS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REQUIRING BOTH NEW APPLICANTS FOR DRIVERꞌS LICENSE AS WELL AS EXISTING LICENSED DRIVERS TO UNDERGO MANDATORY ROADWORTHY DRIVING SEMINAR AND ACTUAL DRIVING TEST BEFORE THE ISSUANCE OR RENEWAL OF THEIR DRIVER’S LICENSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: TRANSPORTATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TRANSPORTATION since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE IMPOSITION OF FEES FOR THE USE OF PARKING SPACES AND FACILITIES IN SHOPPING MALLS, HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, HOTELS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date Read: 2019-07-23
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: 2019-07-01
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8972, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOLO PARENTSꞌ WELFARE ACT OF 2000, PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08097
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-01-19, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-20 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-20
Date Filed: 2019-07-04
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4200, ENTITLED, ꞌAN ACT TO PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE WIRE TAPPING AND OTHER RELATED VIOLATIONS OF THE PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONꞌ
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2019-07-24
Date Filed: 2019-07-04
Full Title: AN ACT UPGRADING THE CARAGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN BARANGAY WASHINGTON, SURIGAO CITY, SURIGAO DEL NORTE INTO A TERTIARY LEVEL HOSPITAL, INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY FROM ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-07-24
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-27
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-12-04
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-06-19
Republic Act No.: RA11472
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11472 enacted on 2020-06-19
Date Filed: 2019-07-11
Full Title: AN ACT RE-IMPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY ON CERTAIN HEINOUS CRIMES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9346, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-07-29
Primary Referral: JUSTICE
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on JUSTICE since 2019-07-29
Date Filed: 2019-08-13
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (PEZA) TO ACCELERATE COUNTRYSIDE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH ROBUST CREATION OF SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES IN RURAL AND NEW GROWTH AREAS, ENHANCING THE INCENTIVES THEREOF, AND AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7916, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8748, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE ACT OF 1995"
Date Read: 2019-08-20
Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on ECONOMIC AFFAIRS since 2019-08-20
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: WAYS AND MEANS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-09-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-09-13
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01357
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2021-03-26
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11534 enacted on 2021-03-26
Date Filed: 2019-09-17
Full Title: AN ACT INSTITUTING REFORMS IN REAL PROPERTY VALUATION AND ASSESSMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES, REORGANIZING THE BUREAU OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2019-09-17
Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2019-11-19
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2019-11-25
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2019-11-25, transmitted to the Senate on 2019-11-26 and received by the Senate on 2019-11-26
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: 2019-11-05
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE MANUFACTURE, USE, SALE, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENT OF VAPOR PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2019-11-12
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Substituted by HB09007
Mother Bill Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Sponsorship)
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: 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: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
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: 2020-03-02
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A REINVESTMENT FRAMEWORK FOR REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) SPONSORS, AMENDING SECTIONS 3, 8, AND 9 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9856, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST (REIT) ACT OF 2009"
Date Read: 2020-03-02
Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-03-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
Date Filed: 2020-05-05
Full Title: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 386 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160 OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date Read: 2020-05-06
Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2020-05-06
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: 2020-05-26
Full Title: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE DECLARED CONFIRMED, SUSPECT, PROBABLE AND RECOVERED CASES OF COVID-19, REPATRIATED FILIPINOS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, RESPONDERS, AND SERVICE WORKERS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date Read: 2020-05-26
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-05-27
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-06-02
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-06-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-06-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-06-03
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: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY
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 PROVIDING FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY INTERVENTIONS AND PROVIDING MECHANISMS TO ACCELERATE THE RECOVERY AND BOLSTER THE RESILIENCY OF THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2020-06-03
Primary Referral: THE WHOLE HOUSE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-08-05
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-08-10
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01564
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2020-09-11
Republic Act No.: RA11494
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11494 enacted on 2020-09-11
Date Filed: 2020-07-02
Full Title: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO ST. JUDE THADDEUS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8031 TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND OTHER PLACES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2020-07-28
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08554
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-16 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-16
Date Filed: 2020-09-20
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC PAYMENT SYSTEM
Date Read: 2020-09-22
Primary Referral: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Bill Status: Substituted by HB08992
Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-03-25 and transmitted to the Senate on 2021-03-25
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: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2020-09-22)
Date Filed: 2020-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT CREATING ANTI-DRUG ABUSE COUNCILS (ADACS) IN ALL PROVINCES, CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND BARANGAYS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
Date Read: 2020-10-05
Primary Referral: DANGEROUS DRUGS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-18
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2020-12-02
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2020-12-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2020-12-03 and received by the Senate on 2020-12-03
Date Filed: 2020-10-01
Full Title: AN ACT STRENGTHENING DRUG PREVENTION AND CONTROL, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002"
Date Read: 2020-10-05
Primary Referral: DANGEROUS DRUGS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-23
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-03-02
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-03-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-03-03 and received by the Senate on 2021-03-03
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: ECOLOGY
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: 2020-10-05
Full Title: AN ACT PRESCRIBING URGENT RELATED MEASURES NECESSARY AND PROPER TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS AFFECTING THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH)
Date Read: 2020-10-15
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2020-10-15
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: THE WHOLE HOUSE
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: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
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: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS
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: 2020-11-26
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO SOLO PARENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8972, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “SOLO PARENTS WELFARE ACT OF 2000”
Date Read: 2020-12-01
Primary Referral: REVISION OF LAWS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-12-16
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-01-19
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-01-19, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-01-20 and received by the Senate on 2021-01-20
Date Filed: 2021-01-25
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES THE POWER TO SUSPEND THE SCHEDULED INCREASE IN PHILHEALTH PREMIUM RATES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11223, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT"
Date Read: 2021-01-25
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-01-26
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-01
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-01, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-02 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-02
Date Filed: 2021-01-27
Full Title: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO TRANSPACIFIC BROADBAND GROUP INT'L. INC., UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8657, TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2021-02-01
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-03
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-11 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-11
Date Filed: 2021-01-27
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING ALLIED BROADCASTING CENTER, INCORPORATED A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2021-02-01
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-08
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-15
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-16 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-16
Date Filed: 2021-01-27
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING PALAWAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2021-02-01
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-15
Bill Status: House agreed to the amendments of the Senate on 2021-03-25
Date Filed: 2021-01-27
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING ST. JUDE THADDEUS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND OTHER AREAS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Date Read: 2021-02-01
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-15
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-16 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-16
Date Filed: 2021-01-27
Full Title: AN ACT GRANTING GOOD NEWS SORSOGON FOUNDATION, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE,AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE BICOL REGION
Date Read: 2021-02-01
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-03
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-10
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-10, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-11 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-11
Date Filed: 2021-01-27
Full Title: AN ACT RENEWING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO BAYCOMMS BROADCASTING CORPORATION UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8718, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE BAYCOMMS BROADCASTING CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES"
Date Read: 2021-02-01
Primary Referral: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-08
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-15
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-02-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-02-16 and received by the Senate on 2021-02-16
Date Filed: 2021-02-08
Date Urgent: 2021-02-18
Full Title: AN ACT EXPEDITING THE PURCHASE AND ADMINISTRATION OF VACCINES FOR THE PROTECTION AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 BY PROVIDING EXEMPTIONS TO COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date Read: 2021-02-08
Primary Referral: APPROPRIATIONS
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-22
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-02-22
Senate Bill Counterpart: SB02057
Date Acted Upon By the President: 2021-02-26
Republic Act No.: RA11525
Bill Status: Republic Act RA11525 enacted on 2021-02-26
Date Filed: 2021-02-15
Full Title: AN ACT ESTABLISHING IN THE CITY OF LIGAO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY A TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LIGAO CITY, ALBAY TESDA TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2021-02-16
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-02-23
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-03-03
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-03-03, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-03-04 and received by the Senate on 2021-03-04
Date Filed: 2021-03-06
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STIFFER PENALTIES FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL, DANGEROUS DRUGS AND/OR OTHER SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10586, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “ANTI-DRUNK AND DRUGGED DRIVING ACT OF 2013”
Date Read: 2021-03-08
Primary Referral: TRANSPORTATION
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-03-09
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-03-16
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-03-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2021-03-17 and received by the Senate on 2021-03-17
Date Filed: 2021-03-14
Full Title: AN ACT PROMOTING THE USE OF DIGITAL PAYMENTS FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ALL MERCHANTS
Date Read: 2021-03-15
Primary Referral: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-03-22
Date Approved on Third Reading: 2021-03-25
Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2021-03-25 and transmitted to the Senate on 2021-03-25
Date Filed: 2021-03-16
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE MANUFACTURE, USE, SALE, PACKAGING, DISTRIBUTION, ADVERTISEMENT AND PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC NICOTINE AND NON-NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND HEATED TOBACCO PRODUCTS
Date Read: 2021-03-17
Primary Referral: TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Bill Status: Unfinished Business (Period of Sponsorship)
Date Filed: 2021-03-22
Full Title: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FREE ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECK-UP FOR FILIPINOS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date Read: 2021-03-25
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2021-03-25)
Date Filed: 2021-03-25
Full Title: AN ACT REGULATING THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, PROVISION, USE, RECOVERY, COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS
Date Read: 2021-03-25
Primary Referral: ECOLOGY
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2021-03-25)
Date Filed: 2021-04-08
Full Title: AN ACT DECLARING AUGUST 30 OF EVERY YEAR AS "NATIONAL PRESS FREEDOM DAY"
Date Read: 0000-00-00
Primary Referral: PUBLIC INFORMATION
Bill Status: Reported out 2021-04-08 (#00910);Submitted by PUBLIC INFORMATION
Date Filed: 2021-04-08
Full Title: AN ACT CHANGING THE COMPOSITION OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN’S TELEVISION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8370, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “CHILDREN’S TELEVISION ACT OF 1997”
Date Read: 0000-00-00
Primary Referral: PUBLIC INFORMATION
Bill Status: Reported out 2021-04-08 (#00911);Submitted by PUBLIC INFORMATION
Date Filed: 2021-01-05
Full Title: JOINT RESOLUTION BY BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS DEFERRING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PREMIUM RATE INCREASE BY THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH) FOR 2021
Date Read: 2021-01-18
Primary Referral: HEALTH
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2021-01-18
Date Filed: 2019-07-01
Full Title: A RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ENSURE A DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE BY REQUIRING ALL MEMBERS THEREOF, LEGISLATIVE STAFF, CONSULTANTS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS TO SUBMIT TO A MANDATORY DRUG TEST
Date Read: 2019-07-23
Primary Referral: DANGEROUS DRUGS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on DANGEROUS DRUGS since 2019-07-23
Date Filed: 2019-08-14
Full Title: A RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE BASIS OF MERALCO IN INCORPORATING IN THE CONSUMERS' MONTHLY ELECTRIC BILLS, ADDITIONAL CHARGES FOR RENEWAL ENERGY, SYSTEM LOSS AND OTHER CHARGES, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF PROVIDING THE PUBLIC A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHARGES AND TO PROVIDE CONGRESS AN INSIGHT TO GUIDE IT IN CRAFTING RESPONSIVE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THE PERENNIAL PROBLEM OF HIGH ENERGY COST
Date Read: 2019-08-27
Primary Referral: ENERGY
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on ENERGY 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: 2020-03-03
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED $370 MILLION (P18.7 BILLION) IN FOREIGN CURRENCIES BROUGHT INTO THE PHILIPPINES BY TWO SUSPECTED SYNDICATES
Date Read: 2020-03-04
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ACCOUNTS since 2020-08-11
Date Filed: 2020-07-25
Full Title: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH)
Date Read: 2020-07-29
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ACCOUNTS since 2020-08-11
Date Filed: 2020-08-12
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE HIGHEST APPRECIATION AND PROFOUND GRATITUDE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO ALL FILIPINO HEALTHCARE WORKERS AND FRONTLINERS WHO COURAGEOUSLY AND UNSELFISHLY RENDER THEIR SERVICES TO THE NATION AND ACROSS THE GLOBE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19
Date Read: 2020-08-24
Primary Referral: DEFEAT COVID-19 AD-HOC COMMITTEE
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-09-02
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00082 on 2020-09-02
Date Filed: 2020-11-17
Full Title: RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE FAMILY OF THE HONORABLE RAUL V. DEL MAR, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF CEBU CITY DURING THE EIGHTH, NINTH, TENTH, TWELFTH, THIRTEENTH, FOURTEENTH, SIXTEENTH, SEVENTEENTH, AND EIGHTEENTH CONGRESSES
Date Read: 2020-11-17
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2020-11-17
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00120 on 2020-11-17
Date Filed: 2021-01-25
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE TO RESTORE THE 30 JUNE 1989 AGREEMENT WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (U.P.)
Date Read: 2021-01-27
Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2021-01-27
Date Filed: 2021-02-08
Full Title: A RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ACCOUNTS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RELEASE AND UTILIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11494, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BAYANIHAN TO RECOVER AS ONE
Date Read: 2021-02-08
Primary Referral: RULES
Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on RULES since 2021-02-08
Date Filed: 2021-03-25
Full Title: RESOLUTION URGING THE COVID-19 INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO ESTABLISH A UNIFIED NATIONAL CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOL FOR A MORE EFFECTIVE HEALTH EMERGENCY DATA MONITORING SYSTEM, AND TO DESIGNATE A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR BODY TO SERVE AS THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY OF A UNIFIED CONTACT TRACING INFORMATION AND DATABASE THAT STRICTLY COMPLY WITH REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10173, OR THE DATA PRIVACY ACT OF 2012
Date Read: 2021-03-25
Primary Referral: RULES
Date Approved on Second Reading: 2021-03-25
Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00160 on 2021-03-25
Date Filed: 2021-04-08
Full Title: RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE PRODUCERS, WRITERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, AND FILM TECHNICIANS BEHIND THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND PRODUCTION OF THE FILM “QUEZON’S GAME” FOR GARNERING AWARDS AND RECOGNITION IN SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS, RECOGNIZING THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION OF FILM TO ENRICH OUR PHILIPPINE HISTORY, AND REMINDING THE FILIPINO PEOPLE OF OUR LONGSTANDING FRIENDSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL
Date Read: 0000-00-00
Bill Status: Reported out 2021-04-08 (#00912);Submitted by PUBLIC INFORMATION
Date Filed: 2021-03-01
Full Title: INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GRAFT AND CORRUPTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PhilHealth) RE: HR01066, HR01068, HR01069, HR01073, HR01074, HR01101, HR01113 AND HR01114
Date Read: 2021-03-02
Primary Referral: PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2021-03-02)
| Committee | Position |
|---|---|
| 1. Dangerous Drugs | Journal #18Chairperson |
| 2. Accounts | Journal #4Vice Chairperson |
| 3. Public Accounts | Journal #32Vice Chairperson |
| 4. Economic Affairs | Journal #20Member for the Majority |
| 5. Games And Amusements | Journal #20Member for the Majority |
| 6. Health | Journal #20Member for the Majority |
| 7. Public Order And Safety | Journal #48Member 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.
Began and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand twenty.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 9
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR FOR THE SECOND REGULAR SESSON OF THE EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 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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| This Concurrent Resolution was adopted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Philippines on September 2, 2020 | ||
