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Hon. Mendoza, Raymond Democrito C.

Hon. Mendoza, Raymond Democrito C.
Deputy Speaker
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House of Representatives, Quezon City
Rm. SW-204
Phone: (632) 8931-5001, Local: 7265
Direct: 8951-3011

 

 

PRINCIPAL AUTHORED BILLS 77

HB00024
 [Text As Filed] [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2022-06-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CONVERTING AND EXPANDING THE LEYTE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ESTATE INTO THE LEYTE ECOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE LEYTE ECOLOGICAL INDUSTRIAL ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2022-07-26

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2022-12-06

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2022-12-12

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14

HB01512
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING WORKERS RIGHT TO SECURITY OF TENURE AND CRIMINALIZING LABOR-ONLY CONTRACTING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 106 TO 109 OF BOOK III, ARTICLES 294 [279] TO 296 [281] OF BOOK VI, AND ARTICLE 303 [288] OF BOOK VII OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VTHE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED.

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-08-01

HB01513
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO SELF-ORGANIZATION, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATION AND PEACEFUL CONCERTED ACTIVITIES, AND USE OF VOLUNTARY MODES OF DISPUTE SETTLEMENT

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2022-08-01

HB01514
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY AND PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO ALL GOVERNMENT CASUAL AND CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES UNDER JOB ORDERS, CONTRACT OF SERVICE, MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT/MEMORANDUM ORDER OR UNDERSTANDING AND OTHER SIMILAR CONTRACTS WHO HAVE RENDERED AT LEAST THREE (3) YEARS OF OUTSTANDING GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2022-08-01

HB01515
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE MAGNA CARTA OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS

Bill Status: Substituted by HB07325

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07

HB01516
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING MECHANISMS FOR THE RECOGNITION, INTEGRATION, AND TRANSITION OF WORKERS, ENTERPRISES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY TO THE FORMAL ECONOMY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-08-01

HB01517
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT FIXING THE PROBATIONARY PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT OF ACADEMIC PERSONNEL IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 296 OF THE RENUMBERED PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-08-01

HB01518
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING UNION ORGANIZATION AND DISALLOWING CANCELLATION OF UNION REGISTRATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-08-01

HB01519
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROTECTING EMPLOYEES IN CASES OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION, SALE OR TRANSFER OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL ASSETS OR BUSINESSES OF THEIR EMPLOYERS AND OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-08-01

HB01520
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INSTITUTING WORKER'S CLAIM AS STATUTORY FIRST LIEN ON THE ASSETS OF THE BANKRUPT EMPLOYER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 110 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

Date Read: 2022-08-01

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-08-01

HB04125
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-08-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INTRODUCING ADMINISTRATIVE TAX REFORMS, AMENDING SECTIONS 21, 22, 51, 56, 58, 77, 81, 90, 91, 103, 106, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 128, 200, 236, 237, 245, AND 248, AND ADDING SECTIONS 312 AND 313 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997”, AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2022-08-30

Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2022-09-19

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2022-09-26

Senate Bill Counterpart: SB02224

Bill Status: House ratified the CC report on 2023-09-27, Senate on 2023-09-27

HB04496
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-09-06

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ADOPTING INTEGRATED COASTAL ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AS A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY’S COASTAL AND MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ESTABLISHING SUPPORTING MECHANISMS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION

Date Read: 2022-09-07

Primary Referral: CLIMATE CHANGE

Bill Status: Substituted by HB07767

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB05083
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-09-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROMOTING THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF PEATLANDS AND ITS RESOURCES, TO ENHANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2022-09-26

Primary Referral: CLIMATE CHANGE

Bill Status: Substituted by HB08204

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-29, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-30 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-30

HB05434
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-10-06

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION CENTER FOR BANANA, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATIONS OF FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2022-11-07

Primary Referral: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD since 2022-11-07

HB05536
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-10-12

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE EXERCISE 0F THE ASSUMPTION 0F JURISDICTION AUTHORITY 0F THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT OVER LABOR DISPUTES BY ADOPTING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES CRITERIA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 278(G) [263 (G)] OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Date Read: 2022-11-07

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-11-07

HB05553
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-10-13

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING POOR JOB APPLICANTS A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Date Read: 2022-11-07

Primary Referral: POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Bill Status: Substituted by HB08008

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB06408
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-11-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7076, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT CREATING A PEOPLE’S SMALL-SCALE MINING PROGRAM, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

Date Read: 2022-11-29

Primary Referral: NATURAL RESOURCES

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2022-11-29

HB06523
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-12-06

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A REVISED NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE CHAPTERS I AND II OF TITLE II, BOOK II OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Date Read: 2022-12-06

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2022-12-07

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2022-12-12

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14

HB06608
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-12-12

Date Urgent: 2022-12-14

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MAHARLIKA INVESTMENT FUND, PROVIDING FOR THE MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, AND USE OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE FUND, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2022-12-12

Primary Referral: BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2022-12-15

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2022-12-15

Senate Bill Counterpart: SB02020

Date Acted Upon By the President: 2023-07-18

Republic Act No.: RA11954

Bill Status: Republic Act RA11954 enacted on 2023-07-18

HB07043
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-02-01

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE WORKERS' RIGHT TO STRIKE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Date Read: 2023-02-06

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2023-02-06

HB07325
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-02-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INSTITUTING THE MAGNA CARTA OF FILIPINO SEAFARERS

Date Read: 2023-02-28

Primary Referral: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-06

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07

HB07327
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-02-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE TRANSITION OF THE GOVERNMENT TO E- GOVERNANCE IN THE DIGITAL AGE, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PHILIPPINE INFOSTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-02-28

Primary Referral: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-06

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07

HB07352
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-02-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES NO. 6 OF THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2023-02-28

Primary Referral: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-07

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-14

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-14, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-15 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-15

HB07355
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-02-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NEGROS ISLAND REGION, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-02-28

Primary Referral: LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-06

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07

HB07505
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE TECHNICAL, VOCATIONAL AND LIVELIHOOD CURRICULUM FOR THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-03-08

Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Bill Status: Measure recommitted on 2023-03-21

HB07540
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-08

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE SPECIAL PROGRAM IN CREATIVE ARTS FOR JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-03-13

Primary Referral: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-21

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-08

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-08, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-09 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-09

HB07576
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-13

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR EARLY VOTING BY QUALIFIED SENIOR CITIZENS, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, LAWYERS, AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH IN NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS

Date Read: 2023-03-13

Primary Referral: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-21

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-08

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-08, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-09 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-09

HB07721
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-21

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT MANDATING THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND LIVELIHOOD PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR REHABILITATED DRUG DEPENDENTS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-03-21

Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-09

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-15

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-16 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-16

HB07751
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-21

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING SPECIALTY CENTERS IN HOSPITALS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-03-21

Primary Referral: HEALTH

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-22

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-08

Senate Bill Counterpart: SB02212

Date Acted Upon By the President: 2023-08-24

Republic Act No.: RA11959

Bill Status: Republic Act RA11959 enacted on 2023-08-24

HB07764
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-03-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC ZONE (SpeDEZ) INSIDE THE GOVERNMENT ARSENAL DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE LOCATED IN CAMP GEN. ANTONIO LUNA, LAMAO, MUNICIPALITY OF LIMAY, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE SPECIAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (SpeDEZA) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-03-22

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-10

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-15

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-16 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-16

HB07767
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-23

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ADOPTING INTEGRATED COASTAL MANAGEMENT AS A NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE HOLISTIC AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF COASTAL AND RELATED ECOSYSTEMS AND THE RESOURCES THEREIN FROM RIDGE-TO REEF, ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL COASTAL GREENBELT ACTION PLAN, OTHER SUPPORTING MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-08

Primary Referral: CLIMATE CHANGE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-17

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-22

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB07798
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-03-29

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6958, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CHARTER OF THE MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY"

Date Read: 2023-05-08

Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-17

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-23

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-23, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB07871
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-04-17

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A 150 PESOS ACROSS-THE-BOARD WAGE RECOVERY INCREASE IN THE SALARY RATES OF EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR ACROSS THE REGIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2023-05-08

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2023-05-08

HB07922
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-03

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VOUCHER SYSTEM FOR POOR AND ACADEMICALLY QUALIFIED STUDENTS OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10931, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT”

Date Read: 2023-05-08

Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-17

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-22

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB07939
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-05

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, “AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS,” AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-08

Primary Referral: VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-16

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-22

Senate Bill Counterpart: SB01480

Date Acted Upon By the President: 2023-08-24

Republic Act No.: RA11958

Bill Status: Republic Act RA11958 enacted on 2023-08-24

HB07941
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-08

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT 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

Date Read: 2023-05-09

Primary Referral: AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-22

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-29

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-29, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-30 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-30

HB08008
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-09

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING INDIGENT JOB SEEKERS, DISCOUNTED OR WAIVED FEES AND CHARGES IN THE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN PRE-EMPLOYMENT DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Date Read: 2023-05-10

Primary Referral: POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-16

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-22

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB08144
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-16

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF TAX RACKETEERING, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 257 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-17

Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-23

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-29

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-29, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-30 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-30

HB08203
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION BY DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-22

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-23

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-29

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-29, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-30 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-30

HB08204
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK TO CONSERVE, PROTECT, RESTORE, AND SUSTAINABLY MANAGE PEATLANDS AND THEIR RESOURCES TO ENHANCE THE COUNTRY’S RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Date Read: 2023-05-22

Primary Referral: CLIMATE CHANGE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-23

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-29

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-29, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-30 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-30

HB08250
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL AND IN THE CITY OF PANABO, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL NORTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(L) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08251
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND FOUR (4) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF ORMOC, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(I) AND SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08256
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF NAVOTAS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(D) AND SECTION 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08257
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL SHARI'A JUDICIAL DISTRICTS COMPRISING THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND THE CENTRAL VISAYAS REGION, CREATING SHARI’A DISTRICT COURTS AND SHARI’A CIRCUIT COURTS THEREIN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 138, 147, AND 150 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1083, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CODE OF MUSLIM PERSONAL LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINES", AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08258
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF SAN CARLOS, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08259
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF SAN JUAN, CONVERTING FOUR (4) BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN PASIG CITY INTO FOUR (4) BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN CITY OF SAN JUAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(E) AND 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08260
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE TENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF GINGOOG, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14(K) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08269
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND PENALIZING THE ACTS OF ARBITRARY INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

Date Read: 2023-05-23

Primary Referral: HUMAN RIGHTS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-30

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-02

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-03 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-03

HB08325
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-23

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS HOSPITAL AS A LEVEL III HOSPITAL UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-24

Primary Referral: HEALTH

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-24

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-29

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-29, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-30 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-30

HB08327
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-24

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, CREATING ADDITIONAL POLICE OFFICES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 35, 35-A, 36, 67 AND 67-A OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990", AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 32 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998”

Date Read: 2023-05-24

Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-30

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-02

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-03 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-03

HB08392
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-29

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STANDARDIZING THE RETIREMENT BENEFITS OF JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND JUDICIARY OFFICIALS CONFERRED WITH JUDICIAL RANK, SALARY AND PRIVILEGES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 910, AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2023-05-29

Primary Referral: JUSTICE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-09

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-09, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-14 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-14

HB08400
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-29

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING AND EXPANDING THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT RECOVERY STRATEGY TO A JOBS CREATION PLAN AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-29

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-16

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-22

Senate Bill Counterpart: SB02035

Date Acted Upon By the President: 2023-09-27

Republic Act No.: RA11962

Bill Status: Republic Act RA11962 enacted on 2023-09-27

HB08452
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT REGULATING THE REGISTRATION, LICENSURE, AND PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-30

Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-08

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-16

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-22 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-22

HB08456
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE DOWNSTREAM NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY, CONSOLIDATING FOR THE PURPOSE ALL LAWS RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-30

Primary Referral: ENERGY

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-31

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-02

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-03 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-03

HB08463
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A DISASTER FOOD BANK AND STOCKPILE IN EVERY PROVINCE AND HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY IN THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING FOR THEIR MAINTENANCE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-31

Primary Referral: DISASTER RESILIENCE

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-08

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-16

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-22 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-22

HB08466
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-31

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PRESERVING THE INDIGENOUS GAMES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-05-31

Primary Referral: YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-08

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-16

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-16, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-22 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-22

HB08497
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-31

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROMOTING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AMONG 4Ps ADULT BENEFICIARIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11310, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “PANTAWID PAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4Ps)”

Date Read: 2023-07-25

Primary Referral: POVERTY ALLEVIATION

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-14

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-08-22

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-22, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-23 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-23

HB08710
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-08-02

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MEDELLIN, PROVINCE OF CEBU, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE CEBU FOURTH DISTRICT SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-08-07

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-08-23

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-09-05

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-09-05, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-09-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-09-07

HB08841
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-08-14

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BULACAN AIRPORT CITY SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREEPORT IN THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE BULACAN AIRPORT CITY SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREEPORT AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-08-14

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2023-08-14)

HB09064
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-09-06

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT CREATING A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE CITY OF ILOILO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE METRO ILOILO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-09-11

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-09-27

Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2023-09-27

HB09065
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-09-06

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE CITY OF BISLIG, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE BISLIG SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-09-11

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-09-27

Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2023-09-27

HB09075
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-09-06

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN A PORTION OF SALOMAGUE COVE AND IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN JUAN AND CABUGAO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ILOCOS SUR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-09-11

Primary Referral: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-09-27

Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2023-09-27

HB09294
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-09-25

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS, WORKERS’ ORGANIZATIONS, AND UNIONS FROM INTERFERENCE BY THEIR EMPLOYERS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OR THEIR AGENTS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

Date Read: 2023-09-26

Primary Referral: RULES

Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2023-09-26)

HB09303
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-09-25

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MANSALAY, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE ORIENTAL MINDORO SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-09-26

Primary Referral: RULES

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-09-27

Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2023-09-27

HB09304
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-09-25

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE CITY OF CAVITE, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE SANGLEY POINT SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-09-26

Primary Referral: RULES

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-09-27

Bill Status: Approved on Second Reading on 2023-09-27

HB09320
  [Committee Report]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-09-26

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A REFORM IN THE REGULATION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Date Read: 2023-09-27

Primary Referral: RULES

Bill Status: Pending With Rules (Included in OB on 2023-09-27)

HR00032
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-07-06

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 190, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION 2019 (NO. 190)

Date Read: 2022-08-02

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Substituted by HR00650

Mother Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00043 on 2023-01-25

HR00440
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-09-27

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING JESUS IS LORD CHURCH FOR CELEBRATING ITS 44TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY ON OCTOBER 29, 2022

Date Read: 2022-09-28

Primary Referral: RULES

Bill Status: Consolidated into HR00420

Mother Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00015 on 2022-09-27

HR00479
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-10-12

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE STATUS OF COMPLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO ITS OBLIGATIONS TO OBSERVE 27 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS UNDER THE EU-GSP+ PROGRAM, ITS IMPLICATIONS TO PHILIPPINE EMPLOYMENT AND OUR ECONOMY, AND THE ATTENDANT PROGRAMS, REFORMS AND INTERVENTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO THESE OBLIGATIONS.

Date Read: 2022-11-07

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-11-08

HR00628
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-12-07

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO IMMEDIATELY CONVENE ALL LEGITIMATE STAKEHOLDERS OF THE PHILIPPINES SEAFARING INDUSTRY TO URGENTLY ADDRESS THE ISSUES RAISED BY THE EMSA AUDIT

Date Read: 2022-12-12

Primary Referral: TRANSPORTATION

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on TRANSPORTATION since 2022-12-12

HR00634
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-12-12

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

Date Read: 2022-12-14

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2023-01-25

HR00635
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-12-12

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION (NWPC) TO DEFINE THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY LIVING WAGE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND TO DETERMINE ITS AMOUNT TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO THE MINIMUM WAGE DETERMINATION OF THE REGIONAL TRIPARTITE WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY BOARDS (RTWPBs)

Date Read: 2022-12-14

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2022-12-14

HR00650
  [Adopted Resolution/RBH] [Committee Report]
 

Date Filed: 2022-12-14

Full Title, As Filed: RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 190, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT CONVENTION, 2019

Date Read: 2022-12-14

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-01-25

Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00043 on 2023-01-25

HR01106
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2023-07-03

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE IMMEDIATE RATIFICATION BY THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 81 (ILO-C081), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LABOUR INSPECTION CONVENTION, 1947 (NO. 81)

Date Read: 2023-07-25

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2023-07-25

HR01173
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2023-08-08

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION SIGNIFYING THE COMMITMENT OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE PROMULGATION OF A JUST TRANSITION FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE THAT NO WORKER IS LEFT BEHIND

Date Read: 2023-08-14

Primary Referral: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT since 2023-08-14

HR01234
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2023-08-30

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE PROFOUND SYMPATHY AND SINCERE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE UNTIMELY DEMISE OF THE HONORABLE MARIA SUSANA "TOOTS" VASQUEZ OPLE, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS (DMW), AND CHAMPION OF THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

Date Read: 2023-09-04

Primary Referral: RULES

Bill Status: Consolidated into HR01226

Mother Bill Status: Adopted as Resolution No. HR00138 on 2023-08-29

HR01308
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2023-09-19

Full Title, As Filed: REQUESTING HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, JR., TO ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER UPGRADING THE SUB-PORT OF DADIANGAS INTO AN INDEPENDENT CUSTOMS COLLECTION DISTRICT OR PRINCIPAL PORT OF ENTRY, THEREBY SEPARATING THE SAME FROM COLLECTION DISTRICT NO. XII-PORT OF DAVAO

Date Read: 2023-09-20

Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on WAYS AND MEANS since 2023-09-20

 

CO-AUTHORED BILLS 21

HB00026
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-06-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT REGULATING THE PRODUCTION, IMPORTATION, SALE, DISTRIBUTION, PROVISION, USE, RECOVERY, COLLECTION, RECYCLING, AND DISPOSAL OF SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS

Date Read: 2022-07-26

Primary Referral: ECOLOGY

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on ECOLOGY since 2022-07-26

HB00027
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-06-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL ENERGY POLICY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR FACILITIES UTILIZING WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Date Read: 2022-07-26

Primary Referral: ECOLOGY

Bill Status: Substituted by HB06444

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14

HB00029
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-06-30

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE DOWNSTREAM NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY, CONSOLIDATING FOR THE PURPOSE ALL LAWS RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION AND SUPPLY OF NATURAL GAS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2022-07-26

Primary Referral: ENERGY

Bill Status: Substituted by HB08456

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-03 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-03

HB00422
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-06-30

Full Title, As Filed: 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: 2022-07-26

Primary Referral: ECOLOGY

Bill Status: Substituted by HB06444

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14

HB02097
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-18

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT GRANTING FREE VACCINATION FOR ALL SENIOR CITIZENS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9257, FURTHER AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994, OTHERWISE KNOWS AS THE "EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010," PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2022-08-02

Primary Referral: SENIOR CITIZENS

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SENIOR CITIZENS since 2022-08-02

HB02490
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-07-27

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE DISABILITY PENSION OF VETERANS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, “AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR BENEFICIARIES,” AS AMENDED

Date Read: 2022-08-03

Primary Referral: VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE

Bill Status: Substituted by HB07939

Mother Bill Status: Republic Act RA11958 enacted on 2023-08-24

HB03960
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-08-23

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6958, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “CHARTER OF THE MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY”

Date Read: 2022-08-30

Primary Referral: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION

Bill Status: Substituted by HB07798

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-05-23, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-24 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-24

HB05268
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-09-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS AND PENALIZING THE ACTS OF ARBITRARY INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT

Date Read: 2022-11-07

Primary Referral: HUMAN RIGHTS

Bill Status: Substituted by HB08269

Mother Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-08-02, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-08-03 and received by the Senate on 2023-08-03

HB05278
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-09-29

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REFORM AND REORGANIZATI0N ACT OF 1998"

Date Read: 2022-11-07

Primary Referral: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY since 2022-11-07

HB06362
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2022-11-24

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER IN THE CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER – MINDANAO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERFOR

Date Read: 2022-11-28

Primary Referral: HEALTH

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HEALTH since 2022-11-28

HB06365
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-11-24

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP AND RETURN SERVICE PROGRAM FOR DESERVING STUDENTS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2022-11-28

Primary Referral: HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION since 2022-11-28

HB06444
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2022-11-29

Full Title, As Filed: 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: 2022-11-29

Primary Referral: ECOLOGY

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2022-12-05

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2022-12-12

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2022-12-12, transmitted to the Senate on 2022-12-14 and received by the Senate on 2022-12-14

HB06677
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2022-12-14

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT DECLARING THE WATERS SURROUNDING PANAON ISLAND, IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE, A PROTECTED AREA WITH THE CATEGORY OF PROTECTED SEASCAPE UNDER THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM (NIPAS), TO BE REFERRED TO AS THE PANAON ISLAND PROTECTED SEASCAPE, PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2022-12-15

Primary Referral: NATURAL RESOURCES

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on NATURAL RESOURCES since 2022-12-15

HB07102
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-02-07

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MODERNIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY (PHIVOLCS), PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2023-02-13

Primary Referral: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY since 2023-02-13

HB07295
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: Local

Date Filed: 2023-02-22

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CENTRAL MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARLES, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Date Read: 2023-02-22

Primary Referral: AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES RESOURCES

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-01

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-06

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07

HB07352
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-02-28

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES NO. 6 OF THE CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 CONSTITUTION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Date Read: 2023-02-28

Primary Referral: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-03-07

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-14

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-14, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-15 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-15

HB07409
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-03-02

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF AVAILMENT OF THE ESTATE TAX AMNESTY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11213, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "TAX AMNESTY ACT"

Date Read: 2023-03-06

Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS

Bill Status: Substituted by HB07909

Mother Bill Status: REPUBLIC ACT RA11956 (Lapsed into law on 2023-08-05)

HB07909
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-05-02

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT EXTENDING THE COVERAGE AND PERIOD OF AVAILMENT OF THE ESTATE TAX AMNESTY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11213, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “TAX AMNESTY ACT”

Date Read: 2023-05-08

Primary Referral: WAYS AND MEANS

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-05-09

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-05-15

Senate Bill Counterpart: SB02219

Date Acted Upon By the President: 2023-08-05

Republic Act No.: RA11956

Bill Status: REPUBLIC ACT RA11956 (Lapsed into law on 2023-08-05)

HB08659
 [Text As Filed]
 

Significance: National

Date Filed: 2023-07-31

Full Title, As Filed: AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF PLUMBING ENGINEERING IN THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1378, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE PLUMBING LAW" APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.

Date Read: 2023-08-02

Primary Referral: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION since 2023-08-02

HR00250
 [Text As Filed]
 

Date Filed: 2022-08-15

Full Title, As Filed: A RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THRU THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM TO ALLOCATE 1 BILLION PESOS IN EACH AND EVERY AGRICULTURE BASED DISTRICT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF FARM-TO-MARKET ROAD

Date Read: 2022-08-17

Primary Referral: PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS

Bill Status: Pending with the Committee on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2022-08-17

RBH0006
  [Committee Report] [Third Reading Copy]
 

Date Filed: 2023-02-21

Full Title, As Filed: RESOLUTION OF BOTH HOUSES CALLING FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO, OR REVISION OF, THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Date Read: 2023-02-21

Primary Referral: RULES

Date Approved on Second Reading: 2023-02-28

Date Approved on Third Reading: 2023-03-06

Bill Status: Approved by the House on 2023-03-06, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-03-07 and received by the Senate on 2023-03-07

 

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DEPUTY SPEAKER

The duties and powers of the Deputy Speakers are:

  1. to assume the duties and powers of the Speaker when so chosen by a majority vote or by lot among themselves, as the case may be, in cases of absence or temporary incapacity of the Speaker, until such time that the Speaker returns to office and resumes work; and, in case of resignation, removal, permanent incapacity or death of the Speaker, until such time that a new Speaker is elected and qualified;
  2. to preside over the session when, even if present, the Speaker does not preside, or has not designated any other Member as temporary presiding officer as provided in Section 15(h) of Rule IV;
  3. to monitor, coordinate and facilitate action on measures filed, requests, and other concerns of Members representing constituencies to which they may be assigned by the Speaker;
  4. to recommend to the Speaker appropriate policies, strategies and programs of action to improve the process of legislation and the quality of legislative measures, and to effectively address concerns of Members on matters affecting them, their constituencies, and the overall operations and integrity of the House;
  5. to appoint personnel of the House when so authorized by the Speaker; and
  6. to perform such other duties and functions as may be assigned or delegated to them by the Speaker.