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Journal of the

House of Representatives

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

2015 - 2016

JOURNAL NO. 31 Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Prepared by the

JOURNAL SERVICE Plenary Affairs Bureau

JOURNAL NO. 31

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

CALL TO ORDER

At 4:00 p.m., Deputy Speaker Carlos M. Padilla

called the session to order.

NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PRAYER

Pursuant to Section 73, Rule XI of the amended

Rules of the House, the Members sang the National

Anthem and thereafter, observed a minute of silent

prayer.

DEFERMENT OF THE ROLL CALL

On motion of Representative Monique Yazmin Q.

Lagdameo, there being no objection, the Body de-

ferred the calling of the Roll.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

OF THE PREVIOUS SESSION

On subsequent motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Body approved Journal

No. 30, dated November 10, 2015.

REFERENCE OF BUSINESS

Thereafter, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Body proceeded to the

Reference of Business.

Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary Gen-

eral read on First Reading the titles of the following

Bills and Resolutions, including the Message from

the Senate and Subpoena Duces Tecum, which were

referred to the appropriate Committees as hereunder

indicated:

BILLS ON FIRST READING

House Bill No. 6245, entitled:

“AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO.

10591, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT

PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE

LAW ON FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION

AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIO-

LATIONS THEREOF”

By Representative Gerona-Robredo

TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER

AND SAFETY


“AN ACT ENHANCING AND EXPEDITING

THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

PROCESS, AMENDING FOR THE PUR-

POSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9184, OTH-

ERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'GOVERN-

MENT PROCUREMENT REFORM ACT' ”

By Representative Escudero

TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


“AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE CON-

DITIONAL CASH TRANSFER PROGRAM

OF THE GOVERNMENT, PROVIDING

FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES”

By Representative Castelo

TO THE COMMITTEE ON POVERTY ALLE-

VIATION


“AN ACT EXEMPTING SENIOR CITIZENS

FROM THE UNIFIED VEHICULAR VOL-

UME REDUCTION PROGRAM AND

FROM PAYING PARKING FEES IN ALL

ESTABLISHMENTS, AMENDING FOR

THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432,

AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO.

9994, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EX-

PANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF

2010”

By Representative Vargas

TO THE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION

AND FAMILY RELATIONS

2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015


“AN ACT REQUIRING THE PHILIPPINE

HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION

TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE DI-

AGNOSTIC SERVICES FOR BREAST

AND CERVICAL CANCER, PROVIDING

FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH


“AN ACT MANDATING LOCAL GOVERN-

MENT UNITS TO ALLOCATE ONE PER-

CENT (1%) OF THEIR INTERNAL REVE-

NUE ALLOTMENT (IRA) FOR PRO-

GRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR SENIOR

CITIZENS AND 1% OF IRA FOR PRO-

GRAMS AND PROJECTS FOR PERSONS

WITH DISABILITIES”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOV-

ERNMENT


“AN ACT GRANTING MANDATORY PHIL-

HEALTH COVERAGE TO ALL PERSONS

WITH DISABILITY (PWDs), AMENDING

FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO.

7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE

KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR

PERSONS WITH DISABILITY', PROVID-

ING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTH-

ER PURPOSES”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION

AND FAMILY RELATIONS


“AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 69, 261

(CC) AND 264 OF BATAS PAMBANSA

BLG. 881, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE

OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE

PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES”

By Representative Gatchalian (S.)

TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND

ELECTORAL REFORMS


“AN ACT DECLARING THE MONTH OF

APRIL OF EVERY YEAR AS 'CHILD-

HOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH'

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

By Representatives Velarde, Tieng and Atienza



“AN ACT CONVERTING THE APALIT-SAN

SIMON-SAN LUIS-CANDABA-BALIWAG

ROAD LOCATED IN DIFFERENT MU-

NICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF

PAMPANGA AND BULACAN INTO A

NATIONAL ROAD AND APPROPRIAT-

ING FUNDS THEREFOR”

By Representative Bondoc

TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

AND HIGHWAYS


“AN ACT CONVERTING SULIPAN-

TABUYUC-BALUCUC ROAD IN APALIT,

PAMPANGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD

AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERE-

FOR”



AND HIGHWAYS


“AN ACT CONVERTING THE DOMALUIS

ROAD (STO. DOMINGO - STA. MARIA -

LOURDES - SAN ISIDRO) IN MINALIN,

PAMPANGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD

AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERE-

FOR”



AND HIGHWAYS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 3


“AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY

OF JOSE B. LINGAD MEMORIAL GEN-

ERAL HOSPITAL IN SAN FERNANDO,

PAMPANGA FROM FIVE HUNDRED

(500) TO ONE THOUSAND (1000), UP-

GRADING ITS SERVICES AND FACILI-

TIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH

CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE

OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND AP-

PROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”




“AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE INCOME

TAX IMPOSED ON INDIVIDUALS,

AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SEC-

TIONS 24, AND 35 OF THE NATIONAL

INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS

AMENDED”

By Representative Abu

TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND

MEANS


“AN ACT DECLARING LARGE-SCALE AG-

RICULTURAL SMUGGLING AS ECO-

NOMIC SABOTAGE, PRESCRIBING

PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTH-

ER PURPOSES”

By Representative Quimbo

TO THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND

MEANS

RESOLUTIONS

House Resolution No. 2487, entitled:

“RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE

COMMITTEE ON BANKS AND FINAN-

CIAL INTERMEDIARIES AND THE

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT EN-

TERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION TO

CONDUCT A JOINT INQUIRY IN AID OF

LEGISLATION ON THE ABOLITION OF

THE PEOPLE'S CREDIT AND FINANCE

CORPORATION (PCFC)”

By Representative Guanlao

TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES


“RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL

IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA)

TO EXEMPT THE SMALL FARMERS

WHO WERE VICTIMS OF TYPHOON

LANDO (INTERNATIONAL NAME: KOP-

PU) FROM PAYING IRRIGATION FEES

UNTIL THEIR RECOVERY FROM LOSS-

ES”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

AND FOOD


“A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO

CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE

AUGUST 18, 2015 MASSACRE IN PAN-

GANTUCAN, BUKIDNON, NOW

KNOWN AS THE PANGANTUCAN MAS-

SACRE, WHICH KILLED FIVE INNO-

CENT CIVILIANS, INCLUDING A BLIND

SEPTUAGENARIAN AND A 14-YEAR

OLD MINOR, AS WELL AS OTHER VIO-

LATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND IN-

TERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW,

ADMITTEDLY PERPETRATED BY THE

3RD COMPANY OF THE 1ST SPECIAL

FORCES BATTALION UNDER THE

COMMAND OF COL. NASSER LIDA-

SAN”

By Representatives Ilagan, De Jesus, Zarate,

Tinio, Hicap and Ridon




COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC WORKS AND

HIGHWAYS AND GOOD GOVERNMENT

AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY TO

INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLA-

TION, THE REPORTED IRREGULAR

AND ANOMALOUS ARRANGEMENTS

IN THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR

THE CENTRAL LUZON EXPRESSWAY

(CLEX) AND THE NEW NATIONAL

PRISONS PROJECTS AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES”


By Representative Revilla



“RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE

COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC WORKS AND

HIGHWAYS AND GOOD GOVERNMENT



TION, THE REPORTED IRREGULAR

AND ANOMALOUS ARRANGEMENTS

IN THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR

THE CENTRAL LUZON EXPRESSWAY

(CLEX) AND THE NEW NATIONAL

PRISONS PROJECTS AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES”

By Representatives Bravo (A.) and Dela Cruz



“RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CLARK,

PAMPANGA AS THE NATIONAL GOV-

ERNMENT CENTER”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT

REORGANIZATION


“RESOLUTION TO REVIVE THE PAMPANGA

RIVER CONTROL SYSTEM AND TO IN-

CLUDE IT IN THE YEARLY BUDGET OF

THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

AND HIGHWAYS”



AND HIGHWAYS


“RESOLUTION MANDATING THE DE-

PARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED)

TO REQUIRE ELEMENTARY AND SEC-

ONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO UN-

DERGO SEMINARS AND TRAININGS

ON GENDER SENSITIVITY AND GEN-

DER EQUALITY, OBLIGING ELEMEN-

TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO

TEACH GENDER SENSITIVITY AND

GENDER EQUALITY COURSES, FUR-

THER ENSURING THAT THE PRACTICE

OF DISPLAYING OFFENSIVE AND

VULGAR ACTIONS OR MATERIALS IN

CAMPUSES AND DURING SCHOOL AC-

TIVITIES ARE DISCONTINUED, GUAR-

ANTEEING PROTECTION OF SCHOOL-

CHILDREN FROM ANY FORMS OF

ABUSES AND EXPLOITATION THERE-

TO”

By Representatives Catamco, Bag-ao, Abad, Ge-

rona-Robredo, Lee, Santiago, Escudero, Za-

mora (M.), Pernes, Acosta-Alba and Uy (J.)

TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCA-

TION AND CULTURE


“RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEES

ON ECOLOGY AND NATURAL RE-

SOURCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRE-

SENTATIVES TO IMMEDIATELY CON-

DUCT AN INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF

LEGISLATION, ON THE ENVIRONMEN-

TAL TRAGEDY WHICH OCCURRED IN

THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MASINLOC,

CANDELARIA AND SANTA CRUZ IN

THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES AS A

RESULT OF THE HAPLESS AND IRRE-

SPONSIBLE MINING ACTIVITIES IN

THE AREA”

By Representative Deloso-Montalla



“RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPRO-

PRIATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT

AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION,

ON THE REPORTED UNUTILIZED

FUNDS INTENDED FOR ADDRESSING

DISASTERS”

By Representative Biazon



“RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT A

REVIEW AND EVALUATION OF THE


IMPLEMENTATION OF REPUBLIC ACT

10000 ALSO KNOWN AS THE AGRI-

AGRA REFORM CREDIT ACT OF 2009”




“RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE

COMMITTEE ON GOOD GOVERNMENT



TION, THE ISSUANCE OF AUTHORITY

AND/OR LICENSE TO OPERATE GAM-

ING OPERATIONS BY SPECIAL ECO-

NOMIC ZONES PARTICULARLY THE

CAGAYAN ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHOR-

ITY (CEZA) RESULTING IN THE RE-

PORTED VIOLATIONS OF THE LICENS-

ES ISSUED TO MERIDIEN VISTA GAM-

ING CORPORATION AND OTHER GAM-

ING COMPANIES WITHIN THE ZONE

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

By Representative Dela Cruz



“RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMIT-

TEE ON TRANSPORTATION TO CON-

DUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN AID OF

LEGISLATION AND IN THE EXERCISE

OF OVERSIGHT FUNCTION, ON THE

LACK OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVI-

SION (CCTV) IN OUR DOMESTIC AND

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS”

By Representatives Velarde and Atienza



“A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COM-

MITTEES ON ECOLOGY AND NATURAL

RESOURCES TO CONDUCT AN INVES-

TIGATION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON

THE STATE OF LARGE SCALE MINING

OPERATIONS IN THE STA. CRUZ, ZAM-

BALES, INQUIRING INTO ITS OVERALL

IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT, THE

HEALTH AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY,

AND THE ACTIONS OF THE DEPART-

MENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATU-

RAL RESOURCES (DENR), AND MINES

AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU (MGB),

AS WELL AS OTHER CONCERNED

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, IN HOLD-

ING THE MINING COMPANIES AC-

COUNTABLE FOR ITS DESTRUCTIVE

MINERAL EXTRACTION AND

MAINTENANCE PRACTICES AND

COMPENSATION FOR THE AFFECTED

COMMUNITIES, TOWARDS THE ES-

TABLISHMENT OF MEASURES FOR

REGULATING EXTRACTIVE INDUS-

TRIES TO ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AND THE WELL-BEING

OF THE PEOPLE”

By Representatives Zarate and Colmenares



“A RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, THROUGH THE

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, TO


TION, THE UNDUE DELAY CAUSED TO

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES FLIGHT 2141 ON

NOVEMBER 5, 2015”

By Representative Treñas



“RESOLUTION FOR CONGRESS, THROUGH

THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE, TO

CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE AP-

PROPRIATE SCHEMES THAT MAY BE

IMPLEMENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT

OF JUSTICE (DOJ), IN COORDINATION

WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANS-

PORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

(DOTC) AND THE MANILA INTERNA-

TIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MIAA),

IN RESOLVING WITH DISPATCH CASES

INVOLVING THE APPREHENSION OF

AIRLINE PASSENGERS FOUND TO BE

IN POSSESSION OF BULLETS, AND

STRONGLY URGING DOJ’S DESIGNA-

TION OF SPECIAL PROSECUTORS AT

THE AIRPORT, TO CONDUCT INQUEST

PROCEEDINGS ON THESE SUSPECTS

THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE

ON-GOING PROBE ON THE ALLEGED

‘LAGLAG BALA’ OR ‘DROPPING OF

BULLETS IN LUGGAGE’ SCHEME”


By Representative Manalo




COMMITTEE ON TOURISM TO CON-

DUCT AN INQUIRY AND INVESTIGA-

TION, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM’S STAR

RATING SYSTEM FOR HOTELS, RE-

SORTS AND APARTMENT HOTELS”

By Representative Garcia (G.)



“RESOLUTION HONORING ELPIDIO QUI-

RINO, 6TH PRESIDENT, FORMER VICE

PRESIDENT, AND FORMER MEMBER

OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES, ON THE OCCA-

SION OF HIS 125 BIRTH ANNIVER-

SARY”

By Representatives Belmonte (F.), Gonzales and

Zamora (R.)



“RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING COM-

MISSION ON AUDIT COMMISSIONER

HEIDI L. MENDOZA FOR HER AP-

POINTMENT AS THE UNITED NATIONS

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR

THE OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT

SERVICES”

By Representatives Belmonte (F.), Gonzales and

Zamora (R.)


House Concurrent Resolution No. 14, entitled:

“CONCURRENT RESOLUTION AMENDING

SECTION 1 AND THE TITLE OF HOUSE

BILL NO. 4261 ENTITLED, 'AN ACT

CONVERTING THE BAKHAW ELEMEN-

TARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY

BAKHAW, MUNICIPALITY OF MAN-

DURRIAO, ILOILO CITY INTO AN IN-

TEGRATED SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS

BAKHAW INTEGRATED SCHOOL, AND

APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR',

FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS ENROLL-

MENT”

By Representative Magsaysay


ADDITIONAL COAUTHORS

With the permission of the Body, the following

Members were made coauthors of the Bills and

Resolutions hereunder indicated:

Reps. Ronaldo B. Zamora and George P. Arnaiz

for House Bill No. 6183;

Reps. Maria Carmen S. Zamora and Marcelino

“Marcy” R. Teodoro for House Bill No. 6268;

Reps. Michael Angelo C. Rivera, Christopher S.

Co, Abraham "Bambol" N. Tolentino, Joseller "Yeng"

M. Guiao, Samuel D. Pagdilao, Agapito H. Guanlao,

Diosdado "Dato" M. Arroyo, Delph Gan Lee,

Anthony M. Bravo, Jesulito A. Manalo, Napoleon S.

Dy, Scott Davies S. Lanete, M.D., Juan Johnny R.

Revilla, Elenita Milagros "Eileen" Ermita-Buhain,

Eric L. Olivarez and Jesus "Boying" F. Celeste for

House Resolution No. 2441;

Rep. Josephine Ramirez-Sato for House Bill No.

3271;

Rep. Winston "Winnie" Castelo for House Bill

No. 3778;

Rep. Jerry P. Treñas for House Bill No. 6171;

Rep. Eric L. Olivarez for House Bill No. 4475;

Reps. George P. Arnaiz, Victoria Isabel G. Noel

and Xavier Jesus "XJ" D. Romualdo for House

Resolution No. 2441;

Rep. Celso L. Lobregat for House Bill No. 6141;

Reps. Romero "Miro" S. Quimbo, Lawrence

Lemuel H. Fortun, Maria Jocelyn V. Bernos and Bai

Sandra A. Sema for House Bill No. 6268;

Rep. Herminia B. Roman for House Bill No.

6236;

Rep. Joseph Gilbert F. Violago for House Bill No.

6043;

Rep. Ronald M. Cosalan for House Bill No.

6213;


Reps. Pedro B. Acharon Jr. and Jorge T. Almonte

for House Bill No. 6141;

Rep. Leo Rafael M. Cueva for House Bills No.

5948 and 6235;

Rep. Isidro S. Rodriguez Jr. for House Bill No.

1098;

Rep. Benjamin "Atong" D. Asilo for House Bills

No. 6037, 6183 and 6268; and

Rep. Raul V. Del Mar for House Resolutions No.

2459 and 2479.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

Message dated November 4, 2015, informing the

House of Representatives that the Senate on

even date approved the Conference Commit-

tee Report of the Bicameral Conference

Committee on the disagreeing provisions of

Senate Bill No. 2401, entitled:

“AN ACT ESTABLISHING ENABLING

MECHANISMS FOR MEANINGFUL

YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN NATION

BUILDING, STRENGTHENING THE

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN, CREAT-

ING THE MUNICIPAL, CITY AND PRO-

VINCIAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

COUNCILS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOS-

ES”

and House Bill No. 6043, entitled:

“AN ACT INTRODUCING REFORMS IN THE

SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN, AMEND-

ING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN SEC-

TIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS

AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS

THE ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF

1991’ ”


SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM

Pursuant to Section 151, Rule XXIII of the Rules

of the House of Representatives transmitting

the Subpoena Duces Tecum dated 11 August

2015 of Maria Olivia Elena A. Roxas, Super-

vising Director, LSC Panel of Investigators,

Office of the Ombudsman, re: Case No. FF-

C-14-0459, directing the submission before

their office of clear and certified true copies

of the following documents pertaining to

Hon. Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., Representative,

ANAK-IP Party-list:

1. Latest Personal Data Sheet;

2. Service Record;

3. Oath of Office;

4. Appointment Papers;

5. Position Description Form;

6. Travel Orders;

7. Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth (from 2002-2014); and

8. Certificate of yearly Compensation,

Allowances, Bonuses and other

Remuneration received from 2002-2014.



the Subpoena Duces Tecum dated 11 August

2015 of Maria Olivia Elena A. Roxas, Super-

vising Director, LSC Panel of Investigators,

Office of the Ombudsman, re: Case No. CPL-

C-12-0324, directing the submission before

their office of clear and certified true copies

of the following documents pertaining to

Hon. Aurelio D. Gonzales, Jr., Former Repre-

sentative, 3rd District, Pampanga:


2. Service Record;

3. Oath of Office;


5. Travel Orders;

6. Statement of Assets, Liabilities and

Networth (from 2002-2014); and

7. Certificate of yearly Compensation,

Allowances, Bonuses and other

Remunerations received from 2002-2014.



the Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testifi-

candum dated 7 September 2015 of Atty.

Margarette Y. Guzman, Executive Clerk of

Court III, First Division, Court of Tax Ap-

peals, re: CTA Case No. 8683, directing Mr.

Feliciano Pacheco, Records Staff, Records

Division, House of Representatives, to appear

before the Court of Tax Appeals on 8 Sep-

tember 2015 at 9:00 a.m. to testify and to

bring with him any document that authorizes

Mr. Edwin Jamora to receive mail matters for

Hon. Emmanuel D. Pacquiao, Representa-

tives, Lone District, Sarangani.



the Subpoena Duces Tecum dated 7 Septem-

ber 2015 of Atty. Milagros J. Macaraig, GI-

PO II, Officer-in-Charge, Field Investigation


Unit, Office of the Ombudsman for Minda-

nao, re: Case No. CPL-LSC-11-0005 direct-

ing the submission before their office of clear

and certified true copies of the Certificate of

Annual Compensation, Allowances, and oth-

er benefits for CYs 2004 to 2013 of Hon.

Erico Basilio A. Fabian, Former Representa-

tive, 2nd District, Zamboanga City.



the Subpoena Duces Tecum dated 11 Septem-

ber 2015 of Maria Olivia Elena A. Roxas,

Supervising Director, LSC Panel of Investi-

gators, Office of the Ombudsman, re: Case

No. FF-C-15-0384, directing the submission

before their office of clear and certified true

copies of the following documents pertaining

to Hon. Isidro Q. Lico, Former Representa-

tive, Adhikaing Tinataguyod ng Kooperatiba,

Inc. (Ating Koop) Party-list:


2. Service Record;

3. Oath of Office;


5. Travel Orders;

6. Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net-

worth (from 2003-2014); and

7. Certificate of yearly Compensation, Al-

lowances, Bonuses and other Remunera-

tion received from 2003-2014.

APPROVAL OF JOURNALS

Whereupon, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Body approved Journal

No. 26 of September 28-October 2 and October 5-9,

2015; Journal No. 27 of November 3, 2015; Journal

No. 28 of November 4, 2015; and Journal No. 29 of

November 9, 2015.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF GUESTS

Thereafter, Rep. Lagdameo (M.) acknowledged

the presence in the Session Hall of guests of Rep.

Jeffrey D. Khonghun.

SUSPENSION OF SESSION

On further motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.), the

Chair suspended the session at 4:08 p.m.

RESUMPTION OF SESSION

At 4:49 p.m., the session resumed.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE OF BUSINESS

Thereafter, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo

(M.), there being no objection, the Body pro-

ceeded to the Additional Reference of Business.

Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary

General read the following Committee Report

which the Chair referred to the appropriate

Committee hereunder indicated:

COMMITTEE REPORT

Report by the Committee on Appropriations (Com-

mittee Report No. 931), re H. No. 6268, entitled:

“AN ACT MODIFYING THE COMPENSA-

TION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION

SYSTEM OF CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT

PERSONNEL AND THE BASE PAY

SCHEDULE OF MILITARY AND UNI-

FORMED PERSONNEL IN THE GOV-

ERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOS-

ES”

recommending its approval without amendment

in consolidation with House Bills Numbered

177, 178, 245, 246, 250, 287, 365, 424, 517,

551, 950, 1236, 1335, 1401, 1483, 2060,

2092, 2109, 2114, 2151, 2168, 2356, 2564,

2608, 2704, 2910, 2920, 3015, 3083, 3114,

3173, 3332, 3437, 4081, 4101, 4616, 4671,

4684, 4731, 4810, 5137, 5188, 5203, 5263,

5402, 5410, 5413, 5499, 5731, 6023 and

6113

Sponsors: Representatives Ungab, Belmonte (F.),

Gonzales, Zamora (R.), Madrona, Colmena-

res, Zarate, Tinio, Magsaysay, Del Mar,

Castelo, Biazon, Mercado-Revilla, Alejano,

Acedillo, Acharon, Olivarez, Abayon, Ferriol,

Gullas, Ortega (V.), Escudero, Mendoza (M.),

Bichara, Fernandez, Abueg, Hicap, Ilagan,

Umali (R.), Treñas, Tan (A.), Romualdez,

Leonen-Pizarro, Kho, Villar, Villarica, Rodri-

guez (R.), Rodriguez (M.), Ong, Quimbo,

Quisumbing, Lanete, Primicias-Agabas, Bar-

celona-Reyes, Gatchalian (S.), Cagas, De Je-

sus and Ridon


ADDITIONAL REFERENCE OF BUSINESS

On further motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.), there

being no objection, the Body proceeded to the Addi-

tional Reference of Business.



eral read the following Bills on First Reading which

the Chair referred to the appropriate Committees

hereunder indicated:

BILLS ON FIRST READING


“AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PASSENGER

PROTECTION OFFICE IN ALL MAJOR

AIRPORTS IN THE PHILIPPINES”

By Representative Villar

TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTA-

TION


“AN ACT DECLARING THE BACOLOD–

KAUSWAGAN PROTECTED LAND-

SCAPE AND SEASCAPE SITUATED IN

THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BACOLOD

AND KAUSWAGAN, PROVINCE OF LA-

NAO DEL NORTE AS COMPONENTS OF

THE NATIONAL INTEGRATED PRO-

TECTED AREAS SYSTEM UNDER THE

CATEGORY OF PROTECTED LAND-

SCAPE AND SEASCAPE AND PROVID-

ING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT”

By Representative Dimaporo (I.)

TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RE-

SOURCES


“AN ACT DECLARING THE SULTAN NAGA

DIMAPORO PROTECTED LANDSCAPE

AND SEASCAPE AREA WITHIN THE

MUNICIPALITY OF SULTAN NAGA DI-

MAPORO, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL

NORTE AS COMPONENT OF THE NA-

TIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED

AREAS SYSTEM UNDER THE CATEGO-

RY OF PROTECTED LANDSCAPE AND

SEASCAPE AND PROVIDING FOR ITS

MANAGEMENT”

By Representative Dimaporo (A.)


SOURCES


“AN ACT DECLARING THE MARANDING

WATERSHED AREA LOCATED IN THE

MUNICIPALITIES OF SALVADOR,

SAPAD, NUNUNGAN, TANGKAL AND

KAPATAGAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO

DEL NORTE AS COMPONENTS OF THE

NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED



PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT”

By Representatives Dimaporo (A.) and Dimaporo

(I.)


SOURCES


“AN ACT DECLARING THE TAGULO, PAN-

DANAN, PIKINIT, DOUBLESTONE,

DANGULAAN AND SIGAYAN WATER-

SHED AREAS LOCATED IN THE MUNIC-

IPALITY OF SULTAN NAGA DIMAPORO,

PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE AS

COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL IN-

TEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYS-

TEM UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PRO-

TECTED LANDSCAPE AND PROVIDING

FOR ITS MANAGEMENT”

By Representatives Dimaporo (A.) and Dimaporo

(I.)


SOURCES


“AN ACT DECLARING THE BULOD, TI-

TUNOD, MAIGO AND LIANGAN WA-

TERSHED AREAS LOCATED IN THE

MUNICIPALITIES OF TUBOD, MAG-

SAYSAY, TANGCAL, KOLAMBUGAN,

MUNAI, MAIGO, PANTAO RAGAT,

POONA PIAGAPO, TUGAYA AND BA-

COLOD, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL

NORTE AS COMPONENTS OF THE NA-

TIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED




By Representatives Dimaporo (I.) and Dimaporo

(A.)


SOURCES



“AN ACT DECLARING THE LIPATAN AND

RUPAGAN WATERSHED AREAS LO-

CATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF

KAUSWAGAN, POONA PIAGAPO, BA-

COLOD, PANTAO RAGAT AND

MATUNGAO, PROVINCE OF LANAO

DEL NORTE AS COMPONENTS OF THE

NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED




By Representatives Dimaporo (I.) and Dimaporo

(A.)


SOURCES


“AN ACT MANDATING ALL MALE STU-

DENTS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNI-

VERSITIES, COLLEGES AND SIMILAR

LEARNING INSTITUTIONS TO COM-

PLETE THE RESERVE OFFICERS'

TRAINING CORPS COMPONENT OF

THE NATIONAL TRAINING SERVICE

PROGRAM AS REQUISITE FOR GRAD-

UATION, AMENDING FOR THE PUR-

POSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9163, OTH-

ERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL

SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM ACT OF

2001' ”

By Representative Ungab

TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND

TECHNICAL EDUCATION


“AN ACT MANDATING THE INSTALLATION

OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION

CAMERAS (CCTVs) IN ALL TRANSPOR-

TATION TERMINALS OR PORTS

WHETHER LAND, SEA AND AIR

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS”

By Representatives Velarde and Atienza

TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ORDER

AND SAFETY


“AN ACT DECLARING THE SIXTH DAY OF

THE THIRD MONTH OF THE BIBLICAL

CALENDAR, THE FIRST AND FIF-

TEENTH DAYS OF THE TENTH MONTH

OF THE BIBLICAL CALENDAR, NA-

TIONAL SPECIAL DAYS FOR THE OB-

SERVANCE OF THE FEAST OF PENTE-

COST, FEAST OF TRUMPETS, AND

FEAST OF TABERNACLES, RESPEC-

TIVELY”

By Representative Cruz-Gonzales

TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF

LAWS


On motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.), the Chair

suspended the session at 4:49 p.m.


At 4:52, p.m., the session resumed.

BUSINESS FOR THE DAY:

COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 931

ON HOUSE BILL NO. 6268

On motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.), there being

no objection, the Body considered on Second Read-

ing House Bill No. 6268, as embodied in Committee

Report No. 931 and reported out by the Committee

on Appropriations.


eral read the title of the Bill, to wit:

“AN ACT MODIFYING THE COMPENSA-

TION AND POSITION CLASSIFICATION

SYSTEM OF CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT

PERSONNEL AND THE BASE PAY

SCHEDULE OF MILITARY AND UNI-

FORMED PERSONNEL IN THE GOV-

ERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOS-

ES.”

As copies of the Bill had already been distribut-

ed, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo, there being no ob-

jection, the Body dispensed with the reading of the

text of the measure without prejudice to its insertion

into the Record of the House.

Thereupon, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo, the

Chair recognized Rep. Rolando G. Andaya Jr., Vice-

Chairperson of the Committee on Appropriations, for

his sponsorship remarks on House Bill No. 6268.


SPONSORSHIP REMARKS

OF REP. ANDAYA

Rep. Andaya enumerated the salient features of

House Bill No. 6268 and underscored that the meas-

ure, referred otherwise as Salary Standardization Law

2015 or SSL 2015, provides for an increase in the

salaries of government employees to be implemented

on a four-year period starting 2016 and institutional-

izes a 14th month pay or a new mid-year bonus, a sys-

tem of performance-based bonus, an integration of all

special allowances previously granted by past laws,

and a three-year review of the compensation system.

He maintained that the measure would benefit rank

and file employees with a 30 percent increase in sala-

ries, specifically those in salary grades 1 to 16.

On motion of Rep. Lagdameo, the Chair recog-

nized Rep. Antonio L. Tinio for his interpellation.


On motion of Rep. Tinio, the Chair suspended the

session at 4:58 p.m.


The session resumed at 5:00 p.m.

INTERPELLATION OF REP. TINIO

Recognized by the Chair, Rep. Tinio averred that

he cannot accept the Administration’s version of the

2015 Salary Standardization Law (SSL) wholeheart-

edly as he believes that it does not justify the increase

in salaries of not only the teachers which he repre-

sents, but also the personnel falling under salary

grades 1 to 11 which include utility workers, clerks,

public school teachers, public health nurses, as well

as police personnel, soldiers and other uniformed per-

sonnel who make up the bulk of the government bu-

reaucracy. He then sought clarification on this matter

to which Rep. Andaya explained the percentage in-

creases in the salaries and take-home pays particular-

ly of teachers and nurses and all those who fall under

the lower salary grade brackets. He said that aside

from the increase in basic pay, the Bill provides for a

14th month bonus and a performance-based bonus

(PBB) as additional benefits to government employ-

ees.

Thereafter, Rep. Andaya pointed out, through a

slide presentation, the government compensation sys-

tem as compared to the private sector. He under-

scored that there is no truth to what has been circulat-

ing that the measure favors a certain sector of the

government bureaucracy.

Rep. Tinio at this point, reiterated that his focus

was on the basic take-home pay of lower-ranked civil

servants, adding that the basic salary would be the

basis for the computation of an employee’s retirement

pension so a meager increase would not sit well upon

his retirement. Using public school teachers as the

exemplar but clarifying that he advocates the interest

of all government employees, Rep. Tinio then

stressed the need for tax reform because tax brackets

will go up if salaries increase. He also questioned the

use of the salaries of private tutors as the benchmark

for computations; showed how the proposed increas-

es were actually “loose change”; and remarked that

the so-called 200 percent increase was some sort of

misrepresentation because it should not include the

performance-based bonus (PBB). As he relayed pub-

lic dissatisfaction, anger, and suspicion about the in-

creases, he proposed to reallocate the funds for the

14th month pay and PBB to basic salaries.

Rep. Andaya explained how the effective salary

increases for public school teachers was not ₱551.25

but ₱5,863 per month and how Rep. Tinio’s proposal

would result in a lower take-home pay. He also said

that all bonuses below ₱83,000 per year were tax-

exempt and all other governments use the salaries of

private employees as benchmarks for salary increas-

es.

Rep. Tinio pointed out that effective salary in-

creases will only hold if the government were to im-

plement tax reform measures; benchmarking could

not be applied as certain government personnel are

mandated by the Constitution; and annual inflation

rate should also be considered in implementing salary

increases. He emphasized that he is against the ap-

proval of the measure not because he does not want

government employees to receive their long-delayed

salary increases but on the insufficient basic salary

increases given to lower-ranked government employ-

ees. He then appealed to the Committee on Appropri-

ations to reconsider raising the basic salaries of the

majority of employees in government service.


the Chair recognized Rep. Jonathan A. Dela Cruz for

his interpellation.

INTERPELLATION OF REP. DELA CRUZ

Reps. Andaya and Dela Cruz initially discussed

the distortions in the implementation of the SSL III

particularly on the differentiation of certain salary

grades and personnel classification, special allowanc-

es granted to certain officials and employees, and the

additional allowances received by the judiciary per-

sonnel under the Judicial Development Fund (JDF),

as well as the corresponding corrections made under

SSL 2015 to address said distortions.


Rep. Dela Cruz next asked the Sponsor to ex-

pound on the provision of “Total Compensation

Framework” governing military and uniformed per-

sonnel, as contemplated in Section 11 of House Bill

No. 6268.


On motion of Rep. Andaya, the session was sus-

pended at 6:02 p.m.


The session resumed at 6:06 p.m., with Deputy

Speaker Pangalian M. Balindong presiding.


(Continuation)

Pursuing his query, Rep. Dela Cruz discussed

with Rep. Andaya the pay scale of the military as

compared to civilian personnel, this as he pointed out

that certain benefits will be given to the former like

specific-purpose allowances and hazard pay. They

also focused on the retirement benefits of military

employees which will be paid by the national gov-

ernment, unlike those due the civilian staff that would

be shouldered by the Government Service Insurance

System (GSIS).


On motion of Rep. Andaya, the session was sus-

pended at 6:14 p.m.




(Continuation)

Further focusing on the retirement benefits of the

uniformed personnel of the Department of National

Defense (DND), Rep. Andaya clarified that the

Committee proposes to hold in abeyance the indexa-

tion of pension to reform the pension system and

avoid a situation of allowing the national government

instead of the GSIS to pay their retirement benefits.

He explained that by 2020, it is the Committee’s hope

that the reformed system will not allow the amount of

pension to equal the salaries of active personnel.

Upon further queries, Rep. Andaya affirmed that

to finance the implementation of the initial tranche of

the proposed salary hike the following year, the

amount of ₱57 billion was already included in the

2016 proposed General Appropriations Act (GAA)

specifically under the Miscellaneous Personnel Bene-

fits Fund (MPBF) and the Pension and Gratuities

Fund.

The Sponsor also promised to furnish the office

of Rep. Dela Cruz with the list of 90 government-

owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) ex-

cluded from the coverage of the Bill in view of their

separate Compensation and Benefit System under

Republic Act (RA) No. 10149. The latter then asked

for a ballpark figure covering the compensation of

these GOCCs.


On motion of Rep. Andaya, the Chair suspended

the session at 6:25 p.m.




(Continuation)

Upon resumption of session, Rep. Andaya in-

formed Rep. Dela Cruz that he cannot furnish the lat-

ter at that moment with the requested ballpark figure.

QUERY OF REP. DELA CRUZ

At this point, Rep. Dela Cruz inquired from the

Chair if it is the intention of the House leadership to

approve the instant Bill that day because he still had a

lot of questions but had observed that there were not

enough Members on the floor.


On motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.), the Chair

suspended the session at 6:32 p.m.




(Continuation)

After he was advised that the number of Mem-

bers had already exceeded the quorum, Rep. Dela

Cruz requested that other Members be allowed to par-

ticipate in the deliberations on the urgent measure. He

then continued his discussion with Rep. Andaya on

the amount to be allocated by the 90 GOCCs for their

personnel compensation considering that their com-


pensation package is covered under a separate ar-

rangement to be established by the Governance

Commission for GOCCs (GCG).

At this juncture, Deputy Speaker Balindong re-

linquished the Chair to Deputy Speaker Padilla.

To Rep. Dela Cruz’ apprehension, Rep. Andaya

gave his assurance that there will be no breach as far

as the budgetary support for GOCCs is concerned.

Adverting further to the exclusionary provision of

the Bill, Rep. Andaya said that he cannot give a spe-

cific answer on the number of individuals whose ser-

vices are engaged through job order or contracts of

service because there is no employer-employee rela-

tionship between the government and employees un-

der the said category and that this particular type of

services is charged against the budget for Mainte-

nance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) and

not against Personnel Services.

Rep. Dela Cruz asked whether Rep. Andaya has

an estimate on the number of individuals per depart-

ment who are employed through job orders or service

contracts and the amount allocated from the MOOE

of the departments, considering its impact on the

budget.


Upon request of Rep. Andaya, the Chair suspend-

ed the session at 6:52 p.m.


At 7:00 p.m., the session resumed.


(Continuation)

Upon resumption of session, Rep. Andaya cited

the budgetary allocations for the period 2012 to 2016

for job orders and service contracts of employees

rendering janitorial, security, and consultancy ser-

vices. He then discussed with Rep. Dela Cruz other

issues, which included the following, among others:

1) the possibility for government agencies and local

government units (LGUs) to circumvent the position

classification system under the proposed measure; 2)

the efforts of the Department of Budget and Man-

agement (DBM) to rationalize the government’s posi-

tion classification system in the course of implement-

ing SSL 2015; 3) the tax implications of SSL 2015 to

the take-home pay of civil servants; 4) the budgetary

requirements of the Bill over its four-year implemen-

tation period; and 5) the manner of implementing the

PBB and other incentives, the sources of funds for

these benefits, and the need to harmonize and stand-

ardize their implementation across all government

agencies concerned.


the Chair recognized Rep. Rosenda Ann Ocampo for

her interpellation.

INTERPELLATION OF REP. OCAMPO

Rep. Ocampo’s concerns mainly focused on the

required minimum take-home pay of government

employees amounting to ₱3,000 a month under the

GAA, and how the SSL 2015 measure can protect

them given this GAA provision. She proposed to in-

crease the monthly minimum take-home pay to at

least 30 percent of an employee’s basic salary just to

ensure that the employee exceeds the poverty thresh-

old.

The Sponsor replied that it is the GAA, and not

House Bill No. 6268, which should be amended in

this regard. He agreed with Rep. Ocampo that the

SSL 2015 Bill should take into consideration as a

guiding principle, the actual take-home pay of an em-

ployee. He added that under the Bill, the DBM is

authorized from time to time to do a continuous re-

view and make proposals regarding the salaries of

government employees.

In closing, Rep. Ocampo appealed to her col-

leagues that in the next Congress, an accompanying

law to the GAA should be passed to ensure that gov-

ernment employees enjoy the fruits of their labor, and

a better quality of life for their family.

TERMINATION OF THE PERIOD

OF SPONSORSHIP AND DEBATE

There being no further interpellations and

speeches en contra, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo

(M.), there being no objection, the Body terminated

the period of sponsorship and debate and thereafter,

proceeded to the period of amendments.

COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS

As proposed by Rep. Andaya, there being no ob-

jection, the Body approved the Committee amend-

ments as presented on the floor.

AMENDMENT OF REP. OCAMPO

As proposed by Rep. Ocampo and accepted by

the Sponsor, there being no objection, the Body ap-

proved to insert a provision in the Bill, subject to

style, to peg the minimum take-home pay of a gov-

ernment employee to not less than 30 percent of

his/her basic salary.


TERMINATION OF THE PERIOD

OF AMENDMENTS

There being no other Committee and individual

amendments, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Body terminated the

period of amendments.

APPROVAL ON SECOND READING

OF HOUSE BILL NO. 6268, AS AMENDED

On further motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.), there

being no objection, the Body approved on Second

Reading House Bill No. 6268, as amended, through

viva voce voting.


OF HOUSE BILL NO. 6194

On successive motions of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Body considered on

Second Reading House Bill No. 6194 calendared un-

der the Business for the Day, as contained in Com-

mittee Report No. 909 and submitted by the Commit-

tees on Government Reorganization, Housing and

Urban Development, and Appropriations, creating the

Department of Housing and Urban Development;

dispensed with the reading of the text thereof without

prejudice to its insertion into the Record of the

House; adopted the Explanatory Note thereof as the

sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the

period of sponsorship and debate; terminated the pe-

riod of amendments in the absence of Committee and

individual amendments; and approved the same on

Second Reading through viva voce voting.



ON HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 36



ing House Joint Resolution No. 36, as contained in

Committee Report No. 923 and submitted by the

Committee on Legislative Franchises.


eral read the title of the measure, to wit:

“JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PHILIP-

PINE SENATE REVOKING THE FRAN-

CHISE GRANTED TO ABOITIZ ONE,

INC. THROUGH REPUBLIC ACT 7583, AS

AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT 9170, IN

VIEW OF THE SALE OF SAID CORPO-

RATION TO NEGROS NAVIGATION

COMPANY, INC. WITHOUT THE PRIOR

APPROVAL OF CONGRESS.”

As copies of the House Joint Resolution had al-

ready been distributed, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo,

there being no objection, the Body dispensed with the

reading of the text of the measure without prejudice

to its insertion into the Record of the House.

MOTION OF REP. LAGDAMEO (M.)

Rep. Lagdameo then moved to adopt the Explan-

atory Note of Joint Resolution No. 36 as the sponsor-

ship remarks on the measure.

QUERY OF REP. ATIENZA

Before the Body could act on the pending mo-

tion, the Chair recognized Rep. Jose L. Atienza Jr.

who asked for the issues surrounding the withdrawal

of the franchise granted to Aboitiz One, Inc.

With the permission of the Chair, Rep. Lagdameo

(M.) cited the sale of the corporation to Negros Navi-

gation Company, Inc. without the prior approval of

Congress as the reason for the withdrawal of the fran-

chise.

Rep. Atienza then pursued his query.


The Chair motu proprio suspended the session at

7:47 p.m.



SUSPENSION OF CONSIDERATION

ON SECOND READING OF HOUSE

JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 36


no objection, the Body suspended further considera-

tion on Second Reading of House Joint Resolution

No. 36.


OF CERTAIN HOUSE BILLS UNDER

THE BUSINESS FOR THE DAY



Second Reading the following Bills calendared under

the Business for the Day, as contained in various

Committee Reports and submitted by the Committees

concerned; dispensed with the reading of the texts


thereof without prejudice to their insertion into the

Record of the House; adopted the Explanatory Notes

thereof as the sponsorship remarks on the measures;

terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; ter-

minated the period of amendments in the absence of

Committee and individual amendments; and ap-

proved the same on Second Reading through viva

voce voting:

1. House Bill No. 6204, as contained in Com-

mittee Report No. 916 and submitted by the

Committee on Basic Education and Culture,

requiring basic education students to undergo

cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) train-

ing; and



Committee on Labor and Employment, re-

ducing the minimum membership require-

ment for registration of unions or federations

and streamlining the process of registration,

amending for this purpose Articles 234, 235,

236 and 237 of the Labor Code of the Philip-

pines.



ON HOUSE BILL NO. 6056



ing House Bill No. 6056, as contained in Committee

Report No. 841 and submitted by the Committee on

Suffrage and Electoral Reforms.


eral read the title of the measure, to wit:

“AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PARTY-

LIST SYSTEM, AMENDING REPUBLIC

ACT NO. 7941, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS

THE 'PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT.'”

As copies of the Bill had already been distribut-

ed, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo, there being no ob-

jection, the Body dispensed with the reading of the

text of the measure without prejudice to its insertion

into the Record of the House.

MOTION OF REP. LAGDAMEO (M.)

Subsequently, Rep. Lagdameo moved that the

Body consider the Explanatory Note of the measure

as its sponsorship remarks and to close the period of

sponsorship and debate inasmuch as no Member had

signified to interpellate thereon.

MANIFESTATION OF REP. ATIENZA

However, Rep. Atienza, upon recognition by the

Chair, signified his intent to interpellate and propose

amendments on House Bill No. 6056.

WITHDRAWAL OF

REP. LAGDAMEO’S (M.) MOTION

In view thereof, Rep. Lagdameo withdrew her

pending motion.

SUSPENSION OF CONSIDERATION ON

SECOND READING OF HOUSE BILL NO. 6056


no objection, the Body suspended further considera-

tion on Second Reading of House Bill No. 6056.

ADOPTION OF CERTAIN HOUSE

RESOLUTIONS/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


there being no objection, the Body considered the

following Resolutions/Concurrent Resolution; dis-

pensed with the reading of the texts thereof without

prejudice to their insertion into the Record of the

House; and unanimously adopted the same:

1. House Resolution No. 2455, entitled: “RES-

OLUTION CONVEYING THE GRATI-

TUDE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT-

ATIVES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE

REPUBLIC OF ITALY FOR ITS FINAN-

CIAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRARIAN RE-

FORM COMMUNITIES IN MINDANAO

THROUGH THE ITALIAN ASSISTANCE

TO THE AGRARIAN REFORM COMMU-

NITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT PRO-

GRAM (IARCDSP)”;

2. House Resolution No. 2458, entitled: “RES-

OLUTION CONGRATULATING AND

COMMENDING THE JESUS IS LORD

(JIL) CHURCH WORLDWIDE UNDER

THE LEADERSHIP OF BISHOP BRO.

EDDIE C. VILLANUEVA ON THE CELE-

BRATION OF ITS 37TH ANNIVERSARY

ON OCTOBER 23, 2015”; and

3. House Concurrent Resolution No. 14, enti-

tled: “CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

AMENDING SECTION 1 AND THE TITLE


OF HOUSE BILL NO. 4261 ENTITLED,

'AN ACT CONVERTING THE BAKHAW

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY

BAKHAW, MUNICIPALITY OF MAN-

DURRIAO, ILOILO CITY INTO AN IN-

TEGRATED SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS

BAKHAW INTEGRATED SCHOOL, AND

APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR',

FOR THE PURPOSE OF ITS ENROLL-

MENT.”

ADOPTION OF FINDINGS/

RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED

IN COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 928


no objection, the Body adopted the find-

ings/recommendations contained in Committee Re-

port No. 928, as submitted by the Committee on La-

bor and Employment, on House Resolution No. 2017,

on the incidents that led to the death of Deck Cadet

Felipe Borra III, while in a cadetship training on

board M/V Sanko Fortune.

OMNIBUS APPROVAL ON SECOND READING

OF CERTAIN BILLS UNDER THE BUSINESS

FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY

On an omnibus motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),


Second Reading the following Bills calendared under

the Business for Thursday and Friday, as contained in

various Committee Reports submitted by the Com-

mittees concerned; dispensed with the reading of the

texts thereof without prejudice to their insertion into

the Record of the House; adopted the Explanatory

Notes thereof as the sponsorship remarks on the

measures; terminated the period of sponsorship and

debate; terminated the period of amendments in the

absence of Committee or individual amendments; and

approved the same on Second Reading:



Committee on Basic Education and Culture,

changing the name of Bacoor National High

School in Tabing Dagat, Bacoor City, Cavite

to Padre Mariano Gomez National High

School;



Committee on Tourism, declaring Mainit

Falls and Hot Springs and Bakbakan Falls,

both located in Brooke’s Point, Palawan as

tourist destinations and providing for their

development; and



Committee on Local Government, creating

the position of Assistant City Administrator,

establishing the city Registry of Deeds office

and emphasizing the prohibition on illegal

gambling, amending for the purpose certain

sections of RA No. 8983 or the Charter of the

City of Bayawan.

DESIGNATION OF HOUSE CONFEREES

ON HOUSE BILL NO. 5587 AND

SENATE BILL NO. 2622

On an omnibus motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Body designated the

following Members as House Conferees to reconcile

the disagreeing provisions of House Bill No. 5587

and Senate Bill No. 2622, amending the “Biofuel

Acts of 2006”: Reps. Reynaldo V. Umali, Henedina

R. Abad, Edgardo R. Masongsong, Sharon S. Garin,

Nicasio M. Aliping Jr., Franz E. Alvarez, and Rodolfo

T. Albano III.

RATIFICATION OF THE CONFERENCE

COMMITTEE REPORTS ON CERTAIN

HOUSE AND SENATE BILLS


there being no objection, the Body ratified the Con-

ference Committee Reports on the disagreeing provi-

sions of the following House and Senate Bills:

1. House Bill No. 5306 and Senate Bill No.

2837, strengthening the operations of the

National Labor Relations Commission

(NLRC); and

2. House Bill No. 6043 and Senate Bill No.

2401, establishing reforms in the Sangguni-

ang Kabataan (SK).

REFERRAL OF

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 2367

Pursuant to the Rules of the House governing in-

quiries in aid of legislation, on motion of Rep. Lag-

dameo (M.), there being no objection, the Body re-

ferred House Resolution No. 2367, on the problems

encountered by the Philippines in sending the coun-

try’s top superbike racers to international superbike

championships, to the Committee on Youth and

Sports Development.


ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION

Thereupon, on motion of Rep. Lagdameo (M.),

there being no objection, the Chair declared the ses-

sion adjourned until four o’clock in the afternoon of

Monday, November 23, 2015.

It was 8:02 p.m.

__________________________________________

I hereby certify to the correctness of the forego-

ing.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP, DPA Secretary General

Approved on November 23, 2015.

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