TAMBULI Weekly Newsletter The Official e-Newsletter of the Federation of Philippine Industries

Volume 16 Issue No. 46 07 December 2012 ______

FPI WARMLY WELCOMES ITS NEWEST MEMBER!

The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) cordially welcomes INCOPHIL MARKETING CORPORATION as its newest member.

INCOPHIL MARKETING CORPORATION is represented by its President Teresa B. Figueroa , with business address at 4032 Culde Sac Road, Brgy. Sun Valley, Parañaque City. The company produces special steels.

11 TH FPI GOLF CLASSIC TOURNAMENT

It’s ninety two (92) days to go before the 11 th Annual FPI Golf Tournament tees off on March 08, 2013 at the Tagaytay Midlands Golf Course, Tagaytay City. Over 150 senior executives from the country’s Top 1,000 Corporations are expected to play in this tournament and get the chance to compete with their fellow industrialists on the golf course.

Extended operation at Port of

The Port of Manila (POM) will render extended working hours from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, for processing of Import/Export shipments in anticipation of the huge volume of shipments for the holiday season which may cause port congestion. A POM skeletal workforce will be available to conduct regular Customs business from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for the following Saturdays: December 8, 22 & 29, 2012.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS

Senate

Monday, December 10 Time & Venue Agenda

Agriculture & Food, Ways & 9:30 A.M. Privilege Speech of Senate President Juan Ponce Means, Trade & Commerce and Session Hall 2/F Left Wing, Enrile delivered last 25 July 2012 re: Rice Blue Ribbon Senate Smuggling at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone and at the Port of Legazpi, and the NFA Private Sector- Financed Importation Program 2

Tuesday, December 11 Time & Venue Agenda

Blue Ribbon joint with Public 9:00 A.M. Privilege Speech of Sen. Sergio R. Osmeña III Works Session Hall 2/F Left Wing, delivered on September 17, 2012 re: Series of 14 Senate anomalous contracts totaling P111,942,110,000 that the administration of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo entered into over a period of eleven years

Urban Planning, Housing & 10:00 A.M. S. No. 261 & H. No. 4316 - Subdivision and Resettlement[TWG] Sen. G.T. Pecson Room 2/F Condominium Buyers' Protective Decree Right Wing, Senate Amendments of 2010

S. No. 399 - Small Condominium Unit Buyers Protection Act of 2010

S. No. 666 - Urban Development and Housing Act

S. No. 1025 - Condominium Law

S. No. 2428 - Realty Installment Buyer Protection Act

H. No. 5446 – Strengthening the Balanced Housing Development Program

Agrarian Reform joint with 10:00 A.M. H. No. 6561 – Providing for the condonation of Agriculture & Food Sen. A.B. Padilla Room 2/F unpaid interests, penalties and surcharges on loans Right Wing, Senate secured by farmers, fisherfolks and agrarian reform beneficiaries from the Department of Agrarian Reform, the Department of Agriculture, the People’s Credit and Finance Corporation, the Cooperative Development Authority, the National Food Authority and the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation

House of Representatives

TUESDAY, 11-DECEMBER-2012

PUBLIC INFORMATION Venue: Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Committee Report on the Substitute Bill to HBs 53, 11, 22, 59, 86, 133, 301, 830, 1713, 1968, 2128, 2969, 4252, 4851 & 6555 and Petition No. 0002 – Strengthening the right of citizens to information held by the government (Deputy Speaker Lorenzo Tañada III, Reps. Rodolfo Biazon, Marcelino Teodoro, Karlo Alexei Nograles, Juan Edgardo Angara, Teddy Casiño, Walden Bello, Pedro Romualdo, Sergio Apostol, Rachel Marguerite Del Mar, Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Salvador Escudero III, Rodolfo Antonino, Sherwin Tugna & Joseph Victor Ejercito and the Ang Kapatiran Party) REFORESTATION Venue: Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Privilege Speech – On the co-production agreement of an alleged foreign corporation, Shannalyne, Inc., with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the management of a forest plantation corridor in CARAGA (Rep. Pedro Romualdo)tyra

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WEDNESDAY, 12-DECEMBER-2012

HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Venue: Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Substitute Bill to HBs 26, 405, 667, 965, 1097, 1246, 1852, 2021, 2108, 2243, 2333, 2475, 2527, 2791, 2793, 2829, 3433, 3589, 3702, 3739, 3837, 4218, 4254, 4394, 4439, 4597, 5136, 6227, 3908, 4725, 6201, 1341, 3133, 4591, 4883, 5134, 6020, 6122, 6571, 6598, 43, 153, 242, 365, 499, 670, 1247, 1331, 1610, 1820, 2097, 3719 & 6121 – Providing for a comprehensive and unified system of student financial assistance for higher and technical–vocational education, thereby rationalizing access, appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Rachel Marguerite Del Mar, Juan Edgardo Angara, Joseph Victor Ejercito, Augusto ‘Boboy’ Syjuco, Ph.D., Roilo Golez, Mark Villar, Marcelino Teodoro, Christopher Co, Catalina Leonen-Pizzaro, Wilfrido Mark Enverga, Marlyn Primicias-Agabas, Mariano Michael Velarde Jr., Angelo Palmones, Rene Relampagos, Reena Concepcion Obillo, Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Raymond Palatino, Sigfrido Tinga, Juliet Cortuna, Ryan Luis Singson, Diosdado Macapagal Arroyo, Loreto Leo Ocampos, Ma. Theresa Bonoan-David, Salvio Fortuno, Rufus Rodriguez, , Rodante Marcoleta, Maria Milagros ‘Mitos’ Magsaysay, Imelda Calixto-Rubiano, Romeo Acop and Roy Loyola) Substitute Bill to HBs 1248 & 4280 – Providing guidelines for the establishment and operation of local colleges and universities (Reps. Mark Villar and Eulogio ‘Amang’ Magsaysay) OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS Venue: Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Chairman’s report on the outcome of the following major events on labor migration: - Asian Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Labor Migration: Strategies for Effective Social Protection for Migrant Workers held on November 23-25, 2012 at Richmonde Hotel, Ortigas Center, City - World Social Forum on Migration held on November 25-30, 2012 at Miriam College, Update on the following issues and concerns affecting overseas Filipino workers (OFWs): - On the situation of OFWs in Syria, Gaza and Israel - On the situation of OFWs affected by the oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana, USA - On the case filed by an OFW against the Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait, Ambassador Shulan Primavera - On the cases filed by the Los Angeles 11 OFWs (LA 11) against Adman Recruitment Agency Update on the case of Patrick Singson concerning his allegations of irregularities against officials of the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait GLOBALIZATION AND WTO Venue: Conf. Rm. 6 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HR 1390 – Inquiry into the effects on the local vegetable industry of the implementation of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade-World Trade Organization's (GATT-WTO) policies and programs in the country (Rep. Rafael Mariano) HR 1391 – Inquiry into the condition of the country's livestock and poultry industry after more than 10 years of implementation of (GATT-WTO) policies and programs in the Philippines (Rep. Rafael Mariano) HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Venue: Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HR 340 – Calling for an inquiry to review the implementation of RA 9207, otherwise known as the National Government Center (NGC) Housing and Land Utilization Act of 2003 and its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) (Rep. Emmi De Jesus) HR 1823 – Investigation into the onerous additional requirement for revenue rulings imposed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on housing developers that has led to adverse outcomes in the housing sector (Rep. Rodolfo Valencia) HB 1716 – Declaring certain portions of the Welfareville property located in the City of open for disposition to bonafide residents without public bidding (Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II)

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