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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Pasay City Journal SESSION NO. 32 Tuesday, October 11, 2016 SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION SESSION NO. 32 T uesday, October 11,2016 CALL TO ORDER Secretary of the Senate, Atty. Lutgardo B. Barbo, called the roll, to which the following senators At 3:18 p.m. the Senate President, Hon. Aquilino responded: “Koko” Pimentel III, called the session to order. Angara, S. Lacson, P. M. PRAYER Aquino, P. B. IV B. Pacquiao, E. M. D. Binay, M. L. N. S. Pangilinan, F. N. Sen. Richard J. Gordon led the prayer, to wit: Cayetano, A. P. C. S. Pimentel III, A. K. De Lima, L. M. Poe, G. Heavenly Father, our Creator, we praise Drilon, F. M. Recto, R. G. and thank You for the dawn of this day that Ejercito, J. V. G. Sotto 111, V. C. is the beginning of another new day of hope Escudero, F. J. G. Trillanes IV, A. F. and accomplishment for our country. Gatchalian, W. Villanueva, E. J. Lord, thank You for our hearts, our Gordon, R. J. Villar, C. A. minds and our five senses. Allow us to see Honasan, G. B. Zubiri, J. M. F. with our minds, to hear with discernment Hontiveros, R. and touch others with our hearts. Please give us the gift of unity so we can work in With 23 senators present, the Chair declared the harmony and altogether smell the air of presence of a quorum. success of the nation. Senator Legarda arrived after the roll call. All these we ask through Your Son Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. APPROVAL OF THE JOUILNAL Amen. Upon motion of Senator Sotto, there being no ROLL CALL objection, the Body dispensed with the reading of the Journal of Session No. 31 (October 10, 2016) and Upon direction of the Senate President, the considered it approved. 558 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11,2016 ACKNOWLEDGMENT Introduced by Senator Joel Villanueva OF THE PRESENCE OF GUESTS To the Committees on Education, Arts and At this juncture, Senator Sotto acknowledged the Culture; and Sports presence in the gallery of the following: RESOLUTIONS • Wilfredo Pido Lalimarmo Jr. of Takbo Artists and Musicians; Proposed Senate Resolution No. 192, entitled • Jennifer Lagahe Taprosa of the OFW Global RESOLUTION URGING THE SENATE Movement, Hong Kong Chapter-Duterte COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, Cayetano campaign team; WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOP MENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, • National PCL Executive Vice President Councilor IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE Benito Brisuela of Lucena City; and IMPLEMENTATION AND ECONO MIC EFFECTS OF THE PANTAWID • PCL National Executive Director Wilson Paclibar. FAMILYANG PILIPINO PROGRAM (4Ps) WITH THE END IN VIEW OF Senator Sotto also informed the members of REVIEWING, AMENDING AND the Chamber that the Ambassador of France was in IMPROVING THE PROGRAM TO the session hall earlier but had already left. EFFECTIVELY BRING ABOUT THE LIFTING OF THE BENEFICIARIES Senate President Pimentel welcomed the guests OUT OF POVERTY to the Senate. Introduced by Senator Cynthia A. Villar REFERENCE OF BISINESS To the Committees on Social Justice, Welfare The Secretary of the Senate read the following and Rural Development; Economic Affairs; and matters and the Chair made the corresponding Finance referrals: Proposed Senate Resolution No. 193, entitled BILLS ON FIRST READING RESOLUTION COMMENDING AND CONGRATULATING MARK Senate Bill No. 1193, entitled ANTHONY D. GUIAO FOR CLINCHING THE GOLD MEDAL AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SECURITY AND FOR SHOWCASING THE OF TENURE FOR ALL CASUAL CALIBER OF THE FILIPINO AND CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES WORKER AT THE IITH ASEAN OF THE GOVERNMENT WHO HAVE SKILLS COMPETITION (ASC) IN RENDERED THE PRESCRIBED KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA ON YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE SEPTEMBER 19-29, 2016 NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT Introduced by Senator Joel Villanueva UNITS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES To the Committee on Rules Introduced by Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito ADDITIONAL REFERENCE OF BUSINESS To the Committee on Civil Service, Govern ment Reorganization and Professional Regulation BILLS ON FIRST READING Senate Bill No. 1194, entitled Senate Bill No. 1195, entitled AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF CARTA OF STUDENT-ATHLETES MOTOR VEHICLES WITHOUT r TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11,2016 559 MUFFLERS OR THOSE THAT ARE The full text of his speech follows: DEFECTIVE OR HAVE BEEN MODIFIED WHICH INCREASE THE Not too long ago, we were treated to SOUND EMITTED BY MOTOR television and movie series that kept us glued to our seats waiting for the next episode and VEHICLES, PENALIZING OWNERS unexpected turn of events. The trend went AND DRIVERS THAT CONTRIBUTE towards reality shows - the more outrageous, TO NOISE POLLUTION IN THE the more challenging, the better for viewership ENVIRONMENT and ad sales. Now, the latest blockbuster teleserye has Introduced by Senator Win Gatchalian gone to the halls of Congress featuring real and true-to-life convicts telling stories about the life To the Committees on Public Services; of the rich and famous behind prison walls. It is Health and Demography; and Finance about them. Unbelievable, but true. Senate Bill No. 1196, entitled To me, it is, in essence, a crime story. There may be plots and sub-plots, but it really is a breakdown of our penitentiary system. Where in AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE the world do we have convicts run the IMPROVEMENT OF MATERNAL penitentiary? Right here. Only in the Philippines. AND CHILDBIRTH SERVICES I know the expression, "'Grandes malos, BY ESTABLISHING BIRTHING grandes remedies" - Great problems need great CENTERS AND TRAINING TRADI remedies. However, I stand before you today, to TIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS, propose a new strategy - Great problems, simple AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS remedies. THEREFOR I have been monitoring closely the hear Introduced by Senator Win Gatchalian ings of the House of Representatives, in their Committee on Justice. Our Committee on Justice has been conducting hearings. I think they To the Committees on Health and Demo have already conducted three or four hearings graphy; Women, Children, Family Relations and it was concentrated on the issue of extra and Gender Equality; and Finance judicial killings, as they call it. In the House of Representatives, they were concentrating on Senate Bill No. 1197, entitled that drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. Now, they have taken up many issues, many side AN ACT DEFINING EXTRAJUDICIAL lights, but for me there are two standouts in the KILLING, PROVIDING FOR ITS issues that have been unearthed in the House of Representatives, issues that 1 have been crying PENALTY AND OTHER PURPOSES out loud all along. Introduced by Senator Leila M. de Lima First, the untraceable SIM card. It is obvious now, and 1 am talking about the mobile phones, To the Committee on Justice and Human particularly prepaid SIM cards that any person Rights could easily avail of. It is the number one tool of the drug dealers in the national penitentiary. PRIVILEGE SPEECH The use of a SIM card in aid of a crime is not OF SENATOR SOTTO a new story. We know very well that mobile phones have been used countless times to Availing himself of the privilege hour. Senator perpetrate crimes such as bombing, kidnapping, Sotto spoke on two issues that, to him, stood out fraud, drug trade now even in the New Bilibid Prison, and many other crimes where communica during the hearings of the House of Representatives tion is the key. This freedom of availing of regarding the drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison: prepaid SIM cards and its effect could be felt the untraceable SIM card and the failure to contain even in a small community.Kung may kaaway ka, and prevent high-level drug convicts from continuing puwede kang bumili ng SIM card sa tindahan at their possession, trading and trafficking of illegal mag-text ng kung anu-ano sa kaaway mo. Ayun ang nangyayari sa atin. drugs while under detention. r 560 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11,2016 As early as 1999 up to the year 2000 when level illegal drug inmates from continuing their I was chairman of the Committee on Public possession, trading and trafficking of illegal Services in the Senate, we already asked the drugs while under detention. National Telecommunications Commission to Hence, I have filed a bill for the creation of look into the matter and they agreed. They a separate penal institution for high-level drug issued a directive asking all telecom companies offenders. The objectives of this measure are: to register their prepaid SIM cards. The telecom companies went to the Supreme Court and were 1. To keep the high-level illegal drug offenders able to get a TRO or a temporary restraining in a separate penal facility and sever any order. The TRO lasted for two decades. It has existing influence on other inmates; and only been lifted a few years ago and that is why, 2. To provide the high-level drug offenders here we are now. Obviously, through the hearings who are drug dependents themselves an in the House, they can see now how important effective drug rehabilitation program as an this issue is. essential part of their reformation in 1 have been asked why the telecoms refused preparation for their life outside of the to register the prepaid SIM cards. They have so penitentiary. many reasons, but most of the reasons that they have expounded on are full of holes. Once, they I have been saying this for years. And said it is very difficult to register 100 million obviously now, it is what the congressmen have realized. I have heard most of them now saying prepaid SIM cards - 100 million all over the country now. Sabi ko, how can that be difficult that this is what we need to do especially in the when somebody in Sultan Kudarat who has a absence of a death penalty law.