REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Senate Pasay City

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SESSION NO. 17 Wednesday, September 1,2004

THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, zoo4 369

SESSION NO. 17 Wednesday, September 1,2004

CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL

At 3: 44 p.m., the Senate President, Hon. Franklin Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary of M. Drilon, called the session to order. the Senate, Oscar G. Yabes, called the roll, to which the following senators responded: PRAYER Angara, E. J. Flavier, J. M. ! Sen. Francis N. Pangilinan led the prayer, to wit: Arroyo, J. P. Gordon, R. J. i Cayetano, C. P. S. Lacson, P. M. ~ Heavenly Father, we thank You for this Defensor Santiago, M. Lapid, M. L. M. opportunity Yon have given us to serve our Drilon, F. M. Lim, A. S. people. Ejercito Estrada, J. Osmefia 111, S. R. Ejercito Estrada, L. L. P. Pangilinan, F. N. Let the light of Your infinite wisdom Enrile. J. P. Villar Jr.. M. B. shine upon us all. Help us to realize I and better grasp the concerns of our With 16 senators present, the Chair declared i beleaguered people and use us to bring the presence.of a quorum. hope and relief to those who have become Senators Magsaysay, Recto and Revilla arrived without hope and those who are in need of ! relief. after the roll call. I i Give us the ability to hurdle the Senators Biazon, Madrigal, Pimentel and Roxas challenges we face in our affairs and to were on official mission. rightfully place the national interest above our own. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PRESENCE OF GUESTS I Grant us foresight. Make us recognize our weaknesses to allow us to rise from At this juncture, Senator Pangilinan our political differences to take on the acknowledged the presence of freshman law challenge of creating a more prosperous students from the Ateneo De Manila University. nation. APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Give us the strength to carry the ~ burden of leadership that has fallen on our Upon motion of Senator Pangilinan, there being shoulders. no objection, the Body dispensed with the reading of the Journal of Session No. 16 and considered it Bless our nation and our people amid approved. the deafening chaos brought about by lawlessness and strife. REFERENCE OF BUSINESS

Make us instruments of Your peace. The Secretary of the Senate read the following matters and the Chair made the corresponding Amen. referrals: &-, P 370 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

BILLS ON FIRST READING DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNI- CATION REDEFINING ITS Senate Bill No. 951, entitled POWERS, FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS AN ACT INCREASING THE YEARLY THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER ALLOCATION FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, THEREBY AMENDING AND TECHNOLOGICALACTIVITIES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 546 (ST-4) Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committees on Civil Service and To the Committees on Science and Technology; Government Reorganization; and Finance and Finance Senate Bill No. 955. entitled Senate Bill No. 952, entitled AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL YOUTH CENTER OF ESTABLISHMENT OF A BALIK THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR SCIENTIST PROGRAM, OTHER PURPOSES APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito PURPOSES Estrada

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito To the Committees on Youth, Women Estrada and Family Relations; and Finance

To the Committees on Science and Senate Bill No. 956, entitled Technology; Justice and Human Rights; Ways and Means; and Finance AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NAVAL ACADEMY, Senate Bill No. 953, entitled APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER AN ACT GIVING INDIGENT BUT PURPOSES GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES Estrada

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito To the Committees on National Defense Estrada and Security; Education, Arts and Culture; and Finance To the Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; Youth, Women and Family Relations; Senate Bill No. 957, entitled and Finance AN ACT REQUIRING EVERY OFFICER Senate Bill No. 954, entitled AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE AN ACT SEPARATING THE PHILIPPINES TO UNDERGO AN DEPARTMENT OF TRANS- ORIENTATION COURSE ON THE PORTATION AND COMMUNI- CULTURE, DIALECT, LANGUAGE, CATION INTO THE DEPARTMENT WAY OF LIVING, HABIT, OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE TRADITION AND THE LIKE OF WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 371

THE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES TO EDUCATIONAL AND/OR WHERE THEY ARE DEPLOYED RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS BY OR TO BE POSTED PROVIDING TAX INCENTIVES THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito PURPOSE SECTIONS 34 AND 101 OF Estrada THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (NIRC), AS To the Committees on National Defense AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER and Security; and Finance PURPOSES

Senate Bill No. 958, entitled Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE INFORMATION To the Committee on Ways and Means AGENCY (PIA), AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE EXECUTIVE Senate Bill No. 961, entitled ORDER NO. 100 ALSO KNOWN AS “CREATING THE PHILIPPINE AN ACT ESTABLISHING INFORMATION AGENCY,” BY THE PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM, AND FUNCTION, ESTABLISHING A FOR OTHER PURPOSES NATIONWIDE WELFARE FUND AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada To the Committees on Public Information and Mass Media; Government Corporations To the Committees on Public Information and Public Enterprises; Ways and Means; and and Mass Media; and Finance Finance Q I Senate Bill No. 959, entitled Senate Bill No. 962, entitled

I AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE AN ACT REQUIRING GOVERNMENT- NATIONAL MANPOWER DATA OWNED AND -CONTROLLED AND PLACEMENT CENTER, AND CORPORATIONS (GOCCs) AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AGENCIES TO ASSIGN TWENTY- FIVE PERCENT OF THEIR Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito ADVERTISING EXPENDITURES Estrada TO ADVERTISE IN THE REGIONAL, PROVINCIAL, To the Committees on Labor, Employment MUNICIPAL AND CITY and Human Resources Development; and Finance PUBLICATIONS AND RADIO STATIONS Senate Bill No. 960, entitled Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE Estrada AND ALLOW PRIVATE COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS To the Committees on Government TO DONATE INFORMATION Corporations and Public Enterprises; and TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT (ITE) Public Information and Mass Media a# 312 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Senate Bill No. 963, entitled Senate Bill No. 966, entitled

AN ACT GRANTING TAX AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL INCENTIVES TO BROADCAST COUNCIL FOR INFORMATION AND PRINT MEDIA DEVOTING TECHNOLOGY AND AIR TIME AND SPACE TO DEVELOPMENT (NCITD), DEFINING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ITS OBJECTIVES, POWERS AND AND TO ADVERTISERS OR FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING SPONSORS SUPPORTING SUCH FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR PROGRAMS AND FOR OTHER OTHER PURPOSES PURPOSES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada

To the Committees on Public Information To the Committees on Science and and Mass Media; Education, Arts and Culture; Technology; Civil Service and Government and Ways and Means Reorganization; and Finance

Senate Bill No. 964, entitled Senate Bill No. 967, entitled

AN ACT QUALIFYING THE KILLING AN ACT IMPOSING AN ADDITIONAL OF MEMBERS OF BROADCAST PENALTY ON ALL PERSONS AND PRINT MEDIA ON THE WHO SHALL THEREAFTER OCCASION OF THE EXERCISE COERCE, INFLICT INJURY OR OF THEIR FUNCTIONS AS KILL ANY BONA FIDE MEMBER SUCH, AS A CRIME OF OF THE MEDIA M THE COURSE MURDER PUNISHABLE UNDER OF OR IN THE PERFORMANCE ARTICLE 248 OF THE REVISED OF HIS OR HER DUTIES PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada

To the Committees on Justice and To the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Constitutional Amendments, Human Rights; and Constitutional Revision of Codes and Laws Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws

Senate Bill No. 965, entitled Senate Bill No. 968, entitled

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CENTER, AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE GIVING DEFINING ITS FUNCTIONS, OF FREE MEDICAL AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS DENTAL SERVICE TO INDIGENT THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER CHILDREN PURPOSES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committees on Health and To the Committees on Public Services; Demography; Social Justice, Welfare and Public Works; and Finance Rural Development; and Finance k” WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 373

Senate Bill No. 969, entitled ALLOCATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SPORTS AS AN Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE Eshada PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION, To the Committees on Government PROVIDING THE STRUCTURE, Corporations and Public Enterprises; National POWERS AND FUNCTIONS Defense and Security; and Ways and Means THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Senate Bill No. 972, entitled Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT Estrada NO. 8505, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE RAPE VICTIM To the Committees on Games, Amusement ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION and Sports; Civil Service and Government ACT OF 1998 Reorganization; and Finance Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Senate Bill No. 970, entitled Estrada

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE To the Committees on Youth, Women INCLUSION OF A REPRESEN- and Family Relations; Constitutional TATIVE OF THE PRIVATE Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws; SECTOR IN THE BOARD OF and Finance DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, Senate Bill No. 973, entitled AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3601, AS AN ACT TO DECLARE APRIL 27 AMENDED, AND FOR THE OF EVERY YEAR AS A OTHERPURPOSES SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY THROUGHOUT THE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito COUNTRY TO COMMEMORATE Estrada THE VICTORY OF LAPU-LAPU AND HIS MEN OVER THE To the Committees on Agriculture and SPANIARDS LED BY FERNANDO Food; and Finance MAGALLANES IN THE HISTORIC BATTLE OF MACTAN ON Senate Bill No. 971, entitled APRIL 27, 1521 TO BE KNOWN AS LAPU-LAPU DAY OR ADLAW AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NI LAPU-LAPU NUMBER 7227 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BASES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT Estrada ACT OF 1991,” AS AMENDED BY THE REPUBLIC ACT To the Committee on Constitutional NUMBER 7917, EXPANDING THE Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws ALLOCATION OF REVENUES FROM THE SALE, LEASE, Senate Bill No. 974, entitled JOINT-VENTURE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER TRANSACTION AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA INVOLVING MILITARY BASES CARTA FOR THE PHILIPPINE AND RESERVATIONS, NATIONAL POLICE J 374 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, Estrada AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

To the Committees on Public Order and Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Illegal Drugs; and Finance Estrada

Senate Bill No. 975, entitled To the Committees on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws; AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE and Public Information and Mass Media CREATION OF A COMMISSION ON THE FAMILY Senate Bill No. 978, entitled

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AN ACT CREATING THE LOCAL Estrada GOVERNMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING To the Committees on Youth, Women FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR and Family Relations; Civil Service and OTHER PURPOSES Government Reorganization; and Finance Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Senate Bill No. 976, entitled Estrada

AN ACT ALLOWING MARRIED OR To the Committees on Local Government; LEGALLY SEPARATED WOMEN Civil Service and Government Reorganization; TO USE THEIR MAIDEN FIRST Ways and Means; and Finance NAME AND SURNAME, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE Senate Bill No. 979, entitled ARTICLES THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY AND THREE HUNDRED AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEVENTY TWO OF R. A. 386, AS BARANGAY HUMAN RIGHTS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN ACTION CENTER IN EVERY AS THE CIVIL CODE OF THE BARANGAY IN THE COUNTRY PHILIPPINES, AND ARTICLE 63 OF E. 0. 209 OTHERWISE KNOWN Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AS THE FAMILY CODE OF THE Estrada PHILIPPINES To the Committees on Local Government; Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Justice and Human Rights: and Finance Estrada Senate Bill No. 980, entitled To the Committees on Youth, Women and Family Relations; and Constitutional AN ACT TO PRESCRIBE THE Amendments. Revision of Codes and Laws ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND/OR Senate Bill No. 977, entitled HOUSING IN EACH AND EVERY REGION IN THE PHILIPPINES, AN ACT TO ABOLISH THE PENALTY INCLUDING METRO MANILA, OF IMPRISONMENT IN LIBEL WHICH SHALL SERVE AS CASES AMENDING FOR THE MODEL HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PURPOSE ARTICLES 355 AND THAT WILL ADHERE, TO THE 360 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS EXTENT PRACTICABLE, TO THE AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF & P WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 375 Ii THE NATIONAL TRIBAL THEREOF AND FOR OTHER COMMUNITIES, WHILE PROVIDING PURPOSES THE BASIC CONVENIENCES OF MODERN LIVING, Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito APPROPRIATING FUNDS Estrada THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES To the Committees on Public Information and Mass Media; Labor, Employment and Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Human Resources Development; and Ways Estrada and Means

To the Committees on Cultural Senate Bill No. 984, entitled Communities; Urban Planning, Housing and Resettlement; and Finance AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PENAL PROVISIONS WITH Senate Bill No. 981, entitled RESPECT TO DELINQUENT PARENTS, AMENDING FOR THE AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING PURPOSE ARTICLES 276, 277, CERTAIN ACTS OF VAGRANCY AND 278 OF THE REVISED PENAL AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CODE, AS AMENDED ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED TWO OF ACT NO. 3815 AS AMENDED, Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE Estrada REVISED PENAL CODE 'I To the Committees on Constitutional Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws; Estrada and Youth, Women and Family Relations

To the Committee on Justice and Human Senate Bill No. 985, entitled Rights AN ACT GRANTING UNMARRIED Senate Bill No. 982, entitled WOMEN WITH CHILDREN SAME BASIC PERSONAL EXEMPTION AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 69 AND ADDITIONAL EXEMPTION OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, FOR DEPENDENTS AS ENJOYED AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE BY MARRIED WOMEN AMENDING KNOWN AS THE OMNIBUS FOR THE PURPOSE THE ELECTION CODE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997 Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada To the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws To the Committee on Ways and Means

Senate Bill No. 983, entitled Senate Bill No. 986, entitled

AN ACT PROMOTING THE AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE WELFARE OF AND PROVIDING ORDER 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN PROTECTION TO JOURNALISTS, AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE PROVIDING PENALTIES OF 1987, BY GRANTING THE k/ 376 WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 2004

PHILIPPINE MILITARY ACADEMY PRACTICES ACT,“ BY (PMA) THE POWER TO CONFER INCREASING THE PRESCRIPTIVE MASTERAL DEGREES UPON PERIOD FOR ITS VIOLATION OFFICERS OF THE ARMED FROM FIFTEEN (15) YEARS TO FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES THIRTY (30) YEARS AND FOR (AFP) OTHER PURPOSES

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada

To the Committees on National Defense To the Committee on Constitutional and Security; and Constitutional Amendments, Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Revision of Codes and Laws Senate Bill No. 990, entitled Senate Bill No. 987, entitled AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 178 AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 180 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE (ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED) (ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED) BY BY INCREASING THE PENALTY INCREASING THE PENALTY PROVIDED THEREFOR AND FOR PROVIDED THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES OTHER PURPOSES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committee on Constitutional To the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Senate Bill No. 991, entitled Senate Bill No. 988. entitled AN ACT INSTITUTING AN AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 179 INCENTIVE PAY SYSTEM, OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE BASED ON PRODUCTIVITY AND (ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED) BY PERFORMANCE, FOR ALL INCREASING THE PENALTY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES PROVIDED THEREFOR AND FOR OF THE GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER PURPOSES FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada

To the Committee on Constitntiunal To the Committees on Civil Service and Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Government Reorganization; and Finance

Senate Bill No. 989, entitled Senate Bill No. 992, entitled

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 11 OF AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 3019, NATIONAL COMMISSION ON OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE THE FAMILY AND FOR OTHER “ANTI-GRAFT AND CORRUPT PURPOSES -& WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 377

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AS AMENDED AND FOR OTHER Estrada PURPOSES

To the Committees on Youth, Women and Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Family Relations; and Finance Estrada

Senate Bill No. 993, entitled To the Committees on Agriculture and Food; Government Corporations and Public AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR LABOR Enterprises; and Finance REPRESENTATION IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF Senate Bill No. 996, entitled GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AN ACT TO PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM HAVING THEIR MONEY Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito INVOLUNTARILY COLLECTED Estrada AND USED FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITIES BY A CORPORATION, To the Committees on Government ORGANIZATION OR GROUP Corporations and Public Enterprises; and Labor, Employment and Human Resources Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Development Estrada

Senate Bill No. 994, entitled To the Committee on Constitutional Amendments. Revision of Codes and Laws AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITED ACTS OF Senate Bill No. 997, entitled DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 4670, OTHERWISE ARTICLES 135 AND 137 OF KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA P.D. 442, AS AMENDED, FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada To the Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and Finance To the Committees on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development; and Senate Bill No. 998, entitled Youth, Women and Family Relations AN ACT REPEALING REPUBLIC Senate Bill No. 995, entitled ACT NUMBERED 9136, OTHER- WISE KNOWN AS THE AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY INCLUSION OF REPRESENTATIVES REFORM ACT OF 2001 FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND FARMERS ORGANIZATION Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito IN THE NATIONAL FOOD Estrada AUTHORITY COUNCIL AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE To the Committees on Energy; and Public PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1770, Services 4y

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Senate Bill No. 999, entitled Introduced by Senator Luisa “Loi” P. Ejercito Estrada AN ACT PROFESSIONALIZING THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING To the Committees on Energy; and Trade SERVICE TO SERVE AS A TOOL and Commerce FOR EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT Proposed Senate Resolution No. 65, entitled RESOURCES, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE GOVERNMENT RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE ACCOUNTANCY OFFICE UNDER SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAMES, THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS, TO AND MANAGEMENT AND FOR INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF OTHER PURPOSES LEGISLATION, THE ACTUAL STATE OF AFFAIRS OF PHILIPPINE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito SPORTS Estrada Introduced by Senator Luisa “Loi” P. To the Committees on Civil Service and Ejercito Estrada Government Reorganization; and Finance To the Committee on Games, Amusement Senate Bill No. 1000, entitled and Sports

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN Proposed Senate Resolution No. 66, entitled SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8048 ENTITLED, AN ACT RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING PROVIDING FOR THE THE LIFTING OF DEPLOYMENT REGULATION OF THE CUTTING OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO OF COCONUT TREES, ITS WORKERS TO SELECTIVE REPLENISHMENT, PROVIDING AREAS IN IRAQ IN PARTICULAR PENALTIES THEREFOR AND WHERE THE WORKERS ARE FOR OTHER PURPOSES ASSIGNED TO WORK INSIDE THE US MILITARY BASES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito LOCATED THEREIN Estrada Introduced by Senator Lacson To the Committee on Agriculture and Food To the Committees on Labor, Employment ADDITIONAL REFERENCE OF BUSINESS and Human Resources Development; and Foreign Relations RESOLUTIONS Proposed Senate Resolution No. 67, entitled Proposed Senate Resolution No. 64, entitled RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD TO ENERGY TO INVESTIGATE, IN INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF AID OF LEGISLATION, THE LEGISLATION, THE ALLEGED ALLEGED USE OF TAMPERED UNREGULATED INFLUX OF PUMPS BY GASOLINE IMPORTED VEGETABLES INTO STATIONS THE PHILIPPINES I WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 379 I Introduced by Senator Luisa “Loi” P. COMMISSION FOR RESETTING THE Ejercito Estrada DATE OF THE REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE To the Committee on Agriculture and Food AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) TO THE LAST Proposed Senate Resolution No. 68, entitled MONDAY OF MAY 2005 AND EVERY THREE (3) YEARS THEREAFTER RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEES ON TRADE AND To, the Committee on Constitutional COMMERCE; AND ECONOMIC Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT A JOINT INVESTIGATION, IN AID OF RECONSIDERATION OF THE LEGISLATION, ON THE PROBLEM APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF UNABATED SMUGGLING OF GOODS INTO THE COUNTRY Upon motion of Senator Pangilinan, there being TO THE DETRIMENT OF LOCAL no objection, the Body reconsidered the approval PRODUCERS, MANUFACTURERS, of the Journal of Session No. 16. RETAILERS AND CONSUMERS AND THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL, IN GENERAL, WITH THE GOAL AS CORRECTED OF RECOMMENDING MEASURES TO END THE PROBLEM OF Upon motion of Senator Pangilinan, there SMUGGLING IN THE COUNTRY being no objection, the Body approved the Journal of Session No. 16 subject to the correction of Introduced by Senator Mar Roxas Senator Enrile on page 355, right column, first paragraph, seventh line, between the words To the Committees on Trade and “including” and “investments”, to insert the phrase Commerce; and Economic Affairs DIVIDENDS FROM, and on page 356, left column, second paragraph, first line, to change Proposed Senate Resolution No. 69, entitled the words “Rogers stock” to ROAD USER’S TAX. RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A STUDY ON THE ABOLITION OR REDUCTION OF ALL “PORK PRIVILEGE SPEECH BARREL” FOR ALL THREE OF SENATOR GORDON BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT; AND A STUDY ON OVERSIGHT Availing himself of the privilege hour, Senator OF INTELLIGENCE FUNDS Gordon observed that many Filipinos are bereft of confidence in the future probably because many Introduced by Senator Defensor Santiago, Filipino leaders were not able to write about the Miriam country’s past very well.

To the Committee on Finance He stated that the history of the defense of Bataan during World War 11, where 60,000 COMMUNICATION Filipinos and 10,000 Americans fought, was written from the American viewpoint. Letter from Executive Director Mamasapunod M. Aguam of the Commission on Elections, Senator Gordon stated that even before Bataan, furnishing the Senate a copy of COMELEC there were incidents where Filipino heroes rose to Resolution No. 7310 promulgated on 30 the occasion - young men and women visionaries August 2004, entitled: RESOLUTION -who tried to break the psychological bondage to EXPRESSING THE SUPPORT OF THE the colonial past. d P 380 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

He imagined how Jose Rizal must have been who, at that time, was attacking Zapote. He said amazed at the martyrdom of Fathers Gomez, that General Aguinaldo suffered another defeat and Burgos and Zamora whose executions shocked it created a little ruckus because people believed the nation; how he must have been sickened by he was killed in battle; apparently, General the hypocrisy of the Spanish friars to the point Aguinaldo only played dead and went back to that he vowed not to be a Jesuit though he had Imus limping. To the surprise of the general, he wanted to be one; how the ideas of independence narrated, Colonel Tagle and his men succeeded in must have evolved in his mind. taking over the cumarin and retrieved, in the process, 30 Remington rifles, two modern He stated that on September 3, 1896, a band Winchester rifles, and a Montana cannon. He said of Filipinos won their first victory against Spain, that all these accounts are in the book of General and every August 26Ih of the year, the nation Aguinaldo entitled, The Memoirs of General commemorates the “Cry of Baliutawak.” He Aguinaldo . observed that very few people are aware that after August 26, when the revolution was Senator Gordon recalled that the following day, discovered by the Spaniards, the Filipinos had General Aguirre came and led an attack against the no weapons and had to resort to the so-called Filipinos hut General Aguinaldo and Colonel Tagle agaw armas operations against the Spaniards; executed a plan that had the Spaniards retreating. there was nobody supplying them with money or He stated that General Aguirre, as he was retreating, weapons or any logistics to fight the revolution, dropped his sable del mando which was retrieved and so, Filipinos lost battle after battle. In fact, be by Filipino forces, given to Colonel Tagle, and recalled, even Andres Bonifacio was unable to come turned over to General Aguinaldo. He said that the on time during the Battle of Manila a few days sword is now in the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, after the Battle of Pinaglabanan. Cavite.

On September 2, after Baldomero Aguinaldo Senator Gordon stated that the story is tried a stab at Imus, Cavite, he said that Filipinos in the books of General Aguinaldo and of Onofre were beginning to lose hope and when they lost Corpuz, but little was written about Filipinos hope, the original eight provinces involved in the who served the war. He noted that many of the revolution, started to think in terms of disbanding. country’s heroes came mostly from the illustrado It would become one of the 300 rebellions of the class but the exploits of many heroes were not Philippines that never succeeded, he said. written about because they lacked the educational skills to write about their victories. He recalled that Col. Jose Tagle of Imus went to Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo and suggested that Senator Gordon disclosed that Imus was the Filipino soldiers take arms from the cumarin in hometown of his grandmother, Veronica Tagle, Imus that was guarded by the friars and guardia who happened to be the daughter of Col. Jose civil. At that time, he said, there was no organized Tagle. He said that his grandmother married myand the soldiers only had escopetas or pellet his grandfather, John Gordon, a soldier of the guns, and the rest used tabaks or spears; United States Army, and moved to Olongapo City nonetheless, 600 soldiers - 200 under Colonel where they raised his father, James Leonard Tagle and 400 under General Aguinaldo - marched Gordon, who chose to become a Filipino and was towards the cumarin using a Filipino band which, assassinated in 1967. He added that John Gordon at that time, was the fashion in Europe to never returned to the United States of America and coordinate an orderly attack. He said that it was died here in 1952. the Filipinos’ way of calling the attention of their kababuyans in Cavite to join them in the cause, Senator Gordon said that he posited the story and soon, the 600 men grew to 2,000 men who primarily because Filipinos tend to forget. stormed the cumarin only to be met by a powerful He recalled that when he was a delegate to the volley of fire that killed many people, including Constitutional Convention, he raised a question one of the friends of General Aguinaldo. about the role of the youth in the Convention, and former President Garcia replied, “A man who has He stated that General Aguinaldo left the battle seen a long past is capable of seeing a far at the cumarin to meet Spanish General Aguirre, future.” He said that the statement never left / WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 381

him because he took up history and government In closing, he quoted Ralph Waldo Emerson, to and he has a fascination with history. He stated wit: that Robert Frost defined “hired man” as one who has no confidence, who is not able to look at Not gold but only men can make his past with pride and therefore incapable of A nation great and strong; looking at the fuhire with hope. Men who for truth and honor’s sake Stand fast and suffer long. He urged the Body to focus the mindset of Brave men who work while others sleep. the young people on these incidents which are not Men. who dare while others shy written in full so that the young would gain They build the nation’s pillars deep confidence and the values of courage, duty, honor And lift them to the skies. and commitment.

He noted that the Filipinos at that time had INTERPELLATION OF the love of country, freedom and independence SENATOR EJERCITO ESTRADA (J.) in their hearts unlike most of the Filipinos today who do not know what they want. He stressed Asked about the significance of the Labanan the need to inculcate in the youth the sense of sa Imus and the Battle of Pinaglabanan, Senator duty, dignity, determination and pride of character Gordon stated that in these encounters, the so that in the process, they learn about their Filipinos were filled with courage and faith, and past, and adequately paint a picture of the shared a vision of an independent Philippines. kind of person they want to be. He said that although the Katipuneros knew that they would be defeated in Pinaglabanan, they still Senator Gordon stated that the battle of Imus, made a gailant stand. He stressed that it is according to historical experts on the revolution, is important to commemorate these events, only one of the three major victories of the manifesting that at some future time he would file past that rallied the Filipinos against hopelessness a bill making these battles part of the history and in the process, they fought together to beat a subject in public schools. Spanish general who had horses and superior weapons. He stressed that the Filipinos won because Upon further query, Senator Gordon stated of their courage, integrity, intellect, and dedication. that the battle spread to eight provinces, namely, As a result, he said, the eight provinces rejoined Morong (Rizal), Bulacan, Cavite, Nueva Ecija, the revolution. Bataan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Batangas. He added that San Juan was part of Morong at that He recalled that the late Senator Ople told him time. once, “Your grandfather had started the revolution.” He said that he has always thought that history INTERPELLATION OF has always helped define and paint the picture of SENATOR DEFENSOR SANTIAGO the future of the people, and that he often challenges the youth to draw a picture of who Senator Defensor Santiago took note that in they are and what they can be. He exhorted the his historical narrative, Senator Gordon mentioned youth never to fear the future but to always look the role of the masses albeit indirectly. She at it as their friend, that all the challenges in life will stated that today, the view of history professors come and go only if they have the courage to and scholars, including those from the University shape their future. of the Philippines, is that history should be written from the standpoint of the masses who Senator Gordon expressed hope that his had everything to lose by joining movements, challenge would bring forth a new thrust of faith, especially against colonial masters, and not from hope and courage so that the Filipinos would the standpoint of the leaders of mass movements change. He stressed that the heroes of the past who usually belong to the higher social classes, did not depend on other people but on their vision, who had their own interests to protect. She said - their faith, and their country. that while these people led the mass movements I 3 82 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

“in heroic fashion,” they were actually protecting that during the rebellion against Spain, Bonifacio their own political interests. On the other hand, led his Magdiwang faction in the Battle of she said, the masses, the real heroes, heeded the Pinaglabanan; and five days later, Aguinaldo led call to protect their country in spite of their lack his Magdalo faction in the Labanan sa Imus. of resources. Asked whether the division persists to this Asked what measures he would recommend day, Senator Gordon lamented that the leadership so that history would be written in a perspective has failed to give a vision that the entire nation advocated by the scholars, Senator Gordon could follow. He noted that Singapore, which proposed that a commission be formed to is about the size of Negros, and South Korea, encourage volunteers to conduct interviews and which the Filipinos helped during the Korean validate them and, thus, put the couutry’s oral War, are more progressive than the Philippines. history in writing. He stated that he was in the He pointed out that the Philippines, which used to process of conceptualizing the idea which would be the most literate nation in Asia, ranks No. 4 be put in a bill. Further, he underscored that today. He stated that the Filipinos seem to have a history should be revisited because of the “psychological hangover” from their colonial conflicting opinions about the roles played by past which prevents them from becoming united. major historical figures like Bonifacio and Asked whether a Filipino helped the American Aguinaldo, for instance, in the country’s history. forces capture General Aguinaldo, Senator Gordon He observed that during the revolution against Spain, the Filipinos did not have a common vision replied in the affirmative. based on an ideology so that everything was On a historical footnote, Senator Gordon reduced to personalities. Hence, he said, the disclosed that the Macabebe Scouts, who were Filipinos were divided between the Magdiwang loyal to Bonifacio, joined the Americans because faction of Bonifacio and the Magdalo faction of they were so incensed by Aguinaldo and his Aguinaldo. Magdalo faction.

INTERPELLATION OF SENATOR ENRILE Senator Enrile recalled that during World War 11, many Filipinos joined the Japanese occupiers. Asked by Senator Enrile whether he sees a He disclosed that at age 17, as a member of the “sunrise future” for the Philippines in spite of the underground, he fought against the Japanese and present condition, Senator Gordon replied that was incarcerated for 90 days by the kempetai. he has always believed in the Philippines. He revealed that his faith has been bolstered by Senator Gordon said that indeed in his several developments - by the nationalism of his privilege speech he mentioned that Senator Enrile father who opted to become a Filipino citizen; by was one of those who fought to prevent the the spirit of comradeship of Filipino volunteers take-over of Australia by the Japanese. He said in Subic and Intramuros; by the honor accorded that as suggested by Senator Arroyo, Australia by the Koreans to Lapu-Lapu who had been should pay the Philippines, including Senator ignored by his fellow Filipinos. However, he Enrile, for the favor. expressed displeasure that some Filipino leaders have failed to fulfill their duties; that some Filipinos Senator Enrile clarified that General MacArthur, have continued to rely on doleouts or have become in fact, went to Australia to prepare his country’s overly critical. He believed that the country efforts to regain the Philippines from the Japanese; needs a “sunrise” in keeping with the martyrdom otherwise, the Japanese would still be ruling the of Rizal, and Fathers Gomez, Burgos and Zamora Philippines until now. who all died at Bagumbayan. Stressing the need for the country to go to Senator Enrile agreed that Filipinos should war against poverty, violence and all other ills remain hopeful that they would have a better caused primarily by the lack of unity among future. However, he observed that Filipinos Filipinos, Senator Enrile asked whether it would have always remained divided. He pointed out need a new Bonifacio or an Aguinaldo to do

F WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 2004 383 this, Senator Gordon replied that the Filipinos Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito should not fight against these ills alone but also to Estrada fight for their dignity in order to regain their strength as a nation. To the Committees on Science and Technology; Education, Arts and Culture; Ways Senator Enrile believed that the killing of and Means; and Finance judges, media men and ordinary people would not happen again if Filipinos become united Senate Bill No. 1003, entitled and learned to recognize the rule of law. Senator Gordon added that change should start AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE from the individual himself. CREATION OF RESERVATION AREAS FOR THE PRESERVATION Senator Enrile exhorted the Body, especially AND PROTECTION OF THE the younger members of the Senate who look CORAL REEFS, PROVIDING back to the nation’s past and forward to a PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR “sunrise future,” to forge on and fulfill their OTHERPURPOSES dreams. Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito SECOND ADDITIONAL Estrada REFERENCE OF BUSINESS To the Committees on Environment and The Secretary of the Senate read the following Natural Resources; and Local Government matters and the Chair made the corresponding referrals: Senate Bill No. 1004, entitled

BILLS ON FIRST READING AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1986, CREATING Senate Bill No. 1001, entitled THE MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA OF AGRICULTURAL Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito DEVELOPMENT WORKERS Estrada Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada To the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media To the Committees on Civil Service and Government Reorganization; Agriculture and Senate Bill No. 1005, entitled Food: and Finance AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE Senate Bill No. 1002, entitled ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BY DECRIMINALIZING CERTAIN AN ACT REQUIRING FULLY- FELONIES UNDER THE REVISED EQUIPPED SCIENCE PENAL CODE AND PROVIDING LABORATORIES IN EVERY FOR THE IMPOSITION OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE PENALTIES SECONDARY SCHOOL PROVIDING SHORT OF DEPRIVATION OF FUNDS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER LIBERTY AND FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES OFFENSES / 384 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito REVEALING THE SOURCE Estrada OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN To the Committees on Justice and CONFIDENCE Human Rights; and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Senate Bill No. 1006, entitled To the Committee on Public Information and AN ACT REQUIRING MOVIE, Mass Media TELEVISION, AND RADIO PRODUCERS, INCLUDING Senate Bill No. 1009, entitled PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISING AN ACT LIMITING EXPOSURE OF AGENCIES, AND OTHER LIKE CHILDREN TO VIOLENT ENTITIES EMPLOYING PROGRAMMING ON TELEVISION UNEMANCIPATED MINORS TO AND CABLE SYSTEMS DEPOSIT THEIR TALENT FEES OR INCOME IN TRUST FUND, Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR THE Estrada VIOLATION THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES To the Committee on Public Information and Mass Media Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Senate Bill No. 1010, entitled

To the Committees on Public Information AN ACT INSTITUTING CHILDREN'S and Mass Media; and Youth, Women and WELFARE FUND FOR Family Relations THE PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION OF ABANDONED, Senate Bill No. 1007, entitled ABUSED AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN AMENDING AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE FOR THIS PURPOSE RA NO. 7610, MINIMUM CONTENTS OF A OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT OF SPECIAL PROTECTION OF ELECTIONS TO THE PRESIDENT CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD AND TO CONGRESS BY THE ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS DISCRIMINATION ACT

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws To the Committees on Youth, Women and Family Relations; and Finance Senate Bill No. 1008, entitled Senate Bill No. 1011, entitled AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM REAL ACT NO. 53, OTHERWISE KNOWN PROPERTY TAX THE TREES AS AN ACT TO EXEMPT AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS THE PUBLISHER, EDITOR, OF LANDS COVERED BY COLUMNIST OR REPORTER OF CERTIFICATES OF STEWARDSHIP CONTRACTS UNDER THE ANY PUBLICATION FROM x WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 1. 2004 2Q<

INTEGRATED SOCIAL FORESTRY Senate Bill No. 1015, entitled PROGRAM AN ACT CREATING A TASK FORCE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito ON COMMUNICATION TO Estrada REVIEW AND ASSESS THE STATE OF THE PHILIPPINE To the Committee on Ways and Means COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND RECOMMEND POLICY, Senate Bill No. 1012, entitled INSTITUTIONAL AND AN ACT APPROPRIATING A INFRASTRUCTURAL MEASURES PORTION OF THE FEES TO ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT COLLECTED FROM DEPARTING OF THIS SECTOR AND INTERNATIONAL PASSENGERS APPROPRIATING FUNDS AT ALL PHILIPPINE THEREFOR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS TO ACCRUE TO THE DEPARTMENT Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito OF TOURISM AND FOR OTHER Estrada PURPOSES To the Committees on Public Services; Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito and Finance Estrada

To the Committee on Rules Senate Bill No. 1016, entitled

Senate Bill No. 1013, entitled AN ACT REDUCING THE TAX INSURANCE PREMIUM UNDER AN ACT REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC CERTAIN CONDITIONS, HEALTH CENTERS TO BE OPEN AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE AT ALL TIMES TO PROVIDE SECTION 123 OF THE NATIONAL CONTINUOUS HEALTH AND INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, MEDICAL SERVICES TO THE AS AMENDED PUBLIC Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committee on Ways and Means To the Committees on Health and Demography; and Finance Senate Bill No. 1017, entitled

Senate Bill No. 1014, entitled AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 177 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, AN ACT ESTABLISHING A OTHERWISE KNOWN AS NATIONAL ACCREDITING THE FAMILY CODE OF THE AGENCY FOR TEACH E R PHILIPPINES EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS (TEI) Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committees on Youth, Women To the Committees on Education, Arts and Family Relations; and Constitutional and Culture; and Finance Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws dt?5 386 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Senate Bill No. 1018, entitled Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BALIK- ARAL PROGRAM FOR REGIONAL To the Committees on Education, Arts YOUTH LEADERS THEREBY and Culture; Youth, Women and Family l PROMOTING , DOMESTIC Relations; and Finance TOURISM IN THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS Senate Bill No. 1022, entitled THEREFOR AN ACT ENSURING SECURITY Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito OF TENURE FOR AGRARIAN Estrada REFORM BENEFICIARIES OVER LANDS AWARDED TO THEM To the Committees on Youth, Women UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE and Family Relations; Tourism; and Finance AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM, PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE CANCELLATION OF Senate Bill No. 1019, entitled EMANCIPATION PATENTS AND CERTIFICATES OF LAND AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 110 OWNERSHIP AWARDS, AND 164 OF REPUBLIC ACT PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS NO. 1394 OTHERWISE KNOWN THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER AS THE CONSUMER ACT OF PURPOSES THE PHILIPPINES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committee on Agrarian Reform To the Committees on Trade and Commerce; and Public Information and Mass Senate Bill No. 1023, entitled Media AN ACT CREATING THE BICOL Senate Bill No. 1020, entitled POWER GRID TO ENSURE THE GRANT OF EQUITABLE AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE PREFERENTIAL BENEFITS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO REGIONS AND HOSTING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RELIABLE AND CHEAP AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS GEOTHERMAL POWER AND FOR THEREFOR OTHER PURPOSES

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada To the Committees on Energy; and Finance To the Committees on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises; Science Senate Bill No. 1024, entitled and Technology; Ways and Means; and Finance AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE Senate Bill No. 1021, entitled CREATION OF A LOCAL PRINT MEDIA MONITORING BOARD AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CENTER IN ALL MUNICIPALITIES AND FOR AUTISM AND FOR OTHER CITIES, TO PREVENT THE PURPOSES PROLIFERATION OF OBSCENE k/ w WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 387

PUBLICATION AND FOR OTHER TO ACTIVITIES OR UNDER- PURPOSES TAKING WHICH INVOLVE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE Estrada ARTICLE 263 (G) OF PD 422, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE To the Committees on Public Information LABOR CODE OF THE and Mass Media; and Local Government PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Senate Bill No. 1025, entitled Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN To the Committee on Labor Employment BORN TO PARENTS BELOW and Human Resources Development MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE Senate Bill No. 1028, entitled FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED AN ACT PROHIBITING THE PRESENTATION TO THE PRESS Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito OR PUBLIC OF SUSPECTS IN Estrada CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS BEFORE CASES ARE FORMALLY To the Committees on Youth, Women FILED AGAINST THE SUSPECTS and Family Relations; and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Senate Bill No. 1026, entitled To the Committees on Justice and Human AN ACT CREATING A PUBLIC Rights; and Public Order and Illegal Drugs INFORMATION AND MEDIA RELATIONS OFFICE (PIMRO) Senate Bill No. 1029, entitled IN ALL BRANCHES, SUBDIVISIONS INSTRUMENTALITIES AND AN ACT ESTABLISHING ONE-STOP AGENCIES OF THE GOVERN- SHOP (BOSS) CENTERS FOR MENT, APPROPRIATING FUNDS SMALL AND MEDIUM THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER ENTERPRISES IN ALL REGIONAL PURPOSES AND PROVINCIAL CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada To the Committees on Civil Service and Government Reorganization; Public To the Committees on Trade and Information and Mass Media; and Finance Commerce; Economic Affairs; and Finance Senate Bill No. 1027, entitled Senate Bill No. 1030, entitled AN ACT LIMITING THE POWER OF ASSUMPTION OR AN ACT MANDATING THE CERTIFICATION OF LABOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DISPUTES BY THE SECRETARY PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE (1) OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT HEALTH WORKER IN EVERY 4'- 388 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

BARANGAY AND FOR OTHER Senate Bill No. 1033, entitled PURPOSES AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTIONS OF THE SECTORAL Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito REPRESENTATIVES TO THE Estrada SANGGUNIANG BAYAN, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD, To the Committees on Health and AND SANGGUNIANG Demography; Local Government; and Finance PANLALAWIGAN, FIXING THE Senate Bill No. 1031, entitled DATES THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AN ACT GRANTING THE NATIONAL Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS Estrada PEOPLES (NCIP) AN ADDITIONAL TEN (10) YEARS WITHIN WHICH To the Committees on Constitutional TO TAKE APPROPRIATE Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws; LEGAL ACTION FOR THE Local Government: and Finance CANCELLATION OF OFFICIALLY DOCUMENTED TITLES WHICH Senate Bill No. 1034. entitled WERE ACQUIRED ILLEGALLY, AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 64 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN MODERNIZATION PROGRAM, ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS Estrada PEOPLES, CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON To the Committees on Public Order and INDIGENOUS PEOPLE Illegal Drugs; Local Government; and Finance ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS, APPROPRIATING Senate Bill No. 1035, entitled FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AN ACT LIBERALIZING THE CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE Estrada REPUBLIC ACT NO. 776, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE To the Committee on Cultural Communities CIVIL AERONAUTICS ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES” AND FOR Senate Bill No. 1032, entitled OTHER PURPOSES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AN ACT PROVIDING A MAGNA Estrada CARTA FOR DAY CARE WORKERS To the Committee on Public Services Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Senate Bill No. 1036, entitled

To the Committees on Social Justice, Welfare AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE and Rural Development; Civil Service and ELEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE Government Reorganization; and Finance OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED .# WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 3x9

THREE HUNDRED AND BIGHTY- Senate Bill No. 1040, entitled SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE crwL CODE OF THE AN ACT CREATING THE AKLAN PHILIPPINES AIRPORT AUTHORITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada To the Committees on Justice and Human Rights; and Constitutional To . the Committees on Government Corporations and Public Enterprises; Public Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Services: Ways and Means; and Finance

Senate Bill No. 1037, entitled Senate Bill No. 1041, entitled

AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL AN ACT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT NUCLEAR RADIATION SAFETY OF THE MAGNA CARTA OF BOARD AND DEFINING ITS STUDENTS SCOPE, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada Estrada

To the Committees on Science and Technology; To the Committee on Education, Arts and and Finance Culture

Senate Bill No. 1038, entitled Senate Bill No. 1042. entitled AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 177 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE AN ACT TO ESTABLISH (ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED) STRUCTURAL REFORMS IN BY INCREASING THE PENALTY THE INFORMATION AND PROVIDED THEREFOR AND FOR COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR OTHER PURPOSES TO P R 0M 0T E THE DEVELOPMENT, DELIVERY Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito AND USE OF CONVERGENT Estrada SERVICES

To the Committee on Justice and Human Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Rights Estrada

Senate Bill No. 1039. entitled To the Committees on Public Services; and Ways and Means AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROMOTION OF BIO-ORGANIC FARMING IN THE PHILIPPINES Senate Bill No. 1043. entitled

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6939, CREATING THE To the Committees on Agriculture and COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT Food; and Finance AUTHORITY M 390 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Senate Bill No. 1047. entitled Estrada AN ACT FIXING THE RATES OF To the Committees on Cooperatives; Civil INTEREST UPON LOANS AND Service and Government Reorganization; FORBEARANCES BY AMENDING and Finance CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ACT NO. TWENTY SIX HUNDRED AND Senate Bill No. 1044, entitled FIFTY- FIVE (2655), AS AMENDED

AN ACT UPGRADING THE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito STANDARD OF DENTAL Estrada PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES AMENDING FOR To the Committee on Banks, Financial THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT. Institutions and Currencies NO. 4419 ENTITLED, AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE Senate Bill No. 1048, entitled OF DENTISTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito PHILIPPINE MUSIC INDUSTRY, Estrada AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito To the Committees on Civil Service and Estrada Government Reorganization; and Finance

Senate Bill No. 1045, entitled To the Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; Ways and Means; and Finance AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF THE Senate Bill No. 1049, entitled PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NEW LABOR CODE OF THE Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER Estrada PURPOSES To the Committees on Civil Service and Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Government Reorganization; and Finance Estrada Senate Bill No. 1046, entitled To the Committees on Labor Employment AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NEW and Human Resources Development; and LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes THE PHILIPPINES and Laws

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Senate Bill No. 1050, entitled Estrada AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE To the Committees on Local Government; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and OF FOREST RESOURCES AND Laws; Ways and Means; and Finance FOR OTHER PURPOSES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 391

Introduced by Senator Jinggoy Ejercito ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION Estrada Upon motion of Senator Pangilinan, there To the Committees on Environment being no objection, the Chair declared the and Natural Resources; Ways and Means; session adjourned until three o'clock in the and Finance afternoon of Monday, September 6, 2004.

It was 5:OZ p.m. CHANGE OF REFERRAL

Upon motion of Senator Pangilinan, there I hereby certify to the correctness of the being no objection, the Chair referred Proposed foregoing. Senate Resolution No. 67 (investigating the influx of imported vegetables) to the Committee on 6ZABES Trade and Commerce as the primary committee and Secreta of the Senate to the Committee on Agriculture and Food as the secondary committee. vf c*r Approved on September 6, 2004 ' I i