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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Senate Pasaycity ' SESSION NO. 89 Tuesday, May 24,2005 THIRTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION SESSION NO. 89 Tuesday, May 24, 2005 CALL TO ORDER With 16 senators present, the Chair declared the presence of a quorum. At 3:44 pm, the Senate President, Hon. Franklin M. Drilon, called the session to order. Senators Gordon, Lim, Osmefia and Roxas arrived after the roll call. PRAYER Sen. Juan M. Flavier read the following prayer Senator Biazon was on official mission abroad. prepared by Senator Recto: Senator Revilla was on official mission. As we humbly come before the Lord and seek His face, Senator Recto was absent. May we serve You first and honor You most. As the President signed into law the Value- APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL Added Tax Law, we pray, May the people to impose the law, gain Upon motion of Senator Pangilinan, there being greater independence, exercising utmost, no objection, the Body dispensed with the reading of responsibility for our precious resources. Grant us, 0, Lord, justice in our courts, bequest the Journal of Session No. 88 and considered it &dom in our government, bestow upon approved. our national leaders the strength and endow upon them the integrity to serve REFERENCE OF BUSINESS the people with all their might and heart. Lord, we pray, that these men and women The Secretary of the Senate read the following will be granted good judgment, guidance matters and the Chair made the corresponding and strength to fulfill their important roles. referrals: Amidst crises and call for national sobriety, we call on Your Name, MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE Give us the power and courage to face up to OF REPRESENTATIVES this challenge. These we pray in Your Holy Name, Amen. Letters from the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, dated May 11,2005, informing ROLL CALL the Senate that on May 10, 2005, the House of Representatives passed the following House Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary of the bills in which it requested the concurrence of the Senate, Oscar G. Yabes, called the roll, to which the Senate: following senators responded: House Bill No. 3927, entitled Angara, E. J. Flavier, J. M. Arroyo, J. P. Lacson, P. M. Cayetano, C. P. S. Lapid, M. L. M. AN ACT CONVERTING THE CITY Defensor Santiago, M. Madrigal, M. A. ROAD CONNECTING BARANGAYS Drilon, F. M. Magsaysay Jr., R. B. STA. FELOMINA, BONBONON, Ejercito Estrada, J. Pangilinan, F. N. DIGKILAAN AND ROGONGON IN EjeffiitoEstrada, L. L. P. Pimentel Jr., A. Q. THE CITY OF ILIGAN TO THE Enrile, J. P. Villar Jr., M. B. MUNICIPALITY OF TALAKAG,~ F 264 TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005 PROVINCE OF BUIUDNON INTO A House Bill No. 3932, entitled NATIONAL ROAD AN ACT CONVERTING THE To the Committees on Public Works; and CONCEPCION-CAPAS ROAD Finance IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CONCEPCION AND CAPAS, House Bill No. 3928, entitled PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AN ACT CONVERTING THE CITY ROAD CONNECTING THE CITY OF To the Committees on Public Works; and KIGAN AND THE MUNICIPALITY Finance OF TAGOLOAN, PROVINCE OF LANA0 DEL NORTE INTO A House Bill No. 3933, entitled NATIONAL ROAD . AN ACT CONVERTING THE PURA- To the Committees on Public Works; and VICTORIA ROAD IN THE Finance MUNICIPALITIES OF PURA AND VICTORIA, PROVINCE OF TARLAC House Bill No. 3929, entitled INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AN ACT CONVERTING THE PROVIN- To the Committees on Public Works; and CIAL ROAD WHICH TRAVERSES Finance BARANGAYS FATIMA, House Bill No. 3934, entitled CATARUNGAN, TIPOLO, UNION, SINANDIGAN AND BIABAS IN THE AN ACT CONVERTING THE LA PAZ- MUNICIPALITY OF UBAY, AND CONCEPCION ROAD IN THE LEADS TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF MUNICIPALITIES OF LA PA2 AND MABINI, PROVINCE OF BOHOL CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF INTO A NATIONAL ROAD TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finan c e Finance House Bill No. 3930, entitled House Bill No. 3935, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE TARLAC AN ACT CONVERTING THE RAMOS- CITY - SAN JOSE VIA BURGOS PURA ROAD IN THE MUNICIPAL- ROAD, PROVINCE OF TARLAC ITIES OF RAMOS AND PURA, INTO A NATIONAL ROAD PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance House Bill No. 3931, entitled House Bill No. 3936, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE STA. IGNACIA-GUIMBA ROAD WHICH AN ACT CONVERTNG THE VICTORIA- TRAVERSES THE MUNICIPALITIES LA PAZ ROAD IN THE MUNICIPAL- OF STA. IGNACIA, GERONA AND ITIES OF VICTORIA AND LA PAZ, PURA, PROVINCE OF TARLAC PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A INTO A NATIONAL ROAD NATIONAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finan c e Finance PJ TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005 265 House Bill No. 3937, entitled House Bill No. 3942, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE MONCADA- AN ACT CONVERTING THE ANAO ROAD IN THE MUNICIPAL- TARLAC CITY-NUEVA ECIJA ITIES OF MONCADA AND ANAO, VIA VICTORIA ROAD, PROVINCE PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL NATIONAL ROAD ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance Finance House Bill No. 3938, entitled House Bill No. 3943, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE ANAO- RAMOS ROAD IN THE MUNICIPAL- AN ACT CONVERTING THE ITIES OF ANAO AND RAMOS, PANIQUI-RAMOS ROAD IN THE PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A MUNICIPALITIES OF PANIQUI NATIONAL ROAD AND RAMOS, PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL To the Committees on Public Works; and ROAD Finance To the Committees on Public Works; and House Bill No. 3939, entitled Finance AN ACT CONVERTING THE House Bill No. 3944, entitled MALACAMPA-MAYANTOC ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF AN ACT CONVERTING THE SAN JOSE- CAMILING AND MAYANTOC, MAYANTOC ROAD, PROVINCE OF PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD NATIONAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance Finance House Bill No. 3940, entitled House Bill No. 3945, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE MAYANTOC- AN ACT CONVERTING THE LUMBA - SAN CLEMENTE ROAD IN THE BAYABAO PROVINCIAL ROAD IN MUNICIPALITIES OF' MAYANTOC THE MUNICIPALITY OF LUMBA - AND SAN CLEMENTE, PROVINCE BAYABAO, PROVINCE OF LANAO OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL DEL SUR INTO A NATIONAL ROAD ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance Finance House Bill No. 3946, entitled House Bill No. 3941, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE CAPAS- AN ACT CONVERTING THE PIAGAPO SAN JOSE ROAD IN THE PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CAPAS AND MUNICIPALITY OF PIAGAPO, SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF TARLAC PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR INTO A NATIONAL ROAD INTO A NATIONAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance Finance #f*" 266 TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005 House Bill No. 3947, entitled House Bill No. 3954, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING CERTAIN AN ACT CONVERTING THE PROV- ROADS IN NORTHWESTERN INCIAL ROAD WHICH STARTS AT LEYTE INTO NATIONAL ROADS POBLACION SAN JUAN ALONG THE MANILA NORTH ROAD - To the Committees on Public Works; and CABANGLUTAN - CAMINDOROAN Finance - JUNCTION SOLOT-SOLOT - SURNGIT - DARDARAT - House Bill No. 3951, entitled BOUNDARY SALOMAGUE PORT ARTERIAL ROAD LINKING THE AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN JUAN MAPALAD-FORT MAGSAYSAY AND CABUGAO, PROVINCE OF PROVINCIAL ROAD CONNECTING ILOCOS SUR INTO A NATIONAL THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. ROAD ROSA AND PALAYAN CITY, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA INTO To the Committees on Public Works; and A NATIONAL ROAD Finance To the Committees on Public Works; and House Bill No. 3955, entitled Fin anc e AN ACT CONVERTING THE URDAS - House Bill No. 3952, entitled PUERTO BEACH ROAD - NAGLAOA-AN - CABARITAN - AN ACT CONVERTING THE GENERAL STO. DOMINGO BEACH ROAD - NATIVIDAD-CABANATUAN CITY STA. CRUZ - PANAY - PANAY PROVINCIAL ROAD, PROVINCE OF NORTE ARTERIAL ROAD - NUEVA ECIJA INTO A NATIONAL CABAROAN - SPANISH ARCH - ROAD MANILA NORTH ROAD - MAGSINGAL PROVINCIAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and LINKING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF Fin anc e SAN VICENTE, STO. DOMINGO AND MAGSINGAL, PROVINCE OF House Bill No. 3953, entitled EOCOS SUR INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AN ACT CONVERTING THE BULAG - RAOIS - RUGSUANAN - JUNCTION To the Committees on Public Works; and NAGSANGALAN - CABAROAN Finance DAYA - BONGTOLAN - NAGUILIAN - JUNCTION VIGAN House Bill No. 3956, entitled CITY - CAOAYAN - JUNCTION QUIRINO - PANDAN - JUNCTION AN ACT CONVERTING THE TAMURONG SALINDEG - SALINDEG - PONGLOL - NAGWI'ACAN - SAN SEBASTIAN JUNCTION - MINDORO - BARRACA - NANERMAN - CALAY-AB - - PARATONG - BULALA - VIGAN SIVED - ALkNGAN - PUR0 - AIRPORT PROVINCIAL ROAD MANZANTE - PAGSANAAN SUR - LINKING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PAGSANAAN NORTE - MIRAMAR BANTAY, CAOAYAN AND VIGAN - SAN ISIDRO - SAOANG - CITY, PROVINCE OF COCOS SUR CABANGLUTAN - CAMINDOROAN INTO A NATIONAL ROAD - SOLOT-SOLOT - DARDARAT - SALOMAGUE PROVINCIAL ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and LINKING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF Finance STA. CATALINA, SAN VICENTE w y" I TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2005 267 STO. DOMINGO, MAGSINGAL, SAN OF BATAD AND ESTANCIA, JUAN AND CABUGAO, PROVINCE PROVINCE OF ILOILO INTO A OF ILOCOS SUR INTO A NATIONAL NATIONAL ROAD ROAD To the Committees on Public Works; and To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance Finance House Bill No. 3961, entitled House Bill No. 3957, entitled AN ACT CONVERTING THE PINAOD - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PUG-OS - AKLE PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE TEPPENG - PARATONG - SABANGAN MUNICIPALlTY OF SAN ILDEFONSO, - KATIPUNAN - CABANGTALAN PROVINCE OF BULACAN INTO A - DADALAQUITEN - BOUNDARY NATIONAL ROAD BADO'C BEACH PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF To the Committees on Public Works; and SINAIT, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS Fin anc e SUR INTO A NATIONAL ROAD House Bill No. 3962, entitled To the Committees on Public Works; and Finance AN ACT CONVERTING THE PRES.