Committee Daily Bulletin
CCoommmmiitttteeee DDaaiillyy BBuulllleettiinn Vol. II No. 127 A publication of the Committee Affairs Department June 9, 2015 COMMITTEE MEETINGS MEASURES COMMITTEE PRINCIPAL SUBJECT MATTER ACTION TAKEN/DISCUSSION NO. AUTHOR Ecology Substitute Reps. Mercado- Regulating the production, importation, The Committee, chaired by Rep. Amado Bill to HBs Revilla, Fortun, sale, provision, use, recovery, collection, Bagatsing (5th District, Manila), deferred the 106, 359, Yap (S.), recycling and disposal of plastic bags approval of the Committee Report on the 394, 1624, Rodriguez (R.), substitute bill to resolve the issue raised by 3153, 3227, Mendoza (R.D.), Rep. Leah Paquiz (Party-List, ANG NARS). 3511, 3600, Singson (R.), & 5379 Paquiz, Primicias- Rep. Paquiz argued that the bill did not Agabas, & include provisions promoting the use of native Suansing reusable bags, among others, which her bill, HB 3511, proposes. HB 3161 Rep. Erice Allowing the use of incinerators in burning The Committee deferred the approval of the municipal, bio-medical and hazardous Committee Report on HB 3161. wastes, amending for the purpose Section 20 of RA 8749, or the law providing for a Dr. Jorge Emmanuel, former chief technical comprehensive air pollution control advisor of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on global healthcare waste products, commented that the proposed law is a huge step backwards from the standpoint of the protection of public health, arguing that there is no such thing as clean incineration. The Committee decided to resume deliberations on the bill to thresh out this issue. HBs 2552, Reps. Mendoza Regulating the aerial spraying of The Committee will deliberate further on HBs 3381 & 3857 (R.D), Gutierrez pesticides and fungicides on agricultural 2552, 3381 and 3857 in its next meeting.
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