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

Volume 15 Issue No. 39 07 October 2011 ______

FPI WARMLY WELCOMES ITS NEWEST MEMBER!

The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) cordially welcomes MAGSAYSAY TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS CORPORATION as its newest member.

MAGSAYSAY TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS CORPORATION is represented by its President Doris Magsaysay Ho , with business address at 21 st Floor Times Plaza Building, United Nations corner Taft Avenue Ermita, . The company is primarily engaged in full-container liner shipping, port equipment, 3 rd -party logistics, distribution, tinkering & petroleum barging, marine bunkering, agency and brokerage, chassis leasing & hauling, tour operations & fast ferry charters, ship management, marine repairs & services, and marine consultancy.

Philippine Manufacturers & Producers Summit, November 24, 2011

The Philippine Manufacturers & Producers Summit which will convene representatives from manufacturers & producers nationwide, academe, labor, concerned government agencies and other stakeholders is set on Thursday, November 24, 2011 at InterContinental Hotel, City.

LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE HEARINGS

Senate:

Monday, October 10 Time & Venue Agenda

Justice & Human Rights (Sub- 10:00 A.M. P.S Res. No. 591 - Inquiring into the indefeasibility of Committee created to conduct Sen. A.B. Padilla Room 2/F Right the Torrens Certificate of Title, the integrity of the hearings on P.S. Res. No. 591) Wing, Senate Torrens Insurance System and stricter rules for the joint with Constitutional reconstitution of land titles, in light of the recent Amendments, Revision of Codes & controversial land dispute in affecting Laws residents of Sanville 1, 2, 3 and 4, K-Ville, k-Square, Metro Heights, Arfel Homes, Sadel Court, Fernwood Gardens, Claret Seminary, Maria Montessori School, Wilcon Builders in Visayas Avenue, Limqueco Compund and other affected land owners

Wednesday, October 12 Time & Venue Agenda

Environment & Natural Resources 9:00 A.M. S. Nos. 739, 2146, 2020, 2143, 2147, 2148, 2149, joint with Finance [TWG] Sen. L.M. Tañada Room 2/F 2417, 2151, 2152, 2153, 2391, 2156, 2158, 2154, Right Wing, Senate 2155, 2392, 2976, H. Nos. 4829, 4828, 4705 & 4975 – Bills declaring/establishing certain areas as protected landscape or seascape

2 S. Nos. 2021, 2144, 2145, 2150, 2157, H. Nos. 4830 & 4758 – Bills declaring/establishing certain areas as protected natural parks

Congressional Oversight 9:30 A.M. Briefing by the Department of Finance Committee on Official Session Hall 2/F Left Wing, Development Assistance Senate

Urban Planning, Housing & 10:00 A.M. S. Nos. 66, 136 & 751 - Creating the Department of Resettlement joint with Civil Sen. G.T. Pecson Room 2/F Housing and Urban Development Service & Government Right Wing, Senate Reorganization and Finance [TWG] Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council – Key Shelter Agencies (KSA) working draft bill

House of Representatives:

MONDAY, 10-OCTOBER-2011

WAYS & MEANS Venue: R. R. Andaya Hall 2/F SW Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM HBs 1038 & 4179 – Revitalizing the coconut industry and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Florencio ‘Bem’ Noel and Sharon Garin)

SUFFRAGE & ELECTORAL REFORMS Venue: Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:00 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Executive Meeting on HBs 3127, 3190, 4091, 4157, 4278, 4464 & 4732 – Amending RA 7941, otherwise known as the Party-List System Act (Reps. Christopher Co, Alfredo ‘Albee’ Benitez, Erico Aumentado, Walden Bello, Rufus Rodriguez, Neri Colmenares and Juliet Cortuna)

TRADE & INDUSTRY Venue: Conf. Rms. 14&15 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HB 1837 – Regulating the conduct of business between parking station proprietors and their customers (Rep. Marcelino Teodoro) HB 1841 – Prohibiting the imposition of any fee for the use of parking spaces and facilities located within shopping malls, hotels and similar commercial establishments and prescribing penalties for violations thereof (Rep. Marcelino Teodoro) HB 2047 – Defining the liability of the owners, operators and managers of parking lots collecting fees (Rep. Irwin Tieng) HB 3233 – Providing adequate free parking areas for customers of shopping malls, markets, hotels, schools, hospitals, and other similar establishments and providing penalties for violations thereof (Rep. ) HB 3468 – Requiring owners of shopping malls, markets, hotels, schools, hospitals, and other similar establishments to provide adequate free parking areas for their clientele and providing penalties for violations thereof (Rep. Daryl Grace Abayon) HB 4535 – Regulating the imposition of fees for the use of parking spaces and/or facilities provided by or located within shopping malls, schools, hospitals, hotels and similar establishments and prescribing penalties for violations thereof (Rep. Rodante Marcoleta)

WAYS & MEANS jt. w/ TRADE & INDUSTRY Venue: R. R. Andaya Hall 2/F SW Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Substitute Bill to HBs 01, 4794, 5139 & 5161 – Providing incentives for the manufacture, assembly and conversion of electric, hybrid and other alternative fuel vehicles (Reps. Ronald Singson, Hermilando Mandanas, Ryan Luis Singson and Rufus Rodriguez)

TUESDAY, 11-OCTOBER-2011

3 ENERGY Venue: Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Investigation into the rationale of the P0.39/kwh filing for universal charge (UC) application HR 531 – Urging the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) not to bid out the remaining four power barges and instead make them available to provide power in Mindanao; calling for a congressional investigation into the plan of the PSALM to sell these barges to the detriment of the people of Mindanao (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez) HR 1328 – Urging PSALM not to accelerate raising revenues through the disposition of assets (Rep. Hermilando Mandanas) HR 1368 – Investigation into the actual utilization of the universal charge for missionary electrification (UCME) to ensure its proper disposition (Rep. Salvador Cabaluna III)

JUSTICE Venue: Conf. Rms. 3&4 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Determination of the sufficiency in substance of the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano C. Del Castillo filed by Isabelita Vinuya, Pilar Galang, et al., and Reps. Reynaldo Umali, Bernadette Herrera-Dy, Cesar Sarmiento, Irvin Alcala, Florencio Flores Jr., Vicente Belmonte Jr.,Teddy Brawner Baguilat Jr., Jorge ‘Bolet’ Banal, Walden Bello and Kaka Bag-ao with motion for inclusion as complainants filed by Reps. Winston ‘Winnie’ Castelo, Carlos Lopez, Deogracias Ramos Jr. and Philip Pichay)

RURAL DEVELOPMENT Venue: Conf. Rm. 5 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: HB 5292 – Strengthening the Philippine agriculture through a balanced farm, food, trade and development policies to spur rural development and appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga)

WAYS & MEANS (Subcommittee on Customs, Tariff & Related Laws) Venue: Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Motu proprio investigation into the entry of “hot cars” and motorcycles from the United States into the country allegedly through the various ports in Mindanao HR 1245 – Investigation into reports that smuggled cars and motorcycles were found in a private warehouse in Cagayan de Oro City (Rep. Benjo Benaldo)

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Venue: Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HCR 10 – Calling for the Congress of the Philippines to constitute themselves as a constituent assembly to propose amendments to certain economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution (Rep. Loreto Leo Ocampos)

WEDNESDAY, 12-OCTOBER-2011

JUSTICE Venue: R. R. Andaya Hall 2/F SW Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Motu proprio investigation into the controversial land dispute arising from the reconstitution of fake and spurious titles by an alleged land grabbing syndicate led by Mr. Wilfredo Torres involving 23.7 hectares of prime properties in Quezon City which affects the integrity of the Torrens system in the Philippines

TRANSPORTATION Venue: Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Briefing by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on regaining Category 1, lifting of the International Civil Aviation Organization Serious Safety Concerns (ICAO SSC) and European Union (EU) blacklisting

HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT Venue: Conf. Rms. 1&2 RVM Bldg.

4 Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Committee Report on the Substitute Bill to HBs 3188, 3189, 3451, 4022 & 4371 – Strengthening the balanced Housing Development Program, amending for the purpose RA 7279, which provides for a Comprehensive and Continuing Urban Development and Housing Program (Reps. Bernadette Herrera-Dy, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Walden Bello and Rodolfo Valencia) HR 1506 – Designating the Housing & Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) as the central national physical planning agency tasked with assisting the local government units to formulate and regularly update their comprehensive land use plans as basis for their comprehensive development plans and zoning ordinances, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Rodolfo Valencia)

TRADE & INDUSTRY jt. w/ LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES Venue: Conf. Rms. 7&8 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: HB 2291 – Limiting the participation of individuals and corporations in public utilities (Rep. Danilo Suarez)

THURSDAY, 13-OCTOBER-2011

BIOFUELS OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE Venue: Conf. Rm. 11 RVM Bldg. Time: 09:30 AM Agenda/Resource Person: Briefing by the Department of Energy and the National Biofuels Board on the status of the implementation of the Biofuels Act of 2006

ENERGY Venue: Conf. Rms. 9&10 RVM Bldg. Time: 01:30 PM Agenda/Resource Person: Inquiry on water use protocol

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