REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Senat:e Pasay City Journal SESSION NO. 63 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION SESSION NO. 63 Tuesday, June 5, 2012 CALL TO ORDER of sloth, vice and malice. Let Your commandments and parables direct us At 3:25 p.m., the Senate President, Hon. Juan to worship purely and render service Ponce Enrile, called the session to order. selflessly. PRAYER All these we pray to You in Your Name. Amen. Sen. Ralph G. Recto led the prayer, to wit: ROLL CALL Dear Lord, Your divine love binds us as one family and nation. You keep the lamp­ Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary of the light burning. Senate, Atty. Emma Lirio-Reyes, called the roll, to Lord, we confess: which the following senators responded: When we stray from Your path, we suffer personal pain and allow evil Angara, E. J. Lapid, M. L. M. to inflict hunger, violence and terror on Arroyo, J. P. Legarda, L. our fellowmen. Defensor Santiago, M. Marcos Jr., F. R. Drilon, F. M. Osmefia III, S. R. Forgetting how to be a Master like Enrile, J. P. Pimentel III, A. L. You, we fail to be a servant of the sick, Escudero, F. J. G. Recto, R. G. dejected and poor. Estrada, J. Revilla Jr., R. B. Losing faith, we allow division to Guingona III, T. L. Sotto III, V. C. rule our days and derision to burden our Honasan, G. B. Trillanes IV, A. F. conscience. Lacson, P. M. Lord we beseech You: With 19 senators present, the Chair declared the Through Your wonderful ways, presence of a quorum. let us find our family always welcoming us, our friends supporting us and our countrymen believing in us. Senators Cayetano (A), Cayetano (P) and Pangilinan arrived after the roll call. In these troubled times plaguing our nation, guide us to resist temptations Senator Villar was on official mission abroad. 1302 TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012 At this juncture, Senate President Enrile Introduced by Senator Lapid relinquished the Chair to Senate President Pro Tempore Estrada. To the Committee on Rnles DEFERMENT OF APPROVAL Proposed Senate Resolution No. 793, entitled OF THE JOURNAL RESOLUTION CONGRA TULA TlNG Upon motion of Senator Sotto, there being no AND COMMENDING THE BAAO objection, the Body deferred the consideration and CHILDREN'S CHOIR OR THE approval of the Journal of Session No. 62 to a BARLIN ANGELICS FOR WINNING later hour. THE GOLDEN TROPHY IN THE 18TH CARTAMEN INTERNATIONAL JUVENIL SUSPENSION OF SESSION DE HABANERAS Y POLIFONIA (JUNIOR HABANERAS AND POLY­ Upon motion of Senator Sotto, the session was PHONY INTERNATIONAL CONfEST) suspended. ON APRIL 27-29, 2012 IN TORREVIEJA, SPAIN It was 3:28 p.m. Introduced by Senator Lapid RESUMPTION OF SESSION To the Committee on Rules At 3 :28 p.m., the session was resumed. COMMITTEE REPORTS REFERENCE OF BUSINESS Committee Report No. 175, submitted jointly by the The Deputy Secretary for Legislation, Atty. Edwin Committees on Health and Demography; and B. Bellen, read the following matters and the Chair Finance, on House Bill No. 5622, introduced by made the corresponding referrals: Representative Banal, entitled MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE QUIRINO Letter of His Excellency President Benigno S. MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENfER FROM Aquino III, dated 28 May 2012, submitting for THREE ffiJNDRED FIFTY (350) TO the Senate's consideration and concurrence, the FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, Maritime Labour Convention 2006, which was AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE adopted by the General Conference of the Inter­ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8313, APPRO­ national Labour Organization on 23 February PRIA TING FUNDS THEREFOR AND 2006, in Geneva, Switzerland. FOR OTHER PURPOSES, To the Committee on Foreign Relations recommending its approval without amendment. RESOLUTIONS Sponsor: Senator Cayetano (P.) Proposed Senate Resolution No. 792, entitled To the Calendar for Ordinary Business RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND Committee Report No. 176, submitted jointly by the COMMENDING FILIPINO STUDENTS Committees on Health and Demography; and BENEDICT IVAN ANDRADA, ERWIN Finance, on Senate Bill No. 2853, introduced by SOLETA AND MARIA KATRINA Senator Revilla Jr., entitled VOLANTE FOR WINNING THE GRAND PRIZE IN THE FUTURE AN ACT INCREASING THE BED MINDS COMPETITION 2012 ON 26 CAPACITY OF JOSE B. LINGAD APRIL 2012 IN MADRID, SPAIN MEMORIAL GENERAL HOSPITAL IN ~ r TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012 1303 SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA Committee Report No. 179, submitted jointly by the FROM TWO HUNDRED FIFTY (250) Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and TO FNE HUNDRED (500), UPGRAD­ Finance, on House Bill No. 4413, introduced by ING ITS SERVICES AND FACILITIES Representatives Cua and Angara, entitled AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE AN ACT CONVERTING THE QUIRlNO OF ITS MEDICAL PERSONNEL STATE COLLEGE (QSC) IN THE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS MUNICIPALITY OF DIFFUN, THEREFORE, PROVINCE OF QUIRINO INTO A STATE UNNERSITY TO BE KNOWN recommending its approval with amendments, AS THE QUIRINO STATE UNNERSITY taking into consideration House Bill No, 3331. (QSU), INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE QUIRINO POLYTECHNIC Sponsor: Senator Cayetano (P,) COLLEGE (QPC) IN THE MUNICI­ PALITY OF CABARROGUIS AND To the Calendar for Ordinary Business THE MADDELA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) IN THE Committee Report No. 177, submitted jointly by the MUNICIPALITY OF MADDELA, Committees on Local Government; and ALL LOCATED IN THE PROVINCE Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes OF QUIRINO AND APPROPRIAT­ and Laws, on House Bill No. 3860, introduced ING FUNDS THEREFOR, by Representative Miraflores, entitled recommending its approval without amendment. AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REAPPORTIONMENT OF THE Sponsors: Senators Angara and Drilon LONE LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF AKLAN, To the Calendar for Ordinary Bnsiness recommending its approval without amendment. Committee Report No. 180, submitted jointly by the Sponsors: Senators Marcos Jr. and Defensor Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and Santiago Finance, on House Bill No. 1338, introduced by Representatives Garin (J.) and Escudero, To the Calendar for Ordinary Bnsiness entitled Committee Report No. 178, submitted jointly by the AN ACT SEPARATING THE OTON Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and NA TIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - Finance, on House Bill No. 4170, introduced by CAMBlTU EXTENSION IN BARA­ Representatives Sarmiento (C.) and Angara, NGA Y CABOLOAN SUR, MUNICI­ entitled PALITY OF OTON, PROVINCE OF ILOILO FROM THE OTON AN ACT CONVERTING THE CATAN­ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CON­ DUANES STATE COLLEGES IN THE VERTING IT INTO AN INDEPEN­ PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES DENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO TO BE KNOWN AS CAMBITU BE KNOWN AS THE CATANDUANES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STATE UNIVERSITY AND APPRO­ AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS PRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, THEREFOR, recommending its approval without amendment. recommending its approval without amendment. Sponsors: Senators Angara and Drilon Sponsors: Senators Angara and Drilon To the Calendar for Ordinary Business To the Calendar for Ordinary Busiuess ~ f' 1304 TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 2012 Committee Report No. 181, submitted jointly by the ILOILO FROM THE DON FELIX Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and SERRA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, Finance, on House Bill No. 1600, introduced by CONVERTING IT INTO AN Representatives Gatchalian and Escudero, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH entitled SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BAD­ AS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND AN ACT SEPARATING THE VALEN­ APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, ZUELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL - CANUMA Y EAST ANNEX IN recommending its approval without amendment. BARANGAY CANUMAY, CITY OF VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA Sponsors: Senators Angara and Drilon FROM THE VALENZUELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT To the Calendar for Ordinary Business INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS Committee Report No. 184, submitted jointly by the CANUMAY EAST NATIONAL HIGH Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING Finance, on House Bill No. 5498, introduced by FUNDS THEREFOR, Representatives Angara and Escudero, entitled AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL recommending its approval without amendment. HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGA Y DIANAWAN, MUNICIPALITY OF Sponsors: Senators Angara and Drilon MARIA AURORA, PROVINCE OF AURORA TO BE KNOWN AS To the Calendar for Ordinary Business DIANA WAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING Committee Report No. 182, submitted by the FUNDS THEREFOR, Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, on House Bill No. 1892, introduced by Represent­ recommending its approval without amendment. atives Gatchalian and Escudero, entitled Sponsors: Senators Angara and Drilon AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BIGNAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL To the Calendar for Ordinary Bnsiness IN BARANGAY BIGNAY, CITY OF VALENZUELA TO ROBERTA DE Committee Report No. 185, submitted jointly by the JESUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and Finance, on House Bill No. 3733, introduced by recommending its approval without amendment. Representatives Cojuangco (E.) and Escudero, entitled Sponsor: Senator Angara AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL To the Calendar for Ordinary Business TECHNICAL-VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY Committee Report No. 183, submitted jointly by the OF MAY ANTOC, PROVINCE OF Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and T ARLAC TO BE KNOWN AS Finance, on House Bill No. 1340, introduced MAYANTOC NATIONAL TECH­ by Representatives Garin (J.) and Escudero, NICAL-VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL entitled AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AN ACT SEPARATING