Journal of the House of Representatives SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION 2016 - 2017 JOURNAL NO. 10 Monday, August 15, 2016 Prepared by the JOURNAL SERVICE Plenary Affairs Bureau JOURNAL NO. 10 Monday, August 15, 2016 CALL TO ORDER By Representative Rodriguez (M.) At 4:00 p.m., Deputy Speaker Raneo “Ranie” E. TO THE COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS Abu called the session to order. DRUGS House Bill No. 2569, entitled: NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PRAYER “AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE Pursuant to Section 73, Rule XI of the amended GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE Provisional Rules of the House, the Members sang the SYSTEM” National Anthem and thereafter, Representative Rose Marie “Baby” J. Arenas delivered the invocation. By Representative Rodriguez (M.) DEFERMENT OF THE ROLL CALL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AND APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION House Bill No. 2570, entitled: On motion of Rep. Juan Pablo “Rimpy” P. Bon- doc, there being no objection, the Body deferred the “AN ACT ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAIN- calling of the Roll and the approval of the Journal. ING THE OFFICE OF VETERANS AF- FAIRS IN THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN REFERENCE OF BUSINESS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PRESCRIBING ITS FUNCTIONS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR” On further motion of Rep. Bondoc, there being no objection, the Body proceeded to the Reference of By Representative Rodriguez (M.) Business. TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AF- Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary General FAIRS read on First Reading the titles of the following Bills and Resolutions which were referred to the appropri- House Bill No. 2571, entitled: ate Committees as hereunder indicated: “AN ACT REORGANIZING THE COOPERA- TIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, RE- PEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC BILLS ON FIRST READING ACT NO. 6939, CREATING THE COOPER- ATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY” House Bill No. 2568, entitled: By Representative Rodriguez (M.) “AN ACT ADOPTING THE HIGHER PRE- TO THE COMMITTEE ON COOPERATIVES SCRIBED PENALTY, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT DEATH, OF THE NATIONAL LAW OF AN House Bill No. 2572, entitled: ALIEN FOUND GUILTY OF TRAFFIC- KING DANGEROUS DRUGS AND “AN ACT EXTENDING THE PERIOD FOR IN- OTHER SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, DIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNI- AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUB- TIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES TO EXER- LIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNO- CISE THE OPTION TO SECURE TITLE TO WN AS THE ꞌCOMPREHENSIVE DAN- THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS UNDER GEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002 ꞌ ” LAND REGISTRATION ACT 496 AND 2 JOURNAL NO. 10 GRANTING A NEW FIVE (5)-YEAR PE- By Representative Rodriguez (M.) RIOD TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES (NCIP) TO TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF TAKE APPROPRIATE LEGAL ACTION LAWS FOR THE CANCELLATION OF OFFI- House Bill No. 2576, entitled: CIALLY DOCUMENTED TITLES WHICH WERE ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SEC- “AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RULES ON TIONS 12 AND 64 OF REPUBLIC ACT THE PROPER USE AND DISPLAY OF NO. 8371, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ꞌTHE OUR NATIONAL SYMBOLS AND THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ACT RENDITION OF THE NATIONAL AN- OF 1997 ꞌ ” THEM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8491, OTHERWISE By Representative Rodriguez (M.) KNOWN AS THE ꞌFLAG AND HERALDIC CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES ꞌ, AND FOR TO THE COMMITTEE ON INDIGENOUS OTHER PURPOSES” CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AND IN- DIGENOUS PEOPLES By Representative Rodriguez (M.) House Bill No. 2573, entitled: TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCA- TION AND CULTURE "AN ACT DECLARING CERTAIN PORTIONS OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO BE House Bill No. 2577, entitled: KNOWN AS THE CAGAYAN DE ORO-IP- ONAN WATERSHED AS A PROTECTED “AN ACT CONVERTING THE GUSA ROAD AREA UNDER THE CATEGORY OF PRO- IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO J.R. TECTED LANDSCAPE AND ITS PERIPH- BORJA – CAMAMAN-AN – INDAHAG – ERAL AREAS AS BUFFER ZONE, BUKIDNON ROAD AS A NATIONAL PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT ROAD” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” By Representative Rodriguez (M.) By Representative Rodriguez (M.) TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RE- AND HIGHWAYS SOURCES House Bill No. 2578, entitled: House Bill No. 2574, entitled: “AN ACT PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTAB- THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERA- LISHMENT OF THE TECHNICAL EDU- TION OF LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNI- CATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VERSITIES” AUTHORITY (TESDA) TRAINING AND ACCREDITATION CENTER IN THE CITY By Representative Rodriguez (M.) OF CAGAYAN DE ORO LOCATED AT BARANGAY CAMAMAN-AN AND AP- TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND PROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” TECHNICAL EDUCATION By Representative Rodriguez (M.) House Bill No. 2579, entitled: TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PROGRAM FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION PUBLIC EDUCATION ON PROSTATE CANCER AND OTHER LEADING TYPES House Bill No. 2575, entitled: OF CANCER” “AN ACT DECLARING THE CHINESE NEW By Representative Rodriguez (M.) YEAR A SPECIAL NON-WORKING PUB- LIC HOLIDAY IN THE PHILIPPINES” TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 3 House Bill No. 2580, entitled: House Bill No. 2584, entitled: “AN ACT DECLARING DECEMBER 16 OF “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A STATE COL- EVERY YEAR AS THE SENDONG ME- LEGE IN THE CITY OF GINGOOG, PROV- MORIAL AND DISASTER PREPARED- INCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL TO BE NESS DAY IN CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY KNOWN AS THE GINGOOG CITY STATE AND ILIGAN CITY” COLLEGE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” By Representative Rodriguez (M.) By Representative Rodriguez (M.) TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND LAWS TECHNICAL EDUCATION House Bill No. 2581, entitled: House Bill No. 2585, entitled: “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DIRECT RE- “AN ACT REGULATING THE ESTABLISH- MITTANCE TO THE HOST LOCAL GOV- MENT AND OPERATIONS OF HEALTH ERNMENT UNIT OF ITS FORTY PER- MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS CENT (40%) SHARE OF THE PROCEEDS (HMOs), FOR OTHER PURPOSES” DERIVED FROM THE UTILIZATION By Representative Rodriguez (M.) AND DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL WEALTH, AMENDING FOR THE PUR- TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POSE SECTION 293 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE House Bill No. 2586, entitled: KNOWN AS THE ꞌLOCAL GOVERN- “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FIFTY (50)-BED MENT CODE OF 1991 ꞌ ” SATELLITE HOSPITAL OF THE NORTH- ERN MINDANAO MEDICAL CENTER IN By Representative Rodriguez (M.) BARANGAY LUMBIA IN THE DISTRICT TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERN- OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY TO BE MENT KNOWN AS THE BARANGAY LUMBIA- NORTHERN MINDANAO MEDICAL House Bill No. 2582, entitled: CENTER SATELLITE HOSPITAL AND “AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE MINDA- APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” NAO STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” By Representative Rodriguez (M.) By Representative Rodriguez (M.) TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH House Bill No. 2587, entitled: TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION “AN ACT PROMOTING SOIL AND WATER House Bill No. 2583, entitled: CONSERVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT AND IMPROV- “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTAB- ING FARM PRODUCTIVITY IN THE LISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER PUR- AN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN THE POSES” CENTER OF MINDANAO, PARTICU- LARLY IN THE AREA BETWEEN DA- By Representative Rodriguez (M.) MULOG, BUKIDNON IN THE NORTH; ANTIPAS, NORTH COTABATO IN THE TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE EAST; CARMEN, NORTH COTABATO IN AND FOOD THE SOUTH; AND ALAMADA, NORTH COTABATO IN THE WEST, AND APPRO- House Bill No. 2588, entitled: PRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” “AN ACT REQUIRING THE USE OF FILIPINO By Representative Rodriguez (M.) SIGN LANGUAGE INSETS FOR LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMS, AMENDING FOR TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTA- THE PURPOSE SECTION 22 OF REPUB- TION 4 JOURNAL NO. 10 LIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTH- House Bill No. 2592, entitled: ERWISE KNOWN AS THE ꞌMAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILI- “AN ACT DEFINING ELECTRONIC VIO- TIES (PWDs) ꞌ ” LENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN, PROVIDING PROTECTIVE By Representative Rodriguez (M.) MEASURES, AND PRESCRIBING PEN- ALTIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFOR- REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262, OTHERWISE MATION KNOWN AS THE ANTI-VIOLENCE House Bill No. 2589, entitled: AGAINST WOMEN AND THEIR CHIL- “AN ACT INSTITUTING A NATIONAL LAND DREN ACT OF 2004” USE AND MANAGEMENT POLICY, By Representative Villarica PROVIDING THE IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF OTHER PURPOSES” LAWS By Representative Rodriguez (M.) House Bill No. 2593, entitled: TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON LAND USE “AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE CAN- CER CENTER, PROVIDING FUNDS House Bill No. 2590, entitled: THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PUR- POSES” “AN ACT GRANTING PUBLIC ELEMEN- TARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL By Representative Santos-Recto TEACHERS A NON-WAGE BENEFIT IN THE FORM OF FREE TERTIARY EDUCA- TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH TION IN ANY STATE UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE FOR A MAXIMUM OF TWO House Bill No. 2594, entitled: (2) DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” “AN ACT PROVIDING FUNDING SUPPORT By Representative Lacson FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE COV- ERAGE AND IMPROVING PHILHEALTH TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCA- BENEFIT PACKAGES BY ALLOCATING TION AND CULTURE SEVENTY PERCENT (70%) OF THE PHIL- IPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OF- House Bill No. 2591, entitled: FICE CHARITY FUND FOR SUCH PUR- POSE, THEREBY AMENDING REPUBLIC “AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF ACT NO. 1169, AS AMENDED BY BATAS SEXUAL HARASSMENT, STRENGTH- PAMBANSA BLG. 42” ENING THE MECHANISMS TO MONI- TOR COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES By Representative Santos-Recto AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE AND IN EDUCA- TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH TIONAL AND TRAINING INSTITU- TIONS, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES House Bill No. 2595, entitled: FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, REPEAL- ING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT “AN ACT MODERNIZING PUBLIC HEALTH NO. 7877, ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING ꞌANTI-SEXUAL HARASSMENT ACT OF FUNDS FROM THE PHILIPPINE AMUSE- 1995 ꞌ ” MENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR) INCOME, AMENDING FOR By Representative Villarica THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1869, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF ACT NO.