PRE RE SE F N O T A E T S I V U E S Congressional Record O H th PLENARY PROCEEDINGS OF THE 17 CONGRESS, FIRST REGULAR SESSION 1 P 907 H S ILIPPINE House of Representatives Vol. 1 Monday, August 22, 2016 No. 13 CALL TO ORDER there any objection to the motion to approve the Journal? (Silence) The Chair hears none; the motion At 4:00 p.m., Deputy Speaker Romero “Miro” S. is approved. Quimbo called the session to order. Journal No. 12, dated August 17, 2016, is hereby approved. THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). The session is called to order. REP. BONDOC. Mr. Speaker, I move that we proceed to the Reference of Business. NATIONAL ANTHEM THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). Is there THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). Everyone any objection? (Silence) The Chair hears none; the is requested to rise for the singing of the National motion is approved. Anthem. The Secretary General will please read the Reference of Business. Everybody rose to sing the Philippine National Anthem. REFERENCE OF BUSINESS PRAYER The Secretary General read the following House Bills and Resolutions on First Reading, and the Deputy THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). Everybody Speaker made the corresponding references: will please remain standing for a minute of silent prayer and meditation. BILLS ON FIRST READING Everybody remained standing for the silent House Bill No. 2882, entitled: prayer. “AN ACT DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING AND PROVIDING VARIOUS INCENTIVES TO THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). The INNOVATIVE START-UP ENTREPRENEURS Dep. Majority Leader is recognized. AND ITS INVESTORS” By Representative Villafuerte REP. BONDOC. Mr. Speaker, I move that we defer TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND the calling of the roll. INDUSTRY I so move, Mr. Speaker, Your Honor. House Bill No. 2883, entitled: THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). Is there “AN ACT DECLARING THE CONFERMENT OF any objection? (Silence) The Chair hears none; the A DOCTORATE DEGREE AS EQUIVALENT motion is approved. TO ENTRY LEVEL CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE OFFICER ELIGIBILITY IN THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL CIVIL SERVICE” By Representative Villafuerte REP. BONDOC. Mr. Speaker, I move that we TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE approve Journal No. 12 of August 17, 2016. AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION I so move, Mr. Speaker, Your Honor. House Bill No. 2884, entitled: THE DEPUTY SPEAKER (Rep. Quimbo). Is “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD 2 Congressional Record • 17th Congress 1RS v.1 MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016 NETWORK CONNECTING BARANGAY House Bill No. 2890, entitled: CAGBUNGA AND BARANGAY TAMBO “AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF STALKING IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAMPLONA AND PROVIDING THE PENALTIES INTO A NATIONAL ROAD” THEREFOR” By Representative Villafuerte By Representative Macapagal-Arroyo TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND HIGHWAYS House Bill No. 2891, entitled: House Bill No. 2885, entitled: “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD NETWORK NETWORK CONNECTING BARANGAY CONNECTING NAGA CITY AND THE BAHAY AND BARANGAY BUSAK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GAINZA INTO A MUNICIPALITY OF LIBMANAN INTO A NATIONAL ROAD” NATIONAL ROAD” By Representative Villafuerte By Representative Villafuerte TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAYS House Bill No. 2886, entitled: House Bill No. 2892, entitled: “AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE HEALTHCARE “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD NETWORK SYSTEM IN CULTURAL AND INDIGENOUS CONNECTING BARANGAY BAGADION COMMUNITIES BY INSTITUTIONALIZING AND BARANGAY MAMBULO NUEVO IN THE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LIBMANAN INTO TRIBAL HEALTH WORKERS AND FOR A NATIONAL ROAD” OTHER PURPOSES” By Representative Villafuerte By Representative Macapagal-Arroyo TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HIGHWAYS House Bill No. 2887, entitled: House Bill No. 2893, entitled: “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD NETWORK “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD CONNECTING BARANGAY MANAPAO, NETWORK CONNECTING BARANGAY BARANGAY MALITBOG AND BARANGAY SAN ISIDRO AND BARANGAY IBID IN TARIRIK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF LIBMANAN INTO MINALABAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD” A NATIONAL ROAD” By Representative Villafuerte By Representative Villafuerte TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAYS House Bill No. 2888, entitled: House Bill No. 2894, entitled: “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD NETWORK “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD NETWORK CONNECTING BARANGAY GRIJALVO IN CONNECTING BARANGAY SAN JUAN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FERNANDO AND BARANGAY CONCEPCION IN THE AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF BULA INTO MUNICIPALITY OF LIBMANAN INTO A A NATIONAL ROAD” NATIONAL ROAD” By Representative Villafuerte By Representative Villafuerte TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAYS House Bill No. 2889, entitled: House Bill No. 2895, entitled: “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD “AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROAD NETWORK NETWORK CONNECTING BARANGAY CONNECTING BARANGAY SAN RAMON CARANAN AND BARANGAY MACAD IN AND BARANGAY POBLACION IN THE THE MUNICIPALITY OF PASACAO INTO MUNICIPALITY OF PAMPLONA INTO A A NATIONAL ROAD” NATIONAL ROAD” By Representative Villafuerte By Representative Villafuerte TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAYS MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016 17th Congress 1RS v.1 • Congressional Record 3 House Bill No. 2896, entitled: House Bill No. 2901, entitled: “AN ACT CONVERTING THE LAHING-LAHING “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE – CAMP ANDRES PROVINCIAL ROAD ESTABLISHMENT OF A TECHNICAL CONNECTING THE MUNICIPALITIES EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT OF OMAR AND LUUK, PROVINCE CENTER IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SULU, TO NATIONAL ROAD AND OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO (USM), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” KABACAN, COTABATO TO BE KNOWN By Representative Arbison AS THE NORTH COTABATO TESDA TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS TRAINING AND ACCREDITATION AND HIGHWAYS CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” House Bill No. 2897, entitled: By Representative Tejada “AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MECHANISM TO THE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER AND TO ENABLE POOR FILIPINO FAMILIES TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE COLLEGE GRADUATE BY INSTITUTIONALIZING House Bill No. 2902, entitled: THE EXPANDED STUDENT GRANTS- “AN ACT REMOVING THE IRRIGATION IN-AID PROGRAM FOR POVERTY SERVICE FEES AND DELEGATING THE ALLEVIATION (ESGP-PA) AND MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, NATIONAL, COMMUNAL, AND PUMP AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, AMENDING By Representative Yap (A.) FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT TO THE COMMITTEE ON POVERTY NO. 3601, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING ALLEVIATION FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” House Bill No. 2898, entitled: By Representative Tupas “AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE THE DEPUTIZATION OF ANY UNIT OF THE AND FOOD ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND/OR ANY OF ITS PARA-MILITARY House Bill No. 2903, entitled: GROUPS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT “AN ACT PROVIDING PENSION AND OTHER DUTIES IN LABOR AND AGRARIAN RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES DISPUTES” TO RETIRED OLYMPIANS AND ELITE By Representative Zarate ATHLETES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” AND SECURITY By Representative Del Rosario TO THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND House Bill No. 2899, entitled: SPORTS DEVELOPMENT “AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE WITNESS PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFIT House Bill No. 2904, entitled: PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE “AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6981, HOME MORTGAGE FINANCE OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘WITNESS CORPORATION FOR MASS HOUSING PROTECTION, SECURITY AND BENEFIT ENDEAVORS, AMENDING FOR THE ACT’, AND PROVIDING ADDITIONAL PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. FUNDS THEREFOR” 1267, AND OTHER LAWS AFFECTING THE By Representative Zarate NHMFC” TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE By Representative Belmonte (J.) TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT House Bill No. 2900, entitled: ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION AND “AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING AND BALIK SCIENTIST PROGRAM AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” By Representative Aumentado House Bill No. 2905, entitled: TO THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND “AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY TECHNOLOGY OF THE MASBATE PROVINCIAL 4 Congressional Record • 17th Congress 1RS v.1 MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2016 HOSPITAL IN THE PROVINCE OF LOTTO PRIZES FOR DISPOSITION AND MASBATE, FROM ONE HUNDRED (100) ADMINISTRATION BY DSWD FOR ITS BEDS TO TWO HUNDRED (200) BEDS, SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS AND FOR UPGRADING THE SERVICE FACILITIES OTHER PURPOSES” AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE By Representative Castelo THEREIN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE COMMITTEE ON GAMES AND THEREFOR” AMUSEMENTS By Representative Kho TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH House Bill No. 2911, entitled: “AN ACT INCLUDING ACTS COMMITTED House Bill No. 2906, entitled: ON ACCOUNT OF ROAD RAGE IN THE “AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUSION OF BASIC FARMING AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE AND AGRICULTURAL AWARENESS 14 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3815, AS IN THE CURRICULA OF ALL PUBLIC AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THE REVISED PENAL CODE OF THE THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES” PHILIPPINES” By Representative Ortega (V.) By Representative Castelo TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF AND CULTURE LAWS House Bill No. 2907, entitled: House Bill No. 2912, entitled: “AN ACT GRANTING NATIONAL “AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RUBBER INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT (NTC) DIRECT REGULATORY POWER