Philippines House Representatives Tender

Through the hard work and determination of its Members to come up with quality and relevant pro-people and pro-development legislative measures the House of Representatives during the 17th Congress successfully processed a total of 4682 measures in 236 session days which began on July 25 2016 and ended on June 4 2019.Through the sterling leaderships of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez during the First and Second Regular Sessions and former President and Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the Third Regular Session the House managed to support the legislative agenda of President Rodrigo Duterte as spelled out in his three past State of the Nation Addresses SONAs as well as fulfill the chambers priority agenda.The 4682 measures processed by the House translate to an average of 20 measures processed per session day. House Bills filed during this period reached 9212 while House Resolutions filed numbered 11894. Committee reports filed totalled 1338. The House approved a total of 1399 measures during this period. It also substitutedconsolidated 2513 measures and made 745 referrals of resolutions on inquiries.Overall 383 measures were enacted into law as of June 4 2019. These include 120 national bills 259 local bills and four joint resolutions. Notable among the House Bills enacted into law during the First Regular Session of the 17th Congress is Republic Act 10927 designating casinos as covered persons under the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 based on HB 5663.The Second Regular Session also produced numerous significant laws among them were RA 10929 Free Internet Access in Public Places Act based on HB 5225 RA 10931 Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act based on HB 5633 RA 11037 Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act based on HB 5269 and RA 10969 Free Irrigation Service Act based on HB 5670.The Speakership changed hands during the Third Regular Session heralding months of intense productivity under the stewardship of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Enacted into law during this period were RA 11054 or the Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao based on HB 6475 RA 11310 An Act Institutionalizing the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program 4Ps based on HB 7773 RA 11148 Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act based on HB 5777 RA 11055 Philippine Identification System Act based on HB 6221 RA 11165 Telecommuting Act based on HB 7402 RA 11202 Mobile Number Portability Act based on HB 7652 RA 11210 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law based on HB 4113 RA 11223 Universal Health Care Act based on HB 5784 and RA 11291 Magna Carta of the Poor based on HB 5811.At the opening of the First Regular Session of the 17th Congress on July 25 2016 then newly-elected Speaker Alvarez said their mission is to give the President the necessary legislation which will be his tools to effect meaningful and genuine change. In sum we too must be instruments of change.He stated that their mission in the 17th Congress is clear which is to enact laws that will deliver to our nation and our peoples a future better than yesterdays and brighter than todays. Meanwhile during her sine die adjournment speech last June 4 2019 then Speaker Arroyo said because of their tireless work and dedication the House Members of the 17th Congress achieved genuine milestones that will benefit both the present and next generation of Filipinos.She said the 880 measures approved during her term include all the bills highlighted by President Duterte in his SONA 2018. For early on I defined our principal objective in no uncertain terms as to push for the legislative agenda of President Duterte. Our House focused on the passage of priority bills especially those he highlighted in his 2018 SONA said then Speaker Arroyo.In addition former Speaker Arroyo said the House passed many other priority bills of the President including those not mentioned in his 2018 SONA. Meanwhile among the Joint Resolutions passed during the 17th Congress were JR 1 authorizing the increase in base pay of military and uniformed government personnel based on House Joint Resolution 18 and JR 4 extending the period of availability of funds intended for victims of human rights violations during the Marcos regime based on HJR 26.A total of 260 ResolutionsMotu Proprio Inquiries were adopted during the 17th Congress. These include 20 Concurrent Resolutions 210 Regular Resolutions 21 Resolutions on Inquiries in Aid of Legislation one Resolution of the Committee of the Whole two Resolutions on Impeachment and six resolutions of Both Houses Martial Law in Mindanao.Meanwhile a total of seven bills were vetoed by President Duterte in the 17th Congress. Six were national bills and one was a local bill. Meanwhile by the end of the 17th Congress there were 44 bills comprising 25 national bills and 19 local bills transmitted to the President for his approval and signature. Among these were HB 8719 The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2018 HB 8715 Philippine Innovation Act HB 8217 Consolidated Poverty Data Collection CPDC System Act HB 8794 Safe Street Public and Online Spaces Act HB 8885 Student Fare Discount Act and HB 8862 Innovative Startup Act of the Philippines.There were also 15 ratified bicameral reports 12 of which were of national importance and three of local importance. Among these bicameral reports were on HB 3222 National Vision Screening Act HB 8869 and SBN 1950 Murang Kuryente Act HB 6276 and SBN 2098 Anti-Power Line Disturbance Act and HB 8541 and SBN 1983 Philippine Space Development Act. Only two national measures were left pending at the bicameral conference level.