09 August 2016 TUESDAY - 8

Reference of Business / Roll Call – 251 responded to the call / Approval of Journal No. 7

Personal and Collective Privilege: Lagman re Marcos burial interp Villarin Atienza refto Rules

Privilege Hour: Aglipay-Villar re breastfeeding interp Cayetano Antonino Kho Herrera-Dy Biazon Almario (manif: Kho de Jesus) refto Rules; Castro teachers’ plight refto Rules

Election of Members to Various Committees: Loyola Tolentino GatchalianW – CA; YapV – ICT; RodriguezM – Mindanao Affairs; Aumentado – SciTech; Tugna - Suffrage; Enerio-Cerilles (vice Bulut-Begtang) – Welfare of Children

Adoption of HR00175 Olympic Silver Medal of Hidilyn Diaz (in conso with HRs 142, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 155, 156, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 166, 169, 170, 171, 176, 178, 180, 181, 186, 187 and 189) – Res No. 8

Session adjourned at 6:34p till 4:00p Wednesday 10 August 2016

08 August 2016 MONDAY - 7

Reference of Business / Roll Call – 243 responded to the call / Approval of Journal No. 6

Change of Referral: HB00007 – fromTransportation to Public Works and Highways; HR00065 – from Rules to Public Order and Security

Privilege Hour: GarciaJE re honoring the late Tet Garcia interp Sy-Alvarado GonzalesA refto Rules; SuansingE re irrigation system refto Rules; Atienza re water problem refto Rules; Salo re economic progress refto Rules; Cuaresma re irresponsible mining refto Rules; Bertis re King Saud’s directive for foreign workers interp Delaro refto Rules; LopezM re Oympic silver medal of Hidilyn Diaz interp Lobregat Dalipe delRosario Bordado refto Rules

Election of Members to Various Committees: CA – Albano Salimbangon Ramirez-Sato Cortuna; HRET – Almonte Batocabe; Constitutional Amendments – MercadoR; Games and Amusement – Tambunting; Trade and Industry – Brion; Ways and Means – Cua; Women and Gender Equality – Aglipay-Villar; Globalization and WTO – Co; Spcl Ctte on Visayas Devevelopment – Mirasol; Sustainable Development Goals – Kho; Northern Luzon Growth Quadrangle – Dalog; Land Use – BelmonteJC

Amendments to the Provisional Rules of the House

Session adjourned at 7:38p till Tuesday 9 August 2016

03 August 2016 WEDNESDAY - 6

Reference of Business / Roll Call – 252 responded to the call / Approval of Journal No. 5

Privilege Hour (Continuation): SarmientoE re constitutional amendment interp Atienza VelosoV refto Rules; Tambunting re freedom of information refto Rules; PH terminated

Adoption: HCR0006 Legislative Calendar of the 1^st Regular Session of the 17^th Congress

Election of Members to Various Committees: Tenas - CA; Relampagos – 1^st member Agrarian Reform; Ferrer – 1^st member Local Govt; Abad – 2st member Govt Reorg; Benitez – 1^st member Housing; Catamco – 1^st member Indigenous Peoples; Umali – 1^st member Justice; Ting – 1^st member Labor; Castelo – 1^st member MMDA; Zarate – 1^st member Nat Res; Bag-ao – 1^st member People’s Participation; Unabia – 1^st member Small Business; SarmientoC – 1^st member Transpo; Bataoil – 1^st Veterans Affairs

Session adjourned at 5:35p till Monday 8 August 2016

02 August 2016 TUESDAY - 5

Reference of Business / Roll Call – 273 responded to the call / Approval of Journal No. 4

Privilege Hour (Continuation): Casilao re resumption of the peace talks between CPP/NPA/NDF and the GRP refto Rules; Bordado re crusade against illegal drugs / railway system refto Rules; Belaro re partylist as a mockery of the law refto Rules; Sy-Alvarado re anti-drunk driving refto Rules; Zarate re EDCA refto Rules; Aglipay-Villar re labor contractualization refto Rules; de Jesus re state of the women refto Rules; Brosas youth offenders refto Rules; Villarin re partylist system interp Lagman refto Rules; Priv Hour was terminated

Election of Members to Various Committees: Floirendo – CA; Panganiban - # 1 Agri and Food; Escudero - # 1 Basic Educ; YapAC - # 1 Eco Affairs; Villarica - # 1 Foreign Affairs; Sacdalan - # 1 Govt Enterp and Privatization; TanADL - # Health; Acharon – # 1 Local Govt; Primicias-Agabas - # 1 Revision of Laws; RamosD - # 1 Rural Development; Bulut-Begtang - # 1 Welfare of Children; Calixto-Rubiano # 1 Bases Conversion; Sahali - # 1 Peace, Reconciliation and Unity; VillanuevaN – # 1 Reforestation; RodriguezI - # 1 Southern Tagalog

Designation of Aglipay-Villar as caretaker of Las Pinas District in view of the appointment of Mark Villar as Secretary of DPWH

Session adjourned at 7:29p till Wednesday 3 August 2016

01 August 2016 MONDAY - 4

Approval of Journal Nos. 2 & 3 / Reference of Business / Roll Call – 268 responded to the call

Election of Members to the Committes: ZamoraR – Head, CA; NogralesKA - 1^st member Apporpriations; VelascoLA - 1^st member Energy; AlvarezF – 1^st member Franchise; GomezLT – 1^st member Tourism

Inquiry: Daza re proper attire during session reply Castro (presiding) Farinas

Manifistations Abayon re election of minority leader refto Rules; Lagman re inclusion of the election of minority leader in the journal

Privilige Hour: Teves re drug addiction refto appcomm; Paquiao re dream for the Filipino people refto appcomm; Roque re summary execution interp Atienza Lagman Bataoil refto Rules; Privilege Hour was suspended

Session adjourned at 7:29p till Tuesday 2 August 2016

27 July 2016 WEDNSDAY - 3

Roll Call – 242 responded to the call / Reference of Business

Personal and Collective Privilege: Lagman re contra-SONA refto appcomm

Election of members to cttes: Buhain – 1^st member Accounts; Acop – 1^st member Public Order and Security

Reconsideration of approval of Journal No. 1 and subsequent approval as amended of the same

Session adjourned at 6:09p till Monday 2 August 2016

26 July 2016 TUESDAY - 2

Roll Call – 256 responded to the call / Approval of Journal No. 1 / Reference of Business

Personal and Collective Privilege: Lagman re status of the election of minority leader interp Daza (manif) Atienza Tiangco Roque Andaya Villarin Marcoleta Erice RoqueH Atienza refto Rules

Reaction: Farinas re election of minority based on House Rules

Session adjourned at 8:00p till Wednesday 27 July 2016

25 July 2016 MONDAY - 1

National Anthem / Invocation by AlvarezM

Roll Call (by Region/Partylist) – 285 responded to the call

Designation of the Presiding Officer / Acting Floor Leader (Farinas)

Adoption of the 16^th Congress Rules as Provisional Rules for the 17^th Congress, as amended

Election of the Speaker (AlvarezP) nominated by: BelmonteF SingsonE AlvarezM CastroF Abu RoqueH (Suarez) Campos (Suarez) Daza (Baguilat) Villarin (Baguilat)

Oath Taking of Speaker Alvarez administered by Laogan / Acceptance Speech of Speaker Alvarez

Adoption of HR00106 Commending Speaker Belmonte – Res No. 1; HR00107 Commending Neptali Gonzales – Res No. 2; HR00108 Commending Ronaldo Zamora – Res No. 3
Oath Taking of the Members of the House of Representatives
Election of the Deputy Speakers: SingsonE AlvarezM CastroF AbuR
Oath taking of Deputy Speakers administered by Speaker Alvarez
Election of the Secretary General (Atty Cesar S. Pareja)
Oath Taking of Secretary General Pareja administered by Speaker Alvarez

Adoption HR00109 Commending SecGren Yap – Res No. 4

Election of Roland Detabali as Sergeant–at-Arms

Adoption HR00110 – Commending SAA Radovan – Res No. 5

Election of Majority Floor Leader Farinas and Deputy Speaker Quimbo

Adoption: 1) HR00091 Informing Senate of House Organization – Res No. 6; 2) HR00092 Informing the President of House’s Readiness – Res No. 7; 3) HCR0003 Joint Session to Hear the Message of the President – Ct Res No. 1; 4) SCR00001 Readiness of Congress to Receive President’s Message – Ct Res No. 2

Election of Joint Committee to Inform the President (SingsonE AlvarezM Castro Abu)

Election of Deputy Majority Floor Leaders Bondoc and Tugna
Session adjourned at 1:51p till 4:00p Tuesday 26 July 2016

 

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(26 July 2016 - 4:00pm)

06 June 2016 MONDAYA – 52

Reference of Business + Additional

Approval of the Conference Committee Report on HB04730 / SB01611

Adoption of SB03211 as an amendment to HB04531

Approval as Amended by the Senate: HB06080, HB05576

Adoption of: HR02706 (in consolidation with HR02713, HB02721) – Res No. 264; HR02688 – Res No. 265; HR02657 – Res No. 266; HR02659 – Res No. 267; HR02664 – Res No. 268; HR02674 – Res No. 269; HR02712 – Res No. 270; HR02722 – Res No. 271; HR02652 – Res No. 272; HR02717 – Res No. 273; HR02718 – Res No. 274; HR02719 – Res No. 275

Adoption of HCR0016

Election of Joint Committee to Notify the President of Congress’ Adjournment – Abad Aggabao Apostol Balindong Padilla Puno

Election of Membership to Committees: Delgado – Banks and Financial Intermediaries, Basic Education and Sports, Housing and Urban Development, Poverty Alleviation, Public works and Highways, Tourism, Land Use; VelascoLA – Foreign Affairs, Government Enterprises and Privatization, Suffrage and Electoral Reform

Messages: ZamoraR Gonzales Speaker Belmonte

Adjournment sine die at 7:44p

30 May 2016 MONDAY

Presentation of the Report of the Joint Public Session of Congress on Canvassing of Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections by Senator Aquilino Pimentel III and Representative Neptali Gonzales II and the consequent approval of the same by both Houses separately.

Proclamation of Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Maria Leonor Gerona Robredo as duly elected President and Vice President, respectively, by virtue of the results of the Canvassing of Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections

The joint public session of Congress on canvassing of votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates in the 9 May 2016 elections was adjourned at 4:58p.

27 May 2016 FRIDAY

Continuation of the Canvassing of Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections

Canvassing was terminated.

26 May 2016 THURSDAY

Continuation of the Canvassing of Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections

25 May 2016 WEDNESDAY

Continuation of the Canvassing of Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections

24 May 2016 TUESDAY

Joint Public Session of Congress on Canvassing of Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections

Roll Call of Members: Senate - 14 responded to the call; House - 181 responded to the call

Approval of the Rules on the Joint Public Session of Congress to Canvass the Votes for the Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates in the 9 May 2016 Elections

Election of Members to the Joint Committee

Opening of the Certificates of Canvass

Joint session was suspended at 9:13p

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(nota bine: this blog entry is not official! the members of the indexing and monitoring group staff are not part of the accredited house secretariat personnel in the canvassing proceedings. thanks to the public address/monitor system)

23 May 2016 MONDAY – 52

Approval of Journal Nos. 49, 50 and 51 / Roll Call – 189 responded / Reference of Business

Ratification of Conference Committee Reports on: HB06040 / SB02419, HB04116 / SB02947, HB05885 / SB02950, HB05911 / SB02999, HB06395 / SB03032

Approved as Amended by the Senate: HB00772, HB03785, HB05417, HB03219, HB03220, HB03222, HB03223, HB05406, HB05446, HB05571, HB05583, HB05844, HB06012, HB06038, HB05511, HB06152, HB03145,

Adopted SB03204 as an amendment to HB06204, Adopted SB02422 as an amendment to HB04544, Adopted SB03205 as an amendment to HB04832, Adopted SB03209 as an amendment to HB05572, Adopted SB00449 as an amendment to HB05780, Adopted SB02239 as an amendment to HB00925, Adopted SB02581 as an amendment to HB06423, Adopted SB02434 as an amendment to HB06421, Adopted SB03090 as an amendment to HB06414, Adopted SB03091 as an amendment to HB06415,

Personal and Collective Privileges: Colmenares re vetoed SSS pension increase bill; Ty-Delgado re first and final address to Congress - Rules

Adopted HCR0015 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Canvass of Votes

Approved on 3^rd Reading: HB05616, HB06410, HB06414, HB06415, HB06421, HB06424, HB06428, HB05560, HB06413, HB06416, HB06418, HB06422, HB06423, HB06425, HB06431

Approved on 2^nd Reading: HB06169, HB06170 HB06429, HB06433, HB06436, HB06437, HB06438, HB06439

Oath-Taking as Members of: Mary Elizabeth Ty-Delgado – 1^st District, Surigao del Sur; Roberto T. Mascarinas – ATING KOOP Partylist

Election of Member to Committees: VelascoA – Ecology Justice Banks and Financial Intermediaries, Information and Communications Technology, National Defense and Security

Session suspended at 7:01p to give way to the Joint Session of Congress to convene at 2:00p, Tuesday, 24 May 2016