OCA 2015

OUTSTANDING Congressman AWARD

2015

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015

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FOREWORD

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here seems to be a thin line between Legislators and the Executive branch with its constituent all vying for deliverable they perceive due them. While these positions are national in nature with Congress having to convene in the NCR region, their mandates originate in the multiple districts and party representations and affiliations for the Party List Representatives. The mandate for the twenty four (24) Senators are clear cut when it comes to their national constituency base being the same way for the Vice President and President. But how to educate the masses who require a better understanding of their leaders? A tough act for sure!

Unfortunately, the District Congressmen and women have to work hard at both their legislative responsibilities be it for policy and legislation as well as fulfill the perceived deliverable their constituencies require. Budgets of course become problematic and become a heavy burden not only during the election periods but over-all for the three year term they pursue. While an education is necessary for the voters to understand the differences in positions, it needs to wait patiently for the academic institutions to do their job. Time is of the essence and yet our legislators have to bear the brunt of discontent should this perception mutate towards what is perceived as accomplishments.

Perception after all is truth either which way one looks at it, and however disadvantageous and unfair that it is, our legislators carry this burden seemingly to no end in sight. There is a need to highlight if not generate an awareness towards policy and legislation vis-à-vis over projects and deliverable s the masses can only comprehend.

While the work and successes need amplification what better way to promote this effort and accomplishment other than to be awarded “Outstanding.”

SMI submits to the issues narrated and proudly presents the 2015 OUTSTANDING CONGRESSMAN AWARD now on its 24th anniversary.

What better reference other than the testament to ones accomplishments with public measure all attributes given to the awardees.

Kudos to the 2015 OUTSTANDING CONGRESSMAN AWARDEES!

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CONTENTS

Hon. Raneo E. Abu

District Representative 2nd District of Batangas................................................................................... 6

Hon. José Livioko Atienza, Jr.

Party List BUHAY..........................................................................................................12

Hon. Ann K. Hofer

District Representative 2nd District of Zamboanga Sibugay...............................................................18

Hon. Scott Davies S. Lanete, M.D.

District Representative Masbate, 3rd District......................................................................................24

Hon. Zajid “Dong” G. Mangudadatu

Representative 2nd District of Maguindanao.........................................................................30

Hon. Lani Mercado-Revilla

District Representative 2nd District of Cavite.....................................................................................36

Hon. Karlo Alexei B. Nograles

District Representative 1st District of Davao City..............................................................................42

Hon. Mariano U. Piamonte, Jr.

Party List A TEACHER..................................................................................................48

Hon. Arturo B. Robes

District Representative Lone District of San Jose Del Monte City......................................................54

Hon. Irwin C. Tieng

Party List BUHAY..........................................................................................................60

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Hon. Raneo E. Abu District Representative Batangas, 2nd District COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Housing and Urban Development • Interparliamentary Relations and Diplomacy • Public Order and Safety • Ways and Means

• Appropriations • Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources • Banks and Financial Intermediaries • Cooperatives Development • Energy

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• Local Government • Southern Tagalog Development • Trade and Industry • Transportation

aneo E. Abu, 48, a native of Bauan town in Batangas, worked as a photocopying attendant at the Committee Support Services Division of the Philippine Senate from 1990 to 1992.

Photocopying He said during the campaign trail, nobody believed that he was a “Xerox boy.” “They thought I was just making up a tale so I could win,” said Abu.

On June 3 ,2013, Abu went back to the Senate to become a guest speaker.

He recalled how at the age of 19, working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., he would read a lot while photocopying minutes of the meeting, records and documents needed by the senators, and the Local Government Code.

After his recent proclamation as newly elected representative of the second district of Batangas in the may 13 elections, Abu was invited by former coworkers to give the inspirational message at the flag-raising rites.

“This is a very rare opportunity for a lowly government employee like me to be given this chance to inspire my former coworkers. I am very much thankful of this opportunity,” said Abu in his speech.

“The whole day I was preoccupied and bent over the copying machine at the hallway,” he said.

After two to three months, although his item was still that of a clerical worker, Abu was already doing secretarial work for the office.

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 Government service Abu’s stint in government service started in 1988 when he became a youth development assistant in the office of then Batangas governor Vicente mayo.

In 1992, he went back to Bauan, ran as municipal councilor and won. He finished the first term but did not run again because his father was dying of liver cancer.

His father asked him to help Hermilando Mandanas who was then running for Batangas governor. Abu served as executive assistant for Mandanas, a position that he kept until 2004 when he was appointed supervising political affairs officer in the House of Representatives under the office of Mandanas.

In the may 13 elections, as a candidate for the Nacionalista Party, Abu won against his more popular rival, movie actor Christopher de Leon of the Liberal Party, by more than 70,000 votes. Abu also won against Godofredo Berberabe of the United Nationalist Alliance.

“I held on to the strong belief that the Batangueño does not look at personalities but at what I could do for the people,” he said.

After completing elementary and high school in public schools in Bauan, Abu took up general engineering at Batangas State University in 1984 to 1985 before shifting to political science at University of Batangas from 1986 to 1989.

Dumalo si Batangas Congressman Raneo Abu sa pagbubukas ng InnoTrans 2014, ang nangungunang transport technology fair sa buong mundo na ginanap sa Berlin, Germany kamakailan. Si Congressman Abu ang pangunahing may akda ng Philippine National Railway franchise extension bill sa Kongreso na magbibigay daan upang maisakatuparan ng nasabing ahensya ang pagsasaayos ng mga luma at sirang train at riles nito. Kasama ni Congressman Abu sa pagaaral ng mga maka bagong teknolohiya sa train operations si PNR General Manager Allan Dilay at mga miyembro ng Transportation Committee ng Kongreso. Kasama sa panukala ni Congressman Abu ang muling pagbuhay ng train operation sa Batangas-Manila route para sa higit na pag-taas ng antas ng Batangas International Port operations. (TMA)

Ice plant worker Abu, however, was unable to finish his political science course because he needed to work and help his parents. His mother was a housewife while his father was a mechanic who became blind due to an accident.

After the accident, his father lost his job but was lucky an ice plant hired him and helped him get an artificial eye.

Courtesy Call of H.E. Truong Trieu Duong, Vietnamese Ambassador

“I was also crushing ice,” said Abu who recalled having to work at the ice plant every summer so he could support his studies.

He said their family never owned a house until two years after his father’s death when his sister went to Dubai to work and helped provide a house for them.

Courtesy Call of Mogens Lykketoft - Speaker Denmark Parliament

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“My only regret which I could not forget is that I was unable to provide a television set for my father. We used to watch TV in other people’s homes,” he said.

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Ang Batangas Una sa Kongreso Sa kabuoang 94 House Bills and Resolutions na inakda at katuwang na inakda ni Congressman Abu sa loob lamang ng 2 taon, 14 ang naipasa na at naging batas.

Ang Batangas Una sa SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Umabot sa halos (2,000) dalawang libong karapatdapat na mga mag-aaral sa kolehiyo ang nakinabang sa Scholarship Program ni Congressman Abu sa pamamagitan ng Commission on Higher Education o CHED noong taong 2014 at kaparehong bilang (2,000) din para sa taong 2015.

Ang Batangas Una sa KALUSUGAN Halos (1,500) isang libo-limang daang mahihirap na maysakit ang nakabahagi sa may (P 11,000,000) labing-isang milyong pisong nakalagak sa 11 government hospitals para sa taong 2014-2015.

Ang Batangas Una sa PAGAWAING-BAYAN Para sa taong 2014 at 2015, umabot sa halos isang bilyong piso ang halaga ng pagawaing bayan na naipagawa ng Department of Public Works and Highways sa Batangas 2nd Distict sa pakikipag-ugnayan ni Congressman Abu.

Ang Batangas Una sa SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAM may 11,000 kapos-palad mula sa mga bayan at lungsod ng Batangas 2nd District ang nakinabang sa halos P 10,000,000 Sampung Milyomg pisong tulong para sa burial, food subsidy at medical needs sa pag-uugnayan ng Department of Social Welfare & Development (DSWD) at ni Congressman Abu sa taong 2014-2015.

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HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb00129 - An Act Separating From The Second Legislative District Of The Province Of Batangas To Constitute The Lone Legislative District Of The City Of Batangas

• Hb03750 - An Act Separating The City Of Batangas From The Second Legislative District Of The Province Of Batangas To Constitute The Lone Legislative District Of The City Of Batangas

• Hb01155 - An Act Imposing Stiffer Penalties On The Offense Of Stealing Or Vandalizing Government Road Signs And Other Warning Devices, Accessories, And Other Facilities, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03967 - An Act Declaring July 23 Of Every Year A Special Nonworking Holiday In The City Of Batangas To Be Known As 'Batangas City Foundation Day'

• Hb02185 - An Act Granting The First Bay Power (Fbcp) Corp. A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain A Distribution System For The Conveyance Of Electric Power To The End-Users In The Municipality Of Bauan, Province Of Batangas

• Hb04089 - An Act Extending The Corporate Life Of The Philippine National Railways For Another Fifty (50) Years, Further Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 4156, As Amended, Entitled 'An Act Creating The Philippine National Railways, Prescribing Its Powers, Functions And Duties, And Providing For The Necessary Funds For Its Operation'

• Hb02443 - An Act Declaring The Twenty Third (23Rd) Day Of July Of Every Year As A Special Non-Working Holiday In Batangas City To Be Known As The Batangas City Foundation Day • Hb03333 - An Act Extending The Term Of The Philippine National Railways For Another Fifty (50) Years, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 4156, Entitled 'An Act Creating The Philippine National Railways, Prescribing Its Powers, Functions And Duties, And Providing For The Necessary Funds For Its Operation,' As Amended • Hb03339 - An Act To Prescribe The Customs Modernization Act Of 2013 • Hb03538 - An Act Strengthening The Local Taxation And Fiscal Matters Of The Local Government Units, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known As The 'Local Government Code Of 1991' • Hb03629 - An Act Increasing The Ceiling Of The 13Th Month Pay, Christmas Bonus And Other Benefits Excluded From The Computation Of Gross Income For The Purpose Of Income Taxation, Amending For The Purpose Section 32 (B), Chapter Vi Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended

• Hb05548 - An Act Further Amending Republic Act No. 544, As Amended, Or The Civil Engineering Law • Hjr0020 - Joint Resolution Providing For A Common Definition Of Housing Terminologies To Be Adopted By Key Shelter Agencies And Housing Stakeholders • Hr00038 - A Resolution Urging The Committee On Ways And Means To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, With Regard To The Gross Underutilization Of Batangas Container Terminal (Bct), A Multi-Billion Project Funded By Japanese Official Development Assistance (Oda), Resulting To Huge Waste Of Government Funds And Loss Of Prospective Government Revenue • Hr00601 - A Resolution Urging The Committee On Ways And Means To Conduct An Inquiry In Aid Of Legislation On The Current Status Of The Revenues Being Collected By The Department Of Energy (Doe) From Energy Resource And Generating Facility And Company And Being Set Aside For The Benefit Of Barangay, Municipality Or City, Province And Region

Hosting Energy Resource And Generating Facility And Company As Mandated By Energy Regulation (Er) No. 1-94 As Amended • Hr00799 - A Resolution Expressing Deepest Sympathy And Sincerest Condolences To The Bereaved Family Of Mrs. Isabel B. Geron, Mother Of Our Colleague, Congressman Rico B. Geron Of Agap Party-List • Hr00957 - A Resolution Calling For Congressional Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Matter Of Forgery Committed By Dr. Leo Olarte, The President Of The Philippine Medical Association, Et. Al. Of The Signature Of Teresita R. Manzala, The Chairperson Of The Professional Regulations Commission, Relative To The Submission Of A Fraudulent And Spurious Prc Indorsement For The Incorporation Of Philippine Society For Stem Cell Medicine, Inc. With The Securities And Exchange Commission • Hr01846 - A Resolution Deeply Expressing Profound Condolences To The Bereaved Families Of And To Posthumously Accord Highest Commendation To The Members Of The Elite Special Action Force (Saf) Of The Philippine National Police (Pnp) Who Perished While Performing Their Heroic And Solemn Duties To Arrest The High Profile Terror Suspects In Mamasapano, Maguindanao • Hr01918 - A Resolution Urging Manila International Airport Authority (Miaa) To Completely Uphold The Rights Under The Law Of The Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) To Be Totally Exempted From Payment Of Travel Tax And Airport Fee By Immediately Recalling The Miaa Memorandum Circular No. 8, Series Of 2014, Until After Miaa And Other Concerned Government Agencies Have Found The Appropriate Computer System That Will Automatically Exempt The Overseas Filipino Workers As Well As Other Locally-Recognized Exempt Passengers From The Payment Of The International Passenger Service Charge (Ipsc) Or Airport Terminal Fee • Ps00268 - Website Posting

HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00025 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb00039 - An Act Providing Instructional Materials' Allowance For Public School Teachers

For Its Implementation Under The Provision Of Republic Act No. 6957, Otherwise Known As The Build-Operate-Transfer (Bot) Law

• Hb00054 - An Act Granting Fixed Honoraria And Additional Incentives And Benefits To Barangay Health Workers, Amending For The Purpose Of Republic Act 7883 Otherwise Known As The Barangay Health Workers Incentives And Benefits Act Of 1995

• Hb02866 - An Act Reorganizing Quedan And Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (Quedancor), Renaming It As Agricultural Credit And Guarantee Corporation (Agricor), Broadening Its Powers And Resources To Make It More Responsive To The Credit Needs Of Farmers And Rural Enterprises, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00055 - An Act Providing All Barangay Officials, Including Barangay Tanods, Members Of The Lupon Ng Tagapamayapa, Barangay Health Workers And Barangay Day Care Workers, A Lump Sum Retirement Pay Equivalent To One (1) Year Honorarium, Amending For The Purpose Section 393 Of Republic Act No. 7160, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Local Government Code Of 1991'

• Hb02887 - An Act Transferring The Bureau Of Fisheries And Aquatic Resources From The Department Of Agriculture To The Department Of Environment And Natural Resources • Hb02888 - An Act Instituting Independent Health And Environmental Assessment For All Mining Projects, Amending For The Purpose The Philippine Mining Act Of 1995

• Hb00056 - An Act Providing Incentives To Barangay Tanods And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb02901 - An Act Establishing The Apo Reef In Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro As Protected Area Under The Category Of Natural Park And Its Peripheral Waters As Buffer Zones, Providing For Its Management, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00128 - An Act Declaring The Verde Passage Marine Corridor Located In The Provinces Of Marinduque, Batangas, Mindoro Occidental, Mindoro Oriental, And Romblon As Protected Area, Providing For Its Management And For Other Purposes • Hb00694 - An Act Increasing The Burial Assistance For Veterans From Ten Thousand (P10,000.00) To Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “An Act Standardizing And Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans And Their Dependents • Hb01222 - An Act To Establish And Maintain An Office Of Veterans Affairs In The Philippine Embassy In The United States Of America, Prescribing Its Functions, Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb01276 - An Act Providing Mandatory Universal Health Care To Every Filipino Citizen Who Is Eighteen Years Old And Above Funded From Earnings Of Pagcor And Pcso • Hb02382 - An Act Amending Article 152 Of Act No. 3815, Otherwise Known As 'The Revised Penal Code', By Including Security Guards Of Duly Accredited Security Agencies While On Official Duty As Agents Of Persons In Authority • Hb02407 - An Act Providing Medical Allowance For Public School Teachers • Hb02630 - An Act Appropriating Funds For The Operation Of The Government Of The Republic Of The Philippines From January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Fourteen, And For Other Purposes • Hb02858 - An Act Providing For The Construction, Operation And Maintenance Of The Mindoro-Batangas Nautical BridgeHighway, Linking Mindoro Island To Batangas City, And Providing

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• Hb02949 - An Act Creating A Muslim Trade And Cultural Center Of The Philippines, In The City Of Manila, As The Capital Of The Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb03008 - An Act Nationalizing The Daykitin Annex Of The Buenavista National High School In Buenavista, Marinduque, To Be Known As The Daykitin National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03009 - An Act Nationalizing The Lipata-Tungib Annex Of The Buenavista National High School In Buenavista, Marinduque, To Be Known As The Lipata National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03010 - An Act Nationalizing The Bagtingon Annex Of The Buenavista National High School In Buenavista, Marinduque, To Be Known As The Bagtingon National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03011 - An Act Nationalizing The Sihi Annex Of The Buenavista National High School In Buenavista, Marinduque, To Be Known As The Sihi National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03012 - An Act Nationalizing The Bagacay Annex Of The Buenavista National High School In Buenavista, Marinduque, To Be Known As The Bagacay National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03014 - An Act Further Amending P.d. 205 And Amending E.o. 288 Providing For The Term Of Office And Qualifications Of The President Of The Development Academy Of The Philippines, And For Other Purposes • Hb03054 - An Act Creating An Electric Consumers' Emergency Fund (Ecef) For Disaster Relief And Social Amelioration, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03121 - An Act Enhancing The Delivery Of Comprehensive Agriculture Services And Facilities, Creating The Agricultural District Office In The Regional Field Offices Of The Department Of Agriculture And Decentralizing The Functions Of The Regional Field Offices And All Attached Agencies Of The Department Of Agriculture, Providing Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes • Hb03365 - An Act Imposing A Ten Percent (10%) Ad Valorem Tax On Softdrinks And Carbonated Drinks By Inserting A New Section In The National Internal Code, As Amended • Hb03766 - An Act Establishing The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) As The Single Maritime Administration Responsible For The Implementation And Enforcement Of The 1978 International Convention On The Standards Of Training, Certification, And Watchkeeping For Seafarers, As Amended, And International Agreements Or Covenants Related Thereto • Hb03899 - An Act Creating The Quezon City Development Authority (Qcda), Defining Its Powers And Functions, Providing For Its Organizational Structure And Capitalization And For Other Purposes • Hb03917 - An Act Increasing The Number Of Members Of The Sangguniang Panlungsod Of The City Of Binan From Ten (10) To Twelve (12) And Separating It From The First Legislative District Of The Province Of Laguna To Constitute The Lone Legislative District Of The City Of Binan, Amending For The Purpose Sections 10 And 61 Respectively Of Republic Act No. 9740 Otherwise Known As The Charter Of The City Of Binan • Hb03925 - An Act Instituting Reforms To Promote And Protect The Economic, Social, Political Rights And Well Being Of Barangay Health Workers Towards Quality Health Service Delivery And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For This Purpose Republic Act No. 7883, Otherwise Known As The 'Barangay Health Workers' Benefits And Incentives Act Of 1995' • Hb03981 - An Act Providing For The Mandatory Appointment Of A Cooperatives Officer In Every Local Government Unit, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known As 'The Local Government Code Of 1991' • Hb04022 - An Act Declaring Every Third Week Of November As 'National Entrepreneurship Week' • Hb04082 - An Act Strengthening Consumer Protection In The Purchase Of Brand New Motor Vehicles • Hb04085 - An Act Establishing The Open High School System In The Philippines And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04214 - An Act Providing For The Retention And Utilization Of The Income Derived By The National Museum, Amending For The Purpose Section 26 Of Republic Act No. 8492, Otherwise Known As The National Museum Act Of 1998

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• Hb04453 - An Act Converting The Municipality Of Sto. Tomas In The Province Of Batangas Into A Component City To Be Known As The City Of Sto. Tomas • Hb04528 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04530 - An Act Establishing And Providing For Free College Education In Information And Communications Technology In State Colleges And Universities And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04629 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04690 - An Act Reforming The Administration Of The Judiciary Development Fund, Mandating Transparency And Accountability In The Administration Thereof, Transferring The Administration Thereof From The Supreme Court To The Bureau Of The Treasury, Enacting Appropriate Audit And Reportorial Requirements Therefor, Amending For The Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1949, And For Other Purposes • Hb04730 - An Act Requiring Business Establishments To Give Exact Change To Consumers • Hb04810 - An Act Increasing The Basic Salary Of Public School Teachers Both In The Elementary And High School Levels To Twenty Five Thousand Pesos And For Other Purposes

• Hb05286 - An Act Promoting A National Competition Policy For The Philippines, Prohibiting Anti-Competitive Agreement Or Conduct, Abuse Of Dominant Position, Anti-Competitive Mergers And Acquisitions, And Other Unfair Trade Or Business Practices, Establishing The Philippine Competition Commission And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05525 - An Act Modernizing The Customs And Tariff Administration • Hb05610 - An Act Allowing Foreign Vessels To Transport And Co-Load Foreign Cargoes For Domestic Transshipment And For Other Purposes • Hb05618 - An Act Institutionalizing The National School Feeding Program For Public Kindergarten And Elementary Pupils And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05785 - An Act Establishing A Comprehensive System For Registration And Licensing Of Social Welfare And Development Agencies And Accreditation Of Social Welfare And Development Programs And Services, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05911 - An Act Requiring The Mandatory Installation Of Speed Limiter In Public Utility And Certain Types Of Vehicles

• Hb04850 - An Act Designating Security Guards Of Duly Accredited Agencies As Agents Of Persons In Authority While Engaged In The Performance Of Official Duties, Amending For The Purpose Article 152 Of Act No. 3815 Otherwise Known As The Revised Penal Code

• Hb05912 - An Act Expanding The Coverage Of Incentives Granted To National Athletes And Coaches And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 9064, Also Known As "National Athletes, Coaches And Trainers Benefits And Incentives Act Of 2001"

• Hb04926 - An Act Providing For An On-Line Network Establishment Policy For The Philippines

• Hb06033 - An Act Authorizing The Sale Of Barangay Krus Na Ligas, Quezon City To Its Legitimate Residents, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 9500 Otherwise Known As The University Of The Philippines Charter Of 2008

• Hb04968 - An Act Appropriating Funds For The Operation Of The Government Of The Republic Of The Philippines From January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Fifteen, And For Other Purposes • Hb04970 - An Act Increasing The Ceiling For The Total Exclusion From Gross Income Of 13Th Month Pay And Other Benefits To Seventy Thousand Pesos (P70,000), Amending For The Purpose Section 32(B)(7)(E) Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended • Hb05023 - An Act Requiring The Philippine Postal Corporation To Issue Postage Stamps Depicting Philippine Tourist Spots, To Be Affixed On All International Mail To Attract Foreign Tourists • Hb05024 - An Act Strengthening The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (Pcic), Amending For The Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1467, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Charter Of The Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation • Hb05067 - An Act Prohibiting The Collection Of Fees From Passengers For The Use Of Sanitary Facilities In The Land Transport Terminals, Stations, Stops And Rest Areas • Hb05068 - An Act Institutionalizing The Grant Of Student Fare Discount Privileges On Public Transportation And For Other Purposes • Hb05076 - An Act Creating The Philippine Trade Representative Office And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05159 - An Act Giving Mandatory Philhealth Membership To Persons With Disability (Pwds) And Children With Special Needs (Csns) • Hb05178 - An Act Strengthening The Philippine Comprehensive Policy On Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv) And Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) Prevention, Treatment, Care And Support, And Establishing The Philippine National Hiv And Aids Plan, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8504, Otherwise Known As The 'Philippine Aids Prevention And Control Act Of 1998,' And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05239 - An Act Creating Two (2) Additional Branches Of The Regional Trial Courts In The Municipality Of Rosario, Batangas To Be Stationed At Rosario, Batangas, Amending For The Purpose Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, Otherwise Known As 'The Judiciary Reorganization Act Of 1980', As Amended, And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb06076 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Food Technology In The Philippines, Creating For The Purpose The Board Of Food Technology, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb06077 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Nutrition And Dietetics In The Philippines And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For The Purpose Presidential Decree Numbered One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Six (P.d. No. 1286) Otherwise Known As The "Nutrition And Dietetics Decree Of 1977" • Hb06132 - An Act Appropriating Funds For The Operation Of The Government Of The Republic Of The Philippines From January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Sixteen, And For Other Purposes • Hb06141 - An Act Enhancing The National Integrated Protected Areas System (Nipas), Providing For Its Management, And Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7586 As Amended • Hb06212 - An Act Converting The Tarlac College Of Agriculture (Tca) In The Municipality Of Camiling, Province Of Tarlac Into A State University To Be Known As The Tarlac Agricultural University And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hjr0021 - Joint Resolution Authorizing The President Of The Philippines, His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino Iii, To Provide For The Establishment Of Additional Generating Capacity As Mandated By Republic Act No. 9136, Also Known As The 'Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira),' To Effectively Address The Projected Electricity Shortage In The Luzon Grid On March 1, 2015 To July 31, 2015 • Hr00435 - A Resolution Organizing The Philippines-Croatia Parliamentarians Friendship Association • Hr00436 - A Resolution Organizing The Philippines-Albania Parliamentarians Friendship Association • Hr00585 - Resolution Commending Secretary Corazon 'Dinky' Soliman Of The Department Of Social Welfare And Development (Dswd) For Her Strong Commitment To Public Service And Selfless Dedication To Alleviate The Plight Of Disaster-Stricken Filipinos • Hr00597 - Urgent Resolution Reiterating Adherence To The Time-Honored Principle On The Exclusivity Of Jurisdiction Of The House Of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (Hret) Over All Contests Relating To The Election, Returns And Qualifications Of Its

Members To Preserve The Integrity, Dignity And Reputation Of The House Of Representatives And Its Members • Hr00808 - Resolution Organizing The Philippines-Pakistan Parliamentarians' Friendship Association • Hr00819 - A Resolution Directing The Committee On Government Enterprises And Privatization To Investigate, In Aid Of Legislation, The Privatization, Corporatization, Or Modernization Of Public Hospitas, Such As Its Infrastructures, Facilities, Health Human Resource, Operation And Maintenance In Relation To Republic Act No. 6957, As Amended By R.a. No. 7718 Entitled 'An Act Authorizing The Financing, Construction, Operation, And Maintenance Of Infrastructure Projects By The Private Sector, And For Other Purposes', And Other Related Laws • Hr00871 - Resolution Confirming The Commitment Of The House Of Representatives To The Vision And Establishment Of A People Oriented And People - Centered Asean Community By 2015 • Hr00883 - Resolution Organizing The Philippines-Republic Of Chile Parliamentarians' Friendship Association • Hr01174 - A Resolution Expressing The Sense Of The House Of Representatives In Urging Secretary Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan To Subsidize The Irrigation Fees Collected From Farmers By The National Irrigation Administration (Nia) • Hr01521 - Resolution Commending Mrs. Evangeline V. Sevidal, A Public School Teacher Of The Pangasinan National High School (Pnhs), Lingayen, Pangasinan For Her Heroic Role In The Shooting Incident Involving Po3 Domino Z. Alipio, Jr. Of The Anda Police Station That Resulted In The Death Of Three Public School Teachers And One Civilian And The Wounding Of Three Other Public School Teachers Inside The Premises Of The Pnhs On September 01, 2014 • Hr01602 - A Resolution Urging The Department Of National Defense To Re-Evaluate The Recommendation Of The Medal Of Valor Award To Then First Lieutenant Gary C. Alejano Which Was Downgraded To The Next Lower Award Of Distinguish Conduct Star In Order To Recognize His Conspicuous Acts Of Courage, Gallantry And Intrepidity At The Risk Of His Life Beyond The Call Of Duty During An Encounter With More Or Less A Thousand Heavily Armed Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) Forces In Brgy. Sapad, Matanog, Maguindanao On May 03, 2000 • Hr01728 - Resolution Requesting The Sandiganbayan To Grant Honorable Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Former President Of The Philippines And Incumbent Representative Of The Second District Of Pampanga, A Christmas Furlough For Compassionate And Humane Considerations • Hr01816 - Resolution Expressing The Heartfelt Gratitude Of The House Of Representatives To His Holiness Pope Francis On The Occasion Of His State Visit And Apostolic Journey To The Philippines On 15-19 January 2015 • Hr02146 - Resolution Urging The Land Transportation Office To Immediately Conduct A Mandatory Driver's License Retesting For All Holders Of A Professional Driver's License In The Philippines • Hr02356 - Resolution Urging The Committee On Appropriations To Delete Section 3: Special Provision(S), Paragraph 2, Article Xv, Department Of Justice, C. Bureau Of Immigration, Of The 2016 National Expenditure Program And Allow The Continuance Of The System By Which Collections Made By The Bureau Of Immigration (Bi) From Express Lane Fee/S Charges Are Deposited In The Express Lane Trust Fund In Order To Prevent The Removal Or Separation From Service Of Many Employees Of The Bureau That Will Lead To The Possible Collapse And Paralysis Of Its Nationwide Operations • Hr02377 - Resolution Urging The House Committee On Appropriations To Restore The P477.8 Million Budget Slashed By The Department Of Budget And Management From The Maintenance And Other Operating Expenses Of 59 State Universities And Colleges In The Proposed 2016 National Budget, And Study Options To Further Increase The Budget For Public Tertiary Education

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Hon. José Livioko Atienza, Jr. Party List BUHAY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Climate Change • The XXXI Summer Olympic Games • Ecology

• Metro Manila Development • Natural Resources

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hose unfamiliar with the life and work of Lito Atienza would be surprised to know that one reason he has the courage to take on issues in Congress, even when he is left all alone to wage his battles - as with his consistent fight to enforce rules on attendance and quorum - is that he is a comebacking lawmaker. His first stint in Congress began in an interesting, albeit difficult era: the last three years of a dictatorship, when he was one of a few opposition members of parliament (MPs) elected in 1984 to the Regular Batasang Pambansa.

But even before 1984, Mr. Atienza had had a long, eventful political career, having been born to a family that was one of the founding pillars of the Liberal Party. On his own, he formed in 1968 the Democratic Youth Movement (DEYMO). And, in 1971, as a candidate for councilor in the LP's Manila slate, he was onstage when two grenades were lobbed and almost decimated the LP leadership.

During martial law, he was arrested twice for standing up for the marginalized and for speaking out against the dictatorship.

The visionary was evident in the young leader even then: in those early years he founded the pioneering movement for the rights and welfare of the elderly, the Mahal Ko si Lolo, Mahal Ko si Lola

Foundation, long before laws institutionalizing these were enacted.

The jeepney drivers, whose cause he took up earlier despite his early imprisonment, provided one of the early examples of elderly benefits: they gave discounts to members of Lito's foundation.

In 1983, after the Ninoy Aquino assassination, Atienza started actively joining protests, and within months, quit his government job. He ran and won a seat in the Batasang Pambansa despite the obvious lack of resources and the real risks for the opposition then as the machinery of the dictatorship was moving to neutralize the growing dissent.

Lito's two years as opposition MP proved his mettle and further tested his convictions. He was part of the small band of MPs that pushed the impeachment complaint against Ferdinand Marcos, braving not just the continuing risks of opposing a dictator but also the physical threats from bused-in hostile crowds at the Batasan when voting time came.

Post-EDSA, Lito Atienza was appointed National Housing Authority General Manager by then-President Cory Aquino, where, he honed his executive mettle and pushed for low-cost housing for teachers and policemen.

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1986 taking his oath as NHA General Manager

1971 Plaza Miranda Liberal Party Proclamation Rally

Vice Mayor Atienza attends to the mendicants/ settlers near the Breakwaters, who were victims of typhoon

1992-1998 Vice Mayor and Presiding Officer of the Manila City Council

He took his oath of office on June 24, 1998, coinciding with the 427th founding anniversary of the City of Manila.

He was reelected in 2001 and again in 2004, making history as the only Manila mayor to win three consecutive terms.

Boyhood dream: Manila's mayorship In 1992, as the country prepared for its first free, general elections since martial law, Lito Atienza returned to politics, running and winning as vice mayor. He became the first vicemayor to be reelected in 1995.

From Day 1 as mayor, he made all sectors feel a change in the way their city is run, inspiring them to join that march to progress. Among others, he:

He was elected Mayor and took his oath of office on June 24, 1998. He was reelected in 2001 and again in 2004, making history as the only Manila mayor to win three consecutive terms.

• Transformed all revenue-generating agencies at City Hall into comfortable, one-stop offices, encouraging the transacting public to savor the experience of dealing with their LGU. Airconditioned offices, VIP treatment with free coffee and juice, TV sets, quick service in a Taxpayers' Lounge and Mabuhay Lounge.

• The result: an unprecedented 600-percent increase in revenues for the city government, providing funds for more public services.

• To sustain the progress in governance - and ensure everyone reflected values of honesty and hard work - he constantly met with all department heads and bureau and office chiefs.

• Modernized the city's big but crumbling public markets.

• Cleaned up, lit up, and put order in underpasses and key roads, to make people feel safe and encourage walking, as well as major parks and playgrounds.

His anchor "Buhayin ang Maynila" re-development program, consistently implemented in all spheres of governance, has been adopted and copied in many ways by many other LGUs.

City Hall provided logistical support to the Manila Police Department, reducing crime rates and boosting crime solution efficiency to 96.45%, according to NCRPO.

Atienza's leadership as mayor for three terms may be summed up as embracing three aspects:

The massive street-lighting program (nearly 30,000 lamp posts in 9 years) is seen to have played a role here as well: Atienza's theory was, as a preventive means, one lamp post equals 10 cops on patrol. Jones Bridge Jose Abad Santos Avenue McArthur Bridge Lighting

In 1998, he decided to cast his lot for mayor once more, winning over three political giants. He also made history as the only Manila vice mayor who was subsequently elected mayor, breaking what seemed till then a political jinx. That feat was partly attributed to Vice Mayor Atienza's leadership as presiding officer of the City Council.

Transformational best describes his leadership as mayor, effecting change not just by doing, but by simultaneously inspiring all stakeholders to re-make their city into the stuff of their dreams.

• First, social and community development - where he focused on improving the welfare of senior citizens and of children, especially abandoned children and those simply needing the basic attention to get a good headstart in life through good public education and in-school nutrition; • Second, raising living conditions by improving public services and facilities; • Third, simplifying the bureaucracy so people will enjoy dealing with the local government.

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• Nurtured the Manileño soul, bringing world-class talent to even the poorest enclaves, allowing Manilans to see and hear them for free: the Three Tenors, the Hawaii-based Pinoy talents Society of Seven, the Philippine Philhamornic Orchestra, Manila Symphony Orchestra II, and Bayanihan Philippine National Folk Dance Company, of which Lito and wife Beng are alumni.

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Tree planting activity as DENR Secretary

A showcase of his vision and transformational leadership is Baywalk, that 2-km. expanse of pedestrian area running alongside Manila Bay. He had it cleaned, spruced up with plants and lit up both for safety and aesthetics, providing people a place for fun, exercise, and relaxation. Balikbayans said it rivalled the seaside areas of Miami and San Francisco.

New role, new challenge at DENR He was appointed by then-President Gloria Macapagal as secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in July, 2007.

2 big battles: reclamation and oil depot Two major campaigns marked his stint as mayor as well: fighting moves to reclaim a vast expanse of Manila Bay; and pushing the relocation of the oil depot from the congested residential zone of Pandacan district.

• He actively managed the re-birthing of rivers and lakes, topped by Manila and Laguna Bays, with massive clearing operations in vital waterways, with the private sector, volunteers and LGUs. The Pasig River rehabilitation is cited as a good example, having been declared biologically dead 18 years ago.

• Noting that many good laws are poorly enforced, he prodded local executives to close down open dumpsites in their areas; and enforce the segregation law. He also initiated moves to make private water concessionaires fulfill their contractual obligation to invest in modern, expanded sewerage systems and provide waste-water treatment facilities.

• Cracked down on illegal loggers and illegal mining activities, drawing lawsuits from extractors of resources like nickel ore, particularly in Zambales, and their powerful patrons.

Not only did he make sure City Hall was open to people, and its offices easy to transact with; Atienza brought public service to their doorsteps. He pioneered "Serbisyo Diretso sa Tao" through the Sama sa Masa, done 2-3 times a week. Mini action centers were set up in each barangay, bringing medical dental and legal services to people.

Mayor Atienza also had a People's Day, where any Manileño could raise concerns, without any appointment.

When Atienza left office in 2007, he left the city coffers with close to P3-billion, more than enough to sustain the reforms and services in the city.

Among his key initiatives as DENR secretary from 2007-2010:

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 BUHAY Partylist Representative in the 16th Congress Having had tremendous experience in both the Executive and Legislative branches, Lito Atienza's return to Congress in 2013 is most fitting. The challenges he hurdled and initiatives he pursued thus inform most of his work as party-list representative of, appropriately, BUHAY, which is anchored on a pro-life advocacy.

It is thus no wonder that in the 16th Congress, when standing up for a cause - even when he is left all alone as in the quorum battles - Atienza does not back down. He was the first to stand on the floor denouncing the pork barrel which he described as illegal and immoral. He has never missed a session day and is almost always the first to speak up on critical issues. He has filed several bills, most notable among them HB 3169 and HB 5997 granting additional benefits for our senior citizens; HB 2949 for the establishment of a Muslim Trade and Cultural Center in Manila; HB 3839 for the live broadcast of

Inspecting mining sites in Zambales

all committee hearings and plenary sessions of both Houses of Congress; HB 4445 calling for business establishments to share a percentage of net profits to their workers. He has also introduced significant amendments in certain bills like HB 5412 increasing the allowance of school teachers who would render election service from P4000 to P8000, as well as in HB 5525 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act putting in place a system of voluntary pre-inspection of all containerized cargo at point of origin.

The sum of all these: a long, impressive track record in political work and public service; well-recognized, unprecedented feats in local government, shelter and the environment; and a continuing advocacy for human development and pro-life, propoor and pro-people initiatives – most notable among them are the Home for the Angels crisis center for abandoned babies, the Kababaihan ng Maynila women's organization and the Lito Atienza Cultural Arts Foundation. All these truly make Rep. Lito Atienza a one of a kind public servant.

Dredging Manila Bay

Home for the Angels

HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb02949 - An Act Creating A Muslim Trade And Cultural Center Of The Philippines, In The City Of Manila, As The Capital Of The Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb03169 - An Act Further Amending Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Senior Citizens Act Of 2010' • Hb03506 - An Act Granting Tax Exemption For Prizes And Awards Granted To Filipino Athletes In Internationally Sanctioned Sports Competitions And Further Amending For This Purpose Sec. 32 (B) (7) (4) Of 1997 Tax Code (R.a. 8424) • Hb03839 - An Act Prohibiting The Broadcast Of Foreign Television Series, Also Known As Teleseryes, During Primetime, While The Local Television Industry Is Recovering, And For Other Purposes • Hb03840 - An Act Providing A Five (5) Year Tax Holiday For The Film Industry

By Amending Republic Act No. 9167, Otherwise Known As 'An Act Creating The Film Development Council Of The Philippines, Defining Its Powers And Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes' • Hb04049 - An Act Amending Section 9 Of Republic Act No. 7306 Entitled 'An Act Providing For The Establishment Of The People's Television Network, Incorporated, Defining Its Powers And Functions, Providing For Its Sources Of Funding And For Other Purposes'

• Hb05996 - An Act Creating A Council Of Elders In Every Barangay, Defining Its Powers And Providing Funds Therefor • Hb05997 - An Act Further Amending Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Senior Citizens Act Of 2010' • Hb05998 - An Act Making It Compulsory For All International Airlines Landing In The Philippines To Play Philippine Music Immediately Upon Their Arrival, As Well As All Public Areas Like Tourist Attractions, Tourist Buses And Business Establishments Like Hotels • Hb05999 - An Act Prohibiting The Renaming Of Roads Already Named After Historical Filipinos, And For Other Purposes • Hb06000 - An Act Amending Section 12 Of Presidential Decree No. 1869 - Consolidating And Amending Presidential Decree Nos. 1067-A, 1067-B, 1067C, 1399 And 1632, Relative To The Franchise And Powers Of The Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) • Hb06001 - An Act Giving A Fifty Percent (50%) Discount To Filipinos On Entrance Fees At Tourism Areas In The Country • Hb06032 - An Act Prohibiting Import Of All Kinds Of Waste, Amending Certain Provisions Of Republic Act 6969, Otherwise Known As 'Toxic Substances And Hazardous And Nuclear Wastes Control Act Of 1990'

• Hb04345 - An Act Creating An Independent Commission To Investigate The Priority Development Assistance Fund, Otherwise Known As Pork Barrel, For Purposes Of Determining Whether Public Funds Were Legally Used For Purposes Intended And Provided For By Law

• Hr00157 - Resolution To Immediately Suspend The Implementation Of The Priority Development Assistance Fund (Pdaf) Pending The Completion Of The Investigation By The Concerned Government Agencies Regarding The Alleged Anomalies Relative Thereto

• Hb04445 - An Act Mandating All Business Establishments In The Country To Institutionalize Profit Sharing, Repealing And/Or Amending All Laws Inconsistent With This Act • Hb05373 - An Act Repealing Republic Act 10354 Otherwise Known As Responsible Parenthood And Reproductive Health Act Of 2012

• Hr00385 - Resolution To Authorize The President Of The Philippines To Immediately Release One Billion Pesos To Bohol; And Five Hundred Million Pesos To Cebu, For The Immediate Rehabilitation Of Infrastructure Such As Roads And Bridges, As Well As Other Historical Edifices, Especially Centuries-Old Churches, To Be Sourced From The Government's Savings

• Hb05878 - An Act Strengthening The Cultural And Sports Training Of The Filipino Youth By Re-Organizing The Department Of Education (DEPED) Into The Department Of Education, Culture, And Sports (DECS), Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hr00553 - Resolution Expressing Our Deepest Sympathies To The Family Of

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• Hr00405 - Resolution Strongly Urging The Department Of Education To Require Field Trips Of Educational Institutions To Visit Historical Sites And Landmarks Within The Philippines

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 A Colorful, vibrant, and progressive Manila under Mayor Atienza's "Buhayin Ang Maynila" program

Liwasang Bonifacio

Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz, Binondo

Jones Bridge

Plaza Miranda

Baywalk

Muelle Del Banco Nacional

City Hall clocktower showing correct time

Manila Tax Payers’ Lounge

Edsa Revolution Icon June Keithley-Castro; Recognizing Her For Being The Voice Of People Power; And, Honoring Her For Leading An Exemplary Christian Life

Deportation In The Issuance Of An Order Releasing From Their Detention Suspected Chinese Criminal Syndicate Leader Wang Bo

• Hr00680 - Resolution Strongly Urging Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista To Reconsider Plans To Close Down The Manila Seedling Bank

• Hr02160 - Resolution Tasking The Bureau Of Jail Management And Penology (Bjmp) To Conduct An Immediate Inspection Of The Existing Conditions Of All Provincial And City Jails Across The Country And Effect The Necessary Repairs And Improvements Needed

• Hr00810 - Resolution Urging The Leadership Of The House Of Representatives To Summon Presidential Adviser On The Peace Process Teresita Quintos Deles And All Other Relevant Resource Persons In Order To Explain The Bangsamoro Basic Law And Its Four Annexes • Hr00864 - Resolution Urging The Members Of The House Of Representatives To Sign A Pledge To The Filipino People That We Will Focus Only On The Economic Provisions As We Move Towards Amending The Philippine Constitution • Hr01105 - Resolution Urging The House Leadership To Immediately Act On And Pass The Foi Bill • Hr01122 - Resolution Expressing The Collective Sentiments Of The House Of Representatives, Condoling With The Family Of Anthony N. Villanueva, The Country's First Olympic Silver Medalist In Boxing • Hr01189 - Resolution Appealing To The Supreme Court To Consider With Urgency The Pending Case Of Bataan Representative Enrique T. Garcia Regarding The Unconstitutionality Of Section 284 Of Republic Act 7160 • Hr01664 - Resolution Expressing The Urgency Of Getting The Metro Manila Development Authority (Mmda) To Explain To The Public Its Immediate Plan Of Action In Response To The Deteriorating Traffic Situation In Metro Manila • Hr01735 - Resolution Strongly Urging The Bureau Of Immigration (Bi) And Airport Authorities To Immediately Provide Special Red Carpet Lanes In All Our International Airports For All Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) Coming Home For A Vacation Or For Good, Starting This Christmas And As A Regular Way Of Welcoming Them Home Thereafter, As An Expression Of The Nation's Gratitude For Their Being Part Of The Country's Biggest Industry That Is Essentially Keeping The Economy Afloat • Hr02140 - Resolution Strongly Urging The Department Of Justice (Doj) To Conduct An Immediate Review Of All Cases Of Inmates And/Or Detainees In All Provincial And City Jails Across The Country • Hr02156 - Resolutions Calling For An Investigation On The Possible Violations Committed By High-Ranking Officials Of The Bureau Of Immigration And

• Hr02172 - Resolution Urging The Department Of Social Welfare And Development (Dswd) To Automatically Include All Registered Persons With Disabilities (Pwds), As Well As Children With Intellectual Or Learning Disabilities, In The Government's Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program • Ps00006 - Pork Barrel • Ps00024 - Member's Right To Speak • Ps00051 - Lack Of Effective Governance In Metro Manila • Ps00063 - Disbursement Acceleration Fund (Daf) • Ps00082 - Supreme Court Decision On The Pdaf • Ps00096 - Birthday Of The Late Former Sen. Ninoy Aquino • Ps00134 - Peace And Order Problem In The Country • Ps00150 - Edsa Anniversary • Ps00185 - Cutting Of Trees At The Foot Of Mt. Makiling • Ps00194 - Olympic Medalist Anthony Villanueva • Ps00241 - Pantawid Pampamilya Program • Ps00254 - Implementation Of Reproductive Health Law • Ps00258 - Parliamentary Practice • Ps00280 - Pcos Machines In The 2010 Election • Ps00291 - Drug Lords In The Jail • Ps00320 - Sanctity Of Life • Ps00337 - 29Th Anniversary Of People Power • Ps00367 - Remarks Of Mayweather Against Pacquiao • Ps00406 - Operation Of Public Markets

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Hon. Ann K. Hofer District Representative Zamboanga Sibugay, 2nd District VICE CHAIRPERSON • Higher And Technical Education

• Mindanao Affairs

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law • Appropriations • Banks and Financial Intermediaries • Energy • Foreign Affairs

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• Government Enterprises and Privatization • Government Reorganization • Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples • Legislative Franchises

• Local Government • National Cultural Communities • Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development • Ways and Means • Women and Gender Equality

THE SHINING, OUTSTANDING CONGRESSWOMAN ANN K. HOFER AND THE POWER OF THE FEMININE “Hofer will deliver. That is why we are voting for her.”

his enthusiastic declaration in 2013 came from a group of Sibugaynons as they made their way to their polling precinct on election day. It turned out to be a choice echoed by thousands of other voters who made it a landslide victory for Dr. Ann K. Hofer, who is now doing an outstanding job as representative of Sibugay’s Second District.

And the Sibugaynons were right. Hofer did deliver.

Outstandingly, she has delivered on her campaign promises, as evidenced by the legislation she has passed and the infrastructure projects implemented in her district.

In the area of legislation, Congresswoman Hofer has notched up a considerable number of bills.

A major bill, H.B. no. 4556, seeks to modernize the National Bureau of Investigation. After consolidation with other bills, it was approved on third reading by the lower House. In like manner, House Bill no. 4568, proposing significant revisions in the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), was consolidated with identical bills and then given the nod by the Committee on Appropriations. Noteworthy in the Hofer version was that a majority of the provisions worked for by

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the Sibugay congresswoman were successfully included in the consolidated bill, thus putting more teeth into the NIPAS law, specifically in the area of new, prohibited acts.

Moreover, House Bill no. 586, which propounds that a Registry of Deeds be created in Zamboanga Sibugay itself, has successfully made it as an enrolled bill, and is awaiting President Aquino’s signature for its enactment into law. The establishment of national offices in Sibugay such as the Registry of Deeds will now enable the downloading of government services, directly benefiting Sibugaynons—saving them energy, expense and time spent commuting to Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur for their land registration transactions.

In addition, two bills, H.B. no. 5570 and H.B. no. 5959, creating new barangays, have hurdled third reading in the House and are now in the Senate for their version.

In the flurry of all these lawmaking activities, the dynamic Congresswoman Hofer still continued untiringly to work for the addition of infrastructure projects and the improvement of facilities, with the end in mind of delivering basic needs for her beloved Sibugaynons. The Hofer vision is that of a Sibugay throbbing with economic drive, with the second district itself being the core of enormous progress because of Sibugay’s wealth of mineral resources and treasure that is its rubber industry.

To amplify such natural wealth and treasure, Rep. Hofer literally paved the way to progress through the construction and rehabilitation of all national roads in the second district, dramatically lessening travel time and consequently speeding up the movement of goods and services.

A marvelous example of such is Sibugay’s capital town, Ipil, which now has a modern, eight-lane, flood-proof highway made possible by Hofer’s efforts. At the crossroads of this magnificent road is the historic rotunda which the congresswoman has made more distinct through the installation of a modern obelisk, enhanced further by a fountain and park. This amazing

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edifice celebrates the history of Sibugay and geographically distinguishes Ipil as the landmark crossroads of the Zamboanga peninsula. Whether it be from Pagadian 135 kilometers away in the east, or Dipolog 170 kilometers away in the north, or Zamboanga City 138 kilometers away in the west, the nucleus of it all is strategically vital Ipil.

The Ipil road-rotunda marvel is a testament to the Hofer view that an excellent road connection is the key to progress and modernization. In addition, set for completion in 2016 is the Ipil diversion and by-pass road in anticipation of future traffic build up in the town center inherent in a swiftly growing province.

Good roads are a fundamental component in development, thus Congresswoman Hofer filed House Bill nos. 1444, 1445 and 4674 which aim to convert into national roads the SurabaySan Fernandino road in R.T. Lim, the Titay-Bangco road in Titay, and the Tungawan-Malungon road in Tungawan, thus hugely strengthening the road nexus from Sibugay to Zamboanga del Norte.

Furthermore, to buttress the efforts at progress while her road bills were still being deliberated, Rep. Hofer simultaneously made a parallel initiative to get the Department of Public Works and Highways to convert her district’s provincial roads into national roads by administrative process. Her diligence met with success. The DPWH’s proposed 2016 budget includes the conversion of R. T. Lim’s Surabay-San Fernandino road into a national road. Moreover, Hofer succeeded in getting funding for the completion of the converted Sta.Clara-Sandayong national road in Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay, realizing Republic Act No. 10019 she authored in the 14th Congress. Finally, creating most impact to the farmers of Sibugay who comprise majority of her constituents are the completed concrete farm-to-market roads from the Department of Agriculture.

Rep. Hofer has served the Sibugaynons well, not only by providing them modern roads, but also by improving infrastructure facilities for their transportation. Presently, work

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 Congresswoman Hofer knows first-hand the huge importance of education. Thus, she continues to untiringly lobby the Department of Education for the construction of additional schools and classrooms. At present, through the “Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program” of the Commission on Higher Education, and having an oversight function as the Vice Chair of the Committee on Higher and Technical Education, she has helped 1,286 scholars in 32 schools. Furthermore, she has successfully referred 800 students for educational assistance to the Department of Social Welfare and Development. In addition, hundreds of TESDA students have been awarded after their graduation, start-up packages for their chosen TESDA courses under the Special Training for Employment Program (STEP).

Brand new sewing machines, baking ovens, welding machines, handyman tools, and parlor start-up kits to match their specific specialties. With the same zeal, she has also worked for the provision of irrigation, electrification and water system projects that will give the Sibugaynons a better life.

is being undertaken to further develop Ipil airport and Magdaup seaport, the completion of which will make Sibugay’s tourist spots much easier to reach by tourists both local and foreign.

Having parents who are both medical doctors has made health a vital involvement for Rep. Hofer. Thus the fulfillment of her campaign promise to build a modern, well-equipped, state-of-the-art Sibugay Provincial Hospital has been an understandable source of rejoicing for the Sibugaynons and for their congresswoman.

Equally gratifying is the current status of the Philippine Rubber Research Institute (PRRI) created by Rep. Hofer in 2010 through Republic Act No. 10089. Zamboanga Sibugay is rubber country, with thousands of Sibugaynons dependent on rubber for their livelihood. Unfunded since its establishment in 2010, Rep. Hofer made sure that the PRRI will not be a frontline government agency only on paper. She persevered to acquire funding to jumpstart its initial operations. Today the Institute has in place an interim director and staff, with a starter fund of Php 20 million from the Department of Agriculture (DA). The hardworking Hofer is now lobbying to expand the allocation to Php 200 million by way of having the amount included in the DA’s 2016 proposed budget. This will cover the acquisition of state-of-the-art facilities that will place PRRI on the same level as similar institutes around the world, benefitting rubber producers not only in Sibugay but in the entire country.

Through it all, Congresswoman Hofer has taken a courageous stand on national issues and supported bills on poverty alleviation, the quest for lasting peace in Mindanao and the advancement of women’s rights. Corollary to such, Rep. Hofer delivered Privilege Speech no. 352 this year at a plenary session of Congress celebrating International Women’s Month. In a powerful speech that garnered for her a standing ovation, Rep. Ann Hofer spoke profoundly and movingly about the Power of the Feminine and how women throughout history have transformed the world for the better. She stressed that we should never forget the power of the feminine to love and to nurture, to create harmony and to bring peace.

And, in the case of Zamboanga Sibugay, it is the passion to empower a people, previously languishing in the darkness of broken promises, and bringing them into the light of a glowing future made even brighter because of their shining, outstanding Congresswoman ANN K. HOFER.

Having also been a professor at the De La Salle University and the University of the Philippines, the latter being where she completed her Doctorate in Public Administration,

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HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • HB 00586 – An Act Creating the Registry of Deeds of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay and Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 01444 – An Act Converting the Surabay-San Fernandino Road to Boundary of Zamboanga Del Norte Connecting the Municipality of R.T. Lim, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the Province of Zamboanga Del Norte into a National Road And Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 01445 – An Act Converting the Titay-Bangco Road to Boundary of Zamboanga Del Norte Connecting the Municipality of Titay, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay and the Province of Zamboanga Del Norte into a National Road and Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 04554 – An Act Creating Two (2) Barangays, to be known as Barangay Masao And Barangay Timbabauan, respectively, both in the Municipality of Tungawan, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

• HB 04568 – An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7586, Adding Administrative Measures for Improved Management and Protection of the NIPAS, Providing Additional Prohibited Acts Therefor, Increasing their Penalties, and for Other Purposes • HB 04569 – An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9147, Providing Additional Prohibited Acts Therefor, Increasing their Penalties, Adding Administrative Measures for Improved Protection and Conservation of Wildlife, and for Other Purposes • HB 04674 – An Act Converting Tungawan To Malungon Provincial Road, situated in the Municipality of Tungawan, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay up to the Boundary of the Municipality of Siocon, Zamboanga Del Norte into a National Road and Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 05770 – An Act Creating A Barangay to be Known As Barangay San Isidro in the Municipality of Titay, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

• HB 04555 – An Act Creating A Barangay, to be known as Barangay San Isidro in the Municipality of Titay, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

• HB 05959 –An Act Creating A Barangay To Be Known As Barangay Masao in the Municipality of Tungawan, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

• HB 04556 – An Act Reorganizing and Modernizing the National Bureau of Investigation, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

• HB 06018 – An Act Creating A Barangay to be Known As Barangay Timbabauan in the Municipality of Tungawan, Province of Zamboanga Sibugay

HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • HB 00025 – An Act Providing for a Magna Carta of the Poor

Republic Act No. 8492, Otherwise Known as the National Museum Act of 1998

• HB 00105 – An Act Promoting a Comprehensive Program on Breastfeeding Practices and Regulating the Trade, Marketing and Promotions of Certain Foods for Infants and Young Children

• HB 04275 – An Act Defining the Role of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Local Government Units (LGUs) in the Establishment and Operation of the Public Employment Service Office (PESO), and the Operation of Job Placement Offices by Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), amending for the Purpose Sections 3, 6, 7 And 9 Of Republic Act No. 8759, Otherwise Known As The "Public Employment Service Office Act Of 1999"

• HB 00659 – An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against Persons on Account of Ethnic Origin And/Or Religious Belief • HB 00694 – An Act Increasing the Burial Assistance for Veterans from Ten Thousand (P10,000.00) to Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “An Act Standardizing And Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans and Their Dependents • HB 01222 – An Act To Establish and Maintain an Office of Veterans Affairs in the Philippine Embassy in the United States Of America, Prescribing Its Functions, Providing Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes • HB 01330 – An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9262, Defining Electronic Violence Against Women or E-Vaw, Providing Protective Measures and Prescribing Penalties Therefore, and for Other Purposes • HB 02630 – An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Fourteen, and for Other Purposes • HB 03462 – An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted to Radio Veritas-Global Broadcasting System, Incorporated To Construct, Install, Operate And Maintain For Religious, Educational, Cultural and Commercial Purposes Radio and Television Broadcasting Station in The Philippines, and for Other Purposes, under Republic Act Numbered Seventy Five Hundred and Seventy Nine to Another Twenty-Five Years from the Date of Approval of this Act • HB 04085 – An Act Establishing the Open High School System in the Philippines and Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 04214 – An Act Providing for the Retention and Utilization of the Income Derived by the National Museum, Amending for the Purpose Section 26 Of

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• HB 04428 – An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted to Progressive Broadcasting Corporation for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7163, As Amended By Republic Act No. 8162 • HB 04530 – An Act Establishing and Providing for Free College Education in Information and Communications Technology in State Colleges and Universities and Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 04968 – An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Fifteen, and for Other Purposes • HB 04970 – An Act Increasing the Ceiling for the Total Exclusion From Gross Income of 13th Month Pay and Other Benefits to Seventy Thousand Pesos (P70,000), Amending for the Purpose Section 32(B)(7)(E) Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended • HB 04997 – An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted To ABS-CBN Corporation (Formerly ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation) Under Republic Act No. 7966 Or ‘An Act Granting ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation a Franchise to Construct, Install, Establish, Operate, And Maintain Broadcasting Stations in the Philippines, and For Other Purposes’ For Twenty-Five (25) Years from the Effectivity of this act • HB 05076 – An Act Creating the Philippine Trade Representative Office and Appropriating Funds Therefor • HB 05226 – An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted to Christian Era Broadcasting Service International, Incorporated for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7618

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• HB 05227 – An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted To Eagle Broadcasting Corporation for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 4196, As Amended By Republic Act No. 7299 • HB 05525 – An Act Modernizing The Customs and Tariff Administration • HB 05582 – An Act Renewing the Franchise Granted to Radio Veritas - Global Broadcasting System, Incorporated to Construct, Install, Operate and Maintain for Religious, Educational, Cultural and Commercial Purposes Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations in the Philippines, and for Other Purposes, Under Republic Act Numbered Seventy-Five Hundred And Seventy-Nine to Another Twenty-Five Years • HB 05610 – An Act Allowing Foreign Vessels to Transport and Co-Load Foreign Cargoes for Domestic Transshipment and for Other Purposes • HB 05617 – An Act Establishing the Regulatory Framework for the Safe Operations of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Industry and Penalizing Certain Prohibited Acts • HB 05675 – An Act Defining Electronic Violence Against Women and Their Children, Providing Protective Measures, and Prescribing Penalties, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 9262 Otherwise Known As The Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 • HB 05787 – An Act Providing for the Mandatory Establishment of Women-Child Friendly Spaces in All Evacuation Centers in the Country and Providing Funds Thereof • HB 05855 – An Act Reorganizing and Modernizing the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Providing Funds Therefor • HB 05940 – An Act Renewing for Another Twenty-Five (25) Years the Franchise Granted To Progressive Broadcasting Corporation Under Republic Act No. 7163, As Amended By Republic Act No. 8162 • HB 06132 – An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Sixteen, and For Other Purposes • HB 06141 – An Act Enhancing the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS), Providing for Its Management, and Repealing for The Purpose Republic Act No. 7586 As Amended • HJR 0010 – Joint Resolution Approving the Transfer, Sale or Assignment of the Controlling Interest of Zest Airways, Inc., Formerly Known As Asian Spirit, Inc. to Air Asia, Inc. • HJR 0026 – Joint Resolution Increasing the Daily Subsistence Allowance of All Officers, Enlisted Personnel, Candidate Soldiers, Probationary Second Lieutenants, Cadets And Civilian Active Auxiliaries of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Commissioned and Non-Commissioned Personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management And Penology (BJMP), Cadets of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the Candidate Coast Guard Men of the PCG and the Uniformed Personnel of the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) from Ninety Pesos (P90.00) to One Hundred and Fifty Pesos (P150.00) Per Day Effective January 1,2015 • HJR 0036 – Joint Resolution of the House of Representatives and the Philippine Senate Revoking the Franchise Granted to Aboitiz One, Inc. Through Republic Act 7583, As Amended By Republic Act 9170, in View of the Sale of Said Corporation to Negros Navigation Company, Inc. without the Prior Approval of Congress

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Hon. Scott Davies S. Lanete, M.D. District Representative Masbate, 3rd District COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Appropriations • Poverty Alleviation • Public Order and Safety • Basic Education and Culture • Climate Change

• Bicol Recovery and Economic Development • Energy • Games and Amusements • Health

H

on. Scott Davies S. Lanete, MD, 2nd Term Representative of the Third District, Province of Masbate, was born in Cebu City on October 1, 1982. Married on 2010, has one son, a daughter, and another son expected to be born December 2015.

During his elementary and high school years, he was consistently sent by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines as part of the Philippine delegation to various international scouting events.

When he was 14 years old, he was appointed as Ambassador of Goodwill to the High Sierra International Rendezvous held in Nevada, California. He was appointed again as an Ambassador of Goodwill to the Nippon Jamboree in Akita, Japan. Also, at age 14, he was already awarded the Eagle Scout rank. The following year, he was chosen Regional Representative for the Visayas.

His stint as a Boy Scout reached its apex when he was selected as one of the Ten Outstanding Boy Scouts of the Philippines.

• National Defense and Security • Public Works and Highways • Tourism • Transportation

Although involved in multiple extra curricular activities and recipient of as many awards, the young S Lanete did well in his studies as proven by his academic achievements and excellence. He graduated from high school with honors at the Sacred Heart School in Cebu City in1999. In college, he graduated from the University of the Philippines, Manila with a degree in Pharmacy. He was also elected Councilor of the University Student Council. He was also the Philippine Representative to the 13th Korean International Youth Forum.

He continued with his studies at the University of the EastRamon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERM-College of Medicine) where he took up and graduated with a degree in Medicine in 2009. His thesis entitled, “O Smile Naman Dyan: A Quasi-Experiment Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Public Health Information Campaign in Raising Awareness of Depression and Suicide Among Filipino Adolescents”, earned

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Signing of the Fy 2016 National Expenditures Program

Medical Mission in Esperanza, Masbate

His son giving gifts to underprivileged children in Masbate on his birthday

DOLE Signing of Joint Manual of Operations in Providing Assistance to Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Overseas

NSC & NICA Pre-Plenary Conference for FY 2016 Budget

him the chance to officially represent the UERM-College of Medicine, with two other delegates, in the “International Medical Students Conference” held in 2008 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

At the same time, Rep. Lanete has made it an inter-agency effort as livelihood kits and/or assistance will be extended by the other departments of the government, while Department Secretaries are expected to grace the event, upon his invitation.

While he was reviewing for his Physician Licensure Examinations, he also entered politics in 2010. He simultaneously reviewed and campaigned for the position of Representative in his district in Masbate. He passed the Physician Licensure Examinations that year and also got elected to represent the people of the 3rd District of Masbate at the House of Representatives (HOR).

Rep. Lanete sits as the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Poverty Alleviation, and House Committee on Public Order and Safety. He is also a member of the following House Committees: Basic Education and Culture, Bicol Recovery and Economic Development, Climate Change, Energy, Games and Amusements, Health, National Defense and Security, Public Works, Tourism, and Transportation.

As a physician, he conducted counseling sessions for health workers to advance preventive health care - illness prevention, medication and surgery. He also organized and sponsored a series of medical missions even as he was attending to his legislative work at the HOR. Still, in the coming days, in partnership with the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, they will be holding a medical, surgical and dental mission in Masbate.

With human health as his primary concern, he had authored the following bills: • House Bill No. 4211 entitled “An Act Mandating the Department of Health to Provide At Least One (1) Health Worker in Every Barangay, Increasing their Salaries and Benefits, and For Other Purposes”; • House Bill No. 4212 entitled “An Act Creating a Dental Unit in Every Rural Health Unit Under the Department of Health as Part of the Primary Approach in the Delivery of Health Services and Providing Funds Therefor”;

Simultaneously, Rep. Lanete will be holding a job fair in Masbate. Prospective employers from nearby Cebu and Legaspi Cities, as well as from Metro Manila, will be processing qualified job applicants for employment.

During the same period, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in partnership with the office of Representative Lanete, will be awarding Certificates to graduates of various TESDA courses in Masbate. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will also be there to support this empowerment program by giving tools and equipment to qualified graduates who want to set up their own shops.

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• House Bill No. 4213 entitled “An Act Reverting to the National Government the Discharge of Basic Health Services Devolved to Local Government Units (LGUs) and Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as The Local Government Code of 1991”; • House Bill No. 5265 entitled “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 10606 Otherwise Known as the “National Health Insurance Act of 2013”, Amending Republic Act No. 7875, Otherwise Known as The “National Health Insurance Act of 1995”, as Amended, and For Other Purposes” • House Bill No. 5414 entitled “An Act Mandating the Establishment of Humor Wards in All Hospitals and Appropriating Funds Therefor; • House Bill No. 5813 entitled “An Act Creating the Philippine Center for Autism and For Other Purposes”.

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 Likewise, Rep. Lanete considers education among his top priorities. His house bills on education include:

Meanwhile, Rep. Lanete had also authored several house bills in order to promote and maximize tourism as a means of economic development in his district. Among these are:

• House Bill No. 4095 entitled “An Act Establishing Placer National Science High School in Barangay Pasiagon, Municipality of Placer, Province of Masbate, to be

• House Bill No. 6118 entitled “An Act Declaring the Municipality of Placer,

Known as Placer National Science High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

Province of Masbate as the Festival Capital of Bicolandia, Establishing the

• House Bill No. 4096 entitled “An Act Establishing a National

Placer Festival Council, Providing Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”;

High School in Barangay Agoho, Municipality of Esperanza, Province

• House Bill No. 5407 entitled “An Act Declaring the Island of

of Masbate, to be Known as Agoho National High School and

Balangingi in the Municipality of Pio V. Corpuz in the Province of

Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

Masbate as an Ecotourism Site and Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

• House Bill No. 4097 entitled “An Act Converting Salvacion High

• House Bill No. 5408 entitled “An Act Declaring the Municipality

School in

of Esperanza in the Province of Masbate as an Ecotourism Zone and

Barangay Salvacion, Municipality of Palanas, Province of

Masbate into a National High School and Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

• House Bill No. 4129 entitled “An Act Establishing Regular Campuses

• House Bill No. 5409 entitled “An Act Declaring the Manok Manok

of the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture

Island and its Premises in the Municipality of Esperanza, Province of

and Technology in the City of Masbate and Municipalities of Aroroy and

Masbate as a Tourist Spot and Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

San Jacinto, All in the Province of Masbate”;

• House Bill No. 6064 entitled “An Act Declaring the Island of Nagarao

• House Bill No. 4209 entitled “An Act Granting Additional Insurance

and its Surrounding Islands as an Ecotourism Council, Providing Funds

Benefits to All Public School Teachers, Providing Funds for the Payment

Therefor, and For Other Purposes”;

of its Premiums, and For Other Purposes”;

• House Bill No. 6101 entitled “An Act Declaring the Porta Vega Beach and

• House Bill No. 4210 entitled “An Act to Establish a Competitive Grant

its Premises as an Ecotourism Site, Establishing the Porta Vega Ecotourism

Program to Retain Highly Qualified Teachers in Rural Communities”;

Council, Providing Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”; and

• House Bill No. 4410 entitled “An Act Integrating the Dr. Emilio B.

• House Bill No. 6102 entitled “An Act Declaring the Kalanay Falls

Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology Campus

and its Premises as an Ecotourism Site, Establishing the Kalanay Falls

Learning Site in the Municipality of Cawayan, Province of Masbate, as a

Ecotourism Council, Providing Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”.

Regular Campus of the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology, to be Known as the Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology – Cawayan Campus”; • House Bill No. 5624 entitled “An Act Providing Free Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Education Courses in State Colleges and Universities and For Other Purposes”; • House Bill No. 5625 entitled “An Act Providing Free Information and Communication Technology Courses in State Colleges and Universities and For Other Purposes”; • House Bill No. 5626 entitled “An Act Providing Book Subsidy to Qualified Students in the Tertiary Education and Providing Funds Therefor”.

As part of his responsibility as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, he presented and defended the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget of the Department of Labor and Employment and its attached agencies during the recent budget deliberations.

Rep. Lanete chaired the Committee deliberations – discussions and interpellations. He also persistently lobbied for support from other Members of the HOR, humbly fielded his own questions and expressed his own concerns, answered interpellations intelligently and truthfully to assuage the concerns of his fellow Representatives from committee level up to the House Plenary Sessions.

Official Delegate to the Asian Parliamentary Assembly Meeting (Jakarta, Indonesia - Aug. 19-20, 2015)

Plenary Sponsorship for DOLE's FY 2016 Budget

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 Aside from these, he had also co-authored priority house bills which address the protection and promotion of workers’ rights and welfare.

Rep. Lanete, likewise, presented and defended until its approval in the House Plenary Session the FY-2016 budgets of the National Security Council and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.

DOLE Budget Briefing for FY 2016

Also among his numerous house measures for the last two years which are of primary importance are: • House Bill No. 4098 entitled “An Act Reforesting 3,000 Hectares of Public Land in Placer, Cawayan, Esperanza, Pio V. Corpus, Cataingan, Dimasalang, Palanas and Uson, All in the Province of Masbate, and Appropriating Funds Therefor”; • House Bill No. 5814 entitled “An Act Mandating the Reparations for Victims of Armed Conflict, Creation of a Reparation Program, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes”; • House Bill No. 5933 entitled “An Act Providing for Mandatory Full Medical Assistance to Uniformed Men Wounded While on Duty”; • House Bill No. 5962 entitled “An Act Establishing a Special Economic Zone and Free Port in Masbate City, Province of Masbate,

Concerned for the plight of our laborers, he repeatedly raised his concern during the several meetings he had with the leadership of DOLE. Representative Lanete initiated the filing of several House measures aimed at improving the quality of life of the labor force in the country. He authored the following:

Providing Funds Therefor”; • House Bill No. 5623 entitled “An Act Mandating the Construction of Additional Expressways Leading to Southern Luzon”; • House Bill No. 5264 entitled “An Act Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens, Further Amending Republic Act No. 9994, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The “Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010”; • House Bill No. 5963 entitled “An Act Mandating the Establishment

• House Bill No. 6119 entitled “An Act Mandating Every Filipino Worker

and Maintenance of Green Spaces in Condominium Projects, Amending

Bound for Deployment to Undergo Financial and Entrepreneurial

for the Purpose Republic Act No. 4726 Otherwise Known as The

Seminars, Making It a Requirement for Deployment, and Appropriating

Condominium Act, and For Other Purposes”;

Funds Therefor”; and

• House Bill No. 5964 entitled “An Act Mandating the Full Disclosure

• House Resolution No. 2391 entitled “Resolution Urging the

of Relevant Facts and All Requirements by the Owners and/or

Department of Labor and Employment to Conduct Feasibility Studies

Developers of Real Estate and Condominium Projects to the Buyers,

on How to Address the Lack of Benefits Given to Fixed Term Employees

Amending for the Purpose PD 957 and For Other Purposes”;

and to Enact Guidelines in Furtherance Thereof”.

• House Bill No. 5965 entitled “An Act Mandating the Banks to Notify ATM Owners by SMS or E-mail of Withdrawals from their Accounts,

Even prior to the budget sponsorship, he had already authored the following:

Establishing a Mechanism Therefor and For Other Purposes”; • House Resolution No. 1843 entitled “Resolution Condemning the Killing of At Least Thirty Members of the Philippine National Police

• House Bill No. 5263 entitled “An Act Providing for an Increase

Special Action Force in Maguindanao, Urging the Law Enforcement

in the Salary Grade of Government Physicians, a Grant of Monetary

Agencies to Act with Dispatch in Identifying the Perpetrators of the

Allowance, and Appropriating Funds Therefor”;

Crime and File Appropriate Charges Against Them and Calling for the

• House Bill No. 5410 entitled “An Act Providing for an Increase in

Immediate Release of Monetary Benefits to the Bereaved Families”;

the Salary of Military Personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines,

• House Resolution No. 2276 entitled “Resolution Urging the

Uniformed Personnel under the Philippine National Police, Bureau

Commission on Human Rights to Conduct a Fact-Finding Investigation

of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and

into the Possible Human Rights Violations Committed During an

Philippine Coast Guard, Grant of Allowance and Appropriating

Encounter Between Government Troops and Suspected Members of

Funds Therefor”;

New People’s Army in Cawayan, Province of Masbate”;

• House Bill No. 5413 entitled “An Act Providing for an Increase in the

• House Resolution No. 2295 entitled “Resolution Urging the

Salary Grade of Government Nurses, Pharmacists, Speech Therapists,

Philippine National Police to Conduct a Fact-Finding Investigation

Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Medical Technicians,

into the Death of Barangay Captain Rudilyn Camay in Placer, Province

Radiology Technicians and Other Health Care Personnel, Grant of

of Masbate and Urging the Commission on Elections to Implement

Allowance and Appropriating Funds Therefor”.

Necessary Measures to Prevent Election-Related Crimes”.

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Attended the World Travel Market in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island

Regular Meeting of the Rotary Club of San Francisco del Monte

Participated in a Philippine design and fabric exhibit in Washington DC, U.S.A.

As an active member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Lanete had also been selected as an official delegate to several international functions. He was sent to participate in a Philippine design and fabrics exhibit on June 11-16, 2015 in Washington D.C., U.S.A., as per invitation from the Department of Tourism (DOT). He was also sent to Indonesia to attend the “Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) Meeting of the Standing Committee on Economic and Sustainable Development” on August 19-20, 2015. Also upon the invitation of the DOT, he attended the “World Travel Market” from October 31, 2015 to November 7, 2015 in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island.

In addition, believing that infrastructure projects spur total and inclusive development, Rep. Lanete had been lobbying with the Department of Transportation and Communications, as well as with National Economic Development Authority, for the study and transfer of the airport in Masbate to a much bigger site in the Municipality of Placer. He had also been urging the DOTC for the upgrading of ports in the municipalities of Placer, Pio V. Corpus, Palanas and Uson, as well as the improvement of Dimasalang Port.

Moreover, Rep. Lanete had been coordinating with the Department of Public Works and Highways as well as with the Department of Tourism, for the Concreting of Daraga, Placer – Cawayan Road and the Construction of Esperanza – Placer Coastal Road. Placer, a potential tourist destination, lies between the municipalities of Cawayan and Esperanza. Aware that the last two have existing RoRo Ports but there is no paved road from Placer that would lead to these ports, Rep. Lanete has been persistently lobbying for the implementation of the said access road projects.

Furthermore, his projects include construction of school buildings, construction and rehabilitation of roads, road concreting, port road, bridges, multi-purpose covered courts,

and other infrastructure projects needed in the Province of Masbate to spur and sustain economic growth that will greatly benefit and improve the quality of life of the marginalized farmers, fisherfolks, the micro, small, and medium enterprises.

Rep. Lanete exemplifies a young, energetic, dedicated and visionary public servant who is committed to a vision of an emerging Masbateño people, energized and sustained by publicprivate partnership and cooperation, achieving a better quality of life while caring for and preserving his/her environment for his/her sake and for future generations. Representative Lanete has, as a legislator/representative, more than fulfilled the expectations of the people he represents. His current and future Projects and Programs for the people of his district include livelihood, sustainable development, health and primary care, financial literacy, climate change mitigation, education, infrastructure development, eco-tourism, peace and order, poverty alleviation, youth value formation, family dynamics, improved job employment and fair labor practices, renewable and sustainable energy, more legislative/executive support for micro, small and medium scale business, children and women empowerment, persons with disabilities empowerment and strengthening of communities for mutual growth and excellence. Despite all that he has already done and continues to do for his constituency, he continues to read, study, discuss, plan and implement more projects and programs.

Through his leadership, he fervently aligns his district towards a more productive and progressive state. He is driven to alleviate the poor living condition of his underprivileged folks, as well as strengthen economic, legislative and security measures in the countryside. His actions are geared to oversee the welfare of his people. And, being a dedicated and benevolent legislator and doctor, it is with sincere devotion that he makes it a point to perform and deliver efficient service to them, even beyond the call of his duty and profession.

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Hon. Zajid “Dong” G. Mangudadatu Representative 2nd District of Maguindanao COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Mindanao Affairs – Vice Chairperson • Agriculture and Food • Health • Higher and Technical Education

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• Muslim Affairs • National Cultural Communities • National Defense and Security • Natural Resources

ung hindi natin mababago ang ating mga sarili, hinding-hindi natin mababago ang ating lipunan, ang ating bansa at ang ating mundo.”

I have and I always will aspire for change that will create an achievable future and a brighter Maguindanao. It is a daily struggle and challenge for me as I fight to change the unending battle that is creating a negative idea and perception of Maguindanao. Despite of everything, Maguinandanao is capable of greatness too. And I made this vow to fulfill for our children and for generations to come, so they may reach heights we never did.

• Public Works and Highways • Indigenous Cultural Communities and Indigenous Peoples • Ad Hoc Committee On The Bangsa Moro Basic Law

Policies / Advocacies: • change the negative perception of Maguindanao • peace and order in Maguindanao • increase the standards and access to education • development of rural areas by providing improved access and transportation especially to the less developed barangays and municipalities • improvement of energy and electricity use and allocation • providing health services and facilities • poverty alleviation • improve investments and attract more stakeholders in Maguindanao

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HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb04413 - An Act Prescribing The Regular Calibration Of Fuel Pumps In All Filling Stations And Imposing Penalties For The Violation Thereof And For Other Purposes • Hb04414 - An Act Increasing The Night Shift Premium Pay In Business Process Outsourcing Firms In The Philippines • Hb04415 - An Act Making The Position Of Barangay Secretary Permanent And As Such Entitled To Security Of Tenure, Benefits And For Other Purposes

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• Hb04416 - An Act Establishing A High School In The Municipality Of Pandag, Province Of Maguindanao To Be Known As Bai Babai Mangudadatu Memorial High School And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04417 - An Act Declaring November 23 Of Every Year As A Holiday In The Province Of Maguindanao • Hb04656 - An Act Converting The Provincial Road Connecting The Municipality Of Datu Paglas, Province Of Maguindanao And The Municipalities Of Columbio And Lutayan, Province Of Sultan Kudarat Into A National Road

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• Hr01113 - A Resolution Congratulating And Commending The Aquino Administration For Its Continuous Efforts In Ensuring Long-Term Peace In Mindanao By Recently Issuing An Executive Order Creating The Bangsamoro Transition Commission • Hr01338 - Resolution Congratulating And Commending The Filipino Students Who Participated And Won In The 17Th Po Leung Kuk Primary Math World Contest, Held In Hong Kong On July 2014 • Hr01489 - A Resolution Congratulating And Commending The Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team In Their Victory At The 9Th International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crews World Championships In Ravenna, Italy, Held On September 3-7, 2014

• Hr01490 - A Resolution Congratulating And Commending The Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation (Pckf) Dragon Boat Team For Participating And Winning In The 2014 International Canoe Federation (Icf) Dragon Boat World Championships Held In Poznan, Poland Last August 28 To August 31, 2014 • Hr01871 - A Resolution Calling For The Committees On Justice, Local Government, Mindanao Affairs, Muslim Affairs, And Public Order And Safety To Conduct An Inquiry In Aid Of Legislation, The Event Covering The Death Of Forty-Four Officers Of The Pnp-Saf In Mamasapano, Maguindanao Last January 25, 2015 And Summoning For Said Purpose The Local Officials Of Maguindanao

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HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00062 - An Act To Regulate The Importation, Manufacture, Sale And Distribution Of Children's Toys, School Supplies, Childcare Articles And Other Related Products Containing Toxic Chemicals And For Other Purposes • Hb00659 - An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against Persons On Account Of Ethnic Origin And/Or Religious Belief • Hb01128 - An Act Establishing The Philippine Rubber Industry Development Authority, Defining Its Powers And Functions And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01263 - An Act Providing Funds For The Coastal Management Development Programs Of Coastal Cities And Municipalities With The Aim Of Enhancing, Rehabilitating And Improving The Country's Coastal Marine Resources • Hb01454 - An Act Regulating Internet Gambling Operations In The Philippines And Providing Penalties For Its Violation • Hb01779 - An Act Recognizing The Participatory Guarantee System (Pgs) As A Form For Certification Upon Which Products Sold Locally Or Internationally May Acquire The Organic Label Thereby Amending For The Purpose Republic Act 10068, Also Known As The Organic Agriculture Act Of 2010, And For Other Purposes • Hb02007 - An Act Establishing The Philippine Seaweed Industry Development Authority (Psida), Defining Its Powers And Functions And Appropriating Funds Therefor

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• Hb02568 - An Act Creating A Magna Carta For Journalists • Hb02715 - An Act Providing For Fifteen (15) Year Moratorium On The Processing And Approval Of Application For Conversion Of All Irrigated And Irrigable Lands Covered By Irrigation Projects • Hb04022 - An Act Declaring Every Third Week Of November As 'National Entrepreneurship Week' • Hb04393 - An Act Institutionalizing Sustainable Energy Efficiency And Conservation, Enhancing The Efficient Use Of Energy, Granting Incentives To Energy Efficiency And Conservation Projects, And For Other Purposes • Hb04479 - An Act Amending Certain Provisions Of Republic Act No. 9136, Otherwise Known As An Act Ordaining Reforms In The Electric Power Industry Or Epira And For Other Purposes • Hb04690 - An Act Reforming The Administration Of The Judiciary Development Fund, Mandating Transparency And Accountability In The Administration Thereof, Transferring The Administration Thereof From The Supreme Court To The Bureau Of The Treasury, Enacting Appropriate Audit And Reportorial Requirements Therefor, Amending For The Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1949, And For Other Purposes • Hb05087 - An Act Regulating The Importation, Manufacture, Distribution And Sale Of Children's Toys, School Supplies, Childcare Articles And Other Related Products, Containing Hazardous Chemicals, And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof

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• Hb05435 - An Act Declaring February 14 Of Every Year As The National Family Day • Hr00067 - A Resolution Directing The Committee On Local Government To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Current Practices And Procedures Adopted And Being Implemented

By The Bureau Of Internal Revenue In Its Remittance Of The Equitable Share In The Proceeds Of The Utilization And Development Of The National Wealth To The Local Government Units Within Their Respective Areas • Hr00206 - A Resolution In Support Of The Petition For Bail Of Representative Abdullah D. Dimaporo Of The Second District Of Lanao Del Norte • Hr00250 - A Resolution Directing The Committee On Transportation Of The House Of Representatives, To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Unreasonable Disparity Of Freight Rates Imposed

By Local Shipping Operators As Compared To The Rates Imposed By Foreign Shipping Operators, Thereby Causing Injury To The Domestic Shipping Clients And The General Public • Hr00597 - Urgent Resolution Reiterating Adherence To The TimeHonored Principle On The Exclusivity Of Jurisdiction Of The House Of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (Hret) Over All Contests Relating To The Election, Returns And Qualifications Of Its Members To Preserve The Integrity, Dignity And Reputation Of The House Of Representatives And Its Members • Hr01816 - Resolution Expressing The Heartfelt Gratitude Of The House Of Representatives To His Holiness Pope Francis On The Occasion Of His State Visit And Apostolic Journey To The Philippines On 15-19 January 2015

• Hr01841 - A Resolution Expressing Condemnation Of The Barbaric Killing Of More Than 30 Members Of The Philippine National Police Special Action Force And To Call For The Immediate Conduct Of A Congressional Inquiry In Aid Of Legislation To Determine The Circumstances Surrounding The Mamasapano Massacre And To Introduce Measures That Will Prevent The Recurrence Of This Incident In The Future • Hr01845 - Resolution Condemning In The Strongest Possible Terms The Atrocious Incident At Mamasapano, Maguindanao Which Killed Members Of The Elite Special Action Force Of The Philippine National Police And The Spate Of Bombings In Different Parts Of Mindanao And Calling Upon The Philippine National Police, The Armed Forces Of The Philippines, The Armm Government And The Office Of The Presidential Adviser On The Peace Process To Conduct A Full Blown Investigation Of The Dastardly Acts And Submit Their Report To The Ad Hoc Committee On The Bangsamoro Basic Law • Hr01862 - A Resolution Urging All Members Of The House Of Representatives To Voluntarily Donate P10,000 Each, Deductible From Their Monthly Salaries As Financial Assistance To The Bereaved Families Of Killed And Wounded Pnp-Saaf Troopers In Mamasapano, Maguindanao • Hr02356 - Resolution Urging The Committee On Appropriations To Delete Section 3: Special Provision(S), Paragraph 2, Article Xv, Department Of Justice, C. Bureau Of Immigration, Of The 2016 National Expenditure Program And Allow The Continuance Of The System By Which Collections Made By The Bureau Of Immigration (Bi) From Express Lane Fee/S Charges Are Deposited In The Express Lane Trust Fund In Order To Prevent The Removal Or Separation From Service Of Many Employees Of The Bureau That Will Lead To The Possible Collapse And Paralysis Of Its Nationwide Operations

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Hon. Lani Mercado-Revilla District Representative 2nd District of Cavite COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources • Veterans Affairs and Welfare

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• Welfare of Children • Women and Gender Equality

MY MISSION, MY VISION

hen I am old and gray, in the twilight of my years, and whenever I scan through the pages of my colorful memories as a member of the Lower House of Congress, the award I got for five (5) consecutive years as Most Outstanding Congressman will definitely stand out in my mind. First because they were bestowed by Superbrands Marketing International, a reputable award giver; and second because they are the most dramatic testament to the hard work and dedication that I have poured into my work as a humble representative of the Second District of Cavite.

And I shall always look back to my second term with bittersweet reminiscence of the utter volatility of politics in this country. It has been on my second term that I have experienced the highest of all highs as well as the lowest of all lows in my public life as a congresswoman.

During my first term, the municipality of Bacoor has finally become a city. Indeed, this is the single biggest achievement of all my legislative endeavors. The cityhood of Bacoor was the biggest reason why I ran for Congress; and it was the campaign promise I gave to my constituents which made them vote for me as their representative for the Second District of the Province of Cavite.

When, on June 23, 2012, the cityhood law was finally ratified overwhelmingly in a referendum by the people of Bacoor, I ascended to the very zenith of my success as a politician.

But during my second term, I found myself wrenched from the lofty position I held to the very depths of public pillory and personal pain. Our family has been dragged into the sludge and muck of political power play which culminated in my husband's detention and contrived conviction in the court of public opinion.

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In the Lower House, I was relegated to the independent minority bloc outside of the minority coalition; which gave me very little room within which to pursue my legislative agenda both for my constituents in the City of Bacoor and for the Filipino people. But I persevered and continued to do my work quietly and with equal zeal and efficiency.

Against all odds, I continued living out my three-pronged role in my Bacoor District - as Legislator, Mother and Reformer; which stood for LMR, the initial letters of my name.

As Legislator, I am both humbled and proud for the opportunity to prove my mettle not only because I have authored 64 House Bills and 11 House Resolutions and coauthored 195 House Bills, one (1) House Joint Resolution and 43 House Resolutions, of which 24 have been signed into law; but also because, as the first woman legislator from my district, I continue to play a pivotal part in the delivery of projects and programs for the benefit of my constituents.

As Mother, I am the mother not only of the six lovely children I have with my husband Sen. Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. – namely, Bryan, Vice-Gov Jolo, Ina, Loudette, Gianna and Ram; I am also the Mother of the City of Bacoor, as well as the mother of all Bacooreños, especially those belonging to the marginalized sectors in society.

I thank the Lord for using me as an instrument to make happen many good things for the City of Bacoor - including its own district hospital, additional school buildings and

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innumerable infrastructure projects, and a long list of social programs in the areas of cleanliness of the surroundings as well as care for the environment; nutrition, health and food self sufficiency; poverty alleviation as well as welfare services for women, the youth, senior citizens, and persons with disability.

And my sphere of influence has also crossed borders into the Southern Tagalog Region as my efforts have helped to have additional trial courts to ensure the speedy delivery of justice.

And, I am happy to add, just like the true mother that I am, everything I have done has that unmistakable caring and loving, nourishing and nurturing touch.

The third letter in my initials is R, which means Reformer.

As a reformer, I have been quite effective in institutionalizing sustainable change in the very political landscape of my city.

And I have shown that I can be trusted and relied on to respond to all the needs of my constituents through my authentic sensitivity and concern for the situation and circumstance of the poor and the deprived. And, as every Bacooreño can always be sure, I am the kind of person who will not squander the trust and hope entrusted to me and my family by our people.

Today, I lift up to God the decision on where I must go from here. One thing I have learned from all the adversities I have gone through is to rely entirely on the wisdom and guidance of God. And may everything I do be for the welfare of the the people and the glory of God.

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HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb00103 - An Act Declaring June 23 Of Every Year As A Special Nonworking Holiday In The City Of Bacoor To Commemorate Its Anniversary As A City • Hb00104 - An Act Changing The School Calendar From June To March To September To May • Hb00105 - An Act Promoting A Comprehensive Program On Breastfeeding Practices And Regulating The Trade, Marketing And Promotions Of Certain Foods For Infants And Young Children • Hb00106 - An Act Regulating The Production, Importation, Sale, Provision, Use, Recovery, Collection, Recycling And Disposal Of Plastic Bags • Hb00107 - An Act Converting The Bacoor National High School–Villa Maria Annex In Barangay Molino Ii, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite Into The Bacoor National Science High School–Villa Maria Annex School To Be Known As The Bacoor National Science High School And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00540 - An Act Establishing A District Office Of The Land Transportation Office (Lto) In The City Of Bacoor, Cavite And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00541 - An Act Providing Measures To Ensure The Safety Of Children Aboard Motorcycles And For Other Purposes • Hb00542 - An Act Providing For A Three Thousand Peso (Php3,000.00) Increase In The Monthly Pension Of War Veterans And Their Dependents, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00543 - An Act Requiring All Colleges And Universities To Provide College Scholarship Grant To At Least Ten Percent (10%) Of Their Student Population Who Are Poor But Deserving Students, And For Other Purposes • Hb00544 - An Act Prohibiting The Use Of The Word "Muslim" Or "Islamic" In Print, Radio, Television Including Cable Television And Other Forms Of Broadcast Media To Refer To Or Describe Any Person Suspected Or Convicted Of A Crime Or Unlawful Act And Providing Penalties Therefor • Hb00545 - An Act Amending Section 2 Of Republic Act No. 8187 Otherwise Known As The "Paternity Leave Act Of 1996" • Hb00546 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00547 - An Act Strengthening The Sustainable Sanitation Program Of The Country By Reorganizing The Sanitation Unit Of The Department Of Health And Providing Funds Therefor • Hb00548 - An Act Requiring The Recycling And The Utilization Of Recycled Materials By Educational Institutions • Hb00549 - An Act Strengthening The Philippine Comprehensive Policy On Hiv And Aids Prevention, Treatment, Care And Support And Establishing The Philippine National Hiv And Aids Program, Revising For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8504, Otherwise Known As The "Philippine Aids Prevention And Control Act Of 1998", And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00550 - An Act Granting Additional Insurance Benefits To All Public School Teachers, Providing Funds For The Payment Of Its Premiums, And For Other Purposes • Hb00551 - An Act Providing For A Seven Thousand Peso (Php7,000.00) Increase In The Minimum Pay Of Employees And Workers In The Public Sector Nationwide And For Other Purpose • Hb00552 - An Act Establishing An Arts And Trade School In Barangay San Nicolas 2, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite, To Be Known As Bacoor Arts And Trade School And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00553 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8545, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Government Assistance To Students And Teachers In Private Education Act' Providing For An Expanded Voucher Or Coupon System In Secondary And Tertiary Education, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00554 - An Act Providing Free And Suitable Public Education For Differently-Abled Children And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00555 - An Act Establishing A High School In Barangay Molino Iv, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Molino Iv High School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb00556 - An Act Granting Incentives And Other Benefits To Rural Health Unit Doctors And Foe Other Purposes • Hb01229 - An Act Declaring September 29 Of Every Year A Special Nonworking Holiday In The City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite • Hb01230 - An Act Defining Discrimination On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity And Providing Penalties Therefor • Hb01480 - An Act Providing For Tax Exemptions And Subsidies For The Local Music Industry, Amending For This Purpose Certain Sections Of The Local Government Code Of 1991 • Hb01481 - An Act Granting Maternity Leave Benefits To Unmarried Pregnant Women Who Are In Government Service • Hb01483 - An Act Upgrading The Position Of Sanitation Inspector To The Next Higher Salary Grade And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01484 - An Act Strengthening The Balanced Housing Development Program, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7279, Entitled: 'An Act To Provide For A Comprehensive And Continuing Urban Development And Housing Program, Establish The Mechanism For Its Implementation And For Other Purposes

• Hb01485 - An Act Expanding And Maximizing The Scholarship Grants Extended To The Family Members Of Personnel Of The Philippine National Police (Pnp), Armed Forces Of The Philippines (Afp), Bureau Of Fire Protection (Bfp), And Bureau Of Jail Management And Penology (Bjmp), Amending For This Purpose Certain Provisions Of Republic Act No. 6963, Entitled 'An Act Granting Special Financial Assistance And Benefits To The Family Or Beneficiary Of Any Police Or Military Personnel Or Fireman Killed Or Permanently Incapacitated While In The Performance Of His Duty Or By Reason Of His Office Or Position And For Other Purposes • Hb01486 - An Act Providing For The Modernization Of The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical And Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb01487 - An Act Strengthening The Philippine Public Safety College System As The Premier Educational Institution For Training, Human Resource Development And Continuing Education Of All Police, Fire And Jail Personnel, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb01488 - The Magna Carta For Daycare Workers • Hb01489 - An Act Institutionalizing A Pre-Hospital Emergency Care System, Providing For The Establishment, Supervision And Regulation Of The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Profession, And For Other Purposes • Hb01490 - An Act Providing For Security Of Tenure For All Casual And Contractual Employees Of The Government Who Have Rendered At Least Five (5) Years Of Continuous Service In Government Agencies And For Other Related Purposes • Hb01491 - An Act Creating The Philippine Overseas Workers Bank, And For Other Purposes • Hb01678 - An Act Lowering The Mandatory Retirement Age Of Government Employees, Amending For This Purpose Sections 13 (B) And 13-A Of R.a. 8291, Otherwise Known As The Expanded Government Service Insurance Act Of 1997 • Hb01679 - An Act Instituting The Boy Scouts Of The Philippines Charter, Defining Its Objectives, Power And Functions, Repealing For The Purpose Commonwealth Act No. 111, As Amended • Hb01795 - An Act Establishing A High School In Barangay San Nicolas Iii, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Bacoor National High School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb01796 - An Act Establishing An Elementary School In Barangay San Nicolas Iii, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As San Nicolas East Elementary School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb01797 - An Act Instituting Reforms In Real Property Valuation In The Philippines, Establishing The National Valuation Authority And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01798 - An Act Prohibiting City Mayors, Municipal Mayors And Provincial Governors From Making Appointment Two (2) Months Immediately Before The Next Local Elections And Pending Assumption To Office Of Their Successors And For Other Purposes • Hb02238 - An Act Establishing A Special Hospital For Overseas Filipino Workers (Ofws) And Their Dependents, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb02264 - An Act To Establish An Elderly Care And Nursing Complex In Every Province And City And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb02302 - An Act Establishing A Philippine High School For Sports And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03911 - An Act Establishing An Integrated School In Barangay Zapote I, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Zapote Integrated School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb03973 - An Act Declaring September 29 Of Every Year A Special Nonworking Holiday In The City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite In Commemoration Of The 'Araw Ng Bacoor' • Hb04001 - An Act Establishing A Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (Tesda) Training Center In Barangay San Nicolas 2, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite, To Be Known As The City Of Bacoor Technical And Training School And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04124 - An Act Establishing A High School In Barangay Salinas 2, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Salinas National High School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb04132 - An Act Establishing A National High School In Barangay Zapote I, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As The General Edilberto Evangelista National High School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb04780 - An Act Establishing A One Hundred (100) Bed Capacity Hospital In Barangay Habay 2 In The City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite, To Be Known As The Bacoor District Hospital, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04944 - An Act Renaming The Binakayan Diversion Road In Kawit, Cavite To Island Cove Drive, And For Other Purposes • Hb05178 - An Act Strengthening The Philippine Comprehensive Policy On Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv) And Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids) Prevention, Treatment, Care And Support, And Establishing The Philippine National Hiv And Aids Plan, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8504, Otherwise Known As The 'Philippine Aids Prevention And Control Act Of 1998,' And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05561 - An Act Renaming The Molino Boulevard In Bacoor City, Cavite To Bacoor Boulevard, And For Other Purposes

• Hb05747 - An Act Renaming The Binakayan Diversion Road Located In The Municipality Of Kawit, Province Of Cavite As Island Cove Drive • Hb05936 - An Act Establishing An Integrated School In Barangay San Nicolas 3, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor Integrated School (Green Valley) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb05937 - An Act Establishing A Senior High School In Barangay Molino Iii, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor Senior High School (Springville) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb05944 - An Act Establishing A Senior High School In Barangay Alima, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor Senior High School (Alima) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb05945 - An Act Establishing A Senior High School In Barangay Sineguelasan, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor Senior High School (Sineguelasan) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb05946 - An Act Establishing A Senior High Shcool In Barangay Dulongbayan, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor Senior High School (Dulongbayan) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb05947 - An Act Establishing A Senior High School In Barangay Bayanan, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor Senior High School (Bayanan) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb06025 - An Act Renaming The Bacoor National High School (Tabing Dagat) In The City Of Bacoor, Cavite To Padre Mariano Gomez National High School, And For Other Purposes • Hb06045 - An Act Establishing An Elementary School In Barangay Molino 4, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Responsible Village Leaders Learning Academy (R.e.v.i.l.l.a.) Elementary School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb06046 - An Act Establishing An Elementary School In Progressive 15, Barangay Molino 2, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Progressive Elementary School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb06134 - An Act Providing For Affordable Drug Rehabilitation Treatment For Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Phic) Beneficiaries, Further Amending Republic Act 7875, As Amended • Hb06203 - An Act Changing The Name Of Bacoor National High School In Barangay Tabing Dagat, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Padre Mariano Gomez National High School • Hb06220 - An Act Establishing A High School In Barangay Maliksi 1, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As Reponsible Village Leaders Learning Academy (R.e.v.i.l.l.a.) High School And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hb06221 - An Act Establishing A National High School In Barangay San Nicolas Iii, City Of Bacoor, Province Of Cavite To Be Known As City Of Bacoor National High School (Greenvalley) And Appropriating Funds Thereof • Hr00350 - Resolution Congratulating Megan Lynne Young For Winning The Miss World 2013 • Hr00912 - Resolution Congratulating And Commending Mark Eddiva For Winning The 2014 Ultimate Fighting Championship • Hr01161 - Resolution Directing The Proper Committee To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, Into The Plight Of Pregnant Women Who Are Facing Trial In Order To Eliminate Discrimination Against Them And Their Unborn Child • Hr01182 - Resolution Congratulating And Commending Nonito 'The Filipino Flash' Donaire, Jr. For Being The New Wba Featherweight Champion • Hr01427 - Resolution Congratulating And Commending Luis Gabriel Moreno For Winning The Gold Medal In The Mixed Team Event Of Archery In The Nanjing Youth Olympic Games • Hr01449 - A Resolution Congratulating And Commending Mark Eddiva For Winning The 2014 Ultimate Fighting Championship Held At The Cotai Arena, Venetian Hotel, Macau, China Last March 1, 2014 • Hr01677 - A Resolution Congratulating And Commending Eight-Division World Champion Congressman Emmanuel 'Manny' D. Pacquiao Also Known As The People's Champ Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao For Successfully Defending His World Boxing Organization (Wbo) Welterweight World Title Against American Chris Algieri At The Cotai Arena, Venetian Hotel, Macau, China On November 23, 2014 • Hr01842 - Resolution Congratulating And Commending The Honorable Jasmine B. Lee For Being Elected As A Member Of The 19Th General Assembly Of The Parliament Of South Korea Last April 11, 2012 • Hr02050 - A Resolution Commending Eight-Division World Champion Congressman Emmanuel 'Manny' D. Pacquiao Also Known As The Pambansang Kamao And People's Champ For Showing To The World His Sportsmanship And Commitment And Love For Boxing When He Fought American Boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. At The Mgm Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Of America On May 2, 2015 • Hr02086 - Resolution Expressing Profound Condolences Of The House Of Representatives To The Family Of The Honorable Enrique 'Henry' M. Cojuangco, Representative Of The First District Of Tarlac During The Fifteenth And Sixteenth Congresses • Hr02103 - A Resolution Congratulating And Commending The El Gamma Penumbra For Being The First-Ever Grand Champion Of The Asia-Wide Edition Of The Talent Search 'Asia's Got Talent' At The Marina Bay Sands In Singapore On May 14, 2015

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HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00013 - An Act Granting Public Elementary And High School Teachers Non-Wage Benefits In The Form Of Free Tertiary Education In Any State College Or University For One (1) Dependent Child, And For Other Purposes • Hb00025 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb00029 - An Act Providing For A Unified Scholarship And Grant-In-Aid Program For Students In Technical-Vocational And Tertiary Education, Thereby Rationalizing Access, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00039 - An Act Providing Instructional Materials' Allowance For Public School Teachers • Hb00041 - An Act To Provide Grants To Part-Time And Independent Students • Hb00050 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00219 - An Act Institutionalizing Industry Cluster-Based Programs And Projects Through Inter-Local Cooperation And People’s Participation, And For Other Purposes • Hb00225 - An Act Granting A Non-Wage Benefit To Public School Teachers In The Form Of Free Tertiary Education In Any State College Or University For One (1) Dependent And For Other Purposes • Hb00229 - An Act Authorizing Grant Of Compensation In The Form Of Additional Honorarium To Barangay Health Workers • Hb00234 - An Act Making The Appointment Of An Environment And Natural Resources Officer Mandatory In All Provinces, Cities And Municipalities, Amending Section 484 (A) Of Republic Act No. 7160 As Amended, Otherwise Known As "The Local Government Code Of 1991" • Hb00245 - An Act Increasing The Minimum Monthly Salaries Of Public School Teachers To Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000) And NonTeaching Personnel To Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P15,000)

• Hb00054 - An Act Granting Fixed Honoraria And Additional Incentives And Benefits To Barangay Health Workers, Amending For The Purpose Of Republic Act 7883 Otherwise Known As The Barangay Health Workers Incentives And Benefits Act Of 1995

• Hb00246 - An Act Upgrading The Minimum Salary Grade Of Public Higher Education Teaching Personnel From Salary Grade 12 To 16

• Hb00056 - An Act Providing Incentives To Barangay Tanods And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb00254 - An Act Declaring January Twenty-Two Of Every Year As A Special Working Holiday To Be Known As National Farmer’s Day

• Hb00071 - An Act Institutionalizing The Open Technical-Vocational School System In The Country And Appropriating Funs Therefor

• Hb00260 - An Act Making Voter’s Education Mandatory In The High School Curriculum In Both Public And Private Schools And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb00072 - An Act Earmarking The Entire Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (Pcso) Charity Fund For Universal Health Care Coverage And For Other Purposes, Thereby Amending Republic Act No. 1169, As Amended By Batas Pambansa Blg. 42

• Hb00268 - An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against A Person By Reason Of Age Upon Hiring For And During Employment, Penalizing Any Violation Therefor, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00073 - An Act Providing For Free And Mandatory Annual Physical Examination And Other Medical-Related Privileges To Senior Citizens, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7432, As Amended, Entitled, 'An Act To Maximize The Contribution Of Senior Citizens To Nation Building, Grant Benefits And Special Privileges And For Other Purposes'

• Hb00276 - “An Act Reorganizing The Cooperative Development Authority, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6939, Creating The Cooperative Development Authority

• Hb00074 - An Act Expanding The Benefit Package Of The National Health Insurance Program, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7875, Otherwise Known As The 'National Insurance Act Of 1995,' As Amended • Hb00076 - An Act Granting Accredited Barangay Health Workers Compulsory Coverage Under The National Health Insurance Program And Government Service Insurance System, Amending For This Purpose Republic Act No. 7883, Otherwise Known As The 'Barangay Health Workers' Benefits And Incentives Act Of 1995,' And For Other Purposes • Hb00098 - An Act To Include Ethnic Origin In The National Survey Conducted By The National Statistics Office • Hb00110 - An Act Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity And Providing Penalties Therefor • Hb00134 - An Act Providing Stiffer Penalties For Theft, Robbery And Destruction Of Public School Property • Hb00151 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive Nursing Law Towards Quality Health Care System, Repealing For This Purpose Ra 9173 Otherwise Known As The Philippine Nursing Act Of 2002 • Hb00158 - An Act Providing All Barangay Officials, Including Barangay Tanods, Members Of The Lupon Ng Tagapamayapa, Barangay Health Workers And Barangay Day Care Workers, A Lump Sum Retirement Pay Equivalent To One (1) Year Honorarium, Amending For The Purpose Section 393 Of Republic Act No. 7160, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The "Local Government Code Of 1991" • Hb00177 - An Act Upgrading The Minimum Salary Grade Of Government Doctors From Salary Grade 16 To 24 • Hb00178 - An Act Upgrading The Minimum Salary Of Government Nurses From Salary Grade 11 To 15 • Hb00184 - An Act Granting Free College Entrance Examinations To Graduating High School Students, High School Graduates, College Entrants Or Transferees Applying For Admission In State Colleges And Universities And To Underprivileged Public High School Students Belonging To The Top Ten Percent (10%) Of The Graduating Class Applying For Admission In Private Higher Education Institutions • Hb00187 - An Act Establishing An Alternative-Online Learning System For High School And First Two Years Of College And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00191 - An Act Creating The Department Of Overseas Workers, Rationalizing The Organization And Functions Of Government Agencies Related To Overseas Employment, And For Other Purposes • Hb00196 - An Act Mandating Local Government Units To Earmark A Portion Of Their Internal Revenue Allotment (Ira) For Free Medicines To Indigent Patients In Their Jurisdictions

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• Hb00251 - An Act Providing For A Teaching Supplies Allowance For Public School Teachers And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb00290 - An Act Requiring Automatic Expenditure For Medical Examination And Treatment Of Public School Educators And Employees In The Annual General Appropriations Act And For Other Purposes • Hb00300 - An Act Prohibiting Collection Or Solicitation Of Fees For The Use Of Comfort Rooms In Commercial Areas Appropriating Funds And Providing Mechanisms Therefor • Hb00307 - An Act To Give Juridical Personality To The Present Veterans Memorial Medical Center (Vmmc) And For Other Purposes • Hb00308 - An Act Strengthening The Political Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

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• Hb00312 - An Act Increasing The Penalty Of The Crime Of Carnapping Amending For The Purpose Section 14 Of Republic Act No. 6539 Entitled "An Act Preventing And Penalizing Carnapping" And For Other Purposes • Hb00313 - An Act Providing Incentives To All Barangay Officials, Including Barangay Tanods And Members Of The Lupong Tagapamayapa, And Barangay Employees And For Other Purposes • Hb00325 - An Act Amending Sections 284 And 393 Of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known As "The Local Government Code Of 1991" • Hb00343 - An Act Classifying The Services Of Franchise Grantees Of Water Utilities, And Sale Or Importation Of Machinery And Equipment Directly Used In Operating, Maintaining, Improving And Expanding Distribution Of Potable Water By Water Utilities As Value-Added Tax Exempt Transactions, Amending For The Purpose Section 109 (1) Of The National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9337, And For Other Purposes • Hb00344 - An Act Classifying The Sale Of Electricity By Generation, Transmission, And Distribution Companies And Electric Cooperatives, And The Services Of Franchise Grantees Of Electric Utilities, And Sale Or Importation Of Machinery And Equipment Directly Used In Generation, Transmission, And Distribution Of Electricity As Value-Added Tax Exempt Transactions, Amending For The Purpose Sections 108 (A)(Ii) And 109(1) Of The National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9337, And For Other Purposes • Hb00345 - An Act Classifying The Sale Or Importation Of Petroleum Products And Raw Materials In The Manufacture Thereof As Value-Added Tax Exempt Transactions, Amending For The Purpose Section 109 (1) Of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known As The Tax Reform Act Of 1997, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9337, And For Other Purposes • Hb00346 - An Act Classifying Services Rendered By Tollway Operators As Value-Added Tax Exempt Transactions, Amending For The Purpose Section 109 (1) Of The National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9337, And For Other Purposes • Hb00349 - An Act Establishing City And Municipal Rehabilitation Centers For Children And Youth With Disabilities

• Hb00351 - An Act To Address The Worsening State Of The Power Industry In The Philippines, Amending For The Purpose Section 47 Of Republic Act No. 9136, And For Other Purposes • Hb00354 - An Act Imposing A Three-Year Moratorium On Tuition And Other Fee Increases On All Educational Institutions • Hb00355 - An Act To Include Ethnic Origin In The National Surveys, Censuses And Other Data-Gathering Methods Conducted By The National Statistics Office (Nso) • Hb00356 - An Act Requiring The Use Of Filipino Sign Language Insets For Local News Programs, Amending For The Purpose Section 22 Of Republic Act 7277, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The "Magna Carta For Persons With Disabilities (Pwds)" • Hb00357 - An Act Providing For Tax Exemption And Subsidies For The Local Music Industry And Amending For This Purpose Certain Sections Of The Local Government Code Of 1991 • Hb00364 - An Act Providing For A Free Breakfast Program For Public School Children In Day Care Centers, Preschools And Elementary Schools In The Country And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00365 - An Act Increasing The Salary Grade Of Public School Teachers From Salary Grade 11 To 20 And Providing Funds Thereof • Hb00378 - An Act Creating A Civil Code Commission To Implement The Re-Codification Of All Existing Civil Laws Of The Philippines, Defining Its Composition And Functions, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00379 - An Act Establishing And Providing For Free College Education To One (1) Public High School Graduate In A Family, And For Other Purposes • Hb00395 - An Act To Institute Reforms In The Subdivision And Condominium Buyers' Protective Decree • Hb00397 - An Act Providing Measures To Ensure The Safety Of Children Aboard Motorcycles And For Other Purposes • Hb00399 - An Act Expanding The Prohibited Acts Of Discrimination Against Women On Account Of Sex, Amending For The Purpose Articles 135 And 137 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The "Labor Code Of The Philippines" • Hb00401 - An Act Prohibiting Racial, Ethnic, And Religious Discrimination • Hb00405 - An Act Defining The Crime Of Sexual Infidelity And Providing Penalties Therefor, Amending For The Purpose Article 333 (Adultery), Article 334 (Concubinage) And Article 344 And 345 Of Title Eleven, Book Ii Of Act No. 3815, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Revised Penal Code • Hb00411 - An Act To Prohibit Employers, Labor Contractors And Labor Organizations From Discriminating Against Any Individual Because Of Age • Hb00478 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00557 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00587 - An Act Creating The Department Of Housing, Planning And Urban Development, Defining Its Mandates, Powers And Functions, Providing Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00596 - An Act Granting Additional Benefits To Solo Parents Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8972, Otherwise Known As The "Solo Parents Welfare Act Of 2000" • Hb00694 - An Act Increasing The Burial Assistance For Veterans From Ten Thousand (P10,000.00) To Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “An Act Standardizing And Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans And Their Dependents • Hb00823 - An Act Providing For The Special Protection Of Children In Situations Of Armed Conflict And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof • Hb00943 - An Act Increasing The Burial Assistance For Veterans From Ten Thousand (P10,000.00) To Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, As Amended, Otherwise Known As "An Act Standardizing And Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans And Their Dependents" • Hb00974 - An Act Providing For Security Of Tenure For All Casual And Contractual Employees Of The Government Who Have Rendered The Prescribed Years Of Service In The National Government Agencies And The Local Government Units And For Other Purposes

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 • Hb01110 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of Workers In The Informal Sector, Institutionalizing Mechanisms For Implementation Thereof And Amending For The Purpose Certain Provisions Of Republic Act Nos. 7160 And 8282 • Hb01214 - An Act Requiring The Use Of Filipino Sign Language Insets For Local News Programs, Amending For The Purpose Section 22 Of Republic Act No. 7277, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Magna Carta For Persons With Disabilities (Pwds)' • Hb01222 - An Act To Establish And Maintain An Office Of Veterans Affairs In The Philippine Embassy In The United States Of America, Prescribing Its Functions, Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb01239 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csns), Creating The Implementing Machinery Thereof, Providing Guidelines For Government Financial Assistance And Other Incentives And Support, And For Other Purposes • Hb01327 - An Act Creating The Genuine Small Coconut Farmers' Fund And For Other Purposes • Hb01330 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9262, Defining Electronic Violence Against Women Or E-Vaw, Providing Protective Measures And Prescribing Penalties Therefore, And For Other Purposes • Hb01332 - An Act Providing For The Special Protection Of Children In Situations Of Armed Conflict And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof • Hb01433 - An Act Creating The Code Commission Of The Philippines To Review And Codify Philippine Laws And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01509 - An Act Creating The National Film Archive To Be Managed By The Film Development Council, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01515 - An Act Providing Hearing-Impaired And Speech-Impaired Persons Access To The Telecommunication System • Hb01548 - An Act Providing For A Mandatory National Child Nutrition Program In All Public Elementary Schools And Barangay Day Care Centers • Hb01593 - An Act Strengthening The Philippine Comprehensive Policy On Hiv And Aids Prevention, Treatment, Care And Support And Establishing The Philippine National Hiv And Aids Program, Revising For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8504, Otherwise Known As 'The Philippine Aids Prevention And Control Act Of 1998', And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01626 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb01641 - An Act Declaring The Celebration Of The National Children's Month In The Country On October Of Every Year • Hb01781 - An Act Amending Section 4 (E) Of Republic Act 7432, Otherwise Known As The Senior Citizen Act Of 1992, As Amended, Granting Free Hospitalization To Indigent Senior Citizens In Any Government Hospital

• Hb02904 - The Budget Impoundment Control Act • Hb02914 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8972, Otherwise Known As The Solo Parents' Welfare Act Of 2000, By Providing For Additional Benefits And Penal Provision For Violations Of The Act

• Hb01905 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb02993 - An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 910, Entitled 'Creating An Energy Development Board, Defining Its Powers And Functions, Providing Funds, Therefor, And For Other Purposes' And Mandating The Transfer Of Malampaya Funds To The General Fund Subject To Congressional Appropriation And For Other Purposes

• Hb02058 - An Act To Provide A Civil Action For A Minor Injured By Exposure To An Entertainment Product Containing Material That Is Harmful To Minors

• Hb03005 - An Act Providing For The Special Protection Of Children In Situations Of Armed Conflict And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof

• Hb02072 - An Act Declaring Malunggay (Moringa) As 'The National Vegetable Of The Philippines' And The Month Of November Of Every Year As 'The National Malunggay Month'

• Hb03121 - An Act Enhancing The Delivery Of Comprehensive Agriculture Services And Facilities, Creating The Agricultural District Office In The Regional Field Offices Of The Department Of Agriculture And Decentralizing The Functions Of The Regional Field Offices And All Attached Agencies Of The Department Of Agriculture, Providing Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes

• Hb02075 - An Act To Provide Youth Suicide Intervention And Prevention • Hb02225 - An Act Establishing Veterans Memorial Medical Centers In Luzon, Visayas And Mindanao • Hb02308 - An Act Granting Provinces, Cities, Municipalities And Congressional Districts A Share In The Gross Revenues Of Casinos Duly Established Under The Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) • Hb02332 - An Act Adopting Integrated Coastal Ecosystem Management As A National Strategy To Ensure The Sustainable Development Of The Country's Coastal And Marine Environment And Establishing Supporting Mechanisms For Its Implementation • Hb02343 - An Act Providing For The Establishment Of Centers For Children With Autism And Those With Hearing And Speech Impairment

• Hb03139 - An Act Prohibiting Age Discrimination In Employment And In The Workplace • Hb03163 - An Act Instituting Reforms In The Existing Policy On Access And Benefit-Sharing From The Utilization Of Philippine Genetic Resources And For Other Purposes • Hb03169 - An Act Further Amending Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Senior Citizens Act Of 2010'

• Hb02620 - An Act Prohibiting The Privatization Of Public Hospitals, Public Health Facilities And Public Health Services

• Hb03175 - An Act Providing For The Mandatory Philhealth Coverage For All Senior Citizens, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7432, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Senior Citizens Act Of 2010'

• Hb02658 - An Act Granting Additional Benefits To Solo Parents Amending For This Purpose Republic Act No. 8972, Otherwise Known As The 'Solo Parents Welfare Act Of 2000'

• Hb03177 - An Act Providing Additional Benefits To Families With Dependents, Supporting Aging Parents And Persons With Disabilities And For Other Purposes

• Hb02709 - Act Prohibiting The Development, Production, Stockpiling, Use Of Chemical Weapons And Providing For Their Destruction And Providing Penalties Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb03178 - An Act Promoting The Treatment And Eradication Of Tuberculosis, Amending For The Purpose Section 12 Of Republic Act No. 7875, As Amended By Republic Act No. 10606, Otherwise Known As An Act Instituting A National Health Insurance Program For All Filipinos And Establishing The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation For The Purpose

• Hb02853 - An Act Establishing Resource Development And Crisis Assistance Centers For Women And Children In Every Province And City Of The Country, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8505, Otherwise Known As The 'Rape Victim Assistance And Protection Act Of 1998'

• Hb03204 - An Act To Prevent And Control Pollution From Ships, Provide Penalties Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb02901 - An Act Establishing The Apo Reef In Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro As Protected Area Under The Category Of Natural Park And Its Peripheral Waters As Buffer Zones, Providing For Its Management, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03207 - An Act Amending Section 4(B) Of Republic Act No. 7898, Otherwise Known As The Afp Modernization Act, As Amended By Republic Act No. 10349, Establishing The ‘Revised Afp Modernization Program’, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03208 - An Act Amending Section 53 Of Republic Act No. 9184, Otherwise Known As The ‘Government Procurement Reform Act’, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03643 - An Act Implementing The People's Right To Information And The Constitutional Policies Of Full Public Disclosure And Honesty In The Public Service And For Other Purposes

• Hb03225 - An Act To Regulate Public Solicitation Providing Funds Therefore And For Other Purposes

• Hb03771 - An Act Declaring Robbery In Banks, Government Financing Institutions, Pawnshops And Other Entities Or Facilities Offering Loans Or Credit And Other Finance-Related Services A Heinous Crime, Amending For The Purpose The Revised Penal Code Of The Philippines, As Amended, And For Other Purposes

• Hb04148 - An Act Recognizing The Annual Observance Of World Teachers' Day, Declaring For The Purpose The Fifth Day Of October Of Every Year As National Teachers' Day In The Philippines

• Hb03236 - An Act Appropriating The Sum Of Twenty Five Billion Pesos For The Aid, Relief, Rehabilitation And Livelihood Services As Well As Infrastructure Support For The Victims Of The Earthquakes Of October 15, 2013 And Its Aftershocks, Creating The Visayas Earthquake Assistance And Development Commission And For Other Purposes • Hb03268 - An Act Instituting A Former Prisoners' Employment Program, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03361 - An Act Appropriating The Sum Of Twenty Five Billion Pesos For The Aid, Relief, Rehabilitation And Livelihood Services As Well As Infrastructure Support For The Victims Of Typhoon Yolanda Of November 08, 2013, Creating The Typhoon Yolanda Assistance And Development Commission (Tyadec) And For Other Purposes

• Hb03838 - An Act To Provide Guidelines For The Installation Of The Closed Circuit Television Video (Cctv) And The Procedure For Access To The Images • Hb03840 - An Act Providing A Five (5) Year Tax Holiday For The Film Industry By Amending Republic Act No. 9167, Otherwise Known As 'An Act Creating The Film Development Council Of The Philippines, Defining Its Powers And Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes' • Hb03861 - An Act Granting Free Philhealth Coverage To Indigent Senior Citizens • Hb03863 - An Act Granting Free Philhealth Coverage To Day Care Workers • Hb03864 - An Act Granting Free Philhealth Coverage To Barangay Health Workers

• Hb04150 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9165, 'An Act Instituting The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act Of 2002, Repealing Republic Act No. 6425, Otherwise Known As The Dangerous Drugs Act Of 1972, As Amended, Providing Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes' • Hb04296 - An Act Mandating The Completion Of The Land Acquisition And Distribution (Lad) Component Of The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) Pursuant To Republic Act No. 6657, Otherwise Known As The 'Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law,'As Amended • Hb04392 - An Act Amending Republic Act Numbered Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One, As Amended, And Other Related Laws, To Enhance The Resolution And Liquidation Framework For Banks And Banking Institutions, And To Strengthen The Independence, Authority And Financial Capability Of The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, And For Other Purposes • Hb04397 - An Act Providing For The Modernization Of The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical And Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa), And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb03414 - An Act Granting Social Pension To Indigent Senior Citizens Who Are At Least Seventy (70) Years Old And For Other Purposes

• Hb03867 - An Act Providing Telecommunications Systems Accessibility To The Hearing-Impaired And Speech-Impaired

• Hb03423 - An Act Appropriating The Sum Of Fourteen Billion Six Hundred Million Pesos (P14,600,000,000) As Supplemental Appropriations For Fy 2013 And For Other Purposes

• Hb03877 - An Act Promoting Women Participation And Equitable Representation In And By Political Parties, Giving Incentives Therefor, Creating The Women In Political Parties Empowerment Fund, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03447 - An Act Providing For Tax Incentives For The Relief And Rehabilitation Of Devastated Communities Covered By A State Of Calamity

• Hb03925 - An Act Instituting Reforms To Promote And Protect The Economic, Social, Political Rights And Well Being Of Barangay Health Workers Towards Quality Health Service Delivery And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For This Purpose Republic Act No. 7883, Otherwise Known As The 'Barangay Health Workers' Benefits And Incentives Act Of 1995'

• Hb04444 - An Act Declaring Every June 19 Of Every Year As 'Araw Ng Pagsulat', A Special Working Holiday

• Hb04022 - An Act Declaring Every Third Week Of November As 'National Entrepreneurship Week'

• Hb04544 - An Act Providing For A Revised Anti-Carnapping Act, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6539, Otherwise Known As The 'Anti-Carnapping Act Of 1972'

• Hb03451 - An Act Supporting The Production Of Philippine Independent Films By Providing Incentives To Filmmakers Who Are Given Honors In Notable International Film Competitions • Hb03486 - An Act Creating The Department Of Disaster Preparedness And Emergency Management, Defining Its Mandates, Powers And Functions, And Appropriating Funds Therefore • Hb03505 - An Act Declaring Every 19Th Day Of June As 'Araw Ng Pagsulat', A Regular Working Holiday • Hb03506 - An Act Granting Tax Exemption For Prizes And Awards Granted To Filipino Athletes In Internationally Sanctioned Sports Competitions And Further Amending For This Purpose Sec. 32 (B) (7) (4) Of 1997 Tax Code (R.a. 8424)

• Hb04032 - An Act Institutionalizing Industry Cluster-Based Programs And Projects Through Inter-Local Cooperation And People's Participation • Hb04038 - An Act Establishing The Las Piñas - Parañaque Critical Habitat And Ecotourism Area As Wetland, Ensuring The Protection Thereof, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03572 - An Act Creating The Code Commission Of The Philippines To Review And Codify Philippine Laws And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hb04116 - An Act Strengthening The Balanced Housing Development Program, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7279, Entitled: 'An Act To Provide For A Comprehensive And Continuing Urban Development And Housing Program, Establish The Mechanism For Its Implementation And For Other Purposes

• Hb03640 - An Act Establishing The Special Economic Zone In The City Of Tacloban, Creating For This Purpose The Tacloban City Special Economic Zone Authority, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb04133 - An Act Reducing The Retirement Age Of Race Horse Jockeys From Sixty (60) To Fifty-Five (55), Amending For The Purpose Article 287 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines

• Hb04440 - An Act Strengthening The Human Organ Donation Program For Organ And Tissue Transplantation, And For Other Purposes

• Hb04462 - An Act Providing Measures To Ensure The Safety Of Children Aboard Motorcycles • Hb04528 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor

• Hb04553 - An Act Expanding Access To Educational Services By Institutionalizing Open Distance Learning In Higher Education And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04557 - Act Providing For The Special Protection Of Children In Situations Of Armed Conflict And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof • Hb04558 - An Act Establishing Special Education (Sped) Centers For Children With Special Needs In All Public Schools Divisions, Providing For Standards And Guidelines, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04577 - An Act Institutionalizing A Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Care System, Providing For The Establishment, Supervision And Regulation Of The Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Profession, Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof And Appropriating Funds Therefor

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Hon. Karlo Alexei B. Nograles District Representative 1st District of Davao City COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Labor and Employment – Chairperson • Climate Change – Vice Chairperson • Human Rights – Vice Chairperson • Revision of Laws – Vice Chairperson

• Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsa Moro Basic Law • Constitutional Amendments • Dangerous Drugs • Energy

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rounded on his belief that public service should transcend mere dole outs, Congressman Karlo Alexei Bendigo Nograles has always focused on total human development, in empowering his constituents with the opportunity and ability to create better lives for themselves and their loved ones. “In empowering individuals, you change families, and when you change families, you transform communities.”

Now serving his second term as representative of the 1st district of Davao City and concurrently the chairman of the Committee on Labor and Employment at the House of Representatives, he is focused on building upon the gains of his first term program for education, prioritizing livelihood and employment opportunities for the thousands of his graduated scholars as well as expanding technical skills development and community based livelihood training programs.

In partnership with the Department of Labor and Employment, Karlo has been conducting job fairs in the 54

• Higher and Technical Education • Housing and Urban Development • Transportation • Ways and Means

barangays of his district, bringing employment opportunities to the people. He continues to work towards expanding the scope of his social service programs on health, infrastructure and development. His Oplan Kaalam Scholarship program continues to be a cornerstone of his vision for community development, founded on the belief that education remains our greatest weapon against poverty and oppression.

His scholars now numbering 30,000 to date, engage in community service programs all throughout the first district, in keeping with Karlo’s advocacy of paying it forward and rooted on the belief that every person has it in his capacity to serve his community. Congressman Karlo was conferred the Regional Kabalikat Award by TESDA for the years 2013 and 2015. He was also recently recognized by the Golden Globe Awards for Excellence in Public Service. He was awarded the Outstanding Congressman Award in 2012 by the prestigious international award giving body, Superbrands Marketing International for exceptional leadership and community service towards nation building.

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HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb01688 - An Act Qualifying Salvaging Or Extrajudicial Killing By Any Public Officer, Person In Authority Or Agent Of A Person In Authority As A Heinous Crime, Imposing The Maximum Penalty Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb02068 - An Act Creating A Harbor Pilotage Commission, Regulating Harbor Pilotage Services And The Conduct Of Harbor Pilots In All Ports In The Philippines And For Related Purposes

• Hb01689 - An Act Defining The Crime Of Summary Execution, Prescribing Stiffer Penalties Therefor, Providing Compensation And Protection To The Victims' Families And Witnesses, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb02069 - An Act Providing Protection And Rewards To Persons Who Disclose Conduct Constituting Graft And Corruption And To Witnesses For The Prosecution Thereof, Providing Penalties For Violation Hereof, And For Other Purposes

• Hb01690 - An Act Creating The Philippine Trade Representative Office, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes

• Hb02865 - An Act Including The Sale Of Electricity By Power Generation Companies In Mindanao In The Exemption From Value-Added Tax, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known As The 'Tax Reform Act Of 1997' As Amended, And For Other Purposes

• Hb01691 - An Act To Strengthen The Fiscal Autonomy Of The Office Of The Ombudsman, Amending For The Purpose Section 38 Of R.a. 6770, Otherwise Known As The 'Ombudsman Act Of 1989' • Hb01692 - An Act Strengthening Further The Regulatory Powers Of The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7653, Entitled 'The New Central Bank Act,' And For Other Purposes

• Hb02894 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Plumbing Engineering In The Philippines And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof • Hb03088 - An Act Reorganizing And Modernizing The National Bureau Of Investigation, Providing Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes

• Hb03952 - An Act For The Creation Of Local Bikeways Office (Lbo), Establishing Infrastructure In Relation Thereto And Providing For Bicycle Rights And For Other Purposes • Hb04137 - An Act Expanding The Compulsory Insurance Coverage For Migrant Workers To Include Rehires, Name Hires And Direct Hires, And For Other Purposes, Amending For The Purpose Section 37-A Of Republic Act 8042, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Migrant Workers And Overseas Filipinos Act Of 1995 • Hb04202 - An Act Granting Philippine Citizenship To Reverend Father 'Swamy' Chatharajupally Balashowry • Hb04529 - An Act Providing For Appeal Of The Decisions Of The National Labor Relations Commission To The Supreme Court, Amending For This Purpose Articles 223 And 224 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Labor Code Of The Philippines' • Hb04594 - An Act Institutionalizing Occupational Health And Safety Of Workers In The Construction Industry • Hb04659 - An Act Fostering A Culture Of Voluntary Compliance With Labor Laws, Amending For The Purpose Article 128 Of Presidential Decree No. 422, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Labor Code Of The Philippines'

• Hb01693 - An Act Providing Incentives To All Barangay Officials, Including Barangay Tanods And Members Of The Lupong Tagapamayapa, And Barangay Employees And For Other Purposes

• Hb03235 - An Act Rationalizing The Taxes Imposed On Non-Life Insurance Policies, Amending For This Purpose Sections 108, 123, 184 And 185 Of The National Internal Revenue Code Of 1997, As Amended

• Hb01694 - An Act Providing For Stiffer Penalties On Illegal Discharge Of Firearms Amending For That Purpose Article 254 Of Title Viii Chapter One Of Act 3815, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Revised Penal Code

• Hb03752 - An Act Granting Philippine Citizenship To Reverend Father 'Swammy' Chatharajupally Balashowry

• Hb04969 - An Act Granting Incentives To Individuals And Enterprises For The Creation Of Green Jobs And Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb03837 - An Act Strengthening The Operations Of The National Labor Relations Commission, Amending For This Purpose Articles 213 And 215 Of P.d. No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines

• Hb05306 - An Act Strengthening The Operations Of The National Labor Relations Commission, Amending For This Purpose Articles 213 And 215 Of P.d. No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines

• Hb02067 - An Act To Strengthen The Right Of Citizens To Information Held By The Government

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• Hb05468 - An Act Institutionalizing The Nationwide Implementation Of Jobstart Philippines Program And Providing Funds Thereof • Hb05469 - An Act Amending Certain Provisions Of R.a.

9547 Otherwise Known As An Act Strengthening And Expanding The Coverage Of The Special Program For Employment Of Students, Amending For The Purpose Provisions Of R.a. 7323, Otherwise Known As The Special Program For Employment Of Students • Hb05470 - An Act To Enhance The Regulation On Employment Of Foreign Nationals And Transfer Of Technology, Amending For The Purpose Articles 40, 41, And 42, Title Ii, Book 1 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended Or The Labor Code Of The Philippines • Hb05471 - An Act Rationalizing Government Interventions In Labor Disputes By Adopting The Essential Services Criteria In The Exercise Of The Assumption Or Certification Power Of The Secretary Of Labor And Employment, And Decriminalizing Violations Thereof, Amending For This Purpose Articles 263, 264 And 272 Of Presidential Decree 442, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines, As Amended And For Other Purposes • Hb05595 - An Act Strengthening The Internal Affairs Service (Ias) Of The Philippine National Police, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8551, Otherwise Known As The 'Philippine National Police Reform And Reorganization Act Of 1998'

• Hb05602 - An Act Providing For The Remedy Of Filing A Petition For Certiorari To The Supreme Court To Review The Decisions Of The National Labor Relations Commission, Amending For The Purpose Articles 223 And 224 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Labor Code Of The Philippines'

• Hr00091 - Resolution Directing The Appropriate Committee Of The House Of Representatives To Investigate, In Aid Of Legislation, The Runway Mishap At The Davao International Airport Involving Cebu Pacific Flight 5J971 Last June 2, 2013

• Hb05708 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Plumbing Engineering In The Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof

• Hr00720 - Resolution Urging The Commission On Higher Education (Ched) To Strengthen The Mechanism For Monitoring The Proper Disbursement Of Stipend Of The Students Grants-In-Aid Program For Poverty Alleviation (Sgp-Pa) To Forestall The Growing Incidents Of Dropping Out Of Its Beneficiaries And To Require Ched To Regularly Submit Reports To Congress On The Implementation Of The Sgp-Pa

• Hb05806 - An Act Defining And Classifying Employment Relationship Amending For This Purpose Articles 279, 280 And 281 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines, As Amended • Hb05887 - An Act Strengthening The Regulation Of Employment Of Foreign Nationals, Amending For The Purpose Articles 40, 41, And 42 Of Title Ii, Book One Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As 'The Labor Code Of The Philippines' • Hb06100 - An Act Promoting The Creation Of Green Jobs, Granting Incentives And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hr00090 - A Resolution For Congress To Commend Mrs. Rachel M. Donaire, Wife Of Filipino Boxing Superstar Nonito Donaire Jr. For Saving A Drowning Child Despite Being Nine Months Pregnant, Unmindful Of Her Own Safety And That Of Her Unborn Child

• Hr00980 - Resolution Urging The Department Of Finance (Dof) And The Bureau Of Internal Revenue (Bir) To Provide A Categorical Policy On Tax Exemption Of Donations By Business Process Outsourcing (Bpo) Companies Within The Economic Zone (Ecozones) In Favor Of State Universities And Colleges • Ps00068 - Effects Of The Abolition Of The Pdaf • Ps00095 - Importance Of Pdaf To House Members • Ps00357 - Inserted Into The Records

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HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00025 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb00164 - Bank Protection Act Of 2013 • Hb00694 - An Act Increasing The Burial Assistance For Veterans From Ten Thousand (P10,000.00) To Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “An Act Standardizing And Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans And Their Dependents • Hb01039 - An Act Exempting Persons With Disability From The Value-Added Tax On Certain Goods And Services, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The "Magna Carta For Persons With Disability," And For Other Purposes • Hb01222 - An Act To Establish And Maintain An Office Of Veterans Affairs In The Philippine Embassy In The United States Of America, Prescribing Its Functions, Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb02775 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive And Unified Student Financial Assistance System For Higher And Technical Education, Thereby Rationalizing Access, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb03169 - An Act Further Amending Republic Act No. 9994, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Senior Citizens Act Of 2010' • Hb04085 - An Act Establishing The Open High School System In The Philippines And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04133 - An Act Reducing The Retirement Age Of Race Horse Jockeys From Sixty (60) To FiftyFive (55), Amending For The Purpose Article 287 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines • Hb04203 - An Act Granting Philippine Citizenship To Bruce Donald Mc Tavish • Hb04214 - An Act Providing For The Retention And Utilization Of The Income Derived By The National Museum, Amending For The Purpose Section 26 Of Republic Act No. 8492, Otherwise Known As The National Museum Act Of 1998 • Hb0427 - An Act Reducing The Retirement Age Of Surface Mine Workers From Sixty (60) To Fifty (50) Amending For The Purpose Article 287 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines

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• Hb04275 - An Act Defining The Role Of The Department Of Labor And Employment (Dole) And The Local Government Units (Lgus) In The Establishment And Operation Of The Public Employment Service Office (Peso), And The Operation Of Job Placement Offices By Non-Government Organizations (Ngos) And State Universities And Colleges (Sucs), Amending For The Purpose Sections 3, 6, 7 And 9 Of Republic Act No. 8759, Otherwise Known As The "Public Employment Service Office Act Of 1999" • Hb04342 - An Act Establishing The Visayas And Mindanao Hospital Facilities Of The Philippine Heart Center, Amending For That Purpose Presidential Decree No. 673, Providing Funds Therefor, And Other Purposes • Hb04343 - An Act Establishing The Visayas And Mindanao Hospital Facilities Of The Lung Center Of The Philippines, Amending For That Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1832, Providing Funds Therefor, And Other Purposes • Hb04344 - An Act Establishing The Visayas And Mindanao Hospital Facilities Of The Philippine Children'S Medical Center, Amending For That Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1631, Providing Funds Therefor, And Other Purposes • Hb04393 - An Act Institutionalizing Sustainable Energy Efficiency And Conservation, Enhancing The Efficient Use Of Energy, Granting Incentives To Energy Efficiency And Conservation Projects, And For Other Purposes • Hb04528 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04530 - An Act Establishing And Providing For Free College Education In Information And Communications Technology In State Colleges And Universities And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04629 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04660 - An Act Providing For Thirty (30) Days Judicial Leave Privileges Annually To All Judges Of The Metropolitan Trial Courts (Metc), Municipal Trial Courts In Cities (Mtcc), Municipal Trial Courts (Mtc), Municipal Circuit Trial Courts (Mctc) And Shari'a Circuit Courts • Hb04744 - An Act Protecting The Rights Of Internally Displaced Persons And Penalizing The Acts Of Arbitrary Internal Displacement • Hb04832 - An Act Mandating The Commission On Higher Education To Include A Subject Of Moro History, Culture And Identity As An Elective In The Higher Education Curriculum

• Hb04855 - An Act Recognizing And Strengthening Alternative Care Of Children, Providing Incentives To Agencies Providing The Same • Hb05011 - An Act Establishing A Green Building Standard For Planning, Design, Construction, Operation Or Maintenance Practices, Renovation, Expansion And Retrofitting Of Government Building Projects In The Country • Hb05076 - An Act Creating The Philippine Trade Representative Office And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05267 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Employers In Posting Notices Of Termination Of Employment Of Former Employees In Newspapers, Social Media And Other Public Information Venues • Hb05268 - An Act Protecting Seafarers And Other Workers Against Ambulance Chasing And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof • Hb05292 - An Act Establishing A Productivity Improvement Program, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6971, Otherwise Known As The Productivity Incentive Act Of 1990 • Hb05303 - An Act Providing For A Revised Apprenticeship Program Repealing For The Purpose Chapters I And Ii Of Title Ii Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines • Hb05308 - An Act Instituting Worker's Claim As Statutory First Lien On The Assets Of The Bankrupt Employer, Amending For This Purpose Article 110 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines • Hb05347 - An Act Promoting/Advocating Mental Health, Promulgating A National Mental Health Policy Towards The Enhancement Of Integrated Mental Health Services, The Promotion And Protection Of Persons Utilizing Mental Health Services And The Establishment Of A Philippine Mental Health Council • Hb05415 - An Act Specifying The Requirements Of Legitimate Contracting/Subcontracting Amending For This Purpose Articles 106 To 109 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines, As Amended • Hb05416 - An Act Defining The Causes Of Termination Of Employment Of Workers Amending For This Purpose Articles 282 And 283 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines, As Amended

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• Hb05501 - An Act Strengthening The Architecture Profession, Amending For The Purpose Certain Provisions Of Republic Act Numbered Nine Thousand Two Hundred Sixty Six (R.a. No. 9266), Otherwise Known As The 'Architecture Act Of 2004' • Hb05525 - An Act Modernizing The Customs And Tariff Administration • Hb05549 - An Act Lowering The Age Requirement For Applicants Taking The Board Examination For Social Workers, Providing For Continuing Social Work Education, And Upgrading The Sundry Provisions Relative To The Practice Of Social Work • Hb05610 - An Act Allowing Foreign Vessels To Transport And Co-Load Foreign Cargoes For Domestic Transshipment And For Other Purposes • Hb05706 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Criminology Profession In The Philippines, And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act 6506, Otherwise Known As 'An Act Creating The Board Of Examiners For Criminologists In The Philippines' • Hb05707 - An Act Regulating The Practice Of Forestry In The Philippines And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act Numbered Six Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Nine (R.a. No. 6239), Known As 'The Forestry Profession Law' • Hb05779 - An Act Granting The Securities And Exchange Commission The Authority To Monitor And Investigate Non-Governmental Organizations, Foundations, And Similar Institutions • Hb05801 - An Act Stre Ngthening The Right Of Citizens To Information Held By The Government • Hb05841 - An Act Creating The Agrarian Reform Commission To Investigate Circumventions And Violations Of Republic Act 6657, Otherwise Known As The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law Of 1988, As Amended By Republic Act 9700, And Other Agrarian Laws, And Appropriating Funds Therefor

Groups Of Workers, Amending For The Purpose Articles 269 And 270 Of P.d. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Labor Code Of The Philippines' • Hb05902 - An Act Granting Discounts On Basic And Educational Services To Underprivileged Higher And Technical Education Students • Hb05991 - An Act Converting The Northwestern Mindanao State College Of Science And Technology (Nmscst) In The City Of Tangub, Province Of Misamis Occidental Into A State University To Be Known As The University Of Northwestern Mindanao (Unm), Integrating Therewith The Satellite Campuses Of The Mindanao University Of Science And Technology (Must) In The City Of Oroquieta And In The Municipality Of Panaon, Both Located In The Province Of Misamis Occidental, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05992 - An Act Establishing The Misamis Occidental State College In The City Of Oroquieta, Province Of Misamis Occidental, Integrating Therewith The Oroquieta Agro-Industrial School (Oais) In Barangay Villaflor, Oroquieta City, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb06238 - An Act Reducing The Minimum Membership Requirement For Registration Of Unions Or Federations And Streamlining The Process Of Registration, Amending For This Purpose Articles 234, 235, 236 And 237 Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines • Hr00537 Resolution Requesting The Sandiganbayan To Grant Honorable Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Former President Of The Philippines And Incumbent Representative Of The Second District Of Pampanga, A Christmas Furlough For Humanitarian And Compassionate Considerations • Hr00716 - A Resolution Congratulating Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, The First Filipino Cardinal Appointed By Pope Francis

• Hb05875 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7653, Entitled 'The New Central Bank Act'

• Hr00859 - A Resolution Urging The Department Of Energy To Enjoin All Distribution Utilities And Other Members Of The Electric Power Industry To Fully Cooperate To Restore Electric Service As Soos As Possible In All Affected Areas Devastated By Typhoon Yolanda

• Hb05886 - An Act Allowing Foreign Individuals Or Organizations To Engage In Trade Union Activities And To Provide Assistance To Labor Organizations Or

• Hr00883 Resolution Organizing The Philippines-Republic Of Chile Parliamentarians' Friendship Association

• Hb05855 - An Act Reorganizing And Modernizing The National Bureau Of Investigation (Nbi), And Providing Funds Therefor

• Hr01371 - A Resolution Directing The Committee On Higher And Technical Education To Inquire, In Aid Of Legislation, Into The Measures Being Undertaken

By The Technical Working Group Of The Commission On Higher Education (Ched), Department Of Education (Deped), Department Of Labor And Employment (Dole) And The Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (Tesda) To Mitigate The Impact Of Republic Act 10533 (K To 12 Law) On Higher Education Institutions And Their College Faculty And Non-Teaching Personnel During The Transition Period • Hr01674 Resolution Congratulating And Commending Dr. Alvin B. Culaba For Having Been Conferred "The Outstanding World Researcher Of 2014" Award By The International Association Of Multidisciplinary Research (Iamure) • Hr01816 - Resolution Expressing The Heartfelt Gratitude Of The House Of Representatives To His Holiness Pope Francis On The Occasion Of His State Visit And Apostolic Journey To The Philippines On 15-19 January 2015 • Hr01845 - Resolution Condemning In The Strongest Possible Terms The Atrocious Incident At Mamasapano, Maguindanao Which Killed Members Of The Elite Special Action Force Of The Philippine National Police And The Spate Of Bombings In Different Parts Of Mindanao And Calling Upon The Philippine National Police, The Armed Forces Of The Philippines, The Armm Government And The Office Of The Presidential Adviser On The Peace Process To Conduct A Full Blown Investigation Of The Dastardly Acts And Submit Their Report To The Ad Hoc Committee On The Bangsamoro Basic Law • Hr02356 - Resolution Urging The Committee On Appropriations To Delete Section 3: Special Provision(S), Paragraph 2, Article Xv, Department Of Justice, C. Bureau Of Immigration, Of The 2016 National Expenditure Program And Allow The Continuance Of The System By Which Collections Made By The Bureau Of Immigration (Bi) From Express Lane Fee/S Charges Are Deposited In The Express Lane Trust Fund In Order To Prevent The Removal Or Separation From Service Of Many Employees Of The Bureau That Will Lead To The Possible Collapse And Paralysis Of Its Nationwide Operations • Rbh0001 - Resolution Of Both Houses Proposing Amendments To Certain Economic Provisions Of The 1987 Constitution Of The Republic Of The Philippines Particularly On Articles Xii, Xiv & Xvi

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Hon. Mariano U. Piamonte, Jr. Party List A TEACHER COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Appropriations • Science and Technology • Ad Hoc Committee On The Bangsa Moro Basic Law • Basic Education and Culture

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• Civil Service and Professional Regulation • Constitutional Amendments • Higher snd Technical Education • Mindanao Affairs

• Interparliamentary Relations and Diplomacy • Revision Of Laws • Suffrage and Electoral Reforms • Welfare Of Children

A TRUE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE PEOPLE

ne of the elected Representatives of the people in Congress, currently serving his third and last term, is an unassuming person, nevertheless, admired by many groups and individuals for his advocacies and hard work to be of service to society. Before his appointment to public service in 2007, Rep. Mariano U. Piamonte, Jr. was, first and foremost, a teacher and an advocate, simply impassioned to give the best education to the youth, helping create for them, and their instructors, the best learning environment there can possibly be. He is bothered that many teachers in the rural areas have to do their work in makeshift classrooms jam-packed with students and that many of these grade-school students do not get a chance to go to high school, much less, college. Among many other concerns, he thinks the reason why our best educational institutions hardly measure up to international standards is because of the lack of resources and government support. The survival and sustainability of both small and big schools continue to be a primary concern which the government, with its limited resources, cannot fully address.

With a burning desire to help improve the quality of education in the country and promote the professional image and well-being of teachers and non-teaching personnel, Rep.

Cong.Piamonte as Keynote Speaker during an International Conference on K to 12 Curricular Enhancement

Piamonte was inspired to set up A TEACHER Party List, short for “Advocacy for Teacher Empowerment Through Action, Cooperation and Harmony Towards Educational Reform”. A TEACHER envisions to be the voice of teachers and other school personnel on issues affecting their professional and personal growth and to serve as a vehicle for transformative education towards national development.

With Rep. Piamonte at the helm, A TEACHER Party List came to be recognized for spearheading advocacy programs, to get almost half-a-million Filipino in-service teachers involved as catalysts of change. While the involvement and contribution of the constituents are elicited, A TEACHER empowers them at the same time through its programs geared towards reforms in various fields of social development.

Rep. Piamonte’s legislative accomplishments from the 14th Congress to the present 16th Congress include: • 14 Authored & Co-authored Republic Acts • 164 Authored & Co-authored House Bills • 13 Authored & Co-authored House Resolutions • 20 Co-authored House Resolutions

MUP with Sendong Victims in Cagayan de Oro

MUP in Lumondao Classroom Donation with Elem Students

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by Rep. Piamonte between 2012 to 2013 are Republic Act 10157, “Kindergarten Education Act”, R.A. 10410, “Early Years Act” and R.A. 10533, Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013” (institutionalizing the K to 12 Program).

Hence, the year 2014 marked A TEACHER’s active involvement, (with Rep. Piamonte appointed as one of the Members and Consultants of the K to 12 Steering Committee), in disseminating information on the government’s focal education reform agenda, the K to 12 Program, tackling the nuances of the curricular reform and its implementation with teachers and administrators of several schools, colleges and universities in various provinces nationwide.

In 2015, as multilevel stakeholders prepare for transition into senior high school and higher education under a 12 year basic education program, ATEACHER was also given a special mandate by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to conduct the CHED K to 12 Transition Program in various regions nationwide starting on July 2015. Rep. Piamonte was keynote speaker in several conferences to clarify K to 12 curricula reforms with public and private school heads.

Three (3) more authored and co-authored bills of A TEACHER were signed as Republic Acts during this 16th Congress by President Benigno Simeon Aquino III. R.A. 10647, “Ladderized Education Act”, R.A. 10648, “Iskolar ng Bayan” Act and R.A. 10650, “Open Distance Learning Act”. Again, these are landmark education-related bills co-authored by Rep. Piamonte.

R.A. 10687, the “Unified Student Financial Assistance System in Higher and Technical Education (UniFAST)” is the most recent bill signed into law. This is a unified education assistance law that ensures continuing college education for high school graduates who have previously been granted scholarships in first year college. Top graduates of public high schools will be given priority under this program.

Piamonte as Keynote Speaker on K to 12 Program

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MUP close, DEPED SSGO

Rep. Piamonte considers RA 10533, the K to 12 Law as the highlight of his legislative accomplishments, which the Aquino Administration is also proud of enacting into law due to its importance. Despite the many criticisms received from the public, the controversial changes that will result from the implementation of the K to 12 Program will definitely determine the future of education. Rep. Piamonte helped institutionalize an important education reform that will equip our youth to better compete in the global arena and will bolster the strength of our OFW sector as their skills will be brought at par with other workers in countries where they are. Moreover, K to 12 will equip young senior high school students who are financially unable to go to college to already engage in livelihood or employment instead of becoming out-of-school youth. It is good to democratize learning and earning opportunities for our youth who holds the future of our country.

As Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations particularly for State Colleges & Universities, Rep. Piamonte pushed for the following: • In particular, the approval of an increase in budget for Miscellaneous Benefits for Higher Education Institutions & their teachers; • Increase in the Budgets for State Universities and Colleges; • Increase in the budget for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED); • Funding for the implementation of the Technology Transfer Act; With the welfare of teachers in mind, Rep. Piamonte also pushed for the increase in the budgets of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, making possible the implementation of the Salary Standardization Law starting 2016.

Rep. Piamonte also received the 2015 Science Ambassador Award from the Department of Science and Technology for his support for landmark programs in the field of science and technology, among them, the implementation of the Balik Scientist Program.

National Innovation Conference in Education with Rep. Piamonte as Keynote Speaker

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Inauguration 3-classroom bldg, Lingig National High School, Surigao del Sur

Giving Instructional Materials to Teachers

Educational Background and Experience Piamonte does not feign commitment and dedication to his work as A TEACHER Representative. He brings with him years of experience from the academe and education policy sector as Executive Director, and later Board Member, of the Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (COCOPEA), the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), the Association of Foundations (AF) and the Davao Association of Colleges and Schools (DACS) in working for educational reforms. He was also a Regional Director of the Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) in partnership with the Department of Education to oversee the Educational Service Contracting Scheme (ESC)- Tuition Fee Supplement (TFS) Grants Program. He was also a Board Member in various reputable colleges and universities for many years, among them the University of Immaculate Conception, Davao City, the University of Regina Carmeli in Bulacan, Davao Medical School, Assumption College and San Pedro College in Davao City and many others. He also became a member of the State Assistance Council, then the highest policy-making body for the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE). Before his appointment in Congress, he was the Chairman of the Board of the Educational Resource and Training Center (ERTC), a non-government organization which develops and conducts teacher-training and other school management and development programs.

Piamonte’s background in teaching and educational management and policy-making is quite impressive. He taught Mathematics and was Supervisor and Dean of the College of Education at the St. Michael’s College of Padada, Davao del Sur. He was also a Graduate School Lecturer in Educational Management and Planning, Research and Statistics, Tests and Measurements, School Financial and Resource Management in Ateneo de Davao University, Holy Cross of Davao College and San Pedro College of Davao.

As a young student, he was always in the top three (3) of his batch. He holds a double degree in BSE Mathematics and Bachelor of Laws, graduating Magna Cum Laude and Valedictorian in

Rep. Piamonte (right) during Inauguration of a 2 classroom Building in Padada, Davao del Sur

both. He honed his skills further with a Master of Science in Educational Management, graduating at the top of his class in De La Salle University as a CEAP-Misereor of Germany Scholar and finished the Educational Management Consultancy Training from the Ateneo Professional Schools in Makati.

A TEACHER Programs & Accomplishments Under Rep. Piamonte’s dynamic leadership, A TEACHER motivates teachers to take a lead and cause positive change to happen in their respective communities, especially in the rural areas where government resources are minimal.

A TEACHER partners with relevant organizations to address environmental concerns and issues, to raise awareness, particularly on the impact of climate change and environment degradation through seminars and other fora. It partners with existing organizations to pursue its advocacies in education that focus on the professional development, as well as in strengthening the commitment of teachers and non-teaching personnel. The group provides assistance to educational institutions in creating professional development opportunities for teachers through the conduct of Licensure Examination Reviews for Teachers (LET). These are only some of the advocacies that A TEACHER is involved with aside from its primary work of legislation to improve the quality of education in the country and promote the professional development and economic welfare of teachers.

Rep. Piamonte, together with members of the Congressional Education Committees, advocates for the expansion of the Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education (GASTPE) Program to cover elementary and kindergarten students.

A TEACHER also funds soft projects that include livelihood skills training workshops for barangays, conduct of medical missions, health and wellness seminars as well as donations of medicines, books, schools supplies, agricultural implements, sports equipment, farm implements, computer units and overhead projectors. To date, it has built 200 new classrooms

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Piamonte Receives World Teachers day Award from DepEd, Davao City

and repaired 24 classrooms and buildings in rural public schools. It has also built 20 multi-purpose buildings, installed water systems in eight (8) public schools and implemented a total of 21 improvement projects for roads leading to public schools. In addition, A TEACHER was able to negotiate for approval from the DPWH to build additional classrooms and multipurpose centers in critical locations in Mindanao under their Silid Aralan Project.

A TEACHER, in partnership with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), granted scholarships to a total of 135 high school and college students for school year 2009 to 2010. Rep. Piamonte also sponsored a total of 1064 grantees for SY 2014-2015 and 633 grantees for SY 2015-2016 under the Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program of the Commission on Higher Education.

Servant and Leader For his relentless pursuit of educational reforms, particularly as Member & Consultant of the K to 12 Steering Committee, espousing the improvement of basic education in the country, for building classrooms, for his full support to teachers, and schools, and helping so many teachers achieve their dreams, he became a recipient of the World Teachers’ Day Award by DepEd- Region 9. Hesitant, yet much honored by the recognition so generously given him by co-educators

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and advocates, he only wishes that he can do more to support teachers and help them realize their aspirations to become the best they can be.

For a service-oriented and hard-working official who is always in touch with his constituents, working 25 hours a day, if possible, to attend to the requirements of his job, this Representative has a great sense of witty humor, who never misses to crack thought-provoking jokes that never fail to elicit laughter. Rep.Piamonte takes pride in being a humble public servant, always mindful that his position has a purpose, striving to meet the expectations of the people who voted for him. He commits to carry on with his advocacies and his legislative tasks with utmost passion and dedication to the best of his ability.

Continuing Advocacy After his term ends in June 2016, Rep. Piamonte intends to continue his work as Chairman and Founding President of A TEACHER. There is so much work to be done in ensuring that the education system continues to be relevant and at par with international standards, especially amidst rapid change and increased global competition. He will continue to work for the professional development of teachers and non teaching personnel, as well as the continuing improvement of higher education and curricular reforms.

HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • R.A.9500 - An Act to Strengthen the University of the Philippines as the Premier State University • R.A.9520 - Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008 • R.A.9521 - National Book Development Trust Fund Act • R.A.9547 - Special Program for Employment of Student Act of 2008 • R.A.9647 - Philippine Normal University as National Center for Teachers Education Act of 2009 • R.A.9711 - Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009 • R.A.10154 - An Act Requiring All Concerned Government Agencies to Ensure the Early Release of the Retirement Pay, Pensions, Gratuities & Other Benefits of Retiring Government Employees • R.A.10157 - Kindergarten Education Act • R.A.10410 - Early Years Act” (Early Childhood Care & Development Act • R.A.10533 - Basic Education Act of 2013” (K to 12) • R.A.10647 - Ladderized Education Act • R.A.10648 - Iskolar ng Bayan Act

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• R.A.10650 - Open Distance Learning Act • R.A.10687 - Unified Student Financial Assistance System in Higher & Technical Education (UniFAST)

• Hb00616 - An Act Mandating The Implementation Of A National Multisectoral Program On Good Citizenship, Creating A National Council On Good Citizenship, And Providing Funds Therefor

• Hb00039 - An Act Providing Instructional Materials' Allowance For Public School Teachers

• Hb00617 - An Act Amending The Republic Act No. 7941, Otherwise Known As The "Party-List System Act"

• Hb00040 - An Act Instituting A Compulsory Insurance For Members Of The Board Of Election Inspectors For Every National And Local Elections

• Hb00618 - An Act Mandating The Installation Of Closed Circuit Television (Cctv) Cameras In Public And Private Schools Nationwide

• Hb00041 - An Act To Provide Grants To Part-Time And Independent Students

• Hb00619 - An Act Amending Section 8 Of Republic Act 6426, Otherwise Known As The "Foreign Currency Deposit Act Of The Philippines"

• Hb00042 - An Act Requiring Accident And Life Insurance Coverage For Railway Transit Passengers • Hb00043 - An Act Requiring All Schools, Colleges And Universities To Post The Current Crime Rate And Condition In The Community Where The School Is Located • Hb00044 - An Act Restricting The Unneccessary Creation/ Conversion Of Local Government Entities Amending For The Purpose Sections 450, 452, And 461 Of Republic Act No. 7160 Otherwise Known As The Local Government Code Of 1991 As Amended By Republic Act No. 9009

• Hb00620 - An Act Requiring Every Private Business Establishment To Install In Its Premises Closed Circuit Television Camera, Video Surveillance System Or Its Equivalent As A Requisite For Registration And/Or Renewal Of Its Business License Or Mayor’s Permit • Hb00621 - An Act Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 9211, Otherwise Known As ‘An Act Regulating The Packaging, Use, Sale, Distribution And Advertisements Of Tobacco Products And For Other Purposes

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 • Hb00622 - An Act Reconstructing The Composition Of The National Police Commission Amending For The Purpose Section 13 Of Republic Act No. 6957 As Amended By Republic Act No. 8551 • Hb02054 - An Act Providing Guidelines For The Establishment And Operation Of Local Colleges And Universities, And For Other Purposes • Hb02055 - An Act To Expand Access To Education Through Open Learning And Distance Education In Post-Secondary And Tertiary Levels Of Education, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb03453 - An Act Mandating The Department Of Education And The Commission On Higher Education To Include Disaster Risk Reduction Awareness Subjects In The Schools Curriculum From Primary To Tertiary Levels, Providing Modalities And Appropriating Funds Therefor

Philippines, As Amended And To Direct The Committee On Basic Education Of The House Of Representatives To Conduct Hearings Thereon, In Order That Amendatory Or Remedial Legislation May Be Considered, If Determined To Be Necessary And Applicable

• Hb03563 - An Act Protecting Credit Card Users, Limiting Interest Rates And Penalty Charges, Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof And For Other Purposes

• Hr00529 - A Resolution Congratulating Philippine Boxing Legend And Congressman Manny Pacquiao On His Latest Victory

• Hb03832 - An Act Requiring A Special License For Public Utility Drivers

• Hr00530 - A Resolution Expressing Deep Gratitude To Foreign Donors For Super Typhoon Yolanda Victims

• Hb02363 - An Act Creating The Council For The Welfare Of Senior Citizens

• Hb04715 - An Act Mandating The Installation Of 200 Watts Solar Panels In Public School Buildings Where Electricity Is Not Available

• Hr00531 - A Resolution Congratulating Miss Ariella Arida, 3Rd Runner Up Of The Recently Held Miss Universe Beauty Pageant

• Hb02364 - An Act Institutionalizing The Study Now Pay Later Program

• Hb04716 - An Act Mandating Tax Rebates To Individuals Purchasing Renewable Energy Device Or System

• Hr00552 - A Resolution Urging The Commission On Higher Education To Continue The Financial Grants To Underprivileged But Deserving College Students Enrolled In Public And Private Higher Education Institutions Who Are Formerly Grantees Of Financial Assistance Under The Priority Development Assistance Fund Both For Congressional Districts And Party-Lists

• Hb02407 - An Act Providing Medical Allowance For Public School Teachers • Hb02408 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7586, Otherwise Known As An Act Providing For The Establishment And Management Of National Integrated Protected Areas System, Defining Its Scope And Coverage, And For Other Purposes • Hb02577 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8545, Otherwise Known As The 'Expanded Government Assistance To Students And Teachers In Private Education Act', Providing For An Expanded Voucher Or Coupon System In Secondary, Post-Secondary And Tertiary Education And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb02578 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive And Unified System Of Student Financial Assistance For Higher And Technical Education, Thereby Rationalizing Access, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb02686 - An Act Strengthening The Ladderized Interface Between Technical-Vocational Education And Training And Higher Education • Hb02761 - An Act Providing Discount For School Teachers On Selected Goods And Services • Hb02902 - An Act Establishing The Civil Service Code Of The Philippines And For Other Purposes • Hb03022 - An Act Strengthening The Commission On Higher Education (Ched) By Amending Republic Act No. 7722 Otherwise Known As The 'Higher Education Act Of 1994' And For Other Purposes • Hb03452 - An Act Making Swimming A Mandatory Subject In School Curriculum For The Elementary And High Schools

• Hb04931 - An Act Encouraging Couples To Adopt Orphans Or Abandoned Children • Hb04932 - An Act Rewarding The Citizen's Arrest Of Drivers/ Operators Of Smoke Belching Vehicles • Hjr0008 - Joint Resolution Expressing The Approval By Both Houses Of Congress Of The Revised Reorganization Plan Of The Philippine National Police Pursuant To Republic Act No. 8551, Entitled, 'An Act Providing For The Reform And Reorganization Of The Philippine National Police And For Other Purposes, Amending Certain Provisions Of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Nine Hundred And Seventy-Five Entitled, 'An Act Establishing The Philippine National Police Under A Reorganized Department Of The Interior And Local Government, And For Other Purposes' • Hr00003 - A Resolution Calling For An Investigation In Aid Of Legislation Into The Unreasonable Grant Of Water Rate Increases

By Regulatory Authorities In Favor Of Water Concessionaires In Metro Manila And Elsewhere • Hr00339 - A Resolution To Inquire, In Aid Of Legislation, The Alleged Continued Losses Incurred By The Government Owned And Controlled Corporations Despite Subsidy By The National Government And To Direct The Committee On Government Enterprises And Privatization To Conduct Hearings • Hr00360 - A Resolution To Inquire Into, In Aid Of Legislation, The Issues And Controversies Surrounding The Implementation Of The Special Education Fund (Sef) As A Mandate Of Republic Act 7160 Otherwise Known As The Local Government Code Of The

Rep.Piamonte as Keynote Speaker on K to 12 Education Forum in Iloilo City, 2013

• Hr00556 - A Resolution Urging State Owned And Private Commercial Banks To Provide Soft Loan Window For Educational Institutions Whose Buildings/Facilities Have Been Damaged By Recent Calamities And Prescribing Low Interest Rate And Longer Term For Its Repayment • Hr00836 - A Resolution Congratulating Mr. Michael Christian Martinez For Ranking 19Th In The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Figure Skating Event • Hr00903 - A Resolution Urging The Commission On Higher Education To Continue The Financial Grants To Underprivileged But Deserving College Students Enrolled In Public And Private Higher Education Institutions Who Are Formerly Grantees Of Financial Assistance Under The Priority Development Assistance Fund Of District And Part-List Representatives • Hr01250 - A Resolution Urging The Department Of Transportation And Communications (Dotc) To Ensure The Proper Implementation Of Its Recent Department Order Imposing Hefty Fines On Colorum Buses And Other Illegal Public Utility Vehicles • Hr02057 - A Resolution Directing The House Committee On Civil Service And Professional Regulation To Inquire Into The Issues, Concerns And Controversies Surrounding Republic Act Numbered 9258, Otherwise Known As The 'Guidance And Counseling Act Of 2004' Where Gaps, Glitches And Disparities Have Been Seen In Its Implementation, And To Conduct Hearings Thereon, In Order That Amendatory Or Remedial Legislation May Be Initiated

By Congress, If Determined To Be Necessary Or Applicable

President Aquino speaks during the Signing of the Enhanced Basic Education Act (K to 12), one of the key achievements of his administration.

HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00016 - An Act Providing Benefits And Incentives To Accredited Day Care Workers, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6972, Otherwise Known As The Barangay-Level Total Development And Protection Of Children Act

(Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb00025 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor

• Hb00659 - An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against Persons On Account Of Ethnic Origin And/Or Religious Belief

• Hb00050 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor, And For Other Purposes • Hb00151 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive Nursing Law Towards Quality Health Care System, Repealing For This Purpose Ra 9173 Otherwise Known As The Philippine Nursing Act Of 2002 • Hb00155 - An Act Promoting Positive And Nonviolent Discipline Of Children And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00191 - An Act Creating The Department Of Overseas Workers, Rationalizing The Organization And Functions Of Government Agencies Related To Overseas Employment, And For Other Purposes • Hb00478 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00546 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csn), Providing Guidelines Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb00554 - An Act Providing Free And Suitable Public Education For Differently-Abled Children And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00557 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs

• Hb00596 - An Act Granting Additional Benefits To Solo Parents Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8972, Otherwise Known As The "Solo Parents Welfare Act Of 2000"

• Hb00694 - An Act Increasing The Burial Assistance For Veterans From Ten Thousand (P10,000.00) To Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00), Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6948, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “An Act Standardizing And Upgrading The Benefits For Military Veterans And Their Dependents

• Hb01108 - An Act Constituting A Congressional Oversight Committee On Debt Management To Look Into All Foreign And Domestic Borrowings Negotiated, Contracted Or Guaranteed By The President On Behalf Of The Philippines As Well As Those

By The Government Or Government Owned And Controlled Corporations And For Other Purposes • Hb01117 - An Act Establishing A Career Guidance And Counseling Program For National High Schools, And For Other Related Purposes • Hb01184 - An Act Strengthening The Local School Boards, Amending For The Purpose Sections 98, 99 And 100 Of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known As "The Local Government Code Of 1991"

• Hb00823 - An Act Providing For The Special Protection Of Children In Situations Of Armed Conflict And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof

• Hb01222 - An Act To Establish And Maintain An Office Of Veterans Affairs In The Philippine Embassy In The United States Of America, Prescribing Its Functions, Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

• Hb00829 - An Act Providing Benefits And Incentives To Accredited Child Development Workers (Day Care Workers), Child Development Teachers, Teacher Aides, Barangay Health Workers And Nutrition Providers, Rural Health Midwives And Other Care Providers Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 10410 Otherwise Known As "Early Years Act Of 2013"

• Hb01239 - An Act Establishing At Least One (1) Special Education (Sped) Center For Each School Division And At Least Three (3) Sped Centers In Big School Divisions For Children With Special Needs (Csns), Creating The Implementing Machinery Thereof, Providing Guidelines For Government Financial Assistance And Other Incentives And Support, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00831 - An Act Institutionalizing And Enhancing The Role Of Parent-Teacher (Community) Associations In Promoting The Welfare And Protecting The Rights Of Children And The Youth, Amending For The Purpose Presidential Decree No. 603 Otherwise Known As "The Child And Youth Welfare Code"

• Hb01283 - The Barangay Workers Act

• Hb01034 - An Act Institutionalizing Scholarship Grants To Public School Teachers • Hb01039 - An Act Exempting Persons With Disability From The Value-Added Tax On Certain Goods And Services, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7277, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The "Magna Carta For Persons With Disability," And For Other Purposes

• Hb01289 - An Act Establishing A Voluntary Student Loan Program By Banks And Government Financial Institutions, Providing Incentives Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb01291 - An Act Establishing Estate Settlement Courts, Granting Them Exclusive Original Jurisdiction Over Cases For Settlement Of Estate Of Deceased Persons, Amending Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, As Amended • Hb01332 - An Act Providing For The Special Protection Of Children In Situations Of Armed Conflict And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015

Hon. Arturo B. Robes District Representative San Jose Del Monte City, Lone District COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Legislative Franchises • Agrarian Reform • Appropriations

• Housing and Urban Development • Rural Development • Transportation

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ongressman Robes knitted into a solid, working network a core of personal friends, political and civic supporters and noteworthy persons and organizations. All these he achieved through the able support of his wife Florida Perez – Robes.

Congressman Robes: • Co-founded in 2004 the Aking Dangal at Kalinga, Inc., a nonstock, non-profit organization, whose goal is to help alleviate the plight of local and domestic household helpers nationwide.

• Founded “SJ 911 ABR” (San Jose 911 Aksyon Bilis, Responde), an organization of out-of-school and in-school youth aimed at developing in them, through productive activities, the virtues of social responsiveness (2007 up to present).

• Spearheaded the “Damay Mo Tulong Ko, Lingap ng Kababaihan”, an organization of San Joseños who, bound together by socio-civic consciousness and responsibility, conduct simultaneous medical and dental missions, Oplan Linaw-Mata, reflexology training, and other livelihood programs, such as meat processing, candle and soap making, baking and pastries preparation, and flower arrangement.

• Good Government and Public Accountability • Government Enterprises and Privatization

• Helped in the establishment of the Bulacan Polytechnic College (BPC) – San Jose del Monte City Campus. The BPC offers two-year courses in Electrical and Electronics Servicing, Computer Secretarial Course, Computer Technician, Hotel and Restaurant Services, and Welding, primarily to students from underprivileged families.

• Supported the Computer Van-Aralan Training Program in four (4) batches in offering a basic computer literacy training (held in a mobile bus) for the San Joseños.

• Offered Collegiate Scholarship Programs to poor but deserving San Joseños at the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA), in coordination with its President Atty.

Benjamin Paulino.

• Extended educational subsidy for the college education of deserving San Joseños, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

• Made possible the conduct of technical/vocational courses accredited by the Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) through his Project ARTHUR (Access to Responsive Training for Human Resource). Short courses/trainings

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 CONG. ROBES AS AN ADVOCATE OF PEOPLE’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS Congressman Robes’ advocacy of health and wellness is also paramount in his leadership agenda; he works on the conviction that the extension of health and medical support to the people are important investments in building a productive citizenry.

offered are for Call Center Agent, Welding, Commercial Cooking, Massage Therapy, Hairdressing, Food and Beverage, Reflexology, and Livelihood Programs.

• Facilitated the donation of various medical equipment and supplies by the Filipino Nurses Association in California, USA, through its President Chuck Lichter. These were distributed to the Ospital ng Lungsod ng San Jose Del Monte (Hospital of the City of San Jose del Monte), the Bulacan Provincial Hospital, and the various Rural Health Units of the City of San Jose del Monte.

For this, he was named an Honorary Member of the Board of Directors of the Filipino Nurses Association in California, USA. • Implements on regular basis medical and dental missions, feeding programs, and Oplan: Linaw-Mata in various barangays of the City of San Jose Del Monte, with the enabling support of concerned government agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs) and professional organizations.

• Implemented programs of the Department of Agriculture in the agricultural barangays of District 1, such as the construction of farm-to-market roads and Distribution of Farm Machinery and Drying Facilities.

• Grants recognition to deserving San Joseños (Teachers, Principals, Day Care Workers, Barangay Health Workers and Active Barangays) through the annual GAWAD PARANGAL AWARDS. • Facilitated and monitored the efficient implementation of the NFA Rolling Store Program in several barangays, all for the benefit of the less fortunate residents of San Jose del Monte City.

• Initiated overseas manpower pooling through Paris Prestige Consultancy, in cooperation with TESDA, POEA, and DOLE. • Initiated hog-fattening and dispersals for the various beneficiaries of the Damay Mo, Tulong Ko Multi- Purpose Cooperative • Launched the Team Trabaho (Job), in coordination with Asian Touch International.

• Continues to support all the activities of Workphil Foundation, Inc., for the benefit of the marginal residents of the City of San Jose Del Monte.

• Continuously organized Job Fair Programs to help unemployed San Joseños in cooperation with Department of Labor and Employment.

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In line with this, he: • Constantly extends medical assistance to the indigents of the City of San Jose Del Monte, either as inpatients or outpatients, at government hospitals in the National Capital Region, through the: Philippine Children’s Medical Center, East Avenue Medical Center, San Lazaro Hospital, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Dr. Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippine Heart Center, Philippine Orthopedic Center and Philippine General Hospital.

• Distributed ambulance to the City’s Barangays, in coordination with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.

• Supported free cataract operation through the Asian Eye Institute.

• Continuously conducted medical and dental missions and purchase of medicines, through the support of the Department of Health, community health workers and sponsors from the private sector.

• Distributed free PhilHealth cards to over 5,000 indigent beneficiaries.

• Donated equipment to the San Jose Del Monte District Hospital.

• Constructed Birthing Station in Barangay Graceville, San Rafael I and Muzon.

• Helped 1,200 beneficiaries through distribution of medicines in the “Unite for a Diabetic Program”.

• Extended help to persons-with-disability (PWDs), so they acquire free specialized training and get qualified as beneficiaries for prosthetics in Brgy. Graceville.

• Supported National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) on their Free Kidney Check-up in Barangay Kaypian.

• Continuous Medical Missions to 59 Barangays of the City in coordination with PAGCOR, PCSO, DOH and Jaime Ongpin Foundation.

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015

CONG. ROBES AS A CHAMPION OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Cong. Robes is a champion of social and economic development. He is too driven by a noble intention of enlarging people’s choices, enhancing their human capabilities, and allowing them access to knowledge and a decent standard of living.

To do this, he encourages the creation of, if not extends support to various non-government organizations and cooperatives whose intention is parallel to his advocacies, notably: Aking Dangal at Kalinga, Inc., Team San Jose, Inc., SJ 911 (San Jose 911 Aksyon Bilis Responde), Nego-Swerte, Damay Mo, Tulong Ko Lingap ng Kababaihan, Inc., Damay Mo, Tulong Ko Multi Purpose Cooperative, San Jose del Monte Farmers’ Cooperative and Viva Laboro Cooperative.

His dedication to socio-economic development is similarly highlighted by his undertaking of the following activities: • Offering of quarterly livelihood skills training programs for the City’s out-of- school youth, in coordination with TESDA. • Conduct of semi-annual trainings for the farmers, through the assistance of the DSWD, DA, DAR, DOST and DENR. • Annual conferment of recognition to outstanding San Joseños from different sectors, including education, arts and culture, community service, politics, and the family, through the Gawad Parangal Awards.

• Continuous support to fellow San Joseños, such as sponsoring the “Lakbay Aral”, which was participated by cooperatives, sangguniang barangay, and home owners association from within and outside San Jose del Monte City.

• Distributed Barangay Patrol to 41 Barangays in the City.

• Distributed food carts to deserving constituents.

• Supported the funding requirements of the Balikatan Multipurpose Cooperative in its Mushroom-growing Project.

• Annual presentation of awards, through various Christmas activities, gift-giving to the less fortunate, including those serving prison terms, community-level “boodle fights” in each of the City’s 59 Barangays, and sponsorship of feeding programs and concerts under the theme: “Paskuhan: Christmas is giving”.

• Helping the establishment of post-harvest facilities in the City’s various agrarian reform communities.

• Continuously extends Burial and Educational Assistance to the indigents of San Jose del Monte City through DSWD. CONG. ROBES AS A SUPPORTER OF THOSE IN NEED OF SHELTER • While it may be too big a task for the Congressman to cater to all those who need shelter, he, however, made some gains in this service area through the following initiatives: • Upon securing an award from the National Housing Authority, distributed 300 low-cost houses to the victims of Typhoons Ondoy and Senyang.

• Donated P3.5 million to the Skyline Homeowners Association in cooperation of the National Housing Authority and the Iglesia ni Cristo - Baliwag Church.

• Donated construction materials to various homeowners through Tuldok, Inc., a confederation of low-cost and socialized housing unit owners.

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Outstanding Congressman Award 2015 CONG. ROBES AS A PROPONENT EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT It is easy to concede that the Congressman has a heart for education. This is evident since his first term (in the 14th Congress) up to his present term. No wonder, he liberalized access to quality education, vocational training and skills development, teachers’ trainings, trainings in alternative learning systems, bridged resource gaps in instruction.

No wonder, in his public service “report card”, stands out the following: • An initiative to secure over 100 full scholarship grants to deserving San Joseños at the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA).

• Made possible the establishment of Bulacan Polytechnic College – San Jose Del Monte City Campus, through the support of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile and the Governor (now Congressman) Joselito Mendoza.

• Continuous extension of educational assistance to deserving San Joseños through the scholarship programs of CHED and DSWD. For the year 2013 1625 tulong dunong scholars, 60 regular scholars • Awarding of full scholarship grants to 150 honor graduates in various public schools in school years 2011-2013.

• Organized team building programs for various government officials and employees, such as the members of Sangguniang Barangay (1,000 participants) and public school teachers (2,000 participants).

• Organized the First Basic Education Summit in San Jose Del Monte City, at the instance of Education Secretary Luistro.

• Organized Lakbay Aral Programs for public school teachers from within and outside San Jose del Monte City.

• Pursued the grant of over 800 new public school teachers’ items and worked for the increase in allocation for the City of San Jose Del Monte.

• Financed the distribution of books and instructional materials for 32 elementary schools in the City.

• Passage of laws creating the Graceville National High School, Minuyan National High School, San Jose Del Monte National Science High School, San Martin National High School, Sto. Cristo National High School, Kaypian National High School, and Citrus National High School.

• Filed Bills for the creation of TESDA Training Center.

• Construction of a number of public school buildings.

• Made possible of the School Buildings through the support of Hon. Cristino L. Naguiat, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation and another School Buildings with the help of Australian Aid.

HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb00863 - An Act Establishing A National High School In Barangay San Rafael Ii, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The San Rafael National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00864 - An Act Establishing A Branch Office Of The Register Of Deeds Of Bulacan In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00865 - An Act Providing For The Establishment Of A Women's And Children's Hospital In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, To Be Known As St. Bernadette's Maternity And Children's Hospital Of San Jose Del Monte City, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00866 - An Act Creating A Branch Of The Regional Trial Court (Rtc) In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, Amending For The Purpose Section 14 Of The Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known As "Judiciary Reorganization Act Of 1980", As Amended, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb00867 - An Act Providing For The Establishment Of The Technical Education And Skills Training Center, Under The Supervision Of The Technical Education And Skills Development Authority (Tesda), In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01279 - An Act Establishing A National High School In Barangay Muzon, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The San Jose Del Monte Heights National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb01280 - An Act Establishing A National High School In Barangay GayaGaya, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The Marangal National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb02429 - An Act Converting The Igay - Montalban Provincial Road In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, Into A National Road • Hb02538 - An Act Converting The San Jose Del Monte - Marilao Provincial Road In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, Into A National Road • Hb03350 - An Act Granting The Robert Cabilida Network, Inc., A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations In The Philippines • Hb04254 - An Act Establishing A Public Elementary School In Barangay San Manuel, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The San Manuel Elementary School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04255 - An Act Establishing A National High School In Barangay San

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Manuel, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The San Manuel National High School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor

And Television Broadcasting Stations Throughout The Philippines, And For Other Purposes', As Amended By Republic Act No. 7968

• Hb04256 - An Act Establishing A Public Elementary School In Barangay Muzon, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The San Jose Del Monte Heights Elementary School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hr00414 - Resolution Directing The Committee On Legislative Franchises To Inquire In Aid Of Legislation On The Current Status And Corporate Structure Of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) To Determine If There Were Possible Violations Of Its Legislative Franchise Under Republic Act No. 9209

• Hb04257 - An Act Establishing A Public Elementary School In Barangay Gaya-Gaya, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The Marangal Elementary School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04494 - An Act Creating A Branch Of The Regional Trial Court In The Province Of Bulacan To Be Stationed At The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Further Amending For The Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (C), Of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Otherwise Known As The 'Judiciary Reorganization Act Of 1980, As Amended, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04603 - An Act Creating Two Legislative Districts In The City Of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan, Further Amending Section 58 Of Republic Act No. 8797, Otherwise Known As 'An Act Converting The Municipality Of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Into A Component City To Be Known As The City Of San Jose Del Monte' And Providing Funds Therefor • Hb04604 - An Act Establishing A Public Elementary School In Barangay Francisco Homes - Guijo, City Of San Jose Del Monte, Province Of Bulacan, To Be Known As The Guijo Elementary School, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05154 - An Act Granting The Pipol Broadband And Telecommunications Corporation A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain Telecommunications Systems Throughout The Philippines • Hb06011 - An Act Granting Veritas Media Arts Inc. A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations In The Province Of Bohol • Hb06012 - An Act Amending And Extending For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Bell Telecommunication Philippines, Inc. Under Republic Act No. 7692 Entitled 'An Act Granting To Bell Telecommunication Philippines, Inc., A Franchise To Install, Operate And Maintain Telecommunications Systems Throughout The Philippines And For Other Purposes' • Hb06053 - An Act Renewing For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years And Expanding Its Coverage From The Effectivity Of This Act The Franchise Granted To Zoe Broadcasting, Inc., Amending For The Purpose Section 1 Of Republic Act No. 7297 Entitled 'An Act Granting The Zoe Broadcasting Network, Inc. A Franchise To Construct, Install, Operate And Maintain Radio

• Hr00415 - Resolution Directing The Committee On Legislative Franchises To Inquire, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Probable Violations Of Abs-Cbn Broadcasting Corporation Of Its Legislative Franchise Under Republic Act No. 7966 And Globe Telecom, Inc. (Formerly Globe Mackay Cable And Radio Corporation) Of Its Legislative Franchise Under Republic Act No. 7229 • Hr00465 - Resolution Directing The Committee On Legislative Franchises To Investigate The Continued Operation Of The Philippine National Construction Company (Pncc) Despite Having An Expired Franchise And Recommend Appropriate Course Of Action On The Matter • Hr01575 - Resolution Strongly Urging The Department Of Social Welfare And Development (Dswd) To Include All Families With Family Members Who Have Disability, Especially Those With Cerebral Palsy, As Automatic Beneficiaries Of The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) And To Provide For Reasonable Accommodation For These Families By Modifying The Conditionalities Of The 4Ps Program To Ensure Effective And Reasonable Compliance • Hr02166 - Resolution Strongly Urging The Department Of Social Welfare And Development (Dswd) To Include All Families With Family Members Who Have Disabilities, Especially Those With Cerebral Palsy And With Severe Or Multiple Disabilities, As Automatic Beneficiaries Of The Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) And To Provide For Reasonable Accomodation For These Families By Modifying The Conditionalities Of The 4Ps Program To Ensure Effective And Reasonable Compliance To The Program • Hr02263 - A Resolution Directing The Committee On Legislative Franchises To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, Into The Alleged Lease Of Sarraga Integrated Management Corporation (Siam) Of Its Franchise To Other Entities, Without Prior Approval From Congress, In Violation Of Section 11 Of Republic Act No. 7478 • Hr02431 - Resolution Expressing The Profound Condolences Of The House Of Representatives To The Family Of The Late Honorable Angelito M. Sarmiento • Ps00396 - Pork Scam

Outstanding Congressman Award 2015

HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00025 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb00151 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive Nursing Law Towards Quality Health Care System, Repealing For This Purpose Ra 9173 Otherwise Known As The Philippine Nursing Act Of 2002 • Hb00245 - An Act Increasing The Minimum Monthly Salaries Of Public School Teachers To Twenty Five Thousand Pesos (P25,000) And NonTeaching Personnel To Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P15,000) • Hb00458 - An Act Amending Sections 10, 11, 22 And 24 Of Republic Act No. 776, Otherwise Known As 'The Civil Aeronautics Act Of The Philippines', As Amended • Hb00596 - An Act Granting Additional Benefits To Solo Parents Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8972, Otherwise Known As The "Solo Parents Welfare Act Of 2000" • Hb02312 - An Act Prescribing Reduced Rates Of Interconnection Charges For Voice Calls And For Text Messages Among Telecommunication Operators/ Networks/Carriers Within The Next Three (3) Years In Order To Benefit Over Eighty Five (85) Million Mobile Phone Subscribers And For Other Purposes • Hb02318 - An Act Mandating A Public Hospital Owned By The National Government To Grant Free Hospitalization To Indigent Senior Citizen • Hb02320 - An Act Banning A Funeral Agent From Entry Into Any Hospital With Intent Of Having A Family Member Of A Dying Or TerminallyIll Patient Sign A Contract And Prescribing Penalties In Violation Thereof • Hb02343 - An Act Providing For The Establishment Of Centers For Children With Autism And Those With Hearing And Speech Impairment • Hb02358 - An Act Requiring All Colleges And Universities To Provide Scholarship Grants To Poor But Deserving Students Representing At Least One Percent (1%) Of The Total Student Population • Hb02359 - An Act Providing Public Elementary School Students Free Admission In All Public Museums And Historical Shrines • Hb02449 - An Act Requiring Business Establishments All Over The Philippines To Install Closed Circuit Television (Cctv) Cameras In Their Place Of Business As A Means To Deter Crime, And For Other Purposes • Hb02575 - An Act Requiring The Social Security System To Declare Dividends, Further Amending Republic Act 1161 Accordingly And For Other Purposes • Hb02630 - An Act Appropriating Funds For The Operation Of The Government Of The Republic Of The Philippines From January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Fourteen, And For Other Purposes • Hb02687 - An Act Creating The Quezon City Housing And Urban Renewal Authority (Qc-Hura), Defining Its Powers And Functions, Providing For Its Organizational Structure And Capitalization And For Other Purposes • Hb02747 - An Act Penalizing The Imposition Of A 'No Permit, No Exam' Policy Or Any Such Policy That Prohibits Students Of Post-Secondary And Higher Education From Taking Their Midterm Or Final Examinations Due To Unpaid Tuition And Other School Fees • Hb02788 - An Act Institutionalizing A National Employment Facilitation Service Network For Persons With Disability (Pwd) Through The Establishment Of A Persons With Disability (Pwd) Employment Facilitation Office In Every Province, Key City And Other Strategic Areas Throughout The Country • Hb02985 - An Act To Regulate Public Solicitation Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb03225 - An Act To Regulate Public Solicitation Providing Funds Therefore And For Other Purposes • Hb03352 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To The Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. Under Republic Act 3122 As Amended By Republic Act 6980, To Another Twenty-Five (25) Years From The Date Of Approval Of This Act • Hb03411 - An Act Establishing A Comprehensive System For Registration And Licensing Of Social Welfare And Development Agencies And Accreditation Of Social Welfare And Development Programs And Services, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb03462 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To Radio VeritasGlobal Broadcasting System, Incorporated To Construct, Install, Operate And Maintain For Religious, Educational, Cultural And Commercial Purposes Radio And Television Broadcasting Station In The Philippines, And For Other Purposes, Under Republic Act Numbered Seventy Five Hundred And Seventy Nine To Another Twenty-Five Years From The Date Of Approval Of This Act • Hb03795 - An Act Providing A Framework For The Right To Adequate Food, And For Other Purposes • Hb03899 - An Act Creating The Quezon City Development Authority (Qcda), Defining Its Powers And Functions, Providing For Its Organizational Structure And Capitalization And For Other Purposes • Hb03925 - An Act Instituting Reforms To Promote And Protect The Economic, Social, Political Rights And Well Being Of Barangay Health Workers Towards Quality Health Service Delivery And Appropriating Funds Therefor, Repealing For This Purpose Republic Act No. 7883, Otherwise Known As The 'Barangay Health Workers' Benefits And Incentives Act Of 1995' • Hb04022 - An Act Declaring Every Third Week Of November As 'National Entrepreneurship Week'

• Hb04114 - An Act Providing For The Condonation Of Loan, Including The Principal Amount, Unpaid Interests And Penalties, Incurred By The Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Beneco) In 2006 From The National Electrification Administration (Nea), Exclusively To Fund Its Sitio Electrification Projects In Benguet • Hb04157 - An Act Granting The Northeastern Broadcasting Services, Incorporated A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations In The Province Of Isabela • Hb04296 - An Act Mandating The Completion Of The Land Acquisition And Distribution (Lad) Component Of The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) Pursuant To Republic Act No. 6657, Otherwise Known As The 'Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law,'As Amended • Hb04352 - An Act To Be Known As 'The Philippine Genetically Modified Organism (Gmo) Labeling Act, The Right-To-Know-Act' Requiring The Mandatory Labeling And Regulation Of Food Which Are Gmos Or Containing Substances Derived From Gmos And Those Produced By Genetic Engineering Technologies, Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb04393 - An Act Institutionalizing Sustainable Energy Efficiency And Conservation, Enhancing The Efficient Use Of Energy, Granting Incentives To Energy Efficiency And Conservation Projects, And For Other Purposes • Hb04528 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04558 - An Act Establishing Special Education (Sped) Centers For Children With Special Needs In All Public Schools Divisions, Providing For Standards And Guidelines, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04591 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive And Unified Student Financial Assistance System For Higher And Technical Education, Thereby Rationalizing Access Thereto And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb04629 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04650 - An Act Regulating Public Solicitations And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof, Repealing For The Purpose Presidential Decree No. 1564, Otherwise Known As The "Solicitation Permit Law" • Hb04728 - An Act Providing For The Mandatory Domestic Processing Of All Mineral Ores, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7942 Otherwise Known As The Philippine Mining Act Of 1995 And For Other Purposes • Hb04877 - An Act For The Construction Of An Additional Dam In Bayabas, Dona Remedios Trinidad Bulacan To Augment The Active Capacity Of The Angat Dam, And For Other Purposes Thereof • Hb04968 - An Act Appropriating Funds For The Operation Of The Government Of The Republic Of The Philippines From January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Fifteen, And For Other Purposes • Hb04997 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To Abs-Cbn Corporation (Formerly Abs-Cbn Broadcasting Corporation) Under Republic Act No. 7966 Or ‘An Act Granting Abs-Cbn Broadcasting Corporation A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate, And Maintain Broadcasting Stations In The Philippines, And For Other Purposes’ For Twenty-Five (25) Years From The Effectivity Of This Act • Hb05144 - An Act Establishing An On-Site, In-City Or Near-City Resettlement Program For Informal Settler Families In Accordance With A People's Plan And Mandating Relocating Local Government Units To Provide Other Basic Services And Livelihood Components In Favor Of The Recipient Local Government Unit, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7279, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The 'Urban Development And Housing Act Of 1992'

• Hb05749 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To Subic Broadcasting Corporation Under Republic Act No. 7511 Entitled 'An Act Granting The Subic Broadcasting Corporation A Franchise To Construct, Install, Operate And Maintain Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations In The Philippines And For Other Purposes' For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years From The Effectivity Of This Act • Hb05785 - An Act Establishing A Comprehensive System For Registration And Licensing Of Social Welfare And Development Agencies And Accreditation Of Social Welfare And Development Programs And Services, And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb05844 - An Act Granting The Avocado Broadband Telecoms Inc. A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain Telecommunications Systems Throughout The Philippines • Hb05940 - An Act Renewing For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Progressive Broadcasting Corporation Under Republic Act No. 7163, As Amended By Republic Act No. 8162 • Hb06021 - An Act Granting The Pilipinas Asian Pearl Airways, Inc. A Franchise To Establish, Operate And Maintain Domestic And International Air Transport Services • Hb06132 - An Act Appropriating Funds For The Operation Of The Government Of The Republic Of The Philippines From January One To December Thirty-One, Two Thousand And Sixteen, And For Other Purposes • Hb06151 - An Act Granting The Northeastern Broadcasting Services, Incorporated A Franchise To Construct, Install, Establish, Operate And Maintain Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations In The Province Of Isabela • Hb06212 - An Act Converting The Tarlac College Of Agriculture (Tca) In The Municipality Of Camiling, Province Of Tarlac Into A State University To Be Known As The Tarlac Agricultural University And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hjr0010 - Joint Resolution Approving The Transfer, Sale Or Assignment Of The Controlling Interest Of Zest Airways, Inc., Formerly Known As Asian Spirit, Inc. To Air Asia, Inc. • Hr00180 - A Resolution Urging House Committee On Trade And Industry To Immediately Direct Manila Water Company And Maynilad Water To Specify Water Consumption Corresponding To The Amount Of Basic Charge As A Protection For Their Customers/Clients/End-Users And For Other Purposes • Hr00181 - Resolution Directing The Committees On Basic Education And Culture And Local Government To Conduct A Joint Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, On The Utilization Of The Special Education Fund • Hr00206 - A Resolution In Support Of The Petition For Bail Of Representative Abdullah D. Dimaporo Of The Second District Of Lanao Del Norte • Hr00230 - A Resolution Calling For The Immediate Construction Of A High Speed Railway System That Will Connect Metro Manila, Particularly, Naia To Clark, To Pave The Way For The Development Of Clark As A Premier International Airport • Hr00597 - Urgent Resolution Reiterating Adherence To The Time-Honored Principle On The Exclusivity Of Jurisdiction Of The House Of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (Hret) Over All Contests Relating To The Election, Returns And Qualifications Of Its Members To Preserve The Integrity, Dignity And Reputation Of The House Of Representatives And Its Members

• Hb05226 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To Christian Era Broadcasting Service International, Incorporated For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7618

• Hr00819 - A Resolution Directing The Committee On Government Enterprises And Privatization To Investigate, In Aid Of Legislation, The Privatization, Corporatization, Or Modernization Of Public Hospitas, Such As Its Infrastructures, Facilities, Health Human Resource, Operation And Maintenance In Relation To Republic Act No. 6957, As Amended By R.a. No. 7718 Entitled 'An Act Authorizing The Financing, Construction, Operation, And Maintenance Of Infrastructure Projects By The Private Sector, And For Other Purposes', And Other Related Laws

• Hb05227 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To Eagle Broadcasting Corporation For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 4196, As Amended By Republic Act No. 7299

• Hr01174 - A Resolution Expressing The Sense Of The House Of Representatives In Urging Secretary Francis 'Kiko' Pangilinan To Subsidize The Irrigation Fees Collected From Farmers By The National Irrigation Administration (Nia)

• Hb05274 - An Act Designating The Joint Operation And Management Committee For Dam Operations Of The Department Of Public Works And Highways As The Agency To Manage, Operate And Maintain Dams And Appropriating Funds Therefor

• Hr01602 - A Resolution Urging The Department Of National Defense To Re-Evaluate The Recommendation Of The Medal Of Valor Award To Then First Lieutenant Gary C. Alejano Which Was Downgraded To The Next Lower Award Of Distinguish Conduct Star In Order To Recognize His Conspicuous Acts Of Courage, Gallantry And Intrepidity At The Risk Of His Life Beyond The Call Of Duty During An Encounter With More Or Less A Thousand Heavily Armed Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) Forces In Brgy. Sapad, Matanog, Maguindanao On May 03, 2000

• Hb05503 - An Act Granting Public Elementary School Students Free Admission To All Public Museums And National Historical Shrines And Landmarks • Hb05531 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To The Radio Mindanao Network, Inc. Under Republic Act No. 3122 As Amended By Republic Act 6980, For Another Twenty-Five (25) Years From The Date Of Approval Of This Act • Hb05582 - An Act Renewing The Franchise Granted To Radio Veritas - Global Broadcasting System, Incorporated To Construct, Install, Operate And Maintain For Religious, Educational, Cultural And Commercial Purposes Radio And Television Broadcasting Stations In The Philippines, And For Other Purposes, Under Republic Act Numbered Seventy-Five Hundred And Seventy-Nine To Another Twenty-Five Years • Hb05610 - An Act Allowing Foreign Vessels To Transport And Co-Load Foreign Cargoes For Domestic Transshipment And For Other Purposes • Hb05729 - An Act Allowing The Rectification Of Simulated Birth Records And Prescribing Administrative Adoption Proceedings

• Hr01816 - Resolution Expressing The Heartfelt Gratitude Of The House Of Representatives To His Holiness Pope Francis On The Occasion Of His State Visit And Apostolic Journey To The Philippines On 15-19 January 2015 • Hr01908 - Resolution Urging The Sandiganbayan To Grant House Arrest For Former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo For Humanitarian Considerations • Hr02356 - Resolution Urging The Committee On Appropriations To Delete Section 3: Special Provision(S), Paragraph 2, Article Xv, Department Of Justice, C. Bureau Of Immigration, Of The 2016 National Expenditure Program And Allow The Continuance Of The System By Which Collections Made By The Bureau Of Immigration (Bi) From Express Lane Fee/S Charges Are Deposited In The Express Lane Trust Fund In Order To Prevent The Removal Or Separation From Service Of Many Employees Of The Bureau That Will Lead To The Possible Collapse And Paralysis Of Its Nationwide Operations

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Hon. Irwin C. Tieng Party List BUHAY CHAIRMAN - Globalization and WTO COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP • Housing and Urban Development • Basic Education and Culture • Higher and Technical Education • Public Works and Highways

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• Social Services • Ways and Means • Welfare of Children • Youth and Sports Development

ep. Irwin was acclaimed as one of the outstanding legislators of the House of Representatives consistently for the past three years. In 2015, this feat resonates once again, even into his final term in Congress.

The nine (9) straight years of silently working and serving the Filipino- defend the sanctity of life and uplift the value of human existence - is never ignored or left unnoticed. His profile and works is long and extensive but the transformation of the ordinary Filipino into an empowered citizenry is what matters most to Rep. Irwin. To him, his success is determined not by his good deeds and accomplishments but by the enduring legacy of his self radiating a difference into the lives of others.

• Small Business & Entrepreneurship Development • Government Enterprises and Privatization

His years spent as representative of the people provided educational opportunities to the youth, sustainable means of livelihood to men and women alike, health care to the ailing, special support to Persons with Disabilities and children with autism and cerebral palsy, medical mission to communities, financial assistance to the needy and more importantly, hope to those whose optimism aay have vanished in the survival process.

In the performance of his legislative role, Rep. Irwin has sponsored several bills and resolutions, a number of which were, successfully passed into laws. As Chairperson of the Special Committee on Globalization and WTO, he was proactive

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in steering deliberations on international trade-related issues including the sponsorship on the ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY BRIEFING or the ASEAN Integration 2015 with Officials and Members of the House of Representatives. He played fair between and among proponents and stakeholders of opposing views on contentious issues raised before his committee approved a resolution by acknowledging contributions of a Filipino in world trade and Foreign Service.

By and large, Rep. Tieng is a conscientious leader who believes in the consultative process as an effective means of integrating views and opinions and thus, ultimately allows the emergence of a common principle to which everyone comes to terms.

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As an advocate of the inviolability of life, Rep. Irwin has always been walking his talk. The care and concern to the needy and the sick, the young and the vulnerable, the old and the incapacitated, the women and children were not political or simply pompous release.

His contribution in nation building is unparalleled.

His works speak of a man who gives himself totally in the service of others. His legacy is his sincere heart which makes him consistently outstanding as he personifies the true meaning of the word.

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HOUSE MEASURES SPONSORED/AUTHORED • Hb00910 - An Act To Prohibit Discrimination On The Basis Of Disability In Connection With Admission To An Institution Of Higher Education, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00925 - An Act To Require All Franchise Holders Or Operators Of Television Stations And Producers Of Television Programs To Broadcast Or Present Their Programs With Closed Captions, And For Other Purposes

• Hb00911 - An Act To Create A Value Added Tax Free Weekend For Certain Covered Items

• Hb00926 - An Act Defining The Liability Of The Owners, Operators And Managers Of Parking Lots Collecting Fees, And For Other Related Purposes

• Hb00912 - An Act Amending Section 14 Of Republic Act No. 6539 Otherwise Known As The "Anti-Carnapping Act Of 1972" As Amended

By Republic Act No. 7659

• Hb00927 - An Act Providing For The Integration Of The Philippine Medical Association, And For Other Related Purposes Thereof

• Hb00913 - An Act To Establish Prisoner's Contrition And Contribution To Society, And For Other Purposes • Hb00914 - An Act To Prohibit Animal Crush Video, And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof • Hb00915 - An Act To Prohibit Online Piracy And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof • Hb00916 - An Act Making Automated Teller Machines Accessible To The Visually-Impaired Individuals • Hb00917 - An Act Defining And Penalizing The Crime Of Cyber-Bullying • Hb00918 - An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9225, Otherwise Known As The "Citizenship Retention And Re-Acquisition Act Of 2003" • Hb00919 - An Act Defining The Crime Of Stalking And Providing Penalties Therefore • Hb00920 - An Act Penalizing The Maintenance Of A Den Or Any Place For Cyber Sex Activities Or Exhibition Of Private Acts, And For Other Purposes • Hb00921 - An Act Requiring Local Government Units To Use Garbage Trucks With Onboard Compactor For The Collection And Transportation Of Solid Waste And For Other Purposes • Hb00922 - An Act Amending Certain Provisions Of Republic Act 9344, Otherwise Known As The Juvenile Justice And Welfare Act Of 2006", And For Other Purposes

• Hb00928 - An Act Restoring The Philippine Inventors Commission, Defining Its Powers, Functions And Duties, And For Other Purposes That Will Encourage The Generation, Development, Manufacture, Promotion And Market Of The Philippine Inventions • Hb00929 - An Act Defining The Offense Of Reckless Driving And Providing Penalties For The Commission Thereof And For Other Related Purposes • Hb00930 - An Act Providing For A Comprehensive Accessible And Affordable Early Detection And Timely Intervention Services For Children With Mental Illness • Hb00931 - An Act Prohibiting The Withholding Of Students' Official Records For Transfer Purposes By Reason Of Non-Payment Of School Tuition Fees And Other Necessary Fees,And For Other Purposes • Hb01165 - An Act To Prohibit And Penalize Reading, Composing And Sending Electronic Messages While Driving, And For Other Purposes • Hb03089 - An Act Creating A National Transportation Safety Board, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes • Hb05637 - An Act Including Responsive, Empowered And ServiceCentered Youth In The Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Council In All Levels, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 10121, Otherwise Known As The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction And Management Act Of 2010

• Hb00923 - An Act To Prohibit And Penalize The Sale And Dispensing Of Cytotec Or Misoprostol Drug, And For Other Purposes

• Hr00687 - Resolution Urging The Appropriate Committee To Conduct An Inquiry Into The Various Complaints Of Ofw On The Issuance Of Overseas Employment Certificates (Oecs) Or Travel Exit Clearance

• Hb00924 - An Act Penalizing Landlords And Building Owner's Whose Tenants Manufacture, Distribute And Sell Pirated Cd's And Dvd's On Or Out Of The Leased Premises

• Hr00932 - Resolution Urging The Appropriate Committee To Conduct An Inquiry Into The Malpractices Of Various Financing Companies In The Country

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HOUSE MEASURES CO-AUTHORED • Hb00025 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb00344 - An Act Classifying The Sale Of Electricity By Generation, Transmission, And Distribution Companies And Electric Cooperatives, And The Services Of Franchise Grantees Of Electric Utilities, And Sale Or Importation Of Machinery And Equipment Directly Used In Generation, Transmission, And Distribution Of Electricity As ValueAdded Tax Exempt Transactions, Amending For The Purpose Sections 108 (A)(Ii) And 109(1) Of The National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9337, And For Other Purposes • Hb00387 - An Act Providing Incentives For The Manufacture, Assembly, And Importation Of Electric, Hybrid And Other Alternative Fuel Vehicles, And For Other Purposes • Hb01782 - An Act Establishing A National Cancer Center To Be Known As The Philippine National Cancer Center And Appropriating Funds Therefor • Hb02071 - An Act Increasing The Additional Exemption For Taxpayers With Dependents Incapable Of Self-Support Because Of Mental Or Physical, Defect Or With Disabilities And Both Spouses To Claim The Same, Amending For The Purpose Section 35 (B) Of Republic Act No. 8424, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9504,

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Otherwise Known As The National Internal Revenue Code Of The Philippines, And For Other Purposes • Hb02272 - An Act Requiring Mandatory Seminar On Traffic Rules And Regulations For All Public Utility Vehicle Drivers • Hb02273 - An Act Requiring Amusement Rides Owners To Have Annual And Daily Ride Inspections • Hb02274 - An Act Establishing A Gynecologic Cancer Public Education And Awareness Campaign, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes • Hb02275 - An Act Mandating The Department Of Transportation And Communications To Evaluate, Approve And Accredit Motor Vehicle Accident Prevention Courses And Requiring All Licensed Drivers To Undergo Such Courses Before The Issuance Of Their Drivers' Licenses, And For Other Purposes • Hb02276 - An Act Requiring The Mandatory Compliance By All Motorcycle Drivers And Operators To Automatically Turn On And Ride With Their Headlights On At All Hours Of The Day And Night On All Roads • Hb02277 - An Act Providing For Mandatory Annual Inspection Of All Public And Private School Buildings By The City Or Municipal Engineer Or Building Official And For Other Related Purposes

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• Hb02278 - An Act To Require Country Of Origin Labeling On Prescription And Over-The-Counter Drugs • Hb02279 - An Act Giving Tax Credit To Physicians Rendering Pro Bono Services To Poor Patients • Hb03755 - An Act Mandating Operators Of Public Utility Vehicles To Install A Closed Circuit Television (Cctv) Camera In Their Motor Vehicles And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof • Hb03757 - An Act Mandating All Local Government Units To Allocate At Least Five Percent (5%) Of Their Internal Revenue Allotment For Medical Assistance To Children With Special Health Care Needs Residing Within Their Territorial Jurisdiction • Hb04334 - An Act Providing Non-Fiscal Incentives For The Purchase Of Electric, Hybrid And Other Alternative Fuel Vehicles And For Other Purposes • Hb04528 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb04531 - An Act Defining And Penalizing Distracted Driving • Hb04544 - An Act Providing For A Revised Anti-Carnapping Act, Repealing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 6539, Otherwise Known As The 'Anti-Carnapping Act Of 1972'

• Hb04629 - An Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor • Hb05176 - An Act Regulating Outdoor Advertisings And Non-Mobile Billboards And For Other Purposes • Hb05373 - An Act Repealing Republic Act 10354 Otherwise Known As Responsible Parenthood And Reproductive Health Act Of 2012 • Hb05525 - An Act Modernizing The Customs And Tariff Administration • Hb05610 - An Act Allowing Foreign Vessels To Transport And Co-Load Foreign Cargoes For Domestic Transshipment And For Other Purposes • Hb05815 - An Act Requiring The Use Of Child Restraint (Safety Car Seat) Device Or System For Children Riding In Running Motor Vehicles • Hb05911 - An Act Requiring The Mandatory Installation Of Speed Limiter In Public Utility And Certain Types Of Vehicles • Hr00597 - Urgent Resolution Reiterating Adherence To The TimeHonored Principle On The Exclusivity Of Jurisdiction Of The House Of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (Hret) Over All Contests Relating To The Election, Returns And Qualifications Of Its Members To Preserve The Integrity, Dignity And Reputation Of The House Of Representatives And Its Members

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