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Journal of the

House of Representatives

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND REGULAR SESSION

2014 – 2015

JOURNAL NO. 35 Monday, December 15, 2014

Prepared by the

JOURNAL SERVICE Plenary Affairs Bureau

JOURNAL NO. 35

Monday, December 15, 2014

CALL TO ORDER

At 4:00 p.m., Deputy Speaker Giorgidi B. Ag-

gabao called the session to order.

NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PRAYER

Pursuant to Section 73, Rule XI of the Rules of the

House, the Members sang the National Anthem, and

thereafter Representative Abigail Faye C. Ferriol de-

livered the invocation.

DEFERMENT OF ROLL CALL

AND APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

On motion of Rep. Joseph “Ace” H. Durano, there

being no objection, the Body deferred the calling of

the Roll and the approval of the Journal of the previous

session.

REFERENCE OF BUSINESS

On motion of Rep. Durano, there being no objec-

tion, the Body proceeded to the Reference of Business.

Upon direction of the Chair, the Secretary General

read on First Reading the titles of the following Bills

and Resolutions, including the Committee Reports,

which were referred to the appropriate Committees as

hereunder indicated:

BILLS ON FIRST READING

House Bill No. 5273, entitled:

“AN ACT MANDATING THE INSURANCE

OF ALL GOVERNMENT PROPERTIES

WITH THE GOVERNMENT INSURANCE

FUND, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 656, AS AMENDED,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PROP-

ERTY INSURANCE LAW' ”

By Representative Ting

TO THE COMMITTEE ON BANKS AND FI-

NANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES


“AN ACT DESIGNATING THE JOINT OPER-

ATION AND MANAGEMENT COMMIT-

TEE FOR DAM OPERATIONS OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND

HIGHWAYS AS THE AGENCY TO MAN-

AGE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN DAMS

AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERE-

FOR”

By Representative Villarica

TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

AND HIGHWAYS


“AN ACT INSTITUTING REFORMS IN THE

REAL ESTATE SERVICE PRACTICE,

AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUB-

LIC ACT NO. 9646, ENTITLED 'AN ACT

REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF REAL

ESTATE SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINES,

CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE A PRO-

FESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF

REAL ESTATE SERVICE, APPROPRIAT-

ING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES', AND FOR OTHER

PURPOSES”

By Representative Yap (A.)

TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE

AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION


“AN ACT PROVIDING SECURITY OF TEN-

URE FOR BARANGAY HEALTH WORK-

ERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE

REPUBLIC ACT 7883 OTHERWISE

KNOWN AS BARANGAY HEALTH

WORKERS BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES

ACTS OF 1995”

By Representative Alvarez (M.)

TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERN-

MENT

2 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014


“AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF

DISASTER MANAGEMENT AS DIS-

TINCT AND SEPARATE FROM THE DE-

PARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

By Representative Castelo

TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT

REORGANIZATION AND THE COMMIT-

TEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SE-

CURITY


“AN ACT NAMING THE INTERSECTION OF

JOSE ABAD SANTOS AVENUE (GAPAN

– OLONGAPO ROAD) AND THE GUA-

GUA – FLORIDABLANCA PROVINCIAL

ROAD AS THE 'WILLIAM GOLANGCO

JUNCTION' ”

By Representative Macapagal-Arroyo

TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS

AND HIGHWAYS


“AN ACT ESTABLISHING MULTIPURPOSE

FISHERY BREEDING FARMS AS WELL

AS HATCHERIES FOR THE PRODUC-

TION/ MULTIPLICATION OF CRABS,

SHRIMPS AND LOBSTERS IN THE MU-

NICIPALITY OF JOSE DALMAN, PROV-

INCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERE-

FOR”

By Representative Labadlabad

TO THE COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE

AND FISHERIES RESOURCES

RESOLUTIONS

House Resolution No. 1753, entitled:

“RESOLUTION URGING THE PHILIPPINE

AIR PANELS TO INTENSIFY ITS OFFER

AND PROMOTION OF AIR TRAFFIC

RIGHTS TO AND FROM THE CLARK IN-

TERNATIONAL AIRPORT”

By Representatives Sarmiento (C.) and Guiao

TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTA-

TION


“A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COM-

MITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND

THE METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT

TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN

AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE PROPRI-

ETY OF THE REQUEST BY THE DE-

PARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

AND COMMUNICATION (DOTC) FOR

THE EQUITY VALUE BUYOUT OF THE

METRO RAIL TRANSIT III (MRT3)”

By Representative Gatchalian (S.)

TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES


“A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SAN-

DRA SANCHEZ MONTANO FOR WIN-

NING THE TOP PRIZE FOR THE WOMEN

LEADER CATEGORY DURING THE

GALA NIGHT OF THE ASEAN BUSINESS

AWARDS IN NAY PYI TAW, MYAN-

MAR”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN AND

GENDER EQUALITY


“A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING TAN-

DUAY DISTILLERS FOR BEING CITED

FOR EXEMPLARY GREEN PRACTICES

IN THE RECENT FPI SUSTAINABLE DE-

VELOPMENT RECOGNITION AWARDS,

AN ANNUAL EVENT THAT RECOG-

NIZES ARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS WHO

STRIKINGLY DEMONSTRATE COM-

MENDABLE CORPORATE CITIZEN-

SHIP”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY


“A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2014 3

COMMENDING THE LOCAL GOVERN-

MENT OF VIGAN CITY AND ITS RESI-

DENTS FOR EARNING FOR THE CITY

THE PRESTIGE AND HONOR OF BEING

DECLARED AS ONE OF THE 'NEW

SEVEN WONDER CITIES OF THE

WORLD' ”




“A RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING

THREE FILIPINO CAST MEMBERS OF

THE WEST END REVIVAL OF 'MISS SAI-

GON', EVA NOBLEZADA, RACHELLE

ANN GO, AND JONJON BRIONES FOR

WINNING UK BROADWAY AWARDS”


TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFOR-

MATION


“RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING AND

COMMENDING THE PEOPLE OF THE

CITY OF VIGAN, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS

SUR FOR THEIR CONCERTED EFFORTS

IN PROMOTING THE CITY OF VIGAN AS

ONE OF THE NEW SEVEN WONDERS

CITIES OF THE WORLD”

By Representatives Belmonte (F.), Gonzales, Za-

mora (R.) and Madrona


ADDITIONAL COAUTHORS

With the permission of the Body, the following

Members were made coauthors of the Bills and Reso-

lutions hereunder indicated:

Rep. Nancy A. Catamco for House Bill No. 5057;

Rep. Jose Christopher Y. Belmonte for House

Resolution No. 215;

Reps. Franklin P. Bautista, Joseller "Yeng" M.

Guiao and Roy V. Señeres Sr. for House Bill No. 4296;

Reps. Kimi S. Cojuangco, Gwendolyn F. Garcia,

Silvestre "Bebot" H. Bello III, Juliet R. Cortuna, Jon-

athan A. Dela Cruz, Leah S. Paquiz and Sonny P. Col-

lantes for House Bill No. 1707;

Rep. Gavini C. Pancho for House Bill No. 5200;

Reps. Nelson L. Dayanghirang and Napoleon S.

Dy for House Resolution No. 1728;

Rep. Anthony G. Del Rosario for House Bills No.

260, 263, 265, 2270 and 2271;

Rep. Mark A. Villar for House Bill No. 3880;

Rep. Kimi S. Cojuangco for House Bill No. 1322;

Rep. Eulogio "Amang" R. Magsaysay for House

Bill No. 5190;

Rep. Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas for House Bills

No. 2611 and 5267;

Reps. Christopher S. Co and Rodel M. Batocabe

for House Bill No. 624;

Rep. Florencio T. Flores Jr., M.D. for House Res-

olution No. 1728; and

Reps. Arturo B. Robes and Silvestre "Bebot" H.

Bello III for House Bill No. 4296.

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (Com-

mittee Report No. 522), re H. No. 4889, entitled:

“AN ACT TO DEFINE THE MARITIME

ZONES OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHIL-

IPPINES”

recommending its approval with amendments

Sponsors: Representatives Bichara and Acedillo


Report by the Committee on Basic Education and Cul-

ture (Committee Report No. 523) re H. R. No.

1319, entitled:

“RESOLUTION HONORING CLARITA VIL-

LARBA RIVERA, ALSO KNOWN AS

MILA DEL SOL, FOR HER CONTRIBU-

TIONS IN THE MOVIE INDUSTRY THAT

ENRICHED PHILIPPINE CULTURE, AND

TO PHILIPPINE SOCIETY IN GENERAL”

recommending its adoption without amendment


Sponsors: Representatives Cojuangco (K.) and

Biazon


SUSPENSION OF SESSION

On motion of Rep. Durano, the Chair suspended

the session at 4:07 p.m.

RESUMPTION OF SESSION

The session resumed at 5:16 p.m.

ROLL CALL

On motion of Rep. Durano, there being no objec-

tion, the Chair directed the Secretary General to call

the Roll and the following Members were present:

Abad

Abaya

Abayon

Abu

Acop

Acosta-Alba

Adiong

Advincula

Agarao

Aggabao

Agyao

Albano

Alejano

Almario

Amatong (I.)

Amatong (R.)

Angara-Castillo

Angping

Antonino-Nadres

Apostol

Aragones

Arbison

Arnaiz

Arroyo

Atienza

Bag-Ao

Bagatsing

Banal

Barzaga

Bataoil

Batocabe

Bautista

Bello (S.)

Belmonte (F.)

Belmonte (J.)

Benitez

Bernos

Binay

Bondoc

Bravo (M.)

Briones

Bulut-Begtang

Cabilao

Cagas

Calalay

Calixto-Rubiano

Caminero

Cari

Castelo

Castro

Cayetano

Cerafica

Cerilles

Chipeco

Co

Cojuangco (E.)

Collantes

Cortuna

Cosalan

Cua

Cueva

Dalog

Dayanghirang

De Jesus

De Venecia

Del Mar

Del Rosario (A.G.)

Del Rosario (A.A.)

Deloso-Montalla

Dimaporo (I.)

Durano

Dy

Erice

Eriguel

Ermita-Buhain

Escudero

Espina

Estrella

Fariñas

Ferriol

Flores

Fortun

Fortuno

Garay

Garcia-Albano

Gatchalian (S.)

Gerona-Robredo

Go (A.C.)

Go (A.F.)

Gonzales

Gonzalez

Gorriceta

Guanlao


Guiao

Gullas

Gunigundo

Gutierrez

Hagedorn

Haresco

Hernandez

Hicap

Hofer

Ilagan

Iway

Jalosjos

Kho

Khonghun

Labadlabad

Lacson-Noel

Lagdameo (A.)

Lagdameo (M.)

Leachon

Lee

Leonardia

Lopez (C.)

Lopez (C.J.)

Macrohon-Nuño

Madrona

Magsaysay

Manalo

Mangudadatu

Marcos

Matugas

Mercado

Mirasol

Montejo

Nava (J.)

Nava (P.)

Noel

Oaminal

Ocampo

Olivarez

Ong

Ortega (F.)

Ortega (V.)

Padilla

Paduano

Paez

Pagdilao

Pancho

Panganiban

Panotes

Paquiz

Pernes

Pichay

Primicias-Agabas

Puno

Quimbo

Quisumbing

Radaza

Ramirez-Sato

Ramos

Relampagos

Revilla

Reyes

Ridon

Rivera

Robes

Rodriguez (I.)

Rodriguez (M.)

Rodriguez (O.)

Roman

Romualdez

Romualdo

Romulo

Roque

Sakaluran

Santiago

Sarmiento (C.)

Singson (E.)

Singson (R.)

Suansing

Suarez

Sy-Alvarado

Tambunting

Tan (A.)

Tejada

Teodoro

Teves

Tiangco

Ting

Tolentino

Tugna

Ty

Umali (C.)

Unabia

Ungab

Uy (J.)

Uy (R.)

Vargas

Velarde

Velasco

Villanueva

Villar

Villarica

Yap (A.)

Zamora (M.)

Zubiri

With 198 Members responding to the Call, the

Chair declared the presence of a quorum. (See Appen-

dix 1)


The session was suspended at 5:32 p.m., upon mo-

tion of Majority Leader Neptali M. Gonzales II.




RATIFICATION OF CONFERENCE

COMMITTEE REPORT ON HOUSE

BILL NO. 4968 (2015 GAB)

Whereupon, on motion of Rep. Gonzales, there

being no objection, the Chair submitted to a vote the

Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing

votes on House Bill No. 4968, entitled: “AN ACT AP-

PROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE

PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEM-

BER THIRTY-ONE, TWO THOUSAND AND FIF-

TEEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

With majority of the Members voting in favor, the

Body ratified the Conference Committee Report on

the 2015 General Appropriations Bill (GAB).


The session was suspended at 5:37 p.m., upon mo-

tion of Rep. Gonzales.



UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 513

ON HOUSE BILL NO. 5237

On motion of Rep. Gonzales, there being no ob-

jection, the Body resumed consideration on Second

Reading of House Bill No. 5237, as embodied in Com-

mittee Report No. 513 and reported out by the Com-

mittee on Appropriations.


read the title of the Bill, to wit:

“AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF

TWENTY-TWO BILLION FOUR HUN-

DRED SIXTY-SEVEN MILLION SIX

HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND PESOS

(P22,467,608,000) AS SUPPLEMENTAL

APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2014 AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

MANIFESTATION OF REP. OCAMPO

At this point, Rep. Rosenda Ann Ocampo sought

recognition from the Chair and manifested her desire

to rise on a question of personal and collective privi-

lege.

REMARKS OF REP. GONZALES

With the permission of the Chair, Rep. Gonzales

appealed to Rep. Ocampo to hold in abeyance her

question of privilege after the Body has finished its

consideration of House Bill No. 5237.

Rep. Gonzales thereupon stated that the parlia-

mentary status was that the Body had terminated the

period of amendments on House Bill No. 5237.

APPROVAL ON SECOND READING

OF HOUSE BILL NO. 5237, AS AMENDED

On motion of Rep. Gonzales, there being no ob-

jection, the Body approved on Second Reading,

through viva voce voting, House Bill No. 5237, as

amended.

APPROVAL ON THIRD READING

OF HOUSE BILL NO. 5237

On further motion of Rep. Gonzales, there being

no objection, the Body approved on Third Reading

House Bill No. 5237, a certified urgent measure, pur-

suant to Section 26(2), Article VI of the Constitution.


read the title of the Bill, to wit:

“AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF

TWENTY-TWO BILLION FOUR HUN-

DRED SIXTY-SEVEN MILLION SIX

HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND PESOS

(P22,467,608,000) AS SUPPLEMENTAL

APPRPOPRIATIONS FOR FY 2014 AND

FOR OTHER PURPOSES.”

The Chair then directed the Secretary General to

call the Roll for nominal voting. Thereafter, pursuant

to the Rules of the House, a second Roll Call was

made.

MANIFESTATION OF REP. BAGATSING

At this juncture, Rep. Amado S. Bagatsing sought

recognition from the Chair. The Chair however re-

quested that the result of the voting be announced first

before he recognizes Rep. Bagatsing.

Rep. Bagatsing said that before the announcement

of the result, he would like to ask how his vote was

recorded, to which the Chair replied that the Secretar-

iat has not yet recorded his vote.


Rep. Bagatsing asked that he be given one minute

to explain his vote, to which the Chair replied that the

explanations of vote would come after the announce-

ment of the result of the voting.

He thereafter said that he is voting “yes” and re-

served his right to explain his vote.

RESULT OF THE VOTING

The result of the voting was as follows:

Affirmative:

Abad

Abaya

Abayon

Abellanosa

Abu

Abueg

Acop

Acosta-Alba

Adiong

Advincula

Agarao

Agyao

Albano

Alcala

Alejano

Aliping

Almario

Amatong (I.)

Amatong (R.)

Angara-Castillo

Angping

Antonino-Nadres

Apostol

Arbison

Arnaiz

Bag-Ao

Bagatsing

Banal

Barzaga

Bautista

Bello (S.)

Belmonte (F.)

Belmonte (J.)

Benitez

Bernos

Binay

Biron

Bondoc

Bravo (M.)

Briones

Bulut-Begtang

Cabilao

Cagas

Calalay

Calixto-Rubiano

Caminero

Cari

Castelo

Castro

Cayetano

Cerilles

Chipeco

Co

Cojuangco (E.)

Collantes

Cortuna

Cosalan

Cruz-Gonzales

Cua

Cueva

Dalog

Dayanghirang

De Venecia

Del Mar

Del Rosario (A.A.)

Del Rosario (A.G.)

Deloso-Montalla

Dimaporo (I.)

Durano

Dy

Erice

Eriguel

Ermita-Buhain

Escudero

Espina

Estrella

Fariñas

Flores

Fortun

Fortuno

Garay

Garcia-Albano

Gatchalian (S.)

Gerona-Robredo

Go (A.C.)

Go (A.F.)

Gomez

Gonzales

Gonzalez

Gorriceta

Guanlao

Guiao

Gullas

Gunigundo

Gutierrez

Hagedorn

Haresco

Hernandez

Hofer

Iway


Jalosjos

Kho

Khonghun

Labadlabad

Lacson-Noel

Lagdameo (A.)

Lagdameo (M.)

Lanete

Leonardia

Lopez (C.)

Lopez (C.J.)

Loyola

Macrohon-Nuño

Madrona

Manalo

Mangudadatu

Mendoza (J.)

Mercado

Mirasol

Montejo

Nava (J.)

Nava (P.)

Noel

Oaminal

Olivarez

Ong

Ortega (F.)

Padilla

Paduano

Paez

Pagdilao

Pancho

Panganiban

Panotes

Pernes

Primicias-Agabas

Puno

Quimbo

Quisumbing

Radaza

Ramirez-Sato

Ramos

Relampagos

Revilla

Reyes

Rivera

Robes

Rodriguez (I.)

Rodriguez (M.)

Rodriguez (O.)

Roman

Romualdo

Romulo

Roque

Sakaluran

Sarmiento (C.)

Señeres

Singson (E.)

Singson (R.)

Suansing

Sy-Alvarado

Tambunting

Tan (A.)

Tan (M.)

Tejada

Teodoro

Ting

Tolentino

Treñas

Tugna

Ty

Umali (C.)

Unabia

Ungab

Uy (J.)

Uy (R.)

Vargas

Velarde

Villar

Villarica

Yap (A.)

Zamora (M.)

Zubiri

Negative:

Arroyo

Atienza

De Jesus

Dela Cruz

Hicap

Ilagan

Ocampo

Paquiz

Ridon

Romualdez

Suarez

Tiangco

Abstention:

None

With 183 affirmative votes, 12 negative votes and

no abstentions, the Body approved on Third Reading

House Bill No. 5237.

EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE

The following Members explained their votes:

1. Recognized by the Chair, Rep. Bagatsing

voted “yes” to House Bill No. 5237. He how-

ever pointed out that in the recently approved


conference committee report on the proposed

2015 General Appropriations Act (GAA),

only P50 billion, and not P87 billion, of the

country’s P2.6 trillion budget for 2015 was al-

located for health services because the P37

billion allotted for PhilHealth will be funded

by the proceeds from sin taxes.

At this juncture, Deputy Speaker Aggabao relin-

quished the Chair to Deputy Speaker Sergio A.F.

Apostol.

Although the Constitution mandates that the

Department of Education (DepEd) should be

accorded with the highest budget allocation,

he opined that the Department of Health

(DOH) should receive the second biggest

budget allocation. He lamented that the sup-

plemental budget did not have allocation for

health services and expressed hope that in the

future, the House leadership would take cog-

nizance of the plight of the health of the poor,

especially those in the rural areas.

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

OF REP. ATIENZA

To the initial query of Rep. Jose L. Atienza Jr., the

Chair replied that 183 Members voted in favor of

House Bill No. 5237 or the proposed supplemental

budget for 2014; 12 against; and no abstention.

Considering that there were 198 Members who re-

sponded to the Roll Call and only 195 Members voted

on the Bill, Rep. Atienza asked whether the three

Members who were not able to vote have already left

the floor. The Chair replied that only 195 votes were

recorded because three of the Members did not vote.

On whether the three lost votes were considered

votes of abstention, the Chair replied that those who

did not register their votes were not considered as ab-

stentions.

Rep. Atienza said that he would like to further dis-

cuss the matter in the new set of House Rules so that

the voting procedure would be clear.

EXPLANATIONS OF VOTE

(Continuation)

2. Rep. Luzviminda C. Ilagan voted “no” to the

supplemental budget for the same reason that

she voted “no” to the 2015 General Appropri-

ations Act last October which was on the

ground that the present Administration was

using the misery of the poor to invent various

projects to accumulate funds that would any-

way perpetuate pork barrel and patronage pol-

itics.

She stated that with the substantial amount of

funds that had been made available for the ca-

lamity victims, the government agencies can

only provide 1,595 of housing units out of the

required 205,000 and about 20 percent to 30

percent accomplishment for the resettlement

program of the victims.

Rep. Ilagan stressed that her “no” vote is cor-

roborated by the “double appropriations” in

the 2015 National Budget and in the 2014 sup-

plemental budget for the rehabilitation of

MRT-3 and LRT Lines 1 and 2; the DENR’s

National Greening Program; the Bureau of

Treasury’s Single Account; the BFP’s pro-

curement of fire trucks; and the P2.8 billion

appropriations for the PNP Operational Trans-

formation Plan. She likewise expressed the

opinion that the supplemental budget comple-

ments a crime – the financing of projects that

had been previously funded by the DAP and

PDAF that had been declared unconstitutional

by the Supreme Court – and are thus deemed

outside of the doctrine of operative fact.

3. Rep. Fernando “Ka Pando” L. Hicap, in ex-

plaining his “no” vote, maintained that House

Bill No. 5237 is essentially a “supplemental

pork for the coming elections” that will not re-

sult to greater good considering the failure of

the government to take full account of the dis-

bursement of appropriations for the victims of

Yolanda and the numerous other natural ca-

lamities and to provide for the rehabilitation

and reconstruction programs to help the vic-

tims.

4. Rep. Terry L. Ridon voted against the Bill as

he claimed that the supplemental budget con-

stitutes “double helpings of pork barrel funds”

resulting to criminal waste of public funds, the

use of hidden supplemental budget for the

coming presidential elections, and the legali-

zation of savings under the DAP which the

Supreme Court had declared as unconstitu-

tional. He further pointed out that the approval

of the supplemental budget is illegal and

highly irregular inasmuch as Congress does

not have any authority to consider and ap-

prove two appropriations measures in a single

day.


At this juncture, Deputy Speaker Apostol relin-

quished the Chair to Deputy Speaker Aggabao.

5. Rep. Jonathan A. Dela Cruz substantiated the

basis of his “no” vote on the failure of the

Committee on Appropriations to further clar-

ify and provide a clear basis for the specific

projects and programs and amendments

thereon, specifically the PNP Operational

Transformation Plan, the supplemental

budget for the victims of typhoon Yolanda and

other victims of natural calamities, the MRT-

3 rehabilitation and capacity extension fund

and the updating of the National Household

Targeting System for Poverty Reduction that

had already been provided appropriations in

the 2013 and 2014 GAA.

TRANSMITTAL TO THE SENATE

OF HOUSE BILL NO. 5237

Thereupon, on motion of Rep. Jorge “Bolet” Ba-

nal, there being no objection, the Chair directed the

Secretary General to immediately transmit to the Sen-

ate a copy of House Bill No. 5237 that had been ap-

proved on Third Reading.

Rep. Banal subsequently moved for the recogni-

tion of Rep. Rosenda Ann Ocampo on a question of

personal and collective privilege.

REMARKS OF THE CHAIR

Before acting on the motion, the Chair however

informed the Body of certain important revisions

which were included in the recently approved Rules of

the House of Representatives for the 16th Congress, to

wit: the suspension of privilege speeches five days be-

fore the adjournment of session; and questions of per-

sonal and collective privilege taking higher prece-

dence over all other motions that can be availed of af-

ter important legislative matters had been disposed of

by the Body. He cited as example House Bill No. 5237

which is a certified urgent measure.

Thereupon, the Chair recognized Rep. Ocampo on

a question of personal and collective privilege.

QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE

OF REP. OCAMPO

Rep. Ocampo informed the Body of her advocacy

to promote government employees’ welfare and bene-

fits, in particular, how this had been affected under the

2015 General Appropriations Act by the provision

therein, legislating a decrease in the minimum net

take-home pay of a government employee to P3,000

monthly in contravention of the collective will of the

Members to provide benefits to government employ-

ees and the President’s budget proposal for a P4,000

net take-home pay.

She explained that the meager amount resulted

from the “bartering” by Members of the Senate with

certain vested interests during the Conference Com-

mittee deliberations. She lamented how the House

conferees had failed to defend the position of the

House and the welfare of civil servants. She also ques-

tioned Senator Francis Escudero for contesting the in-

crease in the workers’ net mimum take-home pay by

maintaining the level of P3,000 monthly.

Rep. Ocampo said she agreed with the request of

the Speaker and the Majority Leader to call for a vot-

ing on the ratification of the conference committee re-

port on the 2015 national budget to unite the leader-

ship. She however urged the chair of the Committee

on Appropriations to call for an investigation on the

malpractice of automatic payroll deduction for loans

incurred by government employees from private lend-

ers. She hoped to get the support and commitment of

the leadership to change the situation of the govern-

ment employees whose salaries had remained the

same despite the four-step increases provided for un-

der the latest Salary Standardization Law.

REFERRAL OF REP. OCAMPO’S SPEECH

On motion of Rep. Banal, there being no objec-

tion, the Body referred Rep. Ocampos’s speech to the

Committee on Rules.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

On a subsequent motion of Rep. Banal , there be-

ing no objection, the Body approved Journal No. 34,

dated December 10 and 11, 2014.

APPROVAL ON THIRD READING

OF CERTAIN HOUSE BILLS AND

JOINT RESOLUTION

On successive motions of Rep. Banal, there being

no objection, the Body proceeded to the approval on

Third Reading of the following House Bills and Joint

Resolution, printed copies of which were distributed

to the Members on December 11, 2014, pursuant to

Section 58, Rule X of the Rules of the House:

1. House Bill No. 4041, entitled: “AN ACT

INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY

OF THE SINAIT DISTRICT HOSPITAL

IN SINAIT, ILOCOS SUR AND APPRO-

PRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR”;


DECRIMINALIZING PREMATURE


MARRIAGES, REPEALING FOR THE

PURPOSE ARTICLE 351 OF ACT NO.

3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE

KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL

CODE”;


STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE

FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL

ORGANIZATION OF THE SANDI-

GANBAYAN, FURTHER AMENDING

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1606, AS

AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING

FUNDS THEREFOR”;


INSTITUTING REFORMS IN REAL

PROPERTY VALUATION AND

ASSESSMENT IN THE PHILIPPINES,

REORGANIZING THE BUREAU OF

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE,

AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS

THEREFOR”;

5. House Joint Resolution No. 26, entitled:

“JOINT RESOLUTION INCREASING

THE DAILY SUBSISTENCE ALLOW-

ANCE OF ALL OFFICERS, ENLISTED

PERSONNEL, CANDIDATE SOL-

DIERS, PROBATIONARY SECOND

LIEUTENANTS, CADETS AND CIVIL-

IAN ACTIVE AUXILIARIES OF THE

ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIP-

PINES (AFP), COMMISSIONED AND

NON-COMMISSIONED PERSONNEL

OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL PO-

LICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PRO-

TECTION (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 RE-

SOURCE INFORMATION AUTHOR-

ITY (NAMRIA) FROM NINETY PESOS

(P90.00) TO ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PE-

SOS (P150.00) PER DAY EFFECTIVE

JANUARY 1, 2015”;


DECLARING THE PROVINCE OF

NUEVA ECIJA A MINING-FREE

ZONE”;


DECLARING THE PROVINCE OF

BILIRAN A MINING-FREE ZONE”;


DECLARING THE CITY OF DAVAO A

MINING-FREE ZONE”;


REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF

EMPLOYERS IN POSTING NOTICES

OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOY-

MENT OF FORMER EMPLOYEES IN

NEWSPAPERS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND

OTHER PUBLIC INFORMATION VEN-

UES”;


PROTECTING SEAFARERS AND

OTHER WORKERS AGAINST AMBU-

LANCE CHASING AND PROVIDING

PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION

THEREOF”;


INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY

OF VICENTE SOTTO MEMORIAL

MEDICAL CENTER LOCATED IN

CEBU CITY, FROM EIGHT HUNDRED

(800) TO ONE THOUSAND TWO

HUNDRED (1,200) BEDS, AND

APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,

AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8658, ENTITLED

‘AN ACT INCREASING THE BED

CAPACITY OF VICENTE SOTTO

MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER,

LOCATED IN CEBU CITY, FROM

FOUR HUNDRED (400) TO EIGHT

HUNDRED (800) BED CAPACITY,


THEREFOR’”;


AUTHORIZING THE COURT TO

REQUIRE COMMUNITY SERVICE IN

LIEU OF IMPRISONMENT FOR THE

PENALTY OF ARRESTO MENOR,

AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE

CHAPTER 5, TITLE 3, BOOK I OF ACT

NO. 3815, AS AMENDED,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘THE

REVISED PENAL CODE’”; and


PROMOTING POSITIVE AND NONVI-

OLENT DISCIPLINE OF CHILDREN



THEREFOR.”

The Chair then directed the Secretary General to

call the Roll for nominal voting. Thereafter, pursuant

to the Rules of the House, a second Roll Call was

made.

RESULT OF THE VOTING

The result of the voting was as follows:

Affirmative:

Abad

Abaya

Abayon

Abellanosa

Abu

Abueg

Acop

Acosta-Alba

Adiong

Advincula

Agarao

Agyao

Albano

Alcala

Alejano

Aliping

Almario

Amatong (I.)

Amatong (R.)

Angara-Castillo

Angping

Antonino-Nadres

Apostol

Arbison

Arnaiz

Arroyo

Asilo

Atienza

Bag-Ao

Bagatsing

Banal

Barzaga

Bautista

Bello (S.)

Bello (W.)

Belmonte (F.)

Belmonte (J.)

Benitez

Bernos

Binay

Biron

Bondoc

Bravo (M.)

Briones

Bulut-Begtang

Cabilao

Cagas

Calalay

Calixto-Rubiano

Caminero

Cari

Castelo

Castro

Cayetano

Cerilles

Chipeco

Co

Cojuangco (E.)

Collantes

Cortuna

Cosalan

Cruz-Gonzales

Cua

Cueva

Dalog

Dayanghirang

De Jesus

De Venecia

Del Mar

Del Rosario (A.A.)

Del Rosario (A.G.)

Dela Cruz

Deloso-Montalla

Dimaporo (I.)

Durano

Dy

Erice

Eriguel

Ermita-Buhain

Escudero

Espina

Estrella

Fariñas

Ferriol

Flores

Fortun

Fortuno

Garay

Garcia-Albano

Garin (R.)

Gatchalian (S.)

Gerona-Robredo

Go (A.C.)

Go (A.F.)

Gomez

Gonzales

Gonzalez

Gorriceta

Guanlao

Guiao

Gullas


Gunigundo

Gutierrez

Hagedorn

Haresco

Hernandez

Hicap

Hofer

Ilagan

Iway

Jalosjos

Kho

Khonghun

Labadlabad

Lacson-Noel

Lagdameo (A.)

Lagdameo (M.)

Lagman

Lanete

Leachon

Leonardia

Lopez (C.)

Lopez (C.J.)

Loyola

Macrohon-Nuño

Madrona

Manalo

Mangudadatu

Mellana

Mendoza (J.)

Mercado

Mirasol

Montejo

Nava (J.)

Nava (P.)

Noel

Oaminal

Ocampo

Olivarez

Ong

Ortega (F.)

Ortega (V.)

Padilla

Paduano

Paez

Pagdilao

Pancho

Panganiban

Panotes

Paquiz

Pernes

Plaza

Primicias-Agabas

Puno

Quimbo

Quisumbing

Radaza

Ramirez-Sato

Ramos

Relampagos

Revilla

Reyes

Ridon

Rivera

Robes

Rodriguez (I.)

Rodriguez (M.)

Rodriguez (O.)

Roman

Romualdez

Romualdo

Romulo

Roque

Sakaluran

Sarmiento (C.)

Señeres

Singson (E.)

Singson (R.)

Suansing

Suarez

Sy-Alvarado

Tambunting

Tan (A.)

Tan (M.)

Tejada

Teodoro

Tiangco

Ting

Tolentino

Treñas

Tugna

Ty

Umali (C.)

Unabia

Ungab

Uy (J.)

Uy (R.)

Vargas

Velarde

Villanueva

Villar

Villarica

Yap (A.)

Zamora (M.)

Zubiri

Negative:

None

Abstention:

None

With 205 affirmative votes, no negative votes and

no abstentions, the Body approved on Third Reading

the aforementioned House Bills and Joint Resolution.


SENATE TRANSMITTAL OF MEASURES

APPROVED ON THIRD READING

On another motion of Rep. Banal, there being no

objection, the Chair directed the Secretary General to

immediately transmit to the Senate the Bills and Joint

Resolution that had been approved on Third Reading

ADJOURNMENT OF SESSION

On further motion of Rep. Banal, there being no

objection, the Chair declared the session adjourned

until four o clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, Decem-

ber, 16, 2014.

It was 6:58 p.m.

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I hereby certify to the correctness of the foregoing.

(Sgd.) ATTY. MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Secretary General

Approved on December 16, 2014

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