by Marc Jayson Cayabyab, Inquirer, Jul 26, 2017
At least 38 bills top the legislative agenda of the 17th Congress during its second regular session.
Majority Leader Rudy Fariñas showed to reporters a list of the bills, which both the House of Representatives and the Senate agreed to pass within the current session.
This as Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and other lawmakers met in EDSA Shangri-La hotel on Wednesday and agreed on the following measures:
— Free Irrigation Services Act
— Agrarian and Agricultural Credit Condonation Act
— Enhanced Universal Healthcare Act
— Philippine Mental Health Act
— Prohibition of Conversion of Irrigated Lands
— National Land Use Act
— Occupational Safety and Health Standards Act
— Community Service in lieu of Imprisonment for the Penalty of Arresto Menor
— Tax Reform Act
— Revision of the 1987 Constitution
— Bangsamoro Basic Law
— Public Service Act Amendments
— Traffic and Congestion Crisis Act (emergency powers)
— National ID System
— Legislative Franchise for Operating Railways, Mindanao Railway Corporation/Authority, Central Luzon Railways Corp., extending the corporate life of the Philippine National Railways to another 25 years
— End of Endo/Contractualization Act
— Minimum Wage Law
— Free School Feeding/Pagkaing Pinoy para sa Batang Pinoy Act
— Estate Tax Reform Act
— Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Act
— Ease of Doing Business Act/Fast Business Permit Act
— One Town: One Doctor Act
— Corporation Code of the Philippines
— Social Security Act amendments
— Expand coverage of Local Absentee Voting Act
— Family Code of the Philippines amendment (default property regime, complete separation of property)
— Department of Housing and Urban Development Act
— Anti-Discrimination Act
— Government Procurement Reform Act amendments
— Allowable/Recoverable System Loss Act (electricity)
— Salary Standardization Law IV
— Unified Uniformed Personnel Benefits and Pension Reform Act
— Criminal Investigation Act
— Amendment of Fair Election Act
— Anti-Hazing Law amendments
— Anti-Terrorism Law (National Security Act amendment)
— Rice Tariffication
— Department of Disaster Response (Public Safety)
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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