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THE HONORABLE

BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY

Bagong Henerasyon Party-list

Chair, Committee on Public Information

PAGSASABATAS NG MAGNA CARTA OF PATIENT RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS PINAMAMADALI

Sa gitna ng kontrobersya hinggil sa Dengvaxia vaccine, pinamamadali ni Bagong Henerasyon Congresswoman Bernadette Herrera-Dy ang pagsasabatas ng Magna Carta of Patient Rights and Obligations o House Bill 1038.

“Pinatingkad ng Dengvaxia issue ang kahalagahan ng mga karapatan ng mga pasyente. Kaugnay nito, hinihiling ko sa Malacanang na i-certify as urgent ang nagiisang Magna Carta of Patient Rights and Obligations,” diin ni Herrera-Dy na kasapi din ng House Committee on Health.

Nakalatag sa HB 1038 ang mga karapatang ng pasyente, tulad ng:

1) Right to Informed Consent;

2) Right to Choose a Physician/ Health Institution;

3) Right to be Informed of His Rights and Obligations as a Patient;

4) Right to Dignity;

5) Right to Privacy and Confidentiality;

6) Right to Refuse Participation in Medical Research;

7) Right to Medical Records; at

8) Right to Correspondence and to Receive Visitors.

Sa HB 1038, mayroon ding katapat na mga obligasyon ang mga pasyente tulad ng:

1) Report Unexpected Health Changes;

2) Understand the Purpose and Cost of Treatment;

3) Accept the Consequences of Own Informed Consent;

4) Settle Financial Obligations;

5) Respect a Physician’s Refusal to Treat Him; at

6) Report Infractions and Exhaust Grievance Mechanism.

“Bawat ospital, clinic, at paanakan ay meron dapat polyetos o karatula na nakasaad sa Filipino, Ingles, at rehiyunal wika ang mga karapatan at obligasyon ng pasyente,” sabi ni Herrera-Dy.

“Ipinapaliwanag dapat ng doktor, nars, o ng iba pang health professional ang mga karapatang ito,” dagdag ni Herrera-Dy.

Kasalukuyang nakasalang sa House Committee on Health ang HB 1038. (WAKAS)

STATEMENT BY THE

HONORABLE RON P. SALO

KABAYAN Party-list

Assistant Majority Leader

KABAYAN SOLON HAILS DEPED CLAMPDOWN ON PLAGIARISM IN CAMPUS JOURNALISM

KABAYAN Party-list Representative Ron Salo lauded the DepEd over the weekend for its move to enforce intellectual priority rights laws in campus journalism. Salo, a law professor, is a current Vice-Chair of the House Committee on Basic Education and Culture.

Salo hailed the new DepEd guidelines for the 2018 National Schools Press Conference (DepEd Memorandum No. 200, series of 2017) for its stricter provisions against plagiarism.

The memorandum was issued last December 12, on which date selected school paper advisers from different regions were assembled in Palo, Leyte for several days of their annual training of trainers. Those teachers are still in Leyte as of now, stranded because of Tropical Storm Urduja.

Salo said plagiarism is “a form of dishonesty, which is also at the root of fake news, sensationalism, and unethical journalism.”

“Any school paper found to have copied and published texts, images, and other materials without duly acknowledging their sources should be disqualified in the contest,” the DepEd directive states.

DM No. 200 further provides that another plagiarism offense in 2019 will be met with a written reprimand, a refresher course on plagiarism, and instructions to the concerned principal “to teach students about the ills of plagiarism and its consequences.” Yet another repeat offense will be meted disqualification from the NSPC for three straight years, according to the DepEd guidelines.

The 2018 NSPC will see the introduction of Column Writing as a new individual contest on a trial run. DepEd also required contestants in copy reading and headline writing to “use the 2016 Associated Press Stylebook copy reading symbols.”

Competitions will be held from February 19 to 23, 2018 in Dumaguete City. Each region is expected to send 290 delegates of students, teachers and officials.

Campus journalists who won at the regional level will wield their pens, pencils, cameras, laptops, and other tools in team contests on TV broadcasting, radio broadcasting, collaborative desktop publishing, and online publishing and in individual contests on news writing, sports writing, feature writing, editorial writing, science and technology writing, photojournalism, editorial cartooning, and feature writing.

Most outstanding campus journalists and school paper advisers of each region will be recognized in Dumaguete.

“Honesty and competence must always be championed in education. We need youths imbued with these values to make sure future generations of journalists, professionals, and leaders stay true to the truth,” Salo said. (END)

STATEMENT OF THE HON. GERALDINE B. ROMAN

Representative, District 1, Province of Bataan

"We want to thank President Rodrigo Duterte for his support for the LGBTQI+ Community. It only shows that he wants EQUALITY for all Filipinos.

We also welcome the President's announcement of his plan to create a Commission on LGBTQI+ Affairs to address the needs of the community as we all work towards an inclusive Philippines where discrimination does not exist.

With regard to the President's support for Same-Sex Marriage, we would like to advocate for the more feasible option which is the Civil Partnership Bill which has already been filed by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. This bill aims to give legal recognition to stable relationships, (whether same-sex or otherwise), outside marriage with the corresponding civil and legal rights and obligations.

Congress is a numbers game and I honestly think that at this point, my colleagues in the 17th Congress are not ready for Same-Sex Marriage. Many of them believe that marriage is an institution with religious connotations and we respect that.

On the other hand, the Civil Partnership Bill has definitely more chances of being approved.

What we are interested in is the legal recognition and the civil rights attached to it, bearing in mind what is plausible at this point in time and without offending religious sensibilities."

On the other hand, the Civil Partnership Bill has definitely more chances of being approved.

What we are interested in is the legal recognition and the civil rights attached to it, bearing in mind what is plausible at this point in time and without offending religious sensibilities."

STATEMENT BY THE

HONORABLE RON P. SALO

KABAYAN Party-list

Assistant Majority Leader

MORE FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC COMFORT FOR PINOYS IN 2018 WITH P3.7T BUDGET, TRAIN TAX REFORM

With the 2018 national budget and the TRAIN tax reforms, Congress and the Duterte administration will prove its commitment to the Filipino people and prove the critics wrong in resounding fashion.

Waves after waves of glowing economic news and reality will sweep all across the nation in the months and years ahead. Filipino families will start to really feel the more comfortable lives envisioned for them.

Filipinos will feel the reality of financial and economic comfort next year, starting with more cash in their hands, pockets, and wallets because of the simplified and updated personal income tax.

Free college education will also kick in next year for the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos who pass the entrance exams of state universities and colleges.

More personal disposable income means millions of happier employees in both the government and private sector. Happier employees are more productive employees who will serve the public better.

The 2018 national budget and TRAIN will not only spread good vibes. They will spread multiplier effects the likes of which Filipinos have not felt and seen in decades.

A more comfortable life is what the Duterte administration and 17th Congress promised to Filipinos. We are delivering on that promise. (END)

THE HONORABLE SALVADOR B. BELARO, JR.

1-Ang Edukasyon Party-list

Assistant Majority Leader

2018 BUDGET & TRAIN WILL SOW HOPE, PUSH AGAINST FEAR AND THE DARK SIDE WHERE THE CRITICS DWELL

Right now, many of the critics of the 17th Congress and of the Duterte administration are worried and some of them are even scared. Their jobs as trolls will be much harder to do.

They know the 2018 national budget and TRAIN tax reform package signed today and the multitude of economic benefits the Filipino people will gain starting next year will further boost the popularity of President Duterte and the majority in the 17th Congress.

No amount of black propaganda they will hurl can negate the comfort millions of Filipinos will feel every day of their lives from now on.

The critics will keep sowing fear while we will sow hope and better lives for more Filipinos than ever before. Success will be very difficult to upstage.

The critics will keep trying. They will keep failing. Their resistance is futile. It would be better for them to come out of the dark side and step into the light. (END)

News Release

19 December 2017

“Philippine Food Technology Act” hurdles House

THE House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 6714 or the “Philippine Food Technology Act” which seeks to develop and nurture competent, ethical and globally competitive professional food technologists through the creation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Food Technology (PRBFT).

The bill is principally authored by Reps. Karlo Alexie Nograles (1^st District, Davao City), Mario Vittorio Marino (5th District, Batangas), Evelina Escudero (1st District, Sorsogon) and Gary Alejano (Party

list, Magdalo).

The bill outlines the policy of the State to recognize the importance of professional food technologists in nation-building and development. Hence, it shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive, and well-rounded professional food technologists whose standards of practice and service shall be excellent, world class, and globally competitive through honest, effective, relevant, and credible licensure examinations and through regulatory programs, measures, and activities that foster their professional growth, social responsibility and development.

It provides for the teaching, lecturing and reviewing of a professional subject in the curriculum of the Bachelor of Science in Food Technology degree or subject in the food technology licensure examination given in any college, university, or training or review center, or any other educational institution or certification body.

It provides for the creation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Food Technology (PRBFT) which shall be under the administrative supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and shall be composed of a chairman and two members who will be appointed by the President.

The PRFBT will promulgate and enforce rules and regulations necessary to supervise the practice of food technology in the Philippines and to adopt a program for full computerization of a licensure examination on the subject, as well as come up with a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards for the practice of food technology.

In coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), all educational institutions offering food technology education shall comply with the policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHED in the areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities.

Applicants for the practice of food technology will be required to pass the licensure examination in accordance with Section 7 (d) R.A. No. 8981, PRC Modernization Act of 2000, as amended.

The bill defines a person qualified to practice food technology as one who is a holder of a valid certificate of registration and valid professional license issued by the PRBFT and the PRC.

The PRBFT shall include identification of the appropriate specifications of raw materials and supervision over their procurement, supervision of food processing operations, the evaluation of the microbiological physical, chemical, sensory, and functional properties of food and the certification of analysis of microbiological physical, chemical, sensory and functional properties of food.

A fine of P40,000 to P150,000 or imprisonment of six months to four years, at the discretion of the court, will be meted to individuals who pose as food technologists without passing the licensure examination or with invalid, suspended or revoked professional license.

Those who will allow another person to use their certificate of registration or professional license or temporary special permit as a food technologist will also be punished with the same sanctions. (30)

News Release

18 December 2017

Kids’ vision screening gets boost

The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 3222 which seeks to establish a National Vision Screening Program (NVSP) for kindergarten pupils to facilitate early detection of eye disorders and ailments among them.

The bill principally authored by Deputy Speaker Pia Cayetano (2nd District, Taguig City-Pateros), Reps. Estrellita Suansing (1st District, Nueva Ecija) and Alfred Vargas (5th District, Quezon City) seeks to identify early childhood visual problems and provide immediate attention to visually impaired kindergarten pupils through the creation of the NVSP under the Department of Education (DepEd).

The bill provides for the creation of the Vision Screening Continuing Research Fund (VSCF) through donations to DepEd or the Department of Health (DOH). The VSCF shall be subject to existing budgeting, accounting, and auditing rules and regulations.

It mandates tax exemptions for donors to the NVSP and VSCF, and that the amount necessary for the implementation of the program shall be included in the DOH and DepEd budgets in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA).

Data from the Philippine Eye Research Institute show one in 20 pre-schoolers and one in four school-aged children have an eye problem. Further, over 10 percent of young Filipino children have visual acuity problems, higher than the five to 10 percent of the United States and Europe.

The Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology likewise underscored that poor vision at a young age impairs the child’s performance in school and impacts their interactions with the community.

Cayetano stressed the importance of early detection, noting many eye problems could be resolved at an early stage through simple diagnostic exams and non-surgical procedures.

Other authors of the bill are Reps. Ramon Durano VI (5th District, Cebu), Evelina Escudero (1st District, Sorsogon), Karlo Alexei Nograles (1st District, Davao City), Dakila Carlo Cua (Lone District, Quirino), Romeo Acop (2nd District, Antipolo City), Cristal Bagatsing (5th District, Manila), Gabriel Bordado Jr. (3rd District, Camarines Sur), Cecilia Leonila Chavez (Party-list, BUTIL), Raul Del Mar (1st District, Cebu City), Mark Go (Lone District, Baguio City), Glona Labadlabad (2nd District, Zamboanga del Norte), Angelina Tan (4th District, Quezon), Manuel Sagarbarria (2nd District, Negros Oriental), Joey Sarte Salceda (2nd District, Albay), Mohamad Khalid Dimaporo (1st District, Lanao Del Norte), Celso Lobregat (1st District, Zamboanga City), Leopoldo Bataoil (2nd District, Pangasinan), Arthur Defensor Jr. (3rd District, Iloilo), Francis Gerald Abaya (1st District, Cavite), Arlene Arcillas (1st District, Laguna), Marlyn Alonte-Naguiat (Lone District, Biñan City), Raul Tupas (5th District, Iloilo), Cheryl Deloso-Montalla (2nd District, Zambales), Deogracias Victor Savellano (1st District, Ilocos Sur), Wilfredo Caminero (2nd District, Cebu), Rogelio Neil Roque (4th District, Bukidnon), Isagani Amatong (3rd District, Zamboanga del Norte), Fernando Gonzalez (3rd District, Albay), and Gil Acosta (3rd District, Palawan). / CMBE

Brion cites House for impartial impeach hearings

Rep. Reynaldo Umali (2nd District, Oriental Mindoro), chairman of the House committee on justice, today thanked retired Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Arturo Brion for the latter’s comments on the way the justice panel is conducting its hearing on the impeachment complaint against SC Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

“With all humility and sincerity, I thank Justice Brion for his encouraging comments on the way we in the House committee on justice are conducting the hearing in the determination of probable cause on the impeachment complaint filed against Chief Justice Sereno,” Umali said.

“We assure Justice Brion and the Filipino people that we will continue to be fair and objective to all parties concerned in ferreting out the truth during our hearings,” Umali said.

In his article, Impeachment Notes, which came out in his column in a major daily, Brion said he was impressed by the manner by which Umali handled the hearing on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Sereno.

“I have seen congressional hearings in the past and I am aware of how they are usually run. I can therefore compare the manner the present House justice committee conducted its impeachment hearing with those I have seen before. I found the present proceedings very impressive,” Brion wrote in his column.

“When the testimonies and the questions came, I was struck by the chairman’s deft handling of the proceedings,” Brion said.

“He (Umali) generally allowed the resource persons to speak without interruption, with no comments from the chair except to read the cited legal provisions after the resource persons’ presentations,” the retired Supreme Court justice further said.

“He likewise allowed the congressmen the widest latitude in questioning the resource persons, diplomatically interrupting them only when the congressmen deviated from the immediate issues or had begun to argue with the resource persons,” Brion also noted.

Brion, also a former Secretary of Labor, furthermore commended Umali for the smooth flow of the impeachment proceedings and noted that the resource persons and other participants were satisfied with Umali’s handling of the hearings. / ABR

News Release

15 December 2017

Church-decreed annulment hurdles House

The House committee on population and family relations chaired by Rep. Sol Aragones (District, Laguna) has approved a substitute bill which seeks to recognize the civil effects of church-decreed annulment.

The unnumbered bill substituted House Bill 1629 authored by Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia (3rd District, Cebu) titled “Legalizing Church Annulment Or Dissolution Of Certain Marriages” and HB 3705 by Rep. Yedda Marie Romualdez (1st District, Leyte) titled “Recognizing The Civil Effects Of Church Declaration Of Nullity, Annulment, And Dissolution Of Marriages.” Aragones is one of the authors of the substitute bill.

The bill, also known as the “Church Decreed Annulment,” provides that whenever a marriage, duly and legally solemnized by a priest, minister, imam, rabbi or presiding elder of any church or religious sect in the Philippines is subsequently annulled or dissolved in a final judgment or decree in accordance with the canons or precepts of the church or religious sect, the said annulment or dissolution shall have the same effect as a decree of annulment or dissolution issued by a competent court.

It further provides that the final judgment or decree of annulment or dissolution issued by the proper church or religious sect shall be recorded in the appropriate civil registry within 30 days from issuance of said final judgment or decree of annulment or dissolution.

Moreover, either of the former spouses may marry again after complying with the requirements of the preceding paragraph and Article 52 of Executive Order No. 209 or the Family Code of the Philippines, otherwise, the subsequent marriage shall be null and void.

In securing a marriage license, the spouse involved must present a certified true copy of the said final judgment or decree of declaration of nullity, annulment or dissolution of marriage registered with the appropriate civil registry.

During the hearing, Fr. Jerome Secillano of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said that church annulment is no longer a strictly judicial process but can be an administrative decree as contained in a decree that Pope Francis signed three years ago.

“Ang ibig sabihin ng judicial process sa annulment sa simbahan ay may presence ng husgado, a canon lawyer who is the judge and meron din mga canon lawyers – one defending the dignity of marriage and the other one defending the rights of the couple to help them in the annulment of their marriage,” Secillano explained.

The annulment process of church marriage under an administrative decree is that the couple files for the annulment of their church marriage and submits their case history.

Secillano said the canon lawyers would evaluate the case history of the couple, and if they would find merit on the petition for the annulment, they would submit to the archbishop their finding that there are grounds to annul the marriage. Once the archbishop signs the petition, the church marriage is annulled.

He said the procedure is ongoing and petition for church annulment is filed before the marriage tribunal of the diocese.

Garcia said although marriage is an institution that the State is interested in, it is also a religious act.

“For the predominant Catholics of our country, it is a sacrament and marriage is not considered valid insofar as Catholics are concerned unless celebrated in accordance with the solemnities of the church. Marriage, therefore, is an element in the exercise of religious freedom,” Garcia explained.

“So logically, if the marriage, insofar as the contracting parties are concerned, is validated by the laws of the Church, then it necessarily follows that by the same laws, such marriage can also be invalidated or annulled,” she said.

In this connection, it is noteworthy that ever since the adoption of the New Civil Code, the state recognizes Muslim divorces or dissolutions of marriages in accordance with Muslim law, said Garcia.

“Under the principle of equality before the law, if Muslim divorces are legalized, there could be no serious objections to recognizing the annulment of a marriage by a church or by any other established and duly recognized religious denomination,” Garcia said.

Romualdez said the Family Code of the Philippines recognizes as valid a marriage solemnized under the laws of the Church.

“If marriages so solemnized are recognized by the State, it is only proper that the very church that solemnized the marriage should also have the power to rule that attendant infirmity that rendered a marriage null, and its effects binding on the State. This is also same to all other established churches and religions,” said Romualdez. (30) MVIP

THE HONORABLE FREDERICK W. SIAO

Lone District of Iligan City

Vice Chair, Committee on Tourism

Member, Appropriations, Economic Affairs, and 8 other committees

Facebook: /congressmansiao Twitter: @freddiesiao

2018 BUDGET + TRAIN = LESS POVERTY, BETTER LIVES

The enactment of the 2018 national budget and the TRAIN tax reform package comes after several pieces of positive economic news.

Fitch credit rating upgrade for the country to “BBB”, which is now at par with the ratings by S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investor Service, therefore bringing all three global rating agencies in consensus on the Philippine economy.

The Board of Investments has approved this year a record-level P616.7 billion in investments approvals. This is the highest approval total in the 50 years of the BOI. Investment approvals are up 39.5 percent versus 2016 and 23.5 percent over the targeted P500 billion for 2017.

Gross domestic product grew by 6.9 percent in the 3rd quarter of 2017 and Overseas Filipinos remittances increased by 5.2 percent to $25.7 billion (the equivalent of at least P1.285 trillion) as of October 2017.

With the 2018 budget, the TRAIN, and the string of strong economic indicators, the Congress and the Duterte administration have proven that they do know how to run the economy well. We know what we are doing here in Congress. We serve the people right.

This wise economic management will continue next year with better-funded programs that serve the poor and the middle class, ease the tax burden on the middle class, and add more fuel to economic growth.

The 2018 budget and TRAIN implement inclusive growth because the poor and middle class will truly feel the gains of the progressive economy: more money in their pockets and wallets; more jobs; more new businesses; more health and social services; and free college education.

Expect much more and even better economic indicators. Expect significantly less poverty and better lives for the poor and the middle class. (END)

STATEMENT BY THE HONORABLE

BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY

Bagong Henerasyon Party-list

Chair, Committee on Public Information

START SPREADING THE GOOD NEWS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, HOUSE PUBLIC INFO CHAIR URGES PIOs

As Chairman of the House Committee on Public Information, I call upon all the public information officers throughout government to make sure Filipinos everywhere will know how the P3.7 trillion 2018 national budget and the TRAIN Tax reforms will make their lives more directional and predictable into the future and enable them to reach for their aspirations.

Critics will continue to be critics of President Duterte and of the 17th Congress and will keep bashing , but it will be extremely difficult for them to dispute the fact that Filipinos will immediately feel the predictable direction of having more revenues for government because of tax reforms, a better future because of free college education, and more food on the table because of more jobs from the higher spending on infrastructure, education, health, and massive improvements on basic services.

With the 2018 budget and TRAIN, President Duterte will not just be a rock star in Asia and at the same time elevate the status of our country further amongst the area with high economic and financial growth, simultaneous with being an investment haven for Investors.

The critics will be working overtime to try to pull down the President and the 17th Congress. Some of them will even time their attacks when the approval and popularity surveys are done. The public information machinery of Congress must be ready for the haters and bashers.

The PIOs must translate all the positive economic news into layman language and into the many different languages Filipinos speak all over the country. PIOs must communicate in ways more Filipinos can appreciate and understand.

The economic offensive against poverty and hardships must also come with a communication campaign spreading the good news of economic progress.

We are sure that there will be NO price shocks in the future as a result of the TRAIN. There might just be affordable uptick in basic prices for the short term but for the long term can be equated by higher inclusive growth for the Filipinos. A middle uptick for prices of non-essential goods but this may lead to correction of inflation, a higher price uptick for luxury goods but the people affected are projected to be well enough to afford them. (END)

NEWS Release

16 December 2017

House ends 2017 with 2,100 measures processed

The House of Representatives this week adjourned its session for 2017, successfully passing important pro-people and pro-development measures that reflect the hard work, dedication and

productivity of its Members during the 17th Congress under the leadership of Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez.

In a report to the Speaker, House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said House Members filed a total of 8,528 bills since the 17th Congress opened in July 2016, with the figure representing 6,911 House Bills and 1,617 House Resolutions. Moreover, the different House committees managed to finish their hearings on various measures and issues, and submitted a total of 552 committee reports.

Fariñas said the House ably processed a total of 2,100 measures during the past 145 session days of the period covered by the First Regular Session and since its opening for the Second Regular Session of the 17th Congress, or an average of 14 measures processed per day.

As of December 14, 2017, he said there were 39 measures enacted into law. Several others are expected to be signed into law, including the 12 bicameral reports that the House already ratified before adjourning this week, which include the two certified urgent bills - House Bill 6215 or the 2018 General Appropriations Bill principally authored by committee on appropriations chairman Rep. Karlo Alexei Nograles (1^st District, Davao City) and House Bill 5636 or the “Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion” Bill principally authored by committee on ways and means chairman Rep. Dakila Carlo Cua (Lone District, Quirino); HB 5670,“An Act Strengthening Assistance To All Farmers By Providing Free Irrigation Service Fee And All Other Similar Or Related Fees Or Charges” by committee on agriculture and food chairman Rep. Jose Panganiban, Jr. (Party-list, ANAC-IP) ; and HB 4863, “An Act Strengthening The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation And Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) By Restoring Its Authority To Issue Subpoena Ad Testificandum Or Subpoena Duces Tecum” by Francisco Jose Matugas II (1st District, Surigao del Norte). Likewise, HB 5241 principally authored by Fariañas titled “An Act Declaring December 8 Of Every Year A Special Non-Working Holiday In The Entire Country To Commemorate The Feast Of The Immaculate Conception Of Mary, The Principal Patroness Of The Philippines” has already been transmitted to the President for signature.

Relatedly, pending in the bicameral committee are HB 684, “An Act Amending Republic Act No. 53, As Amended, Otherwise Known As “An Act To Exempt The Publisher, Editor Or Reporter Of Any Publication From Revealing The Source Of Published News Or Information Obtained In Confidence" By Including Within Its Coverage Journalists From Broadcast, News Agencies And Internet Publications” by Rep. Raul del Mar (1st District, Cebu City); HB 6452, “An Act Establishing A National Mental Health Policy For The Purpose Of Enhancing The Delivery Of Integrated Mental Health Services, Promoting And Protecting The Rights Of Persons Utilizing Psychiatric, Neurologic And Psychosocial Health Services, And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Deputy Speaker Romero Quimbo; and HB 6579, “An Act Establishing A National Policy On Ease Of Doing Business, Creating For The Purpose The Ease Of Doing Business Commission, And For Other Purposes” by Rep. Vilma Santos-recto (6th District, Batangas).

Meanwhile, for enrollment is HB 6016, “Act Regulating The Issuance, Use And Redemption Of Gift Checks, Gift Certificates And Gift Cards” by Rep. Winston Castelo (3rd District, Quezon City). The House also adopted Senate Bill 209, “An Act Declaring The Twenty-Fifth Day Of August Of Every Year As The National Tech-Voc Day” whose counterpart bill is HB 6136 authored by committee on suffrage and electoral reforms chairman Rep. Sherwin Tugna (Party-list, CIBAC).

Other major accomplishments of the House are the approval on third and final reading of 354 bills; adoption of 100 resolutions, including those calling for motu proprio inquiry ; consolidation/substitution of 1,017 measures; and referral of 549 resolution on inquiries.

The adopted resolutions are as follows: Concurrent Resolutions, 10; Regular Resolutions, 76; Resolutions On Inquiries, In Aid Of Legislation, six; Resolution-Committee of the Whole, one (HR 1050 expressing full support for President Duterte as the House finds no reason to revoke his martial law proclamation in the whole of Mindanao; Resolutions on Impeachment, two ( HR 1015 dismissing the impeachment complaint against President Duterte and HR 1397 dismissing the impeachment complaint filed by Jacinto Paras and Ferdinand Topacio against Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista); Resolutions of Both Houses,

four, including RBH 11 extending martial law in Mindanao or Proclamation 216 until December 2018; and Report on Motu Proprio Inquiry, one.

Among the bills approved by the House on third reading are : HB 5811, “Act Providing For A Magna Carta Of The Poor” by Del Mar; HB 691, “An Act Simplifying The Procedure In The Disposition Of Public Agricultural Lands” by Rep. Xavier Jesus Romualdo (Lone District, Camiguin); HB 5750, “An Act Defining The Offenses Of Discharge Of Firearms And Indiscriminate Firing Of Firearms And Providing Stiffer Penalties Therefor, by ; HB 5792, “Institutionalizing The Balik Scientist Program And Appropriating Funds Therefor; HB 5818 “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” by Rep. Joaquin Chipeco, Jr. (2^nd District, Laguna); HB 6024 , “An Act Recognizing The Observance Of July 25 Of Every Year As The National Campus Press Freedom Day” by Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate; HB 6152, “An Act Increasing The Normal Work Hours Per Day Under A Compressed Work Week Scheme” by Rep. Mark Go (Lone District, Baguio City); HB 5675, “An Act Allowing The Rectification Of Simulated Birth Records And Prescribing Administrative Adoption Proceedings For The Purpose” by Romualdo; HB 6112, “Act Mandating The Installation Of Safety Monitoring Devices In Public Utility Vehicles And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof” by Rep. Mariano Michael Velarde, Jr. (Party-list, Buhay); HB 5784, HB 5784, “An Act Providing Universal Health Care For All Filipinos, And Appropriating Funds Therefo”; HB 5828, “An Act Providing For The Definition Of Public Utility, Further Amending For The Purpose Commonwealth Act No. 146, Otherwise Known As The "Public Service Act," As Amended” by Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; HB 6221, “An Act Establishing The Filipino Identification System” by Rep. Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.; HB 6177, “An Act Rationalizing The Income Requirements For The Creation Of A Municipality, The Declaration Of Highly Urbanized Status In The Case Of Component Cities And The Creation Of A Province” by Rep. Arthur Yap (3rd District, Bohol); HB 6283, “An Act Recognizing The Observance Of November 17 Of Every Year As National Students' Day” by Rep. Evelina Escudero (1stDistrict, Sorsogon); HB 4982, “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity Or Expression (Sogie) And Providing Penalties Therefor” by Rep. Kaka Bag-ao (Lone District, Dinagat Islands); HB 5747, “An Act Establishing The Coconut Farmers And Industry Development Trust Fund And Providing For Its Management And Utilization: by Panganiban.

Also passed on third reading are : HB 6276, “An Act Ensuring The Continuous And Uninterrupted Transmission And Distribution Of Electricity, The Protection Of The Integrity And Reliability Of The Transmission And Distribution Systems, And The Promotion Of Public Safety, And Providing Penalties In Violation Thereof” by Rep. Carlos Roman Uybarreta (Party-list, 1-CARE); HB 5777, “An Act Strengthening The National And Local Health And Nutrition Programs For Pregnant And Lactating Women, Adolescent Girls Of Reproductive Age And Teen-Age Mothers, Infants And Young Children In The First 1,000 Days, And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Rep. Emmeline Aglipay-Villar (Party-list, DIWA); HB 5799, “An Act Reverting Fish Ponds Which Have Been Unutilized Or Abandoned For A Period Of Three Years To Forest Lands” by Deputy Speaker Linabelle Ruth Villarica; HB 1530, “An Act Requiring Government Agencies To Indicate The Blood Type Of Individuals In The Identification Cards, Certificates And Licenses” by Rep. Alexandria Gonzales (Lone District, Mandaluyong City); HB 6396, “An Act Instituting Policies For The Protection And Welfare Of Caregivers In The Practice Of Their Profession” by Rep. Geraldine Roman (1st District, Bataan); HB 6571, “An Act Establishing A Medical Scholarship And Return Service Program For Deserving Students And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Rep. Ann Hofer (2nd District, Zamboanga Sibugay) by Rep. Ann Hofer; HB 6589, “An Act Rationalizing The Requirements Imposed By The Department Of Agrarian Reform Regarding Land Registration To Facilitate Speed And Efficiency In Land Registration” by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez; HB 6590, An Act Amending Section 13 Of Republic Act No. 3019, As Amended, Entitled The 'Anti-Graft And Corrupt Practices Act' by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez; HB 6578, “An Act Establishing A Retirement Benefit System In The Office Of The Ombudsman, Augmenting Its Employee Benefits, And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Tugna; HB 159, “An Act Strengthening The Right Of Government To Expropriate Lands For Socialized Housing” by Rep. Jose Christopher Belmonte (6thDistrict, Quezon City); HB 6550, “An Act Instituting The Magna Carta Of Day Care Workers And Providing Funds Therefor” by Quimbo; HB 6557, “An Act Promoting Open Access In Data Transmission, Providing Additional Powers To The National Telecommunications Commission: by committee on information communication and technology chairman Rep. Victor Yap (2nd District, Tarlac); HB 6558, “An Act Strengthening The Powers Of The National Telecommunications Commission, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 7925, Otherwise Known As The Public Telecommunications Policy Act Of The Philippines” by Yap; HB 6572, “An Act Institutionalizing The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF), Establishing The Pqf-National Coordinating Council (NCC) And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Hofer; HB 1616, “An Act Exempting The System Loss Charge Component In The Sale Of Electricity By Distribution Companies And Electric Cooperatives From The Coverage Of The Value Added Tax, Amending For The Purpose Section (109) Of The National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended By Republic Act No. 9337 And Republic Act No. 10378, And For Other Purposes” by Zarate; HB 6570, “An Act Prohibiting Leaving Children Below Eight Years Old Unattended In Motor Vehicles” by Rep. Strike Revilla (2nd District, Cavite); HB 6617, “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” by Bag-ao; HB 6604, “An Act Regulating The Rates Of Political Propaganda On Television, Radio And Print During An Electoral Campaign Period Amending For The Purpose Section 11 Of Republic Act No. 9006, Otherwise Known As "The Fair Election Act" by Fariñas; HB 6702, “An Act Regulating The Importation, Manufacture, Distribution And Sale Of Children's Products Containing Hazardous Chemicals, And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof” by committee on revision of laws chairperson Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas (6th District); HB 6714, “An Act Regulating The Practice Of Food Technology In The Philippines, Creating For The Purpose The Board Of Food Technology, And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Escudero; and HB 3222, “An Act Establishing A National Vision Screening Program For Kindergarten Pupils And Appropriating Funds Therefor” by Deputy Speaker Pia Cayetano.

The House also passed Senate Concurrent Resolution 9, providing that the House and Senate in a joint session deliberate on President Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao.

It also passed on third reading last December 11, House Joint Resolution 18, “Joint Resolution Authorizing The Increase In Base Pay Of Military And Uniformed Personnel In The Government, And For Other Purposes” by Alvarez, Fariñas and Deputy Minority Leader Danilo Suarez.

Earlier, Deputy Speaker Sharon Garin said the House will remain busy and focused on its legislative priorities despite the hearings by the justice committee on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Garin said the House has 56 standing committees that are very active. “In fact, despite having finished the (2018) budget early which was time-consuming, we also finished the tax reform (bill) here in the House at the same time. So even if we have the impeachment (proceedings), it does not mean everything stops,” said Garin. (30) RBB

THE HONORABLE

BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list
Chair, Committee on Public Information

MGA BAGONG NURSES HINIMOK MAGLINGKOD MUNA DITO SA BANSA

Bilang kasapi ng House Committee on Health, binati ni Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Congresswoman Bernadette Herrera-Dy ang mga bagong nars at hinihimok sila na maglingkod muna sa mga barangay kung saan sila lumaki o nanirahan bago maisipang mag-abroad.

"Give back and pay it forward," ani Herrera-Dy, na Chairman din ng House Committee on Public information. Pinunto ng BH Party-list congresswoman na 'di lang mga ospital ang nangangailangan ng mga nurse. Nangangailangan din ng mga nurses ang ang DSWD, mga lungsod, munisipalidad, at probinsiya.

"Ang military at police force kailangan din ng nurses; pati mga eskuwelahan at mga malalaking kumpanya," dagdag ni Herrera-Dy.

Bilang reaksyon sa napabalitang pangangailangan ng Germany para sa 350 nurses, pinaalalahanan ng congresswoman na maging mapanuri tuwing mayroong alok ng trabaho sa ibayong-dagat.

"Always verify and confirm the claims of the recruiters you meet," paalala ni Herrera-Dy.

BACKGROUND

Germany has high demand for health care professionals because of its ageing population. According to the Department of Labor, Germany needs over 220,000 new nurses until the year 2020. Implementation of the Triple Win with Germany project began in July 2013. Germany also has “Triple Win” agreements with Serbia and with Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Triple Win applicants have to pay POEA processing fees consisting of: POEA processing fee of US$ 100.00, OWWA contribution of US$ 25.00, PhilHealth Contribution of P1,200.00, and PAG-IBIG HDMF contribution of P100.00. There are no fees for placement, preparation, and integration assistance.

Triple Win application is open to nurses:

• who are citizens of the Republic of the Philippines

• whose primary place of residence is the Republic of the Philippines

• who can provide certificates of their completed nurse’s training (four years of professional education; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)

• who have an Active Philippine Nursing License

• who have a minimum of two years of professional experience as a nurse in hospitals, rehabilitation centers and care institutions.

• who preferably have prior knowledge of the German language (technical vocabulary and everyday language – ideally Level B1 of the European Framework of Reference for Languages).

Proof of applicants’ professional qualifications is required. Members of other professional groups, such as nursing assistants, midwives or physiotherapists, are not eligible.

The prerequisite for working in Germany is Level B1 of the Europe Framework of Reference for Languages. Depending on prior knowledge the project finances relevant courses to achieve this language level.

Last June and July, 400 applicants were slated for Triple Win face-to-face interviews in Cebu (95 interviewees) and in Ortigas, Pasig City (305 applicants), according to the POEA.

As of last September 4, 2016 selected applicants numbered 584, the POEA said. Of the 584 nurses, 170 were deployed and 307 more were either undergoing training or awaiting training. From November 29 to December 2, 2016 some 27 nurses had Triple Win employer’s interview schedules, according to the POEA.

News Release

19 December 2017

“Philippine Food Technology Act” hurdles House

Applicants for the practice of food technology will be required to pass the licensure examination in accordance with Section 7 (d) R.A. No. 8981, PRC Modernization Act of 2000, as amended.

The bill defines a person qualified to practice food technology as one who is a holder of a valid certificate of registration and valid professional license issued by the PRBFT and the PRC.

NEWS Release

20 December 2017

Now campaign ads are 50 percent off

Political parties and candidates may soon be entitled to 50 percent discount for political propaganda on television, print, and radio, as the House passed on third and final reading House Bill 6604.

The bill seeks to amend Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9006, otherwise known as the "Fair Election Act." The section provides for regulation of rates of political propaganda.

One of the amendments of HB 6604 to Section 11 of the Fair Election Act provides that parties and candidates will be charged only 50 percent for political propaganda across all media outlets.

The measure further prohibits the tri-media from charging registered parties and bona fide candidates higher rates than regular advertisers.

Another key provision of the bill is the power vested upon the Commission of elections (COMELEC) to regulate the rates of political propaganda and prevent media outlets from raising rates to more than the average rates charged to regular advertisers a year prior to the start of the campaign period.

The measure seeks to provide equal opportunity among qualified political candidates to avail affordable political propaganda through the tri-media by regulating advertising rates increasing discounts during the election period.

Before the passage of HB 6604, Section 11 of the Fair Election Act provided that media outlets charge registered political parties and bona fide candidates during the campaign period a discounted rate of 30 percent for television, 20 percent for radio, and 10 percent for print over the average rates charged during the first three quarters of the calendar year preceding the elections.

The bill was endorsed for plenary approval by the House committee on suffrage and electoral reforms chaired by Rep. Sherwin Tugna (Party-list, CIBAC).

The bill is principally authored by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Reps. John Marvin Nieto (3rd District, Manila), Rosanna Vergara (3rd District, Nueva Ecija), Estrellita Suansing (1st District, Nueva Ecija), Michelle Antonio (Party-list, AGIBAG), Jose AntonioSy-Alvarado (1st District, Bulacan), and Eleanor Bulut-Begtang (Lone District, Apayao). Other authors are Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas (1st District, Ilocos Norte), Minority Leader Danilo Suarez (3rd District, Quezon), and Reps. Tugna, Henry Oaminal (2nd District, Misamis Occidental), Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia (3rd District, Cebu), Reps. Pabl Ortega (1st District, La Union), Edcel Lagman (1st District, Albay), Jose Atienza, Jr. (Party-list, BUHAY), Harry Roque, Jr. (Party-list, KABAYAN), Eugene Michael De Vera (Party-list, ABS), Francisco Datol, Jr. (Party-list, SENIOR CITIZEN), Cristal Bagatsing (5th District, Manila), Sharon Garin (Party-list, AAMBIS-OWA), Rozzano Rufino Biazon (Lone District, Muntinlupa City), Marlyn Primicias-Agabas (6th District, Pangasinan), Eric Olivarez (1st District, Parañaque City), and Florida Robes (Lone District, San Jose Del Monte City). / CMBE

BIR, DAPAT ABISUHAN ANG EMPLOYERS SA TAMANG PAGKALTAS NG INCOME TAX SIMULA ENERO 2018

Nananawagan si Leyte Congressman Henry Ong sa Bureau of Internal Revenue at Finance Department na siguruhing makikinabang ang mga empleyado at iba pang taxpayer sa bagong income tax exemption at brackets na nakasaad sa TRAIN Law.

"Kailangang magpalabas na ang BIR at DoF ng isang advisory o direktiba sa publiko at employers agad ipatupad ang bagong income tax withheld sa mga sweldo simula sa unang payroll cut-off ng Enero," aniya.

Pangamba kasi ni Ong na, "baka mayroong mga employer o mga kumpanya na hindi pa na-update ang kanilang payroll system at software."

“Itong income tax withheld lang naman ang kailangang agaran na mapatupad para agad maramdaman ng sambayanan ang bisa ng TRAIN Law,” ayon sa congressman “dahil iyong iba pang bagay na saklaw ng TRAIN ay sa implementing rules and regulations na ilalatag.”

"Kailangan rin paalalahanan ang publiko na hindi pa saklaw ng TRAIN Law ang pag-file ng income tax returns sa Abril dahil para sa 2017 ang income na inirereport doon," punto ni Ong.

Mainam na raw na linawin na agad ng BIR at DOF ang tamang pagkaltas ng income tax withheld sa Enero para maiwasan ang di-pagkakaunawaan, pagkalito, at iba pang katulad na isyu. (WAKAS)

THE HONORABLE FREDERICK W. SIAO
Lone District of Iligan City
Vice Chair, Committee on Tourism

Member, Appropriations, Economic Affairs, and 8 other committees

Facebook: /congressmansiao Twitter: @freddiesiao

CHED, KINALAMPAG HINGGIL SA UNRELEASED ALLOWANCES NG CHED K-12 TRANSITION PROGRAM SCHOLARS

Tinawag ni Iligan City Congressman Frederick Siao ang pansin ng Commission on Higher Education nitong Huwebes sa nauna nang reklamo hinggil sa labis na pagkaantala ng mga allowance at buwanang ayuda ng CHED sa ilang gurong kolehiyo mula sa Iligan City.

Nag-aaral sa UP Diliman ngayon ang sampung na college faculty at 14 na De La Salle University college faculty ngunit hirap sila ngayon dahil ang ipinangako ng CHED ay ilang buwan nang napapako dahil sa mga isyu ukol sa proseso ng K to 12 Transition program.

Isa sa mga teacher-beneficiary ay nagreklamo na sa presidential complaint center ng Malacañang habang ang iba ay dumulog na sa Chancellor ng Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology.

"Para patas naman tayo sa CHED, binigyan nati sila ng kopya ng aking pahayag at panawagan na ayusin ang gusot sa kanilang sistema. May kutob akong hindi lamang itong mga nakarating sa akin na reklamo ang apektado ng problema," sambit ni Siao.

Dagdag ni Siao na, "dapat agaran nang ibigay ang pondo sa mga faculty na apektado ng K to 12 transition at sundan agad ng pagsisiyasat sa kung paano nangyari at sino dapat ang managot." (WAKAS)

THE HONORABLE

BERNADETTE “BH” HERRERA-DY
Bagong Henerasyon Party-list
Chair, Committee on Public Information

PAGSASABATAS NG MAGNA CARTA OF PATIENT RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS PINAMAMADALI

Nakalatag sa HB 1038 ang mga karapatang ng pasyente, tulad ng:

1) Right to Informed Consent;

2) Right to Choose a Physician/ Health Institution;

3) Right to be Informed of His Rights and Obligations as a Patient;

4) Right to Dignity;

5) Right to Privacy and Confidentiality;

6) Right to Refuse Participation in Medical Research;

7) Right to Medical Records; at

8) Right to Correspondence and to Receive Visitors.

Sa HB 1038, mayroon ding katapat na mga obligasyon ang mga pasyente tulad ng:

1) Report Unexpected Health Changes;

2) Understand the Purpose and Cost of Treatment;

3) Accept the Consequences of Own Informed Consent;

4) Settle Financial Obligations;

5) Respect a Physician’s Refusal to Treat Him; at

6) Report Infractions and Exhaust Grievance Mechanism.

“Bawat ospital, clinic, at paanakan ay meron dapat polyetos o karatula na nakasaad sa Filipino, Ingles, at rehiyunal wika ang mga karapatan at obligasyon ng pasyente,” sabi ni Herrera-Dy.

“Ipinapaliwanag dapat ng doktor o nars o iba pang health professional ang mga karapatang ito,” dagdag ni Herrera-Dy.

Kasalukuyang nakasalang sa House Committee on Health ang HB 1038. (WAKAS)

THE HONORABLE HENRY C. ONG
2^nd District of Leyte

Vice Chair, Committee on Banks & Financial Intermediaries

Member, Transportation, Visayas Development,

Economic Affairs, and 8 other committees

BIR, DAPAT ABISUHAN ANG EMPLOYERS SA TAMANG PAGKALTAS NG INCOME TAX SIMULA ENERO 2018

Nananawagan si Leyte Congressman Henry Ong sa Bureau of Internal Revenue at Finance Department na siguruhing makikinabang ang mga empleyado at iba pang taxpayer sa bagong income tax exemption at brackets na nakasaad sa TRAIN Law.

"Kailangang magpalabas na ang BIR at DoF ng isang advisory o direktiba sa publiko at employers agad ipatupad ang bagong income tax withheld sa mga sweldo simula sa unang payroll cut-off ng Enero," aniya.

Pangamba kasi ni Ong na, "baka mayroong mga employer o mga kumpanya na hindi pa na-update ang kanilang payroll system at software."

“Itong income tax withheld lang naman ang kailangang agaran na mapatupad para agad maramdaman ng sambayanan ang bisa ng TRAIN Law,” ayon sa congressman “dahil iyong iba pang bagay na saklaw ng TRAIN ay sa implementing rules and regulations na ilalatag.”

"Kailangan rin paalalahanan ang publiko na hindi pa saklaw ng TRAIN Law ang pag-file ng income tax returns sa Abril dahil para sa 2017 ang income na inirereport doon," punto ni Ong.

Mainam na raw na linawin na agad ng BIR at DoF ang tamang pagkaltas ng income tax withheld sa Enero para maiwasan ang di-pagkakaunawaan, pagkalito, at iba pang katulad na isyu. (WAKAS)

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