XXXIX, No.
00
SGMA: House passed
Duterte priority bills
tatives during the llrird
Regrrlar Session of the
17th Conglesg under the
leaderehip of Speaker
Gloria Macapegal Arroyo,
succeedrlly proceesed a
total of 2,605 measuFes
in just 54 eession days or
an average of 46 mea-
srles per session day.
The House performance
showed the hard work, focu6,
and deipxmination df law-
makel€ itr pasfig vital sa
ciceconomic neasures tlrat
will benefit the present and
next generation of l'ilipinos.
During her sine die
, June
adjournment speech last
June 4, 2019, Arroyo said
early on,.she set the princi-
pal objective ofthe House to
push for the legislative sgen-
da ofPresident Ro&igo Du-
terte, especially the passa€e
of priority bills that were
in his 2018
highlighted
SONA. Anoyo said many
other priority bills of the
Pr€,sidert, including tho6€ not
in his 2018 SONA were also
passed by the House. She
also lauded the House mem-
bers for their tireless work
and dedication which result-
ed in genuine milestones tlEt
will benefit Filipinoe now and
in the tuture.
Based on the most re-
cent report of the House
17,2019 I P10.
committee orl rules, from
the opening pf the Third
Regular Session on July 23,
2018 until the sine die
adjouinment last June 4,
2019, of the 2,505 rnea-
sures processed, the House
approved a toial of 909
measures, 250 of which
became laws, 44 were
transmitted to President
Dutede for approval, 16
were ratified bicam reports,
33 were passed by the
Senate witholrt amend-
ments, 10 were adopted
Senate version while 69
were concun€d with Sen-
ate amendments.
I$e House srlbstituf,cd/
consolidated 1,565 mea-
sures, had 25 mea.sures in
the Calendar of Business,
and refer:red six resolutions
on inquiries.
Ofthe 250 new laws, 82
were national bills, 166 lo-
cal bills and two Joint Rss-
olutions. Among the most re-
cently-edac{€d are: Republic
Act 11321 "An Act Institu-
tionslizing the Psntawid
Pamilyang Pilipino Prwram
(4Ps)", based on House Bill
??73; RA 11291 "An Act fto-
viding for A Maena Carta of
the Poor", based on HB ism Enterprises',
5811; RA 11285 "Energy
Effi ciency and Conservation
Act", based on IIB 8629; RA
112?9 "An Act Transferring
the PNippine National Po-
li(€ A6demy (PNPA) and the
National Polic€ Ttaining ln-
stitute (NPTI) from the
Pbilippine Rrblic Safety Col-
leee (PPSC) to the PNP',
based on HB 8628; RA
11262 "Extending The Peri-
od For The Grant Oflncen-
tive€ To Touri6m Enterprise
Znnes And Registered Tour-
based on
HB 8861; R'4. 11261 "Ffst
Time Jobseekers Assistsnce
Act", based on HB 172; RA
11241'Pbilippine Occupa-
tional Therapy Act", based
on HB 8528: snd R"A. 11235
l\dotor,cycle Clime Preventidr
Act", based on HBN 8419.
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