JAN.

9, 2013

NR # 2979

Speaker SB malaki ang kompiyansa na maisasabatas ang vital social at human rights measures
Bagamat limitado ang nalalabing pahanon, kompiyansa pa rin si Speaker Feliciano Belmonte na maisasakatuparan ng Kamara para maisabatas ang vital social at human rights measure para ito ay malagdaan ni Pangulong Aquino bago matapos ang 3rd regular session ng 15th Congress. Binanggit ni Speaker Belmonte ang mga sumusunod na panukalang batas na pinaplantsa sa bicameral conferences (as of Dec. 20, 2012): 1) HB 4643/SB 429 Expanding the prohibited acts of discrimination against women on account of sex, amending for the purpose Articles 135 and 137 of the Labor Code of the Philippines (pending since the 9 th Congress); 2) HB 4241/SB1198 Providing for early voting to qualified members of media (since 14th Congress); 3) HB 5990/SB 3334 Providing compensation to victims of Human rights Violations during the Marcos regime (since the 11th Congress). Those bills have been pending since the 9th, 14th and 11th Congress, respectively, the Speaker noted. Bago ang Christmas holidays, nasa bicameral conference na din ang 1) HB 4807/SB 2914 Prohibiting Racial, Ethnic and Religious Discrimination; 2) HB 6686/SB 2918 Strengthening Conciliation Mediation as a voluntary mode of dispute settlement for all labor cases; and 3) HB 6685/SB 2921 Strengthening Tripartism. Aprub na din sa 3rd reading a t ito ay ipapasa na sa Senado ang: (1) HB 5714 Strengthening the witness protection, security and benefit program, amending R.A. 6981; (2) HB 4484 Providing for the Magna Carta for the Poor; (3) HB 6545 National Land Use and Management Act of the Philippines; (4) HB 6419 Providing for a free and culture-sensitive Indigenous Peoples Civil Registration System Act of 2012; and (5) HB 6474 Strengthening the food safety regulatory system in the country to protect consumer health and facilitate market access of local foods and food products. Also transmitted to the Senate were, among others: (6) HB 6528 Instituting a compulsory insurance for members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI), Special Board of Election Inspectors (SBEI), the Board of election Tellers (BET) and their support staff for every national and local election; (7) HB 6567 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; (8) HB 6643 Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2012; (9) HB 5927 Strengthening further the workers right to self-organization; (10) HB 6735 Institutionalizing the Philippine National Health Research System; and (11) HB 6565 Further Strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Law, amending R.A. 9160.(30) eag