Given its record harvest of legislation, the House of Representatives under the leadership of Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez concluded the First Regular Session of the 19th Congress on a high note.
Speaker – 19th Congress, House of Representatives
“As the House of Representatives amply demonstrated, we remain committed to implementing policies that will further stimulate economic activity, attract investments, and generate employment opportunities for our fellow Filipinos. We will not allow any distraction to derail our efforts at finding appropriate and timely solutions to the problems affecting the lives of our people.” – Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez
First Regular Session
Legislative Accomplishments
BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
LEDAC Priority Bills:
- SIM Registration Act (RA 11934)
- Postponement of Barangay and SK Elections to October 2023 (RA 11935)
- Amending the Fixed Term of the AFP Chief of Staff and other High-Ranking Officials (RA 11939)
- Agrarian Reform Debts Condonation (RA 11953)
- Maharlika Investment Fund (RA 11954)
- Magna Carta of Seafarers
- E-Governance Act / E-Government Act
- Negros Island Region
- Virology Institute of the Philippines
- Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act
- National Disease Prevention Management Authority or Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Medical Reserve Corps
- Philippine Passport Act
- Internet Transaction Act / E-Commerce Law
- Waste-to-Energy Bill
- Free Legal Assistance for Police and Soldiers
- Apprenticeship Act
- Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law
- Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
- Valuation Reform
- Eastern Visayas Development Authority
- Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone
- Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery
- National Citizens Service Training Program
- Rightsizing the National Government
- National Land Use Act
- 30-Year National Infrastructure Program
- Department of Health Specialty Centers Act/Regional Specialty Hospitals
- Ease of Paying Taxes
- Local Government Unit Income Classification
- Amendment to Universal Health Care Act
- Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act
- Philippine Salt Industry Development Act
Social Impact Bills:
- HB 5001 – No exam fees in private HEIs for underprivileged students who rank in the top 10 in high school
- HB 00005 – On-site, in-city, near city, and off-city resettlement program based on people’s plan
- HB 0227 – Protection and welfare of caregivers
- HB 00988 – Increasing service incentive leave
- HB 00454 – Enhanced protection, security, and benefits for media workers
- HB 4477 – Greater responsibility and accountability from private employment agencies, amending Batas Kasambahay
- HB 04479 – Expanding prohibited acts of discrimination against women on account of sex, amending Labor Code
- HB 06416 – Strengthening mental health services of state universities and colleges
- HB 06483 – Abolition of “no permit, no exam” practice in college
- HB 06509 – Free legal assistance to uniformed personnel for the performance of duty
- HB 06492 – Freedom of Religion Act
- HB 00206 – Lowering the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56
- HB 06574 – Promotion and delivery of mental health services in basic education
- HB 06572 – Establishment of public schools of the future in technology
- HB 06680 – Free full insurance coverage to all qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries
- HB 01270 – Protection and promotion of the welfare of workers in the film, television, and radio entertainment industry
- HB 06716 – Mandating the establishment of fisherfolk resettlement areas
- HB 06718 – Protection and incentives for freelance workers
- HB 07354 – Evacuation centers in every city and municipality
- HB 04605 – Right of married women to retain their maiden surnames
- HB 06772 – Presidential power to suspend or adjust PhilHealth premium increases
- HB 07387 – Expanding the services for crop insurance
- HB 07535 – P1 million for centenarians
- HB 07561 – Mandatory insurance coverage and benefits for all line workers
- HB 07584 – Abolition of “no permit, no exam” in elementary and secondary classes
- HB 07909 – Extension of estate tax amnesty
- HB 07718 – Strengthening the law against illegal recruitment
