UNITED AND PRODUCTIVE House of Representatives

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.

First Regular Session

Legislative Accomplishments

BILLS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

LEDAC Priority Bills:

1. SIM Registration Act (RA 11934)
2. Postponement of Barangay and SK Elections to October 2023 (RA 11935)
3. Amending the Fixed Term of the AFP Chief of Staff and other High-Ranking Officials (RA 11939)
4. Agrarian Reform Debts Condonation (RA 11953)
5. Maharlika Investment Fund (RA 11954)
6. Magna Carta of Seafarers
7. E-Governance Act / E-Government Act
8. Negros Island Region
9. Virology Institute of the Philippines
10. Passive Income and Financial Intermediary Taxation Act
11. National Disease Prevention Management Authority or Center for Disease Control and Prevention
12. Medical Reserve Corps
13. Philippine Passport Act
14. Internet Transaction Act / E-Commerce Law
15. Waste-to-Energy Bill
16. Free Legal Assistance for Police and Soldiers
17. Apprenticeship Act
18. Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law
19. Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
20. Valuation Reform
21. Eastern Visayas Development Authority
22. Leyte Ecological Industrial Zone
23. Government Financial Institutions Unified Initiatives to Distressed Enterprises for Economic Recovery
24. National Citizens Service Training Program
25. Rightsizing the National Government
26. National Land Use Act
27. 30-Year National Infrastructure Program
28. Department of Health Specialty Centers Act/Regional Specialty Hospitals
29. Ease of Paying Taxes
30. Local Government Unit Income Classification
31. Amendment to Universal Health Care Act
32. Bureau of Immigration Modernization Act
33. Philippine Salt Industry Development Act

Social Impact Bills:

1. HB 5001 – No exam fees in private HEIs for underprivileged students who rank in the top 10 in high school
2. HB 00005 – On-site, in-city, near city, and off-city resettlement program based on people’s plan
3. HB 0227 – Protection and welfare of caregivers
4. HB 00988 – Increasing service incentive leave
5. HB 00454 – Enhanced protection, security, and benefits for media workers
6. HB 4477 – Greater responsibility and accountability from private employment agencies, amending Batas Kasambahay
7. HB 04479 – Expanding prohibited acts of discrimination against women on account of sex, amending Labor Code
8. HB 06416 – Strengthening mental health services of state universities and colleges
9. HB 06483 – Abolition of “no permit, no exam” practice in college
10. HB 06509 – Free legal assistance to uniformed personnel for the performance of duty
11. HB 06492 – Freedom of Religion Act
12. HB 00206 – Lowering the optional retirement age of government workers from 60 to 56
13. HB 06574 – Promotion and delivery of mental health services in basic education
14. HB 06572 – Establishment of public schools of the future in technology
15. HB 06680 – Free full insurance coverage to all qualified agrarian reform beneficiaries
16. HB 01270 – Protection and promotion of the welfare of workers in the film, television, and radio entertainment industry
17. HB 06716 – Mandating the establishment of fisherfolk resettlement areas
18. HB 06718 – Protection and incentives for freelance workers
19. HB 07354 – Evacuation centers in every city and municipality
20. HB 04605 – Right of married women to retain their maiden surnames
21. HB 06772 – Presidential power to suspend or adjust PhilHealth premium increases
22. HB 07387 – Expanding the services for crop insurance
23. HB 07535 – P1 million for centenarians
24. HB 07561 – Mandatory insurance coverage and benefits for all line workers
25. HB 07584 – Abolition of “no permit, no exam” in elementary and secondary classes
26. HB 07909 – Extension of estate tax amnesty
27. HB 07718 – Strengthening the law against illegal recruitment

Quote (SFMGR):

“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.”