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MANILA, Philiippines – Out of the 26 total priority measures that President Benigno Aquino III identified in 2011, only 4 have turned into laws. These are the laws postponing the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, lifting night work ban for women, requiring 5-year-old children to take up Kindergarten, and the GOCC Governance Act of 2011.
One measure, the Data Privacy Act, has been trasmitted to Malacañang for President Aquino’s signature.
This is based on the monitoring of the Presidential Legislative Liason Office (PLLO) as of July 31, 2012.
In the Senate, 3 of the remaining bills have been approved on 3rd reading, 2 are pending approval on 2nd reading, and 14 are still pending in various committees for approval on 1st reading. No bills were filed for 2 priority measures.
In the House of Representatives, 10 of the remaining bills have been approved on 3rd reading, 1 is approved on 2nd reading, 2 are pending approval on 2nd reading, and 6 are pending in various committees for approval on 1st reading. No bill was filed for one priority measure.
| PRESIDENT AQUINO’S PRIORITY BILLS | ||
| First batch of priority measures released in February 2011 | SENATE | HOUSE |
| I. Human Development | ||
| a. An Act creating the Department of Housing and Urban Development (DHUD), defining the mandates, powers and functions, providing funds therefore, and for other purposes | 3rd reading, approved | 2nd reading, pending |
| b. An Act rationalizing the night work prohibition on women workers, thereby amending Articles 130 and 131 of Presidential Decree # 442 as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines | R.A. 10151 | |
| c. An Act enhancing the curriculum and increasing the number of years for basic education, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes | ||
| c.1. Institutionalization of Kindergarten | R.A. 10157 | |
| c.2. Increasing the No. of Years of Basic Education (K-12) | 1st reading, pending | 1st reading, pending |
| d. An Act providing a definite targeting strategy in identifying the poor, amending republic act no. 7875, otherwise known as The National Health Insurance Act of 1995 as amended, and for other purposes | 2nd reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| II. Infrastructure Development | ||
| An Act further amending certain sections of republic act no. 6957, as amended by Republic Act No. 7718, Entitled “An Act authorizing the financing, construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure projects by the private sector, and for other purposes,” appropriating Funds for the said purpose, and for other purposes | 1st reading, pending | 1st reading, pending |
| III. Economic Development | ||
| An Act rationalizing the grant and administration of fiscal incentives for the promotion of investments and growth, and for other purposes | committee, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| IV. Sovereignty, Security and Rule of Law | ||
| a. An Act to establish the archipelagic sea lanes in the philippine archipelagic waters, prescribing the rights and obligations of foreign ships and aircrafts exercising the right of archipelagic sea lanes passage through the established archipelagic sea lanes and providing for the associated protective measures therein | 1st reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| b. An Act to define the maritime zones of the Republic of the Philippines | 1st reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| c. An Act to strengthen the modernization of the Armed Forces of The Philippines, extending the implementation of the modernization program of the AFP, instituting necessary reforms in the AFP, amending for the purpose certain provisions of Republic Act No. 7898, otherwise known as the AFP modernization act and for other purposes | 3rd reading, approved | 3rd reading, approved |
| d. An Act resetting the date of the regular elections for elective officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Synchronizing the ARMM Elections with the synchronized national and local elections 2013, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 9333, Entitled “An Act Affixing the Date for Regular Elections for Elective Officials of the ARMM Pursuant to RA 9054″ Entitled “An Act to Strengthen and Expand the Organic Act for the ARMM, amending for the purpose RA 6734, Entitled An Act Providing for an Organic Act for the ARMM, as Amended,” and for other purposes | R.A. 10153 | |
| V. Good Governance | ||
| a. An Act instituting reforms in land administration | 1st reading, pending | 1st reading, pending |
| b. An Act to promote financial viability and fiscal discipline in Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations and to strengthen the role of the state in its governance and management to make them more responsive to the needs of public interest and for other purposes. | R.A. 10149 | |
| Second batch of priority measures released in August 2011 | SENATE | HOUSE |
| adequate protection for househelps | 3rd reading, approved | 2nd reading, approved |
| expansion of science and technology scholarship programs | 1st reading, pending | 1st reading, pending |
| amendments to the Rural Electrification Law | 1st reading, pending | 2nd reading, pending |
| sin taxes | 1st reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| amendments to the Human Security Act | no bill filed | –no bill filed |
| Data Privacy Act | for President Aquino’s signature | |
| responsible parenthood (RP) bill | 2nd reading, pending | 2nd reading, pending |
| expanded consumer protection |
1st reading, pending |
1st reading, pending |
| reorganization of the Philippine statistical system | 1st reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| amendments to the PTV-4 law | 1st reading, pending | 1st reading, pending |
| provision for the delineation of specific forest limits of public domain | 1st reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| stiffer penalties for stealing and tampering with government risk-reduction and preparedness equipment | 1st reading, pending | 3rd reading, approved |
| amendments to the Lina Law or the Urban Development Housing Act of 1992 | no bill filed | 3rd reading, approved |
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