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The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines, as in past constitutions, vested the power of government on the legislative, executive, and the judiciary. The Legislative Power is vested in the Congress of the Philippines which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives, except to the extent reserved to the people by the provision on initiative and referendum. The Executive Power is vested

in the President of the Philippines, and;

The Judicial Power is vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law. The Constitution provides that the House of Representatives shall be composed of not more than two hundred and fifty (250) members, unless otherwise fixed by law, who shall be elected from legislative districts apportioned among the provinces, cities, and the Metropolitan Manila area in accordance with the number of their respective inhabitants, and on the basis of a uniform and progressive ratio, and those who, as provided by law, shall be elected through a party-list system of registered national, regional, and sectoral parties or organizations. The party-list representatives shall constitute twenty per cent (20%) of the total number of representatives including those under the party list. A Member of the House of Representatives should be a natural-born citizen of the Philippines and, on the day of the election, is at least twenty-five (25) years of age, able to read and write, and, except the party list representatives, a registered voter in the district in which he shall be elected, and a resident thereof for a period of not less than one year immediately proceeding the day of the election. The Members of the House of Representatives shall be elected for a term of three years, and shall serve for no more than three consecutive terms.

06/05/2026

20th Congress | 1st Regular Session
Wednesday, May 06, 2026
(Session #34 - Day 3)

06/05/2026

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PENAL LAWS (Revision of Laws) - PART 2

Chairperson: REP. EMIGDIO P. TANJUATCO III
District Representative
Rizal, 2nd District

Agenda:

HB 4374 – Amending Act No. 3815 or the Revised Penal Code (RPC) (by consolidating the RPC with relevant special penal laws into a single Code, reconciling and unifying overlapping penal laws and repealing superfluous ones as needed, and updating them in accordance with current international best practices and the emerging needs of society) (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)

HB 5446 – Revising the Penal Code and other penal laws (Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora)

HBs 7132 & 7206 – Amending the RPC, relevant special penal laws, and special laws with penal provisions (by modernizing, codifying, and harmonizing the country’s penal laws into a single, comprehensive, and coherent legal framework) (Reps. Rufus Rodriguez and Emigdio Tanjuatco III)

HB 7632 – Amending the RPC, relevant special penal laws, and special laws with penal provisions (by updating its core concepts and rationalizing penalties in accordance with relative culpability, constitutional standards, and developments in modern penal law (Rep. Atty. Miro Quimbo)

HB 6975 – Amending Article 114 of the RPC (by imposing the penalty of reclusion perpetua to death and a fine not to exceed P4 million to any Filipino citizen who surrenders a Filipino national to a foreign state or other international body which results in or leads to the interrogation, imprisonment, torture, or death of the said national, provided that if the perpetrator is a public officer, the said public officer shall be immediately removed from office) (Rep. Harold James Duterte)

HB 8412 – Amending Article 183 of Act No. 3815, as amended, by providing for an increased penalty for perjury committed through fabricated criminal complaint (Rep. Mauricio Domogan)

06/05/2026

COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Chairperson: HON. VILLAFUERTE, MIGUEL LUIS R.

Agenda:
Substitute Bill to HBs 9, 620, 660, 919, 1922, 2193, 2826, 3193, 3822, 4187, 4191, 4381, 5154, 5487, 5592, 6090, 6485, 6768, 6818, 7202, 7203, 7359, 7927, 8071, 8096 & 8482 - Cybersecurity Act and Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) Act (Reps. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Jurdin Jesus Romualdo, Keith Micah "Atty. Mike" Tan, Bernadette Barbers, Atty. Gerville 'Jinky Bitrics' Luistro, Brian Poe, Miguel Luis Villafuerte, Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez, Bryan Revilla, Yedda Marie Romualdez, Juan Carlos ‘Arjo’ Atayde, Salvador Pleyto, Audrey Kay Zubiri, Edvic Yap, Eric Olivarez, Alfred Delos Santos, Alexander Ty Pimentel, Brian Raymund Yamsuan, Christopherson ‘Coco’ Yap, Jaime Fresnedi, Ma. Nina Francesca Lacson, and Ricardo Cruz Jr.)

Substitute Bill to HBs 485, 797, 1342 & 1687 - No Call, No Text Registration System Act (Reps. Roman Romulo, Tobias ‘Toby’ Tiangco, Lordan Suan, and Keith Micah ‘Atty. Mike’ Tan)

HB 4075 - Institutionalizing the use of blockchain technology to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in government operations (Rep. Angelo Marcos Barba)

HBs 4380, 4489, 4853, 4935, 6909, 7881 & 8133 - Mandating the establishment and implementation of a national budget blockchain system to enhance transparency, accountability, and public participation in the Philippine budget process (Reps. Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez, Brian Poe, Iris Marie Demesa Montes, Agatha 'Agay' Cruz, Bienvenido Abante Jr., Omar Vincent Sangkola Duterte, and Florabel Yatco)

HB 4611 - Mandating the use of blockchain technology in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of the government budget to promote open governance and citizen engagement (Rep. Charisse Anne Hernandez)

HB 5041 - Instituting a blockchain-based national budget system to promote openness, accountability, and citizen participation in public finance managemental standards and accreditation system (Rep. Ziaur-Rahman 'Zia' Alonto Adiong)

HB 5402 - Institutionalizing the national distributed budget and governance blockchain system, establishing the Blockchain Budget Governance Board (Rep. Leody ‘Odie’ Tarriela)

HB 5943 - Establishing a national budget transparency and accountability system using blockchain technology (Rep. Jan ‘Atty. JP’ Padiernos)

HBs 6235, 6721, 6761, 6778, 6795, 6898, 6903, 7389, 7450, 7461, 7712, 8029, 8355 & 8449 - Mandating the full disclosure of government transactions through the establishment of a digital budget portal to enhance transparency, accountability, and public participation in the Philippine budget process (Reps. Iris Marie Demesa Montes, Nathaniel Oducado, Javier Miguel Lopez Benitez, Adrian Salceda, Cheeno Miguel Almario, Leila De Lima, Brian Poe, Ralph Wendel Tulfo, Antonino Roman III, Miguel Luis Villafuerte, Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos, Reps. Franz Pumaren, Charisse Anne Hernandez, and Dadah Kiram Ismula)

HB 6772 - Establishing the transparent procurement and infrastructure portal to promote accountability and public access to information on all government-funded projects and procurements (Rep. Janice Degamo)

HB 6792 - Mandating full disclosure of government expenditures through an open, secure, and technology-neutral digital platform with mechanisms for real-time public access, data integrity, and accountability in the use of public funds (Rep. Robert Nazal)

HB 7296 - Institutionalizing the use of blockchain technology and artificial intelligence in the national budget process to ensure transparency, strengthen fiscal integrity, enable early detection of anomalies, provide public access to budget data, and imposing penalties for violations thereof (Rep. Edgar Erice)

06/05/2026

SUBCOMMITTEE ON PENAL LAWS (Revision of Laws)

Chairperson: REP. EMIGDIO P. TANJUATCO III
District Representative
Rizal, 2nd District

Agenda:

HB 4374 – Amending Act No. 3815 or the Revised Penal Code (RPC) (by consolidating the RPC with relevant special penal laws into a single Code, reconciling and unifying overlapping penal laws and repealing superfluous ones as needed, and updating them in accordance with current international best practices and the emerging needs of society) (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)

HB 5446 – Revising the Penal Code and other penal laws (Rep. Ysabel Maria Zamora)

HBs 7132 & 7206 – Amending the RPC, relevant special penal laws, and special laws with penal provisions (by modernizing, codifying, and harmonizing the country’s penal laws into a single, comprehensive, and coherent legal framework) (Reps. Rufus Rodriguez and Emigdio Tanjuatco III)

HB 7632 – Amending the RPC, relevant special penal laws, and special laws with penal provisions (by updating its core concepts and rationalizing penalties in accordance with relative culpability, constitutional standards, and developments in modern penal law (Rep. Atty. Miro Quimbo)

HB 6975 – Amending Article 114 of the RPC (by imposing the penalty of reclusion perpetua to death and a fine not to exceed P4 million to any Filipino citizen who surrenders a Filipino national to a foreign state or other international body which results in or leads to the interrogation, imprisonment, torture, or death of the said national, provided that if the perpetrator is a public officer, the said public officer shall be immediately removed from office) (Rep. Harold James Duterte)

HB 8412 – Amending Article 183 of Act No. 3815, as amended, by providing for an increased penalty for perjury committed through fabricated criminal complaint (Rep. Mauricio Domogan)

06/05/2026

COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZENS

CHAIRPERSON: REP. MILAGROS AQUINO-MAGSAYSAY

AGENDA:
Committee Report on the Substitute Bill to HBs 45, 187, 199, 429, 451, 1167, 2853, 3484, 4677, 5439, 6502 & 6828 – Expanding employment opportunities for senior citizens and providing additional incentives to private entities, further amending for the purpose RA 7432, as amended by RA 9257 and RA 9994, or the law maximizing the contribution of senior citizens to nation building, granting benefits and special privileges (Reps. Ernesto Dionisio Jr., Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay, Edvic Yap, Rodolfo ‘Ompong’ Ordanes, Omar Vincent Sangkola Duterte, Arturo Robes, Eric Go Yap, Bai Dimple Mastura, Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Eduardo ‘Bro. Eddie’ Villanueva, Dale Corvera, and Maria Cristina Angeles)

Substitute Bill to HBs 436, 515, 4457, 6324, 6412 & 6554 – Protecting senior citizens from various forms of fraud through information dissemination and providing mechanisms therefor (Reps. Rodolfo 'Ompong' Ordanes, Jaime Fresnedi, Ramon Jolo Revilla III, Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay, Dale Corvera, and Shirlyn Bañas-Nograles)

HB 191 – Institutionalizing a 5% budget allocation for senior citizens from the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) of local government units (LGUs), and at least 1% government agency budget of executive departments, agencies, bureaus, offices, commissions, and state universities and colleges (Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay)

HB 782 – Mandating all national government agencies, executive departments, bureaus, office agencies, and LGUs, to set aside at least 3% percent of their total budget for programs, projects, and activities exclusive for senior citizens (Rep. Rodolfo ‘Ompong’ Ordanes)

HB 2606 – Mandating all national government agencies to set aside 1% of their total budget for programs, projects, and activities exclusive for senior citizens-related programs, amending for the purpose RA 9994 (Rep. Salvador Pleyto)

HB 4649 – Institutionalizing a 5% budgetary allocation for programs, projects, activities, and services for senior citizens from the IRA of the LGUs (Rep. Lordan Suan)

HB 6223 – Institutionalizing a mandatory 1% budgetary allocation for senior citizen programs, projects, and activities in all national government agencies and LGUs (Rep. Loreto Amante)

HB 189 – Establishing and institutionalizing senior citizens sectoral representation at the community level, including enabling mechanisms for meaningful elderly participation in nation-building (Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay)

HB 1678 – Establishing the Sangguniang Senior Citizens to provide a platform to participate in nation-building and promote their welfare (Rep. Rodolfo ‘Ompong’ Ordanes)

HR 340 – Expressing full support for an international human rights treaty for older people, as initiated by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council upon earlier recommendations by the Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing (Rep. Milagros Aquino-Magsaysay)

06/05/2026

COMMITTEE ON NORTH LUZON GROWTH QUADRANGLE

Chairperson: HON. BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS

Agenda:
Briefing by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on the implementation of its FY 2026 priority plans, programs, and activities and an overview of its FY 2027 budget proposal in Regions I & II and the Cordillera Administrative Region

06/05/2026

COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE

CHAIRPERSON: REP. ATTY. GERVILLE "JINKY BITRICS" R.LUISTRO

AGENDA:

HB 7305 - Creating a Joint Congressional Commission on Justice System Reform to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the administration of the Philippine justice system and provide policy recommendations and reforms, defining its powers and functions, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Diokno)

HB 7635 - Creating the Joint Congressional Commission on Justice System Reform, defining its powers and functions, providing funds therefor (Rep. Leila De Lima)

HB 1541 - Transferring the supervision and control over provincial jails from the provincial government to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), amending for the purpose RA 6975, otherwise known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 (Rep. Francisco ‘Lalo’ Matugas)

HB 2188 - Transferring to the BJMP the management, supervision, and control of provincial and sub-provincial jails, amending for the purpose certain provisions of RA 6975 (Rep. Richard Gomez, DPA)

HB 3091 - Transferring the supervision and control over the provincial, sub-provincial, and district jails from the provincial government to the BJMP, amending for the purpose RA 6975 (Rep. Keith Micah ‘Atty. Mike’ Tan)

HB 7039 – Placing the provincial, sub-provincial, and district jails under the jurisdiction of the BJMP, amending Sections 61, 62, and 63 of RA 6975 (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)

HBs 1445, 3371 & 6131– Granting Philippine citizenships to Andres Miguel Soriano IV, Michael John Butler, and Guillaume Lucci, respectively (Reps. Aniela Bianca Tolentino, Zaldy Villa, and Atty. Gerville ‘Jinky Bitrics’ Luistro)

HBs 5921, 5922, 6056, 6057 & 6992 – Creating Regional Trial Courts, Family Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Court in certain parts of the country, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Crispin Diego Remulla, Sun Judal Shimura, and Yevgeny Vincente Emano)

06/05/2026

COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE

CHAIRPERSON: REP. ATTY. GERVILLE "JINKY BITRICS" R. LUISTRO

AGENDA:

HB 7305 - Creating a Joint Congressional Commission on Justice System Reform to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the administration of the Philippine justice system and provide policy recommendations and reforms, defining its powers and functions, appropriating funds therefor (Rep. Jose Manuel Tadeo "Chel" Diokno)

HB 7635 - Creating the Joint Congressional Commission on Justice System Reform, defining its powers and functions, providing funds therefor (Rep. Leila De Lima)

HB 1541 - Transferring the supervision and control over provincial jails from the provincial government to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), amending for the purpose RA 6975, otherwise known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 (Rep. Francisco ‘Lalo’ Matugas)

HB 2188 - Transferring to the BJMP the management, supervision, and control of provincial and sub-provincial jails, amending for the purpose certain provisions of RA 6975 (Rep. Richard Gomez, DPA)

HB 3091 - Transferring the supervision and control over the provincial, sub-provincial, and district jails from the provincial government to the BJMP, amending for the purpose RA 6975 (Rep. Keith Micah ‘Atty. Mike’ Tan)

HB 7039 – Placing the provincial, sub-provincial, and district jails under the jurisdiction of the BJMP, amending Sections 61, 62, and 63 of RA 6975 (Rep. Rufus Rodriguez)

HBs 1445, 3371 & 6131– Granting Philippine citizenships to Andres Miguel Soriano IV, Michael John Butler, and Guillaume Lucci, respectively (Reps. Aniela Bianca Tolentino, Zaldy Villa, and Atty. Gerville ‘Jinky Bitrics’ Luistro)

HBs 5921, 5922, 6056, 6057 & 6992 – Creating Regional Trial Courts, Family Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Court in certain parts of the country, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, otherwise known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 and appropriating funds therefor (Reps. Crispin Diego Remulla, Sun Judal Shimura, and Yevgeny Vincente Emano)

05/05/2026

𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒅𝒔 𝑷𝑨𝑶 𝒂𝒔 ‘𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒆’ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑭𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒐𝒔

Speaker Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III on Tuesday paid tribute to the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), describing its lawyers and personnel as the “shield of justice” for Filipinos, especially those who have less in life.

In a video message at the PAO’s 9th Grand National Convention in the World Trade Center, the Speaker—who was conferred the Lady Justice Statuette in recognition of his service as Outstanding Speaker of the House of Representatives—said "to receive this distinction is an honor—not just for me as Speaker, but for the entire House of Representatives that continues to work for justice and the welfare of our people.”

“But more than the award, I value what it represents. Lady Justice stands for fairness, balance, and truth. Araw-araw, kayo sa PAO ang nagbibigay-buhay sa mga prinsipyong ito. Kayo ang boses ng mga walang kakayahang ipagtanggol ang sarili. Kayo ang nagpapatunay na ang hustisya ay para sa lahat, hindi lamang sa may kakayahan.”

Read the full story here: https://tinyurl.com/5ahv9ypu

05/05/2026

20th Congress | 1st Regular Session
Tuesday, May 05, 2026
(Session #34 - Day 2)

05/05/2026

AD HOC COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE ENERGY ACTION AND DEVELOPMENT (LEAD)
Chairperson: REP. ATTY. MIRO S. QUIMBO

Agenda:

HB 8834 - Establishing the Kalinga Program as a national emergency response framework to mitigate fuel-driven inflation, ensuring energy and essential goods supply security, providing targeted and time-bound assistance to vulnerable sectors, granting flexible emergency powers to the President (Speaker Faustino ‘Bojie’ Dy III)

04/05/2026

20th Congress | 1st Regular Session
Monday, May 04, 2026
(Session #34)

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