Journal No. 18 - Senate
Journal No. 18 - Senate Journal No. 18 - Senate
MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IO, 2007 415 To the Committees on Youth, Women and Family Relations; Education, Arts and Culture; and Finance Senate Bill No. 1264, entitled AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, ALSO KNOWN AS THE FAMILY CODE, ARTICLE 73, ON THE CHARGE AGAINST THE COMMUNITY PROPERTY OF AN OBLIGATION OF A SPOUSE WHO PRACTICES A PROFESSION Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws; and Youth, Women and Family Relations Senate Bill No, 1265, entitled AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS ENCOURAGING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PREGNANT AND PARENTING STUDRNT SERVICES OFFICES Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; Youth, Women and Family Relations; and Finance Senate Bill No. 1266, entitled AN ACT TO REQUIRE CONGRESS TO PURCHASE RECYCLED PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTICABLE Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Environment and Natural Resources; and Civil Service and Government Reorganization Senate Bill No. 1267, entitled AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES, APPROPRIATE% FUNDS THEREFOR Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development; Youth, Women and Family Relations: and Finance Senate Bill No. 1268, entitled AN ACT INITIATING A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR OSTEOPOROSIS EDUCATION AND PREVENTION Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committee on Health and Demo- graphy Senate Bill No. 1269, entitled AN ACT PROTECTING CONSUMER PRIVACY IN CREDIT CARD AND CHECK TRANSACTIONS Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Banks, Financial Insti- tutions and Currencies; and Trade and Commerce Senate Bill No. 1270, entitled AN ACT TO REQUIRE COUNTRY-OF- ORIGIN LABELING OF PERISH- ABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMO- DITIES IMPORTED INTO THE PHILIPPINES AND TO ESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committee on Agriculture and Food+
416 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER in, 2007 Senate Bill No. 1271, entitled AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A NATIONAL FOLIC ACID EDUCA- TION PROGRAM TO PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Health and Demo- graphy; and Finance Senate Bill No. 1272, entitled AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY- NINE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIP- PINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Government Corp orations and Public Enterprises; and Games, Amusement and Sports Senate Bill No. 1273, entitled AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON ENTREPRENEURIAL EDUCATION Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Education, Arts and Cullture: and Finance Senate Rill No. 1274. entitled AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE LABELING OF IMPORTED MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Trade and Commerce; and Agriculture and Food Senate Bill No. 1275, entitled AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE LAW AGAINST GAMBLING AND/OR BETTING BY PROVDING STIFFER PENALTIES, FORFEITURE AND CONFISCATION PROVISIONS AND ESTABLISHING A PRIMA FACIE PRESUMPTlON FOR VIOLATIONS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THESE PURPOSES PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1602 Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Games, Amusement and Sports; and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws At this juncture, for the information of students in the gallery, Senator Pimentel explained that only a few senators were present in the Chamber because the Reference of Business, the first step in lawmaking, does not involve active discussion or debating among the senators but simply a reading of bills filed by the senators and their referrals to proper committees that would hear them and correspondingly file the necessafy reports. Thereafter, the Deputy Secretary for Legislation read the following matters and the Chair made the corresponding refeerrals: Senate Bill No. 1276, entitled AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7353, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RURAL BANKS ACT OF 1992 Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago To the Committees on Banks, Financial Institutions and Currencies; and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws Senate Bill No. 1277, entitled AN ACT PROVIDING FOR FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES AND REQUIRING DEBT COLLECTORS TO OBSERVE SUCH PRACTICES Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor .Qc-P
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MONDAY. SEPTEMBER IO, 2007 415<br />
To the Committees on Youth, Women and<br />
Family Relations; Education, Arts and Culture;<br />
and Finance<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>. 1264, entitled<br />
AN ACT AMENDING EXECUTIVE<br />
ORDER NO. 209, ALSO KNOWN AS<br />
THE FAMILY CODE, ARTICLE 73,<br />
ON THE CHARGE AGAINST THE<br />
COMMUNITY PROPERTY OF AN<br />
OBLIGATION OF A SPOUSE WHO<br />
PRACTICES A PROFESSION<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committees on Constitutional<br />
Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws;<br />
and Youth, Women and Family Relations<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>, 1265, entitled<br />
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PILOT<br />
PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRANTS<br />
ENCOURAGING INSTITUTIONS<br />
OF HIGHER EDUCATION TO<br />
ESTABLISH AND OPERATE<br />
PREGNANT AND PARENTING<br />
STUDRNT SERVICES OFFICES<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committees on Education, Arts and<br />
Culture; Youth, Women and Family Relations;<br />
and Finance<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>. 1266, entitled<br />
AN ACT TO REQUIRE CONGRESS<br />
TO PURCHASE RECYCLED<br />
PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS<br />
TO THE GREATEST EXTENT<br />
PRACTICABLE<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committees on Environment and<br />
Natural Resources; and Civil Service and<br />
Government Reorganization<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>. 1267, entitled<br />
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE<br />
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO<br />
PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR<br />
FAMILIES, APPROPRIATE% FUNDS<br />
THEREFOR<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committees on Labor, Employment<br />
and Human Resources Development; Youth,<br />
Women and Family Relations: and Finance<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>. 1268, entitled<br />
AN ACT INITIATING A NATIONAL<br />
CAMPAIGN FOR OSTEOPOROSIS<br />
EDUCATION AND PREVENTION<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committee on Health and Demo-<br />
graphy<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>. 1269, entitled<br />
AN ACT PROTECTING CONSUMER<br />
PRIVACY IN CREDIT CARD AND<br />
CHECK TRANSACTIONS<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committees on Banks, Financial Insti-<br />
tutions and Currencies; and Trade and Commerce<br />
<strong>Senate</strong> Bill <strong>No</strong>. 1270, entitled<br />
AN ACT TO REQUIRE COUNTRY-OF-<br />
ORIGIN LABELING OF PERISH-<br />
ABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMO-<br />
DITIES IMPORTED INTO THE<br />
PHILIPPINES AND TO ESTABLISH<br />
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF<br />
THE LABELING REQUIREMENTS<br />
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor<br />
Santiago<br />
To the Committee on Agriculture and Food+
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