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Senator Benigno S. Aquino III’s Legislative Record1.0 AttendanceAttendance PRESENTOFFICIALMISSION(Local)ABSENT
14
th
Congress
RollCallLateOM/LateTotalFirst Regular Session
Session Nos. 1 – 88July 23, 2007 – June 11, 200885 1 - 86 - -
Second Regular Session
Session Nos. 1 – 84July 28, 2008 – June 3, 200980 2 - 82 1 1
Third Regular Session
Session Nos. 1 – 39July 27, 2009 –December 14, 200927 8 2 37 1 1
2.0 Senate BillsSenate Bill Summary StatusBills Authored
Amending theGovernmentProcurement Act(SB 2160)SBSA filed a bill amending section 4 of RA9184 or the Government Procurement Act tomake it very clear that it applies to allgovernment procurement activities, regardlessof source of funds, whether local or foreign,and that only treaties or international or executive agreements entered into by thegovernment prior to its enactment shall beexempt from its coverage. This bill was filed inlight of the declaration by the DOJ of thevalidity of the NBN-ZTE deal citing itsinternational and executive agreement natureas reason for its exemption from theprocurement process as stipulated in RA 9184.Pending in theCommittees onConstitutionalAmendments,Revision of Codes andLaws, andFinanceReform in theappointment of PNP directors
(SB 2978/CR 242)Local Chief Executives, by virtue of RA 7160(the Local Government Code) and RA 6970(DILG Act of 1990) as amended by RA 8551,have “operational supervision and control” over Passed in theSenatePending in theHouse of
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PNP units assigned at their territorial jurisdiction. They shall also have the power tochoose their provincial police director and chief of police. They also have the power andauthority to recommend the recall or re-assignment of the chief of police.However, conflict arose between the local chief executives and the Philippine National Police/National Police Commission because therewas no clear delineation of powers andfunctions over the appointment of chief of polices or their dismissal.SBSA filed a resolution to ascertain the factssurrounding the conflict and determine whether the practice of the appointment and or removalof chief of polices is consistent with the law.In conjunction with the resolution, SBSA filedSenate Bill 2978 amending the DILG Act andwhich clarifies with specificity the powers andfunctions of the local chief executives and thePNP/NAPOLCOM with regards to chief of polices. It also gives term limits to chief of polices in the provinces.RepresentativesBudgetImpoundmentControl Act(SB 3121)Impoundment is the power of the President torefuse the release of funds appropriated byCongress. However, this power has been usedand abused by the President and in theprocess “emasculating Congress’ authority tocheck the President’s authority to spend publicfunds.” That is why SBSA filed Senate Bill 3121or the Budget Impoundment Control Act whichrequires the President to submit to Congressfor approval the “Rescission or Reservation of a Budget Appropriation” every time he/shedecides to impound part of the budget.Pending in theCommittee onFinanceIncreasingPenalties for Non-compliancein the WageRationalizationAct(SB 2036)SBSA filed Senate Bill 2036 which seeks toincrease the penalties imposed on corporationsor work establishments who are non-compliantwith the minimum wage set by law.
Pending in theCommittee onLabor,Employmentand HumanResourcesDevelopmentBanning the re-appointment of members of theJBC that alreadySBSA filed a bill banning reappointments to theJudicial and Bar Council in order to avoid thepossibility of instances where its members, intheir desire to be reappointed to the Council,Passed in theSenatePending in the
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served a fullterm(SB 1710/CR 23)succumb to pressure from the executive tonominate individuals based on politicalconsiderations instead of their actual meritsand qualifications, seriously undermining thequality of judicial appointments and theindependence of the judiciary as a whole.House of RepresentativesPreservation of PublicInfrastructures(SB 2035)Senate Bill 2035 seeks to prevent “faulty anddefective infrastructure” by raising thestandards in the construction of all publicinfrastructures and by penalizing thecontractors of defective infrastructures. It alsorequires the Bureau of Maintenance under theDPWH to conduct periodic inspections of publicinfrastructures.Pending in theCommittee onPublic WorksProductivityIncentives Act(SB 1370/CR 105)SBSA filed Senate Bill 1370 which grantProductivity Incentives Bonuses to employeesfor net profits gained by any company or business establishment. This aims to improvethe performance and productivity of employeesin the private sector.
Pending in theCommittee onLabor,Employmentand HumanResourcesDevelopmentPrevention of re-appointment andbypassing theCA(SB 1719)SBSA filed Senate Bill 1719 which enforces thechecks and balances on the President’sappointive powers by limiting the number of times an official may be re-appointed whentheir appointment has not been “favorablyacted upon by the Commission onAppointments at the close of the session...”Pending in theCommittee onConstitutionalAmendments,Revision of Codes andLawsSuperior Responsibility(SB 2159)SBSA filed Senate Bill 2159 which holdsresponsible superior and senior officers, whoby their consent, toleration or negligence in thecontrol and supervision of their subordinates,violated and abused the rights of the citizens.Pending in theCommittee onJustice andHuman Rights
Bills Co-authored
Real PropertyValuationReform Act(SB 3519/CR 740)SBSA was co-author of the Real PropertyValuation Bill which seeks to “promote thedevelopment and maintenance of a just,equitable, impartial, and nationally consistentreal property valuation based on internationallyaccepted valuation standards…”PendingSecondReadingGeneral SantosCity Charter (SB 3275/CR 454/SBSA amended the General Santos CityCharter to give ownership of lands of publicdomain ceded to General Santos City by theNational Government.Passed intoLaw
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