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AN ACT PRESCRIBING A FIXED TERM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND MAJOR SERVICE COMMANDERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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FIXED TERM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF/MAJOR SERVICE COMMANDERS (AFP)
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00219 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PRESCRIBING A FIXED TERM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND MAJOR SERVICE COMMANDERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Prescribing a Fixed Term for the Chief of Staff and Major Service Commanders of the AFP | |
| ABSTRACT : Programs of whatever nature usually require a certain length of time to materialize. The person at the helm should likewise enjoy a length of service or security of tenure, to allow him/her adequate time to plan, test and execute programs. This bill endeavors to shield the selection process for the Chief of Staff and Major Service Commanders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from political and personal considerations by fixing their term of office to 3 years and 2 years, respectively. Extension of term shall not be allowed except for the Chief of Staff whose term may be extended in cases of war or national emergency. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, ROZZANO RUFINO B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Badelles (012 ) | 2. Marcos (012 )/ME |
| 3. Abayon (015 ) | 4. Mitra (065 ) |
| 5. Castro (068 ) | 6. Golez (068 ) |
| 7. Gidaya (068 )/ME | 8. Hontiveros-baraquel (068 )/ME |
| 9. Dy (068 )/ME | 10. Tomawis (068 )/ME |
| 11. Taliño-santos (068 )/ME | 12. De Guzman (058 ) |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01862 | |
| REMARKS: A similar SB- SB 1862 was passed by the Senate on Mar.7, 2005. | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under Bicameral Conference Committee Deliberation on 2006-09-13 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00948 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-06-23 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendment | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB03862 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY ON 2004-07-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-07-27 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-08-22 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2006-03-13 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-03-13 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to insert into the Record of the House the Explanatory Note of the bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure and adopted the amendments as contained in the Committee Report. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-03-22 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-04-04 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:147 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-04-06 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-04-06 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-04-05 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-05-17 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Solis, Cabilao, Biazon, Gidaya, Alfelor, Arroyo, Veloso, Abaya, Villafuerte, Golez, Antonino-custodio | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Biazon, Gordon, Lim | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2006-12-06 |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PRESCRIBING A FIXED TERM FOR THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND MAJOR SERVICE COMMANDERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 4/5/2006 Introduced by Representatives ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON, ALIPIO "TIKBONG" V. BADELLES, IMEE R. MARCOS, HARLIN C. ABAYON, ABRAHAM KAHLIL B. MITRA, FRED H. CASTRO, ROILO S. GOLEZ, ERNESTO S. GIDAYA, ANA THERESIA "RISA" B. HONTIVEROS-BARANQUEL, CONSUELO A. DY, ACMAD M. TOMAWIS and EMMYLOU "LALA" J. TALINO-SANTOS; 4/5/2006 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1862 and HBN-219, designating Senators Biazon, Richard Dick Gordon and Lim as its conferees; 4/6/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/15/2006 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee on RULES; 5/24/2006 House of Representatives agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1862 and HBN-219, designating Representatives Solis, Cabilao, Biazon, Gidaya, Alfelor Jr., Arroyo, Veloso, Abayon, Villafuerte, Golez and Antonino-Custodio as its conferees on May 17, 2006; 12/6/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator Biazon on the Conference Committee Report; 12/6/2006 Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
Abstract
Programs of whatever nature usually require a certain length of time to materialize. The person at the helm should likewise enjoy a length of service or security of tenure, to allow him/her adequate time to plan, test and execute programs. This bill endeavors to shield the selection process for the Chief of Staff and Major Service Commanders of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from political and personal considerations by fixing their term of office to 3 years and 2 years, respectively. Extension of term shall not be allowed except for the Chief of Staff whose term may be extended in cases of war or national emergency.'
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