House Bill No. 5961, 19th Congress

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Republic Act No. 11957

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AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALER IN THE PROVINCE OF AURORA AS THE "BIRTHPLACE OF PHILIPPINE SURFING" AND DECLARING IT AN ECOTOURISM DESTINATION

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05961
FULL TITLE : AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALER IN THE PROVINCE OF AURORA AS THE â€œBIRTHPLACE OF PHILIPPINE SURFINGâ€ AND DECLARING IT AN ECOTOURISM DESTINATION
SHORT TITLE : Recognizing The Municipality Of Baler In The Province Of Aurora As The â€œ Birthplace Of Philippine Surfingâ€ And Declaring It An Ecotourism Destination
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA, ROMMEL RICO, MADRONA. ELEANDRO JESUS F., CHATTO, EDGAR M., ALVAREZ, JOSE C., LUISTRO, ATTY. GERVILLE "JINKY BITRICS" R., RILLO, MARVIN D., CHAN, MA. CYNTHIA K., AGARAO, MARIA JAMINA KATHERINE B., ALMARIO, CHEENO MIGUEL D., AUMENTADO, MARIA VANESSA C., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "Bingo" II F. CPA, CESO, LLB, SINGSON, RICHELLE, EMANO, YEVGENY VINCENTE B., GARCIA, MARIA ANGELA S., SALI, DIMSZAR M., HORIBATA, TSUYOSHI ANTHONY G., ZAMORA, MARIA CARMEN S., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., ABUNDA, MARIA FE R., LAGON, DAPHNE A., MANIQUIZ, DORIS E., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "Lolypop" M., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., GO, ED CHRISTOPHER S., BUHAIN, ERIC R., CAGAS, JOHN TRACY F., TUPAS, RAUL "Boboy" C., GO, MARK O., GORRICETA, MICHAEL B., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., YU, JEYZEL VICTORIA C., CRUZ, RICARDO JR. S., GATO, CIRIACO JR. B., LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, ESCUDERO, MARIE BERNADETTE G., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., SALVAME, EDGARDO L., SACDALAN, JOSELITO "Joel" S., KHO, RICARDO T., LEGARDA, ANTONIO "AA" JR. B., GULLAS, RHEA MAE A., MIGUEL, PETER B., ALONTE, MARLYN "Len" B., PLEYTO, SALVADOR A., GUTIERREZ, RAMON RODRIGO L., MAGSINO, MARISSA "Del Mar" P., PADIERNOS, JOSE GAY G., GONZALES, AURELIO "Dong" Jr. D, FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "Duke" D., HERRERA, BERNADETTE "BH", ALBANO, ANTONIO "Tonypet" T., BASCUG, ALFELITO "Alfel M.", CABREDO, FERNANDO T., CHUNGALAO, SOLOMON R., COLLANTES, MARIA THERESA V., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, KHO, OLGA "Ara" T., LOYOLA, ROY M., MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH, NAVA, MA. LUCILLE L., M.D., OLIVAREZ, EDWIN L., PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., SILVERIO, LORNA C., SUANSING, MIKAELA ANGELA B.
DATE FILED : 2022-11-08
SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Angara	2. Madrona
3. Chatto	4. Alvarez (J.)
5. Luistro	6. Rillo
7. Chan	8. Agarao
9. Almario	10. Aumentado
11. Matugas	12. Singson (R.)
13. Emano	14. Garcia (M.A.)
15. Sali	16. Horibata
17. Zamora (M.C.)	18. Delos Santos
19. Abunda	20. Lagon (D.)
21. Maniquiz	22. Ouano-Dizon
23. Tutor	24. Go (E.C.)
25. Buhain	26. Cagas
27. Tupas	28. Go (M.)
29. Gorriceta	30. Dalog
31. Yu (J.V.)	32. Cruz (R.)
33. Gato	34. Limkaichong
35. Escudero	36. Cari
37. Yu (D.G.)	38. Salvame
39. Sacdalan	40. Kho (R.)
41. Legarda	42. Gullas
43. Miguel	44. Alonte
45. Pleyto	46. Gutierrez
47. Magsino	48. Padiernos
49. Gonzales (A.)	50. Frasco
51. Herrera	52. Albano (A.)
53. Bascug	54. Cabredo
55. Chungalao	56. Collantes
57. Cuaresma	58. Kho (O.)
59. Loyola	60. Mariano-Hernandez
61. Nava	62. Olivarez
63. Plaza	64. Rodriguez (R.)
65. Silverio	66. Suansing (M.A.)
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01615
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00149
SUBMITTED ON 2022-11-08
SUBMITTED BY: TOURISM
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 2666
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02666
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2022-11-09
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2022-11-09
BUSINESS FOR THU/FRI ON: 2022-11-15
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2022-11-16
SPONSORED BY : Angara
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2022-11-16
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Angara, Madrona, Chatto, Alvarez (J.), Luistro, Rillo, Chan, Agarao, Almario, Aumentado, Matugas, Singson (R.), Emano, Garcia (M.A.), Sali, Horibata, Zamora (M.C.), Delos Santos, Abunda, Lagon (D.), Maniquiz, Ouano-Dizon, Tutor, Go (E.C.), Buhain, Cagas, Tupas, Go (M.), Gorriceta, Dalog, Yu (J.V.), Cruz (R.), Gato, Limkaichong, Escudero, Cari, Yu (D.G.), Salvame, Sacdalan, Kho (R.), Legarda, Gullas, Miguel, Alonte, Pleyto, Gutierrez, Magsino, Padiernos, Gonzales (A.), Frasco, Herrera, Albano (A.), Bascug, Cabredo, Chungalao, Collantes, Cuaresma, Kho (O.), Loyola, Mariano-Hernandez, Nava, Olivarez, Plaza, Rodriguez (R.), Silverio, Suansing (M.A.)
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2022-11-16
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2022-11-17
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2022-11-21
THIRD READING TITLE :AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALER IN THE PROVINCE OF AURORA AS THE "BIRTHPLACE OF PHILIPPINE SURFING" AND DECLARING IT AN ECOTOURISM DESTINATION
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:253 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
Y---Abalos	Y---Abante
Y---Abunda	Y---Acharon
Y---Acidre	Y---Acop
X---Adiong	Y---Advincula
Y---Agarao	Y---Alba
Y---Albano (A.)	Y---Almario
Y---Almonte	Y---Alonte
X---Alvarez (J.)	Y---Alvarez (M.)
X---Alvarez (P.)	Y---Amante
X---Amatong	Y---Ang
Y---Angara	Y---Aquino
Y---Aquino-Magsaysay	Y---Arbison
Y---Arenas	Y---Arrogancia
Y---Asistio	Y---Atayde
Y---Aumentado	Y---Balindong
Y---Barba	Y---Barbers
Y---Baronda	Y---Barzaga
Y---Bascug	X---Bautista
Y---Bautista-Lim	Y---Benitez
Y---Bernos	Y---Billones
X---Biron	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bongalon
Y---Bordado	Y---Bosita
Y---Briones	Y---Brosas
Y---Buhain	Y---Bulut-Begtang
Y---Bustos	Y---Cabredo
Y---Cagas	Y---Cajayon-Uy
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto
Y---Campos	Y---Caoagdan
Y---Cardema	X---Cari
Y---Castro (F.)	Y---Castro (J.)
Y---Celeste	Y---Chan
Y---Chatto	Y---Chua
Y---Chungalao	Y---Co (A.N.)
X---Co (E.)	Y---Co-Pilar
Y---Cojuangco (J.)	Y---Cojuangco (M.)
Y---Colada	Y---Collantes
Y---Corvera	Y---Cruz (R.)
Y---Cruz (A.)	Y---Cua
Y---Cuaresma	Y---Dagooc
Y---Dalipe	X---Dalog
X---Dayanghirang	Y---Ruiz Daza
Y---De Jesus	Y---De Venecia
Y---Defensor (L.)	Y---Del Mar
Y---Delos Santos	Y---Dimaporo (S.A.)
Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)	Y---Dionisio
Y---Domingo	X---Duavit
X---Dujali	X---Duterte
Y---Dy (F.)	Y---Dy (F.M.C.)
X---Dy (I.P.)	Y---Ecleo
Y---Emano	X---Enciso
Y---Enverga	Y---Escudero
Y---Espares	Y---Espina
Y---Estrella	Y---Eudela
X---Fariñas	Y---Fernandez
Y---Ferrer (A.)	Y---Ferrer (J.M.)
Y---Flores	Y---Fortes
Y---Frasco	Y---Fresnedi
Y---Fuentebella	Y---Galeos
X---Garcia (A.)	Y---Garcia (D.)
Y---Garcia (M.A.)	Y---Garcia (J.A.)
Y---Garcia (P.J.)	Y---Garcia (V.)
Y---Gardiola	Y---Garin (J.)
Y---Gasataya	Y---Gatchalian
Y---Gato	X---Go (E.C.)
Y---Go (M.)	Y---Golez
Y---Gomez	Y---Gonzaga
X---Gonzales (A.)	Y---Gonzales (N.)
X---Gonzalez	Y---Gorriceta
D---Guanzon--(N/A)	X---Guico
Y---Guintu	Y---Gullas
X---Gutierrez	X---Hagedorn
Y---Haresco	X---Hataman
Y---Hernandez	X---Herrera
X---Horibata	Y---Javier
Y---Kho (O.)	Y---Kho (R.)
Y---Kho (W.)	Y---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	Y---Lacson
Y---Lacson-Noel	Y---Lagman
X---Lagon (D.)	X---Lagon (S.)
Y---Lara	Y---Lazatin
Y---Lee	X---Legarda
X---Libanan	Y---Limkaichong
Y---Loyola	Y---Luistro
Y---Lumayag	Y---Macapagal-Arroyo
Y---Maceda	Y---Madrona
Y---Magsino	X---Malapitan
Y---Mangaoang	Y---Maniquiz
Y---Manuel	Y---Marañon
X---Marcoleta	Y---Marcos
Y---Mariano-Hernandez	Y---Mariño
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
Y---Mastura	Y---Matibag
Y---Matugas	X---Mendoza
Y---Mercado	X---Mercado-Revilla
Y---Miguel	Y---Momo
Y---Morden	Y---Nava
Y---Nisay	Y---Noel
X---Nograles (J.F.F.)	Y---Nograles (M.I.)
Y---Nolasco	Y---Oaminal
Y---Olaso	Y---Olivarez
Y---Ongchuan	Y---Ordanes
Y---Ortega	Y---Ouano-Dizon
X---Padiernos	Y---Paduano
X---Paglas	Y---Palma
Y---Panaligan	Y---Pancho
X---Panotes	Y---Pascual
Y---Peña	D---People--(N/A)
Y---Pimentel	Y---Plaza
Y---Pleyto	Y---Primicias-Agabas
Y---Pumaren	Y---Puno
Y---Quimbo	X---Rama
Y---Recto	X---Regencia
Y---Revilla (B.)	Y---Revilla (R.J.)
Y---Reyes	Y---Rillo
Y---Rivera	Y---Robes
Y---Rodriguez (E.)	Y---Rodriguez (R.)
Y---Roman	X---Romero
Y---Romualdez (F.M.)	Y---Romualdez (Y.M.)
Y---Romualdo	Y---Romulo
Y---Roque	Y---Sacdalan
Y---Sagarbarria	Y---Sakaluran
Y---Salceda	Y---Sali
Y---Salimbangon	X---Salo
Y---Salvame	X---Santos
Y---Saulog	Y---Silverio
X---Singson (R.V.)	Y---Singson-Meehan
X---Singson (R.)	Y---Solon
Y---Soriano	X---Suan
Y---Suansing (H.)	Y---Suansing (M.A.)
Y---Suarez (D.)	Y---Tallado
Y---Tamayo	Y---Tambunting
Y---Tan (J.)	Y---Tan (K.M.)
Y---Tan (R.M.)	Y---Tan (S.)
X---Tan-Tambut	X---Tan (S.J.)
X---Tanchay	Y---Tanjuatco
Y---Tarriela	Y---Teodoro
Y---Teves (A.)	Y---Teves (J.)
Y---Tiangco	X---Tieng
X---Tolentino	Y---Tulfo (J.)
Y---Tulfo (R.W.)	Y---Tupas
Y---Tutor	X---Ty
Y---Umali (A.)	Y---Unabia
Y---Ungab	Y---Valeriano
Y---Valmayor	Y---Vargas
Y---Vargas-Alfonso	X---Velasco
Y---Veloso-Tuazon	Y---Vergara
Y---Verzosa	X---Villa
X---Villafuerte (L.R.)	X---Villafuerte (M.L.)
X---Villanueva (E.)	X---Villar
Y---Villaraza-Suarez	Y---Villarica
Y---Violago	X---Yap (C.T.)
Y---Yap (C.)	Y---Yap (EDVIC)
Y---Yap (ERIC)	Y---Yu (D.G.)
Y---Yu (J.V.)	Y---Yulo
Y---Zamora (Y.M.)	Y---Zamora (M.C.)
Y---Zamora (A.M.)	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2022-11-22
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2022-11-22
DATE HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL: 2023-05-22
REMARKS : Date message House adopted SB as an amendment to HB received by the Senate on May 24, 2023.
DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2023-07-04

Entitled:
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALER IN THE PROVINCE OF AURORA AS THE ''BIRTHPLACE OF PHILIPPINE SURFING'' AND DECLARING IT AN ECOTOURISM DESTINATION
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2022 ]
Introduced by Representatives ROMMEL RICO T. ANGARA, ELEANDRO JESUS F. MADRONA, EDGAR M. CHATTO, JOSE C. ALVAREZ, GERVILLE R. LUISTRO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 21, 2022;
11/22/2022	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
11/29/2022	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on TOURISM; ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE and FINANCE;
[ 2023 ]
3/1/2023	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
3/20/2023	Returned jointly by the Committees on TOURISM, ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 60, recommending that it be considered in SBN-1615;
3/21/2023	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/21/2023	CONSIDERED IN SBN-1615 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 60.
5/24/2023	House of Representatives adopted SBN-1615 as an amendment to HBN-5961 on May 22, 2023;
7/4/2023	Letter from Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug Jr., transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of SBN-1615, which was adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to HBN-5961, for the signature of Speaker Martin G. Romualdez and Secretary General Reginald S. Velasco;
7/5/2023	Letter for Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug, Jr., returning eight (8) enrolled copies of SBN-1615/HBN-5961, which were signed by Speaker Martin G. Romualdez and Secretary General Reginald S. Velasco;
7/6/2023	Enrolled copies of SBN-1615/HBN-5961, sent to the Office of the President through PLLO for the signature of the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr.;

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