House Bill No. 6593, 18th Congress of the Republic

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06593
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING POOR JOB APPLICANTS A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
SHORT TITLE : Poor Job Applicants Discount Act
ABSTRACT : Refers poor job applicant to a person who is seeking gainful employment and has no visible means of income or whose income falls below the official poverty threshold. Members of the households of the "Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program" (4Ps) shall be automatically considered as "poor" and are eligible to avail of the privileges under this Act.Provides a fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) but not more than Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) for any public officer or employee who refuses or fails to provide the benefit granted to the poor job applicant.States that a job applicant who misrepresents or falsifies any document to avail of benefits provided under this Act or abuses the privilege granted herein shall be prosecuted and punished in accordance with RA No. 3185, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, and shall suffer perpetual disqualification in availing the privileges under this Act.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MALAPITAN, DALE "ALONG" R., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, MARTINEZ, ERIC M., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., VALERIANO, ROLANDO, RIVERA, DOMINGO C., ABUNDA, MARIA FE R., FERRER, JULIET MARIE DE LEON, CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., PEÑA, ROMULO "KID" JR., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., SAULOG, IRENE GAY F., UMALI, MA. VICTORIA V., MARCOLETA, RODANTE D., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., VARGAS, ALFRED
DATE FILED : 2020-03-11
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Cagas (000 2020-08-25)	2. Tutor (000 2020-08-25)
3. Revilla (000 2020-08-25)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Malapitan	2. Maceda
3. Martinez	4. Nieto
5. Valeriano	6. Rivera
7. Abunda	8. Ferrer (J.M.)
9. Cabochan	10. Mendoza
11. Jalosjos	12. Peña
13. Rodriguez	14. Saulog
15. Umali (M.V.)	16. Marcoleta
17. Paduano	18. Barba
19. Lopez (M.L.)	20. Vargas
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
1. Committee Report approved on 2020-05-26
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00294
SUBMITTED ON 2020-03-11
SUBMITTED BY: POVERTY ALLEVIATION
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bill No. 4829
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB04829
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-05-04
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-05-04
DATE CALENDARED : 2020-05-26
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-06-03
SPONSORED BY : Malapitan
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-06-03
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Malapitan, Maceda, Martinez, Nieto, Valeriano, Rivera, Abunda, Ferrer (J.M.), Cabochan, Mendoza, Jalosjos, Peña, Rodriguez, Saulog, Umali (M.V.), Marcoleta, Paduano, Barba, Lopez (M.L.), Vargas
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-06-03
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-07-14
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-08-25
THIRD READING TITLE :AN ACT PROVIDING POOR JOB APPLICANTS A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:228 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
X---Abante	X---Abaya
X---Abellanosa	Y---Abu
Y---Abueg-Zaldivar	Y---Abunda
Y---Acop	Y---Acosta
Y---Acosta-Alba	Y---Adiong
Y---Advincula	Y---Agabas
Y---Agarao	Y---Aglipay
Y---Albano (A.)	D---Albano (R.)--(N/A)
Y---Vargas Alfonso	Y---Almario
Y---Alonte	Y---Alvarez (F.)
X---Alvarez (G.)	X---Alvarez (P.)
Y---Amante-Matba	X---Amatong
D---Andaya--(N/A)	Y---Angara
Y---Aragones	X---Arbison
Y---Arenas	Y---Macapagal Arroyo
Y---Arroyo	Y---Atienza
Y---Aumentado	Y---Babasa
Y---Bagatsing	Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo
Y---Balindong	X---Bañas-Nograles
Y---Barba	Y---Barbers
Y---Baronda	X---Barzaga
Y---Bascug	Y---Bautista
Y---Bautista-Bandigan	Y---Belmonte
Y---Benitez	Y---Bernos
X---Biazon	Y---Billones
X---Biron	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo	X---Brosas
X---Bulut	Y---Bustos
Y---Cabatbat	Y---Cabochan
Y---Cabredo	Y---Cagas
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto
Y---Caminero	Y---Campos
X---Canama	Y---Caoagdan
D---Cardema--(N/A)	X---Cari
X---Castelo	Y---Castro (F.L.)
X---Castro (F.H.)	Y---Cayetano (A.P.)
Y---Cayetano (M.L.)	Y---Celeste
Y---Chatto	Y---Chipeco
Y---Chungalao	Y---Co (A.N.)
X---Co (E.)	X---Cojuangco
Y---Collantes	Y---Crisologo
X---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	X---Cullamat
Y---Dagooc	Y---Dalipe
Y---Dalog	D---Datol--(N/A)
X---Ruiz Daza	Y---De Jesus
X---De Venecia	Y---Defensor (L.)
X---Defensor (M.)	Y---Del Mar
Y---Delos Santos	Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.)	Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
X---Duavit	X---Dujali
Y---Duterte	Y---Dy (F.M.C.)
Y---Dy (F.)	Y---Dy (I.P.)
Y---Ebcas	Y---Ecleo
Y---Elago	X---Enverga
Y---Erice	Y---Eriguel
Y---Ermita-Buhain	Y---Escudero
Y---Espina	Y---Espino
Y---Estrella	Y---Fariñas (R.C.)
X---Fariñas I (R.C.)	X---Fernandez
X---Fernando	Y---Ferrer (J.M.)
X---Ferrer (L.)	X---Flores
D---Fongwan--(N/A)	Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	Y---Frasco
X---Fuentebella	Y---Gaite
Y---Garbin	Y---Garcia (J.E.)
Y---Garcia (P.J.)	Y---Garcia (V.)
Y---Garin (J.)	Y---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	X---Gatchalian
Y---Gato	X---Geron
X---Go (E.C.)	Y---Go (M.)
Y---Torres-Gomez	Y---Gonzaga
Y---Gonzales (A.)	X---Gonzales (N.)
X---Gonzalez	Y---Gorriceta
Y---Guico	Y---Gullas
X---Guya	X---Haresco
X---Hataman	Y---Hernandez
Y---Herrera-Dy	Y---Hofer
Y---Jalosjos	Y---Javier
X---Jimenez	Y---Kho (E.)
X---Kho (W.)	Y---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	Y---Lacson
Y---Lacson-Noel	Y---Lagman
Y---Lagon	Y---Lara
Y---Lazatin	X---Leachon
Y---Legarda	Y---Lim
Y---Limkaichong	Y---Lopez (M.L.)
Y---Loyola	Y---Lusotan
Y---Maceda	Y---Madrona
Y---Malapitan	Y---Mangaoang
X---Mangudadatu	Y---Marcoleta
Y---Mariano-Hernandez	Y---Mariño
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
Y---Matba	Y---Matugas
X---Mendoza	Y---Mercado
Y---Momo	Y---Natividad-Nagaño
X---Nava	Y---Nieto
Y---Noel	X---Nograles (J.J.)
X---Nograles (J.F.F.)	X---Nolasco
X---Nuñez-Malanyaon	Y---Oaminal
Y---Olivarez	X---Ong (J.)
Y---Ong (R.)	D---Ordanes--(N/A)
Y---Ortega	Y---Ouano-Dizon
Y---Pacquiao (A.)	Y---Pacquiao (R.)
Y---Padiernos	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
X---Panotes	Y---Peña
X---Pichay	Y---Pimentel
Y---Pineda	Y---Plaza
Y---Puno	Y---Quimbo
Y---Radaza	Y---Ramirez-Sato
Y---Ramos	Y---Remulla
Y---Revilla	Y---Reyes
Y---Rivera	Y---Robes
Y---Rodriguez	Y---Roman
X---Romero	Y---Romualdez (F.M.)
Y---Romualdez (Y.M.)	Y---Romualdo
Y---Romulo	Y---Roque
Y---Sacdalan	X---Sagarbarria
X---Sakaluran	Y---Salceda
Y---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salvador-Tambunting	Y---Sanchez
Y---Sangcopan	Y---Santos-Recto
Y---Sarmiento	Y---Saulog
Y---Savellano	Y---Siao
X---Silverio	X---Singson
Y---Singson-Meehan	X---Sinsuat
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
X---Suarez (A.)	X---Suarez (D.)
Y---Suntay	Y---Sy-Alvarado
X---Taduran	Y---Tallado
X---Tan (A.S.)	Y---Tan (A.)
X---Tan (S.)	Y---Tan (S.A.)
X---Tan-Tambut	Y---Tejada
X---Teves (A.)	Y---Teves (J.)
Y---Tiangco	Y---Tolentino
Y---Tulfo	Y---Tupas
Y---Tutor	X---Ty (A.)
Y---Ty (D.)	Y---Umali (A.)
Y---Umali (M.V.)	Y---Unabia
X---Ungab	X---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.)	Y---Valeriano
Y---Valmayor	Y---Vargas
Y---Velasco	Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara	X---Villa
Y---Villafuerte	Y---Villanueva (E.)
Y---Villanueva (N.)	Y---Villar
Y---Villaraza-Suarez	Y---Villarica
Y---Violago	Y---Yap (E.)
Y---Yap (V.)	Y---Yu
Y---Zamora (R.)	X---Zamora (W.K.)
Y---Zarate	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2020-09-01
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2020-09-01
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Entitled:

AN ACT PROVIDING POOR JOB APPLICANTS A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2020 ]

Introduced by Representatives DALE "ALONG" R. MALAPITAN, EDWARD VERA PEREZ MACEDA, ERIC M. MARTINEZ, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C. NIETO, ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 25, 2020;

9/1/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

9/2/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

Refers poor job applicant to a person who is seeking gainful employment and has no visible means of income or whose income falls below the official poverty threshold. Members of the households of the "Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program" (4Ps) shall be automatically considered as "poor" and are eligible to avail of the privileges under this Act.Provides a fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) but not more than Twenty Thousand Pesos (P20,000.00) for any public officer or employee who refuses or fails to provide the benefit granted to the poor job applicant.States that a job applicant who misrepresents or falsifies any document to avail of benefits provided under this Act or abuses the privilege granted herein shall be prosecuted and punished in accordance with RA No. 3185, as amended, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, and shall suffer perpetual disqualification in availing the privileges under this Act.

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Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING POOR JOB APPLICANTS A 20% DISCOUNT IN THE PAYMENT OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CERTAIN CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCES ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2020 ]
Introduced by Representatives DALE "ALONG" R. MALAPITAN, EDWARD VERA PEREZ MACEDA, ERIC M. MARTINEZ, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C. NIETO, ROLANDO M. VALERIANO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 25, 2020;
9/1/2020	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
9/2/2020	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT;