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FAMILY TREE PLANTING ACT
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House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08727
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING PARENTS TO PLANT TWO (2) TREES FOR EVERY CHILD BORN TO THEM
SHORT TITLE : Requiring Parents To Plant Two (2) Trees For Every Child Born To Them
ABSTRACT : Mandates all parents, whether legally married or not, to plant two (2) trees for every child born to them which shall be a requirement for the release of the child"s Certificate of Live Birth.States that planted species should be appropriate to the location, climate and topography of the area where they reside with preference for indigenous species and high value crops.
ALIAS NAME : "Family Tree Planting Act."
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GO, MARK O., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, MARLYN L., ABAYON, HARLIN NEIL III J., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., VILLANUEVA, NOEL L., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., ALEJANO, GARY C., ORTEGA, PABLO, BRAVO, MARIA VIDA ESPINOSA, RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO JR.B., ZAMORA, MARIA CARMEN S., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., DEL MAR, RAUL V., LOBREGAT, CELSO L., SAMBAR, MARK AERON H., TAN, SHERNEE ABUBAKAR, ALMONTE, JORGE T., CALIXTO-RUBIANO, EMI G., GONZALEZ, FERNANDO V., NAVA, MA. LUCILLE L., MD., MANGAOANG, ALLEN JESSE C., BULUT-BEGTANG, ELEONOR C., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., MARQUEZ, CARLITO S., ADIONG, ANSARUDDIN ABDUL MALIK A., SARMIENTO, EDGAR MARY S., SILVERIO, LORNA C., LACSON, VIRGILIO S., LAGMAN, EDCEL C., CHAVEZ, CECILIA LEONILA V., CAMINERO, WILFREDO S., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., UYBARRETA, CARLOS ROMAN, ACOP, ROMEO M., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ABAYA, FRANCIS GERALD A.
DATE FILED : 2018-12-05
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Go (M.) 2. Olivarez
3. Primicias-Agabas 4. Abayon
5. Kho 6. Villanueva
7. Paduano 8. Alejano
9. Ortega (P.) 10. Bravo (M.)
11. Rodriguez (M.) 12. Zamora (M.C.)
13. Aggabao 14. Tejada
15. Del Mar 16. Lobregat
17. Sambar 18. Tan (S.)
19. Almonte 20. Calixto-Rubiano
21. Gonzalez 22. Nava
23. Mangaoang 24. Bulut-Begtang
25. Yu 26. Marquez
27. Adiong 28. Sarmiento (E.M.)
29. Silverio 30. Lacson
31. Lagman 32. Chavez
33. Caminero 34. Montoro
35. Uybarreta 36. Acop
37. Violago 38. Abaya
39. Dalog 40. Singson (E.)
41. Vargas-Alfonso 42. Celeste
43. Albano 44. Bataoil
45. Go (A.C.) 46. Cuaresma
47. Belaro 48. De Vera
49. Mending 50. Salon
51. Cosalan 52. Roque (H.)
53. Lazatin 54. Sy-Alvarado
55. Romero 56. Marcos
57. Ty 58. Ting
59. Bertiz 60. Villarin
61. Marcoleta 62. Atienza
63. Macapagal Arroyo 64. Pineda
65. Herrera-Dy 66. Panganiban
67. Acosta 68. Savellano
69. Bolilia 70. Alonte
71. Billones 72. Panotes
73. Matugas 74. Pimentel
75. Geron 76. Bravo (A.)
77. Aglipay-Villar 78. Bautista-Bandigan
79. Dimaporo (M.K.) 80. Madrona
81. Bernos 82. Ortega (V.N.)
83. Robes 84. Del Rosario
85. Nograles (J.J.) 86. Garin (S.)
87. Canama 88. Batocabe
89. Abu 90. Biazon
91. Abellanosa 92. Amatong (I.)
93. Calderon 94. Cojuangco
95. Catamco 96. Antonio
97. De Venecia 98. Ong (E.)
99. Limkaichong 100. Barzaga
101. Aragones 102. Manalo
103. Abueg 104. Gasataya
105. Cortuna 106. Loyola
107. Defensor 108. Barbers
109. Mirasol 110. Palma
111. Gullas 112. Mercado
113. Acosta-Alba 114. Deloso-Montalla
115. Almario 116. Cerafica
117. Villafuerte 118. Romualdez
119. Roman 120. Siao
121. Suansing (E.) 122. Ramos
123. Advincula 124. Alvarez (M.)
125. Revilla 126. Crisologo
127. Salceda 128. Uy (J.)
129. Uy (R.) 130. Treñas
131. Aumentado 132. Dalipe
133. Castelo 134. Tambunting
135. Gorriceta 136. Sahali
137. Relampagos 138. Umali
139. Sarmiento (C.) 140. Cortes
141. Sagarbarria 142. Belmonte (J.C.)
143. Angara-Castillo 144. Andaya
145. Arenas 146. Salimbangon
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01006
SUBMITTED ON 2018-12-05
SUBMITTED BY: REFORESTATION, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 536, 3446, 3632, 4430 and 5549
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00536, HB03446, HB03632, HB04430, HB05549
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-12-10
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-12-10
DATE CALENDARED : 2018-12-11
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-12-12
SPONSORED BY :  Go (M.)
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-12-12
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Go (M.), Olivarez, Primicias-Agabas, Abayon, Kho, Villanueva, Paduano, Alejano, Ortega (P.), Bravo (M.), Rodriguez (M.), Zamora (M.C.), Aggabao, Tejada, Del Mar, Lobregat, Sambar, Tan (S.), Almonte, Calixto-Rubiano, Gonzalez, Nava, Mangaoang, Bulut-Begtang, Yu, Marquez, Adiong, Sarmiento (E.M.), Silverio, Lacson, Lagman, Chavez, Caminero, Montoro, Uybarreta, Acop, Violago, Abaya, Dalog, Singson (E.), Vargas-Alfonso, Celeste, Albano, Bataoil, Go (A.C.), Cuaresma, Belaro, De Vera, Mending, Salon, Cosalan, Roque (H.), Lazatin, Sy-Alvarado, Romero, Marcos, Ty, Ting, Bertiz, Villarin, Marcoleta, Atienza, Macapagal Arroyo, Pineda, Herrera-Dy, Panganiban, Acosta, Savellano, Bolilia, Alonte, Billones, Panotes, Matugas, Pimentel, Geron, Bravo (A.), Aglipay-Villar, Bautista-Bandigan, Dimaporo (M.K.), Madrona, Bernos, Ortega (V.N.), Robes, Del Rosario, Nograles (J.J.), Garin (S.), Canama, Batocabe, Abu, Biazon, Abellanosa, Amatong (I.), Calderon, Cojuangco, Catamco, Antonio, De Venecia, Ong (E.), Limkaichong, Barzaga, Aragones, Manalo, Abueg, Gasataya, Cortuna, Loyola, Defensor, Barbers, Mirasol, Palma, Gullas, Mercado, Acosta-Alba, Deloso-Montalla, Almario, Cerafica, Villafuerte, Romualdez, Roman, Siao, Suansing (E.), Ramos, Advincula, Alvarez (M.), Revilla, Crisologo, Salceda, Uy (J.), Uy (R.), Treñas, Aumentado, Dalipe, Castelo, Tambunting, Gorriceta, Sahali, Relampagos, Umali, Sarmiento (C.), Cortes, Sagarbarria, Belmonte (J.C.), Angara-Castillo, Andaya, Arenas, Salimbangon
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-12-12
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2019-01-09
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2019-01-14
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:208     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
D---Abad--(N/A) Y---Abaya
Y---Abayon Y---Abellanosa
Y---Abu Y---Abueg
B---Acharon--(Absent) Y---Acop
B---Acosta--(Absent) B---Acosta-Alba--(Absent)
B---Adiong--(Absent) Y---Advincula
Y---Agarao Y---Aggabao
D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A) D---Akbar--(N/A)
Y---Albano Y---Alcala
Y---Alejano Y---Almario
Y---Almonte B---Alonte--(Absent)
Y---Alvarez (F.) Y---Alvarez (M.)
B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) B---Amante--(Absent)
B---Amatong (I.)--(Absent) Y---Andaya
D---Ang--(N/A) Y---Angara-Castillo
B---Antonino--(Absent) Y---Antonio
Y---Aragones B---Arbison--(Absent)
B---Arcillas--(Absent) Y---Arenas
Y---Atienza B---Aumentado--(Absent)
Y---Bag-ao Y---Bagatsing
B---Baguilat--(Absent) Y---Banal
B---Barbers--(Absent) B---Barzaga--(Absent)
Y---Bataoil D---Batocabe--(N/A)
X---Bautista-Bandigan Y---Belaro
X---Belmonte (F.) Y---Belmonte (J.C.)
B---Belmonte (R.)--(Absent) B---Benitez--(Absent)
B---Bernos--(Absent) Y---Bertiz
Y---Biazon Y---Billones
B---Biron--(Absent) Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo (A.) Y---Bravo (M.)
Y---Brosas Y---Bulut-Begtang
Y---Cagas D---Calalang--(N/A)
Y---Calderon Y---Calixto-Rubiano
Y---Caminero Y---Campos
Y---Canama B---Cari--(Absent)
Y---Casilao X---Castelo
Y---Castro (F.L.) Y---Castro (F.H.)
Y---Catamco B---Cayetano--(Absent)
Y---Celeste Y---Cerafica
Y---Cerilles Enerio B---Chavez--(Absent)
Y---Chipeco Y---Co
Y---Cojuangco Y---Collantes
Y---Cortes Y---Cortuna
Y---Cosalan Y---Crisologo
Y---Cua Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva Y---Dalipe
D---Dalog--(N/A) Y---Datol
Y---Daza Y---De Jesus
B---De Venecia--(Absent) D---De Vera--(N/A)
B---Defensor--(Absent) Y---Del Mar
B---Del Rosario--(Absent) Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.) Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
B---Duavit--(Absent) Y---Durano
Y---Dy Y---Elago
Y---Enverga Y---Erice
B---Eriguel--(Absent) Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero Y---Espina
Y---Espino X---Estrella
Y---Eusebio Y---Evardone
B---Fariñas--(Absent) Y---Fernando
Y---Ferrer J. Y---Ferrer L.
Y---Ferriol-Pascual Y---Floirendo
Y---Flores Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno B---Fuentebella--(Absent)
Y---Garbin Y---Garces
B---Garcia (G.)--(Absent) Y---Garcia (J.E.)
B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent) B---Garin (O.)--(Absent)
Y---Garin (S.) Y---Gasataya
Y---Gatchalian Y---Geron
Y---Go (A.C.) Y---Go (M.)
B---Gomez--(Absent) B---Gonzaga--(Absent)
X---Gonzales (A.P.) Y---Gonzales (A.D.)
Y---Gonzalez B---Gorriceta--(Absent)
Y---Gullas X---Hernandez (F.)
Y---Hernandez (P.) X---Herrera-Dy
B---Hofer--(Absent) X---Jalosjos
B---Javier--(Absent) Y---Kho
B---Khonghun--(Absent) Y---Labadlabad
Y---Lacson Y---Lagman
Y---Lanete Y---Laogan
Y---Lazatin B---Leachon--(Absent)
Y---Lee X---Limkaichong
B---Lobregat--(Absent) B---Lopez (B.)--(Absent)
Y---Lopez (C.) Y---Lopez (M.L.)
X---Loyola Y---Macapagal Arroyo
Y---Maceda Y---Madrona
Y---Aquino-Magsaysay X---Nuñez-Malanyaon
X---Malapitan Y---Manalo
Y---Mangaoang Y---Mangudadatu (S.)
Y---Mangudadatu (Z.) Y---Marcoleta
Y---Marcos Y---Mariño
Y---Marquez B---Martinez--(Absent)
Y---Matugas B---Mellana--(Absent)
B---Mending--(Absent) Y---Mendoza
B---Mercado--(Absent) B---Mirasol--(Absent)
X---Montoro B---Nava--(Absent)
Y---Nieto Y---Noel
Y---Nograles (J.J.) D---Nograles (K.A.)--(N/A)
Y---Nolasco Y---Oaminal
Y---Ocampo Y---Olivarez
Y---Ong (H.) B---Ong (E.)--(Absent)
Y---Ortega (P.) X---Ortega (V.N.)
B---Pacquiao--(Absent) Y---Paduano
Y---Palma Y---Pancho
Y---Panganiban Y---Panotes
Y---Papandayan Y---Pichay
Y---Pico Y---Pimentel
Y---Pineda X---Plaza
Y---Primicias-Agabas Y---Roa-Puno
Y---Quimbo Y---Radaza
Y---Ramirez-Sato Y---Ramos
Y---Relampagos X---Revilla
Y---Robes B---Rocamora--(Absent)
Y---Rodriguez (I.) Y---Rodriguez (M.)
B---Roman--(Absent) Y---Romero
Y---Romualdez Y---Romualdo
D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) Y---Roque (R.N.)
Y---Sacdalan B---Sagarbarria--(Absent)
B---Sahali--(Absent) B---Salceda--(Absent)
X---Salimbangon Y---Salo
Y---Salon Y---Sambar
X---Sandoval Y---Sangcopan
Y---Santos-Recto Y---Sarmiento (C.)
Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) Y---Savellano
Y---Sema X---Siao
Y---Silverio Y---Singson (E.)
Y---Suansing (E.) Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting Y---Tan (A.)
B---Tan (M.)--(Absent) B---Tan (S.)--(Absent)
Y---Tejada Y---Teves
B---Tiangco--(Absent) Y---Ting
Y---Tinio Y---Tolentino
X---Treñas Y---Tugna
Y---Tupas D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A)
Y---Ty B---Umali--(Absent)
Y---Unabia Y---Ungab
Y---Unico Y---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.) Y---Uybarreta
Y---Vargas B---Vargas-Alfonso--(Absent)
Y---Velarde Y---Velasco, L.A.
Y---Velasco-Catera Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara B---Villafuerte--(Absent)
Y---Villanueva D---Villar--(N/A)
B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent) Y---Villarica
Y---Villarin Y---Violago
Y---Yap (A.) Y---Yap (M.)
Y---Yap (V.) Y---Yu
B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent) Y---Zamora (R.)
Y---Zarate Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2019-01-15
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2019-01-15
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Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT REQUIRING PARENTS TO PLANT TWO (2) TREES FOR EVERY CHILD BORN TO THEM
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2019 ]
Introduced by Representatives MARK O. GO, ERIC L. OLIVAREZ, MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, HARLIN NEIL III J. ABAYON, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on January 14, 2019;
1/15/2019 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
1/21/2019 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY; ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; and FINANCE;
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)

Abstract

Mandates all parents, whether legally married or not, to plant two (2) trees for every child born to them which shall be a requirement for the release of the child"s Certificate of Live Birth.States that planted species should be appropriate to the location, climate and topography of the area where they reside with preference for indigenous species and high value crops

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