House Bill No. 8835, 18th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08835
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF MICROBIOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Philippine Microbiology Act
ABSTRACT : Aims to institute a regulatory system that guarantees the delivery of technical services in a manner that ensures food safety and high quality of manufactured goods, prevents the rapid spread of microbially-caused diseases in human, plant, and animal populations, and helps provide a safe and healthy environment for the general populace.Also aims to develop and nature competent, ethical, globally competitive and well-rounded professionals who shall observe the highest standard of excellence through credible and relevant licensure examination.Creates the Professional Regulatory Board for Microbiology which shall promulgates, administer and enforce rules and regulations of the practice of microbiology in the country. Allows holders of Master's or Doctoral Degree in Microbiology or related fields from an HEI to apply for exemption as microbiologist without examination from the Board provided they have actively practiced the microbiology professional for at least five (5) years.Allows issuance of temporary permit to foreign registered or licensed microbiologist to practice microbiology in the Philippines under certain conditions.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CHIPECO, JOAQUIN JR. M., SIAO, FREDERICK W., YAP, ERIC G., UNGAB, ISIDRO T., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., ERMITA-BUHAIN, ELENITA MILAGROS "EILEEN", SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, CUA, JUNIE E., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., GASATAYA, GREG G., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., GONZAGA, RUWEL PETER S., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, UY, JULIETTE T., RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., SUAREZ, DAVID "JAY-JAY" C., GONZALEZ, SANDRO L., MOMO, ROMEO S., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., ZAMORA, WAY KURAT, SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, BALINDONG, YASSER ALONTO, BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NIÑO B., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., BASCUG, ALFEL M., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., FORTUNO, JOCELYN F., HOFER, ANN K., JIMENEZ, CESAR "JAWO" JR. I., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MARIÑO, MARIO VITTORIO "MARVEY" A., NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., NAVA, NA. LUCILLE L., M.D., ORTEGA, PABLO C., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., REVILLA, STRIKE B., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., SILVERIO, LORNA C., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., TY, DIEGO "NONOY" C., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", CO, ELIZALDY S., CABATBAT, ARGEL JOSEPH T., DAGOOC, SERGIO C., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., ENVERGA, WILFRIDO MARK M., GATCHALIAN, WES, NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., ROMULO, ROMAN T., SANGCOPAN, AMIHILDA J., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S., SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F.
DATE FILED : 2021-03-01
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Nieto (000 2021-03-11)	2. Maceda (000 2021-03-15)
3. Tan (A.) (000 2021-03-29)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Chipeco	2. Siao
3. Yap (E.)	4. Ungab
5. Mendoza	6. Arenas
7. Hernandez	8. Garcia (P.J.)
9. Romualdo	10. Belmonte
11. Ermita-Buhain	12. Salceda
13. Cua	14. Tejada
15. Violago	16. Gasataya
17. Jalosjos	18. Suansing (H.)
19. Matugas	20. Garcia (J.E.)
21. Gonzaga	22. Haresco
23. Cuaresma	24. Uy (J.)
25. Ruiz Daza	26. Limkaichong
27. Zubiri	28. Sagarbarria
29. Bautista-Bandigan	30. Calderon
31. Campos	32. Suarez (D.)
33. Gonzalez	34. Momo
35. Frasco	36. Zamora (W.K.)
37. Salvador-Tambunting	38. Balindong
39. Barba	40. Bernos
41. Bravo	42. Bascug
43. Caminero	44. Cari
45. Dalog	46. Delos Santos
47. Deloso-Montalla	48. Dimaporo (A.)
49. Espino	50. Fariñas (R.C.)
51. Fortuno	52. Hofer
53. Jimenez	54. Labadlabad
55. Mariño	56. Natividad-Nagaño
57. Nava	58. Ortega
59. Ouano-Dizon	60. Plaza
61. Revilla	62. Roman
63. Sanchez	64. Silverio
65. Singson-Meehan	66. Tiangco
67. Tutor	68. Ty (D.)
69. Vergara	70. Co (E.)
71. Cabatbat	72. Dagooc
73. Guya	74. Quimbo
75. Fortun	76. Babasa
77. Cabochan	78. Enverga
79. Gatchalian	80. Nograles (J.J.)
81. Ramirez-Sato	82. Rodriguez
83. Romulo	84. Sangcopan
85. Sarmiento	86. Suntay
87. Villafuerte
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00777
SUBMITTED ON 2021-03-01
SUBMITTED BY: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 1485
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01485
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2021-03-02
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-03-02
DATE CALENDARED : 2021-03-09
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-03-09
SPONSORED BY : Crisologo
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-03-09
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Chipeco, Siao, Yap (E.), Ungab, Mendoza, Arenas, Hernandez, Garcia (P.J.), Romualdo, Belmonte, Ermita-Buhain, Salceda, Cua, Tejada, Violago, Gasataya, Jalosjos, Suansing (H.), Matugas, Garcia (J.E.), Gonzaga, Haresco, Cuaresma, Uy (J.), Ruiz Daza, Limkaichong, Zubiri, Sagarbarria, Bautista-Bandigan, Calderon, Campos, Suarez (D.), Gonzalez, Momo, Frasco, Zamora (W.K.), Salvador-Tambunting, Balindong, Barba, Bernos, Bravo, Bascug, Caminero, Cari, Dalog, Delos Santos, Deloso-Montalla, Dimaporo (A.), Espino, Fariñas (R.C.), Fortuno, Hofer, Jimenez, Labadlabad, Mariño, Natividad-Nagaño, Nava, Ortega, Ouano-Dizon, Plaza, Revilla, Roman, Sanchez, Silverio, Singson-Meehan, Tiangco, Tutor, Ty (D.), Vergara, Co (E.), Cabatbat, Dagooc, Guya, Quimbo, Fortun, Babasa, Cabochan, Enverga, Gatchalian, Nograles (J.J.), Ramirez-Sato, Rodriguez, Romulo, Sangcopan, Sarmiento, Suntay, Villafuerte
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-03-09
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-03-11
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-03-15
THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF MICROBIOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:210 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
Y---Abellanosa	Y---Abu
Y---Abueg-Zaldivar	Y---Abunda
Y---Acop	X---Acosta
Y---Acosta-Alba	Y---Adiong
Y---Advincula	Y---Agabas
X---Agarao	Y---Aglipay
Y---Albano (A.)	D---Albano (R.)--(N/A)
Y---Vargas Alfonso	Y---Almario
Y---Alonte	Y---Alvarez (F.)
Y---Alvarez (G.)	X---Alvarez (P.)
Y---Amante-Matba	X---Amatong
D---Andaya--(N/A)	Y---Angara
Y---Aragones	Y---Arbison
X---Arenas	Y---Macapagal Arroyo
Y---Arroyo	Y---Atienza
X---Aumentado	Y---Babasa
X---Bagatsing	Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo
Y---Balindong	X---Bañas-Nograles
Y---Barba	Y---Barbers
X---Baronda	Y---Barzaga
Y---Bascug	Y---Bautista
Y---Bautista-Bandigan	Y---Belmonte
Y---Benitez	X---Bernos
Y---Biazon	Y---Billones
X---Biron	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo	Y---Brosas
X---Bulut	X---Bustos
X---Cabatbat	Y---Cabochan
Y---Cabredo	Y---Cagas
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto
Y---Caminero	Y---Campos
X---Canama	X---Caoagdan
X---Cardema	Y---Cari
Y---Castelo	Y---Castro (F.L.)
Y---Castro (F.H.)	Y---Cayetano (A.P.)
Y---Cayetano (M.L.)	Y---Celeste
Y---Chatto	Y---Chipeco
X---Chungalao	X---Co (A.N.)
X---Co (E.)	X---Cojuangco
Y---Collantes	Y---Crisologo
Y---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Cullamat
Y---Dagooc	Y---Dalipe
Y---Dalog	D---Datol--(N/A)
X---Ruiz Daza	X---De Jesus
X---De Venecia	Y---Defensor (L.)
X---Defensor (M.)	D---Del Mar--(N/A)
Y---Delos Santos	Y---Deloso-Montalla
Y---Dimaporo (A.)	Y---Dimaporo (M.K.)
X---Duavit	X---Dujali
Y---Duterte	Y---Dy (F.M.C.)
X---Dy (F.)	Y---Dy (I.P.)
Y---Ebcas	Y---Ecleo
Y---Elago	Y---Enverga
Y---Erice	Y---Eriguel
X---Ermita-Buhain	Y---Escudero
Y---Espina	Y---Espino
X---Estrella	Y---Fariñas (R.C.)
X---Fariñas I (R.C.)	X---Fernandez
X---Fernando	Y---Ferrer (J.M.)
Y---Ferrer (L.)	X---Flores
D---Fongwan--(N/A)	X---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	Y---Frasco
Y---Fuentebella	Y---Gaite
X---Garbin	Y---Garcia (J.E.)
Y---Garcia (P.J.)	Y---Garcia (V.)
Y---Garin (J.)	X---Garin (S.)
Y---Gasataya	Y---Gatchalian
Y---Gato	Y---Geron
Y---Go (E.C.)	Y---Go (M.)
X---Torres-Gomez	X---Gonzaga
Y---Gonzales (A.)	Y---Gonzales (N.)
Y---Gonzalez	Y---Gorriceta
Y---Guico	Y---Gullas
X---Guya	X---Haresco
X---Hataman	X---Hernandez
Y---Herrera-Dy	Y---Hofer
X---Jalosjos	Y---Javier
Y---Jimenez	Y---Kho (E.)
X---Kho (W.)	X---Khonghun
Y---Labadlabad	Y---Lacson
Y---Lacson-Noel	Y---Lagman
X---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
Y---Mangudadatu	Y---Marcoleta
Y---Mariano-Hernandez	X---Mariño
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
X---Matba	Y---Matugas
X---Mendoza	X---Mercado
Y---Momo	Y---Natividad-Nagaño
Y---Nava	Y---Nieto
Y---Noel	X---Nograles (J.J.)
X---Nograles (J.F.F.)	Y---Nolasco
X---Nuñez-Malanyaon	Y---Oaminal
Y---Olivarez	Y---Ong (J.)
Y---Ong (R.)	X---Ordanes
Y---Ortega	Y---Ouano-Dizon
X---Pacquiao (A.)	Y---Pacquiao (R.)
X---Padiernos	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
Y---Panotes	Y---Peña
X---Pichay	Y---Pimentel
X---Pineda	Y---Plaza
Y---Puno	Y---Quimbo
Y---Radaza	Y---Ramirez-Sato
D---Ramos--(N/A)	Y---Remulla
Y---Revilla	Y---Reyes
X---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
Y---Sakaluran	X---Salceda
Y---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salvador-Tambunting	X---Sanchez
Y---Sangcopan	Y---Santos-Recto
Y---Sarmiento	Y---Saulog
Y---Savellano	Y---Siao
X---Silverio	X---Singson
Y---Singson-Meehan	Y---Sinsuat
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
X---Suarez (A.)	X---Suarez (D.)
Y---Suntay	X---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Taduran	X---Tallado
X---Tan (A.S.)	X---Tan (A.)
X---Tan (S.)	X---Tan (S.A.)
X---Tan-Tambut	X---Tejada
X---Teves (A.)	X---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
Y---Ungab	X---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.)	Y---Valeriano
Y---Valmayor	Y---Vargas
Y---Velasco	X---Veloso
Y---Vergara	Y---Villa
Y---Villafuerte	X---Villanueva (E.)
Y---Villanueva (N.)	X---Villar
X---Villaraza-Suarez	X---Villarica
Y---Violago	Y---Yap (E.)
Y---Yap (V.)	X---Yu
Y---Zamora (R.)	Y---Zamora (W.K.)
Y---Zarate	X---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-03-16
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-03-16
REMARKS : E-transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021-03-16: Physically transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021-04-12

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF MICROBIOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2021 ]

Introduced by Representatives JOAQUIN JR M. CHIPECO, FREDERICK W. SIAO, ERIC GO YAP, ISIDRO T. UNGAB, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 15, 2021;

3/16/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

3/17/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and FINANCE;

1/27/2022 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

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Entitled:
AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF MICROBIOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
Introduced by Representatives JOAQUIN JR M. CHIPECO, FREDERICK W. SIAO, ERIC GO YAP, ISIDRO T. UNGAB, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on March 15, 2021;
3/16/2021	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
3/17/2021	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY and FINANCE;
1/27/2022	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;