House Bill No. 8850, 18th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08850
FULL TITLE : AN ACT MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION BY DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Bureau Of Immigration Modernization Act
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., LAGMAN, EDCEL C., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F., SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., SUANSING, ESTRELLITA B., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., VELOSO, VICENTE III "CHING" S.E., YAP, ERIC G., SY-ALVARADO, "KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., 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., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., GONZAGA, RUWEL PETER S., 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, 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., 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., ENVERGA, WILFRIDO MARK M., GATCHALIAN, WES, MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, ROMULO, ROMAN T., SANGCOPAN, AMIHILDA J., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S., SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., ABUEG-ZALDIVAR, CYRILLE "BENG" F., FERRER, JULIET MARIE DE LEON, OLIVAREZ, ERIC L.
DATE FILED : 2021-03-02
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Velasco
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Loyola (000 2021-08-04)	2. Agabas (000 2021-08-23)
3. Chipeco (000 2021-08-23)	4. Gaite (000 2021-08-23)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Rodriguez	2. Lagman
3. Romualdo	4. Cabochan
5. Haresco	6. Hernandez
7. Salvador-Tambunting	8. Villafuerte
9. Suansing (H.)	10. Suansing (E.)
11. Delos Santos	12. Veloso
13. Yap (E.)	14. Sy-Alvarado
15. Nieto	16. Dalipe
17. Arenas	18. Garcia (P.J.)
19. Belmonte	20. Ermita-Buhain
21. Salceda	22. Cua
23. Tejada	24. Violago
25. Gasataya	26. Jalosjos
27. Matugas	28. Garcia (J.E.)
29. Gonzaga	30. Cuaresma
31. Uy (J.)	32. Ruiz Daza
33. Limkaichong	34. Zubiri
35. Sagarbarria	36. Bautista-Bandigan
37. Calderon	38. Campos
39. Suarez (D.)	40. Gonzalez
41. Momo	42. Frasco
43. Zamora (W.K.)	44. Balindong
45. Barba	46. Bernos
47. Bravo	48. Bascug
49. Caminero	50. Cari
51. Dalog	52. Deloso-Montalla
53. Dimaporo (A.)	54. Espino
55. Fariñas (R.C.)	56. Fortuno
57. Hofer	58. Jimenez
59. Labadlabad	60. Mariño
61. Natividad-Nagaño	62. Nava
63. Ortega	64. Ouano-Dizon
65. Plaza	66. Revilla
67. Roman	68. Sanchez
69. Silverio	70. Singson-Meehan
71. Tiangco	72. Tutor
73. Ty (D.)	74. Vergara
75. Co (E.)	76. Cabatbat
77. Dagooc	78. Guya
79. Quimbo	80. Fortun
81. Babasa	82. Enverga
83. Gatchalian	84. Mendoza
85. Nograles (J.J.)	86. Ramirez-Sato
87. Romulo	88. Sangcopan
89. Sarmiento	90. Suntay
91. Abueg-Zaldivar	92. Ferrer (J.M.)
93. Olivarez	94. Velasco
95. Mangaoang	96. Maceda
97. Abante	98. Lusotan
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00786
SUBMITTED ON 2021-03-02
SUBMITTED BY: JUSTICE, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 339, 1666, 1838, 4103, 4178, 4791, 7147, 7282, 7462 and 7680
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00339, HB01666, HB01838, HB04103, HB04178, HB04791, HB07147, HB07282, HB07462, HB07680
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 : 2021-05-17, 2021-08-04
SPONSORED BY : Rodriguez;Rodriguez
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2021-08-04
INTERPELLATED BY : Gaite
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-08-04
PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2021-08-04
AMENDED BY : Gaite
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Rodriguez, Lagman, Romualdo, Cabochan, Haresco, Hernandez, Salvador-Tambunting, Villafuerte, Suansing (H.), Suansing (E.), Delos Santos, Veloso, Yap (E.), Sy-Alvarado, Nieto, Dalipe, Arenas, Garcia (P.J.), Belmonte, Ermita-Buhain, Salceda, Cua, Tejada, Violago, Gasataya, Jalosjos, Matugas, Garcia (J.E.), Gonzaga, Cuaresma, Uy (J.), Ruiz Daza, Limkaichong, Zubiri, Sagarbarria, Bautista-Bandigan, Calderon, Campos, Suarez (D.), Gonzalez, Momo, Frasco, Zamora (W.K.), Balindong, Barba, Bernos, Bravo, Bascug, Caminero, Cari, Dalog, 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, Enverga, Gatchalian, Mendoza, Nograles (J.J.), Ramirez-Sato, Romulo, Sangcopan, Sarmiento, Suntay, Abueg-Zaldivar, Ferrer (J.M.), Olivarez, Velasco, Mangaoang, Maceda, Abante, Lusotan
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-08-04
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-08-18
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-08-23
THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION BY DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:209 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-08-24
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-08-24
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Entitled:

AN ACT MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION BY DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICIALS AND
EMPLOYEES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2021 ]

Introduced by Representatives RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ, EDCEL C. LAGMAN, XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO, MANUEL III DG. CABOCHAN, TEODORICO JR. T. HARESCO, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 23, 2021;

8/24/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

8/25/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE;

[ 2022 ]

1/25/2022 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

1/25/2022 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

1/26/2022 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

1/31/2022 Returned jointly by the Committees on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 579, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2500;

1/31/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

1/31/2022 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2500 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 579.

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Entitled:
AN ACT MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION BY DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
Introduced by Representatives RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ, EDCEL C. LAGMAN, XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO, MANUEL III DG. CABOCHAN, TEODORICO JR. T. HARESCO, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 23, 2021;
8/24/2021	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
8/25/2021	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE;
[ 2022 ]
1/25/2022	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
1/25/2022	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
1/26/2022	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
1/31/2022	Returned jointly by the Committees on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 579, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2500;
1/31/2022	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
1/31/2022	CONSIDERED IN SBN-2500 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 579.