THE Senate is targeting to pass another set of bills authored by deputy speaker and Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez today, Sept. 28.
Citing the approval by the House on 3rd reading Monday, Rodriguez said the lower chamber is set to transmit the 5 bills to the Senate for its approval.
Rodriguez said the bills approved during plenary session at the lower house are House Bill No. 10246, an act establishing in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro City, province of Misamis Oriental, a satellite district hospital of the Northern Mindanao Medical Center.
This is to be known as the Barangay Tablon-Northern Mindanao Medical Center Satellite District Hospital, and appropriating funds therefor;
A House Bill No. 10213, an act providing for the development of the electric vehicle industry and establishing a regulatory framework for the manufacture and use of electric vehicles;
House Bill No. 10261, an act extending the registration of voters for the 2022 National and Local Elections;
A House Bill No. 10057, an act standardizing the retirement benefits of justices, judges, and judiciary officials conferred with judicial rank, salary, and privileges, and appropriating funds therefor, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 910, as amended;
And House Bill No. 10276, an act strengthening the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation, repealing for the purpose Presidential Decree No. 1467, as amended, entitled “Creating the ‘Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation’ prescribing its powers and activities, providing for its capitalization and for the required government premium subsidy and fir other purposes;”
The above-stated measures will be added to the list of more than 15 bills authored by Rodriguez which are approved on the 2nd reading, and 20 bills approved on the 3rd reading that are currently hurdling another round of deliberations at the Senate. (Ben Balce)
