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AMENDING THE VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06555 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING VOLUNTEERISM AS A STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECLARING DECEMBER AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 12 AND 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9418, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007" | |
| SHORT TITLE : Institutionalizing Volunteerism As A Strategy For National Development And Declaring December As National Volunteer Month | |
| ABSTRACT : Institutionalizes the Philippine Volunteer Awards Program (PNVAP) comprising of a National Outstanding Volunteer award (NOVA) which shall be conferred by the President of the Philippines to recognize the exemplary contributions, dedication to service and achievements of individuals and organization in uplifting the lives of people and communities through volunteerism; and a Local Outstanding Volunteer Award (LOVA) which recognizes the significant contributions of volunteer individuals and groups in the development of their respective communities and shall be implemented by the Local Government Unit and conferred by the respective Local Chief Executive.Declares the month of December of every year as National Volunteer Month which celebration shall be spearheaded by the PNVSCA for coordination purposes. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, BUSTOS, JORGE ANTONIO P., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", LABADLABAD, GLONA G., BALINDONG, YASSER ALONTO, CHUNGALAO, SOLOMON R., LUSOTAN, MACNELL, BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H. | |
| DATE FILED : 2020-03-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nieto (000 2020-05-28) | 2. Villanueva (E.) (000 2020-08-07) |
| 3. Rivera (000 2020-08-07) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Acosta-Alba | 2. Bustos |
| 3. Robes | 4. Vergara |
| 5. Labadlabad | 6. Balindong |
| 7. Chungalao | 8. Lusotan |
| 9. Bordado | 10. Salceda |
| 11. Arenas | 12. Guya |
| 13. Macapagal Arroyo | 14. Momo |
| 15. Savellano | 16. Lagon |
| 17. Romualdez (Y.M.) | 18. Cabatbat |
| 19. Bautista-Bandigan | 20. Delos Santos |
| 21. Dimaporo (A.) | 22. Ruiz Daza |
| 23. Matugas | 24. Arbison |
| 25. Caminero | 26. Calderon |
| 27. Dimaporo (M.K.) | 28. Ebcas |
| 29. Limkaichong | 30. Cari |
| 31. Nieto | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00281 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2020-03-10 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: PEOPLE'S PARTICIPATION | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 3134 and 3475 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB03134, HB03475 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-03-11 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-03-11 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2020-05-26 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2020-05-28, 2020-06-04 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Robes;Robes | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2020-05-28 | |
| INTERPELLATED BY : Elago | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2020-05-28 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Acosta-Alba, Bustos, Robes, Vergara, Labadlabad, Balindong, Chungalao, Lusotan, Bordado, Salceda, Arenas, Guya, Macapagal Arroyo, Momo, Savellano, Lagon, Romualdez (Y.M.), Cabatbat, Bautista-Bandigan, Delos Santos, Dimaporo (A.), Ruiz Daza, Matugas, Arbison, Caminero, Calderon, Dimaporo (M.K.), Ebcas, Limkaichong, Cari, Nieto | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2020-06-04 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2020-07-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2020-08-24 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING VOLUNTEERISM AS A STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECLARING DECEMBER AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 12 AND 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9418, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007" | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:244 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abante | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abellanosa | Y---Abu |
| Y---Abueg-Zaldivar | Y---Abunda |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta |
| X---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.) |
| X---Alvarez (G.) | X---Alvarez (P.) |
| Y---Amante-Matba | X---Amatong |
| D---Andaya--(N/A) | Y---Angara |
| Y---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | Y---Atienza |
| Y---Aumentado | Y---Babasa |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Bainto-Aguinaldo |
| Y---Balindong | Y---Bañas-Nograles |
| Y---Barba | Y---Barbers |
| Y---Baronda | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bascug | Y---Bautista |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | X---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) | Y---Cari |
| Y---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.) |
| Y---Co (E.) | X---Cojuangco |
| Y---Collantes | Y---Crisologo |
| X---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Cullamat |
| Y---Dagooc | Y---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | D---Datol--(N/A) |
| X---Ruiz Daza | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---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 | Y---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 |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Fariñas (R.C.) |
| X---Fariñas I (R.C.) | Y---Fernandez |
| X---Fernando | Y---Ferrer (J.M.) |
| Y---Ferrer (L.) | Y---Flores |
| D---Fongwan--(N/A) | X---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Frasco |
| Y---Fuentebella | Y---Gaite |
| Y---Garbin | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia (P.J.) | Y---Garcia (V.) |
| X---Garin (J.) | X---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | Y---Gatchalian |
| Y---Gato | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (E.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| Y---Torres-Gomez | X---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.) | Y---Gonzales (N.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guico | Y---Gullas |
| X---Guya | Y---Haresco |
| X---Hataman | Y---Hernandez |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | Y---Javier |
| Y---Jimenez | Y---Kho (E.) |
| X---Kho (W.) | X---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lacson-Noel | X---Lagman |
| Y---Lagon | Y---Lara |
| Y---Lazatin | X---Leachon |
| Y---Legarda | Y---Lim |
| Y---Limkaichong | X---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 | X---Mercado |
| Y---Momo | Y---Natividad-Nagaño |
| X---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| X---Nograles (J.F.F.) | X---Nolasco |
| Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Olivarez | Y---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 | X---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 | Y---Sagarbarria |
| Y---Sakaluran | Y---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| Y---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| X---Sarmiento | X---Saulog |
| X---Savellano | Y---Siao |
| X---Silverio | X---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | Y---Sinsuat |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| X---Suarez (A.) | Y---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 |
| X---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 | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villa |
| Y---Villafuerte | Y---Villanueva (E.) |
| Y---Villanueva (N.) | Y---Villar |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Violago | Y---Yap (E.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | X---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 | |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING VOLUNTEERISM AS A STRATEGY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECLARING DECEMBER AS NATIONAL VOLUNTEER MONTH, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 12 AND 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9418, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2007 [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2020 ] Introduced by Representatives MA. LOURDES ACOSTA-ALBA, JORGE ANTONIO P. BUSTOS, FLORIDA "RIDA" P. ROBES, ROSANNA "RIA" V. VERGARA, GLONA G. LABADLABAD, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 24, 2020; 9/1/2020 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 9/2/2020 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT;
Abstract
Institutionalizes the Philippine Volunteer Awards Program (PNVAP) comprising of a National Outstanding Volunteer award (NOVA) which shall be conferred by the President of the Philippines to recognize the exemplary contributions, dedication to service and achievements of individuals and organization in uplifting the lives of people and communities through volunteerism; and a Local Outstanding Volunteer Award (LOVA) which recognizes the significant contributions of volunteer individuals and groups in the development of their respective communities and shall be implemented by the Local Government Unit and conferred by the respective Local Chief Executive.Declares the month of December of every year as National Volunteer Month which celebration shall be spearheaded by the PNVSCA for coordination purposes.
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