Representative
Manila, 2nd District
Party: LAKAS-CMD
Term: 3
Age: 73
Date of Birth: 28 January 1934
Place of Birth: Tondo, Manila
Religion: Catholic
Civil Status: M
Spouse: Amelia V. Lopez
Other Profession: Lawyer
COMMITTEES
BANKS AND FINANCIAL
INTERMEDIARIES, Chairman
FOREIGN AFFAIRS,
Vice Chairman
DANGEROUS DRUGS,
Member for the Majority
JUSTICE,
Member for the Majority
METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT,
Member for the Majority
OVERSIGHT,
Member for the Majority
HOUSE BILLS
SPONSORED/AUTHORED
HB00013 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO BANK AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2007-07-24
HB00291 AN ACT REQUIRING ALL PUBLIC UTILITY
AGENCIES AND COMPANIES OR CORPORATIONS, BOTH PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE, TO REPAIR ANY DIGGING OR DESTRUCTION MADE IN
THE COURSE OF THEIR INSTALLATION OR MAINTENANCE WORK Status: Pending with the Committee
on PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS since 2007-07-24
HB00292 AN ACT TO INSTALL FAX MACHINE UNITS
IN ALL CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PHILIPPINES Status: Pending with the Committee
on INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY since
2007-07-24
HB00293 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RECOVERY
AND LIQUIDATION OF FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED JURIDICAL
ENTITIES Status: Pending with the Committee
on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2007-07-24
HB00294 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE
PRE-NEED INSURANCE CORPORATION, DEFINING ITS POWER AND
DUTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2007-07-24
HB00295 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PRE-NEED
PLAN CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES Status: Pending with the Committee
on BANKS AND FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES since 2007-07-24
HB00296 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SOLAR
ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DEFINING ITS POWERS AND
DUTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION since
2007-07-24
HB00297 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL
RECYCLING COMMISSION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2007-07-24
HB00298 AN ACT TO CODIFY THE LAWS AND
REGULATIONS RELATING TO SECURITY DEVICES IN THE
PHILIPPINES Status: Pending with the Committee
on REVISION OF LAWS since 2007-07-24
HB00299 AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE TEACHING OF
BASIC COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF
ALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2007-07-24
HB00300 AN ACT PENALIZING PARENTS,
ADOPTERS, GUARDIANS OR PERSONS EXERCISING SPECIAL OR
SUBSTITUTE PARENTAL AUTHORITY OVER CHILDREN UNDER
PARENTAL AUTHORITY FOUND TO BE ENGAGED IN BEGGING AND/OR
PROSTITUTION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on JUSTICE since 2007-07-24
HB00301 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSFER
OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE PRACTICE OF
PROFESSIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES BY OVERSEAS FILIPINO
PROFESSIONALS Status: Pending with the Committee
on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY since 2007-07-24
HB00302 AN ACT PROMOTING VOLUNTARY BLOOD
DONATION, PROVIDING FOR AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SAFE
BLOOD, REGULATING BLOOD BANKS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES
FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF Status: Pending with the Committee
on HEALTH since 2007-07-24
HR00126 A RESOLUTION TO DIRECT THE
CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON THE E-COMMERCE LAW
TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE
PROLIFERATION OF ON-LINE PYRAMID SCAMS AND OTHER
ANOMALOUS TRANSACTIONS USING THE INTERNET, IN VIOLATION
OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8972, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ACT OF 2000 Status: Pending with the Committee
on RULES since 2007-08-28
PS00023 NATIONAL LANGUAGE Status: Pending with the Committee
on RULES since 2007-08-14
Representative
Manila, 6th District
Party: LAKAS-CMD
Term: 2
Age: 56
Date of Birth: 15 July 1951
Place of Birth: Sampaloc, Manila
Religion: Baptist
Civil Status: M
Spouse: Marie Paz T. Abante
Other Profession: Minister of Gospel
Term: 2
Age: 56
Date of Birth: 15 July 1951
Place of Birth: Sampaloc, Manila
Religion: Baptist
Civil Status: M
Spouse: Marie Paz T. Abante
Other Profession: Minister of Gospel
COMMITTEES
PUBLIC INFORMATION,
Chairman
ETHICS AND PRIVILEGES,
Vice Chairman
HUMAN RIGHTS,
Vice Chairman
METRO MANILA DEVELOPMENT,
Vice Chairman
APPROPRIATIONS,
Member for the Majority
BASIC EDUCATION AND
CULTURE, Member for the Majority
GOOD GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC
ACCOUNTABILITY, Member for the
Majority
INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, Member
for the Majority
NATIONAL DEFENSE AND
SECURITY, Member for the Majority
TRANSPORTATION,
Member for the Majority
HOUSE BILLS
SPONSORED/AUTHORED
HB00704 AN ACT INCREASING THE BENEFITS OF
AND PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO BARANGAY OFFICIALS AND
EMPLOYEES INCLUDING BARANGAY TANODS, AND MEMBERS OF THE
LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA AND PANGKAT NG TAGAPAGKASUNDO,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 393 AND 406 OF THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 Status: Pending with the Committee
on LOCAL GOVERNMENT since 2007-07-31
HB00705 AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING
PROSTITUTION AND SEXUAL RELATION WITH AND SOLICITATION
OR PROCUREMENT OF, PROSTITUTES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE
ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE
REVISED PENAL CODE' Status: Pending with the Committee
on REVISION OF LAWS since 2007-07-31
HB00706 AN ACT CREATING A BODY CORPORATE TO
BE KNOWN AS THE DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL HOSPITAL, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on HEALTH since 2007-07-31
HB00707 AN ACT PROHIBITING RADIO,
TELEVISION, NEWSPAPER, MOVIE HOUSE, POSTER AND BILLBOARD
ADVERTISEMENT ON CIGARETTE AND ALCOHOLIC DRINKS Status: Pending with the Committee
on PUBLIC INFORMATION since 2007-07-31
HB00708 AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING
THE PRODUCTION, PRINTING, PUBLICATION, IMPORTATION,
SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND EXHIBITION OF OBSCENE AND
PORNOGRAPHIC MOVIES AND MATERIALS, AND THE EXHIBITION OF
LIVE SEXUAL ACTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 201
OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE Status: Pending with the Committee
on PUBLIC INFORMATION since 2007-07-31
HB00709 AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE
NO. 1869 WHICH CONSOLIDATED AND AMENDED PRESIDENTIAL
DECREES NOS. 1067-A, 1067-B, 1067-C, 1399 AND 1632,
RELATIVE TO THE FRANCHISE AND POWERS OF THE PHILIPPINE
AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR), AS AMENDED BY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 260, SERIES OF 1987 Status: Pending with the Committee
on GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS since 2007-07-31
HB00710 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL
BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS,
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4670,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERS', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Status: Pending with the Committee
on BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE since 2007-07-31
HB02294 AN ACT CREATING THE MOVIE AND
TELEVISION CONTROL COMMISSION, ABOLISHING THE MOVIE AND
TELEVISION REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSE Status: Pending First Reading
(Filed last 2007-08-29)
PS00019 POSITIVE ASPECT OF POWER Status: Pending First Reading
(Filed last 2007-08-13)
PS00038 WAR AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY Status: Pending First Reading
(Filed last 2007-08-29)