FOREIGN POLICY/FOREIGN RELATIONS


  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 5766
    An Act Providing for the Retention of Philippine Citizenship by Natural Born Filipino Citizens who acquire Foreign citizenship, amending for the purpose Commonwealth Act No. 63,as amended, and for other purposes
    (Filed February 17, 2003)
    Status: For Referral
    Main Features:
    - Natural born citizens who have lost their citizenship upon naturalization in a foreign country are allowed to retain their Filipino citizenship with a condition that they register their intent to retail their Filipino citizenship and manifest their loyalty and allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines.
    - Rights and Duties of these Filipino expatriates such as the right to suffrage, to exploit natural resources, to campaign and run for public office, and more, are laid down in this bill.


  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 1608
    An Act Providing For A System Of Absentee Voting And Registration For Qualified Filipinos Abroad, And Appropriating Funds Therefor
    (Filed July 30, 2001)
    Status: RA No. 9189 (February 13, 2003)

    Main Features:
    - To enable Filipinos living or working abroad to exercise their right of suffrage, this bill provides for Absentee voting and registration in accordance with existing election laws concerning qualifications of voters
    - Significant guidelines such as on the notice of election, on the application to avail of absentee voting, on the campaign of parties and candidates, balloting procedures and other regular election guidelines applicable to absentee voters are likewise set forth in this bill



  • Title/Date Filed: House Bill No. 3271
    An Act To Open Loan Windows for Filipino Migrant Workers, amending for the purpose sec 6 (A) and 21 of Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
    (September 27, 2001)
    Status: Awaiting 1st Committee Hearing

    Main Features:
    - To enable Filipinos living or working abroad to exercise their right of suffrage, this bill provides for Absentee voting and registration in accordance with existing election laws concerning qualifications of voters
    - A Migrant Workers Loan Guarantee Fund is created, with a revolving amount of P100Million, to expand the grant of pre-departure loans including loans of placement fee and family assistance to migrant workers


  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 951
    Resolution urging the Committee on Foreign Affairs to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the economic and social implications of the Bilateral Free Trade Agreements entered into and being worked on by the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) with various East Asian countries to the Philippines
    (Filed January 15, 2003)
    Status: For Committee Deliberation

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 196
    Resolution urging the Office of the President, the National Security Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs to make a report and inform the House of Representatives and the public in general on the "All out support policy"
    (Filed September 18, 2001)
    Status: 1st Committee hearing

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 302
    Resolution inquiring into the contradicting statements issued by Malacanang and by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona re the military arrangements between the Philippines and the United States
    (Filed November 22, 2001)
    Status: House Resolution 93 as adapted by the House of Representatives

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 545
    A resolution urging the House of Representatives through its appropriate committees to investigate, in aid of legislation, the nature, powers and functions of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taiwan in its performance of consular duties
    (Filed May 7, 2002)
    Status: HR 263 as adapted by HOR
    Main Features:
    - Investigation on the functions of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office, formerly the ASECTAI, fit the purpose of determining whether or not it is subject to audit pursuant to the provision of the GAA of 2002 that "all income received by an entity, agency or office, whether public or private, performing consular functions and activities including fees and charges collected by foreign mission, shall be duly recorded as income of the General Fund"

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 694
    Resolution urging the House of Representatives, through its appropriate committee, to inquire, in aid of legislation, into the effect on the Philippine jurisdiction over five (5) Abu Sayyaf leaders Indicted by the United States government
    (Filed August 8, 2002)
    Status: For deliberation

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 736
    Resolution urging the government to initiate the Philippine claim on the Island of Sabah and other Islands of North Borneo forming part of the historic sultanate of Sulu as part of the Philippine territory before the International Court of Justice, the Hague and for other purposes
    (Filed September 02, 2002)

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 750
    Resolution urging the government to seek redress of human rights and other grievances alleged by Filipino deportees from Malaysia by United Nations Commission on Human Rights and other international agencies in cooperation with Indonesia and other countries, and for other purposes
    (Filed September 9, 2002)

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 837
    Resolution urging the House of Representatives, through its appropriate committees, to inquire in aid of legislation, into the terms of reference or other legal basis supporting the conduct of the joint Republic of the Philippines-United States military exercise dubbed as "Talon Vision- 02" and for other purposes
    (Filed October 17, 2002)

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 903
    Resolution directing the House Committees on Foreign Relations and National Defense to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into provisions of the recently signed Mutual Logistics Support Agreement (MLSA)
    (Filed November 29, 2002)

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 904
    Resolution urging the House Committees on National Defense, Foreign Relations, and Civil, Political and Human Rights to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the applicability of the Yemeni-strike formula in the Philippines
    (Filed December 2, 2002)

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 932
    Resolution Urging the House Committee on Justice and on Civil, Political and Human Rights to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation into the proprietary of the procedures carried out by US authorities on the extradition of Representative Mark Jimenez and on the apparent ineffectiveness of DOJ officials in handling of extradition cases
    (Filed January 3, 2003)

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 951
    Resolution urging the Committee on Foreign Affairs to Conduct an Inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the economic and social implications of the Bilateral Free Trade Agreements entered into and being worked on by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with various East Asian Countries to the Philippines

    (Filed January 15, 2003)

    Main Features:
    - A Resolution to inquire into the implications of the Bilateral Free Trade Agreements entered into by the ASEAN with other countries to ensure that the economic and social interests of the Philippines is not compromised in any economic cooperation launched in the process of free trade

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 984
    Resolution urging President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Not to Participate in any Unilateral Action of the United States Against Iraq
    (Filed January 13, 2003)
    Status: Awaiting Committee deliberation

  • Title/Date Filed: House Resolution No. 1039
    Resolution urging the House of Representatives Through the Committee on National Defense . to invite Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes to give update before legislators on his recently concluded talks with the US Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on the pending Balikatan 03-1 Exercises
    (Filed March 6, 2003)
    Status: Awaiting Committee deliberation

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