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HOUSE Majorityldailer sjon resudes sn Mo4d3y r aeaqndleailing. ; DeParqnent qfWCteI Re- "We are committei{:ll
and Leyte Rep. Mtrtin (January20):Tirne tqroll : "This jncludes House sources to avertwater cri- andinspiredtoworklurd
Romualdez yesterday uPour sleeves onae again BillNo.56T3whichautho- sis, ahd other bills," said er, smarter a]ld more effi = ]

said the House of Repie- an3:w-iL doiirlq tiqrg on rizes the DePartment of Romualdez. ciently this year,' said ]
sentatives will expedite vitallegislativemeasures. Healthto set and aPProve :Romualtez vowed to Rom,raldez
the passage of Piesident Thespeaker made a clear the bed capacity arld ,saF work]lariler this year for DFO iq now being de- I
Rodrigo-"Rody" Du- instni':tion to FaEs there vicecaPabilityoJallDoll- another House of Repre- liberated onin theplenary I

le*e's triority measures, iills. No less than Presi- retained hospitals in all sentatives' remarkable while the House Comrrit-
including biils creating dentRoddgoDutei.tehim- parts ofthe cormtry," said Perfoirnance by approv- tee. tee onon. Appropriations
the Departments of Fili-. selj called on Congress to Romualdez- ]n8 President Duterte's chaired bv Davao Ciw ReD. bin
-Overseds (DFO),
pinos work on these measures. "We hope to vote soon iegislabve agenda aimed IsidroUrigabisscheiuldd -
able water supply forall.
Water Resources (DWR) during his fourth State of forsecondrcadingappror- atmaking the life ofFilipi- lo appro-ve the budqet The Salceda Panel Before the Clu:isfmas
and Disaster Resilience the Nation Address last althepioposed lawcrcat- nos more comfortable. combbnent of DDR"on granled erempfion from break, Romualdez said the
(DDR). July;" said Romualdez, ing the DePartmeni ofFil- Romualdez said law- Wednesdav. laxes, imporl duties ard House prccessed a tota l of
The H6use Comnit- donor's tax on foreign do- ot ai aver-
- ActingonSpeakerAlan PresidentoftheThilippine ipinos Overseas and For- makers are insPired to
900 measures
Peter Caletarot insn'uc Constihrtion Aslociabon eign Emplolment to keep perform even beher and teesoncovedunentReor- nations, and goods and ageof 28 neasuresperday
tjons. RomuaLdez, lhp (Phil(onsa) and lakas- an eye on the safeiy dnd ac.omPlish morc afler sanization and on Disas- ser.nices donaled from duri4g fhe 32 sessic,n days.
chairman of the House Christian Mustm Demo- ProtectronofoverseasFil- Speaker Cayetano got a ier Malasement last No- abroad under DDR. From July 22 to De-
Committee on Rules, said crats (CMD). - ipinos, induding seafar- veryimPressiveSopercent vember 2"0 approred the AJso latl year, Houte cember 18, 2019, Romual-
the House dims lo pass Lhe Romualdez. a lawyer. ers and household sen ice approraJ rating la't De sLrbstimre bill ionsoli4aq- Committee' bn Covem- dez said the House ofRep-
lhree measures creating said the House of Reirre- workers, DePartrneni of cember from b4 Periell ing"OnNovember aU DDR measul-es. menl Reorganization and resentatlves received a tG
the DFO;D\ IR, and DDR sentatives wou.ld vote on Disasts Resilience to cre- last September and 76 25,201c, on PublicWo.kand High- tal of 6,562 measures and
before the next Congress thirdandfinalreadin8oth- ate a Pdmary agency re Pelcent trust rating com the Houre Comrnittee on wayc ard on Ways and 186 comrnittee reports.
adjournnent in Marih. er vital meisures that the sponsible for leading _the pared to his 62 percent in \4avb ar1d Means chaired Means approved DWR Of these. Romualdez
"We aim to hit the House of Representatives nationaleffortbefore, du-r the third quarier Pulse bv.lUbav Reo. ;6sy 5ar1q that would ensurp reliable, said, 5,889 are bills and
groundrurmingwhenses- has already approved on ingand after disaste$, the Asia su ey silceaa'pa's'ea rr'i'oun saJe, qualty and afford- 673 are resolutions.