COOPERATIVES SECTOR

To follow-up amendments of Co-op Code (House Bill 4602)

·      Cooperative Sectoral Council attended committee hearings. Consultation-dialogues

§   Approved at the House of Representative.

§   Conducted series of TWGs in the Senate.

Follow-up amendment to CDA charter

Retain CDA under the Office of the President

·      Committees (policy group to conduct study forums) within the CSC were formed (NCR-based members)

·   Will attend to this after the Co-op Code.

Registration of all  electric cooperatives with CDA

Ø    Amendment of EPIRA Law

·      EO

Through representation and meaningful participation of co-op at the local development councils

·      Local Sectoral Representation bill enacted as a law

·   Conducting series of meeting in the Local Level.

·   On-Going.

ARTISANAL FISHERFOLKS SECTOR

Enforcement of Fisheries and Environmental Laws (illegal fishing, and cutting of mangroves and encroachment in municipal waters by commercial fishers)

Conduct three national inter-agency dialogues to stop/cancel/impose penalty with close monitoring those groups involved on illegal fishing, and illegal cutting of mangroves including termination and persecution of corrupt law enforcer.

As per update from the Sectoral Representative Rogelio Amatorio, the Committee of each item is continuing conducting a research study and other activities identified. Updates during the Quarterly meeting on July 18-19, 2006 will be reported by each committee.

Magna Carta for the Fisherfolks

Drafting of possible levels of implementation of Magna Carta

REVIEW And AMMENDMENT OF MINING ACT  (CONFLICT WITH FISHERIES SECTOR)

Conduct one cross-sectoral national dialogue on the issue of the mining act

Advocacy on total log ban

Conduct a national inter-agency dialogue to stop/cancel/impose penalty with close monitoring those groups involved on logging

Advocacy on sectoral representation to ldc

Advocate for an enabling law for local sectoral representation

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES SECTOR

1.   Passage of DOMOGAN Bill

2.   Amendment of Organic Act

3.   Local Sectoral Representation Bill (LSR Bill)

·          Bill already in the Senate for deliberation

·          SC drafting an amendment of the Act

URBAN POOR SECTOR

1.       Impending increase of oil price and cost of prime commodities

·    Repeal Oil Deregulation Law

2.       UDHA law has cut off date for the implementation that already lapsed

·    Amend the UDHA law to extend cut off DA

3.       Need to stop workers’ Contractualization.

·    Enact a law to stop workers’ contractualization

4. Creation of Local Housing Board (LHB)

·    Draft a LHB Ordinance and conduct consultations with UP Alliance in respective cities and municipalities

·    Conduct lobbying with respective Local Sanggunians and LCEs

VICTIMS OF DISASTERS AND CALAMITIES SECTOR

1.       Amendment of the Philippine Disaster Management System (PDMS)

§     Form the Technical Working Group (TWG) as lead

§     Document study of existing DM laws & bills filed  in congress

§     Draft alternative/proposed DM bill

§     Draft bill filed in both congress

§      Study forum/research

SC drafting the proposed DM bill

2.       Passage of the (Internal Displace Persons (IDPs) Bill that would safeguard the rights and welfare of affected population in conflict areas.

§          Continue lobbying with the Congress

§          Conduct of legislative briefing.

§     Bill approved at the committee level – house of representatives

3.       Passage of the  International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Bill

§     Continue lobbying with the Congress

·     Bill approved at the committee level – house of representatives

WOMEN SECTOR

1. Advocate for Local Sectoral Representation Bill

§      Target 50-50 implementation in the Bureaucracy and Elective position at the National and Local levels Advocate for Local Sectoral Representation Bill

§      Monitoring/implementation of “equal” representation in 3^rd level  positions in government

§      Increasing women’s political participation

2. Act in the following Cross-sectoral issues –

a. Peace & Order/Militarization especially VFA

B. Magna Carta for Persons With Disabilities.”

§      Review provisions of VFA and scrap  provisions detrimental to Phil. Island sovereignty

3. Certify as priority bills the following --

a. Reproductive Health- to include RH in the Responsible Parenthood

b. Anti-Discrimination Bill

c. Responsive Parenthood  and Population Bill

d. Anti-prostitution Bill

e. Amendment of Barangay Health Worker Law

§      Certify as priority bills

a.  Inclusion and consolidate Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population Bill

b. Anti-prostitution Bill

§      c. RA 7883 Amendment (Sec. 6 on Incentives & Benefits, pension)

4.  Advocate for new laws, such as:

§       “Act on Women’s Exploitation in Media”

§      Incorporate Women/Gender Concerns in legal education

§      “Mandatory GST for judges and  prosecutors”

§      Monitor women’s exploitation in media and advertisements

§      Monitor compliance with Anti-pornography provisions of the Revised Penal Code

§      Incorporate women/gender concerns in legal education 

§      Mandatory GST for judges, prosecutors, Clerks of Courts

5. Advocacy for the Local Sectoral Representation bill

§    Enactment of LSR bill

§      Participation in the Task Force LSR

6. Review of Code of Muslim Personal Law (CMLP) PD 1083

§      Coordinate with PLRC – Mindanao on the Results of Review on PD 1083 and their Plans

§      Draft of amendments of PD 1083

§      Establish/ identify and advocate re: potential sponsors

§      Establish contacts and advocate: OMA, RCBW, RLA & women’s network

§      Education and information drive on Muslim Women’s Rights

YOUTH AND STUDENTS SECTOR

Passage of the Magna Carta for Student Rights

E.O. on Magna Carta for Students Rights

SK Reform

§          Lobbying, meeting with different congress persons

§          Mtg consultation to determine bill version to support Gov Com to present diff bill versions to SC

FORMAL LABOR AND MIGRANT WORKERS SECTOR

1.       Amendment of the following specific provisions of the labor code/laws:

o         To strengthen right to self-organization

o         Security of tenure

o         Enhance industrial and labor dispute settlement system

o     Sec Rep to write Congress and Senate labor committees about: the existence of NAPC-FLMWC, its functions, and request for inclusion of in list of invitees to public hearings.

o     Sectoral Representative to be the official representative to hearings

o     Furnish official list of NAPC-FLMWC members, their office addresses and contact numbers

o     Meet with Senate/House Labor Committee Chairs to lobby for said bills

Accomplished as of March 2006

Accomplished as of March 2006

Accomplished as of March 2006

Council is still setting schedule for meeting with both houses

2.       Re-file bill on Magna Carta for Private School Teachers

o     Look for sponsors in Congress

o     Hold consultations with private school teachers re: Proposed Magna Carta

o     Include in lobbying in public hearings

On-going

On-going

On-going

3.       Review and/or draft bills for:

o     Magna Carta of Security Guards

o     Living wage

o     TESDA tripartite panel review recommendations

o     Consultative forum of security guards

o     FLMW leveling-off on draft bill on living wage

To be conducted on 3^rd Quarter of 2006

To be discussed during regular council meeting

4.       Work for speedy disposition of labor cases

o     Consultation meeting of FLMW private sector (actual meetings and thru e-group) to consolidate position in speeding-up disposition of cases

Through November 2005 Council Meeting, DOLE Sec. Sto. Tomas ordered the addition of more Legal Arbiters for speedier hearing of labor cases and was complied with by the DOLE Bureau of Labor Relations on January 2006

5.       Review/level-off and make common position re: holiday economics and compressed workweek

o     Leveling-off meeting

Council already forwarded their agenda to DOLE during November 2005 council meeting. Sec. Sto. Tomas mentioned that she will bring it up with the President.

6.       “No to POEA deregulation” (R.A.8042: Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995)

o      Information dissemination

o      Lobbying activities

o      Re-file amendment to RA 8042

o      POEA/DOLE to endorse to the House Committee

Accomplished as of January 2006

On-going

On-going

On-going

7.       OFW remittance

o      Data gathering for documentation to support arguments for the proposed EO

On-going

8.       Amendment of Overseas Absentee Voting

o      Study  the security safety of email, postal voting

o      Fora

o      Lobbying

On-going

9.       Review OWWA Omnibus Policy

o   Dialogue with DOLE, OWWA regarding medical and legal benefits of former OWWA members

To be scheduled 3^rd Quarter of 2006

10.    Salary Increase

o         Implementation of the relevant provisions in the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers, Engineers, Health Workers

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