Davao de Oro Bill approved in Senate

DAVAO CITY, Davao

— The Bill changing Compostela Valley province name to Davao de Oro was approved in Senate.

The Senate Bill 1746 or also known as Davao de Oro Bill which is sponsored by Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri and Sen. Sonny Angara in the  senate house for the last reading was finally approved.

Hopefully it will be signed by the President of the Philippines before the year ends, so that the law that  will use the new name of the said province will be fully implemented.

Comval Governor Tyron Uy, cite once again that this bill will helps a lot in terms of economic activity in the area.

DAVAO DE ORO BILL GETS NOD OF HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE

DAVAO CITY, Philippines
Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora’s legislative proposal to rename Compostela Valley into Davao de Oro Province received a big boost when the House Committee on Rules approved the same during its meeting on March 20, 2018.  The lady lawmaker is the main author of HB No. 7363 along with second district Representative Ruwel Peter Gonzaga.

 “Hurdling this legislative challenge is a crucial step in our ultimate aim of enacting this measure into law. We are glad to have successfully made it through the powerful Rules committee,” Rep. Zamora said.
The Committee initially deferred consideration of the bill, with Majority Floor Leader and Committee on Rules Chairperson Rodolfo Fariñas noting that House Committee on Local Government Chairperson Pedro Acharon, Jr. was not present to sponsor the measure on behalf of the authors. Fariñas, however, reconsidered, acknowledging the presence of Rep. Zamora, saying that this is in consideration of the latter’s position as the Senior Vice Chairperson of the House Committee on Appropriations that the Rules Committee will take up the bill.

Tabled for deliberation and with Rep. Zamora speaking for the bill and answering queries from the Rules chairperson, the same was swiftly approved and disposed of.
“We are grateful to Majority Leader Fariñas for giving due course to our bill, and for duly considering its importance to our constituents and political leaders,” Rep. Zamora remarked.

HB 7363 will now be calendared for plenary deliberation on second and third readings.
“Hopefully, we will be able to get the bill enacted into law during the final regular session of the 17th Congress,” the lady legislator added.

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