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HOUSE BILL NO.

Introduced By: REPRESENTATIVE MAGNOLIA ROSA C. ANTONINO.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippines has a total land area of thirty million hectares of which 15.2 million
hectares or fifty-two percent (52%) is officially classified as forestland administered by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The total forest cover is estimaied at
7.168 million hectares (24.7%) while the remaining eight million hectares are denuded or
degraded forest.

Deforestation has been the only culprit for floods that have devastated many towns and
cities in the Philippines. It is primarily because forests are crucial in minimizing landslides and
floods as trees prevent sediment runoff and erosion.

In order to help provide a long term solution to this perennial problem, the government
has to tap all sectors of society, like the professionals, to help prevent or minimize the impact of
natural calamities, like floods and landslides

Considering the number of professionals in our country, there will be plenty of trees ibe
planted each year. Tree-planting or rendering community service is a way of giving back to our
communities for the blessings that had been showered upon us. This may be a valid substitute for
required military service in other countries.

It is worthy to mention that this proposed requirement for the renewal of Professional
Identification Card is not unique to the Philippines. In fact, in United States, for renewing
Mariners License for example, physical examinations, drug testing and completing six (6) hours-
of approved college course are required. The only difference is that their requirement is more f9r
personal booster while this proposal is for a patriotic cause

It is therefore the foremost objective of this bill to help provide a way of solving this
perennial problem by requiring licensed professional to plant a tree or in the alternative to render
eight hours community service each year as a requisite for the renewal of their Professional
Identification Card

The foregoing reasons warrant the approval of this bill. i3

REP. MAGNOLIA ROSA C. ANTONINO
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

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nouse Bi No, 1050

Introduced By: REPRESENTATIVE MAGNOLIA ROSA C. ANTONINO.

AN ACT “
REQUIRING LICENSED PROFESSIONALS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF
THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC) TO PLANT A
TREE OR RENDER COMMUNITY SERVICE EVERY YEAR AS REQUISITE
FOR THE RENEWAL OF THEIR PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. All licensed professionals under the supervision of the Professional
Regulation Commission are hereby required to plant a tree or render eight hours
community service in any community of her or his choice as a requisite for the renewal of
Professional Identification Card.

SEC. 2. No Professional Identification Card shall be renewed by the Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC) unless a Certification issued by the Local Chief Executive
where the tree-planting activity or community service took place is presented as a proof
of compliance

SEC. 3. The PRC shall issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement this
Act within sixty (60) days from its effectivity.

SEC. 4, This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved,