Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No.  7884  
Introduced by: HON. LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO, HON. FERDINAND MARTIN 
G. ROMUALDEZ, HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, HON. WESLIE 
GATCHALIAN, HON. WILTER "SHARKY" WEE PALMA II, HON. ALFREDO A. 
GARBIN JR., HON. JUAN MIGUEL MACAPAGAL ARROYO, HON. MICHAEL JOHN 
R. DUAVIT, HON. JESUS CRISPIN C. REMULLA, HON. WILFRIDO MARK M. 
ENVERGA, HON. XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO, HON. SHARON S. GARIN, HON. 
JULIENNE "JAM" L. BARONDA, HON. KRISTINE SINGSON-MEEHAN, HON. 
BERNADETTE "BH" HERRERA-DY, HON. JOSE "BONITO" C. SINGSON JR., HON. 
DOY C. LEACHON, HON. MICHAEL L. ROMERO, HON. ERIC M. MARTINEZ, HON. 
ARNOLFO "ARNIE" A. TEVES JR., HON. FRANCISCO "KIKO" B. BENITEZ, HON. 
MUNIR M. ARBISON, HON. MICHAEL EDGAR Y. AGLIPAY, HON. JOSEPH 
STEPHEN "CARAPS" S. PADUANO, AND HON. JOHN REYNALD M. TIANGCO 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The economic landscape of the country has drastically changed by reason of the 
COVlD-19 pandemic. Its impact to the different sectors is beyond measure and the 
government's role is to lessen the burden to its people. One of the strategic measures 
is to reduce transaction costs in all government agencies and provide an efficient 
delivery of its services while maintaining integrity and accountability in government 
service and the promotion of transparency in the transactions of the government with 
the public, encompassing a program for the adoption of simplified requirements and 
procedures. 


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For this reason, this bill seeks to authorize the President of the Philippines to 
expedite the processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses and 
certifications in times of national emergency. 
Moreover, this bill shall cover all agencies of the Executive branch, including 
departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, boards, councils; government 
instrumentalities, government owned and controlled corporations 
COVlD-19 is spreading fast, so our action must likewise be swift. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
HON. LORD 49\N JAY Q. VELASCr. 
District Representative Marinduque, Lone District 
N. FEIbJAND'MART G. ROMUALDEZ,— 
First District Representative, Leyte 
HON. YEDDA MA1E K. ROMUALDEZ 
Party List Representative - Tingog Sinirangan 


HON. ALFRED 
Party List Represent 
RBIN JR. 
AKO BICOL 
HONWILTER "SHARKY" WEE PALMA II 
First,trict Representativ 
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Seco d District Representative, Pampanga 
HON/MICHA JOHN R\DUAVIT 
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HON. JESUS CRSPIN C. REMULLA 
Seventh Distric)Representative, Cavite 
HON.-WILPRIDO MAFKMENVERGA 
First District Representative. Quezon 
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HON. XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO 
Lone District Representative, Camiguin 


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Party List Represent  
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GARIN 
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HON. JULI 
"JAM" L. BARONDA 
Lone Distri! Representative, Iloilo City 
HON. KRIS E SINGSON-MEEHAN 
Second District Representative, Ilocos Sur 
HON. BERNADETTE "f" HERRERA-DY 
Party List Reprntative, BH 
HON. J9-ONITO" C. SINGSON JR. 
Party List Representative, PROBINSYANO AKO 
HOW. DOY C. LEACHON 
First District Representative, Oriental Mindoro 
HON. MICIEL L. ROMERO 
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àtive, ABANG LINGKOD 
ERIC M. MARTINEZ 
Second District Representative, Valenzuela City 
'HON. ARNOLFO "ARNIE" A. TEVES JR. 
Third District Representative, Negros Oriental 
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.. FR CISCO "KRO" B. BIZNITEZ 
District Representative, Negros Occidental 
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HON,/MUNIR M. ARB1SON 
Second District R,4presentative,  Sulu 
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40N. MICHAEL EDGAR V. AGLIPAY 
Party List Representative, DIWA 
HON/ OOHI(REYNALD M. TIANGCO 
Lone District Representative, Navotas City 


Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Batasan Hills, Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. 
7884 
Introduced by: HON. LORD ALLAN JAY Q. VELASCO, HON. FERDINAND MARTIN 
G. ROMUALDEZ, HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ, HON. WESLIE 
GATCHALIAN, HON. WILTER "SHARKY" WEE PALMA II, HON. ALFREDO A. 
GARBIN JR., HON. JUAN MIGUEL MACAPAGAL ARROYO, HON. MICHAEL JOHN 
R. DUAVIT, HON. JESUS CRISPIN C. REMULLA, HON. WILFRIDO MARK M. 
ENVERGA, HON. XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO, HON. SHARON S. GARIN, HON. 
JULIENNE "JAM" L. BARONDA, HON. KRISTINE SINGSON-MEEHAN, HON. 
BERNADETTE "BH" HERRERA-DY, HON. JOSE "BONITO" C. SINGSON JR., HON. 
DOY C. LEACHON, HON. MICHAEL L. ROMERO, HON. ERIC M. MARTINEZ, HON. 
ARNOLFO "ARNIE" A. TEVES JR., HON. FRANCISCO "KIKO" B. BENITEZ, HON. 
MUNIR M. ARBISON, HON. MICHAEL EDGAR V. AGLIPAY, HON. JOSEPH 
STEPHEN "CARAPS" S. PADUANO, AND HON. JOHN REYNALD M. TIANGCO 
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESSING 
ANDISSUANCE OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL PERMITS, LICENSES AND 
CERTIFICATIONS IN TIMES OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Coverage. - This Act shall cover all agencies of the Executive 
branch, including departments, bureaus, offices, commissions, boards, councils; 
government instrumentalities, government -owned and -controlled corporations such as, 
but not limited to, the following: Department of Finance (DOF), Bureau of Internal 


Revenue (BIR), Bureau of Customs (BOC); Department of Environment and Natural 
Resources (DENR), National Water Resources Board (NWRB), Environmental 
Management Bureau (EMB), Land Management Bureau; Department of Justice (DOJ), 
Land Registration Authority (LRA), Bureau of Immigration (BI); Department of 
Transportation (DOTr), Land 
Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board 
(LTFRB), Land Transportation Office (LTO), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines 
(CAAP), Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA); 
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), National Commission on 
Indigenous Peoples (NCIP); Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), 
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP); Department of Health (DOH), Philippine H e a I t h 
Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Department 
of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), National Telecommunications 
Commission (NTC); Department of Agriculture (DA), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic 
Resources (BFAR); Department of Energy (DOE); Energy Regulatory Commission 
(ERC); Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE); Department of Human 
Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), Home Development Mutual Fund 
(HDMF/PAGIBIG), Human Settlements Adjudication Commission (HSAC); Social 
Security System (SSS); Government Service Insurance System (GSIS); and local 
government units. 
SEC. 2. Authority of the President to Suspend the Requirements for National and 
Local Permits, Licenses and Certifications, and to Streamline and Expedite the Process 
for the Issuance Thereof. - Notwithstanding any law, decree, order or ordinance to the 
contrary, the President, in times of national emergency shall have the authority to: 


(a) 
Accelerate and streamline regulatory processes and procedures for new and 
pending applications and renewals of permits, licenses, clearances, certifications 
or authorizations, including fixing or shortening the periods provided for under 
existing laws, regulations, issuances, and ordinances; 
(b) 
Suspend or waive the requirements in securing such permits, licenses, 
clearances, certifications or authorizations; and 
(c) 
In consultation with or upon the recommendation of the affected government 
agencies, may prescribe to be permanent the streamlined regulatory processes 
and procedures, and the suspension or waiver of the requirements in securing 
permits, licenses, clearances, and certifications or authorizations: 
Provided, That the authority herein granted under subparagraphs (a), (b), and (c) 
of this section shall not be used to undermine the existing procedures and processes, 
under applicable laws, rules and regulations, meant to protect the environment, 
especially those that aim to safeguard protected areas and its buffer zones, and 
environmentally critical areas. 
SEC. 3. Power to Suspend or Remove. - 
Consistent with Article VII Sections 1 
and 17 of the Constitution, the Revised Administrative Code, other existing laws, and 
jurisprudence, the President shall have the authority to suspend or remove, any 
government official or employee performing acts contrary to the preceding section. 
SEC. 4. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in 
full force and effect. 


SEC. 5. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, ordinances, rules and 
regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 6. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect upon its publication in the Official 
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,