Cabinet committee reviews bills before Batasang Pambansa

The President of the Philippines directs the Cabinet to provide “closer and more sustained examination” of all proposed bills before submission to the Batasang Pambansa.
A cabinet committee is constituted to study and pass upon the merits and desirability of every cabinet and parliamentary bill submitted.
The Cabinet must ensure that legislative proposals undergo committee review prior to Assembly consideration.
The instruction establishes a mandatory recommendation requirement tied to the committee’s action.

Minister Jose RoAo is designated as Chairman of the cabinet committee.
The committee includes the following Members: Ministers Cesar Virata, Gerardo Sicat, Jaime Co Laya, Vicente Paterno, and Estelito Mendoza.
When necessary, the committee automatically expands to include the heads of such ministries as have jurisdiction over or relevance to the subject matter of the proposed bill.
The expansion rule applies whenever it is “necessary” in relation to the bill’s subject matter.

The committee is empowered to study and pass upon the merits and desirability of every cabinet and parliamentary bill submitted.
The instruction specifically covers bills that are intended to be brought before the Batasang Pambansa.
Every cabinet and parliamentary bill must undergo the committee’s recommendation process before Assembly placement.
The restriction applies “henceforth,” making the review requirement the forward procedure for legislative submissions.

The committee must study and pass upon the merits and desirability of every cabinet and parliamentary bill it receives.
The committee’s recommendation is the decisive precondition for bringing bills before the Batasang Pambansa.
The Cabinet is bound to route bills through the committee review process prior to Assembly consideration.
The committee operates as the mechanism for the required “thorough scrutiny” before submission.

Henceforth, no cabinet or parliamentary bill shall be brought before the Batasang Pambansa unless it is recommended by the cabinet committee.
The recommendation requirement functions as a gatekeeping prohibition for legislative placement.
The Cabinet must not submit bills for Assembly consideration without the committee’s recommendation.

Cabinet bills recommended for consideration of the Assembly must be certified and transmitted to the Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa.
Presidential Assistant Juan C. Tuvera is required to certify and transmit the recommended cabinet bills.
Transmission to the Speaker must occur only upon prior approval of the President and Prime Minister.
The process requires sequential compliance: committee recommendation first, then presidential and prime ministerial approval, then certification and transmission by Juan C. Tuvera.