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The custodians of order

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What keeps a house in order?

The House of Representatives requires meticulous individuals to maintain the smooth flow of day-to-day activities since it is such a vital vein in keeping the legislative mill going.

Working on sidelines, these assiduous men and women serve ceaselessly to ensure that our solons only need to think about developmental measures for the betterment of each and every Filipino.

Secretary General

Reginald S. Velasco
Secretary General

Responsible for carrying out and enforcing House decisions and directions, the Secretary General records all of the meeting notes in a journal.

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Additionally, he records all issues of order and the outcomes of those issues. He is also a custodian of all House property and records and other government property located on House premises, and oversees the final printing and delivery of the Records of the House.

The SG also presents all contracts and agreements to the Speaker for his approval, reporting directly to the Speaker and oversees all House employees to ensure they are carrying out their responsibilities in a professional and efficient manner.

Reginald S. Velasco serves as the Secretary General of the 19th Congress.

Sergeant-at-Arms

P/Maj. Gen. Napoleon C. Taas (Ret.)
Sergeant-At-Arms

The SGA ensures that the House of Representatives Building Complex is safe and orderly.

Apart from maintaining order in the House, the SGA serves to safeguard the lives of the officers and members of Congress, as well as the staff and visitors of the building, in addition to the properties that are located there.

P/Maj. Gen. Napoleon C. Taas (ret.) now heads the office of the Sergeant-at-Arms.

Executive Committee

All Secretariat functions are overseen by the House of Representatives Executive Committee (ExCom). The Secretary General (SG) is in charge of the organization and acts as its chairman and chief executive officer. The Sergeant-at-Arms (SAA) is also part of the ExCom.

The other members of the ExCom are the DSGs of the various HRep departments, including Administration, Committee Affairs, Congressional Policy and Budget Research, Engineering and Physical Facilities, Finance, Internal Audit, Inter-Parliamentary and Public Affairs, Legal Affairs, and Legislative Information Resources Management. The Chief of Staff of the Office of the Speaker is a voting member of the Executive Committee.

The ExCom has been successful in assisting the efforts of lawmakers to achieve their constitutional duties despite the enormous hurdles brought to the fore by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The provision of assistance to lawmakers has been and will remain to be the ExCom’s principal objective.

The Bastions of a United House: The House Secretariat

In order for members of the House of Representatives to fulfill their obligations as legislators and as representatives of their constituents, the Secretariat offers them administrative and technical help and support that is appropriate, timely, relevant, and efficient.

The Secretary General serves as the organization’s leader within the Secretariat. In the performance of his obligations and responsibilities, he receives assistance from the following:

1. The Deputy Secretary General for Operations who oversees the:

– Plenary Affairs Bureau

– Reference and Research Bureau

2. The Deputy Secretary General for Committee Affairs who oversees the:

– Committee Affairs Department

3. The Deputy Secretary General for Administration who oversees the:

– Administrative Management Bureau

4. The Deputy Secretary General for Finance who oversees the:

– Accounting, Budget and Cashiering Services

5. The Deputy Secretary General for Internal Audit who oversees the:

– Management Audit Service

– Fiscal Control Service

6. The Deputy Secretary General for Engineering and Physical Facilities who oversees the:

– Engineering Service

– Building and Grounds Maintenance Service

7. The Deputy Secretary General for Legal Affairs who oversees the:

– Office of Legal Affairs

Media Affairs and Public Relations Service, Press and Public Affairs Bureau, Inter-Parliamentary and Public Affairs Department and Ver Noveno for the photos

8. The Deputy Secretary General for the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department who oversees the:

– The Socio-Economic Research Bureau (SERB)

• The Economic Policy Research Service (EPRS)

• The Social Policy Research Service (SPRS)

– Budget and Tax Research Bureau (BTRB)

• Budget Policy Research Service (BPRS)

• Tax Policy Research Service (TPRS)

9. The Deputy Secretary General for Legislative Information Resources Management who oversees the:

– Congressional Library Bureau

Archives and Musuem Management Bureau

10. The Deputy Secretary General for the Inter-Parliamentary and Public Affairs Department (IPAD) oversees the:

– Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Special Affairs Bureau (IPRSAB) and the

– Press and Public Affairs Bureau (PPAB)

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