Cayetano, Pilar Juliana “Pia” S. (Nacionalista)
PERSONAL DETAILS
Age: 52
Place of Residence: Taguig City, NCR
Political Party: Nacionalista
Incumbent Senator: No
Terms as Senator: 2 (June 30, 2004 - June 30, 2016)
FAMILY MEMBERS IN OFFICE
N/A
SALIENT ISSUES AND POSITION
Divorce: for
Federalism: for
Death penalty: for
BBL: against
POLICY FOCUS/PLATFORM
Women, children and elderly
Reproductive health
Sports, healthy lifestyle and proper nutrition
Increased tobacco taxation
HIV-AIDS policy
Environmental awareness
Affordable and quality drugs
Presyo, Trabaho, Kita (PTK)
EDUCATION
Tertiary: Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman (1985, cum laude)
Graduate Studies: Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines College of Law (1991, No.7 of graduating class)
Honorary Degrees:
Others:
AFFILIATIONS
Founder, Pinay In Action
Founder, Gabriel’s Symphony Foundation, Inc.
Founder, Compañero Rene Cayetano Foundation
Spokesperson, Philippine Cancer Society
Spokesperson, Samahan Laban sa Pekeng Gamot
Spokesperson, Universal Birth Registration Project
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE
Executive
N/A
Legislative
Representative, Second District of Taguig, 2016 - Present (Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives)
Senator, Senate of the Philippines, 2004 - 2016
Chairperson, Philippine Senate Committee on Health and Demography, 2010 - 2016
Chairperson, Philippine Senate Committee on Youth, Women and Family Relations, 2010 - 2016
Chairperson, Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Clean Water Act of 2004
Chairperson, Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, Senate of the Philippines, 2004 - 2008
Chairperson, Committee on Health and Demography, Senate of the Philippines, 2004 - 2008
Co-Chairperson, Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999, 2004 - 2008
Co-Chairperson, Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000, 2004 - 2008
Co-Chairperson, Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, 2004 - 2008
Assistant Majority Floor Leader, Senate of the Philippines, 2004 - 2007
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
President, Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 2008 - 2010
First Vice President, Coordinating Committee of Women Parliamentarians Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), 2006 - 2008
President, 10th Meeting of Women Parliamentarians 112th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, April 2005
Judiciary
N/A
Local Government
N/A
LEGISLATIVE WORK
Personally authored bills passed into law
Total bills passed into law: 44
Important legislation:
Name/number of bill or law, what the law does or the bill will do
RA 10354 Reproductive Health Law: provides women with access to information and health care services to realize their reproductive health rights
RA 10351 Sin Tax Reform Act : generates additional revenue for the country’s healthcare system, while also discouraging Filipinos from the unhealthy behaviors of smoking and excessive drinking
RA 10643 Graphic Health Warning Act: requires all cigarette packages sold in the market to bear picture-based warnings on the hazardous effects of smoking
RA 10699 National Athletes, Coaches and Trainers Benefits and Incentives Act:expands the coverage of incentives granted to national athletes, coaches and trainers and repealing the purpose of RA 9064 “National Athletes, Coaches and Trainers Benefits and Incentives Act of 2001”
RA 10648 “Iskolar ng Bayan” Act: mandates all State Colleges and Universities to annually confer automatic admission and provide scholarship grants to the top 10 public high school students of their graduating class
RA 11166 Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act: aims to prevent the spread of HIV and to take care of Filipinos living with AIDS
RA 9994 Expanded Senior Citizens Act
RA 9711 Food and Drugs Administration Act
RA 9710 Magna Carta of Women
RA 9502 Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act
RA 9512 Environmental Awareness and Education Act
SOURCES
Senate of the Philippines. (n.d.). Senator Pia S. Cayetano. Retrieved from Senate of the Philippines List of Previous Senators: https://www.senate.gov.ph/senators/sen_bio/pcayetano_bio.asp
Senate of the Philippines. (n.d.). Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved from Legislative Documents (Bills 13th to 16th Congress): https://www.senate.gov.ph/lis/leg_sys.aspx?congress=17&type=bill
Evangelista, Alex. “Where do 2019 senatorial bets stand on key national issues?”. Rappler, 27 Oct. 2018, https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/214974-where-senatorial-bets-stand-key-issues-philippines. Accessed 21 Feb 2019.
