Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO MARIA FOUNDATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR RELIGIOUS AND NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
RADIO MARIA FOUNDATION, INC.
Text as Filed (File)
Congress Author
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
30
Session Type
Document Certification

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
47

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
3/27/2006 Sponsorship Speech Arroyo, Joker P.
3/27/2006 Sponsorship Speech Arroyo, Joker P.
3/28/2006 Period of Interpellation Closed
3/28/2006 Interpellation Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.Osmena III, Sergio R.Roxas, Mar
3/28/2006 Remarks Drilon, Franklin M.
3/28/2006 Interpellation Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.Osmena III, Sergio R.Roxas, Mar
3/28/2006 Remarks Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
3/28/2006 Period of Interpellation Closed
6/6/2006 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
6/6/2006 Period of Committee Amendments
6/6/2006 Period of Committee Amendments Closed

Votes

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (7/25/2006)

Voted Yes Voted No

Arroyo, Joker P.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, Companera Pia S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito Estrada, Luisa "Loi" P.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Flavier, Juan M.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Lim, Alfredo S.
Madrigal, M. A.
Magsaysay Jr., Ramon B.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Recto, Ralph G.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Villar Jr., Manuel B.

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02478
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09354
FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO MARIA FOUNDATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR RELIGIOUS AND NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
SHORT TITLE : Granting a Franchise to Radio Maria Foundation, Inc.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TEODORO, GILBERTO JR. C.
DATE FILED : 2004-08-18
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Lapus 2. Aquino
3. Zubiri
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00180
SUBMITTED ON 2004-12-17
SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES ON 2004-08-24
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-01-05
BUSINESS FOR THU/FRI ON: 2005-01-26
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-03-01
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-03-01
REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-03-08
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2005-05-10
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:186     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2005-05-11
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2005-05-17
DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE:  2006-07-25
PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y
DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS:  2006-07-31
REMARKS : 
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2006-08-28
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2006-09-28
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : L
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09354
ORIGIN : HOUSE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO MARIA FOUNDATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR RELIGIOUS AND NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO MARIA FOUNDATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR RELIGIOUS AND NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2005 ]
5/17/2005 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representative GILBERTO C. TEODORO JR., as author;
5/18/2005 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]
9/15/2005 Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
[ 2006 ]
2/1/2006 Returned by the Committee on PUBLIC SERVICES per Committee Report No. 47, recommending its approval with amendments;
2/1/2006 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
2/1/2006 Sponsor: Senator JOKER P. ARROYO;
3/27/2006 Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
3/27/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO;
3/28/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., SERGIO R. OSMENA III and MAR ROXAS;
3/28/2006 Remarks of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
3/28/2006 Period of interpellation closed;
6/6/2006 Period of committee amendments;
6/6/2006 Period of committee amendments closed;
6/6/2006 Period of individual amendments closed;
6/6/2006 Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
6/7/2006 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
7/25/2006 Approved on Third Reading;
7/25/2006 In favor: (21) JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, LUISA "LOI" P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, JUAN M. FLAVIER, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, ALFREDO S. LIM, M. A. MADRIGAL, RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR., FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and MANUEL B. VILLAR JR.;
7/25/2006 Against: (None) ;
7/25/2006 Abstention: (None) ;
7/26/2006 Sent back to the House of Representatives;
8/2/2006 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments on HBN-2478, on July 31, 2006;
8/14/2006 Enrolled copy of HBN-2478 received by the Senate for the signature of Senate President Villar, Jr. and Senate Secretary Yabes;
8/22/2006 Enrolled copy of HBN-2478 sent back to the House of Representatives which was already signed by Senate President Villar Jr. and Senate Secretary Yabes;
9/28/2006 Enacted into Law without the signature of the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, pursuant to the provisions provided for under Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution, and became;
9/28/2006 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9354

President's Action

Date Received by the President
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