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CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
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1/31/2022 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III

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House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03255
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN CENTER IN ALL MARKETS NATIONWIDE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES"
SHORT TITLE : Providing For The Establishment Of A Timbangan Ng Bayan Center In All Markets Nationwide, Amending For The Purpose Chapter Ii Of Republic Act No. 7394, Otherwise Known As The "consumer Act Of The Philippines"
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SILVERIO, LORNA C., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, AGABAS, TYRONE D., VARGAS, ALFRED, SY-ALVARADO, "KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R., COLLANTES, MA. THERESA V., TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., YAP, ERIC G., VILLAR, CAMILLE A., ALVAREZ, FRANZ "CHICOY" E., ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., BIRON, BRAEDEN JOHN Q., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., TY ALAN, DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., REYES, ALLAN BENEDICT S., BARONDA, JULIENNE "JAM" L., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., REVILLA, STRIKE B., CUA, JUNIE E., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., MARTINEZ, ERIC M., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, PACQUIAO, ROGELIO D., PANOTES, MARISOL C., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., CALIXTO, ANTONINO G., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., GO, MARK O., GARBIN, ALFREDO JR. A., UNABIA, CHRISTIAN S., VILLA, JAKE VINCENT, BAÑAS-NOGRALES, SHIRLYN, CANAMA, SABINIANO S., GARIN, SHARON S., MERCADO, ROGER G., TAN, SHERNEE A., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., CASTRO, FRANCE L., GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., ERMITA-BUHAIN, ELENITA MILAGROS "EILEEN", BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., BIAZON, RUFFY B., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, FARIÑAS, RUDYS CESAR I G., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., GASATAYA, GREG G., GO, ED CHRISTOPHER S., GONZALEZ, SANDRO L., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., SUAREZ, DAVID "JAY-JAY" C., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., UY, JULIETTE T., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ZAMORA, WAY KURAT, BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, BENITEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO "KIKO" B., BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NIÑO B., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., CABREDO, FERNANDO T., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., CO, ANGELICA NATASHA, DAGOOC, SERGIO C., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., DUJALI, ALAN "ALDU" R., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., ESPINA, GERARDO "GERRYBOY" JR. J., GULLAS, EDUARDO "EDDIE" R., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., NAVA, NA. LUCILLE L., M.D., PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., SALIMBANGON, JANICE Z., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., SAKALURAN, PRINCESS RIHAN M., SALO, RON P., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S.
DATE FILED : 2019-07-31
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Vergara (000 2019-09-09)
AUTHORS(Committee Report) :
1. Silverio 2. Romualdo 3. Santos-Recto
4. Agabas 5. Vargas 6. Vergara
7. Sy-Alvarado 8. Collantes 9. Tiangco
10. Yap (E.) 11. Villar 12. Alvarez (F.)
13. Zubiri 14. Biron 15. Ouano-Dizon
16. Suntay 17. Ty (A.) 18. Duavit
19. Singson-Meehan 20. Aumentado 21. Campos
22. Sagarbarria 23. Lopez (M.L.) 24. Reyes
25. Baronda 26. Cueva 27. Revilla
28. Cua 29. Kho (E.) 30. Olivarez
31. Martinez 32. Garcia (J.E.) 33. Matugas
34. Pacquiao (R.) 35. Panotes 36. Babasa
37. Calixto 38. Espino 39. Go (M.)
40. Garbin 41. Unabia 42. Villa
43. Bañas-Nograles 44. Canama 45. Garin (S.)
46. Mercado 47. Tan-Tambut 48. Bordado
49. Castro (F.L.) 50. Gatchalian 51. Rodriguez
52. De Venecia 53. Nieto 54. Dalipe
55. Arenas 56. Garcia (P.J.) 57. Yu
58. Fariñas (R.C.) 59. Quimbo 60. Ermita-Buhain
61. Bautista-Bandigan 62. Biazon 63. Calderon
64. Cuaresma 65. Ruiz Daza 66. Fariñas I (R.C.)
67. Frasco 68. Gasataya 69. Go (E.C.)
70. Gonzalez 71. Jalosjos 72. Limkaichong
73. Suansing (H.) 74. Suarez (D.) 75. Tejada
76. Uy (J.) 77. Violago 78. Zamora (W.K.)
79. Barba 80. Benitez 81. Bernos
82. Bravo 83. Cabredo 84. Caminero
85. Cari 86. Co (A.N.) 87. Dagooc
88. Dalog 89. Delos Santos 90. Deloso-Montalla
91. Dimaporo (A.) 92. Dimaporo (M.K.) 93. Dujali
94. Dy (F.M.C.) 95. Espina 96. Gullas
97. Guya 98. Labadlabad 99. Maceda
100. Natividad-Nagaño 101. Nava 102. Plaza
103. Salimbangon 104. Sanchez 105. Salvador-Tambunting
106. Tan (A.S.) 107. Tan (A.) 108. Tutor
109. Elago 110. Robes 111. Sakaluran
112. Salo 113. Sarmiento
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Silverio 2. Romualdo
3. Santos-Recto 4. Agabas
5. Vargas 6. Vergara
7. Sy-Alvarado 8. Collantes
9. Tiangco 10. Yap (E.)
11. Villar 12. Alvarez (F.)
13. Zubiri 14. Biron
15. Ouano-Dizon 16. Suntay
17. Ty (A.) 18. Duavit
19. Singson-Meehan 20. Aumentado
21. Campos 22. Sagarbarria
23. Lopez (M.L.) 24. Reyes
25. Baronda 26. Cueva
27. Revilla 28. Cua
29. Kho (E.) 30. Olivarez
31. Martinez 32. Garcia (J.E.)
33. Matugas 34. Pacquiao (R.)
35. Panotes 36. Babasa
37. Calixto 38. Espino
39. Go (M.) 40. Garbin
41. Unabia 42. Villa
43. Bañas-Nograles 44. Canama
45. Garin (S.) 46. Mercado
47. Tan-Tambut 48. Bordado
49. Castro (F.L.) 50. Gatchalian
51. Rodriguez 52. De Venecia
53. Nieto 54. Dalipe
55. Arenas 56. Garcia (P.J.)
57. Yu 58. Fariñas (R.C.)
59. Quimbo 60. Ermita-Buhain
61. Bautista-Bandigan 62. Biazon
63. Calderon 64. Cuaresma
65. Ruiz Daza 66. Fariñas I (R.C.)
67. Frasco 68. Gasataya
69. Go (E.C.) 70. Gonzalez
71. Jalosjos 72. Limkaichong
73. Suansing (H.) 74. Suarez (D.)
75. Tejada 76. Violago
77. Zamora (W.K.) 78. Barba
79. Benitez 80. Bernos
81. Bravo 82. Cabredo
83. Caminero 84. Cari
85. Co (A.N.) 86. Dagooc
87. Dalog 88. Delos Santos
89. Deloso-Montalla 90. Dimaporo (A.)
91. Dimaporo (M.K.) 92. Dujali
93. Dy (F.M.C.) 94. Espina
95. Gullas 96. Guya
97. Labadlabad 98. Maceda
99. Natividad-Nagaño 100. Nava
101. Plaza 102. Salimbangon
103. Sanchez 104. Salvador-Tambunting
105. Tan (A.S.) 106. Tan (A.)
107. Tutor 108. Elago
109. Robes 110. Sakaluran
111. Salo 112. Sarmiento
113. Villarica
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01241
REMARKS: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN CENTER IN ALL MARKETS NATIONWIDE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES"
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01293
SUBMITTED ON 2021-10-11
SUBMITTED BY: TRADE AND INDUSTRY, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval, with amendments, in consolidation with House Bills Numbered 4199, 4552, 5060 and 7340
COMMITTEE REPORT AUTHORS : SILVERIO, LORNA C., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, AGABAS, TYRONE D., VARGAS, ALFRED, VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", SY-ALVARADO, "KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R., COLLANTES, MA. THERESA V., TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., YAP, ERIC G., VILLAR, CAMILLE A., ALVAREZ, FRANZ "CHICOY" E., ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., BIRON, BRAEDEN JOHN Q., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., TY ALAN, DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., REYES, ALLAN BENEDICT S., BARONDA, JULIENNE "JAM" L., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., REVILLA, STRIKE B., CUA, JUNIE E., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., MARTINEZ, ERIC M., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, PACQUIAO, ROGELIO D., PANOTES, MARISOL C., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., CALIXTO, ANTONINO G., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., GO, MARK O., GARBIN, ALFREDO JR. A., UNABIA, CHRISTIAN S., VILLA, JAKE VINCENT, BAÑAS-NOGRALES, SHIRLYN, CANAMA, SABINIANO S., GARIN, SHARON S., MERCADO, ROGER G., TAN, SHERNEE A., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., CASTRO, FRANCE L., GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., ERMITA-BUHAIN, ELENITA MILAGROS "EILEEN", BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., BIAZON, RUFFY B., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, FARIÑAS, RUDYS CESAR I G., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., GASATAYA, GREG G., GO, ED CHRISTOPHER S., GONZALEZ, SANDRO L., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., SUAREZ, DAVID "JAY-JAY" C., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., UY, JULIETTE T., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ZAMORA, WAY KURAT, BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, BENITEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO "KIKO" B., BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NIÑO B., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., CABREDO, FERNANDO T., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., CO, ANGELICA NATASHA, DAGOOC, SERGIO C., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., DUJALI, ALAN "ALDU" R., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., ESPINA, GERARDO "GERRYBOY" JR. J., GULLAS, EDUARDO "EDDIE" R., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., NAVA, NA. LUCILLE L., M.D., PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., SALIMBANGON, JANICE Z., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., SAKALURAN, PRINCESS RIHAN M., SALO, RON P., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S.
CONSOLIDATED BILLS: HB04199, HB04552, HB05060, HB07340
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2019-08-06
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-11-08
DATE CALENDARED : 2021-11-17
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-11-22
SPONSORED BY :  Silverio
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-11-22
PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2021-11-22
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Silverio, Romualdo, Santos-Recto, Agabas, Vargas, Vergara, Sy-Alvarado, Collantes, Tiangco, Yap (E.), Villar, Alvarez (F.), Zubiri, Biron, Ouano-Dizon, Suntay, Ty (A.), Duavit, Singson-Meehan, Aumentado, Campos, Sagarbarria, Lopez (M.L.), Reyes, Baronda, Cueva, Revilla, Cua, Kho (E.), Olivarez, Martinez, Garcia (J.E.), Matugas, Pacquiao (R.), Panotes, Babasa, Calixto, Espino, Go (M.), Garbin, Unabia, Villa, Bañas-Nograles, Canama, Garin (S.), Mercado, Tan-Tambut, Bordado, Castro (F.L.), Gatchalian, Rodriguez, De Venecia, Nieto, Dalipe, Arenas, Garcia (P.J.), Yu, Fariñas (R.C.), Quimbo, Ermita-Buhain, Bautista-Bandigan, Biazon, Calderon, Cuaresma, Ruiz Daza, Fariñas I (R.C.), Frasco, Gasataya, Go (E.C.), Gonzalez, Jalosjos, Limkaichong, Suansing (H.), Suarez (D.), Tejada, Violago, Zamora (W.K.), Barba, Benitez, Bernos, Bravo, Cabredo, Caminero, Cari, Co (A.N.), Dagooc, Dalog, Delos Santos, Deloso-Montalla, Dimaporo (A.), Dimaporo (M.K.), Dujali, Dy (F.M.C.), Espina, Gullas, Guya, Labadlabad, Maceda, Natividad-Nagaño, Nava, Plaza, Salimbangon, Sanchez, Salvador-Tambunting, Tan (A.S.), Tan (A.), Tutor, Elago, Robes, Sakaluran, Salo, Sarmiento, Villarica
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-11-22
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-11-25
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-11-29
THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN CENTER IN ALL MARKETS NATIONWIDE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES"
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:175     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2021-12-01
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2021-12-01
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2022-01-17
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
DATE CC REQUEST RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2022-01-26
DATE CC REQUEST RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2022-01-24
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2022-01-24
REMARKS : Message House designated conferees e-transmitted to the Senate on January 18, 2022.
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Tiangco, Gatchalian, Silverio, Romualdo, Santos-Recto, Agabas, Vergara, Vargas, Sy-Alvarado, Quimbo
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Pimentel, Binay, Villanueva, Marcos, Hontiveros
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2022-02-02
DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2022-02-03
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2022-01-31
DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2022-02-03

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN CENTER IN ALL MARKETS NATIONWIDE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR. AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CHAPTER II OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES'
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
Introduced by Representatives LORNA C. SILVERIO, XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO, VILMA SANTOS-RECTO, TYRONE D. AGABAS, ALFREDO D. VARGAS, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 29, 2021;
12/1/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
12/1/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP and LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
[ 2022 ]
1/24/2022 Senate designated Senators AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, JOEL VILLANUEVA, IMEE R. MARCOS and RISA HONTIVEROS as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1241 and HBN-3255;
1/26/2022 House of Representatives designated Representatives Tiangco, Gatchalian, Silverio, Romualdo, Santos-Recto, Agabas, Vergara, Vargas, Sy-Alvarado, Quimbo as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1241 and HBN-3255 on January 17, 2022;
1/31/2022 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1241 and HBN-3255, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1241, in consolidation with HBN-3255, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees;
1/31/2022 Sponsorship speech of Senator AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL on the conference committee report;
1/31/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
2/3/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2022;
3/9/2022 Letter from Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated March 8, 2022, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1241 and HBN-3255, for the signature of Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza;
3/14/2022 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1241 and HBN-3255, which were signed by Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza;
3/15/2022 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1241 and HBN-3255, sent to the Office of the President through PLLO for the signature of the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
5/19/2022 Consolidated with SBN-1241, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 13, 2022 and became
5/19/2022 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11706.

President's Action

Consolidated with Approved Bill
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President
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