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AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A STRATEGY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEERISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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VOLUNTEER ACT OF 2006
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85
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04065 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09418 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A STRATEGY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEERISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Volunteerism Act of 2005 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Volunteerism Act of 2005". The bill strengthens volunteerism as an effective instrument for sustainable development and as a catalyst for mobilization, positive action and social change. It promotes the participation of various sectors in the country and foreign volunteer organizations in public and civic affairs. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : OLANO, ARREL R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2005-03-17 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Alfelor | 2. Lagbas |
| 3. Ipong | 4. Apostol |
| 5. Uy | 6. Cabilao |
| 7. Abubakar | 8. Zamora |
| 9. Chavez | 10. Cagas |
| 11. Chungalao | 12. Virador |
| 13. Bulut | 14. Taliño-santos |
| 15. Seachon-lanete | 16. Garin |
| 17. Antonino | 18. Tomawis |
| 19. Cua | 20. Vicencio |
| 21. Angara | 22. Enrile |
| 23. Noel | 24. Agarao |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Magsaysay (032 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00609 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-03-17 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: RURAL DEVELOPMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02918 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-04-01 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-04-01 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-05-03 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-11-29 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-11-29 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-12-12 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-04-05 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:158 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-04-25 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-04-25 | |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2007-02-05 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-03-12 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-04-10 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09418 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A STRATEGY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEERISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A STRATEGY FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT, STRENGTHENING VOLUNTEERISM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 4/25/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representative ARREL R. OLANO, ET. AL., as authors; 5/17/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; and EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2007 ]1/25/2007 Conducted committee meetings/hearings; 1/30/2007 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 231, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration SBN-817; 1/30/2007 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 1/30/2007 Sponsor: Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III; 1/31/2007 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order; 1/31/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) SERGIO R. OSMENA III; 1/31/2007 Period of interpellation closed; 1/31/2007 Period of committee amendments closed; 1/31/2007 Period of individual amendments closed; 1/31/2007 Approved on Second Reading without amendments; 2/1/2007 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 2/5/2007 Approved on Third Reading;
In favor: (14) Senators Angara, Arroyo, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Gordon, Lim, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena, Pimentel, Jr., and Villar;
Against: None;
Abstention: None;2/5/2007 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 2/21/2007 Enrolled copy of HBN-4065, received by the Senate, for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar; 3/6/2007 Enrolled copy of HBN-4065, already signed by the Senate Secretary and Senate President, sent back to the House of Representatives; 4/10/2007 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became; 4/10/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9418 1/25/2007 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
Abstract
"Volunteerism Act of 2005". The bill strengthens volunteerism as an effective instrument for sustainable development and as a catalyst for mobilization, positive action and social change. It promotes the participation of various sectors in the country and foreign volunteer organizations in public and civic affairs.'
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