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SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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52
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Third Reading (3/13/2017)
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04637 | ||
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10926 | ||
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXTENDING FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (FORMERLY SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7294 ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (SMART) A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, LEASE AND OPERATE INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ COMPUTER/ ELECTRONIC SERVICES AND STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR PUBLIC DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | ||
| SHORT TITLE : Extending For Twenty - Five (25) Years The Franchise Granted To Smart Communications, Inc. ( Formerly Smart Information Technologies, Inc.) | ||
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : UMALI, REYNALDO V., ALVAREZ, FRANZ E., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G. | ||
| DATE FILED : 2016-12-07 | ||
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | ||
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | ||
| 1. Dalipe (059 2017-01-18) | 2. Gullas (058 2017-01-17) | |
| 3. Salceda (081 2017-03-13) | ||
| AUTHORS(Committee Report) : | ||
| 1. Umali | 2. Alvarez (F.) | 3. Bertiz |
| 4. Aggabao | 5. Montoro | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | ||
| 1. Umali | 2. Alvarez (F.) | |
| 3. Bertiz | 4. Aggabao | |
| 5. Montoro | 6. Del Mar | |
| 7. Robes | 8. Nieto | |
| 9. Marcoleta | ||
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | ||
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00043 | ||
| SUBMITTED ON 2016-12-07 | ||
| SUBMITTED BY: LEGISLATIVE FRANCHISES | ||
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bill No. 2930. | ||
| COMMITTEE REPORT AUTHORS : UMALI, REYNALDO V., ALVAREZ, FRANZ E., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., AGGABAO, MA. LOURDES R., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G. | ||
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02930 | ||
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | ||
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2016-12-07 | ||
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2016-12-07 | ||
| DATE CALENDARED : 2016-12-13 | ||
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | ||
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2016-12-13 | ||
| SPONSORED BY : Umali | ||
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Umali, Alvarez (F.), Bertiz, Aggabao, Montoro, Del Mar, Robes, Nieto, Marcoleta | ||
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2016-12-13 | ||
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | ||
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2017-01-09 | ||
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2017-01-16 | ||
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:221 NAYS:10 ABSTAIN:.0 | ||
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | ||
| Y---Abad | Y---Abaya | |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa | |
| Y---Abu | Y---Abueg | |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop | |
| Y---Acosta | Y---Acosta-Alba | |
| X---Adiong | Y---Advincula | |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao | |
| Y---Aglipay-Villar | D---Akbar--(N/A) | |
| X---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) | |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Almario | |
| Y---Almonte | Y---Alonte | |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | B---Alvarez (M.)--(Absent) | |
| Y---Alvarez (P.) | Y---Amante | |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | B---Andaya--(Absent) | |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | B---Antonino--(Absent) | |
| Y---Antonio | Y---Aragones | |
| B---Arbison--(Absent) | Y---Arcillas | |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Atienza | |
| Y---Aumentado | Y---Bag-ao | |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Baguilat | |
| Y---Banal | X---Barbers | |
| Y---Barzaga | Y---Bataoil | |
| Y---Batocabe | B---Bautista-Bandigan--(Absent) | |
| Y---Belaro | Y---Belmonte (F.) | |
| Y---Belmonte (J.C.) | Y---Belmonte (R.) | |
| B---Benitez--(Absent) | X---Bernos | |
| Y---Bertiz | B---Biazon--(Absent) | |
| Y---Billones | Y---Biron | |
| Y---Bolilia | Y---Bondoc | |
| Y---Bordado | Y---Bravo (A.) | |
| B---Bravo (M.)--(Absent) | N---Brosas | |
| Y---Bulut-Begtang | X---Cagas | |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto-Rubiano | |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos | |
| Y---Canama | Y---Cari | |
| N---Casilao | Y---Castelo | |
| N---Castro (F.L.) | Y---Castro (F.H.) | |
| Y---Catamco | Y---Cayetano | |
| X---Celeste | Y---Cerafica | |
| X---Cerilles Enerio | Y---Chavez | |
| Y---Chipeco | Y---Co | |
| X---Cojuangco | Y---Collantes | |
| X---Cortes | Y---Cortuna | |
| Y---Cosalan | Y---Crisologo | |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma | |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Dalipe | |
| B---Dalog--(Absent) | Y---Daza | |
| N---De Jesus | Y---De Venecia | |
| Y---De Vera | Y---Defensor | |
| Y---Del Mar | Y---Del Rosario | |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent) | |
| Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) | B---Duavit--(Absent) | |
| Y---Durano | Y---Dy | |
| N---Elago | Y---Enverga | |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel | |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero | |
| B---Espina--(Absent) | B---Espino--(Absent) | |
| Y---Estrella | X---Eusebio | |
| Y---Evardone | Y---Fariñas | |
| Y---Fernando | X---Ferrer J. | |
| Y---Ferrer L. | Y---Ferriol-Pascual | |
| Y---Floirendo | Y---Flores | |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno | |
| Y---Fuentebella | Y---Garbin | |
| X---Garcia (G.) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) | |
| Y---Garcia-Albano | X---Garin (O.) | |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya | |
| B---Gatchalian--(Absent) | Y---Geron | |
| X---Go (A.C.) | Y---Go (M.) | |
| X---Gomez | B---Gonzaga--(Absent) | |
| Y---Gonzales (A.P.) | Y---Gonzales (A.D.) | |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) | |
| Y---Gullas | Y---Hernandez (F.) | |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer | |
| Y---Jalosjos | B---Javier--(Absent) | |
| Y---Kho | B---Khonghun--(Absent) | |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson | |
| Y---Lagman | Y---Lanete | |
| Y---Laogan | Y---Lazatin | |
| Y---Leachon | Y---Lee | |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lobregat | |
| Y---Lopez (B.) | B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent) | |
| N---Lopez (M.L.) | Y---Loyola | |
| Y---Macapagal Arroyo | B---Maceda--(Absent) | |
| Y---Madrona | B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) | |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Manalo | |
| Y---Mangaoang | X---Mangudadatu (S.) | |
| X---Mangudadatu (Z.) | Y---Marcoleta | |
| Y---Marcos | B---Mariño--(Absent) | |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez | |
| Y---Matugas | X---Mellana | |
| Y---Mending | X---Mendoza | |
| Y---Mercado | Y---Mirasol | |
| Y---Montoro | X---Nava | |
| Y---Nieto | Y---Noel | |
| Y---Nograles (J.J.) | Y---Nograles (K.A.) | |
| Y---Nolasco | Y---Oaminal | |
| Y---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez | |
| Y---Ong (H.) | Y---Ong (E.) | |
| Y---Ortega (P.) | Y---Ortega (V.N.) | |
| Y---Pacquiao | Y---Paduano | |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho | |
| Y---Panganiban | Y---Panotes | |
| Y---Papandayan | Y---Pichay | |
| B---Pimentel--(Absent) | N---Pineda | |
| Y---Plaza | Y---Primicias-Agabas | |
| Y---Roa-Puno | Y---Quimbo | |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato | |
| Y---Ramos | Y---Relampagos | |
| Y---Revilla | X---Robes | |
| Y---Rocamora | Y---Rodriguez (I.) | |
| Y---Rodriguez (M.) | B---Roman--(Absent) | |
| B---Romero--(Absent) | Y---Romualdez | |
| Y---Romualdo | X---Roque (H.) | |
| Y---Roque (R.N.) | Y---Sacdalan | |
| B---Sagarbarria--(Absent) | B---Sahali--(Absent) | |
| B---Salceda--(Absent) | Y---Salimbangon | |
| Y---Salo | Y---Salon | |
| Y---Sambar | Y---Sandoval | |
| Y---Santos-Recto | Y---Sarmiento (C.) | |
| Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) | Y---Savellano | |
| Y---Sema | Y---Siao | |
| Y---Silverio | Y---Singson (E.) | |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) | |
| Y---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado | |
| Y---Tambunting | Y---Tan (A.) | |
| X---Tan (M.) | B---Tan (S.)--(Absent) | |
| Y---Tejada | N---Teves | |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Ting | |
| N---Tinio | Y---Tolentino | |
| Y---Treñas | Y---Tugna | |
| Y---Tupas | Y---Turabin-Hataman | |
| B---Ty--(Absent) | Y---Umali | |
| Y---Unabia | Y---Ungab | |
| Y---Unico | X---Uy (J.) | |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Uybarreta | |
| B---Vargas--(Absent) | Y---Vargas-Alfonso | |
| Y---Velarde | Y---Velasco, L.A. | |
| X---Velasco-Catera | Y---Veloso | |
| Y---Vergara | B---Villafuerte--(Absent) | |
| Y---Villanueva | D---Villar--(N/A) | |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica | |
| Y---Villarin | Y---Violago | |
| Y---Yap (A.) | B---Yap (M.)--(Absent) | |
| B---Yap (V.)--(Absent) | Y---Yu | |
| B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent) | Y---Zamora (R.) | |
| N---Zarate | Y---Zubiri | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2017-01-18 | ||
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | ||
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2017-01-18 | ||
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2017-03-13 | ||
| PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y | ||
| DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS: 2017-03-14 | ||
| REMARKS : | ||
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | ||
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2017-03-23 | ||
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2017-04-21 | ||
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | ||
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10926 | ||
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | ||
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT EXTENDING FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (FORMERLY SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7294, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (SMART) A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, LEASE AND OPERATE INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS/ COMPUTER/ ELECTRONIC SERVICES, AND STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR PUBLIC DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT EXTENDING FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (FORMERLY SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7294, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (SMART) A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, LEASE AND OPERATE INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS/COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC SERVICES, AND STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR PUBLIC DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2017 ] Introduced by Representatives REYNALDO V. UMALI, FRANZ "CHICOY" E. ALVAREZ, ANICETO D. BERTIZ III, GIORGIDI B. AGGABAO, TEODORO G. MONTORO, RAUL V. DEL MAR, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on January 16, 2017; 1/16/2017 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 1/23/2017 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on PUBLIC SERVICES; and WAYS AND MEANS; 2/28/2017 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on PUBLIC SERVICES; and WAYS AND MEANS per Committee Report No. 43, recommending its approval with amendments, taking into consideration SBN-1302; 3/1/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 3/1/2017 Sponsor: Senator GRACE L. POE; 3/1/2017 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 3/1/2017 Sponsorship speech of Senator GRACE L. POE; 3/1/2017 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 3/6/2017 Interpellation of Senator(s) RISA HONTIVEROS, JOEL VILLANUEVA, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN; 3/6/2017 Remarks of Senator(s) JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and RICHARD J. GORDON; 3/6/2017 Inquiry of the Chair; 3/6/2017 Period of interpellation closed; 3/7/2017 Period of committee amendments; 3/7/2017 Period of committee amendments closed; 3/7/2017 Period of individual amendments; 3/7/2017 Printed copies of HBN-4637, amended as of March 7, 2017, distributed to the Senators; 3/8/2017 Period of individual amendments; 3/8/2017 Clarification of Senator RALPH G. RECTO and remarks of Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 3/8/2017 Period of individual amendments closed; 3/8/2017 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 3/9/2017 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 3/13/2017 Approved on Third Reading; 3/13/2017 In favor: (15) PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 3/13/2017 Against: (2) RISA HONTIVEROS and PANFILO M. LACSON; 3/13/2017 Abstention: (None) ; 3/14/2017 Sent Back to the House of Representatives; 3/15/2017 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments on HBN-4637; (See O.B. dated May 2, 2017) 3/20/2017 Letter from Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja, dated March 20, 2017, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of HBN-4637, for the signature of Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo and Senate President Aquilino Koko L. Pimentel III; 3/22/2017 Letter from Senate Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo dated March 20, 2017, transmitting eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-4637 to the House of Representatives, which were signed by himself and Senate President Aquilino Koko III L. Pimentel; 3/23/2017 Enrolled copies of HBN-4637 sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT EXTENDING FOR TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC. (FORMERLY SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.) AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7294, ENTITLED AN ACT GRANTING SMART INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (SMART) A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN, LEASE AND OPERATE INTEGRATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS/COMPUTER/ELECTRONIC SERVICES, AND STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES FOR PUBLIC DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 5/16/2017 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 21, 2017 and became 5/16/2017 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10926. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.NO. 10926 (HBN-4637), with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on June 15, 2017) (The LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLENARY DELIBERATIONS is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; THE LBIS IS NOT IN CHARGE OF CONDUCTING ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR TWG; The data entry on COMMITTEE MEETINGS/TWG is prepared by the COMMITTEE AFFAIRS BUREAU)
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