Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING A NATIONAL POLICY ON TOURISM AS THE PRIMARY ENGINE OF INVESTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
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Date filed
September 30, 2008
Scope
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
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Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 3/4/2009 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05229 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09593 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING A NATIONAL POLICY ON TOURISM AS THE PRIMARY ENGINE OF INVESTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Tourism Act Of 2008. | |
| ABSTRACT : Ensures a holistic approach to tourism development by enhancing the coordinative efforts of all government agencies involved in tourism, the private sector, the local stakeholders and the local government units. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CHATTO, EDGARDO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2008-09-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Almario | 2. Angara |
| 3. Nograles | 4. Coscolluela |
| 5. Velarde | 6. Teodoro |
| 7. Del Mar | 8. Domogan |
| 9. Umali (C.) | 10. Villanueva |
| 11. Rodriguez | 12. Santiago (N.) |
| 13. Susano | 14. Silverio |
| 15. Fua | 16. Lagdameo |
| 17. Abante | 18. Codilla |
| 19. Zialcita | 20. Nicolas |
| 21. Villar | 22. Tieng |
| 23. Gatchalian | 24. Miraflores |
| 25. De Guzman | 26. Ermita-Buhain |
| 27. Nava | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Villarosa (031 ) | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02213 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01322 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2008-09-30 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: TOURISM, APPROPRIATIONS, WAYS AND MEANS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00004, HB00173, HB00952, HB01028, HB01222, HB01878, HB02518, HB02815, HB02857, HB03363, HB03420, HB03803 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2008-10-02 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2008-10-02 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2008-10-06 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2008-10-06 | |
| REMARKS : On Oct. 6, 2008, the Body approved to adopt the Explanatory Note of the bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure;terminated the period of sponsorship and debate thereon; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments thereon, and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2008-10-07 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2008-11-17 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:171 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-11-20 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-11-20 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2008-11-19 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2008-12-03 | |
| REMARKS : Sen. Lapid was elected as an alternate conferee on the part of the Senate on the disagreeing provisions of SB02213 and HB05229. On Dec. 09, 2008, the Body elected Rep. Angara vice Rep. Gachalian who was elected as conferee on Dec. 03, 2008. | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Chatto, Del Mar, Miraflores, De Guzman, Coscolluela, Pichay, Domogan, Abante, Antonino-Custodio, Angara | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Gordon, Legarda, Zubiri, Aquino, Cayetano (P.), Lapid | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-03-04 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-03-05 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2009-04-03 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2009-05-12 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09593 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT DECLARING A NATIONAL POLICY FOR TOURISM AS AN ENGINE OF INVESTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STRENGTHENING THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT THAT POLICY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
Abstract
Ensures a holistic approach to tourism development by enhancing the coordinative efforts of all government agencies involved in tourism, the private sector, the local stakeholders and the local government units.
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