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PHILIPPINE COMPETITION ACT
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 6/10/2015 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05286 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10667 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMOTING A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY FOR THE PHILIPPINES, PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENT OR CONDUCT, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION, ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, AND OTHER UNFAIR TRADE OR BUSINESS PRACTICES, ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Promoting A National Competition Policy For The Philippines, Prohibiting Anti - Competitive Agreement Or Conduct, Abuse Of Dominant Position, Anti - Competitive Mergers And Acquisitions, And Other Unfair Trade Or Business Practices | |
| ALIAS NAME : Philippine Competition Act | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PONCE ENRILE, SALVACION S., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO JR. B., TEODORO, MARCELINO R., BELMONTE, FELICIANO JR. R., APOSTOL, SERGIO A. F., GUTIERREZ, IBARRA III M., BELLO, WALDEN, UMALI, REYNALDO V., ARROYO, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GLORIA, HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., TUPAS, NEIL JR C., DEL ROSARIO, ANTHONY G., AGGABAO, GIORGIDI B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2014-12-11 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Economic | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Batocabe | 2. Zamora (M.) |
| 3. Alejano | 4. Co |
| 5. Tan (A.) | 6. Paez |
| 7. Rodriguez (O.) | 8. Belmonte (J.) |
| 9. Gatchalian (S.) | 10. Villar |
| 11. Arnaiz | 12. Garcia (E.) |
| 13. Relampagos | 14. Tambunting |
| 15. Javier | 16. Cua |
| 17. Sarmiento (C.) | 18. Fernandez |
| 19. Treñas | 20. Quimbo |
| 21. Calixto-Rubiano | 22. Sacdalan |
| 23. Evardone | 24. Singson (E.) |
| 25. Amatong (I.) | 26. Leachon |
| 27. Gorriceta | 28. Abaya |
| 29. Garin (O.) | 30. Cojuangco (E.) |
| 31. Teves | 32. Duavit |
| 33. Alvarez (M.) | 34. Mendoza (M.) |
| 35. Enverga | 36. Alvarez (F.) |
| 37. Mellana | 38. Mercado |
| 39. Barcelona-Reyes | 40. Abu |
| 41. Singson (R.) | 42. Oaminal |
| 43. Almario | 44. Cruz-Gonzales |
| 45. Ferrer (L.) | 46. Mendoza (R.) |
| 47. Olivarez | 48. Acosta-Alba |
| 49. Roman | 50. Masongsong |
| 51. Bonoan | 52. Ty |
| 53. Zarate | 54. Jalosjos |
| 55. Cortuna | 56. Ting |
| 57. Mirasol | 58. Vargas |
| 59. Nava (J.) | 60. Hernandez |
| 61. Gatchalian (W.) | 62. Romualdo |
| 63. Yap (A.) | 64. Ramirez-Sato |
| 65. Romulo | 66. Ungab |
| 67. Cerafica | 68. Garcia-Albano |
| 69. Alcala | 70. Tolentino |
| 71. Agarao | 72. Briones |
| 73. Rivera | 74. De Jesus |
| 75. Yap (S.) | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Chipeco (064 2015-05-04) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Ponce Enrile | 2. Rodriguez (R.) |
| 3. Rodriguez (M.) | 4. Teodoro |
| 5. Batocabe | 6. Belmonte (F.) |
| 7. Zamora (M.) | 8. Umali (R.) |
| 9. Arroyo | 10. Macapagal-Arroyo |
| 11. Haresco | 12. Tupas |
| 13. Apostol | 14. Del Rosario (A.G.) |
| 15. Aggabao | 16. Gutierrez |
| 17. Bello (W.) | 18. Alejano |
| 19. Co | 20. Tan (A.) |
| 21. Paez | 22. Rodriguez (O.) |
| 23. Belmonte (J.) | 24. Gatchalian (S.) |
| 25. Villar | 26. Arnaiz |
| 27. Garcia (E.) | 28. Relampagos |
| 29. Tambunting | 30. Javier |
| 31. Cua | 32. Sarmiento (C.) |
| 33. Fernandez | 34. Treñas |
| 35. Quimbo | 36. Calixto-Rubiano |
| 37. Sacdalan | 38. Evardone |
| 39. Singson (E.) | 40. Amatong (I.) |
| 41. Leachon | 42. Gorriceta |
| 43. Abaya | 44. Garin (O.) |
| 45. Cojuangco (E.) | 46. Teves |
| 47. Duavit | 48. Alvarez (M.) |
| 49. Mendoza (M.) | 50. Enverga |
| 51. Alvarez (F.) | 52. Mellana |
| 53. Mercado | 54. Barcelona-Reyes |
| 55. Abu | 56. Singson (R.) |
| 57. Oaminal | 58. Almario |
| 59. Cruz-Gonzales | 60. Ferrer (L.) |
| 61. Mendoza (R.) | 62. Olivarez |
| 63. Acosta-Alba | 64. Roman |
| 65. Masongsong | 66. Bonoan |
| 67. Ty | 68. Jalosjos |
| 69. Cortuna | 70. Ting |
| 71. Mirasol | 72. Vargas |
| 73. Nava (J.) | 74. Hernandez |
| 75. Gatchalian (W.) | 76. Romualdo |
| 77. Yap (A.) | 78. Ramirez-Sato |
| 79. Romulo | 80. Ungab |
| 81. Cerafica | 82. Garcia-Albano |
| 83. Alcala | 84. Tolentino |
| 85. Agarao | 86. Briones |
| 87. Rivera | 88. Yap (S.) |
| 89. Primicias-Agabas | 90. Castelo |
| 91. Chipeco | 92. Atienza |
| AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS: | |
| De Jesus(2015-02-03) | |
| Zarate(2015-02-04) | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02282 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00518 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2014-12-11 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: ECONOMIC AFFAIRS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00211, HB00388, HB00453, HB01133, HB01281, HB02672, HB03366, HB04090, HB04320, HB04346, HB04446, HB04587 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2014-12-11 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2014-12-11 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2015-01-20 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2015-01-27 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Cojuangco (E.);Del Rosario (A.G.) | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2015-02-03, 2015-02-09, 2015-02-10, 2015-02-24, 2015-02-25, 2015-03-03 | |
| INTERPELLATED BY : Ridon, Tinio, Dela Cruz, Tinio, Dela Cruz, Gunigundo | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Ponce Enrile, Rodriguez (R.), Rodriguez (M.), Teodoro, Batocabe, Belmonte (F.), Zamora (M.), Umali (R.), Arroyo, Macapagal-Arroyo, Haresco, Tupas, Apostol, Del Rosario (A.G.), Aggabao, Gutierrez, Bello (W.), Alejano, Co, Tan (A.), Paez, Rodriguez (O.), Belmonte (J.), Gatchalian (S.), Villar, Arnaiz, Garcia (E.), Relampagos, Tambunting, Javier, Cua, Sarmiento (C.), Fernandez, Treñas, Quimbo, Calixto-Rubiano, Sacdalan, Evardone, Singson (E.), Amatong (I.), Leachon, Gorriceta, Abaya, Garin (O.), Cojuangco (E.), Teves, Duavit, Alvarez (M.), Mendoza (M.), Enverga, Alvarez (F.), Mellana, Mercado, Barcelona-Reyes, Abu, Singson (R.), Oaminal, Almario, Cruz-Gonzales, Ferrer (L.), Mendoza (R.), Olivarez, Acosta-Alba, Roman, Masongsong, Bonoan, Ty, Jalosjos, Cortuna, Ting, Mirasol, Vargas, Nava (J.), Hernandez, Gatchalian (W.), Romualdo, Yap (A.), Ramirez-Sato, Romulo, Ungab, Cerafica, Garcia-Albano, Alcala, Tolentino, Agarao, Briones, Rivera, Yap (S.), Primicias-Agabas, Castelo, Chipeco, Atienza | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2015-05-12 | |
| REMARKS : Period of Sponsorship closed on Jan. 27, 2015Period of Interpellations closed on March 3, 2015.Substituted the entire bill by a new bill pursuant to Section 104 of the House Rules on May 12, 2015. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2015-05-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2015-05-19 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:146 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| X---Abad | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa |
| B---Abu--(Absent) | X---Abueg |
| Y---Acedillo | X---Acharon |
| Y---Acop | X---Acosta-Alba |
| X---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| B---Agarao--(Absent) | X---Aggabao |
| Y---Aglipay | Y---Agyao |
| X---Albano | X---Alcala |
| X---Alejano | Y---Aliping |
| X---Almario | X---Almonte |
| X---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| X---Amante | X---Amatong (I.) |
| X---Amatong (R.) | B---Andaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | Y---Angping |
| B---Antonino-Nadres--(Absent) | X---Antonio |
| X---Apostol | Y---Aragones |
| X---Arbison | Y---Arenas |
| Y---Arnaiz | X---Arroyo |
| B---Asilo--(Absent) | Y---Atienza |
| Y---Aumentado | X---Bag-ao |
| X---Bagatsing | Y---Baguilat |
| X---Balindong | X---Banal |
| Y---Barcelona-Reyes | X---Barzaga |
| Y---Bataoil | Y---Batocabe |
| B---Bautista--(Absent) | X---Bello (S.) |
| D---Bello (W.)--(N/A) | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| X---Belmonte (J.) | X---Belmonte (V.) |
| Y---Benitez | X---Bernos |
| X---Biazon | Y---Bichara |
| X---Binay | B---Biron--(Absent) |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bonoan |
| Y---Bravo (A.) | X---Bravo (M.) |
| Y---Briones | X---Bulut-Begtang |
| X---Cabilao | X---Cagas |
| Y---Calalay | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Cari |
| X---Castelo | Y---Castro |
| X---Catamco | Y---Cayetano |
| X---Celeste | B---Cerafica--(Absent) |
| X---Chipeco | Y---Co |
| D---Cojuangco (E.)--(N/A) | Y---Cojuangco (K.) |
| X---Collantes | Y---Colmenares |
| Y---Cortuna | Y---Cosalan |
| Y---Cruz-Gonzales | Y---Cua |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Dalog |
| B---Dayanghirang--(Absent) | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---Dela Cruz | Y---De Venecia |
| X---Defensor | Y---Del Mar |
| X---Del Rosario (A.G.) | Y---Del Rosario (A.A.) |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent) |
| X---Dimaporo (I.) | B---Duavit--(Absent) |
| Y---Durano | B---Dy--(Absent) |
| X---Echiverri | X---Cerilles |
| Y---Enverga | Y---Erice |
| B---Eriguel--(Absent) | Y---Ermita-Buhain |
| Y---Escudero | Y---Espina |
| X---Estrella | X---Evardone |
| Y---Fariñas | B---Fernandez--(Absent) |
| X---Ferrer (J.) | B---Ferrer (L.)--(Absent) |
| X---Ferriol | X---Flores |
| B---Fortun--(Absent) | Y---Fortuno |
| B---Fuentebella--(Absent) | X---Garay |
| Y---Garcia (E.) | Y---Garcia (G.) |
| X---Garcia-Albano | Y---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gatchalian (S.) |
| Y---Gatchalian (W.) | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (A.C.) | X---Go (A.F.) |
| Y---Gomez | Y---Gonzales |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guanlao | B---Guiao--(Absent) |
| Y---Gullas | Y---Gunigundo |
| X---Gutierrez | B---Hagedorn--(Absent) |
| Y---Haresco | X---Hataman-Salliman |
| Y---Hernandez | Y---Hicap |
| Y---Hofer | X---Ilagan |
| Y---Iway | X---Jalosjos |
| Y---Javier | Y---Katoh |
| Y---Kho | Y---Khonghun |
| X---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson-Noel |
| X---Lagdameo (A.) | Y---Lagdameo (M.) |
| B---Lagman--(Absent) | Y---Lanete |
| X---Leachon | X---Ledesma |
| Y---Lee | X---Leonardia |
| X---Leonen-Pizarro | X---Lobregat |
| X---Loong | X---Lopez (C.) |
| Y---Lopez (C.J.) | X---Loyola |
| B---Macapagal-Arroyo--(Absent) | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Magsaysay | X---Manalo |
| X---Mangudadatu | Y---Marcos |
| X---Masongsong | X---Matugas |
| B---Mellana--(Absent) | Y---Mendoza (J.) |
| Y---Mendoza (M.) | X---Mendoza (R.) |
| Y---Mercado | Y---Mirasol |
| Y---Montejo | B---Nava (J.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Nava (P.) | Y---Noel |
| Y---Nograles | X---Macrohon-Nuño |
| X---Oaminal | X---Ocampo |
| X---Olivarez | Y---Ong |
| B---Ortega (F.)--(Absent) | Y---Ortega (V.) |
| Y---Pacquiao | Y---Padilla |
| Y---Paduano | Y---Paez |
| Y---Pagdilao | Y---Pancho |
| X---Panganiban | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Pernes | X---Piamonte |
| X---Pichay | X---Plaza |
| X---Ponce Enrile | Y---Primicias-Agabas |
| X---Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Quisumbing | X---Radaza |
| Y---Ramos | Y---Relampagos |
| Y---Revilla | X---Mercado-Revilla |
| Y---Reyes | X---Ridon |
| X---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| X---Gerona-Robredo | Y---Rodriguez (I.) |
| X---Rodriguez (M.) | Y---Rodriguez (O.) |
| X---Rodriguez (R.) | Y---Roman |
| B---Romarate--(Absent) | Y---Romualdez |
| Y---Romualdo | Y---Romulo |
| B---Roque--(Absent) | X---Sacdalan |
| X---Sahali | X---Sakaluran |
| X---Salimbangon | X---Salvacion |
| X---Paquiz | Y---Santiago |
| Y---Sarmiento (C.) | X---Sarmiento (M.) |
| Y---Ramirez-Sato | X---Sema |
| B---Señeres--(Absent) | Y---Singson (E.) |
| X---Singson (R.) | Y---Suansing |
| X---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Tambunting | Y---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (M.) | X---Tejada |
| X---Teodoro | Y---Teves |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tieng |
| Y---Ting | X---Tinio |
| X---Tolentino | Y---Treñas |
| X---Tugna | Y---Tupas |
| X---Turabin-Hataman | B---Ty--(Absent) |
| X---Umali (C.) | Y---Umali (R.) |
| Y---Unabia | X---Ungab |
| Y---Uy (J.) | Y---Uy (R.) |
| Y---Vargas | X---Vargas-Alfonso |
| Y---Velarde | D---Velasco, L.A.--(N/A) |
| Y---Velasco, L. | X---Villanueva |
| Y---Villar | X---Villarica |
| Y---Violago | X---Yap (A.) |
| Y---Yap (S.) | X---Yu |
| B---Zamora (M.)--(Absent) | Y---Zamora (R.) |
| X---Zarate | B---Zubiri--(Absent) |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2015-05-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2015-05-21 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2015-05-20 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2015-05-26 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Cua, Del Rosario (A.G.), Romualdo, Rodriguez (R.), Dela Cruz, Gutierrez, Tinio | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Aquino (B.), Angara (E.), Guingona, Pimentel, Villar (C.), Osmena, Sotto | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2015-06-10 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2015-06-10 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2015-06-29 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2015-07-21 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10667 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMOTING A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY FOR THE PHILIPPINES, PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2015 ] Introduced by Representatives SALVACION "Sally" S. PONCE ENRILE, RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO B. RODRIGUEZ JR., MARCELINO R. TEODORO, RODEL M. BATOCABE, et.al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 19, 2015; 5/21/2015 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/25/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 5/26/2015 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, and designated Senators Aquino IV, Angara, Guingona III, Pimentel III, Villar, Osmena III and Sotto III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; (Letter Transmitted to the House of Representatives on June 1, 2015) 6/1/2015 House of Representatives designated Representatives Cua, Del Rosario, Romualdo, Rodriguez (R.), Dela Cruz, Gutierrez and Tinio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5286 and SBN-2282 on May 20, 2015; 6/10/2015 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2282 in consolidation with HBN-5286, be approved as reconciled; 6/10/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV; 6/11/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate on June 10, 2015; 6/17/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on June 10, 2015; (See: O.B. dated July 28, 2015) 6/24/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 6/25/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 6/30/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on June 29, 2015; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 7/29/2015 Consolidated with SBN-2282, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on July 21, 2015 and became; (See O.B. dated July 29, 2015) 7/29/2015 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10667. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10667 (SBN-2282 and HBN-5286) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on August 11, 2015) (Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)
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