House Bill No. 5352, 13th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

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Long Title

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, TO ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY, FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166 AND OTHER RELATED ELECTIONS LAWS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM (AMENDMENTS)

Text as Filed (File)

HBN-5352 (as filed)

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Congress Author

LAPUS, JESLI A.

Congress Co-Authors

PICHAY JR., PROSPERO A.

ROSALES, LORETTA ANN P.

AGUJA, MARIO "MAYONG" JOYO M.

HONTIVEROS-BARANQUEL, ANA THERESIA "RISA" B.

Scope

NATIONAL

Legislative Status

CONSOLIDATED WITH APPROVED BILL

Legislative Status Date

2007-01-23

Session Sequence No.

Session Type

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

Subjects

AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM (R.A.NO. 9369)

Document Certification

NO CERTIFICATION

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Committee Details

Primary Committee

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS

Secondary Committee

FINANCE

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05352
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09369
FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436 ENTITLED 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO USE AN AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'
SHORT TITLE : Amending Certain Provisions of RA 8436 (Use of an Automated Election System in National and Local Electoral Exercises)
ABSTRACT : The bill grants the Commission on Elections the flexibility to consider other kinds of technology best suited to the peculiarities of our electoral terrain.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LAPUS, JESLI A.
DATE FILED : 2006-03-08
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Pichay	2. Rosales
3. Aguja	4. Hontiveros-baraquel
5. Agarao	6. Salapuddin
7.	8.
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Chavez (068 )	2. Del Mar (068 )
3. Susano (068 )	4. Defensor (068 )
5. Villarosa (068 )
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Locsin	2. Cojuangco
3. Reyes	4. Violago
5. Defensor	6. Abad
7. Codilla	8. Barinaga
9. Cagas	10. Macias
11. Baterina	12. Espinosa
13. Villafuerte	14. Datumanong
15. Dimaporo	16. Domogan
17. Zialcita	18. Jaraula
19. Vicencio	20. Macarambon
21. Fua	22. Jala
23. Valdez	24. Hizon
25. Jaworski	26. Abubakar
27. Abalos	28. Angara
29. Asistio	30. Noel
31. Dilangalen	32. Maza
33. Mariano	34. Golez
35. Ocampo	36. Kintanar
37. Puentevella	38. Umali
39. Biazon	40. Bautista
41. Abayon	42. Gullas
43. Mitra	44. Yapha
45. Soon-ruiz	46. Chatto
47. Cuenco	48. Cajes
49. Badelles	50. Zubiri
51. Espino	52. Dadivas
53. Mandanas	54. Barbers
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2006-03-28
URGENT BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT:2006-03-28
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02231
URGENT SENATE BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT HOUSE BILL: 2006-03-20

ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01604
SUBMITTED ON 2006-03-08
SUBMITTED BY: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS, INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01598, HB01760, HB03301, HB03736, HB04766
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2006-03-13
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2006-03-13
DATE CALENDARED : 2006-05-15
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2006-05-17
SPONSORED BY : Locsin
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2006-05-31
INTERPELLATED BY : Lagman
PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2006-06-06
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Locsin, Cojuangco, Reyes, Violago, Defensor, Abad, Codilla, Barinaga, Cagas, Macias, Baterina, Espinosa, Villafuerte, Datumanong, Dimaporo, Domogan, Zialcita, Jaraula, Vicencio, Macarambon, Fua, Jala, Valdez, Hizon, Jaworski, Abubakar, Abalos, Angara, Asistio, Noel, Dilangalen, Maza, Mariano, Golez, Ocampo, Kintanar, Puentevella, Umali, Biazon, Bautista, Abayon, Gullas, Mitra, Yapha, Soon-ruiz, Chatto, Cuenco, Cajes, Badelles, Zubiri, Espino, Dadivas, Mandanas, Barbers
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-06-06
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-06-07
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:153 NAYS:2 ABSTAIN:.1
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-06-07
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-11-13
REMARKS :
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Locsin, Kintanar, Lagman, Lapus, Baterina, Villafuerte, Defensor, Rosales, Escudero, Suplico, Golez, Cayetano
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Gordon, Enrile, Recto, Lapid, Pangilinan, Revilla, Osmeña, Angara, Lim, Madrigal
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2006-12-19
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2006-12-07
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-01-09
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-01-23
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09369
ORIGIN : SENATE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, ENTITLED 'AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO USE AN AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, TO ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY, FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166 AND OTHER RELATED ELECTION LAWS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, TO ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY, FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166 AND OTHER RELATED ELECTIONS LAWS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2006 ]

6/14/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives JESLI A. LAPUS, PROSPERO A. PICHAY JR., LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, MARIO "MAYONG" JOYO M. AGUJA, ANA THERESIA "RISA" B. HONTIVEROS-BARANQUEL, et. al.;

7/26/2006 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS; and FINANCE;

7/26/2006 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference, and has designated Representatives Locsin, Kintanar, Lagman, Lapus, Baterina, Villafuerte, Defensor, Rosales, Escudero, Suplico and Golez as its conferees on June 7, 2006;

11/13/2006 Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5352 and SBN-2231, and designated Senators Richard Dick Gordon, Enrile, Recto, Manuel Lito M. Lapid, Pangilinan, Serge Osmena, Revilla, Jr., Angara, Lim, and M.A. Madrigal as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;

12/5/2006 House of Representatives elected Rep. Cayetano as its additional conferee;

12/7/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator Richard Dick Gordon on the Conference Committee Report;

12/7/2006 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2231, in consolidation with HBN-5352, be approved as reconciled;

12/7/2006 Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;

12/21/2006 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on December 19, 2006;

[ 2007 ]

1/4/2007 Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2231 and HBN-5352 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;

1/9/2007 Sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines thru PLLO, for the signature and approval of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;

1/23/2007 Consolidated with SBN-2231 which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became (See: O.B. dated January 29, 2007);

1/23/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9369.
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Abstract

The bill grants the Commission on Elections the flexibility to consider other kinds of technology best suited to the peculiarities of our electoral terrain.'

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Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436, ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, TO ENCOURAGE TRANSPARENCY, CREDIBILITY, FAIRNESS AND ACCURACY OF ELECTIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 881, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166 AND OTHER RELATED ELECTIONS LAWS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
6/14/2006	Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives JESLI A. LAPUS, PROSPERO A. PICHAY JR., LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, MARIO "MAYONG" JOYO M. AGUJA, ANA THERESIA "RISA" B. HONTIVEROS-BARANQUEL, et. al.;
7/26/2006	Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS; and FINANCE;
7/26/2006	House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference, and has designated Representatives Locsin, Kintanar, Lagman, Lapus, Baterina, Villafuerte, Defensor, Rosales, Escudero, Suplico and Golez as its conferees on June 7, 2006;
11/13/2006	Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5352 and SBN-2231, and designated Senators Richard Dick Gordon, Enrile, Recto, Manuel Lito M. Lapid, Pangilinan, Serge Osmena, Revilla, Jr., Angara, Lim, and M.A. Madrigal as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
12/5/2006	House of Representatives elected Rep. Cayetano as its additional conferee;
12/7/2006	Sponsorship speech of Senator Richard Dick Gordon on the Conference Committee Report;
12/7/2006	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2231, in consolidation with HBN-5352, be approved as reconciled;
12/7/2006	Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
12/21/2006	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on December 19, 2006;
[ 2007 ]
1/4/2007	Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2231 and HBN-5352 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
1/9/2007	Sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines thru PLLO, for the signature and approval of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
1/23/2007	Consolidated with SBN-2231 which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became (See: O.B. dated January 29, 2007);
1/23/2007	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9369. ====================