Bill Type
Short Title
BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006, AMENDMENTS
Text as Filed (File)
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Session Sequence No.
22
Session Type
Document Certification

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
12/8/2015 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Osmena III, Sergio R.

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05587
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10745
FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXEMPTING NATURAL GAS POWER GENERATING PLANTS FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 5.3, SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006'
SHORT TITLE : Exempting Natural Gas Power Generating Plants From The Requirements Of Paragraph 5.3, Section 5 Of Republic Act No. 9367, Otherwise Known As The ' Biofuels Act Of 2006'
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : UMALI, REYNALDO V.
DATE FILED : 2015-03-17
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Economic
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02622
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00840
SUBMITTED ON 2015-08-25
SUBMITTED BY: ENERGY
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendment
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ON 2015-03-18
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2015-08-25
DATE CALENDARED : 2015-09-01
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2015-09-01
AMENDED BY : Defensor
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2015-09-01
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2015-09-02
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2015-09-09
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:171     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A)
Y---Abad B---Abaya--(Absent)
Y---Abayon Y---Abellanosa
Y---Abu Y---Abueg
Y---Acedillo Y---Acharon
Y---Acop X---Acosta-Alba
Y---Adiong Y---Advincula
B---Agarao--(Absent) Y---Aggabao
Y---Aglipay Y---Agyao
Y---Albano X---Alcala
Y---Alejano Y---Aliping
B---Almario--(Absent) B---Almonte--(Absent)
B---Alvarez (F.)--(Absent) Y---Alvarez (M.)
X---Amante Y---Amatong (I.)
X---Amatong (R.) B---Andaya--(Absent)
Y---Angara-Castillo B---Angping--(Absent)
B---Antonino-Nadres--(Absent) X---Antonio
Y---Apostol B---Aragones--(Absent)
B---Arbison--(Absent) Y---Arenas
X---Arnaiz Y---Arroyo
Y---Asilo Y---Atienza
Y---Aumentado B---Bag-ao--(Absent)
Y---Bagatsing Y---Baguilat
Y---Balindong Y---Banal
Y---Barcelona-Reyes X---Barzaga
Y---Bataoil Y---Batocabe
B---Bautista--(Absent) Y---Bello (S.)
D---Bello (W.)--(N/A) B---Belmonte (F.)--(Absent)
Y---Belmonte (J.) Y---Belmonte (V.)
Y---Benitez Y---Bernos
Y---Biazon X---Bichara
Y---Binay B---Biron--(Absent)
Y---Bondoc B---Bonoan--(Absent)
Y---Bravo (A.) X---Bravo (M.)
X---Briones X---Bulut-Begtang
B---Cabilao--(Absent) X---Cagas
Y---Calalay X---Calixto-Rubiano
Y---Caminero Y---Cari
Y---Castelo Y---Castro
Y---Catamco B---Cayetano--(Absent)
Y---Celeste B---Cerafica--(Absent)
Y---Chipeco Y---Co
D---Cojuangco (E.)--(N/A) B---Cojuangco (K.)--(Absent)
Y---Collantes Y---Colmenares
Y---Cortuna Y---Cosalan
X---Cruz-Gonzales X---Cua
Y---Cueva Y---Dalog
B---Dayanghirang--(Absent) Y---De Jesus
X---Dela Cruz Y---De Venecia
Y---Defensor Y---Del Mar
B---Del Rosario (A.G.)--(Absent) X---Del Rosario (A.A.)
X---Deloso-Montalla B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent)
X---Dimaporo (I.) Y---Duavit
B---Durano--(Absent) Y---Dy
B---Echiverri--(Absent) Y---Cerilles
Y---Enverga Y---Erice
B---Eriguel--(Absent) Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero B---Espina--(Absent)
X---Estrella Y---Evardone
Y---Fariñas Y---Fernandez
B---Ferrer (J.)--(Absent) Y---Ferrer (L.)
Y---Ferriol B---Flores--(Absent)
B---Fortun--(Absent) Y---Fortuno
Y---Fuentebella B---Garay--(Absent)
X---Garcia (E.) Y---Garcia (G.)
B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent) X---Garin (O.)
X---Garin (S.) B---Gatchalian (S.)--(Absent)
B---Gatchalian (W.)--(Absent) Y---Geron
B---Go (A.C.)--(Absent) B---Go (A.F.)--(Absent)
X---Gomez Y---Gonzales
Y---Gonzalez Y---Gorriceta
Y---Guanlao Y---Guiao
X---Gullas Y---Gunigundo
Y---Gutierrez B---Hagedorn--(Absent)
B---Haresco--(Absent) B---Hataman-Salliman--(Absent)
Y---Hernandez Y---Hicap
Y---Hofer Y---Ilagan
Y---Iway B---Jalosjos--(Absent)
B---Javier--(Absent) B---Katoh--(Absent)
Y---Kho Y---Khonghun
X---Labadlabad Y---Lacson-Noel
X---Lagdameo (A.) Y---Lagdameo (M.)
B---Lagman--(Absent) Y---Lanete
Y---Leachon X---Ledesma
Y---Lee X---Leonardia
X---Leonen-Pizarro Y---Lobregat
X---Loong Y---Lopez (C.)
B---Lopez (C.J.)--(Absent) Y---Loyola
B---Macapagal-Arroyo--(Absent) Y---Madrona
Y---Magsaysay B---Manalo--(Absent)
B---Mangudadatu--(Absent) B---Marcos--(Absent)
Y---Masongsong B---Matugas--(Absent)
Y---Mellana Y---Mendoza (J.)
B---Mendoza (M.)--(Absent) X---Mendoza (R.)
Y---Mercado X---Mirasol
Y---Montejo X---Nava (J.)
Y---Nava (P.) Y---Noel
Y---Nograles Y---Macrohon-Nuño
X---Oaminal Y---Ocampo
Y---Olivarez Y---Ong
B---Ortega (F.)--(Absent) Y---Ortega (V.)
B---Pacquiao--(Absent) Y---Padilla
Y---Paduano Y---Paez
Y---Pagdilao Y---Pancho
X---Panganiban X---Panotes
B---Pernes--(Absent) X---Piamonte
B---Pichay--(Absent) Y---Plaza
X---Ponce Enrile Y---Primicias-Agabas
Y---Puno Y---Quimbo
X---Quisumbing X---Radaza
Y---Ramos Y---Relampagos
Y---Revilla Y---Mercado-Revilla
Y---Reyes Y---Ridon
X---Rivera Y---Robes
Y---Gerona-Robredo Y---Rodriguez (I.)
Y---Rodriguez (M.) Y---Rodriguez (O.)
Y---Rodriguez (R.) Y---Roman
B---Romarate--(Absent) B---Romualdez--(Absent)
B---Romualdo--(Absent) Y---Romulo
Y---Roque Y---Sacdalan
B---Sahali--(Absent) X---Sakaluran
Y---Salimbangon Y---Salvacion
Y---Paquiz Y---Santiago
Y---Sarmiento (C.) X---Sarmiento (M.)
Y---Ramirez-Sato B---Sema--(Absent)
Y---Señeres Y---Singson (E.)
B---Singson (R.)--(Absent) Y---Suansing
B---Suarez--(Absent) Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting Y---Tan (A.)
Y---Tan (M.) B---Tejada--(Absent)
Y---Teodoro Y---Teves
Y---Tiangco Y---Tieng
Y---Ting Y---Tinio
X---Tolentino Y---Treñas
Y---Tugna Y---Tupas
X---Turabin-Hataman X---Ty
X---Umali (C.) Y---Umali (R.)
Y---Unabia Y---Ungab
B---Uy (J.)--(Absent) Y---Uy (R.)
B---Vargas--(Absent) B---Vargas-Alfonso--(Absent)
X---Velarde D---Velasco, L.A.--(N/A)
Y---Velasco, L. Y---Villanueva
Y---Villar X---Villarica
X---Violago X---Yap (A.)
Y---Yap (S.) Y---Yu
B---Zamora (M.)--(Absent) Y---Zamora (R.)
Y---Zarate X---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2015-09-14
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2015-09-14
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2015-11-11
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2015-11-26
REMARKS : Rep. Ty vice Rep. Albano who was elected as conferee on Nov. 11, 2015.
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Umali (R.), Abad, Masongsong, Garin (S.), Aliping, Alvarez (F.), Ty
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Osmena, Aquino (B.), Villar (C.), Honasan
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2015-12-14
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2015-12-08
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2016-01-26
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2016-02-26
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : L
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10745
ORIGIN : SENATE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT ALLOWING NATURAL GAS POWER GENERATING PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE NEAT DIESEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, EXEMPTING THEM FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 5.3, SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006"

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT ALLOWING NATURAL GAS POWER GENERATING PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE NEAT DIESEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL DURING PERIODS OF EXISTING OR IMMINENT SHORTAGE OF ELECTRICITY, EXEMPTING THEM FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 5.3 SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2015 ]
Introduced by Representative REYNALDO V. UMALI;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 9, 2015;
9/9/2015 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
9/15/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on ENERGY;
11/25/2015 House of Representatives designated Representatives Umali, Abad, Masongsong, Garin (S.), Aliping, Jr., Alvarez and Albano III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5587 and SBN-2622 on November 11, 2015;(See: O.B. dated December 1, 2015);
11/26/2015 Senate designated Senators Osmena III, Aquino IV, Villar and Honasan as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on December 3, 2015);
12/8/2015 House of Representatives designated Representative Arnel U. Ty vice Representative Rodolfo T. Albano III as conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5587 and SBN-2622 on November 25, 2015;
12/7/2015 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2622, in consolidation with HBN-5587, be approved as reconciled;
12/8/2015 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2622, in consolidation with HBN-5587, be approved as reconciled;
12/8/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III;
12/8/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on December 10, 2015);
12/16/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 14, 2015;
[ 2016 ]
1/11/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
1/21/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, received by the Senate which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives on January 19, 2016;
1/26/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT ALLOWING NATURAL GAS POWER GENERATING PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE NEAT DIESEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, EXEMPTING THEM FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 5.3., SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006
5/30/2016 Consolidated with SBN-2622 which was Enacted into Law without Executive Approval Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution on February 26, 2016 and Became
5/30/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10745
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10745 (SBN-2622/HBN-5587) with the pertinent documents, transmitted to the Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on May 24, 2016)
(Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)

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