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AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Short Title
PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO)
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61
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Document Certification

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
2/8/2007 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Enrile, Juan Ponce

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05921
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09406
FULL TITLE : AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987', AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Reorganizing and Strengthening the Public Attorney's Office (PAO)
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to transform the Public Attorney's Office as an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LIBANAN, MARCELINO C.
DATE FILED : 2006-11-07
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Casiño 2. Datumanong
3. Salceda 4. Marcos
5. Maza 6. Gullas
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Chatto 2. Codilla
3. Zamora 4. Figueroa
5. Pablo 6. Señeres
7. Cua 8. Marcoleta
9. Magsaysay 10. Miraflores
11. Remulla 12. Chavez
13. Mercado 14. Cari
15. Villafuerte 16. Zubiri
17. Veloso 18. Velarde
19. Tañada 20. Villanueva
21. Noel 22. Uy
23. Puentevella 24. Jaworski
25. Abante 26. Petilla
27. Acosta 28. Lacson
29. Dumarpa 30. Syjuco
31. Real 32. Ipong
33. Banaag 34. Abubakar
35. Clarete 36. Lagbas
37. Arbison 38. Fabian
39. Amatong 40. Beltran
41. Cajes 42. Teves
43. Dimaporo 44. Mariano
45. Yapha 46. Macias
47. Soon-ruiz 48. Magsaysay
49. Silverio 50. Solis
51. Rodriguez 52. Alcala
53. Duavit 54. Defensor
55. Lapus 56. Macarambon
57. Hataman 58. Joaquin
59. Seachon-lanete 60. Susano
61. Barinaga 62. De Guzman
63. Gidaya 64. Paras
65. Del Mar 66. Tomawis
67. Ocampo 68. Virador
69. Ramiro 70. Suarez
71. Jaraula 72. Antonino-custodio
73. Plaza 74. Magtubo
75. Malapitan 76. Serapio
77. Dilangalen 78. Chipeco
79. Dy 80. Villarosa
81. Bondoc 82. Golez
83. Domogan 84. Nantes
85. Aguja 86. Umali
87. Castelo-daza 88. Aquino
89. Cua 90. Singson
91. Lagman 92. Jala
93. Imperial 94. Gonzalez
95. Angara 96. Wacnang
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02171
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02052
SUBMITTED ON 2006-11-07
SUBMITTED BY: JUSTICE, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01574, HB03670
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2006-11-13
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2006-11-13
DATE CALENDARED : 2006-11-21
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2006-11-28, 2006-12-18
AMENDED BY : Casiño, Casiño
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Chatto, Codilla, Zamora, Figueroa, Pablo, Señeres, Cua, Marcoleta, Magsaysay, Miraflores, Remulla, Chavez, Mercado, Cari, Villafuerte, Zubiri, Veloso, Velarde, Tañada, Villanueva, Noel, Uy, Puentevella, Jaworski, Abante, Petilla, Acosta, Lacson, Dumarpa, Syjuco, Real, Ipong, Banaag, Abubakar, Clarete, Lagbas, Arbison, Fabian, Amatong, Beltran, Cajes, Teves, Dimaporo, Mariano, Yapha, Macias, Soon-ruiz, Magsaysay, Silverio, Solis, Rodriguez, Alcala, Duavit, Defensor, Lapus, Macarambon, Hataman, Joaquin, Seachon-lanete, Susano, Barinaga, De Guzman, Gidaya, Paras, Del Mar, Tomawis, Ocampo, Virador, Ramiro, Suarez, Jaraula, Antonino-custodio, Plaza, Magtubo, Malapitan, Serapio, Dilangalen, Chipeco, Dy, Villarosa, Bondoc, Golez, Domogan, Nantes, Aguja, Umali, Castelo-daza, Aquino, Cua, Singson, Lagman, Jala, Imperial, Gonzalez, Angara, Wacnang
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-11-28
RECOMMITTED/RECONSIDERED : RECONSIDERED
DATE RECONSIDERED : 2006-12-18
REASONS : to introduce further amendments
RECONSIDERED MEASURE APPROVED ON  2006-12-18
REMARKS : On November 28, 2006, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-12-18
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2007-01-29
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:123     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2007-01-31
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2007-01-31
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2007-02-05
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2007-02-06
REMARKS : 
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Datumanong, Salceda, Libanan, Lagman, Baterina, Casiño, Maza
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Enrile, Pangilinan, Drilon, Ejercito-Estrada (J.), Lim
DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2007-02-08
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2007-02-08
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-02-21
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-03-23
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09406
ORIGIN : HOUSE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987', AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
1/31/2007 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives MARCELINO C. LIBANAN, TEODORO A. CASINO, SIMEON A. DATUMANONG, JOEY SARTE SALCEDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, et. al.;
1/31/2007 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION; and FINANCE;
2/5/2007 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2171 and HBN-5921 , and has designated Senators Enrile, Richard Dick Gordon, Drilon, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, and Lim as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
2/5/2007 The Chair designated Senator Pangilinan as member of the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2171 and HBN-5921, in lieu of Senator Richard Dick Gordon;
2/6/2007 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of both Bills, and designated Reps. Datumanong, Salceda, Libanan, Lagman, and Baterina, on the part of the Majority and Rep. Casino and Maza, on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
(See: O.B. Session No. 65, dated February 8, 2007);
2/8/2007 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2171
and HBN-5921, and has designated Representatives Datumanong, Salceda, Libanan, Lagman and Baterina
on the part of the Majority and Representatives Casiño and Maza on the part of the Minority as its
conferees on February 6, 2007;
2/8/2007 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that HBN-5921, in consolidation with SBN-2171, be approved as reconciled;
2/8/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the Conference Committee Report;
2/8/2007 Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
[ THIRD SPECIAL SESSION ]
2/19/2007 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on February 8, 2007;
2/21/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-5921 and SBN-2171, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary and the Senate President;
3/23/2007 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became
3/23/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9406
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Abstract

The bill seeks to transform the Public Attorney's Office as an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice."]

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