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RARE DISEASES ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05973 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10747 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH RARE DISORDERS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Promulgating A Comprehensive Policy On Needs Of Persons Afflicted With Rare Disorders | |
| ALIAS NAME : Rare Diseases Act | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ARROYO, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, GLORIA, ARAGONES, SOL, ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., VARGAS, ALFREDO III D., TING, RANDOLPH S., TAMBUNTING, GUS S., VILLAR, MARK A., QUISUMBING, GABRIEL LUIGI R., VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2015-07-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Belmonte (J.) | 2. Eriguel |
| 3. Tan (A.) | 4. Amatong (I.) |
| 5. Santiago | 6. Suansing |
| 7. Tejada | 8. Ocampo |
| 9. Ungab | 10. Nava (J.) |
| 11. Angping | 12. Acharon |
| 13. Alejano | 14. Bataoil |
| 15. Deloso-Montalla | 16. Escudero |
| 17. Gutierrez | 18. Katoh |
| 19. Lanete | 20. Paez |
| 21. Quimbo | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Primicias-Agabas (010 2015-08-17) | 2. Del Mar (012 2015-08-24) |
| 3. Olivarez (026 2015-09-28) | 4. Castelo (035 2015-12-01) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Arroyo | 2. Macapagal-Arroyo |
| 3. Aragones | 4. Arenas |
| 5. Vargas | 6. Ting |
| 7. Tambunting | 8. Villar |
| 9. Quisumbing | 10. Villarica |
| 11. Belmonte (J.) | 12. Eriguel |
| 13. Tan (A.) | 14. Amatong (I.) |
| 15. Santiago | 16. Suansing |
| 17. Tejada | 18. Ocampo |
| 19. Ungab | 20. Nava (J.) |
| 21. Angping | 22. Acharon |
| 23. Alejano | 24. Bataoil |
| 25. Deloso-Montalla | 26. Escudero |
| 27. Gutierrez | 28. Katoh |
| 29. Lanete | 30. Paez |
| 31. Quimbo | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02990 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2015-08-27 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00813 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2015-07-30 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH, APPROPRIATIONS, WAYS AND MEANS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02800, HB03258, HB03343, HB03634, HB03896, HB04002, HB04781, HB05082, HB05106 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2015-08-10 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2015-08-10 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2015-08-11 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2015-08-12 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Arroyo | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Arroyo, Macapagal-Arroyo, Aragones, Arenas, Vargas, Ting, Tambunting, Villar, Quisumbing, Villarica, Belmonte (J.), Eriguel, Tan (A.), Amatong (I.), Santiago, Suansing, Tejada, Ocampo, Ungab, Nava (J.), Angping, Acharon, Alejano, Bataoil, Deloso-Montalla, Escudero, Gutierrez, Katoh, Lanete, Paez, Quimbo | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2015-08-12 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2015-08-18 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2015-08-24 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:204 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| B---Abad--(Absent) | Y---Abaya |
| Y---Abayon | B---Abellanosa--(Absent) |
| Y---Abu | Y---Abueg |
| Y---Acedillo | Y---Acharon |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| B---Adiong--(Absent) | Y---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| B---Aglipay--(Absent) | Y---Agyao |
| Y---Albano | X---Alcala |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Aliping |
| X---Almario | Y---Almonte |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| X---Amante | B---Amatong (I.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Amatong (R.) | Y---Andaya |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | Y---Angping |
| B---Antonino-Nadres--(Absent) | X---Antonio |
| Y---Apostol | Y---Aragones |
| B---Arbison--(Absent) | Y---Arenas |
| Y---Arnaiz | B---Arroyo--(Absent) |
| X---Asilo | Y---Atienza |
| X---Aumentado | B---Bag-ao--(Absent) |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Baguilat |
| Y---Balindong | Y---Banal |
| Y---Barcelona-Reyes | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bataoil | Y---Batocabe |
| B---Bautista--(Absent) | Y---Bello (S.) |
| D---Bello (W.)--(N/A) | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.) | B---Belmonte (V.)--(Absent) |
| B---Benitez--(Absent) | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | Y---Bichara |
| Y---Binay | B---Biron--(Absent) |
| Y---Bondoc | B---Bonoan--(Absent) |
| Y---Bravo (A.) | Y---Bravo (M.) |
| Y---Briones | Y---Bulut-Begtang |
| Y---Cabilao | X---Cagas |
| Y---Calalay | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| B---Caminero--(Absent) | B---Cari--(Absent) |
| Y---Castelo | Y---Castro |
| Y---Catamco | X---Cayetano |
| Y---Celeste | Y---Cerafica |
| Y---Chipeco | Y---Co |
| D---Cojuangco (E.)--(N/A) | Y---Cojuangco (K.) |
| Y---Collantes | Y---Colmenares |
| Y---Cortuna | Y---Cosalan |
| Y---Cruz-Gonzales | Y---Cua |
| B---Cueva--(Absent) | Y---Dalog |
| Y---Dayanghirang | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---Dela Cruz | Y---De Venecia |
| Y---Defensor | Y---Del Mar |
| B---Del Rosario (A.G.)--(Absent) | Y---Del Rosario (A.A.) |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Dimaporo (I.) | X---Duavit |
| B---Durano--(Absent) | Y---Dy |
| X---Echiverri | X---Cerilles |
| Y---Enverga | Y---Erice |
| Y---Eriguel | Y---Ermita-Buhain |
| Y---Escudero | Y---Espina |
| Y---Estrella | Y---Evardone |
| Y---Fariñas | B---Fernandez--(Absent) |
| B---Ferrer (J.)--(Absent) | B---Ferrer (L.)--(Absent) |
| B---Ferriol--(Absent) | Y---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| Y---Fuentebella | Y---Garay |
| Y---Garcia (E.) | Y---Garcia (G.) |
| B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent) | X---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gatchalian (S.) |
| B---Gatchalian (W.)--(Absent) | Y---Geron |
| X---Go (A.C.) | B---Go (A.F.)--(Absent) |
| B---Gomez--(Absent) | Y---Gonzales |
| Y---Gonzalez | Y---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guanlao | Y---Guiao |
| X---Gullas | Y---Gunigundo |
| Y---Gutierrez | X---Hagedorn |
| Y---Haresco | B---Hataman-Salliman--(Absent) |
| B---Hernandez--(Absent) | Y---Hicap |
| Y---Hofer | B---Ilagan--(Absent) |
| Y---Iway | B---Jalosjos--(Absent) |
| Y---Javier | Y---Katoh |
| Y---Kho | B---Khonghun--(Absent) |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson-Noel |
| Y---Lagdameo (A.) | Y---Lagdameo (M.) |
| B---Lagman--(Absent) | Y---Lanete |
| B---Leachon--(Absent) | B---Ledesma--(Absent) |
| Y---Lee | Y---Leonardia |
| Y---Leonen-Pizarro | Y---Lobregat |
| Y---Loong | Y---Lopez (C.) |
| B---Lopez (C.J.)--(Absent) | Y---Loyola |
| B---Macapagal-Arroyo--(Absent) | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Magsaysay | Y---Manalo |
| X---Mangudadatu | Y---Marcos |
| Y---Masongsong | Y---Matugas |
| Y---Mellana | Y---Mendoza (J.) |
| Y---Mendoza (M.) | X---Mendoza (R.) |
| Y---Mercado | Y---Mirasol |
| Y---Montejo | Y---Nava (J.) |
| Y---Nava (P.) | Y---Noel |
| Y---Nograles | Y---Macrohon-Nuño |
| B---Oaminal--(Absent) | Y---Ocampo |
| Y---Olivarez | Y---Ong |
| Y---Ortega (F.) | Y---Ortega (V.) |
| B---Pacquiao--(Absent) | Y---Padilla |
| Y---Paduano | Y---Paez |
| Y---Pagdilao | Y---Pancho |
| X---Panganiban | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Pernes | Y---Piamonte |
| Y---Pichay | X---Plaza |
| B---Ponce Enrile--(Absent) | Y---Primicias-Agabas |
| Y---Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| X---Quisumbing | X---Radaza |
| Y---Ramos | Y---Relampagos |
| Y---Revilla | B---Mercado-Revilla--(Absent) |
| Y---Reyes | Y---Ridon |
| X---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Gerona-Robredo | Y---Rodriguez (I.) |
| Y---Rodriguez (M.) | Y---Rodriguez (O.) |
| X---Rodriguez (R.) | Y---Roman |
| Y---Romarate | B---Romualdez--(Absent) |
| Y---Romualdo | Y---Romulo |
| B---Roque--(Absent) | Y---Sacdalan |
| B---Sahali--(Absent) | X---Sakaluran |
| B---Salimbangon--(Absent) | Y---Salvacion |
| Y---Paquiz | Y---Santiago |
| Y---Sarmiento (C.) | X---Sarmiento (M.) |
| Y---Ramirez-Sato | B---Sema--(Absent) |
| Y---Señeres | Y---Singson (E.) |
| Y---Singson (R.) | X---Suansing |
| Y---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Tambunting | Y---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (M.) | Y---Tejada |
| Y---Teodoro | Y---Teves |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tieng |
| Y---Ting | Y---Tinio |
| Y---Tolentino | Y---Treñas |
| Y---Tugna | Y---Tupas |
| Y---Turabin-Hataman | B---Ty--(Absent) |
| B---Umali (C.)--(Absent) | Y---Umali (R.) |
| Y---Unabia | Y---Ungab |
| B---Uy (J.)--(Absent) | Y---Uy (R.) |
| Y---Vargas | X---Vargas-Alfonso |
| X---Velarde | D---Velasco, L.A.--(N/A) |
| Y---Velasco, L. | Y---Villanueva |
| B---Villar--(Absent) | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Violago | B---Yap (A.)--(Absent) |
| X---Yap (S.) | X---Yu |
| B---Zamora (M.)--(Absent) | Y---Zamora (R.) |
| B---Zarate--(Absent) | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2015-08-27 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2015-08-27 | |
| DATE HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL: 2015-12-15 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2016-02-03 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2016-03-03 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10747 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH RARE DISEASE |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY ON NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFLICTED WITH RARE DISORDERS [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2015 ] Introduced by Representatives DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL ARROYO, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, SOL ARAGONES, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J. ARENAS, ALFREDO III D. VARGAS, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 24, 2015; 8/27/2015 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 9/1/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT; WAYS AND MEANS; and FINANCE; 10/7/2015 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS, YOUTH and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 286, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2990; 11/4/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/4/2015 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2990 UNDER C.R. NO. 286. [ 2016 ] 1/18/2016 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2990 as an amendment to HBN-5973 on December 15, 2015; 1/25/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-2990 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5973, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 2/1/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-2990 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5973, returned to the Senate which was already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 2/3/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2990 and HBN-5973, 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; 5/30/2016 Consolidated with SBN-2990, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on March 3, 2016 and became; 5/30/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10747 (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10747 (SBN-2990/HBN-5973) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on April 25, 2016) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)
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