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EXPANDED BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION ACT OF 2009
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06076 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10028 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES' | |
| SHORT TITLE : Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act Of 2009 | |
| ABSTRACT : “Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009.†Seeks to promote and support breastfeeding by encouraging all firms, establishments and institutions to establish and maintain an appropriate breastfeeding facility for mothers to breastfeed and express milk; protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation, and; re-establish a culture of breastfeeding as the normal, natural and preferred method of feeding infants and young children. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BONDOC, ANNA YORK P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-03-04 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Almario | 2. Abaya |
| 3. Codilla | 4. Reyes (V.) |
| 5. Pingoy | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lazatin (061 ) | 2. Montemayor (070 ) |
| 3. Nograles (000 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Gonzales (N.) | 2. De Guzman |
| 3. Agbayani | 4. Velarde |
| 5. Romulo | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01698 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01863 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-03-04 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH, WAYS AND MEANS, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01426, HB02816 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-03-04 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-03-04 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gonzales (N.), De Guzman, Agbayani, Velarde, Romulo | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-03-04 | |
| REMARKS : On Mar. 04, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; terminated the period of amendments; and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2009-04-13 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-05-05 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:187 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2009-05-07 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2009-05-07 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-08-12 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-08-12 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Pingoy, Gunigundo, Bondoc, Abaya, Hontiveros | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Cayetano (P.), Angara, Legarda | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-12-16 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-12-16 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2010-02-16 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2010-03-16 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10028 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES' |
Abstract
"Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009." Seeks to promote and support breastfeeding by encouraging all firms, establishments and institutions to establish and maintain an appropriate breastfeeding facility for mothers to breastfeed and express milk; protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation, and; re-establish a culture of breastfeeding as the normal, natural and preferred method of feeding infants and young children.
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