Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO JUSTIN DONTA BROWNLEE
Short Title
PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO JUSTIN DONTA BROWNLEE
Text as Filed (File)
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
November 21, 2022
Date Read
November 22, 2022
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
33
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Senate Legis Intranet Link
Bill Status
Republic Act RA11937 enacted on 2023-01-12
Committee Details
Primary Committee
House Committee Report link
House Counterpart
Date Approved on Third Reading (HRep)
November 29, 2022
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 11/29/2022 Co-Sponsorship Speech Go, Christopher Lawrence T.
Dela Rosa, Ronald "Bato"
Angara, Sonny
Villanueva, Joel11/29/2022 Sponsorship Speech Tolentino, Francis "Tol" N. 12/5/2022 Interpellation Estrada, Jinggoy E.
Padilla, Robinhood C.
Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III12/5/2022 Co-Sponsorship Speech Revilla Jr., Ramon Bong 12/5/2022 Period of Interpellation Closed 12/5/2022 Period of Amendment Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (12/12/2022)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Sonny
Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Dela Rosa, Ronald "Bato"
Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
Estrada, Jinggoy E.
Gatchalian, Win
Go, Christopher Lawrence T.
Hontiveros, Risa
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Marcos, Imee R.
Padilla, Robinhood C.
Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III
Poe, Grace
Revilla Jr., Ramon Bong
Tolentino, Francis "Tol" N.
Tulfo, Raffy T.
Villanueva, Joel
Villar, Cynthia A.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel "Migz" F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO JUSTIN DONTA BROWNLEE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2022 ] Introduced by Representatives MICHAEL L. ROMERO PHD., GUS S. TAMBUNTING, JULIET MARIE D. FERRER, ROBERTO V. PUNO, JUAN FIDEL FELIPE F. NOGRALES, et. al.; 11/29/2022 Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 29, 2022; 11/29/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/29/2022 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS per Committee Report No. 13, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration SBNos. 1336, 1516, and 1519 ; 11/29/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/29/2022 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO; 11/29/2022 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 11/29/2022 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO; 11/29/2022 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, SONNY ANGARA and JOEL VILLANUEVA; 11/29/2022 Senators RISA HONTIVEROS, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and MARK A. VILLAR were made co-sponsors; 11/29/2022 Manifestation of Senator Estrada; 12/5/2022 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RAMON BONG REVILLA JR.; 12/5/2022 Interpellation of Senators JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA and AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL; 12/5/2022 Period of interpellation closed; 12/5/2022 Period of amendment closed; 12/5/2022 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 12/12/2022 Approved on Third Reading; 12/12/2022 In favor: (21) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, GRACE POE, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, RAFFY T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 12/12/2022 Against: (None) ; 12/12/2022 Abstention: (None) ; 12/13/2022 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 12/15/2022 Letter for Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-6224, which were signed by Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug Jr. and Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri; [ 2023 ] 3/22/2023 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. on January 12, 2023 and became 3/22/2023 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11937.
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO JUSTIN DONTA BROWNLEE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2022 ] Introduced by Representatives MICHAEL L. ROMERO PHD., GUS S. TAMBUNTING, JULIET MARIE D. FERRER, ROBERTO V. PUNO, JUAN FIDEL FELIPE F. NOGRALES, et. al.; 11/29/2022 Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 29, 2022; 11/29/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/29/2022 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS per Committee Report No. 13, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration SBNos. 1336, 1516, and 1519 ; 11/29/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/29/2022 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO; 11/29/2022 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 11/29/2022 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO; 11/29/2022 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, SONNY ANGARA and JOEL VILLANUEVA; 11/29/2022 Senators RISA HONTIVEROS, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and MARK A. VILLAR were made co-sponsors; 11/29/2022 Manifestation of Senator Estrada; 12/5/2022 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RAMON BONG REVILLA JR.; 12/5/2022 Interpellation of Senators JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA and AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL; 12/5/2022 Period of interpellation closed; 12/5/2022 Period of amendment closed; 12/5/2022 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 12/12/2022 Approved on Third Reading; 12/12/2022 In favor: (21) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, GRACE POE, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, RAFFY T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 12/12/2022 Against: (None) ; 12/12/2022 Abstention: (None) ; 12/13/2022 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 12/15/2022 Letter for Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-6224, which were signed by Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug Jr. and Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri; [ 2023 ] 3/22/2023 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. on January 12, 2023 and became 3/22/2023 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11937.
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