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TELECOMMUTING ACT
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2
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07402 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11165 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROMOTING TELECOMMUTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Promoting Telecommuting As An Alternative Work Arrangement For Employees In The Private Sector | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F., TUGNA, SHERWIN N., VARGAS, ALFRED D., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, MALAPITAN, DALE "ALONG" R., MARTINEZ, ERIC M., SY-ALVARADO, JOSE ANTONIO "KUYA JONATHAN" R., DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, MARLYN L., TAMBUNTING, GUS S., TING, RANDOLPH S., BAG-AO, KAKA J., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., VILLARIN, TOM S., SILVERIO, LORNA C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2018-03-14 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Villafuerte | 2. Tugna |
| 3. Vargas | 4. Nieto |
| 5. Maceda | 6. Malapitan |
| 7. Martinez | 8. Sy-Alvarado |
| 9. Del Rosario | 10. Dalipe |
| 11. Primicias-Agabas | 12. Tambunting |
| 13. Ting | 14. Bag-ao |
| 15. Mendoza | 16. Villarin |
| 17. Silverio | 18. Relampagos |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01363 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00668 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2018-03-14 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 5630, 5779, 5841, 5843, 6322 and 7349 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB05630, HB05779, HB05841, HB05843, HB06322, HB07349 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-03-19 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-03-19 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2018-05-22 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-05-22 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Ting | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-05-22 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Villafuerte, Tugna, Vargas, Nieto, Maceda, Malapitan, Martinez, Sy-Alvarado, Del Rosario, Dalipe, Primicias-Agabas, Tambunting, Ting, Bag-ao, Mendoza, Villarin, Silverio, Relampagos | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-05-22 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-05-24 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-05-28 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:239 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| D---Abad--(N/A) | B---Abaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Abayon | B---Abellanosa--(Absent) |
| X---Abu | Y---Abueg |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop |
| B---Acosta--(Absent) | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| Y---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| Y---Aglipay-Villar | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| Y---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | Y---Alonte |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| Y---Alvarez (P.) | Y---Amante |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | B---Andaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | B---Antonino--(Absent) |
| B---Antonio--(Absent) | Y---Aragones |
| Y---Arbison | Y---Arcillas |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Atienza |
| B---Aumentado--(Absent) | Y---Bag-ao |
| B---Bagatsing--(Absent) | B---Baguilat--(Absent) |
| B---Banal--(Absent) | Y---Barbers |
| Y---Barzaga | Y---Bataoil |
| B---Batocabe--(Absent) | Y---Bautista-Bandigan |
| Y---Belaro | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.C.) | B---Belmonte (R.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Benitez | B---Bernos--(Absent) |
| Y---Bertiz | Y---Biazon |
| Y---Billones | Y---Biron |
| Y---Bolilia | Y---Bondoc |
| Y---Bordado | Y---Bravo (A.) |
| Y---Bravo (M.) | Y---Brosas |
| Y---Bulut-Begtang | B---Cagas--(Absent) |
| Y---Calalang | Y---Calderon |
| Y---Calixto-Rubiano | Y---Caminero |
| B---Campos--(Absent) | B---Canama--(Absent) |
| Y---Cari | Y---Casilao |
| Y---Castelo | Y---Castro (F.L.) |
| Y---Castro (F.H.) | Y---Catamco |
| Y---Cayetano | Y---Celeste |
| Y---Cerafica | Y---Cerilles Enerio |
| Y---Chavez | Y---Chipeco |
| B---Co--(Absent) | B---Cojuangco--(Absent) |
| Y---Collantes | Y---Cortes |
| Y---Cortuna | Y---Cosalan |
| Y---Crisologo | Y---Cua |
| Y---Cuaresma | Y---Cueva |
| Y---Dalipe | D---Dalog--(N/A) |
| Y---Datol | Y---Daza |
| Y---De Jesus | B---De Venecia--(Absent) |
| Y---De Vera | Y---Defensor |
| Y---Del Mar | Y---Del Rosario |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | Y---Dimaporo (A.) |
| Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) | Y---Duavit |
| Y---Durano | Y---Dy |
| Y---Elago | B---Enverga--(Absent) |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| B---Espina--(Absent) | Y---Espino |
| B---Estrella--(Absent) | B---Eusebio--(Absent) |
| Y---Evardone | Y---Fariñas |
| Y---Fernando | Y---Ferrer J. |
| Y---Ferrer L. | B---Ferriol-Pascual--(Absent) |
| B---Floirendo--(Absent) | Y---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| Y---Fuentebella | Y---Garbin |
| Y---Garcia (G.) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent) | Y---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| Y---Gatchalian | Y---Geron |
| Y---Go (A.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| Y---Gomez | Y---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.P.) | Y---Gonzales (A.D.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) |
| Y---Gullas | Y---Hernandez (F.) |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | X---Javier |
| Y---Kho | B---Khonghun--(Absent) |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lagman | Y---Lanete |
| Y---Laogan | Y---Lazatin |
| B---Leachon--(Absent) | Y---Lee |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lobregat |
| Y---Lopez (B.) | Y---Lopez (C.) |
| Y---Lopez (M.L.) | Y---Loyola |
| B---Macapagal Arroyo--(Absent) | Y---Maceda |
| Y---Madrona | Y---Aquino-Magsaysay |
| Y---Nuñez-Malanyaon | Y---Malapitan |
| Y---Manalo | Y---Mangaoang |
| B---Mangudadatu (S.)--(Absent) | Y---Mangudadatu (Z.) |
| Y---Marcoleta | Y---Marcos |
| Y---Mariño | Y---Marquez |
| Y---Martinez | Y---Matugas |
| Y---Mellana | B---Mending--(Absent) |
| X---Mendoza | Y---Mercado |
| Y---Mirasol | Y---Montoro |
| Y---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| Y---Nograles (K.A.) | Y---Nolasco |
| Y---Oaminal | Y---Ocampo |
| Y---Olivarez | Y---Ong (H.) |
| B---Ong (E.)--(Absent) | Y---Ortega (P.) |
| Y---Ortega (V.N.) | Y---Pacquiao |
| Y---Paduano | Y---Palma |
| Y---Pancho | Y---Panganiban |
| Y---Panotes | Y---Papandayan |
| Y---Pichay | Y---Pimentel |
| Y---Pineda | B---Plaza--(Absent) |
| Y---Primicias-Agabas | Y---Roa-Puno |
| B---Quimbo--(Absent) | B---Radaza--(Absent) |
| Y---Ramirez-Sato | Y---Ramos |
| B---Relampagos--(Absent) | Y---Revilla |
| X---Robes | Y---Rocamora |
| Y---Rodriguez (I.) | B---Rodriguez (M.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Roman | Y---Romero |
| Y---Romualdez | Y---Romualdo |
| D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) | Y---Roque (R.N.) |
| Y---Sacdalan | Y---Sagarbarria |
| Y---Sahali | B---Salceda--(Absent) |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salon | Y---Sambar |
| Y---Sandoval | Y---Sangcopan |
| Y---Santos-Recto | Y---Sarmiento (C.) |
| Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) | Y---Savellano |
| Y---Sema | Y---Siao |
| Y---Silverio | Y---Singson (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| Y---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Tambunting | Y---Tan (A.) |
| B---Tan (M.)--(Absent) | Y---Tan (S.) |
| Y---Tejada | Y---Teves |
| B---Tiangco--(Absent) | X---Ting |
| Y---Tinio | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Treñas | Y---Tugna |
| B---Tupas--(Absent) | D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A) |
| Y---Ty | Y---Umali |
| Y---Unabia | Y---Ungab |
| Y---Unico | Y---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Uybarreta |
| B---Vargas--(Absent) | Y---Vargas-Alfonso |
| Y---Velarde | Y---Velasco, L.A. |
| Y---Velasco-Catera | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villafuerte |
| B---Villanueva--(Absent) | D---Villar--(N/A) |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | B---Villarica--(Absent) |
| Y---Villarin | B---Violago--(Absent) |
| Y---Yap (A.) | Y---Yap (M.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent) | Y---Zamora (R.) |
| Y---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-05-29 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-05-29 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2018-08-29 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2018-09-03 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Ting, Villafuerte, Tugna, Almario, Bertiz | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Villanueva, Angara, Ejercito, Gatchalian, Aquino | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2018-10-03 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2018-10-03 | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2018-11-13 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2018-11-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2018-12-20 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11165 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING TELECOMMUTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMOTING TELECOMMUTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] Introduced by Representatives LUIS RAYMUND JR. F. VILLAFUERTE, SHERWIN N. TUGNA, ALFREDO III D. VARGAS, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C. NIETO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 28, 2018; 5/29/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 7/24/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 8/29/2018 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1363 and HBN-7402, designating Senators Villanueva, Angara, Ejercito, Gatchalian and Aquino as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 9/5/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Ting, Villafuerte, Jr., Tugna, Almario and Bertiz III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-7402 and SBN-1363 on September 3, 2018; 10/2/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1363 and HBN-7402, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1363, in consolidation with HBN-7402, be approved as reconciled; 10/3/2018 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA; 10/3/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 10/8/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on October 3, 2018; 11/13/2018 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated November 7, 2018, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1363 and HBN-7402, for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 11/21/2018 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated November 19, 2018, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1363 and HBN-7402, which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 11/26/2018 Enrolled copies of SBN-1363 and HBN-7402, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; [ 2019 ] FINAL TITLE: AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING TELECOMMUTING AS AN ALTERNATIVE WORK ARRANGEMENT FOR EMPLOYEES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR 1/16/2019 Consolidated with SBN-1363, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on December 20, 2018 and became 1/16/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11165. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11165 (SBN-1363/HBN-7402) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 6, 2019) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
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