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PHILIPPINE GENETIC RESOURCES ACCESS AND BENEFITS-SHARING (PGRABS) ACT
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House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09143
FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL POLICY ON ACCESS, AND BENEFIT-SHARING FROM THE UTILIZATION OF PHILIPPINE GENETIC RESOURCES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
SHORT TITLE : Philippine Genetic Resources Access And Benefit-sharing Act Or Pgrabs Act
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, AUMENTADO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C., DY, FAUSTINO "INNO" V A., RIVERA, DOMINGO C., ABAYA, FRANCIS GERALD AGUINALDO, LARA, JOSEPH "JOJO" L., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., DUJALI, ALAN "ALDU" R., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., MARQUEZ, CARLITO S., MANGAOANG, ALLEN JESSE C., DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., VILLANUEVA, EDUARDO "BRO. EDDIE" C., EBCAS, ADRIANO A., SY-ALVARADO, "KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., HERNANDEZ, FERDINAND L., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., BELMONTE, JOSE CHRISTOPHER Y., ERMITA-BUHAIN, ELENITA MILAGROS "EILEEN", SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE, CUA, JUNIE E., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., GASATAYA, GREG G., JALOSJOS, ROMEO JR. M., SUANSING, HORACIO JR. P., MATUGAS, FRANCISCO JOSE "BINGO" II F., CPA, CESO, LLB, GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE "JOET" III S., GONZAGA, RUWEL PETER S., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, UY, JULIETTE T., RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, LIMKAICHONG, JOCELYN SY, ZUBIRI, MANUEL F., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., SUAREZ, DAVID "JAY-JAY" C., GONZALEZ, SANDRO L., MOMO, ROMEO S., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., ZAMORA, WAY KURAT, SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, BALINDONG, YASSER ALONTO, BARBA, ANGELO MARCOS, BERNOS, JOSEPH STO. NIÑO B., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., BASCUG, ALFEL M., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., DALOG, MAXIMO JR. Y., DELOS SANTOS, ALFRED C., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., ESPINO,JUMEL ANTHONY I., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., FORTUNO, JOCELYN F., HOFER, ANN K., JIMENEZ, CESAR "JAWO" JR. I., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MARIÑO, MARIO VITTORIO "MARVEY" A., NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., NAVA, NA. LUCILLE L., M.D., ORTEGA, PABLO C., OUANO-DIZON, EMMARIE "LOLYPOP", PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., REVILLA, STRIKE B., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., SILVERIO, LORNA C., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., TY, DIEGO "NONOY" C., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", CO, ELIZALDY S., CABATBAT, ARGEL JOSEPH T., DAGOOC, SERGIO C., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H., BABASA, LEONARDO JR. L., CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., ENVERGA, WILFRIDO MARK M., GATCHALIAN, WESLIE T., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., NOGRALES, JERICHO JONAS B., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., ROMULO, ROMAN T., SANGCOPAN, AMIHILDA J., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S., SUNTAY, JESUS "BONG" C., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F.
DATE FILED : 2021-03-24
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Agabas (000 2021-08-23) 2. Maceda (000 2021-08-23)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Ramirez-Sato 2. Aumentado
3. Dy (F.) 4. Rivera
5. Abaya 6. Lara
7. Dy (F.M.C.) 8. Dujali
9. Marquez 10. Mangaoang
11. Duavit 12. Nieto
13. Villanueva (E.) 14. Ebcas
15. Sy-Alvarado 16. Savellano
17. Arenas 18. Hernandez
19. Garcia (P.J.) 20. Romualdo
21. Belmonte 22. Ermita-Buhain
23. Salceda 24. Cua
25. Tejada 26. Violago
27. Gasataya 28. Jalosjos
29. Suansing (H.) 30. Matugas
31. Garcia (J.E.) 32. Gonzaga
33. Haresco 34. Cuaresma
35. Uy (J.) 36. Ruiz Daza
37. Limkaichong 38. Zubiri
39. Sagarbarria 40. Bautista-Bandigan
41. Calderon 42. Campos
43. Suarez (D.) 44. Gonzalez
45. Momo 46. Frasco
47. Zamora (W.K.) 48. Salvador-Tambunting
49. Balindong 50. Barba
51. Bernos 52. Bravo
53. Bascug 54. Caminero
55. Cari 56. Dalog
57. Delos Santos 58. Deloso-Montalla
59. Dimaporo (A.) 60. Espino
61. Fariñas (R.C.) 62. Fortuno
63. Hofer 64. Jimenez
65. Labadlabad 66. Mariño
67. Natividad-Nagaño 68. Nava
69. Ortega 70. Ouano-Dizon
71. Plaza 72. Revilla
73. Roman 74. Sanchez
75. Silverio 76. Singson-Meehan
77. Tiangco 78. Tutor
79. Ty (D.) 80. Vergara
81. Co (E.) 82. Cabatbat
83. Dagooc 84. Guya
85. Quimbo 86. Fortun
87. Babasa 88. Cabochan
89. Enverga 90. Gatchalian
91. Mendoza 92. Nograles (J.J.)
93. Rodriguez 94. Romulo
95. Sangcopan 96. Sarmiento
97. Suntay 98. Villafuerte
99. Dalipe
AUTHORSHIP WITHDRAWALS:
Elago(2021-08-23)
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REMARKS: Letter of withdrawal of co-authorship of Rep. Elago dated 23 August 2021 received on even date.
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00893
SUBMITTED ON 2021-03-24
SUBMITTED BY: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 260
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00260
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2021-03-25
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-03-25
DATE CALENDARED : 2021-05-26
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-08-04
SPONSORED BY :  Ramirez-Sato
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-08-04
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Ramirez-Sato, Aumentado, Dy (F.), Rivera, Abaya, Lara, Dy (F.M.C.), Dujali, Marquez, Mangaoang, Duavit, Nieto, Villanueva (E.), Ebcas, Sy-Alvarado, Savellano, Arenas, Hernandez, Garcia (P.J.), Romualdo, Belmonte, Ermita-Buhain, Salceda, Cua, Tejada, Violago, Gasataya, Jalosjos, Suansing (H.), Matugas, Garcia (J.E.), Gonzaga, Haresco, Cuaresma, Uy (J.), Ruiz Daza, Limkaichong, Zubiri, Sagarbarria, Bautista-Bandigan, Calderon, Campos, Suarez (D.), Gonzalez, Momo, Frasco, Zamora (W.K.), Salvador-Tambunting, Balindong, Barba, Bernos, Bravo, Bascug, Caminero, Cari, Dalog, Delos Santos, Deloso-Montalla, Dimaporo (A.), Espino, Fariñas (R.C.), Fortuno, Hofer, Jimenez, Labadlabad, Mariño, Natividad-Nagaño, Nava, Ortega, Ouano-Dizon, Plaza, Revilla, Roman, Sanchez, Silverio, Singson-Meehan, Tiangco, Tutor, Ty (D.), Vergara, Co (E.), Cabatbat, Dagooc, Guya, Quimbo, Fortun, Babasa, Cabochan, Enverga, Gatchalian, Mendoza, Nograles (J.J.), Rodriguez, Romulo, Sangcopan, Sarmiento, Suntay, Villafuerte, Dalipe
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-08-04
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-08-18
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-08-23
THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL POLICY ON ACCESS, AND BENEFIT-SHARING FROM THE UTILIZATION OF PHILIPPINE GENETIC RESOURCES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:205     NAYS:6    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2021-08-24
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2021-08-24
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL POLICY ON ACCESS, AND BENEFIT-SHARING FROM THE UTILIZATION OF PHILIPPINE GENETIC RESOURCES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
8/24/2021 Introduced by Representatives JOSEPHINE RAMIREZ-SATO, ERICO ARISTOTLE C. AUMENTADO, FAUSTINO V "INNO" A. DY, DOMINGO C. RIVERA, FRANCIS GERALD A. ABAYA, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on August 23, 2021;
8/24/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
8/25/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE and FINANCE;
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