Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FREE IRRIGATION SERVICE TO SMALL FARMERS, REVOKING FOR THE PURPOSE THE CORPORATE STATUS OF THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
FREE IRRIGATION SERVICE TO SMALL FARMERS ACT OF 2017
Co-sponsor
Date filed
May 22, 2017
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
84
Session Type
Document Certification
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by HOUSE (10/3/2017)

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
103

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
5/22/2017 Sponsorship Speech Villar, Cynthia A.
5/23/2017 Co-Sponsorship Speech Legarda, Loren B.Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.Recto, Ralph G.Gordon, Richard J.Poe, Grace L.
5/31/2017 Interpellation Pangilinan, Francis N.Drilon, Franklin M.
5/31/2017 Period of Interpellation Closed
5/31/2017 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
5/31/2017 Period of Individual Amendments
5/31/2017 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
10/11/2017 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Villar, Cynthia A.

Votes

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (7/25/2017)

Voted Yes Voted No

Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M.
Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"
Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gatchalian, Sherwin T.
Gordon, Richard J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Hontiveros, Risa
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pacquiao, Emmanuel "Manny" D.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Poe, Grace L.
Recto, Ralph G.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Villanueva, Joel
Villar, Cynthia A.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

 

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FREE IRRIGATION SERVICE TO SMALL FARMERS, REVOKING FOR THE PURPOSE THE CORPORATE STATUS OF THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
5/22/2017 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD and FINANCE with Senator(s) PANFILO M. LACSON, RALPH G. RECTO, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, LOREN B. LEGARDA, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN and RICHARD J. GORDON as author(s) per Committee Report No. 103, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 43,62, 122, 140, 1199, 1412 and 1419;
5/22/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/22/2017 Sponsor: Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;
5/22/2017 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/22/2017 Sponsorship speech of Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;
5/22/2017 Cosponsponsorship speech of Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
5/23/2017 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, RALPH G. RECTO, RICHARD J. GORDON and GRACE L. POE;
5/31/2017 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
5/31/2017 Period of interpellation closed;
5/31/2017 Period of committee amendments closed;
5/31/2017 Period of individual amendments;
5/31/2017 Period of individual amendments closed;
5/31/2017 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
6/6/2017 Letter from Senator LEILA M. DE LIMA dated May 30, 2017, conveying her intention to be a cosponsor of SBN-1465, received by the LBIS;
6/8/2017 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]
7/25/2017 Approved on Third Reading;
7/25/2017 In favor: (21) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
7/25/2017 Against: (None) ;
7/25/2017 Abstention: (None) ;
7/27/2017 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
8/16/2017 House of Representatives designated Representatives Jose T. Panganiban, Jr., CPA-LLB Arthur C. Yap, Noel L. Villanueva, Sharon S. Garin, Henry S. Oaminal, Jericho Jonas B. Nograles and Cecilia Leonila V. Chavez as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670 on August 14, 2017;
10/3/2017 Senator Zubiri manifested the Senate Conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670, designating Senators Villar, JV EJercito, Gatchalian, Himself and Senator Pangilinan as its conferees;
10/11/2017 House of Representatives designated Representative Ariel Ka Ayik B. Casilao as additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5670 and SBN-1465 on October 9, 2017; (See: O.B. dated November 20, 2017)
10/11/2017 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670, submitted to the Senate, recommending the ratification of the reconciled bill which is a consolidation of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670;
10/11/2017 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;
10/11/2017 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FREE IRRIGATION SERVICE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3601, AS AMENDED, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
11/27/2017 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 20, 2017;
5/31/2017 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
12/12/2017 Letter for Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez, dated December 11, 2017, transmitting ten (10) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670, which were signed by Senate Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo and Senate President Aquilino Koko L. Pimentel III;
12/28/2017 Letter from Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja, dated December 21, 2017, returning seven (7) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670, which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
5/31/2017 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
[ 2018 ]
1/4/2018 Enrolled copies of SBN-1465 and HBN-5670, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
2/21/2018 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 2, 2018 and became
2/21/2018 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10969.
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President's Action

Approved by the President
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President