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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