Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF VICTIM'S AND WITNESS' ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER DURING TRIAL OR HEARING RELATED TO A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
Short Title
WITNESS CONFIDENTIALITY ACT
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
July 19, 2010
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
18
Session Type
Subjects
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
86
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 5/15/2012 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 5/23/2012 Interpellation Sotto III, Vicente C. 5/23/2012 Period of Interpellation Closed 5/23/2012 Period of Amendment Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (5/30/2012)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Recto, Ralph G.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Trillanes, Antonio "Sonny" F.
Villar, Manny B.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROTECTING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF VICTIM’S AND WITNESS’ ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER DURING TRIAL OR HEARING RELATED TO A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2010 ] 7/19/2010 Introduced by Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 9/6/2010 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; [ 2011 ] 5/24/2011 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] 11/29/2011 Returned and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS per Committee Report No. 86, recommending its approval without amendment; 11/29/2011 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/29/2011 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; [ 2012 ] 5/15/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 5/15/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 5/22/2012 Senator MANNY VILLAR was made as coauthor; 5/23/2012 Interpellation of Senator VICENTE C. SOTTO III; 5/23/2012 Period of interpellation closed; 5/23/2012 Period of amendment closed; 5/23/2012 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 5/24/2012 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 5/30/2012 Approved on Third Reading; 5/30/2012 In favor: (20) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES and MANNY B. VILLAR; 5/30/2012 Against: N o n e; 5/30/2012 Abstention: N o n e; 6/4/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;