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Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
EXPANDED BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION ACT OF 2007
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
March 10, 2007
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
29
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Document Certification
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
14
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (11/5/2007)
Voted Yes Voted No Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.
Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Madrigal, M. A.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 10/3/2007 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS, YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS and FINANCE with Senator(s) "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, M. A. MADRIGAL and JUAN PONCE ENRILE as author(s) per Committee Report No. 14, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-761; 10/3/2007 Sponsor: Senator "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO; 10/3/2007 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/3/2007 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order; 10/3/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO; 10/3/2007 Period of interpellation closed; 10/3/2007 Period of amendment closed; 10/3/2007 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 10/4/2007 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 11/5/2007 Approved on Third Reading; 11/5/2007 In favor: (18) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 11/5/2007 Against: (None) ; 11/5/2007 Abstention: (None) ; 11/6/2007 Senators MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI were made as coauthors; 11/6/2007 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2009 ] 8/12/2009 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBNos. 4012, 879, 6076, and SBN-1698, and designated Representatives Pingoy Jr. (A.), Gunigundo (M.), Bondoc (A.Y.), Abaya (J.E.) and Hontiveros (R.) as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; (See: O.B. dated August 19,2009); 8/12/2009 Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1698 and HBNos. 6076, 4012, 879, designating Senators Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Angara and Legarda as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 12/16/2009 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1698, in consolidation with HBNos. 879, 4012 and 6076, be approved as reconciled; 12/16/2009 The Body approved the insertion of the Joint Explanation of the Conference Committee into the Journal and Record of the Senate; 12/16/2009 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; [ 2010 ] 1/20/2010 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on December 16, 2009; 2/3/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1698 and HBNos. 879, 4012, and 6076, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 2/11/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1698 and HBNos. 879, 4012 and 6076, received by the Senate, which were already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 2/16/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1698 and HBNos. 879, 4012 and 6076, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; 5/31/2010 Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBNos. 879, 4012 and 6076, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 16, 2010, and became; 5/31/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10028.