Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, STRENGTHENING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 53 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1152, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT CODE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ACT OF 2007
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
March 10, 2007
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
29
Session Type
Subjects
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.
15
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 TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, STRENGTHENING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 53 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1152, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENT CODE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 10/3/2007 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE and FINANCE with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MANNY VILLAR and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 15, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 476, 766, 959, 986 and 1097; 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 Senator MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI was made as coauthor; 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 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 11/6/2007 Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID was made as coauthor; [ 2008 ] 9/29/2008 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1699 and HBN-4381, and designated Senators Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Juan Miguel F. Zubiri, and Loren Legarda as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 10/6/2008 House of Representatives agreed to the request of the Senate for a conference, and designated Representatives Cabilao (B.), Joson (E.N.), Binay (M.A.), Arroyo (I.), and Rodriguez (R.) as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on September 30, 2008; 10/8/2008 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1699, in consolidation with HBN-4381, be approved as reconciled; 10/8/2008 Sponsorship speech of Senator "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO on the Conference Committee Report; 10/8/2008 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 10/8/2008 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives; (See: O.B. dated November 11, 2008) 11/3/2008 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1699 and HBN-4381, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 11/12/2008 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1699 and HBN-4381, received by the Senate, which were already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 11/13/2008 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1699 and HBN-4381 sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; 12/12/2008 FINAL TITLE: AN ACT TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12/12/2008 Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-4381, by the President of the Philippines Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became; 12/12/2008 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9512.