Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Short Title
REVISED PENAL CODE (VAGRANCY)
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
December 18, 2007
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
45
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
All Information (Senate Website)
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.
26
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 1/28/2008 Interpellation Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q. 1/28/2008 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 1/28/2008 Period of Interpellation Closed 1/28/2008 Co-Sponsorship Speech Legarda, Loren B. 2/4/2008 Interpellation Arroyo, Joker P. 2/5/2008 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 2/5/2008 Period of Interpellation Closed 2/5/2008 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 2/5/2008 Interpellation Defensor Santiago, Miriam 2/5/2008 Period of Committee Amendments
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (2/12/2008)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.
Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2007 ] 12/18/2007 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS with Senators JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON as authors per Committee Report No. 26, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 305, 601, 1305 and 1384; 12/18/2007 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 12/18/2007 Sponsors: Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, and RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON; [ 2008 ] 1/28/2008 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order; 1/28/2008 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 1/28/2008 Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA was made a co-sponsor; 1/28/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.; 1/28/2008 Period of interpellation closed; 2/4/2008 Interpellation of Senator JOKER P. ARROYO; 2/5/2008 Interpellation of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 2/5/2008 Period of interpellation closed; 2/5/2008 Period of committee amendments; 2/5/2008 Period of committee amendments closed; 2/5/2008 Period of individual amendments closed; 2/5/2008 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 2/6/2008 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 2/12/2008 Approved on Third Reading; 2/12/2008 In favor: (17) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 2/12/2008 Against: (None) ; 2/12/2008 Abstention: (None) ; 2/13/2008 Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence;