Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM TERRORISM
Short Title
ANTI-TERRORISM ACT OF 2005
Date filed
October 12, 2005
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
30
Session Type
Document Certification

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Secondary Committee

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
10/12/2005 Sponsorship Speech Villar Jr., Manuel B.
5/22/2006 Interpellation Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
5/22/2006 Sponsorship Speech Enrile, Juan Ponce
5/30/2006 Interpellation Lim, Alfredo S.
Angara, Edgardo J.
6/5/2006 Interpellation Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
6/7/2006 Interpellation Lacson, Panfilo M.
7/26/2006 Interpellation Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Drilon, Franklin M.
8/1/2006 Interpellation Lacson, Panfilo M.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
8/14/2006 Interpellation Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
8/14/2006 Remarks Drilon, Franklin M.
8/23/2006 Interpellation Drilon, Franklin M.
8/28/2006 Interpellation Drilon, Franklin M.
9/4/2006 Interpellation Drilon, Franklin M.
9/18/2006 Interpellation Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
10/2/2006 Manifestation Pangilinan, Francis N.
10/11/2006 Period of Committee Amendments  
10/11/2006 Period of Committee Amendments Closed  
11/8/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
11/14/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
12/5/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
12/12/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
12/18/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
12/19/2006 Remarks Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
12/19/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
12/20/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
12/20/2006 Period of Individual Amendments  
2/19/2007 Period of Individual Amendments  

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT TO SECURE THE STATE AND PROTECT OUR PEOPLE FROM TERRORISM
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2005 ]
10/12/2005 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on PUBLIC ORDER AND ILLEGAL DRUGS; JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; and FINANCE, with Senators VILLAR, LACSON, ENRILE, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, MAGSAYSAY JR., and LIM as authors, per Committee Report No. 34, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 735, 831, 871, 1736 and 1768, taking into consideration the Privilege Speech of Senator Lim delivered on March 9, 2005, entitled: "Warrantless Arrest: The Need to Revert to Old Concept in Combating Crimes" and SRNo. 184;
10/12/2005 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
10/12/2005 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
10/12/2005 Sponsors: Senator(s) MANUEL B. VILLAR JR., PANFILO M. LACSON, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR. and ALFREDO S. LIM;
10/12/2005 Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
10/12/2005 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) MANUEL B. VILLAR JR.;
10/25/2005 Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on 10/12/2005;
[ 2006 ]
5/22/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE; The new version of the bill was adopted as the working draft on motion of Senator Villar;
5/22/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
5/23/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile;
5/30/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) ALFREDO S. LIM and EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
6/5/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. and RODOLFO G. BIAZON;
6/7/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR. and PANFILO M. LACSON;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
7/26/2006 Interpellation of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
8/1/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) PANFILO M. LACSON and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
8/14/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) RAMON A. REVILLA JR.;
8/14/2006 Remarks of Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
8/14/2006 Senator Revilla, Jr. was made as coauthor;
8/23/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
8/28/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
9/4/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
9/18/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON;
9/19/2006 Updated version of the bill of August 31 had already been distributed to the Members;
10/2/2006 Manifestation of Senator(s)FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN Objection of Senator M.A. MADRIGAL;
10/3/2006 Motion of Senator ENRILE to close the period of interpellation; Remarks of Senators Gordon and Pimentel Jr.; Point of Order by Senator Pimentel Jr.;
10/4/2006 Motion of Senator PIMENTEL JR. to hold an executive session; With (6) six in favor and (10) ten against the motion was lost; Motion of Senator Enrile to close the period of interpellation; Remarks of Senators Pimentel Jr., M.A. Madrigal and Gordon; Period of interpellation closed;
10/11/2006 Period of committee amendments;
10/11/2006 Period of committee amendments closed;
11/8/2006 Period of individual amendments;
11/14/2006 Period of individual amendments;
12/5/2006 Period of individual amendments;
12/12/2006 Period of individual amendments;
12/18/2006 Period of individual amendments;
12/19/2006 Remarks of Senator(s) Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr.; Period of individual amendments;
12/20/2006 Remarks of Senator ENRILE; Period of individual amendments;
[ 2007 ]
1/30/2007 Period of individual amendments;
1/31/2007 Period of individual amendments;
2/6/2007 Period of individual amendments;
2/6/2007 Period of individual amendments closed;
2/6/2007 Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
2/7/2007 Approved on Third Reading; In favor: (16); Senators, Biazon, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Gordon, Lacson, Lapid, Lim, Magsaysay, Jr., Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, and Villar; Against: (2) Senators Madrigal and Roxas; Abstention: None;
2/7/2007 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN0-2137 and HBN-4839, and designated Representatives Datumanong, Cuenco, Libanan, Cagas, Villafuerte, Lagman and Locsin Jr., on the part of the Majority and Representatives Ocampo, Golez, Rosales and Suplico, on the part of the Minority as its conferees;
2/8/2007 Senate agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2137 and HBN-4839, and designated Senators Enrile, Drilon, Gordon, Revilla, Lapid, Madrigal, Lacson, Lim and Pimentel Jr., as its conferees;
2/8/2007 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2137 be adopted in toto and approved as the final version;
2/8/2007 Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the conference committee report;
2/8/2007 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
[ THIRD SPECIAL SESSION ]
2/19/2007 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;
2/22/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2137 and HBN4839, sent to the House of Representatives, for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
2/27/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2137 and HBN-4839, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, received by the Senate;
2/27/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2137 and HBN-4839, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
3/6/2007 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
3/6/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9372
10/26/2005 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP;

President's Action

Approved by the President
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President