Entitled:
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE USE OF BIOFUELS, ESTABLISHING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE BIOFUEL PROGRAM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
3/14/2006	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ENERGY; AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; and FINANCE; with Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO, RALPH G. RECTO, MAR ROXAS, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 55, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1587, 1677, 1907, 2007, 2083, 2159, 2178, 2179 and 2185, taking into consideration HBN-4629;
3/14/2006	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/14/2006	Sponsor: Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
3/21/2006	Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on 03/16/2006;
5/23/2006	Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
5/23/2006	Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
5/24/2006	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
6/1/2006	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON;
6/5/2006	Interpellation of Senator(s) SERGIO R. OSMENA III, MAR ROXAS, JOKER P. ARROYO, M. A. MADRIGAL, RALPH G. RECTO and JUAN PONCE ENRILE;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
7/31/2006	Interpellation of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE and SERGIO R. OSMENA III;
7/31/2006	Remarks of Senator(s) MAR ROXAS;
7/31/2006	Period of interpellations closed;
8/15/2006	Period of committee amendments;
9/18/2006	Senator Revilla was made a coauthor on motion of Senator Pangilinan;
10/11/2006	Period of committee amendments;
10/11/2006	Period of committee amendments closed;
10/11/2006	Period of individual amendments;
10/11/2006	Period of individual amendments closed;
10/11/2006	Reconsideration of the closing of the period of individual amendments;
10/11/2006	Period of individual amendments;
10/11/2006	Period of individual amendments closed;
10/11/2006	Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
10/11/2006	Approved on Third Reading;
10/11/2006	In favor: (19)Senators Arroyo, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Gordon, Lacson, Lim, M.A. Madrigal, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena, Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., Recto, Roxas and Villar; Against: None Abstention: None
10/13/2006	House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4629 and SBN-2226 and has designated Representatives Badelles, Zubiri, Arroyo (I.), Teves, Cua, Defensor, Javier, Lacson, Marañon III, Puentevella, Villafuerte, Abante Jr., De Guzman, Paras, Macarambon Jr., Veloso and Villarosa on the part of the Majority and Representatives Cayetano and Virador on the part of the Minority as its conferees (See: OB dated November 7, 2006);
10/18/2006	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/6/2006	Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4629 and SBN-2226 and has designated Senators Pimentel Jr., Cayetano, Recto, Roxas, Gordon and Angara as its conferees;
11/21/2006	Senator Osmena was designated additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2226 and HBN-4629;
11/21/2006	Senator Osmena was designated additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2226 and HBN-4629;
11/22/2006	House of Representatives elected Representatives Suarez, Noel and Chipeco as additional conferees on November 14, 2006;
11/29/2006	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2226, in consolidation with HBN-4629, be approved as reconciled;
11/29/2006	Sponsorship speech of Senator Pimentel, Jr. on the Conference Committee Report; Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
12/5/2006	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 29, 2006;
12/7/2006	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2226 and HBN-4629, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
12/15/2006	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2226 and HBN-4629, already signed by Senate President Villar and Senate Secretary Yabes, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
[ 2007 ]
1/12/2007	Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and became (See: O.B. dated January 22, 2007);
1/12/2007	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367