Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF AND PROVIDING GREATER PROTECTIONS TO DESERTED OR ABANDONED CHILDREN WITH UNKNOWN PARENTS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 276 AND 277 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND SPECIAL LAWS, RECOGNIZING THEIR STATUS AS NATURAL-BORN CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING PENALTIES AGAINST ACTS INIMICAL TO THEIR WELFARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
FOUNDLING RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION ACT
Date filed
May 25, 2021
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
63
Session Type
Document Certification

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
5/25/2021 Sponsorship Speech Hontiveros, Risa
1/24/2022 Interpellation Cayetano, Pia S.
1/24/2022 Manifestation Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III
1/25/2022 Manifestation Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III
1/25/2022 Period of Interpellation Closed
1/26/2022 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
1/26/2022 Period of Individual Amendments

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF AND PROVIDING GREATER PROTECTIONS TO DESERTED OR ABANDONED CHILDREN WITH UNKNOWN PARENTS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 276 AND 277 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND SPECIAL LAWS, RECOGNIZING THEIR STATUS AS NATURAL-BORN CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING PENALTIES AGAINST ACTS INIMICAL TO THEIR WELFARE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2021 ]
5/25/2021 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT with Senators MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LEILA M. DE LIMA and RISA HONTIVEROS as authors per Committee Report No. 263, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 56 and 2112, taking into consideration HBN-7679;
5/25/2021 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/25/2021 Sponsor: Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
5/25/2021 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/25/2021 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
5/25/2021 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator LEILA M. DE LIMA;
5/25/2021 Senators JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, GRACE POE, JOEL VILLANUEVA, RALPH G. RECTO, WIN GATCHALIAN, IMEE R. MARCOS and PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON were made co-authors;
[ 2022 ]
1/24/2022 Interpellation of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO;
1/24/2022 Manifestation of Senator AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL;
1/25/2022 Manifestation of Senator AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL;
1/25/2022 Period of interpellation closed;
1/26/2022 Period of individual amendments;
1/26/2022 Period of individual amendments closed;
1/26/2022 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
1/27/2022 Letter from Senator PIA S. CAYETANO dated January 26, 2022, signifying her intention to be made co-author and co-sponsor of SBN-2233, received by LBIS;
1/28/2022 Copies were electronically distributed to the Senators;
1/31/2022 Approved on Third Reading;
1/31/2022 In favor: (23) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, IMEE R. MARCOS, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, GRACE POE, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI;
1/31/2022 Against: (None) ;
1/31/2022 Abstention: (None) ;
2/2/2022 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
2/3/2022 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2233 as an amendment to HBN-7679 on February 2, 2022;
3/23/2022 Letter from Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2233 and HBN-7679, for the signature of Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza;
4/4/2022 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2233 and HBN-7679, which were signed by Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza;
4/6/2022 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2233 and HBN-7679, sent to the Office of the President through PLLO for the signature of the President, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
5/19/2022 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-7679, by the President of the Philippines, His
Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on MAY 6, 2022 and became
5/19/2022 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11767.