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AN ACT PROMOTING FAIR COMPETITION TO PROTECT CONSUMER WELFARE, ADVANCE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SUSTAINED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY, AMONG OTHERS, REGULATING MONOPOLIES, ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION, AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS, ESTABLISHING THE FAIR COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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FAIR COMPETITION ACT OF 2014
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June 16, 2014
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2
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56
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 7/30/2014 Sponsorship Speech Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam" 8/20/2014 Interpellation Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. 8/26/2014 Interpellation Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg" 9/1/2014 Interpellation Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. 9/1/2014 Inquiry 9/2/2014 Interpellation Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.Poe, Grace L. 9/8/2014 Period of Interpellation Closed 9/15/2014 Period of Committee Amendments 9/15/2014 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 9/17/2014 Period of Individual Amendments 9/22/2014 Period of Individual Amendments 9/23/2014 Period of Individual Amendments 10/21/2014 Period of Individual Amendments 11/26/2014 Period of Individual Amendments 12/3/2014 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 12/9/2014 Period of Individual Amendments 12/9/2014 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 6/10/2015 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMOTING FAIR COMPETITION TO PROTECT CONSUMER WELFARE, ADVANCE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND SUSTAINED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BY, AMONG OTHERS, REGULATING MONOPOLIES, ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION, AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS, ESTABLISHING THE FAIR COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2014 ] 6/16/2014 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, FINANCE and JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS with Senator(s) SERGIO R. OSMENA III, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES and PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV as author(s) per Committee Report No. 56, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 41, 473, 492, 1027, 1210, 1293 and 1453; 7/30/2014 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 7/30/2014 Sponsor: Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV; 7/30/2014 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 7/30/2014 Sponsorship speech of Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV; 8/20/2014 Interpellation of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 8/26/2014 Interpellation of Senator TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III; 9/1/2014 Interpellation of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 9/1/2014 Inquiry of the Chair; 9/2/2014 Interpellation of Senator(s) JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO and GRACE L. POE; 9/8/2014 Manifestation of Senator Aquino III on the interpellation of Senator Angara last August 20, 2014 re favorable decision of the FCC; 9/8/2014 Period of interpellation closed; 9/15/2014 Period of committee amendments; 9/15/2014 Period of committee amendments closed; 9/17/2014 Printed copies with approved committee amendments as of September 15, 2014, distributed to the Senators; 9/17/2014 Period of individual amendments; 9/18/2014 Printed copies with approved amendments as of September 17, 2014, distributed to the Senators; 9/22/2014 Period of individual amendments; 9/23/2014 Printed copies with approved individual amendments as of September 22, 2014, distributed to the Senators; 9/23/2014 Period of individual amendments; 9/24/2014 Printed copies with approved individual amendments as of September 23, 2014, distributed to the Senators; 10/21/2014 Period of individual amendments; 10/22/2014 Printed copies with approved individual amendments as of October 21, 2014, distributed to the Senators; 11/26/2014 Period of individual amendments; 11/26/2014 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 12/3/2014 Period of individual amendments closed; 12/3/2014 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 12/4/2014 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 12/9/2014 Reconsideration of Approval on Second Reading; 12/9/2014 Period of individual amendments; 12/9/2014 Period of individual amendments closed; 12/9/2014 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 12/10/2014 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 12/15/2014 Approved on Third Reading; 12/15/2014 In favor: (13) Senators PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR; 12/15/2014 Against: N o n e ; 12/15/2014 Abstention: N o n e ; 12/17/2014 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2015 ] 5/26/2015 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, and designated Senators Aquino IV, Angara, Guingona III, Pimentel III, Villar, Osmena III and Sotto III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; (Letter Transmitted to the House of Representatives on June 1, 2015) 6/1/2015 House of Representatives designated Representatives Cua, Del Rosario, Romualdo, Rodriguez (R.), Dela Cruz, Gutierrez and Tinio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5286 and SBN-2282 on May 20, 2015; 6/10/2015 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2282 in consolidation with HBN-5286, be approved as reconciled; 6/10/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV; 6/11/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate on June 10, 2015;(See: O.B. dated July 28, 2015) 6/17/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on June 10, 2015;(See: O.B. dated July 28, 2015) 6/24/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 6/25/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, received by the Senate which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 6/30/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2282 and HBN-5286, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on June 29, 2015; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY PROHIBITING ANTI-COMPETITIVE AGREEMENTS, ABUSE OF DOMINANT POSITION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS, ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE COMPETITION COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 7/29/2015 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III on July 21, 2015 and became; (See O.B. dated July 29, 2015) 7/29/2015 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10667. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10667 (SBN-2282 and HBN-5286) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on August 11, 2015) (Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)