Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 22, 24, 34, 35, 51, AND 79 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997
Short Title
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES EXEMPTION
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
May 19, 2008
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
78
Session Type
Subjects
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Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
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Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
53
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 5/20/2008 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 5/20/2008 Interpellation Enrile, Juan Ponce 5/21/2008 Period of Amendment Closed 5/21/2008 Period of Interpellation Closed 5/21/2008 Interpellation Arroyo, Joker P.Madrigal, M. A. 5/27/2008 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 5/27/2008 Interpellation Roxas, Mar 5/27/2008 Period of Committee Amendments 5/27/2008 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (5/27/2008)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Roxas, Mar
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 22, 24, 34, 35, 51, AND 79 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997 [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2008 ] 5/19/2008 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on WAYS AND MEANS with Senator(s) MAR ROXAS, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, MANNY VILLAR, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 53, recommending its approval in substitution of HBN-3971, taking into consideration SBNos. 103, 125, 126, 302, 419, 448, 568, 1576, 1615, 1616, 2177 and 2217; 5/19/2008 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 5/19/2008 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 5/20/2008 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order; 5/20/2008 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 5/20/2008 Interpellation of Senator JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 5/21/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO and M. A. MADRIGAL; 5/21/2008 Period of interpellation closed; 5/21/2008 Period of amendment closed; 5/21/2008 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 5/26/2008 Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on May 21, 2008; 5/26/2008 Reconsideration of approval on Second Reading; 5/26/2008 Interpellation of Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago; 5/26/2008 Clarificatory questions of Senator Mar Roxas; 5/26/2008 Interpellation of Senator Loren Legarda; 5/26/2008 Period of interpellations closed; 5/27/2008 Inquiry of Senator MAR ROXAS; 5/27/2008 Period of committee amendments; 5/27/2008 Period of committee amendments closed; 5/27/2008 Period of individual amendments closed; 5/27/2008 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 5/27/2008 Approved on Third Reading; 5/27/2008 In favor: (15) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MANNY VILLAR, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and MAR ROXAS; 5/27/2008 Against: (None) ; 5/27/2008 Abstention: (None) ; 5/28/2008 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 6/4/2008 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2293 as an amendment to HBN-3971 on May 28, 2008; 6/5/2008 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-3971 and SBN-2293, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Villar; 6/11/2008 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-3971 and SBN-2293, returned to the House of Representatives; 6/17/2008 Consolidated with HBN-3971, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, and became; (See: O.B. dated 08/04/2008) 6/17/2008 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9504.