Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
6/11/2008	Prepared and submitted by the Committee on YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS with Senator(s) "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, PANFILO M. LACSON, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, MANNY VILLAR, LOREN B. LEGARDA and MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 76, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1701, 1712, 1797, 1865, 1891, 1959, 2048, 2114 and 2240, taking into consideration SBNos. 433, 549, 632, 647, 921, 1287, 1433, 1809 and 1967;
6/11/2008	Sponsor: Senator M. A. MADRIGAL;
6/11/2008	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
6/11/2008	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
8/5/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator M. A. MADRIGAL;
8/5/2008	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
8/11/2008	Senator Lapid was made as co-author;
12/16/2008	Period of interpellation closed;
12/16/2008	Period of amendment closed;
12/16/2008	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
[ 2009 ]
1/7/2009	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
1/19/2009	Reconsideration of the approval on Second Reading;
1/26/2009	Period of committee amendments;
1/26/2009	Period of committee amendments closed;
1/28/2009	Period of individual amendments;
1/28/2009	Period of individual amendments closed;
1/28/2009	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
1/29/2009	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
2/2/2009	Approved on Third Reading;
2/2/2009	In favor: (16) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
2/2/2009	Against: AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.;
2/2/2009	Abstention: N o n e;
2/3/2009	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2396 and HBN-4273, and designated Senators Madrigal, Legarda, Lacson, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Companero Alan Peter S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
2/9/2009	House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4273 and SBN-2396, and designated Representatives Castelo Daza (N.), Angara (J.E.), Climaco (M.I.), Silverio (L.), Villarosa (M.A.), Lagman (E.), Del Mar (R.), Zialcita (E.), Defensor Sr. (A.) and Apostol (T.), on the part of the Majority and Representatives Maza (L.), Ilagan (L.), and Hontiveros-Baraquel (A.T.), on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
2/16/2009	Senator Pimentel, Jr. was elected member of the Senate panel in the Bicameral Conference Committee in lieu of Senator Cayetano (A.);
2/25/2009	House of Representatives elected Representative Garin (J.) as additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on February 18, 2009;
3/4/2009	Conference Committee report submitted to the Senate recommending that SBN-2396, in consolidation with HBN-4273, be approved as reconciled;
3/5/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator M. A. MADRIGAL on the Conference Committee Report;
3/5/2009	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
5/13/2009	Reconsideration of the approval of the Conference Committee Report and accordingly approved the reconstitution of the Senate panel and the recall of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report;
5/19/2009	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2396 and HBN-4273, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees;
5/19/2009	Motion of Senator Zubiri to approve the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on SBN-2396 and HBN-4273, and request that the joint explanation attached to the reconciled version of the bill be inserted into the Record;
5/19/2009	Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
5/27/2009	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on May 20, 2009;
6/29/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2396 and HBN-4273, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
7/13/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2396 and HBN-4273, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
7/15/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2396 and HBN-4273, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
8/14/2009	Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and became; (See: O.B. dated August 25, 2009);
8/14/2009	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9710.