Entitled:
AN ACT MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO GOVERNMENT POLICY FORMULATIONS, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
9/2/2008	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE with Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and JUAN PONCE ENRILE as author(s) per Committee Report No. 99, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1890, 2336 and 2388, and taking into consideration SRNos. 191, 201, 208, and 289;
9/2/2008	Sponsor: Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
9/2/2008	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
9/2/2008	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
9/2/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
9/2/2008	Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI was made a co-author and co-sponsor;
9/22/2008	Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID was made coauthor;
12/17/2008	Interpellation of Senators LEGARDA and BIAZON;
[ 2009 ]
5/19/2009	Interpellation of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
5/19/2009	Period of interpellation closed;
5/26/2009	Period of committee amendments;
5/26/2009	Period of committee amendments closed;
5/27/2009	Reconsideration of the termination of the period of committee amendments;
5/27/2009	Period of committee amendments;
5/27/2009	Period of committee amendments closed;
5/27/2009	Period of individual amendments;
5/27/2009	Period of individual amendments closed;
5/27/2009	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
5/28/2009	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
6/1/2009	Approved on Third Reading;
6/1/2009	In favor: (13) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
6/1/2009	Against: N o n e;
6/1/2009	Abstention: N o n e;
6/3/2009	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
6/3/2009	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2583 and HBN-5982, designating Senators Legarda, Zubiri, Angara, Honasan, Companera Pia S. Cayetano and Pangilinan as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
8/11/2009	House of Representatives agreed to the request of the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2583 and HBN-5982, designating Representatives Fabian, Pablo, Cabilao, Arroyo, Cajayon, Joson, Golez and Binay as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on July 29, 2009;
8/25/2009	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2583, in consolidation with HBN-5982, be approved as reconciled and approved by the conferees;
8/25/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
8/25/2009	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
9/8/2009	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on September 2, 2009;
9/17/2009	Enrolled copies of SBN-2583 and HBN-5982, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
9/30/2009	Enrolled copies of SBN-2583 and HBN-5982, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
10/1/2009	Enrolled copies of SBN-2583 and HBN-5982, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE INTO GOVERNMENT POLICY FORMULATIONS, ESTABLISHING THE FRAMEWORK STRATEGY AND PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
11/9/2009	Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-5982, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 23, 2009, and became;
11/9/2009	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9729.