Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE INTO AN AUTONOMOUS OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL
Short Title
PROSECUTION SERVICE ACT OF 2008
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
July 10, 2008
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
27
Session Type
Document Certification
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
107
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (8/24/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT CONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE INTO AN AUTONOMOUS OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2008 ] 10/7/2008 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION and FINANCE with Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MANNY VILLAR, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, PANFILO M. LACSON and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 107, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 212, 213, 261, 577, 711, 1539, taking into consideration SRN-528; 10/7/2008 Sponsors: Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, PANFILO M. LACSON and JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 10/7/2008 Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business; [ 2009 ] 5/26/2009 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order; 5/26/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 8/10/2009 Period of committee amendments; 8/17/2009 Period of committee amendments closed; 8/19/2009 Period of individual amendments; 8/19/2009 Period of individual amendments closed; 8/19/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 8/20/2009 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 8/24/2009 Approved on Third Reading; 8/24/2009 In favor: (13) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 8/24/2009 Against: N o n e; 8/24/2009 Abstention: N o n e; 8/26/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2010 ] 2/1/2010 Manifestation of Senator Escudero re the receipt of communication from the House of Representatives that they adopted in toto SBN-2659;(Adoption of SBN-2659 as an amendment to HBN-7112, on motion of Rep. Gonzales; See: House of Rep. Journal No. 34, January 19, 2010, p. 18); 3/3/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2659 and HBN-7112, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 3/8/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2659 and HBN-7112, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 3/8/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2659 and HBN-7112, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND RATIONALIZING THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE 5/31/2010 Enacted into Law without Executive Approval Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution on April 6, 2010 and became; 5/31/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10071.