Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN MICROFINANCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE POOR
Short Title
MICROFINANCE NGOS ACT
Date filed
June 5, 2015
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
70
Session Type
Document Certification
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by HOUSE (8/24/2015)

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
5/6/2015 Sponsorship Speech Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"
7/29/2015 Interpellation Sotto III, Vicente C.
7/29/2015 Period of Interpellation Closed
8/3/2015 Period of Committee Amendments
8/3/2015 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
8/5/2015 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
9/14/2015 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT STRENGTHENING NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN MICROFINANCE ACTIVITIES FOR THE POOR
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2015 ]
5/6/2015 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE, COMMERCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES and WAYS AND MEANS with Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA and PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV as author(s) per Committee Report No. 130, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 106, 307, 1030, 1484 and 1832;
5/6/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/6/2015 Sponsor: Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV;
5/6/2015 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/6/2015 Sponsorship speech of Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
7/29/2015 Letter of Senator RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR. requesting that he be made as coauthor of SBN-2752, received by the LBIS;
7/29/2015 Interpellation of Senator VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
7/29/2015 Period of interpellation closed;
8/3/2015 Period of committee amendments;
8/3/2015 Period of committee amendments closed;
8/4/2015 Printed copies with approved committee amendments as of August 3, 2015, distributed to the Senators;
8/5/2015 Period of individual amendments closed;
8/5/2015 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
8/6/2015 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
8/10/2015 Approved on Third Reading;
8/10/2015 In favor: (18) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;
8/10/2015 Against: N o n e ;
8/10/2015 Abstention: N o n e ;
8/17/2015 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
8/19/2015 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5217 and SBN-2752, designating Representatives Montejo, Nava III P., Defensor Jr., Nava J., and Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on August 12, 2015;
8/24/2015 Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a Conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2752 and HBN-5217, designating Senators Villar, Angara, Pimentel, Ejercito and Aquino as its conferees;
9/8/2015 House of Representatives informed the Senate that Representative Ty was designated as conferee vice Representative Cayetano to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5217 and SBN-2752 on September 1, 2015;
9/14/2015 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2752, in consolidation with HBN-5217, be approved as reconciled;
9/14/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV;
9/14/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
9/21/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on September 14, 2015;
10/8/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2752 and HBN-5217, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
10/15/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2752 and HBN-5217, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
10/15/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2752 and HBN-5217, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT STRENGTHENING NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) ENGAGED IN MICROFINANCE OPERATIONS FOR THE POOR
11/23/2015 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-5217, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on November 3, 2015 and became;
11/23/2015 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10693.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10693 (SBN-2752/HBN-5217) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on March 8, 2016)
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President's Action

Approved by the President
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President