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AN ACT EXPANDING THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWD), AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 32 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY,' AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 35 (B) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997,' AS AMENDED
Short Title
EXPANDING THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
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May 8, 2015
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6
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Committee Report No.
199
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 8/5/2015 Sponsorship Speech Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. 8/10/2015 Co-Sponsorship Speech Recto, Ralph G. 8/19/2015 Period of Committee Amendments 8/19/2015 Interpellation Sotto III, Vicente C.Drilon, Franklin M. 8/19/2015 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 8/24/2015 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 8/24/2015 Period of Individual Amendments 12/15/2015 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT EXPANDING THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWD), AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 32 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 35 (B) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2015 ] 8/5/2015 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on WAYS AND MEANS and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT with Senator(s) RALPH G. RECTO, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, LOREN B. LEGARDA, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA and MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY as author(s) per Committee Report No. 199, recommending its approval in substitution of HBN-1039, and taking into consideration SBNos. 2483, 2713 and 2730; 8/5/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 8/5/2015 Sponsor: Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 8/5/2015 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 8/5/2015 Sponsorship speech of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 8/5/2015 Motion of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO that she be made cosponsor of the bill; 8/10/2015 Cosponsorship speech of Senator RALPH G. RECTO; 8/19/2015 Interpellation of Senator(s) VICENTE C. SOTTO III and FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 8/19/2015 Period of committee amendments; 8/19/2015 Period of committee amendments closed; 8/20/2015 Printed copies with approved committee amendments as of August 19, 2015, distributed to the Senators; 8/24/2015 Period of individual amendments; 8/24/2015 Period of individual amendments closed; 8/24/2015 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 8/25/2015 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 9/1/2015 Approved on Third Reading; 9/1/2015 In favor: (16) 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, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR; 9/1/2015 Against: N o n e ; 9/1/2015 Abstention: N o n e ; 9/7/2015 Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence; 9/10/2015 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2890 and HBN-1039, designating Senators Angara, Recto, Aquino, Cayetano (P.), and Binay as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on September 2, 2015; 12/8/2015 House of Representatives designated Representatives Quimbo, Abu, Aliping, Jr., Suansing, Ridon, Noel and Dela Cruz as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-1039 and SBN-2890 on November 25, 2015; 12/15/2015 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions on HBN-1039 and SBN-2890, submitted to the Senate recommending that HBN-1039 in consolidation with SBN-2890, be approved as reconciled; 12/15/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 12/15/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; (Transmittal letter received by the House of Representatives on December 17, 2015); [ 2016 ] 1/18/2016 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 16, 2015; 2/3/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-1039 and SBN-2890, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Drilon; 2/16/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-1039 and SBN-2890, sent back to the House of Representatives already signed by Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Drilon; FINAL TITLE:AN ACT EXPANDING THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWD) 5/30/2016 Consolidated with HBN-1039, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on March 23, 2016 and became; 5/30/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10754 (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10754 (HBN-1039/SBN-2890) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on April 18, 2016) (Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)