Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL, BY RE-DEFINING, EXPANDING, STRENGTHENING, RATIONALIZING AND FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Short Title
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL REORGANIZATION
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
January 20, 2009
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
42
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.
243
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 5/12/2009 Sponsorship Speech Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. 5/20/2009 Interpellation Defensor Santiago, Miriam 5/26/2009 Period of Amendment Closed 5/26/2009 Period of Committee Amendments Closed 5/26/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed 5/26/2009 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (6/1/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL, BY RE-DEFINING, EXPANDING, STRENGTHENING, RATIONALIZING AND FURTHER PROFESSIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, UPGRADING EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2009 ] 1/20/2009 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION and FINANCE with Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, PANFILO M. LACSON and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 243, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-2559; 1/22/2009 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 1/22/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 5/12/2009 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order; 5/12/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 5/12/2009 Senator JUAN MIGUEL ZUBIRI was made coauthor upon his request; 5/20/2009 Interpellation of Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 5/26/2009 Period of interpellation closed; 5/26/2009 Period of committee amendments; 5/26/2009 Period of committee amendments closed; 5/26/2009 Period of individual amendments closed; 5/26/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 5/27/2009 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 6/1/2009 Approved on Third Reading; 6/1/2009 In favor: (13) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO, 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: (1) Arroyo; 6/1/2009 Abstention: N o n e ; 6/3/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;