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AN ACT CREATING THREE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Short Title
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (PUERTO PRINCESA, PALAWAN)
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Date filed
November 16, 2011
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33
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Third Reading (10/15/2012)
Voted Yes Voted No Arroyo, Joker P.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" R.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT CREATING THREE ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE FOURTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980', AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2011 ] 11/16/2011 Introduced by Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 11/21/2011 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE; [ 2012 ] 4/25/2012 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] 9/11/2012 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 367, recommending its approval with amendment; 9/12/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 9/12/2012 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 10/9/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 10/9/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 10/9/2012 Period of interpellation closed; 10/9/2012 Period of committee amendments; 10/9/2012 Period of committee amendments closed; 10/9/2012 Period of individual amendments closed; 10/9/2012 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 10/10/2012 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 10/15/2012 Approved on Third Reading; 10/15/2012 In favor: (13) JOKER P. ARROYO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN and VICENTE C. SOTTO III; 10/15/2012 Against: N o n e; 10/15/2012 Abstention: N o n e; 10/18/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2013 ] 2/14/2013 House of Representatives adopted SBN-3040 as an amendment to HBN-6865 on February 6, 2013;(O.B. dated 6/6/2013) 3/18/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3040 and HBN-6865, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 4/15/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3040 and HBN-6865, received by the Senate, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 4/18/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3040 and HBN-6865, 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; 5/15/2013 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-6865, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III and became; 5/15/2013 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10547.