Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS WHO ARE BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
Short Title
CHILD LEGITIMATION BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
February 3, 2009
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
59
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by SENATE (9/2/2009)
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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.
278
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 3/4/2009 Sponsorship Speech Madrigal, M. A. 4/13/2009 Period of Amendment Closed 4/13/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed 10/13/2009 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Madrigal, M. A.
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (4/22/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.Aquino III, Benigno S.Arroyo, Joker P.Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.Defensor Santiago, MiriamEjercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.Honasan II, Gregorio B.Lacson, Panfilo M.Pangilinan, Francis N.Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.Revilla Jr., Ramon A.Roxas, MarZubiri, Juan Miguel F.Enrile, Juan Ponce
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS WHO ARE BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2009 ] 3/2/2009 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., M. A. MADRIGAL and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 278, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 337, 604, 890, 1406, 1693, taking into consideration HBN-5279; 3/3/2009 Sponsors: Senator(s) M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO and RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 3/3/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 3/5/2009 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order; 3/5/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator M. A. MADRIGAL; 4/13/2009 Period of interpellation closed; 4/13/2009 Period of amendment closed; 4/13/2009 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 4/14/2009 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 4/22/2009 Approved on Third Reading; 4/22/2009 In favor: (15) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 4/22/2009 Against: N o n e; 4/22/2009 Abstention: N o n e; 4/23/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 6/2/2009 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3111 and HBN-5279, designating Representatives Aggabao (G.), Gunigundo (M.), Angara (J.E.), and Maza (L.L.) as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on May 27, 2009; 9/2/2009 Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3111 and HBN-5279, designating Senators Madrigal, Legarda, Zubiri, Cayetano (P) and Pimentel as its conferees; 10/13/2009 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-5279, be approved; 10/13/2009 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator(s) M. A. MADRIGAL, upon her request the Joint Explanation of the Conference Committee Report was adopted as the sponsorship speech; 10/13/2009 Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate; 10/14/2009 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on October 13, 2009; 11/11/2009 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-5279 and SBN-3111, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile; 11/19/2009 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-5279 and SBN-3111, sent back to the House of Representatives already signed by Senate Secretary Reyes and Senate President Enrile; [ 2010 ] FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED 1/20/2010 Consolidated with HBN-5279, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on December 20, 2009 and became; 1/20/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9858.