Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8491, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE CODE OF THE NATIONAL FLAG, ANTHEM, MOTTO, COAT-OF-ARMS AND OTHER HERALDIC ITEMS AND DEVICES OF THE PHILIPPINES' OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FLAG AND HERALDIC CODE
Short Title
FLAG AND HERALDIC CODE
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
March 6, 2009
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
84
Session Type
Document Certification
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
533
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 6/3/2009 Sponsorship Speech Gordon, Richard "Dick" J. 9/8/2009 Period of Amendment Closed 9/8/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed 10/14/2009 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (9/14/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Madrigal, M. A.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8491, ENTITLED 'AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE CODE OF THE NATIONAL FLAG, ANTHEM, MOTTO, COAT-OF-ARMS AND OTHER HERALDIC ITEMS AND DEVICES OF THE PHILIPPINES' OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FLAG AND HERALDIC CODE [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2009 ] 6/3/2009 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS with Senator(s) RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 533, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 2590 and 2994; 6/3/2009 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 6/3/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 6/3/2009 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order; 6/3/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON; 6/3/2009 Senators JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI was made coauthor and cosponsor; 9/8/2009 Period of interpellation closed; 9/8/2009 Period of amendment closed; 9/8/2009 Approved on Second Reading without Amendments; 9/9/2009 Senators RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA were made coauthors; 9/9/2009 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 9/14/2009 Approved on Third Reading; 9/14/2009 In favor: (18) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 9/14/2009 Against: N o n e; 9/14/2009 Abstention: N o n e; 9/14/2009 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3307 and HBN-6424, and designated Senators Gordon, Zubiri and Companera Pia S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 9/16/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 9/28/2009 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3307 and HBN-6424, and designated Representatives De Guzman, Romulo, Coscolluela, Escudero III, and Rodriguez as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on September 15, 2009; 10/14/2009 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-6424, in consolidation with SBN-3307, be approved as reconciled; 10/14/2009 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator(s) RICHARD J. GORDON; 10/14/2009 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;