Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOOD SAFETY REGULATORY SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO PROTECT CONSUMER HEALTH AND FACILITATE MARKET ACCESS OF LOCAL FOODS AND FOOD PRODUCTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
FOOD SAFETY ACT OF 2012
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Date filed
October 16, 2012
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
27
Session Type
Subjects
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.
445
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 10/17/2012 Sponsorship Speech Villar, Manny B. 2/4/2013 Period of Interpellation Closed 2/4/2013 Period of Amendment Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (6/5/2013)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.Arroyo, Joker P.Cayetano, Pia S.Drilon, Franklin M.Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.Honasan II, Gregorio B.Legarda, Loren B.Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" R.Osmena III, Sergio R.Pangilinan, Francis N.Sotto III, Vicente C.Villar, Manny B.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE FOOD SAFETY REGULATORY SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO PROTECT CONSUMER HEALTH AND FACILITATE MARKET ACCESS OF LOCAL FOODS AND FOOD PRODUCTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ] [ 2012 ] 10/16/2012 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE and HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, MANNY VILLAR, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 445, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 650, 1182, 1471 and 2805; 10/17/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 10/17/2012 Sponsor: Senator MANNY VILLAR; 10/17/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 10/17/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator MANNY VILLAR; [ 2013 ] 2/4/2013 Period of interpellation closed; 2/4/2013 Period of amendment closed; 2/4/2013 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 2/5/2013 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 6/5/2013 Approved on Third Reading; 6/5/2013 In favor: (12) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and MANNY B. VILLAR; 6/5/2013 Against: N o n e; 6/5/2013 Abstention: N o n e; 6/6/2013 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 6/6/2013 House of Representatives adopted SBN-3311 as an amendment to HBN-6474 on June 5, 2013; 6/6/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3311 and HBN-6474, received by the Senate on July 24, 2013, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 6/6/2013 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3311 and HBN-6474, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, on July 29, 2013, for the signature and approval of His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III; 6/17/2013 Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-6474, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on August 23, 2013, and became (O.B. dated 12/18/2013) 6/17/2013 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10611.