Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
CHINESE NEW YEAR (HOLIDAY)
Date filed
July 11, 2012
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
30
Session Type
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by SENATE (2/4/2013)

Committee Details

Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
534

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
12/18/2012 Sponsorship Speech Angara, Edgardo J.
12/18/2012 Co-Sponsorship Speech Legarda, Loren B.
12/19/2012 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
12/19/2012 Period of Interpellation Closed
12/19/2012 Period of Committee Amendments
12/19/2012 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
12/19/2012 Interpellation Arroyo, Joker P.Osmena III, Sergio R.

Votes

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (1/21/2013)
Voted Yes Voted No
Arroyo, Joker P.Drilon, Franklin M.Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"Honasan II, Gregorio B.Lacson, Panfilo M.Legarda, Loren B.Marcos, Ferdinand "Bongbong" R.Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.Recto, Ralph G.Revilla Jr., Ramon A.Sotto III, Vicente C.Trillanes, Antonio "Sonny" F.

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT DECLARING THE CHINESE NEW YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE PHILIPPINES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2012 ]
11/7/2012 Introduced by Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
11/7/2012 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS;
11/7/2012 Referred secondarily to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE;
12/12/2012 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS and FOREIGN RELATIONS per Committee Report No. 534, recommending its approval with amendment, taking into consideration SBNos. 550 and 3289;
12/17/2012 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
12/17/2012 Sponsors: Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO and LOREN B. LEGARDA;
12/18/2012 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
12/18/2012 Sponsorship speech of Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
12/18/2012 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
12/19/2012 Interpellation of Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO and SERGIO R. OSMENA III;
12/19/2012 Period of interpellation closed;
12/19/2012 Period of committee amendments;
12/19/2012 Period of committee amendments closed;
12/19/2012 Period of individual amendments closed;
12/19/2012 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
12/20/2012 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
[ 2013 ]
1/21/2013 Approved on Third Reading;
1/21/2013 In favor: (14) JOKER P. ARROYO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES;
1/21/2013 Against: N o n e;
1/21/2013 Abstention: N o n e;
1/23/2013 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
1/28/2013 Senate adopted the House version, HBN-1072, in toto;
1/29/2013 Reconsideration of the adoption of the House version, HBN-1072;
2/4/2013 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3323 and HBN-1072, designating Senators Angara, Drilon, Estrada, Osmena and Arroyo as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;