Entitled:
AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2009 ]
12/16/2009	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS, ENERGY, FINANCE, HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS and YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS with Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, MANNY VILLAR, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, MAR ROXAS, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO and "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 777, recommending its approval in substitution of SNos. 79, 851, 1344, 1657,1676, 1893, 1922, 1996, 2154, 2309, 2373, 2389, 2864, 2919, 3061, 3153, 3311 and 3356;
12/16/2009	Sponsor: Senator "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO;
12/16/2009	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
12/16/2009	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
12/16/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO;
12/16/2009	Period of interpellation closed;
12/16/2009	Period of committee amendments closed;
12/16/2009	Reconsideration of the termination of the period of committee amendments;
12/16/2009	Period of individual amendments;
12/16/2009	Period of individual amendments closed;
12/16/2009	Senators BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI were made coauthors on motion of Senator Zubiri;
12/16/2009	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
[ 2010 ]
1/7/2010	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
1/18/2010	Approved on Third Reading:
1/18/2010	In favor: (13) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, M. A. MADRIGAL and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
1/18/2010	Against: N o n e;
1/18/2010	Abstention: N o n e;
1/18/2010	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3561 and HBN-6390, and designated Senators Cayetano (P.), Angara and Legarda as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
1/20/2010	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
1/26/2010	House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3561 and HBN-6390, designating Representatives Uy, Zialcita, Domogan, Abante Jr., Chavez, Biazon and Binay as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on January 19, 2010;
1/27/2010	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-3561, in consolidation with HBN-6390, be approved as reconciled;
1/27/2010	Manifestation of Senator Zubiri that the Joint Explanation of the Conference Committee Report be inserted into the Record;
1/27/2010	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
2/1/2010	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on January 27, 2010;
2/4/2010	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3561 and HBN-6390, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
2/5/2010	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3561 and HBN-6390, transmitted by the House of Representatives to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
5/31/2010	Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-6390, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on February 15, 2010, and became;
5/31/2010	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9994.