Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITED ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 135 AND 137 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX
Date filed
June 7, 2010
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
6
Session Type

Committee Details

Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
25

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
5/16/2011 Sponsorship Speech Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
10/10/2011 Interpellation Arroyo, Joker P.Cayetano, Pia S.Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
10/10/2011 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
10/10/2011 Period of Committee Amendments
10/10/2011 Period of Interpellation Closed
10/12/2011 Period of Committee Amendments
10/12/2011 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
10/12/2011 Period of Individual Amendments
2/22/2012 Period of Individual Amendments
3/6/2012 Period of Individual Amendments
3/6/2012 Period of Individual Amendments Closed

Votes

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (3/13/2012)

Voted Yes Voted No

Angara, Edgardo J.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Villar, Manny B.

 

Type of vote

Third Reading (3/20/2012)

Voted Yes Voted No

Angara, Edgardo J.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Guingona III, Teofisto "Tg"
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Sotto III, Vicente C.

 

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROHIBITED ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON ACCOUNT OF SEX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 135 AND 137 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2010 ]
7/6/2010 Introduced by Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
8/4/2010 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT and YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS;
[ 2011 ]
1/26/2011 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
3/22/2011 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS and CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION per Committee Report No. 25, recommending its approval with amendments;
3/23/2011 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/23/2011 Sponsor: Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
5/16/2011 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/16/2011 Sponsorship speech of Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
5/17/2011 Senator MANNY VILLAR was made as coauthor;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
8/8/2011 Senator MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID was made as coauthor;
10/10/2011 Interpellation of Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO, PIA S. CAYETANO and AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
10/10/2011 Period of interpellation closed;
10/10/2011 Senator Arroyo was made as coauthor;
10/10/2011 Period of committee amendments;
10/10/2011 Period of committee amendments closed;
10/12/2011 Reconsideration of the closing of the period of committee amendments;
10/12/2011 Period of committee amendments;
10/12/2011 Period of committee amendments closed;
10/12/2011 Period of individual amendments;
[ 2012 ]
2/21/2012 Period of individual amendments;
3/6/2012 Period of individual amendments;
3/6/2012 Period of individual amendments closed;
3/6/2012 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
3/7/2012 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
3/13/2012 Approved on Third Reading;
3/13/2012 In favor: (11) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and MANNY B. VILLAR;
3/13/2012 Against: N o n e;
3/20/2012 Reconsideration of Approval on Third Reading;
3/13/2012 Abstention: N o n e;
3/20/2012 Remarks of Senator Sotto III on the validity of the approval of SBN-429 on Third Reading on March 13, 2012 re the presence of a quorum;
3/14/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
3/20/2012 Approved on Third Reading;
3/20/2012 In favor: (13) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
3/20/2012 Against: N o n e;
3/20/2012 Abstention: N o n e;
3/22/2012 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
6/6/2012 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-429 and HBN-4643, designating Representatives Ong, Rodriguez, Angara, Gunigundo I, Yap and Calimbas-Villarosa as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on June 4, 2012;
6/6/2012 Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-429 and HBN-4643, designating Senators Estrada, Revilla Jr., Trillanes, Lapid and Cayetano (A.P.) as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;