Republic Act No. 8749 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

September 9, 1998	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
September 17, 1998	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
October 7, 1998	- Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; FINANCE, and WAYS AND MEANS with Senators FLAVIER, JAWORSKI, LEGARDA-LEVISTE, HONASAN, OSMENA (J), ENRILE, and AQUINO-ORETA as authors thereof per Committee Report No. 8, recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 9, 864, and 912; - Submitted said Report to the Senate; Sponsor: Senator Honasan.
October 13, 1998	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Honasan; - Cosponsorship speeches of Senators Flavier, Jaworski, and Legarda-Leviste; - Interpellation of Senators Guingona, Jr. and Enrile.
October 22, 1998	- Interpellation of Senators Pimentel, Jr. and Cayetano.
November 10, 1998	- Interpellation of Senators Aquino-Oreta, Revilla, and Magsaysay, Jr.
November 19, 1998	- Interpellation of Senators Roco and Drilon.
November 23, 1998	- Interpellation of Senator Santiago; - Period of interpellation closed.
December 1, 1998	- Period of committee amendments; - Period of committee amendments closed.
January 26, 1999	- Period of individual amendments.
January 27, 1999	- Period of individual amendments.
February 2, 1999	- The body adopted the amended version as of Jan. 27, 1999 of SBN-1255 as the working draft on motion of Senator Drilon; - Period of individual amendments.
February 8, 1999	- Period of individual amendments.
February 9, 1999	- Period of individual amendments; - Senator Revilla was made coauthor upon his request.
February 10, 1999	- Period of individual amendments.
February 15, 1999	- Period of individual amendments.
February 17, 1999	- Period of individual amendments; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments; - Senators Cayetano, Drilon, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena III, Pimentel, Jr., Roco, Tatad, and Fernan were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Honasan.
February 24, 1999	- Approved on Third Reading In favor (14) Barbers, Biazon, Cayetano, Drilon, Fernan, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Legarda-Leviste, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena III, Pimentel, Jr., Roco, Santiago, and Tatad; - Against : None; - Abstention: (1) Osmena (J.).
February 25, 1999	- Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
March 22, 1999	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1255 and HBN-6216, designating Representatives Sandoval, Acosta, Sy-Alvarado, Escudero (F.), Singson (G.), Abueg, Jr., Abaya, Verceles, Suarez, Punzalan, Jr., Tuazon, Fuentebella, Padilla, Belmonte, Jr., Apostol, Alvarez, Espina, Bunye Farinas, Teodoro, Jr., Gonzales II and Roxas II, as its conferees (See: O.B. dated April 19, 1999).
March 23, 1999	- Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of both Bills, designating Senators Honasan, Tatad, Flavier, Osmena (J), Roco, Legarda, Leviste, Jaworski, and Barbers as its conferees.
March 24, 1999	- Senator Osmena III was designated as additional member of its panel in the Conference Committee on motion of Senator Drilon.
April 27, 1999	- House of Representatives designated Representatives Gullas and Saludo, Jr. as additional members of its panel in the Conference Committee on April 21, 1999.
May 12, 1999	- Conference Committee Report submitted, recommending that SBN-1255, in consolidation with HBN-6216 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Honasan on the Conference Committee Report; - Interpellation of Senator Guingona, Jr. - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
May 13, 1999	- Reconsideration of approval of the Conference Committee Report; - Interpellation of Senator Osmena (J.); - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
May 18, 1999	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on May 10, 1999.
June 23, 1999	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines.
	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8749.