Republic Act No. 8761 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Full Title

AN ACT IMPOSING THE VALUE-ADDED TAX ON CERTAIN SERVICES BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2001, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Congress

11th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 1851

House Bill

H. No. 8593

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Plenary Deliberations

Date of Approval

February 15, 2000

Legislative History

	SBN-1851, entitled: "AN ACT TO FURTHER DEFER THE IMPOSITION OF THE VALUE ADDED TAX ON THE TAXPAYERS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 17 (a) AND (b) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7716, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8241 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES FINAL TITLE: "AN ACT IMPOSING THE VALUE-ADDED TAX ON CERTAIN SERVICES BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2001, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
	[Second Regular Session, 11th Congress]
	[1999]
December 21, 1999	- Prepared jointly by the Committees on WAYS AND MEANS; and BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES with Senator ENRILE as author per Committee Report No. 166, recommending its approval in substitution of HBN-8593; - Submitted said report to the Senate; - Sponsors: Senator Enrile; - Dissenting: Senator Cayetano; - Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile.
	[2000]
January 10, 2000	- Certified by the President of the Philippines for immediate enactment on December 20, 1999; - Interpellation of Senator Guingoná, Jr.
January 11, 2000	- Interpellation of Senator Guingona, Jr.; - Period of Interpellation closed; - Period of amendment closed; - Approved on Second Reading without amendment.
January 12, 2000	- In favor: (13) Barbers, Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Enrile, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Jaworski, Ople, Osmena (J.), Osmena III, Pimentel, Jr., and Roco; - Against: None; - Abstention: None.
January 25, 2000	- House of Representatives designated Representatives Calimbas-Villarosa, Garcia (M.), and Datumanong as its conferees in case of disagreement on the provisions of SBN-1851 and HBN-8593 on January 19, 2000; - Senate agreed to a conference designating Senators Enrile, Osmena (J.), Honasan, Roco, Flavier, and Barbers as its conferees.
January 26, 2000	- House of Representatives designated Reps. Suarez, Teves, Lapus, Lara, Salceda, Belmonte, Jr., and Andaya, Jr. as additional members of the Conference Committee; (See: OB dated February 2, 2000).
February 2, 2000	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-8593 in consolidation with SBN-1851 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the Conference Committee Report; - Inquiries of Senators Guingona, Jr. and Osmena (J.); - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate; Against: Senators Pimentel, Jr. and Osmena (J).
February 9, 2000	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2000.
March 7, 2000	- Consolidated with HBN-8593, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines on February 15, 2000 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8761.