- Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE; and WAYS AND MEANS with Senators FLAVIER, DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, ENRILE, OSMEÑA III, and MAGSAYSAY, JR. as authors thereof, per Committee Report: No. 230, recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 88, 692, 764, and 926, taking into consideration HB No. 7613;

- Submitted said Report to the Senate;

- Sponsor's: Senators Magsaysay, Jr., Flavier, Defensor Santiago, Enrile, and Osmeña III.

- Assigned for consideration by Special Order;

- Sponsorship speech of Senator Magsaysay, Jr.

- Interpellation of Senator Osmeña III;

- Remarks of Senator Enrile.

- Interpellation of Senators Guingona, Jr., Pimentel, Jr., and Tatad;

- Clarificatory questions of Senators Enrile and Osmeña III;

- Period of interpellation closed;

- Period of committee amendments;

- Period of committee amendments closed (adopting the committee amendments in the new draft).

- Certified by the President of the Philippines for immediate enactment on May 31, 2000;

- Period of individual amendments;

- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2033 and HBN-7613, designating Representatives Punzalan Jr., Teves, Salceda, Briones, Suarez, Garcia Jr., Sarmiento (A.), Sarmiento (R.), Abad, Verceles Jr., Angping, Golez, Belmonte Jr., Gonzales, Moreno, Pichay, Bunye, Gunigundo I, Montemayor and Jacob as its conferees: (See O.B. dated July 24, 2000).

- Period of individual amendments;

- Period of individual amendments closed;

- Approved on Second Reading with amendments;

- Approved on Third Reading:

- In favor: (12) Sen. Biazon, Drilon, Enrile, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Jaworski, Magsaysay, Osmeña (J), Osmeña, III, Pimentel, Jr., Roco and Tatad;

- Against: None;

- Abstention: None;

- Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2033 and HBN-7613, designating Senators Enrile, Roco, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmeña III and Flavier as its conferees.

- House of Representatives designated Representatives Baculio and Bacani as additional conferees on June 7, 2000;

- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending thạt SBN-2033, in consolidation with HBN-7613, be approved as reconciled on July 13, 2000;

- Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the Conference Committee Report;

- Interpellation of Senator Roco;

- Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.

SBN-88, entitled:
"AN ACT TO GOVERN SAFEGUARD MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASING IN THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS DIRECTLY RESULTING OUT OF THE OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING TARIFF CONCESSIONS UNDER THE GATT-WTO"

- Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on Trade and Commerce; and Ways and Means per Committee Report No. 230, recommending that it be substituted by SB No. 2033;

- Submitted said Report to the Senate;

- SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2033.

SBN-692, entitled:

"AN ACT TO GOVERN GENERAL SAFEGUARD MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO INCREASE IN THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS DIRECTLY RESULTING AN OUT OF THE OBLIGATIONS INCLUDING TARIFF CONCESSIONS UNDER THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION"

- Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on Trade and Commerce; and Ways and Means per Committee Report No. 230, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2033;

- Submitted said Report to the Senate;

- SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2033.

SBN-764, entitled:

"AN ACT PROVIDING SAFEGUARDS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS WHOSE QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH ORDINARY CUSTOMS DUTIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

- Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on Trade and Commerce; and Ways and Means per Committee Report No. 230, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2033;

- Submitted said Report to the Senate;

- SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2033.

SBN-926, entitled:

"AN ACT PROVIDING SAFEGUARD MEASURES TO BE IMPOSED IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASE IN THE IMPORTATION OF GOODS DIRECTLY RESULTING FROM OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE GATT-WTO, INCLUDING TARIFF CONCESSIONS"

- Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on Trade and Commerce; and Ways and Means per Committee Report No. 230, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2033;

- Submitted said Report to the Senate;

- SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2033.