Republic Act No. 8975 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Full Title

AN ACT TO ENSURE THE EXPEDITIONS IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY PROHIBITING LOWER COURTS FROM ISSUING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS, PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS OR PRELIMINARY MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Congress

11th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 2038

House Bill

H. No. 898

House Bill

HBN 898, 11th Congress (PDF file)

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Plenary Deliberations

Date of Approval

November 7, 2000

Legislative History

	SBH-2038. entitled: "AN ACT TO ENSURE THE EXPEDITIOUS IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLETION OF GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY PROHIBITING LOWER COURTS FROM ISSUING TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS. PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS OR PRELIMINARY MANDATORY INJUNCTIONS, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
[2000]	[Second Regular Session 11th Congress]
March 8, 2000	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
May 16, 2000	- Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC WORKS and FINANCE with Senators FLAVIER, OSMENA III, REVILLA, JAWORSKI, DRILON, CAYETANO and OSMENA (J.) as authors thereof Committee Report No. 239, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNOS. 84. 1221, 1223, 1247, 1728, and 1903, taking into consideration HB. Nos. 898 and 1422.
May 17, 2000	- Submitted said Report to the Senate; - Sponsors: Senators Cayetano, Revilla, Osmena (J.). Flavier, Osmeña III, Jaworski and Drilon.
May 23, 2000	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Cayetano; - Interpellation of Senators Pimentel, Jr., and Guingona, Jr.
July 25, 2000	- Interpellation of Senator Defensor Santiago.
July 31, 2000	- Interpellation of Senators Enrile and Pimentel, Jr.; - Period of interpellation closed.
August 1, 2000	- Reconsideration of the termination of the period of interpellation.
August 2, 2000	- Interpellation of Senators Roco and Guingona, Jr.
August 8, 2000	- Remarks of Senator Tatad stating that the bill, having been substituted, was in itself the committee amendment; - Period of individual amendments (Senator Cayetano proposed the amendments submitted to the Committee by the individual Senators).
August 9, 2000	- Period of individual amendments; - Period of amendments closed.
August 14, 2000	- Reconsideration of the termination of the period of amendments.
August 15, 2000	- Period of individual amendments; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments; Senators Barbers, Legarda-Leviste, Defensor Santiago, Guingona, Jr., Aquino-Oreta, Enrile, Ople, Pimentel, Jr. Roco, and Tatad were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Cayetano.
August 16, 2000	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators.
August 21, 2000	- Senator Roco was made coauthor as manifested by Senator Cayetano; - Approved on Third Reading: - In favor (17) Aquino-Oreta, Barbers, Biazon, Cayetano, Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Flavier, Guingona, Jr. Jaworski, Legarda-Leviste, Magsaysay, Jr., Ople, Osmeña III, Pimentel, Jr., Roco, Sotto III, and Tatad; - Against : None; - Abstention: None; - Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2038 and HB. Nos. 898 and 1422, designating Senators Cayetano, Pimentel, Jr., Jaworski, and Roco as its conferees.
August 28, 2000	- House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2038 and HB. N-898, and designating Representatives Fajardo, Rodrigue Baterina, Reyes Jr., Aumentado, Escudero, Gullis, Belmonte Jr., Apostol Jr., Gonzales, Gunigundo, and Abad as its conferees on August 22, 2000.
August 29, 2000	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that SBN-2038, in consolidation with HBN-898, be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Cayetano on the Conference Committee Report; - Interpellation of Senator Osmeña (J.); - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate; - Senator Pimentel, Jr., explained his vote in favor of the bill.
October 16, 2000	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on October 10, 2000.
October 19, 2000	- Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2038 and HBN-898 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General.
October 30, 2000	- Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN 2038 and HBN-898 presented to the President Philippines for his signature and approval.
November 15, 2000	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines on November 7, 2000 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8975.