Republic Act No. 8976 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

	SBN-1545 Entitled: "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE FOOD FORTIFICATION PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
	[First Regular Session, 11th Congress]
[1999]
April 20, 1999	- Prepared and submitted by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY with Senators FLAVIER and AQUINO-ORETA as authors per Committee Report No. 37, recommending its approval in substitution of S. Nos. 919, and 1276.
April 21, 1999	- Submitted said Report to the Senate; - Sponsor: Senator Flavier.
April 26, 1999	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Flavier; - Interpellation of Senator Guingona, Jr.
May 26, 1999	- Interpellation of Senators Revilla, Santiago and Jaworski; - Senators Revilla, Jaworski and Santiago were made as coauthors as manifested by Senator Flavier.
May 31, 1999	- Interpellation of Senators Magsaysay, Pimentel and Enrile; - Period of Interpellation closed;
June 2, 1999	- Period of committee amendment closed; - Period of individual amendments; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments.
June 3, 1999	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators.
July 15, 1999	- Approved on Third Reading; - In favor : (11) Barbers, Biazon, Drilon, Enrile, Flavier, Honasan, Guingona, Jr., Jaworski, Ople, Osmeña (J.), and Roco; - Against : None; - Abstention: None.
July 16, 1999	- Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence;
[2000]
September 18, 2000	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1545 and HBN-5915, designating Representatives Maranon, Macias II, Bascug, Barinaga, Espinosa and Defensor as its conferees (See O.B. dated September 25, 2000).
September 19, 2000	- Senate agreed to a conference, designating Senators Flavier, Aquino-Oreta, Cayetano, Magsaysay, Jr. and Jaworski as its conferees.
October 4, 2000	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate. recommending that SBN-1545 in consolidation with HBN-5915 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Flavier on the Conference Committee Report; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
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-1545 and HBN-5915 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-1545 and HRN-5915 presented to the President of the 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. 8976.

	SBN-919 entitled: "AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE MICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATION PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
	[First Regular Session, 11th Congress]
[1998]
July 20, 1998	- Introduced by Sen. FLAVIER.
August 12, 1998	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY.
November 10, 1998	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
November 17, 1998	- Technical Working Group meeting.
[1999]
January 12, 1999	- Technical Working Group meeting.
February 19, 1999	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
April 20, 1999	- Returned by the Committee on Health and Demography per Committee Report No. 37, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1545.
April 21, 1999	Submitted said Report to the Senate: SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1545.

	SBN-1276 entitled: "AN ACT REQUIRING THE FORTIFICATION OF PROCESSED FOODS WITH ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
	[ First Regular Session, 11th Congress]
[1998]
October 16, 1998	- Introduced by Sen. AQUINO-ORETA.
October 21, 1998	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY.
November 10, 1998	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
[1999]
February 19, 1999	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
April 20, 1999	- Returned by the Committee on Health and Demography per Committee Report No. 37, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1545.
August 21, 1999	- Submitted said Report to the Senate; - SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1545.

	HBN-5915, entitled: "AN ACT REQUIRING THE FORTIFICATION OF PROCESSED FOODS WITH ESSENTIAL MICRONUTRIENTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
	[Third Regular Session, 11th Congress]
[2000]
	- Introduced by Rep. DEFENSOR, et. al..
August 28, 2000	- Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence.
August 30, 2000	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on RULES.
September 18, 2000	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1545 and HBN-5915, designating Representatives Maranon, Macias II, Bascug, Barinaga, Espinosa and Defensor as its conferees; (See O.B. dated September 25, 2000).
September 19, 2000	- Senate agreed to a conference, designating Senators Flavier, Aquino-Oreta, Cayetano, Magsaysay, Jr., and Jaworski as its conferees.
October 4, 2000	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1545, in consolidation of HBN-5915 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Flavier on the Conference Committee Report; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
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-1545 and HBN-5915 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-1545 and HBN-5915 presented to the President of the Philippines for his signature and approval;
November 15, 2000	- Consolidated with SBN-1545, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines on November 7, 2000 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8976.