Republic Act No. 8981 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

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AN ACT MODERNIZING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, ENTITLED "CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 11th Congress of the Republic

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Congress

11th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 1271

House Bill

H. No. 7572

House Bill

HBN 7572, 11th Congress (PDF)

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Plenary Deliberations

Date of Approval

December 5, 2000

Legislative History

	SBN-1271. entitled: "AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUFIBERED TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS AND OTHER PURPOSES"
	[First Regular Session, 11th Congress]
[1998]
October 16, 1998	- Introduced by Senators DRILON and COSETENG.
October 21, 1998	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION.
November 26, 1998	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
[1999]
February 10, 1999	- Returned by the Committee(s) on Civil Service and Government Reorganization per Committee Report No. 25 15 recommending its approval with amendments.
February 15, 1999	- 15 recommending its approval with amendments; Submitted said Report to the Senate; - Sponsor: Senator Coseteng.
March 1, 1999	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Coseteng; - Cosponsorship speech of Senator Drilon.
March 2, 1999	- Interpellation of Senators Guinqona, Jr. and Cayetano; - Parliamentary inquiry of Senator Pimentel, Jr.
August 5, 1999	- Certified by the President of the Philippines as a priority administration measure on July 5, 1999.
September 6, 1999	- Manifestation of Senator Coseteng; - Interpellation of Senators Santiago and Barbers.
September 22, 1999	- Interpellation of Senators Roco, Enrile, Pimentel, Jr., and Biazon; - Period of Interpellations closed.
October 4, 1999	- Period of amendments.
October 5, 1999	- Period of amendments; - Period of amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments.
October 21, 1999	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators.
November 8, 1999	- Approved on Third Reading; - In favor (19) Aquino Oreta, Barbers, Biazon. Cayetano, Coseteng, Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Enrile, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Legarda-Leviste. Magsaysay, Jr.. Osmena (J.), Osmena III, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Roco. Sotto III, and Tatad; - Against None; - Abstention: None.
November 9, 1999	- Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
November 22, 1999	- Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1271 and HBN-7572, designating Senators Coseteng, Roco, Drilon, and Flavier as its conferees.
December 8, 1999	- House of Representatives agreed to a conference designating Representatives Ramiro, Jr.. Abayon, Roxas II, Vicencio, Jala, Herrera (E.), Padilla, Gullas, Gordon, Jr. and Lozada, Jr. as its conferees (See: OB dated December 15, 1999).
[2000]
January 25, 2000	- Senator Magsaysay, Jr. was designated as additional member of its panel in the Bicameral Conference Committee.
October 18, 2000	- Sponsorship speech of Senator Coseteng on the Conference Committee Report; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
November 13, 2000	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on October 25, 2000; - Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBH-1271 and HBN-7572, already signed by Senate President Franklin Drilon and Senate Secretary Oscar G. Yabes. sent back to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General.
December 19, 2000	- Consolidated with HBN-7572, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines on December 5, 2000 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8981.