May 8, 2002

• Conducted committee meetings/hearings.

August 2, 2002

• Conducted committee meetings/hearings.

August 12, 2002

• Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; and FINANCE with Senators FLAVIER, LOREN LEGARDA, VILLAR, JR., and BIAZON as authors per Committee Report No. 68, recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 146, 570, 1957 and 2172, taking into consideration HBN-1084.

August 14, 2002

• Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business.
• Sponsors: Senators Flavier and Loren Legarda;
• Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
• Sponsorship speech of Senator Flavier;
• Cosponsorship speech of Senator Loren Legarda.

August 20, 2002

• Interpellations of Senators Angara, Luisa ‘Loi’ P. Ejercito Estrada, Arroyo, Pimentel, Jr., and Loren Legarda;
• Remarks of the Chair;
• Senators Angara, Arroyo, Noli ‘Kabayan’ De Castro, Drilon, Luisa 'Loi' P. Ejercito Estrada, Lacson, Osmeña (J.), Osmeña (5.), Pimentel, Jr., Recto, Revilla, and Sotto III were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Flavier;
• Period of interpellation closed.

August 21, 2002

• Certified by the President of the Philippines for its immediate enactment on August 21, 2002; 
• Reconsideration of the termination of the period of interpellations;
• Interpellation of Senator Pimentel, Jr.;
• Period of interpellation closed;
• Period of committee amendments;
• Period of committee amendment closed.

August 26, 2002

• Cosponsorship speech of Senator Villar, Jr. was reflected into the records of the Senate as manifested by Senator Flavier;
• Period of individual amendments

August 27, 2002

• Period of individual amendments.

August 28, 2002

• Period of individual amendments;
• Period of individual amendments closed;
• Approved on Second Reading with amendments
•  Senator Honasan was made coauthor on motion of Senator Flavier;
• Approved on Third Reading;
• In favor (12) Senators Arroyo, Biazon, Noli Kabayan" De Castro, Luisa 'Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Flavier, Honasan, Robert S. Jawo Jaworski, Lacson, Osmeña (J.), Osmeña (S.), Pangilinan, and Rector Against Hone
• Abstentions: None.

August 29, 2002

• Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.

September 30, 2002

• House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2292 and HBN-1094, and designated Representatives Jala, Abayon, Nachura, Chatto, Padilla, Dilangalen as its conferees (See: O.B. dated October 7, 2002).
• Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2292 and HBN-1004, and designated Senators Flavier, Loren Legarda, Villar, Jr., Angara, and Biazon as its conferees.

October 8, 2002

• Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-1084 in consolidation with SBN-2292 be approved as reconciled;
• Sponsorship speech of Senator Flavier on the conference committee report;
• Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.

October 15, 2002

• Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives (See: O.B. Session No. 28, October 22, 2002).

October 17, 2002

• Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2292 and HBN-1084 sent to the Senate for the signature of the Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Drilon.

October 21, 2002

• Consolidated with HBN-1084, which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and became
• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9173.