Republic Act No. 9231 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR AND AFFORDING STRONGER PROTECTION FOR THE WORKING CHILD, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT".

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Congress

12th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 2155

House Bill

H. No. 4235

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Plenary Deliberations

September 3, 2003 (Third Reading and Voting)

September 3, 2003 (Bicam)

October 6, 2003 (House of Representatives)

October 6, 2003 (Bicam)

October 14, 2003

October 22, 2003

Date of Approval

December 19, 2003

Legislative History

Senate Bill No. 2155

"AN ACT ADOPTING A MAGNA CARTA FOR THE WORKING CHILD PROVIDING FOR STRONGER DETERRENCE AND PROTECTION AGAINST CHILD LABOR AND IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR ITS VIOLATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

[First Regular Session, 12th Congress]

[2001]
November 15, 2001	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
[2002]
May 6, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
May 7, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
May 16, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
May 17, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
May 20, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings;
May 27, 2002	- Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; and YOUTH, WOMEN AND FAMILY RELATIONS with Senators LOREN LEGARDA, VILLAR, JR., RENATO L. 'COMPAÑERO' CAYETANO, OPLE, HONASAN, AQUINO-ORETA, REVILLA, MAGSAYSAY, JR., and LUISA 'LOI' P. EJERCITO ESTRADA as authors per Committee Report No. 52, recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 602, 750, 1009, 1207, 1377, 1394, 1762, 1882 and SRN-12, taking into consideration HBN-4235.
May 28, 2002	- Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; - Sponsors: Senators Magsaysay, Jr. and Loren Legarda.
May 29, 2002	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Magsaysay, Jr.; - Cosponsorship speech of Senator Loren Legarda.
November 18, 2002	- Interpellation of Senators Aquino-Oreta and Sotto III.
[ Third Regular Session, 12th Congress]
[2003]
August 13, 2003	- Interpellation of Senators Sotto III, Pimentel, Jr. and Arroyo; - Period of interpellations closed; - Period of committee amendments closed.
August 19, 2003	- Period of individual amendments;
August 20, 2003	- Period of individual amendments;
September 1, 2003	- Period of individual amendments; - Inquiry of the Chair; - Inquiry of Senator Sotto III; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments.
September 2, 2003	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; - Certified for immediate enactment by the President of the Philippines.
September 3, 2003	- Approved on Third Reading; - In favor : (16) Senators Angara, Aquino-Oreta, Barbers, Biazon, Noli 'Kabayan' De Castro, Drilon, Luisa 'Loi' P. Ejercito Estrada, Robert S. 'Jawo' Jaworski, Loren Magsaysay, Jr., Osmeña (J.), Osmeña (S.), Pangilinan, Recto, Sotto III, and Villar, Jr.; - Against: None; - Abstention: None; - Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2155 and HBN-4235, designating Senators Magsaysay, Jr., Pangilinan, Loren Legarda, Pimentel, Jr., and Luisa 'Loi' P. Ejercito Estrada as members in the Bicameral Conference Committee;
October 6, 2003	- House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2155 and HBN-4235, designating Representatives Barinaga, Beltran, Bernardo-Lokin, Lagman-Luistro, Remulla, and Angara-Castillo as its conferees on September 8, 2003; - Senator Magsaysay, Jr., was designated as Chairman of the Bicameral Conference Committee;
October 14, 2003	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2155 in consolidation with HBN-4235 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Magsaysay, Jr. on the Conference Committee Report; - Inquiries of Senators Pimentel, Jr. and Angara; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.
October 22, 2003	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on October 13, 2003.
November 19, 2003	- Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2155 and HBN-4235 sent to the Senate for the signature of Senate President Drilon and Senate Secretary Yabes; - Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2155 and HBN-4235 sent to Malacañang for the signature of the President through the PLLO.
[2004]
January 15, 2004	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on December 19, 2003 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9231.