Legislative History
Entitled: RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE JAPAN-PHILIPPINES ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (JPEPA) [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2008 ] 8/5/2008 (Letter of Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, dated August 17, 2007, resubmitting to the Senate for concurrence the "Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement [JPEPA]), which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations on August 22, 2007); 8/5/2008 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on FOREIGN RELATIONS and TRADE AND COMMERCE with Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO as author per Committee Report No. 90, recommending its approval without amendment; 8/6/2008 Sponsors: Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, MAR ROXAS; 8/6/2008 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 8/6/2008 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order; 8/6/2008 Sponsorship speech of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 8/6/2008 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator MAR ROXAS; 8/11/2008 Interpellation of Senator JOKER P. ARROYO; 8/27/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 9/1/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 9/2/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 9/9/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA; 9/29/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III; 10/7/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. and BENIGNO S. AQUINO III; 10/8/2008 Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment; 10/8/2008 Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN and M. A. MADRIGAL; 10/8/2008 Remarks of Senator(s) PANFILO M. LACSON and JUAN PONCE ENRILE; 10/8/2008 Period of interpellation closed; 10/8/2008 Period of amendment closed; 10/8/2008 Approved on Second Reading without Amendments; 10/8/2008 Approved on Third Reading; 10/8/2008 In favor: (16) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 10/8/2008 Against: (4) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, M. A. MADRIGAL and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.; 10/8/2008 Abstention: (None) ; 10/8/2008 Adopted; 10/8/2008 RESOLUTION NO. 131
Committees
Plenary Deliberations (Click the dates to view the Journal/s)
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 8/6/2008 Sponsorship Speech Defensor Santiago, Miriam 8/6/2008 Co-Sponsorship Speech Roxas, Mar 8/11/2008 Interpellation Arroyo, Joker P. 8/27/2008 Interpellation Enrile, Juan Ponce 9/1/2008 Interpellation Enrile, Juan Ponce 9/2/2008 Interpellation Enrile, Juan Ponce 9/9/2008 Interpellation Legarda, Loren B. 9/29/2008 Interpellation Aquino III, Benigno S. 10/7/2008 Interpellation Legarda, Loren B.Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.Aquino III, Benigno S. 10/8/2008 Interpellation Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.Pangilinan, Francis N.Madrigal, M. A. 10/8/2008 Period of Amendment Closed 10/8/2008 Remarks Lacson, Panfilo M.Enrile, Juan Ponce 10/8/2008 Period of Individual Amendments Closed
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (10/8/2008)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Type of vote
Third Reading (10/8/2008)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, Alan Peter "Companero" S.
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Revilla Jr., Ramon A.
Roxas, Mar
Villar, Manny
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.Aquino III, Benigno S.
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Madrigal, M. A.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.