Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3873, ENTITLED AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY
Date of Approval
May 13, 2010

Legislative History

Legislative History
Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 3873 ENTITLED AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARIES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
7/4/2007 Introduced by Senator AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
9/10/2007 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE;
[ 2009 ]
10/6/2009 Returned and submitted by the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE per Committee Report No. 690, recommending its approval with amendment, in consolidation with SBN-2465, taking into consideration HBN-199;
10/6/2009 Sponsor: Senator MAR ROXAS;
10/6/2009 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
[ 2010 ]
1/20/2010 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
1/20/2010 Senator Zubiri manifested that Senator Roxas has appointed him as the acting chair of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, and as such giving him the opportunity to sponsor the Bill;
1/20/2010 The Explanatory Note of the Bill was made part of the sponsorship remarks of Senator Zubiri;
1/20/2010 Period of interpellations closed;
1/20/2010 Period of amendments;
1/20/2010 Period of amendments closed;
1/20/2010 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
1/21/2010 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
1/26/2010 Approved on Third Reading;
1/26/2010 In favor: (15) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
1/26/2010 Against: N o n e;
1/26/2010 Abstention: N o n e;
1/28/2010 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
2/3/2010 House of Representatives adopted SBN-1152 as an amendment to HBN-199;(See: O.B. dated May 31, 2010);
3/18/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1152 and HBN-199, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
4/8/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1152 and HBN-199, received by the Senate which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
4/14/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1152 and HBN-199, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
FINAL TITLE:
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3873, ENTITLED AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY.
5/13/2010 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-199, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
5/13/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10087.
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Committees

Committee Report No.
690

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Amendment Note
RA 3873, Title, & secs. 1 & 2
Amends Note
Republic Act No. 3873

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 106 no. 28 page 3979 (July 12, 2010)

Full Text of Issuance

S. No. 1152 H. No. 199; 106 OG No. 28, 3979 (July 12, 2010)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10087, May 13, 2010 ]

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3873, ENTITLED AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:SECTION 1. The title of Republic Act No. 3873 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"An Act Changing the Name of the Bureau of Public Libraries to the National Library of the Philippines".

SEC. 2. Section 1 of Republic Act No. 3873 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SECTION 1. The name of the Bureau of Public Libraries is hereby changed to that of The National Library of the Philippines."

SEC. 3. Section 2 of Republic Act No. 3873 is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 2. All references to the Bureau of Public Libraries in laws, executive orders, rules and regulations shall henceforth be understood to refer to The National Library of the Philippines."

SEC. 4. Any law, presidential decree, issuance, executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule and regulation contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly.SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect ten (10) days following its complete publication in any newspaper of general circulation.Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE (Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
President of Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1152 and House Bill No. 199 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on January 26, 2010 and February 3, 2010, respectively.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary of Senate Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: MAY 13 2010(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYOPresident of the Philippines

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