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Entitled: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006 [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2015 ] 2/2/2015 Introduced by Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III; 2/3/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on ENERGY; 2/9/2015 Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 2/17/2015 Returned and submitted by the Committee on ENERGY per Committee Report No. 102, recommending its approval with amendments; 2/18/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 2/18/2015 Sponsor: Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III; 2/23/2015 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 2/23/2015 Sponsorship speech of Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III; 2/24/2015 Interpellation of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO; 2/24/2015 Inquiry of the chair; 2/24/2015 Period of interpellation closed; 2/25/2015 Period of Committee Amendments; 2/25/2015 Period of Committee Amendments closed 2/25/2015 Period of individual amendments closed; 2/25/2015 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 2/26/2015 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 3/2/2015 Approved on Third Reading; 3/2/2015 In favor: (16) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR; 3/2/2015 Against: N o n e ; 3/2/2015 Abstention: N o n e ; 3/5/2015 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] 11/25/2015 House of Representatives designated Representatives Umali, Abad, Masongsong, Garin (S.), Aliping, Jr., Alvarez and Albano III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5587 and SBN-2622 on November 11, 2015;(See: O.B. dated December 1, 2015); 11/26/2015 Senate designated Senators Osmena III, Aquino IV, Villar and Honasan as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on December 3, 2015); 12/8/2015 House of Representatives designated Representative Arnel U. Ty vice Representative Rodolfo T. Albano III as conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5587 and SBN-2622 on November 25, 2015; 12/8/2015 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2622, in consolidation with HBN-5587, be approved as reconciled; 12/8/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III; 12/8/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on December 10, 2015); 12/16/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 14, 2015; [ 2016 ] 1/11/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 1/21/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, received by the Senate which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives on January 19, 2016; 1/26/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2622 and HBN-5587, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT ALLOWING NATURAL GAS POWER GENERATING PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE NEAT DIESEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, EXEMPTING THEM FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 5.3., SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006 5/30/2016 Enacted into Law in consolidation with HBN-5587, without Executive Approval Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution on February 26, 2016 and Became 5/30/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10745 (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10745 (SBN-2622/HBN-5587) with the pertinent documents, transmitted to the Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on May 24, 2016) (Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)
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S. No. 2622 H. No. 5587 ; Manila Bulletin and Business Mirror (March 8, 2016)
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10745, February 26, 2016 ]
AN ACT ALLOWING NATURAL GAS POWER GENERATING PLANTS IN THE COUNTRY TO USE NEAT DIESEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL, EXEMPTING THEM FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF PARAGRAPH 5.3, SECTION 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9367, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “BIOFUELS ACT OF 2006”
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 5 of Republic Act No. 9367, otherwise known as the “Biofuels Act of 2006”, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 1. x x x.”
“SEC. 2. x x x.”
“SEC. 3. x x x.”
“SEC. 4. x x x.”
“SEC. 5. Mandatory Use of Biofuels. – Pursuant to the above policy, it is hereby declared that all liquid fuels for motors and engines sold in the Philippines shall contain locally-sourced biofuels components as follows:
“ x x x
“5.3 Within three months from the effectivity of this Act, a minimum of one percent (1%) biodiesel by volume shall be blended into all diesel engine fuels sold in the country: Provided, That the biodiesel blend conforms to PNS for biodiesel.
“Within two years from the effectivity of this Act, the NBB created under this Act is empowered to determine the feasibility and thereafter recommend to the DOE to mandate a minimum of two percent (2%) blend of biodiesel by volume which may be increased taking into account considerations including but not limited to domestic supply and availability of locally-sourced biodiesel component: Provided, That natural gas power generating plants may use neat diesel as their alternative fuel during shortages of natural gas supplies: Provided, however, That the DOE shall ensure that the authority granted herein shall only be availed of, directly or indirectly, by natural gas power plants.”
SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DOE shall, within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the implementing rules and regulations of this Act.
SEC. 3. Separability Clause. – Should any provision of this Act be declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and subsisting.
SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. – All laws, executive order’s, or administrative orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
SEC. 5. Effeclivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,
(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2622 and House Bill No. 5587 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 8, 2015 and December 14, 2015.
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate
Approved:
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
Lapsed into law on FEB 26 2016
Without the signature of the President,
In accordance with Article VI, Section
27 (1) of the Constitution.
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