Republic Act No. 11207 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE RATES FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "FAIR ELECTION ACT"

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Congress

17th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill

S. No. 1985

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House Bill

H. No. 6604

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Committee Report Senate Link

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Date of Approval

February 14, 2019

Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'FAIR ELECTION ACT'

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2018 ]

9/5/2018 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION and PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA with Senators JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL as authors per Committee Report No. 436, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 307 and 1777, taking into consideration HBN-6604;

9/10/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

9/10/2018 Sponsor: Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;

9/10/2018 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;

9/10/2018 Sponsorship speech of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;

9/10/2018 Senator Pimentel manifested that Senator RICHARD J. GORDON is a co-author;

9/10/2018 Manifestation of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON;

9/11/2018 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON;

9/17/2018 Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated September 10, 2018, conveying her intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1985, received by the LBIS;

9/19/2018 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON and RICHARD J. GORDON;

9/24/2018 Period of interpellation closed;

9/24/2018 Period of committee amendments closed;

9/24/2018 Period of individual amendments;

9/24/2018 Period of individual amendments closed;

9/24/2018 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;

9/25/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

10/1/2018 Approved on Third Reading;

10/1/2018 In favor: (18) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;

10/1/2018 Against: (None) ;

10/1/2018 Abstention: (None) ;

10/3/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

10/3/2018 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1985 and HBN-6604, designating Senators Pimentel, Gatchalian, Zubiri and Aquino as its conferees on October 1, 2018;

11/26/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Tugna, Uybarreta, Panganiban, Jr., Roa-Puno and Suarez as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1985 and HBN-6604 on November 14, 2018;

11/27/2018 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;

11/27/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;

12/3/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 27, 2018;

12/19/2018 Letter from the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-6604 and SBN-1985, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;

[ 2019 ]

1/14/2019 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated January 10, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of consolidated HBN-6604 and SBN-1985, which were signed by Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;

1/15/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-1985 and HBN-6604, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO (HoR) for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;

FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE RATES FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAIR ELECTION ACT

5/20/2019 Consolidated with HBN-6604, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 14, 2019 and became

5/20/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11207.

(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11207 (SBN-1985) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 28, 2019)

(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)

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Committee Report No.

436

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Legislative Issuance

Legislative Issuance Type

Republic Act

Bill Note

House Bill First in Billing

Subjects

ADVERTISING, POLITICAL

COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC)

ELECTIONS

FAIR ELECTION ACT

RA - 11207

Amendment Note

R.A. No. 9006, Sec. 11

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Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2019; 115 OG No. 12, 2644 (March 25, 2019)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11207, February 14, 2019 ]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE RATES FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "FAIR ELECTION ACT'

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Amended Rates of Political Propaganda. - Section 11 of Republic Act No. 9006, otherwise known as the "Fair Election Act", is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 11. Rates of Political Propaganda. -During the election period, media outlets shall give registered political parties and bona fide candidates a discount of fifty percent (50%) for television, forty percent (40%) for radio and ten percent (10%) for print, from the average of the published rates charged in the last three calendar years prior to the election.

"Nothing in this provision prohibits a media outlet from giving higher discounts: Provided, That the discount it gives one candidate shall be the same discount it gives to other candidates for the same position.

'In no case shall rates charged to registered political parties and bona fide candidates be higher than rates charged to non-political advertisers."

SEC. 2. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Commission on Elections shall issue implementing rules and regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 3. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 4. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 6604 and senate Bill No. 1985 was passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on November 27, 2018.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: FEB 14 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines

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Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'FAIR ELECTION ACT'
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
9/5/2018	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on ELECTORAL REFORMS AND PEOPLES PARTICIPATION and PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA with Senators JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI and AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL as authors per Committee Report No. 436, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 307 and 1777, taking into consideration HBN-6604;
9/10/2018	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
9/10/2018	Sponsor: Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
9/10/2018	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
9/10/2018	Sponsorship speech of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
9/10/2018	Senator Pimentel manifested that Senator RICHARD J. GORDON is a co-author;
9/10/2018	Manifestation of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON;
9/11/2018	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD J. GORDON;
9/17/2018	Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated September 10, 2018, conveying her intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1985, received by the LBIS;
9/19/2018	Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON and RICHARD J. GORDON;
9/24/2018	Period of interpellation closed;
9/24/2018	Period of committee amendments closed;
9/24/2018	Period of individual amendments;
9/24/2018	Period of individual amendments closed;
9/24/2018	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/25/2018	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
10/1/2018	Approved on Third Reading;
10/1/2018	In favor: (18) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
10/1/2018	Against: (None) ;
10/1/2018	Abstention: (None) ;
10/3/2018	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
10/3/2018	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1985 and HBN-6604, designating Senators Pimentel, Gatchalian, Zubiri and Aquino as its conferees on October 1, 2018;
11/26/2018	House of Representatives designated Representatives Tugna, Uybarreta, Panganiban, Jr., Roa-Puno and Suarez as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1985 and HBN-6604 on November 14, 2018;
11/27/2018	Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL;
11/27/2018	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
12/3/2018	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 27, 2018;
12/19/2018	Letter from the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-6604 and SBN-1985, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
[ 2019 ]
1/14/2019	Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated January 10, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of consolidated HBN-6604 and SBN-1985, which were signed by Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
1/15/2019	Enrolled copies of SBN-1985 and HBN-6604, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO (HoR) for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR REASONABLE RATES FOR POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9006, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE FAIR ELECTION ACT
5/20/2019	Consolidated with HBN-6604, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 14, 2019 and became
5/20/2019	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11207.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11207 (SBN-1985) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 28, 2019)
(The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)