Republic Act No. 11440 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Entitled:

AN ACT DECLARING JULY 25 OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL CAMPUS PRESS FREEDOM DAY

[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2016 ]

7/21/2016 Introduced by Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;

8/10/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE;

[ 2017 ]

3/14/2017 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

5/16/2017 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE with Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author per Committee Report No. 83, recommending its approval without amendment;

5/17/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

5/17/2017 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;

5/22/2017 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;

5/22/2017 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]

[ 2018 ]

8/15/2018 Period of interpellation closed;

8/15/2018 Period of amendment closed;

8/15/2018 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;

8/20/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

8/28/2018 Approved on Third Reading;

8/28/2018 In favor: (20) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;

8/28/2018 Against: (None) ;

8/28/2018 Abstention: (None) ;

8/30/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

[ 2019 ]

6/4/2019 Senate adopted HBN-6024 as an amendment to SBN-747;

6/30/2019 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated July 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-6024 and SBN-747, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; (Communication received by the Senate on July 11, 2019)

6/30/2019 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated July 22, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-6024, which was adopted as an amendment to SBN-747, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; (Communication received by the HoR on July 24, 2019)

6/30/2019 Consolidated with HBN-6024, which was Approved and signed into law, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 28, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on September 5, 2019)

6/30/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11440. (See: O.B. dated September 10, 2019, 18th Congress)

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115 OG No. 45, 12543 (November 11, 2019)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11440, August 28, 2019 ]

AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE OBSERVANCE OF JULY 25 OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL CAMPUS PRESS FREEDOM DAY

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

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "National Campus Press Freedom Day Act."

SEC. 2. It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote, protect and safeguard the constitutionally guaranteed right to freedom of expression, speech and of the press. As part of media, the campus press is an important institution in promoting and protecting the freedom of the press and the freedom of expression. As a testament to its remarkable contribution in the continued advancement of these freedoms, the State shall, as a matter of policy, promote the observance of July 25 of every year as "National Campus Press Freedom Day."

SEC. 3. The 25th of July of every year is hereby declared as the "National Campus Press Freedom Day" and shall be observed in all educational institutions.

SEC. 4. All educational institutions are mandated to provide full support and assistance to the preparation of the annual program of activities and events to be conducted by students in observance of the "National Campus Press Freedom Day" pursuant to this Act.

SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a 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 was passed by the House of Representatives as House Bill No. 6024 on August 14, 2017 and adopted by the Senate of the Philippines as an annulment to Senate Bill No. 747 on June 4, 2019.

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

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

Approved: AUG 28 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines

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Entitled:
AN ACT DECLARING JULY 25 OF EVERY YEAR AS THE NATIONAL CAMPUS PRESS FREEDOM DAY
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2016 ]
7/21/2016	Introduced by Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
8/10/2016	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE;
[ 2017 ]
3/14/2017	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
5/16/2017	Prepared and submitted by the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE with Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO as author per Committee Report No. 83, recommending its approval without amendment;
5/17/2017	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/17/2017	Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
5/22/2017	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/22/2017	Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2018 ]
8/15/2018	Period of interpellation closed;
8/15/2018	Period of amendment closed;
8/15/2018	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
8/20/2018	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
8/28/2018	Approved on Third Reading;
8/28/2018	In favor: (20) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
8/28/2018	Against: (None) ;
8/28/2018	Abstention: (None) ;
8/30/2018	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
[ 2019 ]
6/4/2019	Senate adopted HBN-6024 as an amendment to SBN-747;
6/30/2019	Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated July 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-6024 and SBN-747, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; (Communication received by the Senate on July 11, 2019)
6/30/2019	Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated July 22, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-6024, which was adopted as an amendment to SBN-747, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; (Communication received by the HoR on July 24, 2019)
6/30/2019	Consolidated with HBN-6024, which was Approved and signed into law, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 28, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on September 5, 2019)
6/30/2019	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11440. (See: O.B. dated September 10, 2019, 18th Congress)
(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)