Entitled:
AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF EXEMPTIONS FROM REVEALING THE SOURCE OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE BY INCLUDING JOURNALISTS FROM BROADCAST, NEWS AGENCIES AND INTERNET PUBLICATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT 53, AS AMENDED BY R.A.1477
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2016 ]
11/29/2016	Prepared and submitted by the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA with Senators VICENTE C. SOTTO III and ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES as authors per Committee Report No. 12, Recommending its approval in substitution of SB Nos. 6 and 486;
11/29/2016	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
11/29/2016	Sponsor: Senator GRACE L. POE;
11/29/2016	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
11/29/2016	Sponsorship speech of Senator GRACE L. POE;
2/1/2017	Interpellation of Senator LEILA M. DE LIMA;
2/1/2017	Period of interpellation closed;
[ 2017 ]
5/9/2017	Period of amendment closed;
5/9/2017	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
FINAL TITLE:AN ACT EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF EXEMPTIONS FROM REVEALING THE SOURCE OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE BY INCLUDING JOURNALISTS FROM BROADCAST, NEWS AGENCIES AND INTERNET PUBLICATIONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT 53, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1477
5/10/2017	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
[ 2019 ]
5/15/2017	Approved on Third Reading;
5/15/2017	In favor: (18) Senators MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, 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, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
5/15/2017	Against: (None) ;
5/15/2017	Abstention: (None) ;
5/17/2017	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/29/2017	House of Representatives designated Representatives Bernadette "BH" Herrera-Dy, Benhur B. Lopez, Jr., Raul V. Del Mar and Eugene Michael B. De Vera as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-684 and SBN-1255 on November 22, 2017;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2018 ]
9/11/2018	House of Representatives designated Representatives Evardone vice Representative Herrera-Dy as conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-684 and SBN-1255;(See: O.B. dated 9/12/2018)
12/6/2018	House of Representatives designated Representative Belaro, Jr. vice former Representative De Vera as conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1255 and HBN-684 on December 3, 2018;
2/8/2019	Senate designated Senators Poe, Escudero, Ejercito, Villanueva and Hontiveros as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisons of SBN-1255 and HBN-684;
5/28/2019	Senate recalled the previous conferees and designated Senators Poe, Gatchalian, Recto, Zuribi and Drilon as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1255 and HBN-684;
6/3/2019	Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1255 and HBN-684, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1255, in consolidation with HBN-684, be approved as reconciled;
6/3/2019	Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator GRACE L. POE;
6/3/2019	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
6/4/2019	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2019;
6/30/2019	Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated July 17, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1255 and HBN-684, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; (Communication received by the HOR on July 19, 2019)
6/30/2019	Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated July 24, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1255 and HBN-684, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; (Communication received by the LBIS on July 29, 2019)
6/30/2019	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1255 and HBN-684, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on July 31, 2019;
6/30/2019	Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 30, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on September 25, 2019)
6/30/2019	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11458. (See: O.B. dated October 1, 2019; 18th Congress)