Full Title
AN ACT CHANGING THE DATE OF ELECTIONS FOR THE ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION FOR MUSLIM MINDANAO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN ENTITLED, "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR REGIONAL GOVERNOR, REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Digital Resource
Senate Bill No.
S. No. 1314
House Bill No.
H. No. 5585
Date of Approval
December 29, 1995

Legislative History

Legislative History
December 12, 1995 - Introduced by Sen. ROMULO;
 
December 13, 1995 - Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on LOCAL GOVERNMENT;
- Senators Maceda, Santiago, Mercado and Sotto III were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Romulo;
- Likewise referred to the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws.
December 15, 1995 - Certified for immediate enactment by the President of the Philippines on December 13, 1995;
December 18, 1995 - Returned jointly by the Committees on Local Government and Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws per Committee Report No. 44, recommending its approval without amendment in consolidation with SBN-1317;
- Submitted said report to the Senate;
Sponsors: Senators Romulo, Maceda, Santiago, Mercado, and Sotto III;
- Assigned for consideration for Special Order.
December 19, 1995 - Sponsorship speech of Senator Sotto III;
- Interpellation of Senators Angara and Tatad;
- Period of interpellations closed;
- Period of committee amendments closed;
- Period of individual amendments;
- Period of individual amendments closed;
- Passed on Second Reading with amendments.
December 20, 1995

- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

- Passed on Third Reading;

- In favor: (17) Alvarez, Angara, Coseteng, Drilon, Fernan, Flavier, Gonzales, Herrera, Honasan, Macapagal, Magsaysay, Jr., Maceda, Mercado, Revilla, Romulo, Shahani, Sotto III;
- Against: (1) Roco;
- Abstention: (1) Tatad;
- Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1314 and its House counterpart, designating Senators Sotto III, Flavier and Fernan as its conferees.

December 21, 1995 - Certified for immediate enactment by the President of the Philippines on December 14, 1995;
- House of Representatives accepted the request of the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of both bills, designating Congressmen Tanjuatco, Jr., Abueg Jr., Jaafar, Datumanong, Balindong, Apostol, Cerilles and Lopez (E) as its conferees;
- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that HBN-5585 be approved in consolidation with SBN-1314;
- Sponsorship speech of Senator Sotto III on the Conference Committee Report;
- Interpellation of Senators Angara and Tatad on the Conference Committee Reports;
- Remarks of Senators Fernan and Drilon;
- Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives;
December 29, 1995 Consolidated with HBN-5585 which was approved and signed by the President of the Philippines and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8176.

 

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Amendment Note
Section 1, Republic Act No. 7647

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette volume 92 number 16 (April 15, 1996) page 2322
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