Republic Act No. 8759 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Full Title

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A NATIONAL FACILITATION SERVICE NETWORK THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, KEY CITY AND OTHER STRATEGIC AREAS THROUHGOUT THE COUNTRY.

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Congress

11th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 468

SBN 468, 11th Congress (RA 8759) 3rd reading

House Bill

H. No. 7127

Legislative History (PDF)

SBN 468, 11th Congress (RA 8759)

Plenary Deliberations

Date of Approval

February 14, 2000

Legislative History

June 30, 1998	- Introduced by Senator OPLE.
August 5, 1998	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL GOVERNMENT, and FINANCE; - Senator Legarda-Leviste was made coauthor on motion of Senator Drilon.
March 9, 1999	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
March 24, 1999	- Technical Working Group meeting.
August 17, 1999	- Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development; Local Government, and Finance per Committee Report No. 66, recommending its approval with amendments
August 23, 1999	- Submitted said Report to the Senate; - Sponsors: Senators Tatad, Pimentel, Jr. and Osmena (J.).
September 21, 1999	- Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Tatad; - Senators Osmena III, Cayetano and Drilon were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Tatad.
September 22, 1999	- Cosponsorship speech of Senator Ople.
September 27, 1999	- Cosponsorship speech of Senator Legarda-Leviste; - Period of sponsorship closed.
October 6, 1999	- Interpellation of Senators Guingona, Jr., Pimentel, Jr. Magsaysay, Jr., and Drilon; - Period of interpellation closed; - Period of amendments: - Period of amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments.
October 18, 1999	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators.
November 8, 1999	- Approved on Third Reading - In favor (19) Aquino-Oreta, Barbers, Brazon, Cayetano, Coseteng, Drilon, Enrile, Guingona, Jr., Honasan, Legarda-Leviste, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmeña (J), Osmeña III, Pimentel, Jr., Revilla, Roco, Santiago, Sotto III, and Tatad; - Against : None; - Abstention: None.
November 9, 1999	- Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
December 7, 1999	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-468 and HBN-7127, designating Representatives Ledesma IV, Roxas II, Herrera (E.), Chipeco Jr., Barinaga, Marcos Bunye and Leviste as its conferees (See: OB dated December 14, 1999).
December 9, 1999	- Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference, designating Senators Tatad, Pimentel, Jr., Drilon, Legarda and Barbers as its conferees.
December 15, 1999	- Conference committee report submitted, recommending that HBN-7127, in consolidation with SBN-468 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Tatad on the Conference Committee Report; - Senators Tatad, Enrile, Flavier, Guingona, Jr., Magsaysay, Roco, and Santiago were made coauthors as manifested by Senator Tatad; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate
December 21, 1999	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on December 16, 1999.
March 7, 2000	-Consolidated with HBN-7127 which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines on February 14, 2000 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8759.