Republic Act No. 9225 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Full Title

AN ACT MAKING THE CITIZENSHIP OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENS WHO ACQUIRE FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP PERMANENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE COMMONWEALTH ACT NO. 63, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Congress

12th Congress of the Republic

Senate Bill No.

S. No. 2130

SBN 2130, 12th Congress (as filed)

House Bill

H. No. 4720

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SBN 2130, 12th Congress (RA 9225)

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Plenary Deliberations

TSP (May 29, 2002)

TSP (October 7, 2002)

TSP (October 8, 2002)

TSP (October 14, 2002)

TSP (October 16, 2002)

TSP (October 21, 2002)

TSP (October 22, 2002)

TSP (October 23, 2002)

TSP (August 25, 2003)

Date of Approval

August 29, 2003

Committee Transcript

TCM (February 7, 2002)

TCM (February 21, 2002)

Legislative History

February 7, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
February 21, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
March 2, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
March 9, 2002	- Conducted committee meetings/hearings.
April 18, 2002	- Conducted technical working group meeting.
April 23, 2002	- Consultative meeting.
May 3, 2002	- Consultative meeting.
May 14, 2002	- Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, and CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND- MENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS with Senators FLAVIER, PIMENTEL, JR., BARBERS, LOREN LEGARDA LEVISTE, DRILON, REVILLA, NOLI KABAYAN DE CASTRO, PANGILINAN, and ANGARA authors per Committee Report No. 46, recommending its approval in substitution of SB NOS. 64, 100, 853, 903, 1340, 1354, and 2027.
May 15, 2002	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; Dissenting: Senator Biazon; Sponsors: Senators Pangilinan, Angara, Flavier, Pimentel, Jr., Barbers, Loren Legarda Leviste, Drilon, Revilla, and Noli Kabayan De Castro.
May 29, 2002	- Assigned for consideration by Special Orders; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Pangilinan; - Cosponsorship speech of Senator Drilon.
June 5, 2002	- With Senator Ople as Presiding Officer, and with Senators Angara, Aquino-Oreta, Biazon, Luisa 'Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Honasan, Robert S. 'Jawo' Jaworski, Lacson, Osmeña (J.), Osmeña (S.), Pimentel, Jr., and Sotto III present, Certification of President Macapagal Arroyo for the immediate enactment of SBN-2130 dated May 27, 2002 was read and referred to the Committee on Rules.
July 31, 2002	- Certified for immediate enactment by the President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 27, 2002.
October 7, 2002	Interpellation of Senators Pimentel, Jr. and Osmeña (S.).
October 8, 2002	- Interpellation of Senator Pimentel, Jr.
October 14, 2002	- Interpellation of Senators Noli 'Kabayan' De Castro, Lacson, Villar, Jr. Osmeña (S.), Renato L. Compañero Cayetano, and Luisa 'Loi' F. Ejercito Estrada.
October 16, 2002	- Interpellation of Senators Sotto III, Aquino-Oreta, Loren Legarda Leviste, Osmeña (S.), and Osmeña (J.); - Inquiry of the Chairs.
October 21, 2002	- Interpellation of Senator Biazon; - Period of interpellation closed.
October 22, 2002	- Period of committee amendments.
October 23, 2002	- Period of individual amendments; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Approved on Second Reading with amendments: - All Senators ware made coauthors in an alphabetical order on motion of Senator Drilon (Aquino-Oreta, Arroyo, Biazon, Renato Compañero L. Cayetano, Luisa 'Loi' P. Ejercito Estrada, Honasan, Robert S. 'Jawo' Jaworski, Lacson, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmeña (J.), Osmeña (S.), Recto, Sotto III, and Villar, Jr.); - Senator Biazon withdraw himself as coauthors; - Approved on Third Reading; -In favor: (16) Senators Angara, Aquino-Oreta, 'Kabayan' De Castro, Drilon, Luisa 'Loi' P. Ejercito Estrada, Flavier, Honasan, Robert 'Jawo' S. Jaworski, Lacson, Loren Legarda, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmeña (J.), Osmeña (S.), Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., and Sotto III; - Against: None - Abstention: (1) Senator Biazon.
October 24, 2002	- Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
June 5, 2003	- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2130 and HBN-4720, and designated Representatives Libanan Lozada, Gonzales II, Rodriguez, Nograles, Bueser, Defensor, Javier, Monfort, Syjuco, Villanueva, Fuentebella, Locsin, Jr., Jaraula, Zamora, Lobregat, Dilangalen, Suplico, and Angara-Castillo as its conferees (O.B. dated July 29, 2003);
July 30, 2003	- Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2130 and HBH-4720, designating Senators Drilon, Pangilinan, Loren Legarda, Flavier, Robert S. 'Jawo' Jaworski, Sotto III, Pimentel, Jr., Lacson, and Osmeña (J.) as its conferees.
August 6, 2003	- Senator Angara was designated as additional conferee on motion of Senator Sotto III; - Senator Magsaysay, Jr. was designated as additional conferee on motion of Senator Loren Legarda.
August 11, 2003	- House of Representatives elected Representatives De Venecia, Jr. and Moreno as additional members of the Bicameral Conference Committee on July 30, 2003.
August 25, 2003	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2130 in consolidation with HBN-4720 be approved as reconciled; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Drilon on the Conference Committee Report; - Interpellation of Senators Recto, Sotto III, Arroyo, Angara, and Villar, Jr.; - Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate; - Against: Senator Recto.
August 26, 2003	- Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives (See: O.B. dated September 1, 2003).
August 27, 2003	- Manifestation of Senator Arroyo of his negative vote on this Bill; - Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2130 and HBN-4720 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; - Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-2130 and HBN-4720 sent to Malacañang for the signature of the President thru PLLO.
September 8, 2023	- Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, on August 29, 2003 and became REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9225