Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MAHMOUD A. M. ASFOUR
Digital Resource
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Congress
13th Congress of the Republic
Senate Bill
S. No. 1952
SBN-1952 (AS FILED)
House Bill
H. No. 2659
Legislative History
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Floor Activity
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Committee Report Senate Link
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View Committee Report no. 26
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Date of Approval
July 28, 2005

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MAHMOUD A.M. ASFOUR
[ First Regular Session, 13th Congress ]
[ 2005 ]
3/8/2005 Introduced by Senators ENRILE, M.A. MADRIGAL and RAMON "BONG" REVILLA JR.;
3/9/2005 Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS;
5/24/2005 Returned and submitted by the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS per Committee Report No. 26, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration HBN-2659;
5/24/2005 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
5/24/2005 Sponsors: Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, M. A. MADRIGAL and RAMON A. REVILLA JR.;
5/25/2005 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
5/25/2005 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO;
5/25/2005 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
5/25/2005 Interpellation of Senator(s) SERGIO R. OSMENA III;
5/30/2005 Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., MAR ROXAS and FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
5/31/2005 Interpellation of Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
5/31/2005 Period of interpellation closed;
5/31/2005 Period of amendment closed;
5/31/2005 Approved on Second Reading without amendment;
5/31/2005 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
6/6/2005 Approved on Third Reading;
6/6/2005 In favor: (19) JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, LUISA "LOI" P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, JUAN M. FLAVIER, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, ALFREDO S. LIM, M. A. MADRIGAL, RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR., SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and MANUEL B. VILLAR JR.;
6/6/2005 Against: (1) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
6/6/2005 Abstention: (None) ;
6/7/2005 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
6/14/2005 Enrolled Copy of the consolidated version of HBN-2659 and SBN-1952 sent to the Senate for the Signature of the Senate President and the Senate Secretary;
6/23/2005 Enrolled Copy of the consolidated version of HBN-2659 and HBN-1952 sent back to the House of Representatives which was already signed by Senate President Drilon and the Acting Senate Secretary Reyes;
[ Second Regular Session, 13th Congress ]
7/28/2005 Consolidated with HBN-2659 which was approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines and became (See: O. B. dated August 16, 2005);
7/28/2005 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9338

Committees

Committee Report No.
24; 26
Committee Referral
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Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Bill Note
House Bill Only
Approval Note
Approved by the President on July 28, 2005
Subjects
ASFOUR, MAHMOUD A.M.
CITIZENSHIP

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 101 no. 40 page 6967 (October 3, 2005)

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Inquirer (8/4/2005)

Full Text of Issuance

Republic Act No. 9338

Signed on July 28, 2005

Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Thirteenth Congress

First Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-sixth day of July, two thousand four.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9338]

AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MAHMOUD A.M. ASFOUR

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

SECTION 1. Mahmoud A.M. Asfour is hereby granted Philippine citizenship with all the rights, privilege and prerogatives appurtenant thereto.

After the taking and registration of the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines, Mahmoud A.M. Asfour shall enter into the full enjoyment of Philippine citizenship.

SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON
President of the Senate

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA JR.
Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 2659 and Senate Bill No. 1952 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 23, 2005 and June 6, 2005, respectively.

(Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES
Secretary of the Senate

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: JULY 28 2005

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines

 

Source: Official Gazette

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