Entitled:
AN ACT CREATING THE RANK OF FIRST CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT/FIRST MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE ENLISTED RANKS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP), APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2004 ]
7/2/2004	Introduced by Senator BIAZON;
9/13/2004	Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY; and FINANCE;
11/24/2004	Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on National Defense and Security; and Finance per Committee Report No. 8, recommending its approval with amendments;
11/24/2004	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
11/24/2004	Sponsor: Senator Biazon;
[ 2005 ]
1/17/2005	Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
1/18/2005	Sponsorhip speech of Senator Biazon;
1/18/2005	Interpellation of Senators Enrile, Lacson, Pimentel, Jr., and Lim;
1/18/2005	Remarks of the Chair;
1/18/2005	Period of interpellations closed;
2/14/2005	Period of committee amendments;
2/14/2005	Period of committee amendments closed;
2/21/2005	Period of individual amendments closed;
2/21/2005	Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
2/22/2005	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
2/28/2005	Approved on Third Reading;
2/28/2005	In favor: (18) Senators Arroyo, Biazon, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Lapid, Lim, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena, Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., Recto, Revilla, Jr., Roxas, and Villar, Jr.;
2/28/2005	Against: N o n e;
2/28/2005	Abstention N o n e;
3/1/2005	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
3/2/2005	Senator Luisa 'Loi' P. Ejercito Estrada was made coauthor on motion of Senator Biazon;
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2006 ]
5/23/2006	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1286 and HBN-224, designating Senators Biazon, Gordon and Lim as its conferees;
5/24/2006	House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1286 and HBN-224, designating Representatives Solis, Cabilao, Biazon, Gidaya, Alfelor Jr., Arroyo, Veloso, Abayon, Villafuerte, Golez and Antonino-Custodio as its conferees on May 17, 2006;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
10/9/2006	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that SBN-1286 in consolidation with HBN-224, be approved as reconciled;
10/9/2006	Sponsorship speech of Senator Biazon on the Conference Committee Report; Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
10/11/2006	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives;
10/30/2006	Enrolled copy of consolidated version of SBN-1286 and HBN-224 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
11/21/2006	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1296 and HBN-224, received by the Senate, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
11/21/2006	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1296 and HBN-224, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
12/21/2006	Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and became (See: O.B. dated January 22, 2007);
12/21/2006	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9365