Entitled:
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE REGULATORY FUNCTIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA), FURTHER IMPROVING THE HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN DISTRESS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
11/9/2006	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; and FOREIGN RELATIONS with Senator(s) LUISA "LOI" P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, MANUEL B. VILLAR JR., FRANKLIN M. DRILON, RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR., RALPH G. RECTO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA and MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 156, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 158, 636, 1105, 1184 and 1385, taking into consideration HBN-5498;
11/13/2006	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
11/13/2006	Sponsor: Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada;
11/28/2006	Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
11/28/2006	Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada;
12/19/2006	Period of interpellations closed;
12/19/2006	Period of amendments closed;
12/19/2006	Approved on Second Reading without amendments;
12/20/2006	Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
[ 2007 ]
1/22/2007	Approved on Third Reading; In favor: (21) Senators Angara, Arroyo, Biazon, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Enrile, Flavier, Lacson, Lapid, Lim, M.A. Madrigal, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena, Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., Recto, Revilla, Jr., Roxas, and Villar; Against: N o n e; Abstention: N o n e;
1/22/2007	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2501 and HBN-5498, and has designated Senators Revilla, Jr., Manuel Lito M. Lapid and Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada as its conferees;
1/23/2007	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
1/29/2007	House of Representatives agreed to the request of the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2501 and HBN-5498, and has designated Representatives Lagman, Baterina, Barinaga, De Guzman and Magtubo as its conferees on January 24, 2007;
1/29/2007	House of Representatives designated Reps. Aguja and Rosales as additional conferees;
1/31/2007	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-5498 in consolidation with SBN-2501 be approved as reconciled;
1/31/2007	Sponsorship speech of Senator Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada on the Conference Committee Report;
1/31/2007	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
2/5/2007	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on January 31, 2007;
2/21/2007	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-5498 and SBN-2501, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar;
3/6/2007	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of HBN-5498 and SBN-2501, already signed by the Senate Secretary and Senate President, sent back to the House of Representatives;
4/10/2007	Consolidated with HBN-5498 which was approved and signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
4/10/2007	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9422 =====================