Entitled:
AN ACT EXTENDING THE UTILIZATION PERIOD OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION 8 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8178, ENTITLED "AN ACT REPLACING QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT RICE, WITH TARIFFS, CREATING THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
9/26/2007	Prepared and submitted by the Committee on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD with Senator(s) RODOLFO G. BIAZON, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, MANNY VILLAR and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 5, Recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 38, 1538 and 1617.;
9/26/2007	Sponsor: Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
9/26/2007	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
10/1/2007	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
10/1/2007	Sponsorship speech of Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA;
11/12/2007	Senator Pangilinan manifested that Senator Lapid be made coauthor;
11/13/2007	Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on November 8, 2007;
12/11/2007	Interpellation of Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, MAR ROXAS, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III and M. A. MADRIGAL;
12/12/2007	Interpellation of Senator M. A. MADRIGAL;
12/12/2007	Period of interpellation closed;
12/12/2007	Period of committee amendments;
12/12/2007	Period of committee amendments closed;
12/12/2007	Period of individual amendments;
12/12/2007	Period of individual amendments closed;
12/12/2007	Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
12/12/2007	Approved on Third Reading;
12/12/2007	In favor: (12) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
12/12/2007	Against: (None) ;
12/12/2007	Abstention: (None) ;
12/12/2007	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1648 and HBN-2976, designating Senators Angara, Enrile, Gordon, Madrigal and Lacson as its conferees;
12/17/2007	House of Representatives agreed to a conference and designated Representatives Mitra, Estrella, Chavez, Padilla, Defensor Sr., Escudero III and Antonino-Custodio as its conferees; (See: O.B. dated December 19, 2007)
12/18/2007	Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
[ 2008 ]
1/9/2008	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1648 and HBN-2976, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Emma Lirio-Reyes and Senate President Manny Villar;
1/28/2008	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1648 and HBN-2976, already signed by the Senate President and Senate Secretary, sent to the House of Representatives;
2/28/2008	Consolidated with HBN-2976 which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, and became; (See: O.B. dated March 10, 2008)
2/28/2008	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9496.