Entitled:
AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING THE COVERAGE OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PROVISIONS OF R.A. NO. 7323, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR EMPLOYMENT OF STUDENTS
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
3/10/2008	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., EDGARDO J. ANGARA, LOREN B. LEGARDA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID and JUAN PONCE ENRILE as author(s) per Committee Report No. 41, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 6, 776, 917, 923 and 1621;
3/11/2008	Sponsor: Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
3/11/2008	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/12/2008	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
3/12/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
4/23/2008	Senator Legarda was made as co-sponsor, as manifested by Senator Pangilinan;
4/23/2008	Period of interpellation closed;
4/29/2008	Period of individual amendments;
4/29/2008	Period of individual amendments closed;
4/29/2008	Period of committee amendments closed;
4/29/2008	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
4/30/2008	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
5/6/2008	Approved on Third Reading;
5/6/2008	In favor: (15) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, MAR ROXAS and MANNY VILLAR;
5/6/2008	Against: N o n e ;
5/6/2008	Abstention: N o n e ;
5/7/2008	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
[ 2009 ]
1/28/2009	House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2116 and HBN-5388, and designated Representatives Gunigundo (M.), Chatto (E.), Joson (E.N.), De Guzman (D.), Piamonte Jr., and Mariano (R.) as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;(See: O.B. dated February 4, 2009);
2/2/2009	Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2116 and HBN-5388, and designated Senators Estrada, Revilla, Jr., Honasan, Pangilinan and Companera Pia S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
3/3/2009	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;
3/3/2009	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2116, in consolidation with HBN-5388, be approved as reconciled;
3/5/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA on the Conference Committee Report;
3/5/2009	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
3/23/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2116 and HBN-5388, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
3/24/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2116 and HBN-5388, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
3/25/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2116 and HBN-5388 sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
4/1/2009	Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-5388, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
4/1/2009	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9547.