Entitled:
AN ACT DECLARING A NATIONAL POLICY FOR TOURISM AS AN ENGINE OF INVESTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, GROWTH AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, REORGANIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES TO EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENT THAT POLICY, PROVIDING NECESSARY INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
4/28/2008	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TOURISM, CIVIL SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION, WAYS AND MEANS, FINANCE, GAMES, AMUSEMENT AND SPORTS and PUBLIC WORKS with Senator(s) RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, LOREN B. LEGARDA, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID and RAMON A. REVILLA JR. as author(s) per Committee Report No. 45, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 88, 267, 339, 367, 479, 481, 491 and 1381;
4/29/2008	Sponsors: Senator(s) RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA and LOREN B. LEGARDA;
4/29/2008	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/13/2008	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
5/13/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON;
5/13/2008	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
5/28/2008	Interpellation of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
6/4/2008	Period of interpellation closed;
6/4/2008	Period of amendment closed;
6/4/2008	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
6/5/2008	Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
6/11/2008	Approved on Third Reading;
6/11/2008	In favor: (18) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
6/11/2008	Against: N o n e;
6/11/2008	Abstention: N o n e;
6/12/2008	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/19/2008	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2213 and HBN-5229, designating Senators Gordon, Legarda, Zubiri, Aquino, Cayetano (P.), and Lapid as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
12/15/2008	House of Representatives agreed to a conference and designated Representatives Chatto, Del Mar, Miraflores, Del De Guzman, Gatchalian, Coscolluela, Pichay, Domogan, Abante, Jr., and Antonino-Custodio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on December 3, 2008;
12/15/2008	House of Representatives elected Representative Gatchalian (R.) to the Bicameral Conference Committee on December 9, 2008;
[ 2009 ]
3/4/2009	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives;
3/4/2009	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2213, in consolidation with HBN-5229, be approved as reconciled;
3/5/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON on the Conference Committee Report;
3/5/2009	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
3/31/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2213 and HBN-5229, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
4/13/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2213 and HBN-5229, received by the Senate which were already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
4/14/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2213 and HBN-5229, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
5/25/2009	Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-5229, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on May 12, 2009, and became;
5/25/2009	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9593