Entitled:
AN ACT CONVERTING THE BATAAN ECONOMIC ZONE LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIVELES, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, INTO THE BATAAN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREEPORT, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE BATAAN SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREE PORT AUTHORITY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
3/12/2008	Introduced by Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;
3/12/2008	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on ECONOMIC AFFAIRS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; WAYS AND MEANS; and FINANCE;
9/3/2008	Conducted COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
[ 2009 ]
5/20/2009	Senators RICHARD GORDON and JUAN PONCE ENRILE were made coauthors;
6/1/2009	Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WAYS AND MEANS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 529, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration HBN-5344;
6/2/2009	Sponsors: Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON;
6/2/2009	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
6/2/2009	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
6/2/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON;
6/2/2009	Interpellation of Senator(s) MAR ROXAS and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR.;
6/3/2009	Interpellation of Senator BENIGNO S. AQUINO III;
8/10/2009	Interpellation of Senator AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
8/18/2009	Interpellation of Senator PANFILO M. LACSON;
8/19/2009	Interpellation of Senator AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
8/25/2009	Period of individual amendments closed;
8/25/2009	Period of committee amendments;
8/25/2009	Period of committee amendments closed;
8/26/2009	Inquiry of Senator AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.;
9/2/2009	Period of individual amendments;
9/8/2009	Period of individual amendments;
9/9/2009	Period of individual amendments;
9/9/2009	Period of individual amendments closed;
9/9/2009	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/10/2009	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
9/14/2009	Approved on Third Reading;
9/14/2009	In favor: (14) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
9/14/2009	Against: (2): Senators LACSON and MADRIGAL;
9/14/2009	Abstention: (1): Senator PANGILINAN;
9/16/2009	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
9/16/2009	House of Representatives adopted SBN-2118 as an amendment to HBN-5344; (See: O.B. dated September 28, 2009);
9/22/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2118 and HBN-5344, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
9/22/2009	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2118 and HBN-5344, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
10/23/2009	Enacted into Law without Executive Approval Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution and Became
10/23/2009	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9728.