Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME, DOCUMENTATION OF SAID VIOLATIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
HUMAN RIGHTS COMPENSATION ACT OF 2006
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Session Sequence No.
3
Session Type
Document Certification

Committee Details

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Secondary Committee

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
2/7/2007 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Arroyo, Joker P.

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03315
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME, DOCUMENTATION OF SAID VIOLATIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Human Rights Compensation Act of 2004
ABSTRACT : "Human Rights Compensation Act of 2004." The bill defines the terms "compensable human rights violation", "human rights violation", "compensable human rights violation victim", "agent of the State/person acting in an official capacity", as well as the source and manner of awarding compensation.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, ETTA
DATE FILED : 2004-11-19
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Aguja 2. Ocampo
3. Casiño 4. Abante
5. Hontiveros-baraquel 6. Virador
7. Mariano 8. Beltran
9. Barinaga 10. Zamora
11. Clarete 12. Uy
13. Figueroa 14. Martinez
15. Mitra 16. Maza
17. Banaag 18. Guingona
19. Nantes 20. Amin
21. Magsaysay 22. De Guzman
23. Zialcita 24. Magtubo
25. Lagman 26. Jaworski
27. Tañada 28. Bondoc
29. Baterina 30. Dumarpa
31. Dy
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Abayon (045 ) 2. Del Mar (045 )/ME
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Arroyo 2. Arroyo
3. Castelo-daza 4. Villar
5. Clarete 6. Cerilles
7. Ipong 8. Estrella
9. Cojuangco 10. Velarde
11. Pablo 12. Tomawis
13. Baculio 14. Zamora
15. Alvarez 16. Marcoleta
17. Santiago 18. Enrile
19. Chipeco 20. Guingona
21. Casiño 22. Cua
23. Umali 24. Uy
25. Figueroa 26. Del Mar
27. Defensor 28. Villarosa
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01745
URGENT SENATE BILL? Yes
DATE CERTIFIED AS URGENT HOUSE BILL: 2004-11-04
REMARKS: Substituted HB01319 was certified as Urgent on Sept. 13, 2004. The Pres. also certified SB01330 as Urgent on Sept. 13, 2004.
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00117
SUBMITTED ON 2004-11-19
SUBMITTED BY: HUMAN RIGHTS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01319, HB02962
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2004-11-23
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2004-11-23
DATE CALENDARED : 2004-12-14
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2004-12-16, 2006-05-30
SPONSORED BY :  Acosta
PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2006-05-30
PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2006-06-06
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Arroyo, Arroyo, Castelo-daza, Villar, Clarete, Cerilles, Ipong, Estrella, Cojuangco, Velarde, Pablo, Tomawis, Baculio, Zamora, Alvarez, Marcoleta, Santiago, Enrile, Chipeco, Guingona, Casiño, Cua, Umali, Uy, Figueroa, Del Mar, Defensor, Villarosa
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-06-06
REMARKS : The Body approved to insert into the Record of the House the sponsorship speech of Rep. Rosales on Dec. 16, 2004. On May 30, 2006, the Body opened the Period of Interpellations on this measure. on May 31, 2006, the Body terminated the Period of Sponsorship and Debate.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-06-07
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:140     NAYS:14    ABSTAIN:.6
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2006-06-14
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2006-06-14
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-09-04
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE
DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2006-09-05
REMARKS : On Jan. 31, 2007, Rep. Susano vice Rep. Mitra as conferee on the disagreeing provisions of HB3315 and SB1745.
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Abante, Lagman, Nograles, Rosales, Defensor, Susano
CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Arroyo, Pangilinan, Recto, Pimentel, Osmeña
DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2007-02-07

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING COMPENSATION TO VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS DURING THE MARCOS REGIME, DOCUMENTATION OF SAID VIOLATIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
6/14/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, MARIO "MAYONG" JOYO M. AGUJA, SATUR C. OCAMPO, TEODORO A. CASINO, BIENVENIDO M. ABANTE JR., ET. AL., as authors;
7/26/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and FINANCE;
9/4/2006 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1745 and HBN-3315, designating Senators Arroyo, Pangilinan, Recto, Pimentel, and Osmena (S) as its conferees;
9/11/2006 House of Representatives agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-3315 and SBN-1745, and has designated Representatives Abante, Lagman, Mitra and Nograles on the part of Majority and Representatives Rosales on the part of the Minority as its conferees on September 5, 2006;
9/19/2006 House of Representatives designated Representatives Arthur Defensor as additional conferee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-3315 and SBN-1745 on September 12, 2006;
[ 2007 ]
2/5/2007 House of Representatives elected Representative Susano vice Representative Mitra as additional conferee on January 31, 2007;
2/7/2007 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1745 in consolidation with HBN-3315 be approved as reconciled;
2/7/2007 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO;
2/7/2007 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;

Abstract

"Human Rights Compensation Act of 2004." The bill defines the terms "compensable human rights violation", "human rights violation", "compensable human rights violation victim", "agent of the State/person acting in an official capacity", as well as the source and manner of awarding compensation.'

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