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Long Title
AN ACT TO SPUR THE PLANTING OF BILLION TREES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 2, 2007
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00375 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO SPUR THE PLANTING OF BILLION TREES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : "Billion Trees Act of 2007." | |
| ABSTRACT : "Billion Trees Act of 2007". The bill targets the planting of a billion trees covering about 1.0 million hectares over a period of five years. It proposes to tap the police, local government units, military, upland communities, the private sector, NGOs and civic organizations in the reforestation program. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. De Venecia | 2. Teodoro |
| 3. Alvarez (G.) | 4. Gatlabayan |
| 5. Ong | 6. Enverga |
| 7. Joson | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Almario (009 ) | 2. Cua (G.) (011 ) |
| 3. Zamora (M.) (013 ) | 4. Villarosa (016 ) |
| 5. Codilla (064 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Ramiro | 2. Marañon |
| 3. Tupas | 4. Pingoy |
| 5. Rodriguez | 6. Angara |
| 7. Antonino-Custodio | 8. Del Mar |
| 9. Abante | 10. Abaya |
| 11. Ablan | 12. Albano |
| 13. Alcala | 14. Alvarez (A.) |
| 15. Antonino | 16. Aquino |
| 17. Arago | 18. Arenas |
| 19. Arnaiz | 20. Arroyo (D.) |
| 21. Barzaga | 22. Belmonte |
| 23. Beltran | 24. Biazon |
| 25. Bichara | 26. Biron |
| 27. Bondoc | 28. Cabilao |
| 29. Cagas (M.) | 30. Cajayon |
| 31. Cajes | 32. Castro |
| 33. Chavez | 34. Chiongbian |
| 35. Chipeco | 36. Clarete |
| 37. Climaco | 38. Coscolluela |
| 39. Crisologo | 40. Cua (J.) |
| 41. Cuenco | 42. Datumanong |
| 43. Dayanghirang | 44. Daza (P.) |
| 45. De Guzman | 46. Defensor (A.) |
| 47. Dimaporo | 48. Domogan |
| 49. Duavit | 50. Emano |
| 51. Ermita-Buhain | 52. Escudero |
| 53. Estrella (C.) | 54. Fernandez |
| 55. Fua | 56. Garay |
| 57. Garcia (A.) | 58. Garcia (P.) |
| 59. Garcia (P.J.) | 60. Garcia (V.) |
| 61. Garin | 62. Gatchalian |
| 63. Go | 64. Gonzales (A.) |
| 65. Gonzales (N.) | 66. Gullas |
| 67. Hofer | 68. Hontiveros |
| 69. Ilagan | 70. Jaafar |
| 71. Jala | 72. Jalosjos |
| 73. Jalosjos-Carreon | 74. Labadlabad |
| 75. Lagbas | 76. Lagdameo |
| 77. Lagman | 78. Lim (R.) |
| 79. Locsin | 80. Magsaysay |
| 81. Malapitan | 82. Mangudadatu |
| 83. Matugas | 84. Mendoza (M.) |
| 85. Miraflores | 86. Mitra |
| 87. Nava | 88. Nicolas |
| 89. Olano | 90. Pancrudo |
| 91. Pichay | 92. Pinol |
| 93. Plaza | 94. Puno |
| 95. Reyes (V.) | 96. Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga |
| 97. Romarate | 98. Romualdez |
| 99. Romualdo | 100. Romulo |
| 101. Roxas | 102. Silverio |
| 103. Soon-Ruiz | 104. Sy-Alvarado |
| 105. Talino-Mendoza | 106. Tañada |
| 107. Tieng | 108. Uy (R.A.) |
| 109. Velarde | 110. Villafuerte |
| 111. Villanueva | 112. Zamora (R.) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report Approved on 2007-12-18 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00105 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2007-12-05 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: REFORESTATION | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendments | |
| CONSOLIDATED BILLS: HB02959, HB02971 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REFORESTATION ON 2007-07-30 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2007-12-05 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2007-12-10 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2007-12-11 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Alvarez (G.);Teodoro | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2007-12-11 | |
| INTERPELLATED BY : Rodriguez | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2007-12-11 | |
| PERIOD OF INDIVIDUAL AMENDMENTS : 2007-12-11 | |
| AMENDED BY : Rodriguez, Padilla | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Ramiro, Marañon, Tupas, Pingoy, Rodriguez, Angara, Antonino-Custodio, Del Mar, Abante, Abaya, Ablan, Albano, Alcala, Alvarez (A.), Antonino, Aquino, Arago, Arenas, Arnaiz, Arroyo (D.), Barzaga, Belmonte, Beltran, Biazon, Bichara, Biron, Bondoc, Cabilao, Cagas (M.), Cajayon, Cajes, Castro, Chavez, Chiongbian, Chipeco, Clarete, Climaco, Coscolluela, Crisologo, Cua (J.), Cuenco, Datumanong, Dayanghirang, Daza (P.), De Guzman, Defensor (A.), Dimaporo, Domogan, Duavit, Emano, Ermita-Buhain, Escudero, Estrella (C.), Fernandez, Fua, Garay, Garcia (A.), Garcia (P.), Garcia (P.J.), Garcia (V.), Garin, Gatchalian, Go, Gonzales (A.), Gonzales (N.), Gullas, Hofer, Hontiveros, Ilagan, Jaafar, Jala, Jalosjos, Jalosjos-Carreon, Labadlabad, Lagbas, Lagdameo, Lagman, Lim (R.), Locsin, Magsaysay, Malapitan, Mangudadatu, Matugas, Mendoza (M.), Miraflores, Mitra, Nava, Nicolas, Olano, Pancrudo, Pichay, Pinol, Plaza, Puno, Reyes (V.), Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga, Romarate, Romualdez, Romualdo, Romulo, Roxas, Silverio, Soon-Ruiz, Sy-Alvarado, Talino-Mendoza, Tañada, Tieng, Uy (R.A.), Velarde, Villafuerte, Villanueva, Zamora (R.) | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2007-12-12 | |
| REMARKS : on Dec. 11, 2007, the Body approved to insert into the Record of the House the sponsorship speeches of Rep. Alvarez(G., Golez and Teodoro. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2007-12-13 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2007-12-18 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:204 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.1 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-01-03 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-01-03 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
"Billion Trees Act of 2007". The bill targets the planting of a billion trees covering about 1.0 million hectares over a period of five years. It proposes to tap the police, local government units, military, upland communities, the private sector, NGOs and civic organizations in the reforestation program.
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