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OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM ACT
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 5/19/2015 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Cayetano, Pia S.
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04085 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10665 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Open High School System Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Declares it a State policy to broaden the access to relevant quality education through the employment of an alternative learning system that would enable the youth, including adults, to overcome geographical, socioeconomic and/or physical constraints to encourage them to complete secondary education. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GONZALES, NEPTALI II M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2014-03-05 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Castelo | 2. Cojuangco (K.) |
| 3. Ungab | 4. Nava (J.) |
| 5. Almario | 6. Lobregat |
| 7. Bataoil | 8. Piamonte |
| 9. Violago | 10. Quisumbing |
| 11. Ong | 12. Sy-Alvarado |
| 13. Roman | 14. Del Mar |
| 15. Ting | 16. Tan (A.) |
| 17. Ilagan | 18. Villarica |
| 19. Tejada | 20. Almonte |
| 21. Hagedorn | 22. Rivera |
| 23. Bello (S.) | 24. Nograles |
| 25. Abueg | 26. Garcia (G.) |
| 27. Ramos | 28. Gonzalez |
| 29. Paez | 30. Kho |
| 31. Alejano | 32. Hofer |
| 33. Abu | 34. Aliping |
| 35. Suansing | 36. Dela Cruz |
| 37. Macrohon-Nuño | 38. Fortuno |
| 39. Gerona-Robredo | 40. Arenas |
| 41. Pichay | 42. Cerafica |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Gullas (060 2014-05-19) | 2. Primicias-Agabas (066 2014-06-02) |
| 3. Yap (S.) (006 2014-08-11) | 4. Belmonte (F.) (026 2015-09-28) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Gonzales | 2. Castelo |
| 3. Cojuangco (K.) | 4. Ungab |
| 5. Nava (J.) | 6. Almario |
| 7. Lobregat | 8. Bataoil |
| 9. Piamonte | 10. Violago |
| 11. Quisumbing | 12. Ong |
| 13. Sy-Alvarado | 14. Roman |
| 15. Del Mar | 16. Ting |
| 17. Tan (A.) | 18. Ilagan |
| 19. Villarica | 20. Tejada |
| 21. Almonte | 22. Hagedorn |
| 23. Rivera | 24. Bello (S.) |
| 25. Nograles | 26. Abueg |
| 27. Garcia (G.) | 28. Ramos |
| 29. Gonzalez | 30. Paez |
| 31. Kho | 32. Alejano |
| 33. Hofer | 34. Abu |
| 35. Aliping | 36. Suansing |
| 37. Dela Cruz | 38. Macrohon-Nuño |
| 39. Fortuno | 40. Gerona-Robredo |
| 41. Arenas | 42. Pichay |
| 43. Cerafica | 44. Romualdo |
| 45. Gatchalian (W.) | 46. Abellanosa |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02277 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2014-03-05 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00122 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2014-03-05 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval in substitution of HB Nos. 1064 and 2867 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01064, HB02867 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2014-03-10 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2014-03-10 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2014-03-12 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2014-03-12 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Gonzales | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gonzales, Castelo, Cojuangco (K.), Ungab, Nava (J.), Almario, Lobregat, Bataoil, Piamonte, Violago, Quisumbing, Ong, Sy-Alvarado, Roman, Del Mar, Ting, Tan (A.), Ilagan, Villarica, Tejada, Almonte, Hagedorn, Rivera, Bello (S.), Nograles, Abueg, Garcia (G.), Ramos, Gonzalez, Paez, Kho, Alejano, Hofer, Abu, Aliping, Suansing, Dela Cruz, Macrohon-Nuño, Fortuno, Gerona-Robredo, Arenas, Pichay, Cerafica, Romualdo, Gatchalian (W.), Abellanosa | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2014-03-12 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2014-03-12 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2014-05-05 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:210 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abad | B---Abaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa |
| Y---Abu | Y---Abueg |
| Y---Acedillo | Y---Acharon |
| Y---Acop | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| X---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| Y---Aglipay | B---Agyao--(Absent) |
| Y---Albano | X---Alcala |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Aliping |
| X---Almario | B---Almonte--(Absent) |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| X---Amante | Y---Amatong (I.) |
| Y---Amatong (R.) | B---Andaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | Y---Angping |
| Y---Antonino-Nadres | B---Antonio--(Absent) |
| Y---Apostol | Y---Aragones |
| Y---Arbison | Y---Arenas |
| Y---Arnaiz | Y---Arroyo |
| Y---Asilo | Y---Atienza |
| B---Aumentado--(Absent) | Y---Bag-ao |
| Y---Bagatsing | Y---Baguilat |
| B---Balindong--(Absent) | Y---Banal |
| Y---Barcelona-Reyes | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bataoil | Y---Batocabe |
| B---Bautista--(Absent) | Y---Bello (S.) |
| B---Bello (W.)--(Absent) | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.) | B---Belmonte (V.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Biazon | Y---Bichara |
| B---Binay--(Absent) | B---Biron--(Absent) |
| Y---Bondoc | B---Bonoan--(Absent) |
| Y---Bravo (A.) | B---Bravo (M.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Briones | Y---Bulut-Begtang |
| Y---Cabilao | X---Cagas |
| Y---Calalay | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| Y---Caminero | B---Cari--(Absent) |
| Y---Castelo | Y---Castro |
| Y---Catamco | Y---Cayetano |
| X---Celeste | Y---Cerafica |
| Y---Chipeco | Y---Co |
| Y---Cojuangco (E.) | Y---Cojuangco (K.) |
| B---Collantes--(Absent) | Y---Colmenares |
| Y---Cortuna | Y---Cosalan |
| Y---Cruz-Gonzales | Y---Cua |
| X---Cueva | Y---Dalog |
| B---Dayanghirang--(Absent) | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---Dela Cruz | Y---De Venecia |
| B---Defensor--(Absent) | Y---Del Mar |
| Y---Del Rosario (A.G.) | Y---Del Rosario (A.A.) |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Dimaporo (I.) | B---Duavit--(Absent) |
| B---Durano--(Absent) | Y---Dy |
| Y---Echiverri | Y---Cerilles |
| Y---Enverga | Y---Erice |
| B---Eriguel--(Absent) | B---Ermita-Buhain--(Absent) |
| Y---Escudero | Y---Espina |
| B---Estrella--(Absent) | Y---Evardone |
| Y---Fariñas | Y---Fernandez |
| B---Ferrer (J.)--(Absent) | Y---Ferrer (L.) |
| Y---Ferriol | Y---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| Y---Fuentebella | B---Garay--(Absent) |
| Y---Garcia (E.) | X---Garcia (G.) |
| Y---Garcia-Albano | Y---Garin (O.) |
| B---Garin (S.)--(Absent) | Y---Gatchalian (S.) |
| Y---Gatchalian (W.) | Y---Geron |
| X---Go (A.C.) | Y---Go (A.F.) |
| X---Gomez | Y---Gonzales |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) |
| Y---Guanlao | Y---Guiao |
| Y---Gullas | Y---Gunigundo |
| Y---Gutierrez | B---Hagedorn--(Absent) |
| X---Haresco | B---Hataman-Salliman--(Absent) |
| B---Hernandez--(Absent) | Y---Hicap |
| Y---Hofer | Y---Ilagan |
| Y---Iway | Y---Jalosjos |
| Y---Javier | Y---Kho |
| Y---Khonghun | B---Labadlabad--(Absent) |
| Y---Lacson-Noel | Y---Lagdameo (A.) |
| Y---Lagdameo (M.) | Y---Lagman |
| X---Lanete | Y---Leachon |
| B---Ledesma--(Absent) | B---Lee--(Absent) |
| B---Leonardia--(Absent) | Y---Leonen-Pizarro |
| Y---Lobregat | Y---Loong |
| B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent) | B---Lopez (C.J.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Loyola | B---Macapagal-Arroyo--(Absent) |
| Y---Madrona | B---Magsaysay--(Absent) |
| Y---Manalo | Y---Mangudadatu |
| Y---Marcos | Y---Masongsong |
| Y---Matugas | B---Mellana--(Absent) |
| Y---Mendoza (J.) | B---Mendoza (M.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Mendoza (R.) | X---Mercado |
| Y---Mirasol | Y---Montejo |
| Y---Nava (J.) | B---Nava (P.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Noel | B---Nograles--(Absent) |
| Y---Macrohon-Nuño | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez |
| Y---Ong | B---Ortega (F.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Ortega (V.) | B---Pacquiao--(Absent) |
| Y---Padilla | D---Paduano--(N/A) |
| Y---Paez | Y---Pagdilao |
| Y---Pancho | Y---Panganiban |
| Y---Panotes | B---Pernes--(Absent) |
| Y---Piamonte | Y---Pichay |
| X---Plaza | X---Ponce Enrile |
| Y---Primicias-Agabas | Y---Puno |
| Y---Quimbo | Y---Quisumbing |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramos |
| B---Relampagos--(Absent) | Y---Revilla |
| Y---Mercado-Revilla | Y---Reyes |
| Y---Ridon | Y---Rivera |
| B---Robes--(Absent) | Y---Gerona-Robredo |
| Y---Rodriguez (I.) | Y---Rodriguez (M.) |
| Y---Rodriguez (O.) | Y---Rodriguez (R.) |
| Y---Roman | Y---Romarate |
| Y---Romualdez | Y---Romualdo |
| Y---Romulo | Y---Roque |
| Y---Sacdalan | X---Sahali |
| X---Sakaluran | Y---Salimbangon |
| Y---Salvacion | Y---Paquiz |
| Y---Santiago | Y---Sarmiento (C.) |
| Y---Sarmiento (M.) | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| B---Sema--(Absent) | Y---Señeres |
| B---Singson (E.)--(Absent) | B---Singson (R.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Suansing | Y---Suarez |
| Y---Sy-Alvarado | Y---Tambunting |
| Y---Tan (A.) | X---Tan (M.) |
| Y---Tejada | Y---Teodoro |
| Y---Teves | Y---Tiangco |
| Y---Tieng | Y---Ting |
| Y---Tinio | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Treñas | Y---Tugna |
| X---Tupas | B---Turabin-Hataman--(Absent) |
| X---Ty | B---Umali (C.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Umali (R.) | Y---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | B---Uy (J.)--(Absent) |
| X---Uy (R.) | Y---Vargas |
| Y---Vargas-Alfonso | B---Velarde--(Absent) |
| Y---Velasco, L. | Y---Villanueva |
| Y---Villar | Y---Villarica |
| X---Violago | Y---Yap (A.) |
| B---Yap (S.)--(Absent) | Y---Yu |
| B---Zamora (M.)--(Absent) | Y---Zamora (R.) |
| Y---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2014-05-07 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2014-05-07 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2014-09-16 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2014-10-22 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Cojuangco (K.), Defensor, Piamonte, Bello (S.) | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Cayetano (P.), Villar (C.), Angara (E.), Sotto | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2015-05-20 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2015-05-19 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2015-06-17 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2015-07-09 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10665 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OPEN HIGH SCHOOL SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2014 ] Introduced by Representatives NEPTALI II M. GONZALES, WINSTON WINNIE CASTELO, KIMI S. COJUANGCO, ISIDRO T. UNGAB, JOAQUIN CARLOS RAHMAN A. NAVA, THELMA Z. ALMARIO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 5, 2014; 5/7/2014 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/12/2014 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; and FINANCE; 6/9/2014 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 51, recommending that it be considered in SBN-2277; 6/10/2014 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 6/10/2014 CONSIDERED IN SBN-2277 UNDER C.R. NO. 51. 9/22/2014 House of Representatives informed the Senate that on September 16, 2014, it designated Representatives Kimi S. Cojuangco, Arthur R, Defensor Jr., Mariano U. Piamonte Jr. and Silvestre H. Bello III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4085 and SBN-2277; 10/22/2014 Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2277 and HBN-4085, and designated Senators Cayetano (P.), Villar, Angara and Sotto III as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee which was received by the House of Representatives on October 29, 2014; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] [ 2015 ] 5/19/2015 Conference Committee Report Submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2277 in consolidation with HBN-4085 be approved as reconciled; 5/19/2015 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO; 5/19/2015 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate (Transmittal letter received by the House of Representatives on May 20, 2015); 6/1/2015 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on May 20, 2015; 6/8/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2277 and HBN-4085, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 6/11/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2277 and HBN-4085, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 6/17/2015 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2277 and HBN-4085, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III; [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ] 7/29/2015 Consolidated with SBN-2277 which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, on July 9, 2015 and became; (See O.B. dated July 29, 2015) 7/29/2015 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10665 (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10665 (SBN-2277 and HBN-4085) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on August 11, 2015) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)
Abstract
Declares it a State policy to broaden the access to relevant quality education through the employment of an alternative learning system that would enable the youth, including adults, to overcome geographical, socioeconomic and/or physical constraints to encourage them to complete secondary education.
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