Entitled:
AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY-ONE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2019 ]
Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on 09/17/2019; (See: O.B. dated September 23, 2019)
Introduced by Representatives ALBERTO T. UNGAB, ALAN PETER "COMPAÑERO" S. CAYETANO, FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, ELENITA MILAGROS ERMITA-BUHAIN, et al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 20, 2019;
10/1/2019	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
10/1/2019	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on FINANCE;
11/6/2019	Returned and submitted by the Committee on FINANCE per Committee Report No. 18, recommending its approval with amendments;
11/6/2019	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
11/6/2019	Sponsors: Senators SONNY ANGARA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, PIA S. CAYETANO, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, IMEE R. MARCOS, JOEL VILLANUEVA and all Members of the Senate Committee on Finance;
11/12/2019	Budget of the Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Department of Finance: Landbank of the Philippines; Philippine Tax Academy; and Trade and Investment Development Corporation) deemed submitted;
11/11/2019	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
11/11/2019	Sponsorship speech of Senator SONNY ANGARA;
11/11/2019	Parliamentary inquiry of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
11/12/2019	Interpellation of Senators Lacson, Drilon, Marcos, Recto and Gordon on General Principles of GAA 2020;
11/12/2019	Manifestation of Senators Cayetano, Tolentino, Villanueva and Zubiri;
11/12/2019	Interpellation of Senators Pacquio, Drilon and Revilla on the Budget of the Department of Budget and Management;
11/12/2019	Interpellation of Senators Gordon and Drilon on the Budget of the Pension and Gratuity Fund;
11/12/2019	Budget of the Department of Budget and Management and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; and Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office); Budgertary Support to Government Corporations; Allocation to Local Government (Special Shares of LGUs in the Proceeds of National Taxes; Local Government Support Fund; Special Shares of LGUs in the Proceeds of Fire Code Fees; Barangay Officials Death Benefits Fund; and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao); Contingent Fund; Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund; Unprogrammed Appropriations; and Pension and Gratuity Fund deemed submitted;
11/12/2019	Interpellation of Senator Gordon on the Budget of the Department of Finance;
11/12/2019	Budget of the Department of Finance and its attached agencies (Bureau of Customs; Bureau of Internal Revenue; Bureau of Local Government Finance; Central Board of Assessment Appeals; National Tax Research Center; Privatization and Management Office; Securities and Exchange Commission) deemed submitted;
11/12/2019	Interpellation of Senator Sotto on the Budget of the Insurance Commission;
11/12/2019	Budget of the Department of Finance (Insurance Commission) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senators Tolentino, Pangilinan, Recto, Revilla, Drilon, Gordon and Dela Rosa on the budget of the Department of National Defense;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Department of National Defense and its attached agencies: Office of the Secretary-Proper; Government Arsenal; National Defense College of the Philippines; Office of the Civil Defense; Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) Proper; Veterans Memorial Medical Center; Armed Forces of the Philippines: Phil. Army - Land Force; Philippine Air Force - Air Forces; Philippine Navy - Naval Forces and General Headquarters, AFP and AFP Wide Service Support Units (AFPWSSU) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senators Pangilinan and Drilon on the budget of the Department of Finance;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Department of Finance and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Treasury and Insurance Commission) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senators Tolentino, Drilon and Recto on the budget of the Allocation to Local Government Units: Metropolitan Manila Development Authority;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Allocations to Local Government Units (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senators Pangilinan, Sotto III, Lacson, Tolentino and Zubiri on the budget of the Department of Agriculture;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Agricultural Credit Policy Council; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority; National Fisheries Research and Development Institute; National Meat Inspection Service; and Philippine Carabao Center; Philippine Center for Post-Harvest Development and Mechanization; Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries; and Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Budgetary Support to Government Corporations: Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies (National Dairy Authority; National Food Authority; Philippine Coconut Authority; Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation; Philippine Fisheries Development Authority; Philippine Rice Research Institute; and Sugar Regulatory Administration) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senator Sotto III on Budgetary Support to Government Corporations;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Budgetary Support to Government Corporations and its attaced agencies (Other Executive Offices; and National Irrigation Administration) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Budget of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senator Tolentino on the budget of the Securities and Exchange Commission;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Department of Finance (Securities and Exchange Commission) deemed submitted;
11/13/2019	Interpellation of Senator Recto on the budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform;
11/13/2019	Budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (Office of the Secretary) deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senators Lacson, Drilon and Recto on the Budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (Office of the Secretary); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations; and Department of Public Works and Highways - Local Water Utilities Administration deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senators Recto, Binay, Drilon, Lacson and Tolentino on the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Environmental Management Bureau; Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau; National Mapping and Resource Information Authority; National Water Resources Board; and Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff) deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senator Sotto III on the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Department of Labor and Employment and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Institute for Labor Studies; National Conciliation and Mediation Board; National Labor Relations Commission; National Maritime Polytechnic; National Wages and Productivity Commission; Philippine Overseas Employment Administration; Professional Regulation Commission; and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senator Tolentino on budget of the Department of Science and Technology;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Department of Science and Technology and its attached agencies deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Budget of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency National Security Council deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senator Drilon on the budget of the Anti-Money Laundering Council;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Anti-Money Laundering Council deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Anti-Red Tape Authority deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senator Recto on the budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Philippine Center for Economic Development deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senators Zubiri and Drilon on the Commission on Philippine Sports Commission;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senator Drilon on the budget of the Department of Games and Amusement;
11/14/2019	Budget of Games and Amusement Board; Presidential Management Staff; Movie and Telivision Review and Classification Board deemed submitted;
11/14/2019	Interpellation of Senators Drilon and Lacson on the budget of Governance Commission for GOCCs;
11/14/2019	Budget of the Governance Commission for GOCCs; and Optical Media Media Board;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Office of the Vice-President deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senator Sotto III on the budget of the Department of Dangerous Drugs Board;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Dangerous Drugs Board; and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; the Office of the Ombudsman deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Drilon, Marcos and Go on the budget of Bases Conversion Development Authority;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Bases Conversion Development Authority deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Sotto III, Lacson, Drilon, Poe, Villanueva, Recto and Marcos on the budget of the Department of National Economic and Development Authority;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Department of National Economic and Development Authority and its attached agencies (Office of the Director-General; Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency; Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines; Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute; Philippine Statistics Authority; Tariff Commission; and Commission on Population and Development; Budgetary Support to Government Corporation - Philippine Institute for Development Studies deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Poe and Recto on the budget of the Department of Information and Communication Technology;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Department of Information and Communication Technology and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center; National Privacy Commission; and National Telecommunications Commission) deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Go, Sotto III, Dela Rosa, Gordon and Tolentino on the budget of the Commission on Human Rights;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Commission on Human Rights; and Human Rights Victims Violations Memorial Commission; Other Executive Office: Mindanao Development Authority; Presidential Legislative Liaison Office; and Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process; Budgetary Support to Government Corporations - Southern Philippines Development Authority deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Sotto III, Zubiri and Gordon on the budget of National Commission for Culture and the Arts;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Drilon and Gordon on the budget of National Historical Commission of the Philippines;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Drilon and Sotto III on the budget of Cultural Center of the Philippines;
11/18/2019	Budget of Other Executive Offices: National Commission for Culture and the Arts (Proper); National Historical Commission of the Philippines; National Library of the Philippines; National Archives of the Philippines; National Archives of the Philippines; and Commission on the Filipino Language; Budgetary Support to Government Corporations: Cultural Center of the Philippines; and Development Academy of the Philippines deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Sotto III, Lacson, Recto and Gordon on the budget of the Commission on Higher Education;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senator Gordon on the budget of State Universities and Colleges;
11/18/2019	Budget of State Universities and Colleges; Commission on Elections; Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development: Office of the Secretary; and Human Settlements and Urban Development; Budgetary Support to Government Corporations: National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation; National Housing Authority; and Social Housing Finance Corporation deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senator Lacson on the budget of Philippine Racing Commission;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senator Drilon on the budget of Home Guaranty Corporation; and Philippine Postal Corporation;
11/18/2019	Budget of Other Executive Offices: Philippine Racing Commission; and Film Development Council of the Philippines; Budgetary Support to Government Corporations: Home Guaranty Corporation; and Philippine Postal Corporation deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senators Lacson and Drilon on the budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Foreign Service Institute; Technical Cooperation Council of the Philippines; UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Budget of the Department of Trade and Industry: Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority; Other Executive Offices: Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan; and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority deemed submitted;
11/18/2019	Interpellation of Senator Lacson on the budget of Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council;
11/18/2019	Period of interpellation closed;
11/27/2019	Period of committee amendments;
11/27/2019	Period of committee amendments closed;
11/27/2019	Period of individual amendments closed;
11/27/2019	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
11/27/2019	Approved on Third Reading;
11/27/2019	In favor: (22) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO "PING" M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, IMEE R. MARCOS, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, GRACE POE, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI;
11/27/2019	Against: (None) ;
11/27/2019	Abstention: (None) ;
11/27/2019	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4228, designating Senators Angara, Lacson, Villar, Cayetano, Gatchalian, Go, Gordon, Marcos, Villanueva, Recto, Binay, Poe, Drilon, Pangilinan and Hontiveros as its conferees;
12/10/2019	House of Representatives designated Representatives Ungab, Romualdez, Villafuerte, Jr., Salceda, Remulla, Gonzales II, Gonzales, Jr., Ermita-Buhain, Duavit, Cua, Limkaichong, Vargas, Sy-Alvarado, Haresco, Jr., Bagatsing, Bondoc, Herrera-Dy, Pancho, Torres-Gomez, Abante, Jr., Garin, Momo, Sr. and Lagman as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4228 on November 27, 2019;
12/11/2019	House of Representatives designated Representatives Zamora, Salo and Yap, as its additional conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4228; (See: O.B. dated December 16, 2019)
12/11/2019	Conference Committee Report of the disagreeing votes of HBN-4228 submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-4228 be approved as reconciled;
12/11/2019	Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator SONNY ANGARA;
12/11/2019	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
12/16/2019	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 11, 2019;
12/20/2019	Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated December 19, 2019, transmitting enrolled copies of HBN-4228, for the signature of Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
12/20/2019	Enrolled copies of HBN-4228, sent back to the House of Representatives which were signed by Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
[ 2020 ]
1/14/2020	Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on January 6, 2020 and became
1/14/2020	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11465.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11465 (HBN-4228) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on February 5, 2020)