Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE AND THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
OIL POLLUTION COMPENSATION ACT
Text as Filed (File)
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Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
39
Session Type
Document Certification

Committee Details

Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
272

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04363
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09483
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE AND THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : "Oil Pollution Compensation Act"
ABSTRACT : "Oil Pollution Compensation Act". The bill provides a scheme of adequate compensation to victims of oil pollution damage and the institutional mechanism to process such claims. It enables the victims of oil pollution damage to directly proceed against the shipowner involved in any oil pollution incident.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMAN, ANTONINO P.
DATE FILED : 2005-05-25
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Golez 2. Jaworski
3. Chatto 4. Roquero
5. Remulla 6. Baculio
7. Chungalao 8. Zubiri
9. Mercado
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Abayon (041 )
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB02600
REMARKS: On Feb. 20, 2007, House concurred with its Senate version (SB02600).
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00834
SUBMITTED ON 2005-05-25
SUBMITTED BY: ECOLOGY
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00001, HB02840
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-05-25
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-05-25
DATE CALENDARED : 2005-06-01
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-06-08
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-06-08
REMARKS : The Body approved to insert into the Record the sponsorship speeches of Reps. Acosta and Roman on the measure.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-07-26
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2005-11-14
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:172     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2005-11-21
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2005-11-21
DATE HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL:  2007-02-20
REMARKS : On Feb. 20, 2007, House concurred with the Senate version (SB02600).
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2007-05-03
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2007-06-02
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09483
ORIGIN : SENATE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE AND THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE AND THE 1992 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR COMPENSATION FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2005 ]
11/21/2005 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives ANTONINO P. ROMAN, ROILO S. GOLEZ, et. al., as authors;
11/22/2005 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES and FINANCE;
[ 2007 ]
2/7/2007 Returned jointly by the Committee(s) on ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES; PUBLIC SERVICES; and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 272, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2600;
2/7/2007 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate;
2/7/2007 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2600.
2/20/2007 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2600 as an amendment to HBN-4363; (See: O.B. dated June 4, 2007)
3/27/2007 Enrolled Copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2600 and HBN-4363 Sent to the House of Representatives for the Signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
4/30/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2600 and HBN-4363, received by the Senate, already signed by the Secretary General and Speaker of the House of Representatives;
5/3/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2600 and HBN-4363, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines for the signature of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
6/2/2007 Consolidated with SBN-2600 which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
6/2/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9483
9/11/2006 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
8/28/2006 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

Abstract

"Oil Pollution Compensation Act". The bill provides a scheme of adequate compensation to victims of oil pollution damage and the institutional mechanism to process such claims. It enables the victims of oil pollution damage to directly proceed against the shipowner involved in any oil pollution incident.'

President's Action

Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President
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