Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
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-THREE
Short Title
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT 2023
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
September 6, 2022
Date Read
September 12, 2022
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
27
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
Document Certification Date
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Senate Legis Intranet Link
Bill Status
Republic Act RA11936 enacted on 2022-12-16
Committee Details
Primary Committee
House Committee Report link
House Counterpart
Date Approved on Third Reading (HRep)
September 28, 2022
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 11/8/2022 Sponsorship Speech Angara, Sonny 11/8/2022 Co-Sponsorship Speech Legarda, Loren B.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Go, Christopher Lawrence T.11/9/2022 Interpellation Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III
Hontiveros, Risa
Tolentino, Francis "Tol" N.11/9/2022 Interpellation Villar, Cynthia A.
Padilla, Robinhood C.
Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III
Cayetano, Alan Peter S.11/23/2022 Period of Individual Amendments 11/23/2022 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 12/5/2022 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Angara, Sonny
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (11/23/2022)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Sonny
Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S.
Cayetano, Pia S.
Dela Rosa, Ronald "Bato"
Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
Estrada, Jinggoy E.
Gatchalian, Win
Go, Christopher Lawrence T.
Hontiveros, Risa
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Marcos, Imee R.
Padilla, Robinhood C.
Pimentel, Aquilino "Koko" III
Poe, Grace
Revilla Jr., Ramon Bong
Tulfo, Raffy T.
Villanueva, Joel
Villar, Mark A.
Villar, Cynthia A.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel "Migz" F.
Legislative History
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-THREE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2022 ] Introduced by Representatives ELIZALDY S. CO, FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M. DALIPE, STELLA LUZ A. QUIMBO, ANGELICA NATASHA CO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 28, 2022; 9/29/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/7/2022 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on FINANCE; 11/8/2022 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on FINANCE per Committee Report No. 10, recommending its approval with amendments; 11/8/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/8/2022 Sponsors: Senators SONNY ANGARA, ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, GRACE POE, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, MARK A. VILLAR, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, and all the members of the Senate Committee on Finance; 11/8/2022 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 11/8/2022 Sponsorship speech of Senator SONNY ANGARA; 11/8/2022 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators LOREN B. LEGARDA, PIA S. CAYETANO and CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, RISA HONTIVEROS and FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO on the General Principles; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL and ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO on the budget of the Department of Budget and Management; 11/9/2022 Budget of the Department of Budget and Management and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations – Others; Allocation to Local Government Units (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority; 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); Funds (Contingent Fund; Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund; National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (Calamity Fund); Pension and Gratuity Fund; and Unprogrammed Appropriations) deemed submitted; 11/9/2022 Budget of the Joint Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council deemed submitted; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators Cynthia Villar and Pimentel III on the budget of Department of Finance; 11/9/2022 Budget of the Department of Finance and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Customs; Bureau of Internal Revenue; Bureau of Local Government Finance; Bureau of the Treasury; Central Board of Assessment Appeals; Insurance Commission; National Tax Research Center; and Privatization and Management Office); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Philippine Tax Academy; and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation) deemed submitted; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators Cynthia Villar and Pimentel III on the budget of the National Economic and Development Authority; 11/9/2022 Budget of the National Economic and Development Authority and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency; Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines; Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute; Tariff Commission; and Commission on Population and Development); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (NEDA – Philippine Institute for Development Studies) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the President; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Office of the President deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Padilla, Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Justice; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Justice and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Corrections; Bureau of Immigration; Land Registration Authority; National Bureau of Investigation; Office of the Government Corporate Counsel; Office of the Solicitor General; Parole and Probation Administration; Presidential Commission on Good Government; Public Attorney’s Office; and Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Commission on Human Rights; and Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (Dangerous Drugs Board; Mindanao Development Authority; Movie and Television Review and Classification Board; National Historical Commission of the Philippines; National Intelligence Coordinating Agency; National Library of the Philippines; National Archives of the Philippines; Philippine Competition Commission; Presidential Legislative Liaison Office; Credit Information Corporation); Budgetary Support To Government Corporations (Cultural Center of the Philippines) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and its attached agencies (Inter-Country Adoption Board; National Council on Disability Affairs; and Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Science And Technology and its attached agencies (Advanced Science and Technology Institute; Food and Nutrition Research Institute; Industrial Technology Development Institute; Metals Industry Research and Development Center; National Academy of Science and Technology; National Research Council of the Philippines; Philippine Council for Health Research and Development; Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology; Philippine Science High School; Science Education Institute; Science and Technology Information Institute) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Health (Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Tourism and its attached agencies (Intramuros Administration; National Parks Development Committee; and Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Interior and Local Government (National Commission on Muslim Filipinos; and Philippine Public Safety College) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (Bases Conversion and Development Authority; Cagayan Economic Zone Authority; and Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pimentel III, Hontiveros and Pia Cayetano on the budget of the Department of Energy; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Energy (Office of the Secretary); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (National Electrification Administration; and National Power Corporation); Corporate Operating Budget (National Electrification Administration; National Power Corporation; and Philippine National Oil Company) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Governance Commission for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III; and Manifestations/Remarks of Senators Tolentino, Zubiri, Ejercito and Villanueva on the budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (Office of the Secretary; and Human Settlements Adjudication Commission) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation; National Housing Authority; Social Housing Finance Corporation) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority; Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity; Film Development Council of the Philippines; National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Development Academy of the Philippines; and Southern Philippines Development Authority) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of Philippine Postal Corporation; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Postal Corporation deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Villanueva on the budget of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pimentel III and Zubiri on the budget of the Philippine Space Agency; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Space Agency deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pimentel III, Dela Rosa, Zubiri and Legarda on the budget of the Commission on the Filipino Language; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Commission on the Filipino Language deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (National Security Council; Philippine Center for Economic Development; and Anti-Money Laundering Council) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Zubiri on the budget of the Philippine Racing Commission; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Racing Commission deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Manifestation of Senators Villanueva and Pimentel III on the budget of Civil Service Commission; 11/10/2022 Budget of Civil Service Commission; and Career Executive Service Board deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Anti-Red Tape Authority; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; and Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Ejercito, Legarda, Zubiri, Pimentel III, Padilla and Go on the budget of the Department of National Defense; 11/10/2022 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 [Philippine Army (Land Forces); Philippine Air Force (Air Forces); Philippine Navy (Naval Forces); and General Headquarters AFP and AFP Wide Service Support Units (AFPWSSUS) deemed submitted; ; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Office of the Press Secretary (Proper); Bureau of Broadcasting Services; National Printing Office ; and News and Information Bureau deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Games and Amusement Board deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pia Cayetano, Villanueva and Alan Peter Cayetano on the budget of the Philippine Sports Commission; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Sports Commission deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Cayetano and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Migrant Workers; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Migrant Workers and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the Press Secretary; 11/10/2022 Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Office of the Press Secretary [Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation]) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the President; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Office of the President deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Gatchalian, Hontiveros, Pimentel III and Alan Peter Cayetano on the budget of the Department of Education; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Education and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Early Childhood Care and Development Board; National Book Development Board; National Council for Children’s Television; National Museum of the Philippines; Philippine High School for the Arts; and National Academy of Sports) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Office of the Press Secretary (People’s Television Network, Incorporated) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Presidential Management Staff deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the State Universities and Colleges deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital; 11/14/2022 Budget of the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Poe, Hontiveros, Pimentel III and Binay on the budget of the Commission on Elections; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Commission on Elections deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pia Cayetano, Hontiveros and Tolentino on the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Council for the Welfare of Children; Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council; National Anti-Poverty Commission; and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Trade and Industry (Cooperative Development Authority) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Philippine Information Agency deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 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; and Presidential Commission on Visiting Forces) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Estrada and Villanueva on the budget of the Optical Media Board; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Optical Media Board deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Judiciary and its attached agencies (Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts; Presidential Electoral Tribunal; Sandiganbayan; Court of Appeals; and Court of Tax Appeals) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the Ombudsman; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Office of the Ombudsman deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Hontiveros, Estrada and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Fire Protection; Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; Local Government Academy; National Police Commission; National Youth Commission; Philippine Commission on Women; and Philippine National Police) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Escudero, Binay, Pimentel III and Hontiveros on the budget of the Commission on Audit; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Commission on Audit deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo, Pimentel III, Villanueva and Zubiri on the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment; 11/15/2022 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 Wages and Productivity Commission; Professional Regulation Commission; and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Revilla Jr., Tulfo, Hontiveros, Pimentel III, Gatchalian, Mark Villar and Alan Peter Cayetano on the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Tourism; 11/15/2022 Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Department of Public Works and Highways -Local Water Utilities Administration) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (Office of the Secretary) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Department of Tourism (Office of the Secretary) and Department of Tourism - Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Climate Change Commission deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Hontiveros, Legarda, Revilla Jr., Tulfo, Pimentel III, Zubiri and Padilla on the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; 11/16/2022 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; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo, Gatchalian and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center; National Privacy Commission; and National Telecommunications Commission) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senator Hontiveros on the budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (Office of the Secretary) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo, Hontiveros, Villanueva, Ejercito, Estrada and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Transportation; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Department of Transportation and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Civil Aeronautics Board; Maritime Industry Authority; Office of the Transportation Cooperatives; Office for Transportation Security; Philippine Coast Guard; and Toll Regulatory Board); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (DOTR) (Light Rail Transit Authority; Philippine National Railways; and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tolentino, Hontiveros, Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Agriculture; 11/16/2022 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; Philippine Carabao Center; Philippine Center for Post-Harvest Development and Mechanization; Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries; and Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority); and Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (DA) - (National Dairy Authority; National Food Authority; Philippine Coconut Authority; Philippine Fisheries Development Authority; Philippine Rice Research Institute; Sugar Regulatory Administration; and National Irrigation Administration) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tolentino and Pimentel III on the budget of the Philippine Statistics Authority; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Philippine Statistics Authority deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senators Padilla, Binay, Pimentel III, Legarda and Villanueva on the budget of the Department of Science and Technology; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Department of Science and Technology and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Forest Products Research and Development Institute; Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration; Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development; Philippine Council for Industry and Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development; Philippine Nuclear Research Institute; Philippine Textile Research Institute; and Technology Application and Promotion Institute) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Budget of Congress of the Philippines (Senate; Senate Electoral Tribunal; Commission on Appointments; House of Representatives; and House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senators Hontiveros, Ejercito, Zubiri, Villanueva, Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Health; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Department of Health and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; National Nutrition Council; Philippine National AIDS Council); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Lung Center of the Philippines; National Kidney and Transplant Institute; Philippine Children’s Medical Center; Philippine Health Insurance Corporation; and Philippine Heart Center) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the National Commission of Senior Citizens; 11/17/2022 Budget of the National Commission of Senior Citizens deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senator Hontiveros on the budget of the Commission on Higher Education; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Commission on Higher Education deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Period of interpellation closed; 11/22/2022 Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on 11/22/2022; 11/23/2022 Period of individual amendments; 11/23/2022 Period of individual amendments closed; 11/23/2022 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 11/23/2022 Approved on Third Reading; 11/23/2022 In favor: (21) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, GRACE POE, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., RAFFY T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, MARK A. VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 11/23/2022 Against: (None) ; 11/23/2022 Abstention: (None) ; 11/23/2022 Senate designated Senators Angara, Cayetano (P.), Legarda, Marcos, Villar (C.), Dela Rosa, Gatchalian, Go, Hontiveros, Binay, Poe, Tolentino, Villar (M.), Ejercito, Cayetano (A.P.), Escudero and Estrada as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4488; 11/28/2022 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 11/29/2022 House of Representatives designated Representatives Co., Quimbo, Recto, Gonzales Jr., Dalipe, Marcos, Suarez, Gonzales II, Aquino II, Bongalon, Madrona, Duavit, Libanan and Lagman as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4488 on November 21, 2022; 12/5/2022 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4488 submitted to the Senate, recommending that it be approved with amendments; 12/5/2022 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator SONNY ANGARA on the conference committee report; 12/5/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 12/5/2022 Explanation of “No” Vote: Senators Hontiveros and Pimentel III 12/7/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 5, 2022; 12/14/2022 Letter for Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-4488, which were signed by Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug Jr. and Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri; [ 2023 ] 3/22/2023 Approved by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., vetoing certain provisions on the FY 2023 GAA on December 16, 2022; 3/22/2023 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11936. (Transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 29, 2023)
Senate Legislative History
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-THREE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 19TH CONGRESS ] [ 2022 ] Introduced by Representatives ELIZALDY S. CO, FERDINAND MARTIN G. ROMUALDEZ, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M. DALIPE, STELLA LUZ A. QUIMBO, ANGELICA NATASHA CO, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on September 28, 2022; 9/29/2022 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/7/2022 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on FINANCE; 11/8/2022 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on FINANCE per Committee Report No. 10, recommending its approval with amendments; 11/8/2022 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/8/2022 Sponsors: Senators SONNY ANGARA, ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, GRACE POE, FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO, MARK A. VILLAR, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, and all the members of the Senate Committee on Finance; 11/8/2022 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 11/8/2022 Sponsorship speech of Senator SONNY ANGARA; 11/8/2022 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators LOREN B. LEGARDA, PIA S. CAYETANO and CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, RISA HONTIVEROS and FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO on the General Principles; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL and ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO on the budget of the Department of Budget and Management; 11/9/2022 Budget of the Department of Budget and Management and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Government Procurement Policy Board-Technical Support Office); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations – Others; Allocation to Local Government Units (Metropolitan Manila Development Authority; 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); Funds (Contingent Fund; Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund; National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (Calamity Fund); Pension and Gratuity Fund; and Unprogrammed Appropriations) deemed submitted; 11/9/2022 Budget of the Joint Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council deemed submitted; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators Cynthia Villar and Pimentel III on the budget of Department of Finance; 11/9/2022 Budget of the Department of Finance and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Customs; Bureau of Internal Revenue; Bureau of Local Government Finance; Bureau of the Treasury; Central Board of Assessment Appeals; Insurance Commission; National Tax Research Center; and Privatization and Management Office); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Philippine Tax Academy; and Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation) deemed submitted; 11/9/2022 Interpellation of Senators Cynthia Villar and Pimentel III on the budget of the National Economic and Development Authority; 11/9/2022 Budget of the National Economic and Development Authority and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency; Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines; Philippine Statistical Research and Training Institute; Tariff Commission; and Commission on Population and Development); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (NEDA – Philippine Institute for Development Studies) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the President; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Office of the President deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Padilla, Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Justice; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Justice and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Corrections; Bureau of Immigration; Land Registration Authority; National Bureau of Investigation; Office of the Government Corporate Counsel; Office of the Solicitor General; Parole and Probation Administration; Presidential Commission on Good Government; Public Attorney’s Office; and Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Commission on Human Rights; and Human Rights Violations Victims’ Memorial Commission deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (Dangerous Drugs Board; Mindanao Development Authority; Movie and Television Review and Classification Board; National Historical Commission of the Philippines; National Intelligence Coordinating Agency; National Library of the Philippines; National Archives of the Philippines; Philippine Competition Commission; Presidential Legislative Liaison Office; Credit Information Corporation); Budgetary Support To Government Corporations (Cultural Center of the Philippines) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and its attached agencies (Inter-Country Adoption Board; National Council on Disability Affairs; and Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Science And Technology and its attached agencies (Advanced Science and Technology Institute; Food and Nutrition Research Institute; Industrial Technology Development Institute; Metals Industry Research and Development Center; National Academy of Science and Technology; National Research Council of the Philippines; Philippine Council for Health Research and Development; Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology; Philippine Science High School; Science Education Institute; Science and Technology Information Institute) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Health (Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Interior and Local Government (National Commission on Muslim Filipinos; and Philippine Public Safety College) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Tourism and its attached agencies (Intramuros Administration; National Parks Development Committee; and Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (Bases Conversion and Development Authority; Cagayan Economic Zone Authority; and Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pimentel III, Hontiveros and Pia Cayetano on the budget of the Department of Energy; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Energy (Office of the Secretary); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (National Electrification Administration; and National Power Corporation); Corporate Operating Budget (National Electrification Administration; National Power Corporation; and Philippine National Oil Company) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Governance Commission for Government Owned and Controlled Corporations deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III; and Manifestations/Remarks of Senators Tolentino, Zubiri, Ejercito and Villanueva on the budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (Office of the Secretary; and Human Settlements Adjudication Commission) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation; National Housing Authority; Social Housing Finance Corporation) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority; Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace, Reconciliation and Unity; Film Development Council of the Philippines; National Commission for Culture and the Arts; Development Academy of the Philippines; and Southern Philippines Development Authority) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of Philippine Postal Corporation; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Postal Corporation deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Villanueva on the budget of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pimentel III and Zubiri on the budget of the Philippine Space Agency; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Space Agency deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pimentel III, Dela Rosa, Zubiri and Legarda on the budget of the Commission on the Filipino Language; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Commission on the Filipino Language deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Other Executive Offices (National Security Council; Philippine Center for Economic Development; and Anti-Money Laundering Council) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Zubiri on the budget of the Philippine Racing Commission; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Racing Commission deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Manifestation of Senators Villanueva and Pimentel III on the budget of Civil Service Commission; 11/10/2022 Budget of Civil Service Commission; and Career Executive Service Board deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Anti-Red Tape Authority; Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency; and Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Ejercito, Legarda, Zubiri, Pimentel III, Padilla and Go on the budget of the Department of National Defense; 11/10/2022 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 [Philippine Army (Land Forces); Philippine Air Force (Air Forces); Philippine Navy (Naval Forces); and General Headquarters AFP and AFP Wide Service Support Units (AFPWSSUS) deemed submitted; ; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Office of the Press Secretary (Proper); Bureau of Broadcasting Services; National Printing Office ; and News and Information Bureau deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Budget of Games and Amusement Board deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pia Cayetano, Villanueva and Alan Peter Cayetano on the budget of the Philippine Sports Commission; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Philippine Sports Commission deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senators Cayetano and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Migrant Workers; 11/10/2022 Budget of the Department of Migrant Workers and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) deemed submitted; 11/10/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the Press Secretary; 11/10/2022 Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Office of the Press Secretary [Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation]) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the President; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Office of the President deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Gatchalian, Hontiveros, Pimentel III and Alan Peter Cayetano on the budget of the Department of Education; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Education and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Early Childhood Care and Development Board; National Book Development Board; National Council for Children’s Television; National Museum of the Philippines; Philippine High School for the Arts; and National Academy of Sports) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Office of the Press Secretary (People’s Television Network, Incorporated) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Presidential Management Staff deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the State Universities and Colleges deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital; 11/14/2022 Budget of the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Poe, Hontiveros, Pimentel III and Binay on the budget of the Commission on Elections; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Commission on Elections deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Pia Cayetano, Hontiveros and Tolentino on the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Council for the Welfare of Children; Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council; National Anti-Poverty Commission; and National Commission on Indigenous Peoples) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Trade and Industry (Cooperative Development Authority) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Department of Philippine Information Agency deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 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; and Presidential Commission on Visiting Forces) deemed submitted; 11/14/2022 Interpellation of Senators Estrada and Villanueva on the budget of the Optical Media Board; 11/14/2022 Budget of the Optical Media Board deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Judiciary and its attached agencies (Supreme Court of the Philippines and the Lower Courts; Presidential Electoral Tribunal; Sandiganbayan; Court of Appeals; and Court of Tax Appeals) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the Office of the Ombudsman; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Office of the Ombudsman deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Hontiveros, Estrada and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Bureau of Fire Protection; Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; Local Government Academy; National Police Commission; National Youth Commission; Philippine Commission on Women; and Philippine National Police) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Escudero, Binay, Pimentel III and Hontiveros on the budget of the Commission on Audit; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Commission on Audit deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo, Pimentel III, Villanueva and Zubiri on the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment; 11/15/2022 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 Wages and Productivity Commission; Professional Regulation Commission; and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Revilla Jr., Tulfo, Hontiveros, Pimentel III, Gatchalian, Mark Villar and Alan Peter Cayetano on the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways; 11/15/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Tourism; 11/15/2022 Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Department of Public Works and Highways -Local Water Utilities Administration) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (Office of the Secretary) deemed submitted; 11/15/2022 Budget of the Department of Tourism (Office of the Secretary) and Department of Tourism - Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Climate Change Commission deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Hontiveros, Legarda, Revilla Jr., Tulfo, Pimentel III, Zubiri and Padilla on the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources; 11/16/2022 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; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo, Gatchalian and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Department of Information and Communications Technology and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center; National Privacy Commission; and National Telecommunications Commission) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senator Hontiveros on the budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Department of Agrarian Reform (Office of the Secretary) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tulfo, Hontiveros, Villanueva, Ejercito, Estrada and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Transportation; 11/16/2022 Budget of the Department of Transportation and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Civil Aeronautics Board; Maritime Industry Authority; Office of the Transportation Cooperatives; Office for Transportation Security; Philippine Coast Guard; and Toll Regulatory Board); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (DOTR) (Light Rail Transit Authority; Philippine National Railways; and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines) deemed submitted; 11/16/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tolentino, Hontiveros, Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Agriculture; 11/16/2022 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; Philippine Carabao Center; Philippine Center for Post-Harvest Development and Mechanization; Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries; and Philippine Fiber Industry Development Authority); and Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (DA) - (National Dairy Authority; National Food Authority; Philippine Coconut Authority; Philippine Fisheries Development Authority; Philippine Rice Research Institute; Sugar Regulatory Administration; and National Irrigation Administration) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senators Tolentino and Pimentel III on the budget of the Philippine Statistics Authority; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Philippine Statistics Authority deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senators Padilla, Binay, Pimentel III, Legarda and Villanueva on the budget of the Department of Science and Technology; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Department of Science and Technology and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; Forest Products Research and Development Institute; Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration; Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development; Philippine Council for Industry and Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development; Philippine Nuclear Research Institute; Philippine Textile Research Institute; and Technology Application and Promotion Institute) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Budget of Congress of the Philippines (Senate; Senate Electoral Tribunal; Commission on Appointments; House of Representatives; and House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senators Hontiveros, Ejercito, Zubiri, Villanueva, Tulfo and Pimentel III on the budget of the Department of Health; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Department of Health and its attached agencies (Office of the Secretary; National Nutrition Council; Philippine National AIDS Council); Budgetary Support to Government Corporations (Lung Center of the Philippines; National Kidney and Transplant Institute; Philippine Children’s Medical Center; Philippine Health Insurance Corporation; and Philippine Heart Center) deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senator Pimentel III on the budget of the National Commission of Senior Citizens; 11/17/2022 Budget of the National Commission of Senior Citizens deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Interpellation of Senator Hontiveros on the budget of the Commission on Higher Education; 11/17/2022 Budget of the Commission on Higher Education deemed submitted; 11/17/2022 Period of interpellation closed; 11/22/2022 Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on 11/22/2022; 11/23/2022 Period of individual amendments; 11/23/2022 Period of individual amendments closed; 11/23/2022 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 11/23/2022 Approved on Third Reading; 11/23/2022 In favor: (21) Senators SONNY ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, JINGGOY E. ESTRADA, WIN GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, ROBINHOOD C. PADILLA, AQUILINO "KOKO" III PIMENTEL, GRACE POE, RAMON BONG REVILLA JR., RAFFY T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, MARK A. VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI; 11/23/2022 Against: (None) ; 11/23/2022 Abstention: (None) ; 11/23/2022 Senate designated Senators Angara, Cayetano (P.), Legarda, Marcos, Villar (C.), Dela Rosa, Gatchalian, Go, Hontiveros, Binay, Poe, Tolentino, Villar (M.), Ejercito, Cayetano (A.P.), Escudero and Estrada as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4488; 11/28/2022 Sent back to the House of Representatives; 11/29/2022 House of Representatives designated Representatives Co., Quimbo, Recto, Gonzales Jr., Dalipe, Marcos, Suarez, Gonzales II, Aquino II, Bongalon, Madrona, Duavit, Libanan and Lagman as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4488 on November 21, 2022; 12/5/2022 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing votes on HBN-4488 submitted to the Senate, recommending that it be approved with amendments; 12/5/2022 Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator SONNY ANGARA on the conference committee report; 12/5/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 12/5/2022 Explanation of “No” Vote: Senators Hontiveros and Pimentel III 12/7/2022 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 5, 2022; 12/14/2022 Letter for Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-4488, which were signed by Senate Secretary Renato N. Bantug Jr. and Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri; [ 2023 ] 3/22/2023 Approved by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., vetoing certain provisions on the FY 2023 GAA on December 16, 2022; 3/22/2023 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11936.
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