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 TWELVE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 15TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2011 ]
Introduced by Representatives JOSEPH EMELIO A. ABAYA, FELICIANO R. BELMONTE JR.;JOCELYN S. LIMKAICHONG;ET. AL.;
10/12/2011	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
10/12/2011	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on FINANCE;
10/12/2011	Certified by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III, for its IMMEDIATE enactment on October 10, 2011;
11/14/2011	Returned and submitted by the Committee on FINANCE per Committee Report No. 79, recommending its approval with amendments;
11/14/2011	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
11/14/2011	Sponsors: Senator(s) FRANKLIN M. DRILON, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, RALPH G. RECTO and all members of the Committee on Finance;
11/15/2011	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
11/15/2011	Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
11/15/2011	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA and RALPH G. RECTO;
11/15/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) PIA S. CAYETANO, PANFILO M. LACSON, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, LOREN B. LEGARDA and JOKER P. ARROYO on the General Principles;
11/15/2011	Interpellations on the General Principles terminated;
11/15/2011	Interpellation of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the Department of Finance;
11/15/2011	The budget of the Department of Finance and its attached agencies (Bureau of Customs, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Local Government Finance, Bureau of the Treasury, Central Board of Assessment Appeals, Cooperative Development Authority, Insurance Commission, National Tax Research Center, Privatization and Management Office, and the Securities and Exchange Commission) submitted;
11/15/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) VICENTE C. SOTTO III and LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA);
11/15/2011	The budget of the National Economic Development Authority and its attached agencies (National Statistical Coordination Board, National Statistics Office, Phil. National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency, Public-Private Partnership Center of the Philippines, Statistical Research and Training Center, and Tariff Commission) submitted;
11/15/2011	Interpellation of Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III on the budget of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC);
11/15/2011	The budget of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council submitted;
11/15/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA and JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA on the budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO);
11/15/2011	The budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office and its attached agencies (Bureau of Broadcast Services, Bureau of Communications Services, National Printing Office, News and Information Bureau, Philippine Information Agency, and the Presidential Broadcast Staff)submitted, without prejudice to the possibility of a motion of Senator Defensor Santiago to open the deliberation of the said agency;
11/15/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO and LOREN B. LEGARDA re the Department of Justice;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) VICENTE C. SOTTO III, LOREN B. LEGARDA, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, SERGIO R. OSMENA III and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO on the budget of the Department of Foreign Affairs;
11/16/2011	The budget for the Department of Foreign Affairs and its attached agencies (Foreign Service Institute, Technical Cooperation Council of the Philippines, and the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines) submitted;
11/16/2011	Budget of the International Commitment Funds submitted;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO on the budget of the Department of Labor and Employment;
11/16/2011	The budget of the Department of Labor and Employment and its attached agencies (Institute of 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 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority) submitted;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, PIA S. CAYETANO and LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of State Colleges and Universities, and Commission on Higher Education;
11/16/2011	The budget of the State Colleges and Universities, and the Commission on Higher Education submitted;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the Department of Energy;
11/16/2011	The budget of the Department of Energy and its attached agencies/corporations (Energy Regulatory Commission, National Electrification Administration, National Power Commission and the Philippine National Oil Company) submitted;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JUAN PONCE ENRILE and LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the Department of Health;
11/16/2011	The budget of the Department of Health and its attached agencies (Commission on Population, National Nutrition Council, Local Water Utilities Administration, Lung Center of the Philippines, National Kidney and Transplant Institute, Philippine Childrens Medical Center, Philippine Heart Center and the Philippine Institute for Traditional Alternative Health Care) submitted;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO (as manifested by Senator Sotto III) and PANFILO M. LACSON on the budget of the Department of Justice;
11/16/2011	The budget of the Department of Justice and its attached agencies (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, and the Public Attorneys Office) submitted;
11/16/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) PANFILO M. LACSON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government;
11/16/2011	The budget of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and its attached agencies (Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, Local Government Academy, National Police Commission, Philippine National Police, and the Philippine Public Safety College) submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, LOREN B. LEGARDA and GREGORIO B. HONASAN II on the budget of the Department of Agriculture;
11/17/2011	Manifestation of support of Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN on the budget of the Department of Agriculture ;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies (Agricultural Credit Policy Council, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Cotton Development Administration, Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Fiber Industry Development Authority, Livestock Development Council, National Agricultural and Fishery Council, National Meat Inspection Service, Philippine Carabao Center and the Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization) submitted;
11/17/2011	The budgetary support to Government Corporations (National Dairy Authority, National Food Authority, National Irrigation Administration, Philippine Coconut Authority, Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation and Philippine Rice Research Institute) submitted;
11/17/2011	The budget of other executive offices (Credit Information Commission, Philippine Center for Economic Development, Southern Philippines Development Authority, Anti-Money Laundering Council, Climate Change Commission, Dangerous Drugs Board and Games and Amusement Board) submitted
11/17/2011	The budget for Governance Commission for GOCCs and other Executive Offices (Mindanao Development Authority, National Anti-Poverty Commission, National Commission on Muslim Filipinos, National Intelligence Coordinating Agency, and National Security Council) submitted;
11/17/2011	The budget for other Executive Offices (Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission, Philippine Commission on Women, Philippine Racing Commission, Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor, Presidential Commission Development and Strategic Planning Office, Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, Presidential Management Staff, Commission on Filipinos Overseas, Commission on the Filipino Language, Film Development Council of the Philippines, Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board, HUDCC, MTRCB, NCIP, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, NHI, The National Library, National Archives, Optical Media Board and the Philippine Sports Commission) submitted;
11/17/2011	The budget for other Executive Offices (Cultural Center of the Philippines, DAP, HGC, NHMFC and National Housing Authority) submitted;
11/17/2011	The budget for the Department of Agrarian Reform submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator VICENTE C. SOTTO III on the budget of the Department of Tourism;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Department of Tourism and its attached agencies (Intramuros Administration, National Parks Development Committee and the Tourism Promotions Board) submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) VICENTE C. SOTTO III and JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA on the budget of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Office of the Presidential Adviser of the Peace Process submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, PANFILO M. LACSON, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO and MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO (as manifested by Senator Sotto III) on the budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) PIA S. CAYETANO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, LOREN B. LEGARDA and ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO on the budget of the Department of National Defense;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Department of National Defense and its attached agencies (Government Arsenal, National Defense College of the Philippines, Office of the Civil Defense, Philippine Veterans Office, Veterans Memorial Medical Center, and AFP) submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO (as manifested by Senator Honasan), PANFILO M. LACSON and JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA on the budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and its attached agencies (Council for the Welfare of Children, Inter-Country Adoption Board, National Council on Disability Affairs, and National Youth Commission) submitted;
11/17/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, LOREN B. LEGARDA and MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO (as manifested by Senator Sotto III) on the budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources;
11/17/2011	The budget of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and its attached agencies (Environment Management Bureau, Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau, National Mapping and Resource Information Authority, National Water Resources Board and Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Staff) submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator VICENTE C. SOTTO III on the budget of the Congress of the Philippines;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Congress of the Philippines, Office of the Vice President of the Philippines, Judiciary, Office of the President of the Philippines, Civil Service Commission, Commission on Audit, Office of the Ombudsman, and the Commission on Human Rights submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and the Commission on Election submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA and GREGORIO B. HONASAN II on the budget of the Department of Science and Technology;
11/18/2011	Manifestation of Senator PANFILO M. LACSON ;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Department of Science and Technology and its attached agencies (Advanced Science and Technology Institute, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Forest Products Research and Development Institute, Industrial Technology Development Institute, Information and Communications Technology Office, Metals Industry Research and Development Center, National Academy of Science and Technology, National Research Council of the Philippines, PAGASA, Philippine Council for:[Agriculture, Forestry and Nat. Resources Res. & Dev.; Aquatic and Marine Research & Development; Health Research and Development; Industry Energy & Emerging Research Technology & Devt.], Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute, Philippine Science High School, Philippine Textile Research Institute, Science Education Institute, Science and Technology Information Institute, Technology Application and Promotion Institute), and E-Government Fund submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) VICENTE C. SOTTO III, PANFILO M. LACSON and SERGIO R. OSMENA III on the budget of the Department of Transportation and Communications;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Department of Transportation and Communications and its attached agencies (Civil Aeronautics Board, Maritime Industry Authority, Office of the Transportation Cooperatives, Office of Transportation Security, Toll Regulatory Board, National Telecommunications Commission, and Philippine Postal Corporation) submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA and GREGORIO B. HONASAN II on the budget of the Department of Education;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Department of Education and its attached agencies (National Book Development Board, National Council for Childrens Television, National Museum and the Philippine High School for the Arts) and the DepEd Schoolbuilding program submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA on the budget of the Department of Trade and Industry;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Department of Trade and Industry and its attached agencies (Board of Investments, Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines, Construction Manpower Development Foundation, Philippine Trade Training Center and Product Development and Design Center of the Philippines) and the budget of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator SERGIO R. OSMENA III on the budget of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan, Cagayan Ecozone Authority, Zamboanga City Special Ecozone Authority and Aurora Pacific Ecozone and Freeport Authority;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan, Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority, and Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority, submitted;
11/18/2011	Interpellation of Senator FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS on the budget allocations to local government units;
11/18/2011	The budget allocations to local government units (Special share in the proceeds of national taxes, Barangay officials death benefits fund, financial subsidy to LGUs) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, submitted;
11/18/2011	The budget of the Department of Budget and Management submitted;
11/18/2011	The budgetary support to local corporations, the budget for Calamity Fund, Contingent Fund, Miscellaneous Benefits Fund, Retirement Benefits Fund, and Priority Development Assistance Fund, submitted;
11/18/2011	Period of interpellation closed;
11/22/2011	Turno en contra speech of Senator JOKER P. ARROYO;
11/22/2011	Rebuttal speech of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
11/22/2011	Remarks of Senator JOKER P. ARROYO;
11/22/2011	Turno En Contra was terminated;
11/22/2011	Period of committee amendments;
11/22/2011	Inquiry of Senator(s) VICENTE C. SOTTO III and JUAN PONCE ENRILE;
11/22/2011	Period of committee amendments closed;
11/22/2011	Period of individual amendments closed;
11/22/2011	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
11/22/2011	Dissenting: Senator JOKER P. ARROYO;
11/22/2011	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5023, designating Senators Drilon, Angara, Recto and Cayetano (A) as its conferees;
11/22/2011	Approved on Third Reading;
11/22/2011	In favor: (18) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES and MANNY B. VILLAR;
11/22/2011	Against: (1) JOKER P. ARROYO;
11/22/2011	Abstention: (None) ;
11/28/2011	House of Representatives elected Representatives Abaya, Gonzales II, Garin, Farinas, Limkaichong, Andaya Jr., San Luis, Bondoc and Bravo Jr. on the part of the Majority and Representatives Lagman, Padilla and Panotes on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-5023 on November 22, 2011;
11/29/2011	Conference Committee Report on HBN-5023, submitted to the Senate;
11/29/2011	Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
11/29/2011	Inquiry of Senator PANFILO M. LACSON;
11/29/2011	Senator JOKER P. ARROYO submitted his explanation of vote against the ratification of the Bicameral Conference Committee Report entitled: "Executive Dictation, Legislative Abdication, and Judicial Submission";
11/29/2011	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
11/29/2011	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;
12/15/2011	Approved by the President of the Philippines,His Excellency Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III, Vetoing Certain items as well as special and general provisions on 12/15/2011 and became
12/15/2011	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10155