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FREE PUBLIC WI-FI ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05225 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10929 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE PROVISION OF FREE WI-FI INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC AREAS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Mandating The Provision Of Free Wi- Fi Internet Access In Public Areas | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAMBUNTING, GUS S., HERRERA-DY, BERNADETTE "BH" C., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I., SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, BAGUILAT, TEDDY JR. BRAWNER, YAP, VICTOR A., PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, MARLYN L., HOFER, ANN K., ONG, HENRY C., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., ABAYA, FRANCIS GERALD A., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., PINEDA, ENRICO A., GARCIA, JOSE ENRIQUE III S., ROA-PUNO, CHIQUI, BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., CUA, DAKILA CARLO E., VELARDE, MARIANO MICHAEL JR. M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2017-03-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Roque (R.N.) (083 2017-03-15) | 2. Cari (084 2017-05-02) |
| 3. Belmonte (J.C.) (093 2017-05-23) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Tambunting | 2. Herrera-Dy |
| 3. Roman | 4. Elago |
| 5. Santos-Recto | 6. Baguilat |
| 7. Yap (V.) | 8. Primicias-Agabas |
| 9. Hofer | 10. Ong (H.) |
| 11. Arenas | 12. Abaya |
| 13. Violago | 14. Pineda |
| 15. Garcia (J.E.) | 16. Roa-Puno |
| 17. Bertiz | 18. Cua |
| 19. Velarde | 20. Antonio |
| 21. Savellano | 22. Sy-Alvarado |
| 23. Nieto | 24. Romero |
| 25. Mending | 26. Montoro |
| 27. Belaro | 28. Atienza |
| 29. Aglipay-Villar | 30. Canama |
| 31. Salon | 32. Lazatin |
| 33. Escudero | 34. Alonte |
| 35. Calixto-Rubiano | 36. Vargas-Alfonso |
| 37. Revilla | 38. Panganiban |
| 39. Aggabao | 40. Angara-Castillo |
| 41. Ty | 42. Yu |
| 43. Espino | 44. De Jesus |
| 45. Alvarez (P.) | 46. Bolilia |
| 47. Cueva | 48. Suansing (E.) |
| 49. Fariñas | 50. Bondoc |
| 51. Defensor | 52. Mercado |
| 53. Crisologo | 54. Gonzales (A.D.) |
| 55. Noel | 56. Gullas |
| 57. Gonzales (A.P.) | 58. Pimentel |
| 59. Matugas | 60. Garin (O.) |
| 61. De Venecia | 62. Lopez (B.) |
| 63. Ortega (V.N.) | 64. Nograles (J.J.) |
| 65. Salo | 66. Suarez |
| 67. Garbin | 68. De Vera |
| 69. Bravo (A.) | 70. Roque (H.) |
| 71. Campos | 72. Abayon |
| 73. Maceda | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01277 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2017-03-09 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00164 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2017-03-09 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 515, 616, 660, 1954, 1957, 2836, 3055 and 3250 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00515, HB00616, HB00660, HB01954, HB01957, HB02836, HB03055, HB03250 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2017-03-13 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2017-03-13 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2017-03-14 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2017-03-14 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Tambunting | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Tambunting, Herrera-Dy, Roman, Elago, Santos-Recto, Baguilat, Yap (V.), Primicias-Agabas, Hofer, Ong (H.), Arenas, Abaya, Violago, Pineda, Garcia (J.E.), Roa-Puno, Bertiz, Cua, Velarde, Antonio, Savellano, Sy-Alvarado, Nieto, Romero, Mending, Montoro, Belaro, Atienza, Aglipay-Villar, Canama, Salon, Lazatin, Escudero, Alonte, Calixto-Rubiano, Vargas-Alfonso, Revilla, Panganiban, Aggabao, Angara-Castillo, Ty, Yu, Espino, De Jesus, Alvarez (P.), Bolilia, Cueva, Suansing (E.), Fariñas, Bondoc, Defensor, Mercado, Crisologo, Gonzales (A.D.), Noel, Gullas, Gonzales (A.P.), Pimentel, Matugas, Garin (O.), De Venecia, Lopez (B.), Ortega (V.N.), Nograles (J.J.), Salo, Suarez, Garbin, De Vera, Bravo (A.), Roque (H.), Campos, Abayon, Maceda | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2017-03-14 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2017-04-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2017-05-02 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:214 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| B---Abad--(Absent) | X---Abaya |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa |
| Y---Abu | X---Abueg |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop |
| Y---Acosta | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| X---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| Y---Aglipay-Villar | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| Y---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| Y---Alejano | Y---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | B---Alonte--(Absent) |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| Y---Alvarez (P.) | X---Amante |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | B---Andaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Angara-Castillo | Y---Antonino |
| B---Antonio--(Absent) | Y---Aragones |
| B---Arbison--(Absent) | Y---Arcillas |
| Y---Arenas | Y---Atienza |
| B---Aumentado--(Absent) | B---Bag-ao--(Absent) |
| Y---Bagatsing | B---Baguilat--(Absent) |
| Y---Banal | X---Barbers |
| Y---Barzaga | Y---Bataoil |
| Y---Batocabe | Y---Bautista-Bandigan |
| Y---Belaro | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.C.) | Y---Belmonte (R.) |
| Y---Benitez | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Bertiz | B---Biazon--(Absent) |
| Y---Billones | X---Biron |
| Y---Bolilia | Y---Bondoc |
| Y---Bordado | Y---Bravo (A.) |
| B---Bravo (M.)--(Absent) | Y---Brosas |
| Y---Bulut-Begtang | B---Cagas--(Absent) |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| B---Caminero--(Absent) | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | B---Cari--(Absent) |
| Y---Casilao | Y---Castelo |
| Y---Castro (F.L.) | Y---Castro (F.H.) |
| Y---Catamco | Y---Cayetano |
| X---Celeste | Y---Cerafica |
| Y---Cerilles Enerio | Y---Chavez |
| Y---Chipeco | X---Co |
| Y---Cojuangco | B---Collantes--(Absent) |
| Y---Cortes | Y---Cortuna |
| B---Cosalan--(Absent) | Y---Crisologo |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| B---Cueva--(Absent) | Y---Dalipe |
| B---Dalog--(Absent) | Y---Daza |
| B---De Jesus--(Absent) | Y---De Venecia |
| Y---De Vera | Y---Defensor |
| Y---Del Mar | Y---Del Rosario |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) | Y---Duavit |
| B---Durano--(Absent) | Y---Dy |
| Y---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | B---Eriguel--(Absent) |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| B---Espina--(Absent) | Y---Espino |
| Y---Estrella | B---Eusebio--(Absent) |
| B---Evardone--(Absent) | Y---Fariñas |
| Y---Fernando | B---Ferrer J.--(Absent) |
| Y---Ferrer L. | Y---Ferriol-Pascual |
| X---Floirendo | Y---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| Y---Fuentebella | Y---Garbin |
| Y---Garcia (G.) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| X---Garcia-Albano | X---Garin (O.) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| Y---Gatchalian | Y---Geron |
| B---Go (A.C.)--(Absent) | Y---Go (M.) |
| X---Gomez | Y---Gonzaga |
| X---Gonzales (A.P.) | Y---Gonzales (A.D.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) |
| Y---Gullas | Y---Hernandez (F.) |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | Y---Javier |
| Y---Kho | B---Khonghun--(Absent) |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lagman | Y---Lanete |
| Y---Laogan | Y---Lazatin |
| Y---Leachon | B---Lee--(Absent) |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lobregat |
| Y---Lopez (B.) | X---Lopez (C.) |
| Y---Lopez (M.L.) | X---Loyola |
| Y---Macapagal Arroyo | Y---Maceda |
| Y---Madrona | B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Manalo |
| Y---Mangaoang | X---Mangudadatu (S.) |
| B---Mangudadatu (Z.)--(Absent) | Y---Marcoleta |
| Y---Marcos | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| B---Matugas--(Absent) | Y---Mellana |
| B---Mending--(Absent) | Y---Mendoza |
| Y---Mercado | Y---Mirasol |
| Y---Montoro | B---Nava--(Absent) |
| Y---Nieto | Y---Noel |
| Y---Nograles (J.J.) | Y---Nograles (K.A.) |
| Y---Nolasco | Y---Oaminal |
| Y---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez |
| X---Ong (H.) | B---Ong (E.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Ortega (P.) | Y---Ortega (V.N.) |
| Y---Pacquiao | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| Y---Panganiban | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Papandayan | Y---Pichay |
| Y---Pimentel | Y---Pineda |
| X---Plaza | Y---Primicias-Agabas |
| Y---Roa-Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| Y---Ramos | Y---Relampagos |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Robes |
| B---Rocamora--(Absent) | Y---Rodriguez (I.) |
| Y---Rodriguez (M.) | B---Roman--(Absent) |
| B---Romero--(Absent) | B---Romualdez--(Absent) |
| Y---Romualdo | Y---Roque (H.) |
| B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent) | Y---Sacdalan |
| Y---Sagarbarria | Y---Sahali |
| B---Salceda--(Absent) | Y---Salimbangon |
| Y---Salo | Y---Salon |
| Y---Sambar | Y---Sandoval |
| Y---Santos-Recto | Y---Sarmiento (C.) |
| Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) | Y---Savellano |
| Y---Sema | X---Siao |
| Y---Silverio | X---Singson (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| Y---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Tambunting | B---Tan (A.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Tan (M.) | X---Tan (S.) |
| Y---Tejada | Y---Teves |
| Y---Tiangco | X---Ting |
| Y---Tinio | X---Tolentino |
| X---Treñas | B---Tugna--(Absent) |
| X---Tupas | B---Turabin-Hataman--(Absent) |
| Y---Ty | Y---Umali |
| X---Unabia | Y---Ungab |
| Y---Unico | Y---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | X---Uybarreta |
| Y---Vargas | X---Vargas-Alfonso |
| Y---Velarde | B---Velasco, L.A.--(Absent) |
| Y---Velasco-Catera | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | Y---Villafuerte |
| Y---Villanueva | D---Villar--(N/A) |
| Y---Villaraza-Suarez | Y---Villarica |
| Y---Villarin | Y---Violago |
| B---Yap (A.)--(Absent) | Y---Yap (M.) |
| X---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent) | X---Zamora (R.) |
| Y---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2017-05-04 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2017-05-04 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2017-05-08 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2017-05-10 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Yap (V.), Roa-Puno, Arenas, Tambunting, Elago, Primicias-Agabas, Velarde, Ong (H.), Mercado, Bertiz | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Aquino, Recto, Villanueva, Ejercito, Binay | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2017-05-23 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2017-05-24 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2017-07-11 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2017-08-02 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10929 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FREE INTERNET ACCESS PROGRAM IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT MANDATING THE PROVISION OF FREE WI-FI INTERNET ACCESS IN PUBLIC AREAS [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2017 ] Introduced by Representatives GUS S. TAMBUNTING, BERNADETTE "BH" HERRERA-DY, HERMINIA B. ROMAN, SARAH JANE I. ELAGO, VILMA SANTOS-RECTO, and TEDDY JR. BRAWNER BAGUILAT, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on May 2, 2017; 5/4/2017 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 5/8/2017 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 5/8/2017 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1277 and HBN-5225, designating Senators Aquino, Recto, Villanueva, Ejercito and Binay as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; (Transmittal letter received by the House of Representatives on May 10, 2017); 5/17/2017 House of Representatives agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1277 and HBN-5225 and designated Representatives Victor A. Yap, Cristina "Chiqui" Roa-Puno, Rose Marie "Baby" J. Arenas, Gus S. Tambunting, Sarah Jane I. Elago, Marlyn L. Primicias-Agabas, Mariano Michael M. Velarde, Jr., Henry C. Ong, Roger G. Mercado and Aniceto "John" D. Bertis III as its conferees on May 10, 2017;(See: O.B.dated May 22, 2017, Session No. 84); 5/24/2017 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1277 and HBN-5225, submitted to the Senate with the joint explanation on the provisions and amendments agreed upon by the conferees in the accompanying BICAM Report; 5/24/2017 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV; 5/24/2017 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on May 25, 2017); 5/30/2017 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2017; 6/29/2017 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1277 and HBN-5225, sent to the House of Representatives, which were signed by Senate Secretary Lutgardo B. Barbo and Senate President Aquilino Koko L. Pimentel III; 7/10/2017 Letter from Secretary General Atty. Cesar S. Pareja, dated July 6, 2017, returning eight(8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1277 and HBN-5225, which were signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 7/11/2017 Enrolled copies of SBN-1277 and HBN-5225, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] FINAL TITLE: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE FREE INTERNET ACCESS PROGRAM IN PUBLIC PLACES IN THE COUNTRY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 8/15/2017 Consolidated with SBN-1277, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 2, 2017 and became 8/15/2017 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10929. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10929 (SBN-1277/HBN-5225) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on August 24, 2017) (The LEGISLATIVE HISTORY/PLENARY DELIBERATIONS is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; THE LBIS IS NOT IN CHARGE OF CONDUCTING ANY COMMITTEE MEETINGS OR TWG; The data entry on COMMITTEE MEETINGS/TWG is prepared by the COMMITTEE AFFAIRS BUREAU)
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