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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED
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Date filed
October 6, 2008
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Conference committee requested by SENATE (9/2/2009)
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 10/13/2009 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Madrigal, M. A.
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05279 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA09858 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED | |
| SHORT TITLE : Providing For The Legitimation Of Children Born To Parents Below Marrying Age | |
| ABSTRACT : Provides that if the only disqualification that impeded the parents from marrying each other at the time their children were conceived was the fact that either or both were below the legal marrying age at that time, then their children may still be legitimated through their subsequent legal marriage to each other when both partners have reached the legal age. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GUNIGUNDO, MAGTANGGOL T. | |
| DATE FILED : 2008-10-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Angara | 2. Gullas |
| 3. Mitra | 4. Villar |
| 5. Lim (R.) | 6. Maza |
| 7. Arroyo (I.) | 8. Apostol |
| 9. Cajes | 10. Teodoro |
| 11. Chatto | 12. Gonzalez |
| 13. Aggabao | 14. Barzaga |
| 15. Violago | 16. Robes |
| 17. Ocampo | 18. Lacson |
| 19. Uy (R.A.) | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (025 ) | 2. Villarosa (031 ) |
| 3. Lopez (C.) (049 ) | 4. Nograles (000 ) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Chipeco | 2. Salimbangon |
| 3. Prieto-Teodoro | 4. Ilagan |
| 5. Mariano | 6. Puentevella |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB03111 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01366 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2008-10-06 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: REVISION OF LAWS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02795, HB00102, HB00308, HB00641, HB00739, HB00936, HB01135, HB01593, HB01673, HB01863, HB03129, HB03565 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2008-10-07 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2008-10-07 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2008-10-09 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Chipeco, Salimbangon, Prieto-Teodoro, Ilagan, Mariano, Puentevella | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2008-11-17 | |
| REMARKS : On Nov. 17, 2008, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments; and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2008-11-24 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2008-12-09 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-12-17 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-12-17 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-05-27 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-09-02 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Aggabao, Gunigundo, Angara, Maza | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : , Legarda, Zubiri, Cayetano (P.), Pimentel | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-10-13 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-10-13 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2009-11-23 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2009-12-20 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA09858 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN BORN TO PARENTS BELOW MARRYING AGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED |
Abstract
Provides that if the only disqualification that impeded the parents from marrying each other at the time their children were conceived was the fact that either or both were below the legal marrying age at that time, then their children may still be legitimated through their subsequent legal marriage to each other when both partners have reached the legal age.
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