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MANDATORY PROVISION OF LEFT-HANDED ARMCHAIRS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACT
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43
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Third Reading (5/27/2019)
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08654 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11394 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ARMCHAIRS TO LEFT-HANDED STUDENTS | |
| SHORT TITLE : Mandating Public And Private Educational Institutions To Provide The Appropriate Armchairs To Left - Handed Students | |
| ABSTRACT : Requires educational institutions to provide appropriate armchairs to address the needs of the left-handed student population. Mandates the Department of Education, Commission on Higher and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to adopt measures and to formulate rules and regulations to implement and carry out the provisions of this Act. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Mandatory Provision of Left-Handed Armchairs in Educational Institutions Act." | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROA-PUNO, CHIQUI, DEL ROSARIO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T., TINIO, ANTONIO L., NUÑEZ-MALANYAON, CORAZON T., REVILLA, STRIKE B., PACQUIAO, ROGELIO "RUEL" D., LAZATIN, CARMELO "JON" B. II, BELMONTE, RICARDO "RJ" JR. T., QUIMBO, ROMERO "MIRO" S., SACDALAN, JESUS NONATO, DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., UY, ROLANDO "KLAREX" A., TAMBUNTING, GUS S., CASTRO, FRANCE L., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., KHO, ELISA "OLGA" T., ALCALA, VICENTE "Kulit" J., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL, ADIONG, ANSARUDDIN ABDUL MALIK A., SANDOVAL, FEDERICO "RICKY" II S., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., HOFER, ANN K., SY-ALVARADO, JOSE ANTONIO "KUYA JONATHAN" R., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., ROCAMORA, RAMON V.A. "RAV", ROMAN, GERALDINE B., AQUINO-MAGSAYSAY, MILAGROS, ORTEGA, VINI NOLA A., CAYETANO, PIA, MALAPITAN, DALE "ALONG" R., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., GARBIN, ALFREDO JR. A., ATIENZA, JOSE JR. L., SANTOS-RECTO, VILMA, ORTEGA, PABLO, DURANO, RAMON "RED" VI H., JAVIER, PAOLO EVERARDO S., LANETE, SCOTT DAVIES S. M.D., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., GONZALEZ, FERNANDO V., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., ELAGO, SARAH JANE I. | |
| DATE FILED : 2018-11-27 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Roa-Puno | 2. Del Rosario |
| 3. Tinio | 4. Nuñez-Malanyaon |
| 5. Revilla | 6. Pacquiao |
| 7. Lazatin | 8. Belmonte (R.) |
| 9. Quimbo | 10. Sacdalan |
| 11. Dalipe | 12. Uy (R.) |
| 13. Tambunting | 14. Castro (F.L.) |
| 15. Yu | 16. Kho |
| 17. Alcala | 18. Sagarbarria |
| 19. Adiong | 20. Sandoval |
| 21. Tejada | 22. Hofer |
| 23. Sy-Alvarado | 24. Lopez (M.L.) |
| 25. Rocamora | 26. Roman |
| 27. Aquino-Magsaysay | 28. Ortega (V.N.) |
| 29. Cayetano | 30. Malapitan |
| 31. Savellano | 32. Garbin |
| 33. Atienza | 34. Santos-Recto |
| 35. Ortega (P.) | 36. Durano |
| 37. Javier | 38. Lanete |
| 39. Robes | 40. Gonzalez |
| 41. Bolilia | 42. Elago |
| 43. Uy (J.) | 44. Plaza |
| 45. Andaya | 46. Marcoleta |
| 47. Palma | 48. Noel |
| 49. Espina | 50. Pimentel |
| 51. Alonte | 52. Vergara |
| 53. Nograles (J.J.) | 54. Herrera-Dy |
| 55. Primicias-Agabas | 56. Suarez |
| 57. Paduano | 58. Bravo (A.) |
| 59. Bertiz | 60. Campos |
| 61. Salon | 62. Lopez (B.) |
| 63. Matugas | 64. Belaro |
| 65. Garcia-Albano | 66. Hernandez (F.) |
| 67. Estrella | 68. Leachon |
| 69. Alvarez (F.) | 70. Deloso-Montalla |
| 71. Ramos | 72. Sahali |
| 73. Laogan | 74. Papandayan |
| 75. Gonzaga | 76. Relampagos |
| 77. Belmonte (J.C.) | 78. Unico |
| 79. Cari | 80. Yap (V.) |
| 81. Limkaichong | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00956 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2018-11-27 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE, HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bill No. 7109 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB07109 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-11-27 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-11-27 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2018-12-04 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-12-05 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Durano | |
| PERIOD OF INTERPELLATIONS : 2018-12-05 | |
| INTERPELLATED BY : Atienza | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-12-05 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Roa-Puno, Del Rosario, Tinio, Nuñez-Malanyaon, Revilla, Pacquiao, Lazatin, Belmonte (R.), Quimbo, Sacdalan, Dalipe, Uy (R.), Tambunting, Castro (F.L.), Yu, Kho, Alcala, Sagarbarria, Adiong, Sandoval, Tejada, Hofer, Sy-Alvarado, Lopez (M.L.), Rocamora, Roman, Aquino-Magsaysay, Ortega (V.N.), Cayetano, Malapitan, Savellano, Garbin, Atienza, Santos-Recto, Ortega (P.), Durano, Javier, Lanete, Robes, Gonzalez, Bolilia, Elago, Uy (J.), Plaza, Andaya, Marcoleta, Palma, Noel, Espina, Pimentel, Alonte, Vergara, Nograles (J.J.), Herrera-Dy, Primicias-Agabas, Suarez, Paduano, Bravo (A.), Bertiz, Campos, Salon, Lopez (B.), Matugas, Belaro, Garcia-Albano, Hernandez (F.), Estrella, Leachon, Alvarez (F.), Deloso-Montalla, Ramos, Sahali, Laogan, Papandayan, Gonzaga, Relampagos, Belmonte (J.C.), Unico, Cari, Yap (V.), Limkaichong | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-12-05 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-12-06 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-12-10 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:207 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| D---Abad--(N/A) | B---Abaya--(Absent) |
| Y---Abayon | X---Abellanosa |
| Y---Abu | Y---Abueg |
| Y---Acharon | Y---Acop |
| B---Acosta--(Absent) | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| Y---Adiong | X---Advincula |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A) | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| X---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| B---Alejano--(Absent) | Y---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | Y---Alonte |
| Y---Alvarez (F.) | X---Alvarez (M.) |
| B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) | X---Amante |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | Y---Andaya |
| D---Ang--(N/A) | Y---Angara-Castillo |
| B---Antonino--(Absent) | Y---Antonio |
| Y---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| Y---Arcillas | Y---Arenas |
| Y---Atienza | Y---Aumentado |
| B---Bag-ao--(Absent) | B---Bagatsing--(Absent) |
| B---Baguilat--(Absent) | B---Banal--(Absent) |
| B---Barbers--(Absent) | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bataoil | Y---Batocabe |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belaro |
| Y---Belmonte (F.) | Y---Belmonte (J.C.) |
| Y---Belmonte (R.) | Y---Benitez |
| B---Bernos--(Absent) | X---Bertiz |
| X---Biazon | Y---Billones |
| Y---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo (A.) | Y---Bravo (M.) |
| Y---Brosas | Y---Bulut-Begtang |
| Y---Cagas | D---Calalang--(N/A) |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto-Rubiano |
| B---Caminero--(Absent) | X---Campos |
| Y---Canama | Y---Cari |
| Y---Casilao | Y---Castelo |
| Y---Castro (F.L.) | Y---Castro (F.H.) |
| Y---Catamco | Y---Cayetano |
| X---Celeste | B---Cerafica--(Absent) |
| Y---Cerilles Enerio | Y---Chavez |
| Y---Chipeco | Y---Co |
| B---Cojuangco--(Absent) | Y---Collantes |
| Y---Cortes | Y---Cortuna |
| Y---Cosalan | X---Crisologo |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | Y---Dalipe |
| D---Dalog--(N/A) | Y---Datol |
| B---Daza--(Absent) | B---De Jesus--(Absent) |
| B---De Venecia--(Absent) | D---De Vera--(N/A) |
| Y---Defensor | Y---Del Mar |
| Y---Del Rosario | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| Y---Dimaporo (A.) | Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| Y---Duavit | Y---Durano |
| Y---Dy | Y---Elago |
| Y---Enverga | Y---Erice |
| Y---Eriguel | Y---Ermita-Buhain |
| X---Escudero | B---Espina--(Absent) |
| B---Espino--(Absent) | Y---Estrella |
| B---Eusebio--(Absent) | Y---Evardone |
| B---Fariñas--(Absent) | Y---Fernando |
| Y---Ferrer J. | X---Ferrer L. |
| Y---Ferriol-Pascual | Y---Floirendo |
| B---Flores--(Absent) | Y---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | B---Fuentebella--(Absent) |
| Y---Garbin | Y---Garces |
| B---Garcia (G.)--(Absent) | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| X---Garcia-Albano | B---Garin (O.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Garin (S.) | Y---Gasataya |
| Y---Gatchalian | B---Geron--(Absent) |
| B---Go (A.C.)--(Absent) | Y---Go (M.) |
| B---Gomez--(Absent) | B---Gonzaga--(Absent) |
| Y---Gonzales (A.P.) | X---Gonzales (A.D.) |
| Y---Gonzalez | B---Gorriceta--(Absent) |
| X---Gullas | Y---Hernandez (F.) |
| Y---Hernandez (P.) | Y---Herrera-Dy |
| Y---Hofer | Y---Jalosjos |
| Y---Javier | Y---Kho |
| B---Khonghun--(Absent) | B---Labadlabad--(Absent) |
| Y---Lacson | Y---Lagman |
| Y---Lanete | Y---Laogan |
| Y---Lazatin | B---Leachon--(Absent) |
| Y---Lee | Y---Limkaichong |
| Y---Lobregat | Y---Lopez (B.) |
| B---Lopez (C.)--(Absent) | Y---Lopez (M.L.) |
| X---Loyola | Y---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Maceda | Y---Madrona |
| Y---Aquino-Magsaysay | B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) |
| Y---Malapitan | Y---Manalo |
| Y---Mangaoang | X---Mangudadatu (S.) |
| Y---Mangudadatu (Z.) | Y---Marcoleta |
| Y---Marcos | Y---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | B---Martinez--(Absent) |
| Y---Matugas | B---Mellana--(Absent) |
| Y---Mending | B---Mendoza--(Absent) |
| B---Mercado--(Absent) | X---Mirasol |
| B---Montoro--(Absent) | B---Nava--(Absent) |
| X---Nieto | Y---Noel |
| Y---Nograles (J.J.) | D---Nograles (K.A.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Nolasco | B---Oaminal--(Absent) |
| X---Ocampo | Y---Olivarez |
| B---Ong (H.)--(Absent) | Y---Ong (E.) |
| Y---Ortega (P.) | Y---Ortega (V.N.) |
| X---Pacquiao | X---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| B---Panganiban--(Absent) | Y---Panotes |
| Y---Papandayan | X---Pichay |
| Y---Pico | Y---Pimentel |
| Y---Pineda | X---Plaza |
| Y---Primicias-Agabas | Y---Roa-Puno |
| Y---Quimbo | B---Radaza--(Absent) |
| Y---Ramirez-Sato | Y---Ramos |
| Y---Relampagos | Y---Revilla |
| Y---Robes | Y---Rocamora |
| Y---Rodriguez (I.) | Y---Rodriguez (M.) |
| Y---Roman | Y---Romero |
| Y---Romualdez | Y---Romualdo |
| D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) | B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent) |
| Y---Sacdalan | Y---Sagarbarria |
| Y---Sahali | B---Salceda--(Absent) |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salon | Y---Sambar |
| B---Sandoval--(Absent) | Y---Sangcopan |
| B---Santos-Recto--(Absent) | Y---Sarmiento (C.) |
| Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) | Y---Savellano |
| Y---Sema | Y---Siao |
| Y---Silverio | Y---Singson (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| Y---Suarez | Y---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Tambunting | Y---Tan (A.) |
| B---Tan (M.)--(Absent) | X---Tan (S.) |
| Y---Tejada | Y---Teves |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Ting |
| Y---Tinio | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Treñas | Y---Tugna |
| Y---Tupas | D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A) |
| X---Ty | B---Umali--(Absent) |
| Y---Unabia | Y---Ungab |
| Y---Unico | Y---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | B---Uybarreta--(Absent) |
| Y---Vargas | Y---Vargas-Alfonso |
| B---Velarde--(Absent) | Y---Velasco, L.A. |
| Y---Velasco-Catera | Y---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | B---Villafuerte--(Absent) |
| Y---Villanueva | D---Villar--(N/A) |
| B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent) | Y---Villarica |
| X---Villarin | Y---Violago |
| Y---Yap (A.) | Y---Yap (M.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | Y---Yu |
| X---Zamora (M.C.) | Y---Zamora (R.) |
| Y---Zarate | Y---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-12-11 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-12-11 | |
| DATE PASSED BY THE SENATE: 2019-05-27 | |
| PASSED WITH AMENDMENTS(Y/N)? : Y | |
| DATE HOUSE AGREED TO THE SENATE AMENDMENTS: 2019-06-03 | |
| REMARKS : House concurrence to Senate's amendment was received by the Senate on June 4, 2019 | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2019-06-26 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2019-07-19 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2019-07-23 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2019-08-22 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11394 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT MANDATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE NEUTRAL DESKS TO STUDENTS |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT MANDATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE THE APPROPRIATE ARMCHAIRS TO LEFT-HANDED STUDENTS [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] Introduced by Representatives CRISTINA "CHIQUI" ROA-PUNO, MANUEL MONSOUR III T. DEL ROSARIO, ANTONIO L. TINIO, CORAZON N. NUÑEZ-MALANYAON, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018; 12/11/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 12/13/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; [ 2019 ] 2/6/2019 Returned and submitted by the Committee on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE per Committee Report No. 657, recommending its approval with amendments, taking into consideration SBN-2114; 2/6/2019 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 2/6/2019 Sponsor: Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 2/6/2019 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 2/6/2019 Sponsorship speech of Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 5/22/2019 Period of interpellation closed; 5/22/2019 Period of committee amendments; 5/22/2019 Period of committee amendments closed; 5/22/2019 Period of individual amendments closed; 5/22/2019 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 5/23/2019 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; AMENDED TITLE: AN ACT MANDATING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE NEUTRAL DESKS TO STUDENTS 5/27/2019 Approved on Third Reading; 5/27/2019 In favor: (17) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 5/27/2019 Against: (None) ; 5/27/2019 Abstention: (None) ; 6/4/2019 House of Representatives concurred with the Senate amendments to HBN-8654 on June 3, 2019; 6/26/2019 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated June 25, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of HBN-8654, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; 6/30/2019 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated July 17, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-8654, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; (Communication received by HOR on July 19, 2019) 6/30/2019 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on August 22, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on August 28, 2019) 6/30/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11394. (See: O.B. dated September 10, 2019, 18th Congress) (Pursuant to Rule V, Sec. 7, paragraph (g) of the Rules of the Senate, Committee Report No. 657, with pertinent documents transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on February 15, 2021) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
Abstract
Requires educational institutions to provide appropriate armchairs to address the needs of the left-handed student population. Mandates the Department of Education, Commission on Higher and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority to adopt measures and to formulate rules and regulations to implement and carry out the provisions of this Act
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