Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING THE MONTH OF AUGUST OF EVERY YEAR AS 'NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH'
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Date filed
July 9, 2007
Scope
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00879 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10028 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING THE MONTH OF AUGUST OF EVERY YEAR AS 'NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING AWARENESS MONTH' | |
| SHORT TITLE : "national Breastfeeding Awareness Month Act" | |
| ABSTRACT : "National Breastfeeding Awareness Month Act". The measure seeks to reestablish the culture of breastfeeding and instill public awareness about its superiority and benefits vis-a-vis bottle feeding. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BONDOC, ANNA YORK P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Pingoy | 2. Uy (R.S.) |
| 3. Uy (R.A.) | 4. Yu |
| 5. Jaafar | 6. Syjuco |
| 7. Piamonte | 8. Salimbangon |
| 9. Arenas | 10. Nicolas |
| 11. Rodriguez | 12. Violago |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Almario (017 ) | 2. Lazatin (084 ) |
| 3. Villar (091 ) | 4. Cajayon (025 ) |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01698 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2008-05-05 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00499 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2008-05-05 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON 2007-07-31 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2008-05-07 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2008-05-13 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2008-05-13 | |
| REMARKS : On May 13, 2008, the Body adopted the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate thereon; approved the amendments as contained in the Ctte. Rpt., if any; terminated the period of amendments thereon; and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2008-05-19 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2008-05-26 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:186 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-05-28 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-08-12 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2009-08-12 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Pingoy, Gunigundo, Bondoc, Abaya, Hontiveros | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Cayetano (P.), Angara, Legarda | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-12-16 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2009-12-16 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2010-02-16 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2010-03-16 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10028 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES' |
Abstract
"National Breastfeeding Awareness Month Act". The measure seeks to reestablish the culture of breastfeeding and instill public awareness about its superiority and benefits vis-a-vis bottle feeding.
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