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DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 9/28/2021 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Hontiveros, Risa
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08998 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11642 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POLICY, RULES, AND PROCEDURES FOR DOMESTIC ADOPTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998" | |
| SHORT TITLE : Domestic Adoption Act | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, SAULOG, IRENE GAY F., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F., TAN, ANGELINA "HELEN" D.L. M.D., BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN, LORNA P., REYES, ALLAN BENEDICT S., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, ANGARA, ROMMEL RICO, DEL MAR, RAUL V., FARIÑAS, RUDYS CESAR I G., FARIÑAS, RIA CHRISTINA G., ROQUE, ROGELIO NEIL P., SANCHEZ, HECTOR S., TY, DIEGO "NONOY" C., BOLILIA, LIANDA B., REVILLA, STRIKE B., TULFO, JOCELYN P., BARONDA, JULIENNE "JAM" L., SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR "DV" B., NUÑEZ-MALANYAON, CORAZON T., LOPEZ, MANUEL LUIS T., ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K., TALLADO, JOSEFINA B., RADAZA, PAZ C., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA", ACOP, RESURRECCION M., BROSAS, ARLENE D., DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P., RODRIGUEZ, RUFUS B., CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., QUIMBO, STELLA LUZ A., YU, DIVINA GRACE C., AGABAS, TYRONE D., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., ROMUALDO, XAVIER JESUS D., FORTUN, LAWRENCE "LAW" H., ALMARIO, JOEL MAYO Z., YAP, ERIC G., ESCUDERO, EVELINA G., SINGSON-MEEHAN, KRISTINE, ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., OAMINAL, HENRY S., GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., BIAZON, RUFFY B., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., CAMPOS, LUIS JR. N., CUA, JUNIE E., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, DALIPE, MANUEL JOSE "MANNIX" M., DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., FRASCO, VINCENT FRANCO "DUKE" D., GASATAYA, GREG G., GONZAGA, RUWEL PETER S., HARESCO, TEODORICO JR. T., MOMO, ROMEO S., SAGARBARRIA, MANUEL T., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ALBANO, ANTONIO "TONYPET" T., BALINDONG, YASSER ALONTO, BASCUG, ALFEL M., BENITEZ, JOSE FRANCISCO "KIKO" B., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., CABATBAT, ARGEL JOSEPH T., CAMINERO, WILFREDO "WILLY" S., CARI, CARL NICOLAS C., DAGOOC, SERGIO C., DELOSO-MONTALLA, CHERYL P., DIMAPORO, ABDULLAH D., DIMAPORO, MOHAMAD KHALID Q., DUJALI, ALAN "ALDU" R., DY, FAUSTINO "INNO" V A., DY, FAUSTINO MICHAEL CARLOS III T., DY, IAN PAUL L., GORRICETA, MICHAEL B., GULLAS, EDUARDO "EDDIE" R., GUYA, GODOFREDO N., LABADLABAD, GLONA G., MACEDA, EDWARD VERA PEREZ, NATIVIDAD-NAGAÑO, MARICEL G., MD., ONG, JOSE "JUN" JR. L., ORTEGA, PABLO C., ROMAN, GERALDINE B., TAN, ALYSSA SHEENA P., TIANGCO, JOHN REYNALD M., TORRES-GOMEZ, LUCY, TUTOR, KRISTINE ALEXIE B., VARGAS ALFONSO, SAMANTHA LOUISE, DE JESUS, PRESLEY CHENG, DEFENSOR, LORENZ R., ENVERGA, WILFRIDO MARK M., FLORES, JONATHAN KEITH T., GO, MARK O., LOYOLA, DAHLIA A., ROBES, FLORIDA "RIDA" P., ACOSTA-ALBA, MARIA LOURDES, VILLARAZA-SUAREZ, ANNA MARIE, ARROYO, MA. LOURDES T., MENDOZA, RAYMUND DEMOCRITO C., MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH | |
| DATE FILED : 2021-03-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Ruiz Daza | 2. Saulog |
| 3. Villafuerte | 4. Tan (A.) |
| 5. Bautista-Bandigan | 6. Reyes |
| 7. Salvador-Tambunting | 8. Angara |
| 9. Del Mar | 10. Fariñas I (R.C.) |
| 11. Fariñas (R.C.) | 12. Roque |
| 13. Sanchez | 14. Ty (D.) |
| 15. Bolilia | 16. Revilla |
| 17. Tulfo | 18. Baronda |
| 19. Savellano | 20. Nuñez-Malanyaon |
| 21. Lopez (M.L.) | 22. Romualdez (Y.M.) |
| 23. Tallado | 24. Radaza |
| 25. Vergara | 26. Acop |
| 27. Brosas | 28. De Venecia |
| 29. Rodriguez | 30. Cabochan |
| 31. Quimbo | 32. Yu |
| 33. Agabas | 34. Nieto |
| 35. Romualdo | 36. Fortun |
| 37. Almario | 38. Yap (E.) |
| 39. Escudero | 40. Singson-Meehan |
| 41. Arenas | 42. Oaminal |
| 43. Garcia (P.J.) | 44. Biazon |
| 45. Calderon | 46. Campos |
| 47. Cua | 48. Cuaresma |
| 49. Dalipe | 50. Duavit |
| 51. Frasco | 52. Gasataya |
| 53. Gonzaga | 54. Haresco |
| 55. Momo | 56. Sagarbarria |
| 57. Tejada | 58. Violago |
| 59. Albano (A.) | 60. Balindong |
| 61. Bascug | 62. Benitez |
| 63. Bordado | 64. Cabatbat |
| 65. Caminero | 66. Cari |
| 67. Dagooc | 68. Deloso-Montalla |
| 69. Dimaporo (A.) | 70. Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| 71. Dujali | 72. Dy (F.) |
| 73. Dy (F.M.C.) | 74. Dy (I.P.) |
| 75. Gorriceta | 76. Gullas |
| 77. Guya | 78. Labadlabad |
| 79. Maceda | 80. Natividad-Nagaño |
| 81. Ong (J.) | 82. Ortega |
| 83. Roman | 84. Tan (A.S.) |
| 85. Tiangco | 86. Torres-Gomez |
| 87. Tutor | 88. Vargas Alfonso |
| 89. De Jesus | 90. Defensor (L.) |
| 91. Enverga | 92. Flores |
| 93. Go (M.) | 94. Loyola |
| 95. Robes | 96. Acosta-Alba |
| 97. Villaraza-Suarez | 98. Arroyo |
| 99. Mendoza | 100. Mariano-Hernandez |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01933 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00865 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2021-03-15 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: WELFARE OF CHILDREN, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 76, 5512, 5526 and 8695 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00076, HB05512, HB05526, HB08695 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2021-03-16 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2021-03-16 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2021-03-17 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-06-01 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Ruiz Daza | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-06-01 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Ruiz Daza, Saulog, Villafuerte, Tan (A.), Bautista-Bandigan, Reyes, Salvador-Tambunting, Angara, Del Mar, Fariñas I (R.C.), Fariñas (R.C.), Roque, Sanchez, Ty (D.), Bolilia, Revilla, Tulfo, Baronda, Savellano, Nuñez-Malanyaon, Lopez (M.L.), Romualdez (Y.M.), Tallado, Radaza, Vergara, Acop, Brosas, De Venecia, Rodriguez, Cabochan, Quimbo, Yu, Agabas, Nieto, Romualdo, Fortun, Almario, Yap (E.), Escudero, Singson-Meehan, Arenas, Oaminal, Garcia (P.J.), Biazon, Calderon, Campos, Cua, Cuaresma, Dalipe, Duavit, Frasco, Gasataya, Gonzaga, Haresco, Momo, Sagarbarria, Tejada, Violago, Albano (A.), Balindong, Bascug, Benitez, Bordado, Cabatbat, Caminero, Cari, Dagooc, Deloso-Montalla, Dimaporo (A.), Dimaporo (M.K.), Dujali, Dy (F.), Dy (F.M.C.), Dy (I.P.), Gorriceta, Gullas, Guya, Labadlabad, Maceda, Natividad-Nagaño, Ong (J.), Ortega, Roman, Tan (A.S.), Tiangco, Torres-Gomez, Tutor, Vargas Alfonso, De Jesus, Defensor (L.), Enverga, Flores, Go (M.), Loyola, Robes, Acosta-Alba, Villaraza-Suarez, Arroyo, Mendoza, Mariano-Hernandez | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-06-01 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-07-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-07-28 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE :AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POLICY, RULES, AND PROCEDURES FOR DOMESTIC ADOPTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998" | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:198 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-07-29 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-07-29 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2021-09-01 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE CC REQUEST RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2021-09-07 | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2021-09-06 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Romualdez (Y.M.), Ruiz Daza, Vergara, Acosta-Alba, Saulog | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Hontiveros, Cayetano, Binay, Marcos, Gatchalian | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2021-09-29 | |
| DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2021-09-29 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2021-09-28 | |
| DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2021-09-30 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2021-12-07 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2021-12-07 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2022-01-06 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11642 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT STRENGTHENING ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE BY PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS OF DOMESTIC ADOPTION, REORGANIZING FOR THE PURPOSE THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION BOARD (ICAB) INTO THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR CHILD CARE (NACC), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11222, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10165, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9523, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POLICY, RULES, AND PROCEDURES FOR DOMESTIC ADOPTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT OF 1998' [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2021 ] Introduced by Representatives PAUL RUIZ DAZA, LUIS RAYMUND JR. F. VILLAFUERTE, ANGELINA "HELEN" D. TAN, LORNA P. BAUTISTA-BANDIGAN,d ALLAN BENEDICT S. REYES, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on July 28, 2021; 7/29/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 8/2/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on WOMEN, CHILDREN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY; SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT and FINANCE; 9/1/2021 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1933 and HBN-8998, designating Senators Hontiveros, Cayetano, Binay, Marcos and Gatchalian as its conferee; 9/7/2021 House of Representatives accepted the request of the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-8998 and SBN-1933, designating Representatives Romualdez (Y.M), Daza, Vergara, Acosta-Alba and Saulog as its conferees on September 6, 2021; 9/28/2021 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1933 and HBN-8998, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1933, in consolidation with HBN-8998, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees; 9/28/2021 Sponsorship speech of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS on the conference committee report; 9/28/2021 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 9/29/2021 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on September 28, 2021; 11/24/2021 Letter from Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1933 and HBN-8998, for the signature of Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza; 12/7/2021 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1933 and HBN-8998, which were signed by Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco and Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza; 12/7/2021 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1933 and HBN-8998, sent to the Office of the President through PPLO for the signature of the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; [ 2022 ] FINAL TITLE: AN ACT STRENGTHENING ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE BY PROVIDING FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS OF DOMESTIC ADOPTION, REORGANIZING FOR THE PURPOSE THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION BOARD (ICAB) INTO THE NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR CHILD CARE (NACC), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11222, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10165, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9523, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 1/6/2022 Consolidated with SBN-1933, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on January 6, 2022 and became 1/24/2022 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11642.
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