Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDS), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
Co-sponsor
Date filed
March 14, 2017
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
75
Session Type
Document Certification

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
53

Floor Activity

Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)
5/17/2017 Sponsorship Speech Hontiveros, Risa
5/22/2017 Co-Sponsorship Speech Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
5/23/2017 Co-Sponsorship Speech Recto, Ralph G.
7/24/2018 Period of Interpellation Closed
7/24/2018 Period of Amendment Closed
7/30/2018 Manifestation Hontiveros, Risa
12/10/2018 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.

Votes

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (7/30/2018)

Voted Yes Voted No

Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M.
Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"
Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Gatchalian, Sherwin T.
Gordon, Richard J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Hontiveros, Risa
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Pacquiao, Emmanuel "Manny" D.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Poe, Grace L.
Recto, Ralph G.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Villanueva, Joel
Villar, Cynthia A.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

 

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDS), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2017 ]
3/14/2017 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT with Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, RISA HONTIVEROS, JOEL VILLANUEVA and RALPH G. RECTO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 53, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 249, 356, 377 and 796;
3/15/2017 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/15/2017 Sponsors: Senators JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, and RISA HONTIVEROS;
4/19/2017 Letter from Senator LEILA M. DE LIMA dated April 4, 2017 requesting that she be made co-author of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
5/16/2017 Letter from Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO dated May 15, 2017 requesting that he be made co-author of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
5/17/2017 Letter from Senator SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN dated May 17, 2017 requesting that he be made co-author of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
5/17/2017 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/17/2017 Sponsorship speech of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
5/22/2017 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO;
5/23/2017 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator RALPH G. RECTO;
5/29/2017 Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated May 17, 2017, requesting that she be made coauthor of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
7/24/2018 Letter from Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA dated July 5, 2018, conveying his intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
7/24/2018 Period of interpellation closed;
7/24/2018 Period of amendment closed;
7/24/2018 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
7/25/2018 Letter from Senator RISA HONTIVEROS, on even date, requesting that Senator PANFILO M. LACSON be included as one of the coauthors of SBN-1391, received by the LBIS;
7/25/2018 Senator Zubiri manifested the desire of Senator Lacson to be made co-author of SBN-1391;
7/26/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
7/30/2018 Approved on Third Reading;
7/30/2018 In favor: (19) Senators JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
7/30/2018 Against: (None) ;
7/30/2018 Abstention: (None) ;
7/30/2018 Manifestation of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
7/30/2018 Senator Zubiri manifested the request of Senator Recto to insert his explanation of vote on SBN-1391, Senator Recto voted YES to this measure;
8/1/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
11/12/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Eriguel, Violago and Garbin, Jr. as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014 on October 10, 2018;
11/21/2018 Senate agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, designating Senators Ejercito, Gatchalian, Villar, Angara and Hontiveros as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
12/5/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, submitted to the Senate, recommending the ratification of the attached copy of the reconciled bill;
12/10/2018 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO;
12/10/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
12/13/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 10, 2018;
[ 2019 ]
1/15/2019 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling;
1/23/2019 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 22, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling;
1/24/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-1391 and HBN-8014, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE MANDATORY PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PWDS), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MAGNA CARTA FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY
5/20/2019 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-8014, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 22, 2019 and became
5/20/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11228.
(Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11228 (SBN-1391) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 29, 2019)
(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)

President's Action

Approved by the President
Date Received by the President
Date Signed by the President