Entitled:
AN ACT PROMOTING AND ENHANCING THE DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
2/4/2008	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, WAYS AND MEANS, FINANCE and PUBLIC SERVICES with Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, LOREN B. LEGARDA, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO and MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID as author(s) per Committee Report No. 36, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 211, 485, 588, 803, 1058, 1221, 1303, 1423, 1608, 1711 and 1821, taking into consideration SRNos. 7 and 68;
2/5/2008	Sponsors: Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, LOREN B. LEGARDA and MAR ROXAS;
2/5/2008	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
2/12/2008	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
2/12/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO;
2/12/2008	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, LOREN B. LEGARDA and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
2/13/2008	Interpellation of Senator JUAN PONCE ENRILE;
2/13/2008	Senator VILLAR was made as coauthor;
2/19/2008	Interpellation of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, MAR ROXAS, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, M. A. MADRIGAL and PANFILO M. LACSON;
2/27/2008	Interpellation of Senator(s) JUAN PONCE ENRILE and GREGORIO B. HONASAN II;
3/10/2008	Interpellation of Senator JUAN PONCE ENRILE;
6/10/2008	Certified by the President of the Philippines for its IMMEDIATE enactment on June 10, 2008;
8/12/2008	Period of interpellation closed without prejudice to the Senators raising clarificatory questions during the period of amendments;
8/12/2008	Period of committee amendments;
8/13/2008	Period of committee amendments;
9/1/2008	Period of committee amendments;
9/2/2008	Period of committee amendments closed;
9/2/2008	Period of individual amendments;
9/9/2008	Period of individual amendments;
9/17/2008	Period of individual amendments;
9/24/2008	Period of individual amendments;
9/29/2008	Period of individual amendments;
9/29/2008	Period of individual amendments closed;
9/29/2008	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/29/2008	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
9/29/2008	Approved on Third Reading;
9/29/2008	In favor: (18) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
9/29/2008	Against: (None) ;
9/29/2008	Abstention: (None) ;
10/2/2008	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
10/6/2008	House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2046 and HBN-4193 and designated Representatives Macapagal Arroyo (J.M.), Villafuerte (L.), Javier (E.), Magsaysay (M.M.), and Barzaga Jr. (E.) on the part of the Majority and Representatives Guingona III (T.) on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on September 30, 2008;
10/6/2008	Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2046 and HBN-4193, and designated Senators Angara, Enrile, Escudero, Zubiri, Biazon, and Legarda as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
10/8/2008	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that SBN-2046, in consolidation with HBN-4193, be approved as reconciled;
10/8/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator EDGARDO J. ANGARA on the Conference Committee Report;
10/8/2008	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
10/8/2008	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives; (See: O.B. dated November 11, 2008);
11/12/2008	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2046 and HBN-4193, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
11/24/2008	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2046 and HBN-4193, received by the Senate, which were already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
11/25/2008	Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2046 and HBN-4193, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
FINAL TITLE: "AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT, UTILIZATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
12/16/2008	Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-4193, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became; (See: O.B. dated January 19, 2009);
12/16/2008	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9513.