Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
DEATH PENALTY (ABOLITION)
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Scope
Legislative Status
Session Sequence No.
86
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
Bill Transmittal
Conference committee requested by HOUSE (6/7/2006)
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
72
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 6/1/2006 Sponsorship Speech Arroyo, Joker P. 6/1/2006 Co-Sponsorship Speech Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Osmena III, Sergio R.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.6/5/2006 Interpellation Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Drilon, Franklin M.6/6/2006 Interpellation Lacson, Panfilo M.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.6/6/2006 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 6/6/2006 Manifestation Roxas, Mar
Lim, Alfredo S.6/6/2006 Period of Individual Amendments 6/6/2006 Period of Interpellation Closed 6/7/2006 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Arroyo, Joker P. 6/7/2006 Committee Report Approved by the Body
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (6/6/2006)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Biazon, Rodolfo G.
Cayetano, Companera Pia S.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito Estrada, Luisa "Loi" P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Flavier, Juan M.
Gordon, Richard "Dick" J.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lim, Alfredo S.
Madrigal, M. A.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Recto, Ralph G.
Roxas, Mar
Abstained Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 5/29/2006 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS and CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS with Senator(s) SERGIO R. OSMENA III, MANUEL B. VILLAR JR., AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., JOKER P. ARROYO and RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON as author(s) per Committee Report No. 72, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 226, 694 and 1143; 5/29/2006 Submitted said Committee Report to the Senate; 5/29/2006 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 5/29/2006 Dissenting: Senator LACSON; 5/29/2006 Sponsors: Senator(s) JOKER P. ARROYO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, MANUEL B. VILLAR JR. and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.; 6/1/2006 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order; 6/1/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator JOKER P. ARROYO; 6/1/2006 Co-sponsorship speech of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., SERGIO R. OSMENA III and RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON; 6/1/2006 Co-sponsorship speech of Senators VILLAR and PANGILINAN; 6/1/2006 Certified by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo for its immediate enactment on 05/30/2006; 6/5/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) RODOLFO G. BIAZON and FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 6/5/2006 Remarks of Senator PIMENTEL, JR.; 6/6/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) Pimentel, Jr., Lacson and Jinggoy Ejercito-Estrada; 6/6/2006 Manifestation of Senator(s)ROXAS, LIM and GORDON; 6/6/2006 Period of interpellation closed; 6/6/2006 Period of individual amendments; 6/6/2006 Period of individual amendments closed; 6/6/2006 Period of committee amendments closed; 6/6/2006 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 6/6/2006 Approved on Third Reading; 6/6/2006 In favor: (16) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, LUISA "LOI" P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, JUAN M. FLAVIER, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, PANFILO M. LACSON, ALFREDO S. LIM, M. A. MADRIGAL, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RALPH G. RECTO and MAR ROXAS; 6/6/2006 Against: N o n e; 6/6/2006 Abstention: (1) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA; 6/6/2006 Manifestation of support by Senator Arroyo; 6/7/2006 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 6/7/2006 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2254 and HBN-4826, and designated Representatives Lagman, Baterina, Villafuerte, Lacson, Kintanar, Mitra and Defensor on the part of the Majority and Representatives Asistio, Aguja, Rosales, and Ocampo on the Part of the Minority as its conferees on June 6, 2006;; 6/7/2006 Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a Conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2254 and HBN-4826, designating Senators Arroyo, Pangilinan and Pimentel, Jr., as its conferees; 6/7/2006 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2254 in consolidation with HBN-4826 be approved as reconciled; 6/7/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator Arroyo on the Conference Committee Report; 6/7/2006 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 6/7/2006 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives; (See: O.B. dated July 25, 2006) 6/8/2006 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2254 and HBN-4826 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 6/15/2006 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2254 and HBN-4826, already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives, received by the Senate, for the signature of Senate President Drilon and Senate Secretary Yabes; 6/15/2006 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2254 and HBN-4826, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; 8/24/2006 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became (See: O.B. dated August 1, 2006); 8/24/2006 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9346 =====================