Entitled:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE AND UNIFIED STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR TERTIARY EDUCATION (UNIFAST), THEREBY RATIONALIZING ACCESS THERETO, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2015 ]
3/4/2015	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS, YOUTH, WOMEN, FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER EQUALITY and FINANCE with Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, RALPH G. RECTO, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV and PIA S. CAYETANO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 110, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 6, 58, 270, 283, 298, 508, 511, 563, 637, 662, 827, 862, 1319, 1458, 1475, 1613, 1776, 1960, 1976, 2025, 2510, SRN-388, taking into consideration HBN-4591;
3/4/2015	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/4/2015	Sponsor: Senator PIA S. CAYETANO;
3/4/2015	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
3/4/2015	Sponsorship speech of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO;
3/9/2015	Co-sponsorship speech of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA;
3/16/2015	Interpellation of Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA;
3/17/2015	Period of interpellation closed;
5/11/2015	Period of committee amendments;
5/11/2015	Period of committee amendments closed;
5/12/2015	Printed copies with approved committee amendments as of May 11, 2015 distributed to the Senators;
5/13/2015	Period of individual amendments;
5/13/2015	Period of individual amendments closed;
5/13/2015	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
5/14/2015	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
5/18/2015	Reconsideration of the approval on Second Reading
5/18/2015	Period of individual amendments;
5/18/2015	Period of individual amendments closed;
5/18/2015	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
5/19/2015	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
5/25/2015	Approved on Third Reading;
5/25/2015	In favor: (15) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, ALAN PETER COMPANERO S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR;
5/25/2015	Against: N o n e ;
5/25/2015	Abstention: N o n e ;
5/27/2015	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
6/8/2015	House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4591 and SBN-2679, and designated Representatives Romulo,Piamonte Jr., Teodoro, Roque, Belmonte, Acedillo, Cortuna, Abayon, Aliping Jr., Olivarez, Angara-Castillo, Tinio and Paquiz as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on June 2, 2015;
6/15/2015	Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2679 and HBN-4591, designating Senators Cayetano (P), Cayetano (A), Angara, Villar and Sotto as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on June 9, 2015 ;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
8/3/2015	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-2679, in consolidation with HBN-4591, be approved as reconciled;
8/3/2015	Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO;
8/3/2015	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;(Transmittal letter sent to the House of Representatives on August 11, 2015)
8/19/2015	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on August 4, 2015;
9/9/2015	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2679 and HBN-4591, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
9/10/2015	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2679 and HBN-4591, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
9/15/2015	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2679 and HBN-4591, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, through PLLO, for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III;
11/23/2015	Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-4591, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on October 15, 2015 and became;
11/23/2015	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10687.
Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10687 (SBN-2679/HBN-4591) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on November 3, 2015)
(Prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE)