Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH RARE DISEASE
Short Title
RARE DISEASES ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
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Co-sponsor
Date filed
July 10, 2015
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
34
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Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Committee Details
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Secondary Committee
Committee Report No.
286
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROMULGATING A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY IN ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH RARE DISEASE [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2015 ] 10/7/2015 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, WAYS AND MEANS, YOUTH and FINANCE with Senator(s) MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, PIA S. CAYETANO, LOREN B. LEGARDA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, GRACE L. POE and TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III as author(s) per Committee Report No. 286, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 1868, 2098, 2279, 2383 and 2407, and taking into consideration SRNos. 865 and 1584, 03 September 2014 Privilege Speech of Cayetano (P.) and HBN-5973; 11/4/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 11/4/2015 Sponsors: Senator(s) PIA S. CAYETANO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III; 11/4/2015 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 11/4/2015 Sponsorship speech of Senator PIA S. CAYETANO; 12/1/2015 Period of interpellation closed; 12/1/2015 Period of committee amendments closed; 12/8/2015 Period of individual amendments closed; 12/8/2015 Approved on Second Reading without Amendment; 12/10/2015 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators; 12/14/2015 Approved on Third Reading; 12/14/2015 In favor: (16) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, PIA S. CAYETANO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, TEOFISTO "TG" GUINGONA III, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, LOREN B. LEGARDA, SERGIO R. OSMENA III, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, RALPH G. RECTO, VICENTE C. SOTTO III and CYNTHIA A. VILLAR; 12/14/2015 Against: N o n e ; 12/14/2015 Abstention: N o n e ; 12/14/2015 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2016 ] 1/18/2016 House of Representatives adopted SBN-2990 as an amendment to HBN-5973 on December 15, 2015; 1/25/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-2990 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5973, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 2/1/2016 Enrolled copies of SBN-2990 which was adopted as an amendment to HBN-5973, returned to the Senate which was already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 2/3/2016 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2990 and HBN-5973, 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; 5/30/2016 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-5973, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency President Benigno S. Aquino III on March 3, 2016 and became; 5/30/2016 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10747 (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 10747 (SBN-2990/HBN-5973) with pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on April 25, 2016) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)