Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE ACT OF 2009
Text as filed (link)
Sponsor
Co-sponsor
Date filed
May 19, 2009
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
78
Session Type
Subjects
Document Certification
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Floor Activity (Senate Website)
Floor Activity
Floor Activity
Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 5/26/2009 Sponsorship Speech Zubiri, Juan Miguel F. 6/3/2009 Interpellation Pangilinan, Francis N.Legarda, Loren B.Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q. 9/30/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed 9/30/2009 Period of Interpellation Closed 10/7/2009 Period of Committee Amendments 11/10/2009 Period of Individual Amendments Closed 11/10/2009 Period of Committee Amendments Closed
Votes
Votes
Type of vote
Third Reading (11/16/2009)
Voted Yes Voted No Angara, Edgardo J.
Aquino III, Benigno S.
Arroyo, Joker P.
Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S.
Ejercito-Estrada, Jinggoy P.
Enrile, Juan Ponce
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Lapid, Manuel "Lito" M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ] [ 2009 ] 5/19/2009 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD and FINANCE with Senator(s) JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, MANNY VILLAR and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 408, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 371, 830, 1376, 1546 and 1898; 5/20/2009 Sponsors: Senator(s) LOREN B. LEGARDA, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 5/20/2009 Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business; 5/26/2009 Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order; 5/26/2009 Sponsorship speech of Senator JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 6/3/2009 Interpellation of Senator(s) FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, LOREN B. LEGARDA and AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR.; 9/30/2009 Period of interpellation closed; 10/7/2009 Period of committee amendments; 11/10/2009 Period of committee amendments; 11/10/2009 Period of committee amendments closed; 11/10/2009 Period of individual amendments closed; 11/10/2009 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 11/11/2009 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; 11/16/2009 Approved on Third Reading; 11/16/2009 In favor: (13) EDGARDO J. ANGARA, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR. and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 11/16/2009 Against: N o n e; 11/16/2009 Abstention: N o n e; 12/3/2009 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; [ 2010 ] 1/19/2010 House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3264 and HBN-7066, designating Representatives Alcala, Lapus, Chavez, Mariano and Montemayor as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; (See: O.B. dated January 26, 2010); 1/20/2010 Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3264 and HBN-7066, designating Senators Zubiri, Legarda, Angara, and Compañera Pia S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; 2/1/2010 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-3264, in consolidation with HBN-7066, be approved as reconciled; 2/1/2010 Manifestation of Senator Zubiri that the Joint Explanatory statement of the Conference Committee Report be inserted into the Record; 2/1/2010 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 2/1/2010 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives; 2/23/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3264 and HBN-7066, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; 3/3/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3264 and HBN-7066, received by the Senate already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives; 3/8/2010 Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3264 and HBN-7066, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; 5/31/2010 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 6, 2010, and became; 5/31/2010 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10068. =====================