Entitled:
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, FURTHER IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN DISTRESS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2009 ]
5/27/2009	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN RELATIONS and FINANCE with Senator(s) MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, MANNY VILLAR, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO and EDGARDO J. ANGARA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 506, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 54, 149, 154, 1879, 2231, 2288, 2698, 3040, 3168 and 3180;
5/27/2009	Sponsor: Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
5/27/2009	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/27/2009	Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
5/27/2009	Sponsorship speech of Senator JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA;
5/27/2009	Period of interpellation closed;
5/27/2009	Period of amendment closed;
5/27/2009	Approved on Second Reading without Amendment;
5/28/2009	Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
6/1/2009	Approved on Third Reading;
6/1/2009	In favor: (12) JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RAMON A. REVILLA JR. and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
6/1/2009	Against: N o n e;
6/1/2009	Abstention: N o n e;
6/3/2009	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
6/3/2009	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3286 and HBN-5649, and designated Senators Estrada, Revilla, Honasan and Alan Peter Companero S. Cayetano as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
8/17/2009	House of Representatives agreed for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-3286 and HBN-5649, and designated Representatives Zamora (M.), Lagman (E.), Gatchalian (R.), Pingoy Jr. (A.) and Ilagan (L.) as its conferees on August 11, 2009;
8/19/2009	House of Representatives elected Representative Dela Cruz (J.), as additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on August 12, 2009;
12/18/2009	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-3286, in consolidation with HBN-5649, be approved as reconciled;
12/18/2009	Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
12/18/2009	Reconsideration of approval of the Conference Committee Report on motion of Senator Gordon;
[ 2010 ]
1/18/2010	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
1/20/2010	Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives on December 18, 2009;
2/3/2010	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3286 and HBN-5649, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
2/5/2010	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-3286 and HBN-5649, transmitted by the House of Representatives 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 AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, FURTHER IMPROVING THE STANDARD PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
5/31/2010	Enacted into Law without Executive Approval Pursuant to the provisions of Section 27(1), Article VI of the Constitution on March 8, 2010 and Became;
5/31/2010	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022.