• Introduced by Cong. ESCUDERO, et al;

September 6, 1993

• Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

September 7, 1993

• Submitted to the Senate and referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS;

September 7, 1994

• Returned by the Committee on Justice and Human Rights per Committee Report No. 563, recommending its approval with amendments;

September 8, 1994

• Submitted said report to the Senate;
• Sponsors: Senator Roco and the members of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights;

September 20, 1994

• Assigned for consideration by Special Order;

October 24, 1994

• Sponsorship speech of Senator Roco;

October 25, 1994

• Interpellation of Senator Gonzales;
• Period of interpellation closed;

October 26, 1994

• Period of committee amendments;
• Inquiries of Senators Osmena, Tanada, and Gonzales;
• Period of individual amendments;
• Period of individual amendments closed;
• Passed on second reading with amendments;

October 27, 1994

• Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

November 7, 1994

• Passed on third reading;
• In favor (20): Alvarez, Angara, Aquino, Biazon, Coseteng, Gonzales, Herrera, Lina, Jr., Maceda, Ople, Osmena, Rasul, Revilla, Roco, Romulo, Shahani, Sotto III, Tanada, Tatad, and Webb;
• Against: None;
• Abstention: None;
• Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-1248, designating Senators Roco, Gonzales, Tolentino, and Tanada as its conferees;

November 8, 1994

• Returned to the House of Representatives;

November 25, 1994

• House of Representatives accepted the request of the Senate for a conference, designating Congressmen Garcia (P.), Daza, Escudero III, Apostol, and Bagatsing, Jr., as its conferees on November 17, 1994;

November 29, 1994

• Congresswoman Domingo was designated as additional member of the Conference Committee on the part of the House of Representatives on the disagreeing votes of HBN-124B on November 21, 1994;

January 17, 1995

• House of Representatives elected Congresswoman Ecleo as additional member of the House panel on the Bicameral Conference Committee on December 19, 1994;

February 13, 1995

• Senate recalled HBN-1248, and dissolve its panel in the Bicameral Conference Committee;
• Reconsideration of approval on Second and Third Reading;

February 14, 1995

• Motion of Senator Roco to approve HBN-1248 as originally approved by the House of Representatives;
• Passed on second reading without amendment;
• Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

February 16, 1995

• House of Representative approved the recall and dissolution of the House panel in the Bicameral Conference Committee, and accordingly reconsidered the approval on Second and Third Reading on February 14, 1995;

February 21, 1995

• Passed on third reading;
• In favor (14): Angara, Aquino, Biazon, Gonzales, Herrera, Lina, Jr., Macapagal , Maceda, Mercado, Ople, Osmena, Roco, Shahani, Tanada and Webb;
• Against: None;
• Abstention: None;

February 24, 1995

• Return to the House of Representatives; 

May 26, 1995

• Sent to the Senate for concurrence;
• Submitted to the Senate and referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS;

June 7, 1995

• House of Representatives recalled its approval on Second and Third Reading which paved the way for the House to accept the message of the Senate agreeing to the original version of said bill without amendment on June 2, 1995.