SBN-2215, entitled: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REFORM AND REORGANIZATION OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE ENTITLED, "AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE UNDER A REORGANIZED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES." 

- Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY; and LOCAL GOVERNMENT with Senators MERCADO, SOTTO III, MACEDA, ROMULO, MACAPAGAL, OPLE, TATAD, HONASAN, DRILON, ANGARA, HERRERA and REVILLA as authors per Committee Report No. 465, recommending its approval in substitution /of SB Nos. 27, 286 292 347, 632, 809,967, 1075, 1367, 1411, 1429, 1479, 1516, 1549, and 1909; 

- Submitted said report to the Senate; 

- Sponsors: Senators Mercado, Sotto III, Maceda, Romulo, Macapagal, Ople, Tatad, Honasan, Drilon, Angara, Herrera and Revilla; 

- Assigned for consideration by Special Order.

- Interpellation of Senator Alvarez; 

- Senator Alvarez was made coauthor as manifested by Senator Mercado;

 
- Period of interpellation closed.

- Reconsideration of the termination of the period of interpellation; 

- Interpellation of Senators Webb and Shahani; 

- Remarks of Senator Sotto III.

- Interpellation of Senator Drilon; 

- Period of interpellation closed.

- Query of Senator Romulo re committee amendments; 

- Senator Mercado explained that the committee amendments was incorporated in the committee report submitted; 

- Period of individual amendments.

- Period of individual amendments; 

- Period of individual amendments closed; 

- Approved on Second Reading with amendments.

- Approved on Third Reading; 

- In favor: (21) Angara, Coseteng, Drilon, Enrile, Fernan, Flavier, Gonzales, Herrera, Honasan, Macapagal, Maceda, Magsaysay, Jr., Mercado, Revilla, Roco, Romulo, Santiago, Shahani, Sotto III, Tatad, and Webb; 

- Against: None; 

- Abstention: None.

- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-7670 and SBN-2215, designating Representatives Golez, Gonzalez, Leviste, Daza, Tuazon, Ablan, Abaya (A), Abaya (P), Tajon, and Lara as its conferees on December 12, 1997;

- House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-10089 and SBN-2215, designating Representatives Golez, Gonzalez (5). Leviste, Daza, Tuazon, Ablan, Abaya (A), Abaya (P), Tajon, and Lara as its conferees on December 19, 1997;

- Senate accepted the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2215 and HBN-10089, designating Senators Mercado, Sotto III, Drilon, Maceda and Flavier as its conferees.

- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that SBN-2215 be approved in consolidation with HBN-10089; 

- Sponsorship speech of Senator Mercado on the Conference Committee Report; 

- Clarificatory question of Senator Romulo; Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate.