Republic Act No. 8688 | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

	"AN ACT CONVERTING THE CEBU STATE COLLEGE INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR." (Third Regular Session, 10th Congress) [1997]
October 27, 1997	- Introduced by Sen. ANGARA and FERNAN.
October 29, 1997	- Read on First Reading and referred to the Committee(s) on EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE; and FINANCE; - Senator Osmeña III was made coauthor on motion of Senator Angara.
November 27, 1997	- Returned and submitted jointly by the Committees on Education, Arts and Culture; and Finance per Committee Report No. 783, recommending its approval without amendment, taking into consideration HBN-1325; - Submitted said report to the Senate; - Sponsors: Senators Angara and Herrera; - Assigned for consideration by Special Order; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Angara; - Co-sponsorship speech of Senator Fernan; - Period of interpellation closed; - Period of committee amendments closed; - Period of individual amendments closed; - Senators Tatad and Herrera were made coauthors; - Approved on Second Reading without amendment.
December 1, 1997	- Printed copies were distributed to the Senators.
December 8, 1997	- 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;
December 9, 1997	- Sent to the House of Representatives for concurrence;
January 9, 1998	- Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2320, designating Senators Angara, Fernan, Herrera and Osmeña III as its conferees.
January 28, 1998	- Senate reconstituted its panel in the conference committee designating Senators Angara, Shahani, Fernan and Flavier as its conferees.
January 29, 1998	- House of Representatives accepted the request of the Senate and designated Representatives Lacson, Quimpo, Angara-Castillo, Gullas and Abueg, Jr., as its conferees (O.B. dated Feb. 6, 1998).
February 5, 1998	- Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-1325 be approved in consolidation with SBN-2320; - Sponsorship speech of Senator Angara on the Conference Committee Report; - Conference Committee Report approved.