Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING REFORMS IN THE REGULATION OF RENT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS, PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
Rent Control Act of 2005
Date of Approval
December 21, 2005

Legislative History

Legislative History
Entitled:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING REFORMS IN THE REGULATION OF RENT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS, PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ First Regular Session, 13th Congress ]
[ 2005 ]
3/9/2005 Prepared and submitted by the Committee on URBAN PLANNING, HOUSING AND RESETTLEMENT with Senators RECTO and BIAZON as authors, per Committee Report No. 17, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-1324, taking into consideration HBN-3356;
3/14/2005 Submitted said Committee Report to Senate;
3/14/2005 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
3/14/2005 Sponsors: Senators Biazon and Recto;
5/3/2005 Assigned for consideration by Special Order;
5/4/2005 Sponsorship speech of Senator Biazon;
[ Second Regular Session, 13th Congress ]
8/24/2005 Interpellation of Senator Osmena (S) and Luisa "Loi" P. Ejercito Estrada;
8/30/2005 Interpellation of Senators Miriam Defensor Santiago and Pimentel, Jr.;
8/30/2005 Remarks of Senator Recto;
8/30/2005 Period of interpellation closed;
9/19/2005 Period of individual amendments;
9/19/2005 Clarificatory questions of Senator Osmena (S);
9/19/2005 Remarks of Senator Villar;
9/27/2005 Period of individual amendments;
9/27/2005 Period of individual amendments closed;
9/27/2005 Approved on Second Reading with amendments;
9/28/2005 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
10/3/2005 Approved on Third Reading;
10/3/2005 In favor: (19) JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO, MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, LUISA "LOI" P. EJERCITO ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, JUAN M. FLAVIER, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, ALFREDO S. LIM, M. A. MADRIGAL, RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR., SERGIO R. OSMENA III, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., RALPH G. RECTO and RAMON A. REVILLA JR.;
10/3/2005 Against: (None) ;
10/3/2005 Abstention: (None) ;
10/4/2005 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
10/4/2005 Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1956 and HBN-3356, designating Senators Biazon, Recto, and Estrada (J) as its conferees;
10/13/2005 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1956 and HBN-3356, and has designated Representatives Zialcita, Bacani, Valencia, Jaworski Jr., Zubiri, Marcoleta and Beltran as its conferees (See: O.B. dated 10-24-05);
10/18/2005 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1956 in consolidation with HBN-3356 be approved as reconciled;
10/25/2005 Sponsorship speech of Senator Biazon on the conference committee report;
10/25/2005 Conference Committee Report approved by the Senate;
11/7/2005 Conference Committee Report approved by the House of Representatives (See: O.B. Session No. 40, dated 11-23-05)
11/14/2005 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1956 and HBN-3356 sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General through PLLO;
11/21/2005 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1956 and HBN-3356 sent back to the Senate which was signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
11/22/2005 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-1956 and HBN-3356 sent to Malacanang for the signature of the President of the Philippines
12/21/2005 Approved and signed into law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became (See: O.B. dated January 17, 2006);
12/21/2005 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9341

Committees

Committee Report No.
17

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Approval Note
Approved by the President on December 21, 2005 Origin: Senate (SB01956 / HB03356)
Related to Note
RA 386

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 102 no. 6 page 731 (2/6/2006)
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