Full Title
AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
The Handline Fishing Law
Date of Approval
March 8, 2007

Legislative History

Legislative History
Entitled:
AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
11/23/2006 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on AGRICULTURE AND FOOD; and ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES with Senator(s) MANUEL B. VILLAR JR., MAR ROXAS and RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR. as author(s) per Committee Report No. 177, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 799, 1743 and 1764, taking into consideration HBN-4067;
11/24/2006 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
11/24/2006 Sponsor: Senator RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR.;
11/29/2006 Assigned for Consideration by Special Order;
11/29/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR.;
11/29/2006 Interpellation of Senator(s) COMPANERA PIA S. CAYETANO;
11/29/2006 Period of interpellation closed;
11/29/2006 Period of amendments closed;
11/29/2006 Approved on Second Reading without amendment;
11/30/2006 Printed Copies were distributed to the Senators;
12/4/2006 Approved on Third Reading;
In favor: (18) Senators Angara, Arroyo, Biazon, Companera Pia S. Cayetano, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Drilon, Jinggoy P. Ejercito Estrada, Luisa Loi P. Ejercito Estrada, Flavier, Lacson, Lapid, Lim, Magsaysay, Jr., Osmena, Pangilinan, Recto, Revilla, Jr. and Villar;
Against: N o n e;
Abstention: N o n e;
12/4/2006 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
12/4/2006 Senate requested the House of Representatives for conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2522 and HBN-4067, designating Senators Magsaysay Jr., Roxas, Biazon, Compañera Pia s. Cayetano, Lim and Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada as its conferees;
12/4/2006 House of Representatives agreed to a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2522 and HBN-4067, and designated Representatives Villafuerte, Macarambon Jr., Sandoval II and Marañon III, on the part of the Majority and Representatives Virador and Antonino-Custodio, on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee (See: O.B. Session No. 48, dated December 6, 2006);
12/13/2006 Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate recommending that HBN-4067, in consolidation with SBN-2522, be approved as reconciled;
12/13/2006 Sponsorship speech of Senator(s) RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY JR. on the Conference Committee Report;
12/13/2006 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
12/18/2006 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives;
[ 2007 ]
1/22/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2522 and HBN-4067, received by the Senate for the signature of Senate Secretary Yabes and Senate President Villar;
2/1/2007 Enrolled copy of the consolidated version of SBN-2522 and HBN-4067, already signed by Senate Secretary and Senate President, sent back to the House of Representatives;
3/8/2007 Consolidated with HBN-4067 which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and became;
3/8/2007 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9379

Committees

Committee Report No.
177

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Approval Note
Approved by the President on March 08, 2007

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette vol. 103 no. 19 page 2626 (May 7, 2007)

Newspaper Source Detail

Newspaper Source
Manila Times (3/21/2007)
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