Entitled:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR QUALITY AFFORDABLE MEDICINES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2007 ]
10/1/2007	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on TRADE AND COMMERCE; HEALTH AND DEMOGRAPHY; and FINANCE with Senator(s) MANNY VILLAR, MAR ROXAS, ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI, LOREN B. LEGARDA, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID and JUAN PONCE ENRILE as author(s) per Committee Report No. 6, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos. 90, 101, 755, 1404, 1420 and 1530, taking into consideration SRN-49;
10/2/2007	Sponsors: Senator(s) MAR ROXAS, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO and JUAN PONCE ENRILE;
10/2/2007	Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business;
10/2/2007	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
10/2/2007	Sponsorship speech of Senator MAR ROXAS;
10/2/2007	Cosponsorship speech of Senator Companera Pia S. Cayetano;
10/2/2007	Interpellation of Senator FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN;
10/2/2007	Period of interpellations closed;
10/2/2007	Period of amendments closed;
10/2/2007	Approved on Second Reading without amendment;
10/3/2007	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
11/5/2007	Certified by the President of the Philippines for its immediate enactment on October 8, 2007;
11/5/2007	Approved on Third Reading:
11/5/2007	In favor: (17) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, JOKER P. ARROYO, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, ALAN PETER "COMPANERO" S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY P. EJERCITO-ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, RICHARD "DICK" J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, RAMON A. REVILLA JR., MAR ROXAS, MANNY VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI;
11/5/2007	Against: N o n e;
11/5/2007	Abstention: N o n e;
11/6/2007	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
12/10/2007	Senate requested the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1658 and HBN-2844, designating Senators Roxas, Companera Pia S. Cayetano and Enrile as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee;
[ 2008 ]
1/28/2008	House of Representatives agreed to a conference and designated Representatives Alvarez, Cua, Duavit, Locsin Jr., Biron, MD, Lagman, Garin, Pichay and Defensor Sr. on the part of the Majority and Representatives Zamora and Hontiveros-Baraquel on the part of the Minority as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on December 19, 2007;
2/12/2008	House of Representatives elected Representative Pingoy Jr., as additional conferee to the Bicameral Conference Committee on February 5, 2008;
4/29/2008	Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1658 in consolidation with HBN-2844 be approved as reconciled;
4/29/2008	Sponsorship speech of Senator MAR ROXAS on the Conference Committee Report;
4/29/2008	Clarificatory question of Senator (s) RODOLFO G. BIAZON, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., PANFILO M. LACSON and FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO;
4/29/2008	Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
4/29/2008	Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives; (See: O.B. dated April 30, 2008);
5/8/2008	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1658 and HBN-2844, sent to the House of Representatives for the signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General;
5/20/2008	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1658 and HBN-2844, received by the Senate, which were already signed by the Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives;
5/21/2008	Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1658 and HBN-2844, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo;
FINAL TITLE: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CHEAPER AND QUALITY MEDICINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OR THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6675 OR THE GENERICS ACT OF 1988, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5921 OR THE PHARMACY LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
6/6/2008	Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-2844, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and became;
6/6/2008	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9502.