January 25, 2019
Dear Jennilyn Celestial,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Jan 23, 2019 04:32:28 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Expanded Maternity Act of 2018.
Response to Request
We would like to inform you that the Expanded Maternity Leave bill was transmitted to the Office of the President through the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office on January 21, 2019 for the President's action. Once signed by the President, the bill becomes a law. Or, if not vetoed by the President within 30 days from receipt, it will lapse into law.
For quick reference as to updates on status of the bill, you may visit the link http://senate.gov.ph/lis/bill_res.aspx?congress=17&q=SBN-1305 and click the “ALL INFORMATION” tab.
Shown below are the details about the movement of the Expanded Maternity Leave bill for the year 2018 generated from the Senate website:
9/11/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Herrera-Dy, Cayetano, Lagman, Go, De Jesus, Ty and Antonio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113 on September 10, 2018;(See: O.B. dated 9/12/18);
9/11/2018 Senate designated Senators Hontiveros, Binay, Poe, Angara and Aquino as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113;
10/3/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1305. in consolidation with HBN-4113, be approved as reconciled;
FINAL TITLE OF THE RECONCILED BILL: AN ACT INCREASING THE MATERNITYLEAVE PERIOD TO ONE HUNDRED FIVE (105) DAYS FOR FEMALE WORKERS WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND FOR AN ADDITIONAL THIRTY (30) DAYS WITHOUT PAY, AND GRANTING AN ADDITIONAL FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FOR SOLO MOTHERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
10/3/2018 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
10/3/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
10/3/2018 Manifestation of Senators Hontiveros and Angara;
10/8/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on October 3, 2018;
11/12/2018 Reconsideration of the Approval of the Conference Committee Report on SBN-1305 and HBN-4113, by the Senate;
11/13/2018 House of Representatives reconsidered the ratification of the Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4113 and SBN-1305 on November 12, 2013;(See: O.B. dated 11/14/2018);
11/13/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Herrera-Dy, Cayetano, Lagman, Go, De Jesus, Ty and Antonio as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-4113 and SBN-1305 on November 12, 2018;(See: O.B. dated 11/14/2018);
11/14/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1305, in consolidation with HBN-4113, be approved as reconciled;
11/14/2018 Sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
11/14/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;
11/26/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on November 19, 2018;
1/15/2019 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling;
1/16/2019 Letter for Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 16, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; and
1/21/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-1305 and HBN-4113, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.
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Cecile B. Gutierrez
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