Press Release
October 8, 2012
Trillanes: Enrile caught lying again on baselines law claim
Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV on Monday presented Senate records to prove that he was the principal author of the baselines law in the Senate, debunking claims by Senator Juan Ponce Enrile that Trillanes merely copied his version of the archipelagic baselines bill, which was later enacted as Republic Act No. 9522.
According to the official records of the 14th Congress of the Senate, Trillanes filed the first version of the baselines bill, Senate Bill No. (SBN) 1467, on 14 August 2007.
The other senators who filed their versions of the bill were former Senator Aquilino "Nene" Pimentel (SBN 2144, filed on 26 March 2008) Senator Edgardo Angara (SBN 2184, filed on 22 April 2008), former Senator Rodolfo Biazon, (SBN 2215, filed on 29 April 2008) and Enrile (SBN 2216, filed on 29 April 2008).
"This clearly shows that Sen. Enrile was only the fifth senator to file a similar bill, eight and a half months after I filed my baselines bill. The substitute bill, SBN 2699, which was sponsored by the Committee on Foreign Relations, further acknowledges the fact that I am the principal author of the Philippine Baselines Law at the Senate," Trillanes added.
The young senator further noted that it was the Committee on Foreign Relations, chaired by Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, which sponsored the baselines bill, contrary to the claim of Enrile that he sponsored the measure.
"These records do not lie. Once again, Senator Enrile has been caught lying on an issue just so he could destroy other people's reputations and divert the public's attention, "Trillanes said.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
14th Congress Senate
Bill No. 2699
ARCHIPELAGIC BASELINES LAW OF THE PHILIPPINES
Filed on November 10, 2008 by Trillanes IV, Antonio "Sonny" F., Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q., Angara, Edgardo J., Biazon, Rodolfo G., Enrile, Juan Ponce, Defensor Santiago, Miriam Top of Form
Long title: AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3046, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Legislative status: Approved by the President of the Philippines (3/10/2009)
Subject(s)
Archipelagic Baselines Unclos
(U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea)
Primary committee: Foreign Relations
Secondary committee: Finance; National Defense and Security
Committee report: No. 225 - Archipelagic Baselines (11/10/2008)
Sponsor(s)
Defensor Santiago, Miriam
Document certification: Immediate (1/19/2009)
Floor activity
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Date
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Parliamentary status |
Senator(s) |
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1/27/2009
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Interpellation |
Pimentel Jr., Aquilino Q. Cayetano, "Companera" Pia S. |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of Committee Amendments
Closed
Reconsideration of the Period of
Committee Amendments; |
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| 1/27/2009 |
Sponsorship Speech |
Defensor Santiago, Miriam |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of Interpellation Closed |
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| 1/27/2009 |
Period of Committee Amendments |
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| 1/27/2009 |
Period of Individual Amendments Closed |
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Legislative History
Entitled:
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3046, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5446, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 14TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2008 ]
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11/10/2008
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Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on FOREIGN RELATIONS, FINANCE and NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY with Senator(s) ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES IV, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL JR., EDGARDO J. ANGARA, RODOLFO G. BIAZON, JUAN PONCE ENRILE and MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO as author(s) per Committee Report No. 225, recommending its approval in substitution of SBNos.
1467, 2144, 2181, 2215 and 2216; |
| 11/11/2008 |
Sponsor: Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; |
| 11/11/2008 |
Committee Report calendared for Ordinary Business; [
2009 ] |
| 1/26/2009 |
Certified by the President of the Philippines for its
IMMEDIATE enactment on 01/19/2009; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Transferred from Ordinary Business to Special Order;
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| 1/27/2009 |
Sponsorship speech of Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR
SANTIAGO; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Interpellation of Senator(s) AQUILINO Q.
PIMENTEL JR. and "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of interpellation closed; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of committee amendments; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of committee amendments closed; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of individual amendments closed; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Reconsideration of the period of committee
amendments; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of committee amendments; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Period of committee amendments closed; |
| 1/27/2009 |
Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; |
| 1/28/2009 |
Reconsideration of the approval on Second Reading; |
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| 1/28/2009 |
Period of committee amendments; |
| 1/28/2009 |
Period of committee amendments closed; |
| 1/28/2009 |
Period of individual amendments closed; |
| 1/28/2009 |
Approved on Second Reading with amendments; |
| 1/28/2009 |
Approved on Third Reading; |
| 1/28/2009 |
In favor: (15)Senators Aquino, Cayetano (A.), Cayetano (P.), Defensor Santiago, Enrile, Escudero, Gordon, Honasan, Lacson, Lapid, Legarda, Madrigal, Pangilinan, Pimentel, Jr., and Zubiri;
Against: N o n e; Abstention: N o n e; |
| 1/29/2009 |
Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for
concurrence; |
| 2/2/2009 |
House of Representatives requested the Senate for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2699 and HBN-3216, and designated Speaker Nograles, Representatives Cuenco (A.), Ablan Jr. (R.), Lopez (J.), Mitra (A.K.), Hofer (A.), and Alvarez (A.), on the part of the Majority and Representatives Zamora (R.), Golez (R.), Marcos Jr. (F.) and Antonino-Custodio
(D.) on the part of the Minority, as its conferees to the Bicameral
Conference Committee;(See: O.B. dated February 4, 2009); |
| 2/3/2009 |
Senate agreed to the request of the House of Representatives for a conference on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-2699 and HBN-3216, and designated Senators Enrile, Biazon, Honasan, Lacson, Legarda, Roxas, Arroyo and Pangilinan
as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee; |
| 2/4/2009 |
House of Representatives elected Representatives Bichara (A.F.), Fua (O.), and Remulla
(J.C.) as additional conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on
February 3, 2009; |
| 2/17/2009 |
Conference Committee Report submitted to the Senate,
recommending that SBN-2699 in consolidation with HBN-3216, be approved
as reconciled; |
| 2/17/2009 |
Sponsorship speech of Senator Enrile on the
Conference Committee Report; |
| 2/17/2009 |
Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; |
| 2/25/2009 |
Conference Committee Report approved by the House of
Representatives on February 17, 2009; |
| 2/25/2009 |
Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of
SBN-2699 and HBN-3216, sent to the House of Representatives for the
signature of the Speaker and the Secretary General; |
| 3/4/2009 |
Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of
SBN-2699 and HBN-3216, received by the Senate already signed by the
Speaker and the Secretary General of the House of Representatives |
| 3/4/2009 |
Enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-2699 and HBN-3216, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines, for the signature and approval of Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo; |
| 4/13/2009 |
Approved and signed into law in consolidation with HBN-3216, by the President of the Philippines, Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo on March 10, 2009, and became; |
| 4/13/2009 |
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9522. |
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