FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a proposed law that seeks to regulate how debts are collected, ensuring that debtors are protected from abusive practices. It is currently pending in the House of Representatives.
- Feb 4, 2026
Prepared and submitted by the Committee on BANKS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND CURRENCIES with Senators WIN T. GATCHALIAN, ROBINHOOD PADILLA and JOEL VILLANUEVA as authors per Committee Report No. 26, recommending its approval in substitution of S. Nos. 370 and 603, taking into consideration PSR No. 21;
- Feb 9, 2026
Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
Sponsor: Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;
Letter from Senator FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, conveying his intention to be made co-author of SBN-1744, received by LBIS;
- Feb 10, 2026
Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar of Special Order;
Sponsorship speech of Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;
Co-sponsorship speech of Senators WIN T. GATCHALIAN, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, ERWIN T. TULFO, ROBINHOOD PADILLA, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO and LOREN B. LEGARDA;
Senator JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI was made a co-author and co-sponsor;
Manifestation of Senator GO that he be included as a co-author;
- Feb 12, 2026
Letter from Senator ERWIN T. TULFO dated February 9, 2026, expressing his interest to be made co-author of SBN-370 (SBN-1744), received by LBIS;
Letter from Senator RAFFY T. TULFO dated February 11, 2026, conveying his intention to be made co-author of SBN-1744, received by LBIS;
- Feb 25, 2026
Interpellation of Senators VICENTE C. SOTTO III, WIN T. GATCHALIAN and JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI;
Remarks/Manifestation of Senator RISA HONTIVEROS;
Period of interpellation closed;
- Mar 2, 2026
Period of individual amendments;
Period of individual amendments closed;
Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
- Mar 5, 2026
Copy of the bill was electronically distributed to the Senators;
- Mar 9, 2026
Approved on Third Reading;
In favor: (20) Senators BAM AQUINO, JV EJERCITO, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, WIN T. GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, IMEE R. MARCOS, ROBINHOOD PADILLA, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, ERWIN T. TULFO, RAFFY T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CAMILLE A. VILLAR, MARK A. VILLAR, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI and VICENTE C. SOTTO III;
Against: (None) ;
Abstention: (None) ;
- Mar 10, 2026
Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;