UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO QUALITY TERTIARY EDUCATION ACT

1. Feb 23, 2026

   Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committees on HIGHER, TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION and FINANCE with Senators PIA S. CAYETANO, BAM AQUINO, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, LOREN B. LEGARDA, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, RISA HONTIVEROS, JOEL VILLANUEVA and JV EJERCITO as authors per Committee Report No. 31, recommending its approval in substitution of S. Nos. 26, 130, 169, 503, 514, 1042, 1245, 1604 and 1620;

2. Feb 24, 2026

   Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

   Sponsor: Senator LOREN LEGARDA;

   Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;

   Sponsorship speech delivered by Senator LOREN B. LEGARDA;

   Co-sponsorship speech of Senators JOEL VILLANUEVA, PIA S. CAYETANO, ROBINHOOD PADILLA, RISA HONTIVEROS, JV EJERCITO, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO and JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA;

   Senator ROBINHOOD PADILLA was made a co-author;

3. Feb 25, 2026

   Letter from Senator RAFFY T. TULFO dated February 23, 2026, conveying his intention to be made co-author of SBN-514 (SBN-1894), received by LBIS;

4. Mar 9, 2026

   Letter from Senator WIN T. GATCHALIAN dated February 23, 2026, conveying his intention to be made co-author of SBN-1894, received by LBIS;

5. Mar 10, 2026

   Letter from Senator FRANCIS KIKO N. PANGILINAN dated January 20, 2026, conveying his intention to be made co-author of SBN-130 (SBN-1894), received by LBIS;

6. Mar 17, 2026

   Interpellation of Senators RISA HONTIVEROS and WIN T. GATCHALIAN;

   Period of interpellation closed;

7. Mar 18, 2026

   Amendment in the nature of a substitute;

   Period of individual amendments;

8. May 4, 2026

   Period of individual amendments;

   Period of individual amendments closed;

   Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;

9. May 8, 2026

   Copy of the bill was electronically distributed to the Senators;

10. May 12, 2026

    Approved on Third Reading;

    In favor: (21) Senators BAM AQUINO, PIA S. CAYETANO, RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA, JV EJERCITO, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, WIN T. GATCHALIAN, CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE "BONG" T. GO, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, MANUEL "LITO" M. LAPID, LOREN B. LEGARDA, RODANTE D. MARCOLETA, IMEE R. MARCOS, FRANCIS "KIKO" N. PANGILINAN, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, ERWIN T. TULFO, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CAMILLE A. VILLAR, MARK A. VILLAR, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F. ZUBIRI and ALAN PETER "COMPAÑERO" S. CAYETANO;

    Against: (None) ;

    Abstention: (None) ;

    Senator MARK A. VILLAR was made a co-author;

    Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

11. May 13, 2026

    Senate designated Senators Legarda, Villanueva, Cayetano (P), Villar (M) and Aquino as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1894 and HBN-8476;

12. Jun 3, 2026

    Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1894 and HBN-8476, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-1894, in consolidation with HBN-8476, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees;

13. Jun 8, 2026

    Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on June 3, 2026;

14. Jun 17, 2026

    Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate;