Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF THE WORDS "MUSLIMS" AND "CHRISTIAN" IN MASS MEDIA TO DESCRIBE ANY PERSON SUSPECTED OF OR CONVICTED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CRIMINAL OR UNLAWFUL ACTS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Date filed
July 2, 2007
Scope
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Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00100 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF THE WORDS "MUSLIMS" AND "CHRISTIAN" IN MASS MEDIA TO DESCRIBE ANY PERSON SUSPECTED OF OR CONVICTED FOR HAVING COMMITTED CRIMINAL OR UNLAWFUL ACTS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF | |
| SHORT TITLE : Prohibiting the Use of the Words "muslims" and "Christian" in Mass Media to Describe Any Person Suspected Of or Convicted For Having Committed Criminal or Unlawful Acts | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill prohibits any person to use in mass media the words "Muslim" and/or "Christian" or any other word that would denote religious, regional or ethnic affiliation to describe any person suspected of or convicted for having committed criminal or unlawful acts. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA, JUAN EDGARDO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Balindong | 2. Go |
| 3. Ilagan | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Abante (016 ) | 2. Chipeco (027 ) |
| 3. Jikiri (051 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Del Mar | 2. Gonzales (N.) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2007-12-12 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00209 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2007-12-17 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: MUSLIM AFFAIRS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON MUSLIM AFFAIRS ON 2007-07-24 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2007-12-18 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Del Mar, Gonzales (N.) | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2007-12-18 | |
| REMARKS : On Dec. 18, 2007, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2008-01-28 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2008-02-05 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:200 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-02-11 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-02-11 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
The bill prohibits any person to use in mass media the words "Muslim" and/or "Christian" or any other word that would denote religious, regional or ethnic affiliation to describe any person suspected of or convicted for having committed criminal or unlawful acts.
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