Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AGAINST HABITUAL WIFE BEATING, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF
Date filed
July 12, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1011, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN AGAINST HABITUAL WIFE BEATING, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF | |
| ABSTRACT : It is the policy of the State to promote and protect the welfare of women, and preserve their dignity as human person. towards this end, the government shall protect women against habitual wife beating from their spouse. Habitual wife beating shallbe prohibited whether or not there is provocation on the aprt of the victim. For the purpose of this Act, habitual wife beating shall mean the infliction of physical injuries by the husband upon his wife for at tleast (2) times within a period of one(1) year, regardless of whether or not the spouse are living together. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JOAQUIN, ULIRAN T. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-12 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Jaraula | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Syjuco (001 ) | 2. Cuenco (022 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: change of ctte. ref'l from Women as per J.37; p.20; chnge of cttee. ref'l from Revision of Laws as p | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5516, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN ON 2001-07-25 |
Abstract
It is the policy of the State to promote and protect the welfare of women, and preserve their dignity as human person. towards this end, the government shall protect women against habitual wife beating from their spouse. Habitual wife beating shallbe prohibited whether or not there is provocation on the aprt of the victim. For the purpose of this Act, habitual wife beating shall mean the infliction of physical injuries by the husband upon his wife for at tleast (2) times within a period of one(1) year, regardless of whether or not the spouse are living together.
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