Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING THE BURNING AND DESECRATION OF FOREIGN NATIONAL FLAGS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
April 5, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB10618 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING THE BURNING AND DESECRATION OF FOREIGN NATIONAL FLAGS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : "Protection of Foreign National Flags Act of 2000". It shall be unlawful for any person, whether a citizen of the Philippines or a foreigner, to knowingly mutilate, deface, defile, burn or cast contempt or commit any act or omission casting dishonoror ridicule upon the national flag of any foreign government with which the Philippines is in good international relations. No diplomatic protest or any other act on the part of the offended nation or foreign government shall be necessary. No acton the part of our Department of Foreign Affairs shall be necessary to institute a complaint. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR. L. |
| DATE FILED : 2000-04-05 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01041 |
| SUBMITTED ON 2000-06-07 |
| SUBMITTED BY: FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 2000-04-11 |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2000-07-17 |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2000-07-25 |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2001-02-06 |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2001-02-06 |
| REMARKS : Considered the Explanatory Note as the sponsorship remarks. |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2001-02-08 |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2001-05-30 |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:159 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 |
Abstract
"Protection of Foreign National Flags Act of 2000". It shall be unlawful for any person, whether a citizen of the Philippines or a foreigner, to knowingly mutilate, deface, defile, burn or cast contempt or commit any act or omission casting dishonoror ridicule upon the national flag of any foreign government with which the Philippines is in good international relations. No diplomatic protest or any other act on the part of the offended nation or foreign government shall be necessary. No acton the part of our Department of Foreign Affairs shall be necessary to institute a complaint.
Disclaimer
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