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Full Title of Bill
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 12 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT", AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9231
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 6, 2022
Date Read
August 1, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on WELFARE OF CHILDREN since 2022-08-01
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01284 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 12 (A) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACTâ€, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9231 |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to provide a uniform time in which children are not allowed to work by prohibiting all minors under eighteen (18) years of age, from working between eleven o’clock in the evening to seven o’clock in the morning (11PM to 7AM). Seeks to remove the current staggered time by removing the differentiation between age groups, and allows those in the creative industries (including child actors) to maximize their available working hours, while still providing special protection to children and preventing conditions prejudicial to their development. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, CHRISTOPHER V.P. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-07-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WELFARE OF CHILDREN ON 2022-08-01 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Aims to provide a uniform time in which children are not allowed to work by prohibiting all minors under eighteen (18) years of age, from working between eleven o'clock in the evening to seven o'clock in the morning (11PM to 7AM). Seeks to remove the current staggered time by removing the differentiation between age groups, and allows those in the creative industries (including child actors) to maximize their available working hours, while still providing special protection to children and preventing conditions prejudicial to their development.
Significance