Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING SECTION 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Third Reading Copy link (HRep)
Date filed
July 25, 2007
Scope
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
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Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01387 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA10070 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING SECTION 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Creating The Persons With Disabilities Affairs Office In Every Province, City And Municipality | |
| ABSTRACT : To ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the services provided under RA 7277, the bill mandates the establishment of a Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office in every province, city and municipality. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-25 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Lim (R.) | 2. Dumarpa |
| 3. Prieto-Teodoro | 4. Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga |
| 5. Reyes (C.) | 6. Apostol |
| 7. Sy-Alvarado | 8. Ilagan |
| 9. Arago | 10. Ponce-Enrile |
| 11. Zialcita | 12. Cari |
| 13. Seachon-Lanete | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Chatto (062 ) | 2. Soon-Ruiz (068 ) |
| 3. Codilla (088 ) | 4. Duenas (089 ) |
| 5. Villanueva (090 ) | 6. Villar (010 ) |
| 7. Teodoro (024 ) | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB03560 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2008-07-17 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00534 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2008-05-14 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: SOCIAL SERVICES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| CONSOLIDATED BILLS: HB01410 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2007-08-07 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2008-05-19 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2008-05-27 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2008-05-27 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2008-05-27 | |
| REMARKS : On May 27, 2008, 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: 2008-06-03 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2008-06-11 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:198 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2008-06-17 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2008-06-17 | |
| DATE HOUSE ADOPTED SENATE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL: 2010-01-26 | |
| REMARKS : On Jan. 20, 2010, the Body concurred with the Senate amendments to HB01387. However, on Jan. 26, 2010, the Body reconsidered its concurrence with the Senate amendments and instead adopted SB03560 as an amendment to HB01387. | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2010-03-08 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2010-04-06 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA10070 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS', AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
Abstract
To ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the services provided under RA 7277, the bill mandates the establishment of a Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office in every province, city and municipality.
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