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AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 340, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED A UNIFORM RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
AFP UNIFORM RETIREMENT SYSTEM
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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01562
FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 340, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED A UNIFORM RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
SHORT TITLE : Amending RA 340, as Amended, Which Established a Uniform Retirement System for the AFP
ABSTRACT : The bill extends retirement benefits to the unmarried widow of a veteran regardless of when the widow married the deceased veteran.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GIDAYA, ERNESTO S.
DATE FILED : 2004-07-21
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Banaag (024 ) 2. Villarosa (030 )
3. Olano (030 ) 4. Lopez (072 )
5. Golez (072 )/ME 6. De Guzman (072 )/ME
7. Figueroa (072 )/ME 8. Uy (072 )/ME
9. Velarde (003 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01182
SUBMITTED ON 2005-10-26
SUBMITTED BY: NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY ON 2004-09-15
PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION on 2004-08-03;
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-11-08
DATE CALENDARED : 2005-11-29
SECOND READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2006-03-13
REMARKS : The Body adopted the Explanatory Note of the measure as the sponsorship remarks.
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2006-03-22
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-04-04
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:147     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2006-04-06
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2006-04-06
REMARKS : 

Senate Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER 340, AS AMENDED, WHICH ESTABLISHED A UNIFORM RETIREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2006 ]
4/6/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives ERNESTO S. GIDAYA, LEOVIGILDO B. BANAAG, MA. AMELITA C. VILLAROSA, ARREL R. OLANO, JAIME C. LOPEZ, ROILO S. GOLEZ, DEL R. DE GUZMAN, CATALINO V. FIGUEROA, REYNALDO S. UY, RENE M. VELARDE and HARLIN C. ABAYON, as authors;
5/15/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY;

Abstract

The bill extends retirement benefits to the unmarried widow of a veteran regardless of when the widow married the deceased veteran.'

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