Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING SQUATTING SYNDICATE, PROFESSIONAL SQUATTING AND LARGE-SCALE LAND GRABBING AS HEINOUS CRIMES AND PROVIDING THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY THEREFOR
Date filed
September 4, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2863, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING SQUATTING SYNDICATE, PROFESSIONAL SQUATTING AND LARGE-SCALE LAND GRABBING AS HEINOUS CRIMES AND PROVIDING THE IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The squatting menace is still with us. In spite of legal developments on land and squatting, syndicates continue to victimize the underprivileged sectors of society. Existing land laws and rules DO NOT provide stiff penalties against those syndicates. A radical approach is proposed. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LIBANAN, MARCELINO C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-04 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (031 ) | 2. Espina (036 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-09-25 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON JUSTICE |
Abstract
Rationale: The squatting menace is still with us. In spite of legal developments on land and squatting, syndicates continue to victimize the underprivileged sectors of society. Existing land laws and rules DO NOT provide stiff penalties against those syndicates. A radical approach is proposed.
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