Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LOCAL OFFICIALS TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNOR OR MAYOR AND VICE-GOVERNOR OR VICE-MAYOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 44 AND 46 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date filed
November 24, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03340 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN LOCAL OFFICIALS TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICES OF THE GOVERNOR OR MAYOR AND VICE-GOVERNOR OR VICE-MAYOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 44 AND 46 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Prohibiting Certain Local Officials to Fill the Vacancies of Governor, Vice-Governor, Mayor and Vice-Mayor | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to prohibit any local official, disqualified by law, to serve during the prohibitive term. It aims to plug the loophole in the law wherein certain local officials still manage to serve for a fourth term by way of succession to the same position they are prohibited from running and serving. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MACIAS, EMILIO II. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-11-24 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Ipong | 2. Ecleo |
| 3. Remulla | 4. Unico |
| 5. Cabilao | 6. Aguja |
| 7. Del Mar | 8. Agbayani |
| 9. Roquero | 10. Cagas |
| 11. Suarez | 12. Real |
| 13. Mandanas | 14. Rosales |
| 15. Santiago | 16. Sy-alvarado |
| 17. Vicencio | 18. Gullas |
| 19. Zialcita | 20. Susano |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (039 ) | 2. Abayon (041 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00128 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2004-11-24 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: LOCAL GOVERNMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00044 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2004-12-06 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2004-12-06 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-01-13 | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-03-16 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Macias |
Abstract
The bill seeks to prohibit any local official, disqualified by law, to serve during the prohibitive term. It aims to plug the loophole in the law wherein certain local officials still manage to serve for a fourth term by way of succession to the same position they are prohibited from running and serving.'
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