Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
12th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
AN ACT TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY BY ALLOWING PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR TEACHING DUTIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6646, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE ELECTION REFORM ACT OF 1987,' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
ROCO, CHO
Date filed
November 28, 2001
Scope
NATIONAL
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3995, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO HELP IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY BY ALLOWING PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS TO CONCENTRATE ON THEIR TEACHING DUTIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 13 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6646, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE ELECTION REFORM ACT OF 1987,' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to amend Section 13 by authorizing the Commission of Elections to designate citizens preferably coming from the civic, youth, professional, educational, business and labor sectors to sit in the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI). Thesame guideliens shall be used in choosing the members of the Election Registration of Board of Canvassers, and the canvassing committes. This way, all citizens regardless of their professions or calling shall share the equal burden of ensuring free,orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections. It also promotes volunteerism, especially among the youth, which is one of the hallmarks of a republic and democracy such as ours.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROCO, CHO
DATE FILED : 2001-11-28
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Salceda 2. Reyes
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Cuenco (061 ) 2. Espinosa (019 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2001-12-05

Abstract

The bill seeks to amend Section 13 by authorizing the Commission of Elections to designate citizens preferably coming from the civic, youth, professional, educational, business and labor sectors to sit in the Board of Election Inspectors (BEI). Thesame guideliens shall be used in choosing the members of the Election Registration of Board of Canvassers, and the canvassing committes. This way, all citizens regardless of their professions or calling shall share the equal burden of ensuring free,orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections. It also promotes volunteerism, especially among the youth, which is one of the hallmarks of a republic and democracy such as ours.

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