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Long Title
AN ACT CONSIDERING RICE/CORN HOARDING AND PROFITEERING DURING OR ON THE OCCASION OF ANY CALAMITY OR EMERGENCY DECLARED AS SUCH BY THE PRESIDENT AS EQUIVALENT TO ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, PARTLY AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PRICE ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
June 30, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04568 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CONSIDERING RICE/CORN HOARDING AND PROFITEERING DURING OR ON THE OCCASION OF ANY CALAMITY OR EMERGENCY DECLARED AS SUCH BY THE PRESIDENT AS EQUIVALENT TO ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, PARTLY AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PRICE ACT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : "Anti-Rice/Corn Hoarding and Profiteering Act of 2008" |
| ABSTRACT : Imposes the penalty of imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years and a fine of not less than P100,000 nor more than P5 million on any person who commits rice/corn hoarding and profiteering. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CASTRO, FRED H. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-06-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2008-07-29 |
Abstract
Imposes the penalty of imprisonment for not less than ten (10) years nor more than twenty (20) years and a fine of not less than P100,000 nor more than P5 million on any person who commits rice/corn hoarding and profiteering.
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