Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 66 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 881, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
November 21, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5491, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 66 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 881, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE OMNIBUS ELECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : This bill mandates any government official holding the position of Department Secretary down to the Director level or their equivalent in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and the Government Owned and Controled Corporations, who intends to run for an elective position, to resign from his office two (2) years prior to the filing of his certificate of candidacy. > Failure to resign from his office within the period shall ake him ineligible to run for public office. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CASTRO, FRED H. |
| DATE FILED : 2002-11-21 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2002-11-27 |
Abstract
This bill mandates any government official holding the position of Department Secretary down to the Director level or their equivalent in the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and the Government Owned and Controled Corporations, who intends to run for an elective position, to resign from his office two (2) years prior to the filing of his certificate of candidacy. > Failure to resign from his office within the period shall ake him ineligible to run for public office.
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