Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8239, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ACT OF 1996
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 745, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8239, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ACT OF 1996 | |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to amend the provisions relating to the requirement for issuance of passports as well as additional ground for its amendment, suspension and revocation. Furthermore, the proposed bill enumerates the individuals who are qualified to file applications on behalf of certain applicants. The bill also seeks to penalize those who do damage to the Philippine passport's integrity and validity by punishing those who sell passport applications, government forms, as well as lost or stolen travel documents. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Zialcita (022 ) | 2. Echiverri (022 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 434, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
"The bill seeks to amend the provisions relating to the requirement for issuance of passports as well as additional ground for its amendment, suspension and revocation. Furthermore, the proposed bill enumerates the individuals who are qualified to file applications on behalf of certain applicants. The bill also seeks to penalize those who do damage to the Philippine passport's integrity and validity by punishing those who sell passport applications, government forms, as well as lost or stolen travel documents."
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