Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PENALIZING THE NEGATIVE PORTRAYAL OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY IN MOVIES, TELEVISION, STAGE AND OTHER FORMS OF MASS COMMUNICATION
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 781, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PENALIZING THE NEGATIVE PORTRAYAL OF A PERSON WITH A DISABILITY IN MOVIES, TELEVISION, STAGE AND OTHER FORMS OF MASS COMMUNICATION | |
| ABSTRACT : "Media Protection for the Disabled Act." Any person who, in the performance of an act before the television, movies, stage, and other similar forms of mass communication, shall intentionally or maliciously mock, embarrass, humiliate, or otherwise insult a person with disabilities shall be penalized with imprisonment of not more than six (6) months and/or, a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00) | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Zialcita | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Echiverri (022 ) | 2. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
"Media Protection for the Disabled Act." Any person who, in the performance of an act before the television, movies, stage, and other similar forms of mass communication, shall intentionally or maliciously mock, embarrass, humiliate, or otherwise insult a person with disabilities shall be penalized with imprisonment of not more than six (6) months and/or, a fine not exceeding Five thousand pesos (P5,000.00)
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