Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING TO USE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS THE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION IN ALL GOVERNMENT-SPON SORED EXAMINATIONS
Date filed
July 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 792, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING TO USE THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS THE MEDIUM OF COMMUNICATION IN ALL GOVERNMENT-SPON SORED EXAMINATIONS | |
| ABSTRACT : The English language shall be used as the medium of communication in all government-spon sored examinations with the exception of the licensure examination for professional teachers, the scope of which include Pilipino subject. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Del Mar (007 ) | 2. Jaraula (011 ) |
| 3. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: ctte. ref'l as per Rules Instructio ns on July 25,2001;Hi gher Ed. removed); jt. ref'l as per J.37 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1654 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-08-11 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval without amendments | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 2001-07-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE, HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-08-20 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-08-26 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-08-27 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2003-08-27 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-08-27 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-09-10 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-11-19 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:163 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2003-11-20 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2003-12-01 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
The English language shall be used as the medium of communication in all government-spon sored examinations with the exception of the licensure examination for professional teachers, the scope of which include Pilipino subject.
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