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Congressman William Jones authored the bill which replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902. A poster advertising the passage of the Jones Law. The Jones Law (39 Stat. 545, also known as the Jones Act, the Philippine Autonomy Act, and the Act of Congress of August 29, 1916) was an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress.
The Philippine telecommunications industry was liberalized in 1995 with the passage of the Republic Act No. 7925 or the Public Telecommunications Policy Act. [1] Prior to the enactment of the law, the telecommunications industry was heavily dominated by the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT).
The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Expression (SOGIE, / ˈ s oʊ dʒ iː / Tagalog:) Equality Bill, also known as the Anti-Discrimination Bill (ADB), [1] [2] is a series of House and Senate bills that were introduced in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Congress of the Philippines, which aims to set into law measures to prevent various economic and public accommodation-related acts of ...
"Official Statement of Support for the Immediate Passage of the Reproductive Health Bill in the Philippines". Alliance of Young Nurse Leaders and Advocates. October 15, 2010. Francisco (Kiko) Bautista, Maria Isabel B. Aguilar (2023). "Sikolohiyang Pilipino : an indigenous Filipino approach to community advocacy for reproductive health" (PDF).
Thus, it was necessary for Congress to draft a new bill to address these complaints and finally establish a timeline for the colony's independence. [4] In 1934, Manuel L. Quezon, the President of the Senate of the Philippines, headed a "Philippine Independence mission" to Washington, D.C. It lobbied Congress and secured the act's passage. [1]
The Congress of the Philippines is the bicameral legislature of the Republic of the Philippines consisting of two chambers: the lower chamber known as the House of Representatives and the upper chamber known as the Senate. The House of Representatives and the Senate are equal partners in the legislative process, which means that bills ...
The bill was introduced by the following representatives and filed on May 30, 2020. [47] Out of the 71 original authors, 15 members had their names stricken out as the authors of the controversial bill. [48] The bill was approved on final reading on June 3, 2020, as an adoption of the earlier version approved by Senate. [45]
Senators during a special session to tackle the passage of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, March 23, 2020 In the House of Representatives , the bill was introduced as House Bill No. 6616 with House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano of Pateros–Taguig as its principal sponsor and was defended on the floor by Deputy Speaker Luis Raymund Villafuerte ...