Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROHIBITING CRANK CALLS TO ALL EMERGENCY HOTLINES AND PROVIDING PENALTY THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01005 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND ENHANCE PUBLIC SAFETY BY PROHIBITING CRANK CALLS TO ALL EMERGENCY HOTLINES AND PROVIDING PENALTY THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : Anti-Crank Calls Act |
| ABSTRACT : "Anti-Crank Calls Act." Intended to protect existing emergency hotlines from illegitimate calls, the bill imposes a fine of PhP5,000.00; imprisonment of 6 months and severance of of the caller's telephone line and/or blockage of his mobile line for all crank, sex, and unnecessary calls and other forms of illegitimate calls. In case a crank caller uses a pay phone, the punishment shall be one year imprisonment. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL F. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Codilla (018 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ON 2004-11-09 |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS on 2004-07-28; |
Abstract
"Anti-Crank Calls Act." Intended to protect existing emergency hotlines from illegitimate calls, the bill imposes a fine of PhP5,000.00; imprisonment of 6 months and severance of of the caller's telephone line and/or blockage of his mobile line for all crank, sex, and unnecessary calls and other forms of illegitimate calls. In case a crank caller uses a pay phone, the punishment shall be one year imprisonment.
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