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Long Title
AN ACT ACCORDING EQUAL RIGHTS TO WIVES AND HUSBANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES BY AMENDING ARTICLES 333, 334 AND 344 OF ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01017 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ACCORDING EQUAL RIGHTS TO WIVES AND HUSBANDS IN THE PHILIPPINES BY AMENDING ARTICLES 333, 334 AND 344 OF ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND EIGHT-HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE | |
| ABSTRACT : Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code define the felonies of adultery and concubinage, respectively, Under the law, a wife in an adultery case incurs a heavier penalty than a husband in a concubinage case. This bill seeks to amend Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code to attune it to the Constitutional mandate of fundamental equality of women and men before the law. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MAZA, LIZA | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Virador (030 ) | 2. Mariano (030 ) |
| 3. Susano (030 ) | 4. Casiño (030 ) |
| 5. Ocampo (030 ) | 6. Beltran (030 ) |
| 7. Apostol (037 ) | 8. Joson (043 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05729 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2004-07-28 |
Abstract
Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code define the felonies of adultery and concubinage, respectively, Under the law, a wife in an adultery case incurs a heavier penalty than a husband in a concubinage case. This bill seeks to amend Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code to attune it to the Constitutional mandate of fundamental equality of women and men before the law.
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