Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS PROGRAMS IN MEDIA, PROVIDING INCENTIVES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01029 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESS PROGRAMS IN MEDIA, PROVIDING INCENTIVES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Women's and Girls' Human Rights Awareness Program in Media Act of 2003 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Women's and Girl's Human Rights Awareness Program in Media Act of 2003." The bill requires that a minimum of 15% of the daily air time of radio and television broadcasting networks be allotted for women's and girls' human rights programs and shows. The programs shall include, among others, the lives of Filipino heroines, RA 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995) and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Women. | |
| 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. Silverio (034 ) | 8. Joson (043 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 2004-07-28 |
Abstract
"Women's and Girl's Human Rights Awareness Program in Media Act of 2003." The bill requires that a minimum of 15% of the daily air time of radio and television broadcasting networks be allotted for women's and girls' human rights programs and shows. The programs shall include, among others, the lives of Filipino heroines, RA 7877 (Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995) and RA 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Women.'
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