Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01218 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REDEFINING THE TERM 'VETERAN' THEREBY AMENDING FURTHER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948 AS AMENDED |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to clarify the definition of VETERAN in order to reconcile inconsistencies in the definition as stated in RAs 6948, 7696 vis-a-vis Section 7 of the Constitution. It defines VETERAN as ANY PERSON WHO IS A WAR VETERAN OR A VETERAN OF A MILITARY CAMPAIGN OR WHO RENDERED MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES. A WAR VETERAN IS ANY PERSON WHO RENDERED MILITARY SERVICE IN THE LAND, SEA OR AIR FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINE WHEN THE PHILIPPINES WAS AT WAR AND FOREIGN NATIONALS WHOO SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE FORCES. A VETERAN OF A MILITARY CAMPAIGN IS ANY PERSON WHO BECAME PART OF THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES SENT ABROAD OR WHO RENDERED SERVICE IN A PHILIPPINE MILITARY UNIT WHEN SAID UNIT PARTICIPATED IN A MILITARY CAMPAIGN SO DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES. A VETERAN WHO RENDERED MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES IS ONE WHO HAS BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR SEPARATED AFTER HAVING AVAILED THE MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, CYNTHIA A. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-07 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Gidaya (075 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2005-06-09 |
| 2. Reported out to the Committee on Rules on 2006-05-29 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04451 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE ON 2004-08-02 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to clarify the definition of VETERAN in order to reconcile inconsistencies in the definition as stated in RAs 6948, 7696 vis-a-vis Section 7 of the Constitution. It defines VETERAN as ANY PERSON WHO IS A WAR VETERAN OR A VETERAN OF A MILITARY CAMPAIGN OR WHO RENDERED MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES. A WAR VETERAN IS ANY PERSON WHO RENDERED MILITARY SERVICE IN THE LAND, SEA OR AIR FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINE WHEN THE PHILIPPINES WAS AT WAR AND FOREIGN NATIONALS WHOO SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINE FORCES. A VETERAN OF A MILITARY CAMPAIGN IS ANY PERSON WHO BECAME PART OF THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCES SENT ABROAD OR WHO RENDERED SERVICE IN A PHILIPPINE MILITARY UNIT WHEN SAID UNIT PARTICIPATED IN A MILITARY CAMPAIGN SO DESIGNATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES. A VETERAN WHO RENDERED MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES IS ONE WHO HAS BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED OR SEPARATED AFTER HAVING AVAILED THE MANDATORY OR OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM.'
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