House Bill No. 12464, 11th Congress of the Republic | Senate of the Philippines Legislative Reference Bureau

Bill Type

Long Title

AN ACT INSTITUTING REFORMS IN THE PART-LIST SYSTEM, AND AMENDING THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT (R.A. NO. 7941) FOR THIS PURPOSE

Congress Author

JACOB, JAIME DLS.

Date filed

October 10, 2000

Scope

NATIONAL

Urgent Bill

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB12464

FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTING REFORMS IN THE PART-LIST SYSTEM, AND AMENDING THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT (R.A. NO. 7941) FOR THIS PURPOSE

ABSTRACT : This bill contains the following features: (1) mandatory filling up of the 20% party-list seat allocation in the House of Representatives ; (2) assured allocation of two (2) seats each for the 12 marginalized and underrepresemte d sectors; (3) assured allocation of one seat each for regions where there are registered regional parties, organizations and coalitions, regardless of the 2% minimum vote requirement; (4) limitation of the 2% minimum vote requirement to national parties organizations and coalitions which may, however, still get a maximum of three seats subject to the assured allocation of sectoral and regional seats, etc.

PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JACOB, JAIME DLS.

DATE FILED : 2000-10-10

SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL

ADMINISTRATION BILL? No

URGENT BILL? No

ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES

REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2000-10-16

Abstract

This bill contains the following features: (1) mandatory filling up of the 20% party-list seat allocation in the House of Representatives ; (2) assured allocation of two (2) seats each for the 12 marginalized and underrepresemte d sectors; (3) assured allocation of one seat each for regions where there are registered regional parties, organizations and coalitions, regardless of the 2% minimum vote requirement; (4) limitation of the 2% minimum vote requirement to national parties organizations and coalitions which may, however, still get a maximum of three seats subject to the assured allocation of sectoral and regional seats, etc.

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