Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PHILIPPINE HALAL CERTIFICATION BOARD, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
November 8, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB12587 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PHILIPPINE HALAL CERTIFICATION BOARD, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : For our Muslim brothers, "HALAL" is a term that is based on the holy Quran which means "proper" and permitted. Hence, in this context, halal food is permitted by Allah (God) for Muslim consumption. This proposed bill, therefore, generally aims to establish a progressive and credible halal industry in the Philippines by providing the mechanism that will make Philippine products competitive and accepted by the Islamic market not only in the country but throughout the world. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ADIONG, MAMINTAL M. |
| DATE FILED : 2000-11-08 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2000-11-14 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
For our Muslim brothers, "HALAL" is a term that is based on the holy Quran which means "proper" and permitted. Hence, in this context, halal food is permitted by Allah (God) for Muslim consumption. This proposed bill, therefore, generally aims to establish a progressive and credible halal industry in the Philippines by providing the mechanism that will make Philippine products competitive and accepted by the Islamic market not only in the country but throughout the world.
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