Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES ON PHARMACIES AND DRUG STORES WHICH REFUSE TO HONOR SENIOR CITIZENS CARD ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT
Date filed
July 20, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1263, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES ON PHARMACIES AND DRUG STORES WHICH REFUSE TO HONOR SENIOR CITIZENS CARD ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT | |
| ABSTRACT : In addition to the appropriate penalties provided under Republic Act No. 7432, the owner, manager and/or employee of any pharmacy and drug store who refuses to honor the senior citizen card issued by the government shall, if found guilty, be punished with a fine of not less than One Thousand Pesos (P1,000) nor more than Five Thousand Pesos or imprisonment of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SOLIS, JOSE G. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-20 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Lacson (006 ) | 2. Villarama (007 ) |
| 3. Rodriguez (020 ) | 4. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5987, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS ON 2001-07-30 |
Abstract
In addition to the appropriate penalties provided under Republic Act No. 7432, the owner, manager and/or employee of any pharmacy and drug store who refuses to honor the senior citizen card issued by the government shall, if found guilty, be punished with a fine of not less than One Thousand Pesos (P1,000) nor more than Five Thousand Pesos or imprisonment of not less than one (1) month nor more than six (6) months or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the court.
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