Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INSTITUTING A CHILDREN'S WELFARE FUND FOR THE PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION OF ABANDONED, ABUSED AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT'
Date filed
June 4, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB12938 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INSTITUTING A CHILDREN'S WELFARE FUND FOR THE PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION OF ABANDONED, ABUSED AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED CHILDREN, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 7610, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT' |
| ABSTRACT : Our Constitution explicitly declares that it is the duty of the State to defend the rights of the children, assist and protect them from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development. Pursuant to this constitutional mandate, this measure seeks to establish a fund to be managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development which shall be used mainly for the protection and rehabilitation of abandoned, abused and sexually exploited children. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JACOB, JAIME DLS. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-06-04 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2001-06-06 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Our Constitution explicitly declares that it is the duty of the State to defend the rights of the children, assist and protect them from all forms of neglect, abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other conditions prejudicial to their development. Pursuant to this constitutional mandate, this measure seeks to establish a fund to be managed by the Department of Social Welfare and Development which shall be used mainly for the protection and rehabilitation of abandoned, abused and sexually exploited children.
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