Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING SIKARAN AS THE NATIONAL MARTIAL ART OF THE PHILIPPINES
Date filed
July 30, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01512 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING SIKARAN AS THE NATIONAL MARTIAL ART OF THE PHILIPPINES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to declare sikaran as the national martial art of the Philippines. Sikaran-arnis is an ancient art of Filipino foot and stick fighting that promotes the virtues of self-discipline and control as well as a healthy and simple lifestyle for the holistic development of the Filipino individual. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : RODRIGUEZ-ZALDARRIAGA, ADELINA |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-30 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2009-05-20 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT ON 2007-12-19 |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO REVISION OF LAWS on 2007-08-08; |
Abstract
The bill seeks to declare sikaran as the national martial art of the Philippines. Sikaran-arnis is an ancient art of Filipino foot and stick fighting that promotes the virtues of self-discipline and control as well as a healthy and simple lifestyle for the holistic development of the Filipino individual.
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