Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT SEEKING TO IMPROVE CHILD PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7658, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE `SPECIAL PROTECTION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT', APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 26, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 1524, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT SEEKING TO IMPROVE CHILD PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7658, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE `SPECIAL PROTECTION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT', APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Among the significant provisions of this bill are: (1) greater participation of local social workers and law enforcers in child prostitution; (2) penalty for child pornography through the internet; (3) ban on child employment in all forms of "hazardous" occupations; (4) creation of a central data bank to monitor cases of child abuse. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARBERS, ROBERT ACE S. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-26 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Espina (014 ) | 2. Monfort (022 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2001-08-01 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
Among the significant provisions of this bill are: (1) greater participation of local social workers and law enforcers in child prostitution; (2) penalty for child pornography through the internet; (3) ban on child employment in all forms of "hazardous" occupations; (4) creation of a central data bank to monitor cases of child abuse.
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