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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 447 AND 458 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
Date filed
July 27, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01677 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 447 AND 458 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
| ABSTRACT : The bill defines "filcab" as a four-wheel vehicle with a seating capacity of 7-14 persons. The bill proposes that filcabs be regulated by the local government units (LGUs) instead of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office since the LGUs are in a better position to determine the transportation needs in their locality. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SOON-RUIZ, NERISSA CORAZON |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-27 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2004-08-04 |
Abstract
The bill defines "filcab" as a four-wheel vehicle with a seating capacity of 7-14 persons. The bill proposes that filcabs be regulated by the local government units (LGUs) instead of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board and the Land Transportation Office since the LGUs are in a better position to determine the transportation needs in their locality.'
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