Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE VERNACULAR AND FILIPINO IN FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR ITS CLASSROOM USE
Date filed
August 4, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01686 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF THE VERNACULAR AND FILIPINO IN FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AND PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR ITS CLASSROOM USE | |
| ABSTRACT : The author explains that "pupils in the elementary level must be made functionally literate, first in the vernacular or home language, and then in Filipino... Once literate in these languages, learning ... can be greatly facilitated, based on the 'transfer of learning principle.'" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-08-04 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01243 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2000-10-02 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: BASIC EDUCATION | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 1998-08-10 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2000-10-03 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2000-10-16 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2000-10-26 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2000-11-28 | |
| REMARKS : Considered the Explanatory Note as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2000-12-05 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2000-12-20 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:175 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2000-12-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2000-12-27 |
Abstract
The author explains that "pupils in the elementary level must be made functionally literate, first in the vernacular or home language, and then in Filipino... Once literate in these languages, learning ... can be greatly facilitated, based on the 'transfer of learning principle.'"
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