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Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING THE LOCAL SANGGUNIANS, EXCEPT THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAYS, THE POWER TO CONDUCT INQUIRIES, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ISSUE SUBPOENA AND TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES TO OBEY SUCH PROCESS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 447, 458 AND 468 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991
Date filed
August 2, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB01735 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING THE LOCAL SANGGUNIANS, EXCEPT THE SANGGUNIANG BARANGAYS, THE POWER TO CONDUCT INQUIRIES, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, TO ISSUE SUBPOENA AND TO PUNISH FOR CONTEMPT ANY PERSON WHO REFUSES TO OBEY SUCH PROCESS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 447, 458 AND 468 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 |
| ABSTRACT : The bill grants the local sanggunian the power to conduct inquiries in aid of legislation, to issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum and to punish for contempt any person who refuses to obey the process. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : APOSTOL, TRINIDAD G. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-08-02 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Almario (017 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2007-08-14 |
Abstract
The bill grants the local sanggunian the power to conduct inquiries in aid of legislation, to issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum and to punish for contempt any person who refuses to obey the process.
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