Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00190 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Political Party Act of 2004 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Political Party Act of 2004". Reforming campaign finance is one key strategy for fighting corruption in the Philippines. The bill proposes public funding for political parties that demonstrate broad national support as a way of reducing their dependence on interest groups for election campaign contributions. It proposes two sources for public campaign funding: a) a check off from personal and corporate income taxes; and b) a direct allocation from the national budget. Public financing can also be viewed as a way of simplifying and strengthening our party system. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DE VENECIA, JOSE JR. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (005 ) | 2. Lacson (002 ) |
| 3. Amin (006 ) | 4. Arroyo (006 ) |
| 5. Chatto (010 ) | 6. Badelles (012 ) |
| 7. Marcos (012 ) | 8. Nicolas (038 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05877 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2004-07-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Political Party Act of 2004". Reforming campaign finance is one key strategy for fighting corruption in the Philippines. The bill proposes public funding for political parties that demonstrate broad national support as a way of reducing their dependence on interest groups for election campaign contributions. It proposes two sources for public campaign funding: a) a check off from personal and corporate income taxes; and b) a direct allocation from the national budget. Public financing can also be viewed as a way of simplifying and strengthening our party system.'
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