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AN ACT REPEALING THE PROVISIONS ON SEDITION UNDER ARTICLE 139, 140, 141 AND ARTICLE 142 OF ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
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Date filed
July 1, 2010
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00196 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING THE PROVISIONS ON SEDITION UNDER ARTICLE 139, 140, 141 AND ARTICLE 142 OF ACT NO. 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : Repeals the provisions on sedition in the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines to make it consistent with the explicit mandate under the present Constitution and existing legislation on press freedom, freedom of expression, legitimate criticism of official conduct and the right of the people to peaceably assemble to petition the government for redress of their grievance. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. |
| DATE FILED : 2010-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Herrera-Dy (003 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2010-07-27 |
Abstract
Repeals the provisions on sedition in the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines to make it consistent with the explicit mandate under the present Constitution and existing legislation on press freedom, freedom of expression, legitimate criticism of official conduct and the right of the people to peaceably assemble to petition the government for redress of their grievance.
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