Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
THE MAGNA CARTA FOR OLDER PERSONS
Date filed
August 6, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2040, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : THE MAGNA CARTA FOR OLDER PERSONS | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to integrate into a national comprehensive plan and delineate the socio-economic and political rights of older persons to empower them that they may retain their dignity as they grow old and to provide for their self-reliance, care and rehabilitation to foster their capacity for a more meaningful and productive aging. The bill seeks to grant older persons their rights and privileges regarding their employment, education, health, social services, housing, telecommunicati ons accessibility, political and civil rights. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CAGAS, DOUGLAS RA. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-08-06 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Joaquin (015 ) | 2. Echiverri (020 ) |
| 3. Espino (035 ) | 4. Soon-ruiz (057 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5987, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON POPULATION AND FAMILY RELATIONS ON 2001-08-13 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
This bill seeks to integrate into a national comprehensive plan and delineate the socio-economic and political rights of older persons to empower them that they may retain their dignity as they grow old and to provide for their self-reliance, care and rehabilitation to foster their capacity for a more meaningful and productive aging. The bill seeks to grant older persons their rights and privileges regarding their employment, education, health, social services, housing, telecommunicati ons accessibility, political and civil rights.
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