Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT GRANTING EQUAL RIGHT TO WIVES AND HUSBANDS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 333 AND 334 OF ACT NUMBERED 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Date filed
August 13, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02207 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING EQUAL RIGHT TO WIVES AND HUSBANDS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 333 AND 334 OF ACT NUMBERED 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to amend the Revised Penal Code which makes the woman in an adultery case incur a heavier penalty than the husband in a concubinage case. Therefore, makes the Code attuned to the fundamental equality before the law of women and men. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYON, HARLIN CAST. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-08-13 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 1998-08-20 |
Abstract
Seeks to amend the Revised Penal Code which makes the woman in an adultery case incur a heavier penalty than the husband in a concubinage case. Therefore, makes the Code attuned to the fundamental equality before the law of women and men.
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