Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NEW PASSPORT LAW, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8239, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ACT OF 1996"
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
June 30, 2022
Date Read
July 26, 2022
Bill Status
Substituted by HB06510
Mother Bill Status
Senate requested for a conference committee on 2023-09-25
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00023 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NEW PASSPORT LAW, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8239, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ACT OF 1996" | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to guarantee the compliance of Phil. Passports to international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - utilizing the latest tamper-proof, personalization, and data management technology. Proposes to adopt the new biometric system and the submission of documents only issued or authenticated by the Phil. Statistics Authority (PSA); Seeks to provide a new type of “Emergency Passport†and the issuance of three types of “Travel Documents†for Filipinos with urgent travels; those who need to be repatriated; and for individuals considered as stateless persons, refugees, or asylum in the Philippines. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROMUALDEZ, FERDINAND MARTIN G., ROMUALDEZ, YEDDA MARIE K., ACIDRE, JUDE A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2022-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Yap (C.) (000 2022-09-15) | 2. Ongchuan (000 2022-09-26) |
| 3. Rivera (000 2022-09-26) | 4. Cari (000 2022-09-26) |
| 5. Cruz (A.) (000 2022-09-26) | 6. Revilla (R.J.) (000 2022-09-26) |
| 7. Tan-Tambut (000 2022-09-26) | 8. Delos Santos (000 2022-09-26) |
| 9. Mariño (000 2022-09-26) | 10. Albano (A.) (000 2022-11-09) |
| 11. Cagas (000 2022-11-09) | 12. Olivarez (000 2022-11-09) |
| 13. Dy (F.) (000 2022-11-28) | 14. Bordado (000 2022-11-28) |
| 15. Singson (R.) (000 2022-11-09) | 16. Teves (J.) (000 2022-11-28) |
| 17. Gomez (000 2022-12-05) | 18. Abante (000 2022-12-13) |
| 19. Dy (I.P.) (000 2022-12-12) | 20. Javier (000 2022-12-12) |
| 21. Matibag (000 2022-12-12) | 22. Tutor (000 2023-01-30) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06510 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON 2022-07-26 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Seeks to guarantee the compliance of Phil. Passports to international standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - utilizing the latest tamper-proof, personalization, and data management technology. Proposes to adopt the new biometric system and the submission of documents only issued or authenticated by the Phil. Statistics Authority (PSA); Seeks to provide a new type of "Emergency Passport" and the issuance of three types of "Travel Documents" for Filipinos with urgent travels; those who need to be repatriated; and for individuals considered as stateless persons, refugees, or asylum in the Philippines.
Significance