Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLES 333 AND 334 AND AMENDING ARTICLE 344 OF ACT 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND DEFINING THE CRIME OF MARITAL INFIDELITY
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 243, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLES 333 AND 334 AND AMENDING ARTICLE 344 OF ACT 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND DEFINING THE CRIME OF MARITAL INFIDELITY | |
| ABSTRACT : The main purpose of this bill is to provide a definition to the phrase "marital infidelity" and to provide the penalty for the commission thereof. It also seeks to correct the seeming disparity in the treatment of husbands and wives thereby actualizing the constitutional mandate of equality of men and women before the law. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Jaraula (010 ) | 2. Antonino-custodio (009 ) |
| 3. Syjuco (041 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
The main purpose of this bill is to provide a definition to the phrase "marital infidelity" and to provide the penalty for the commission thereof. It also seeks to correct the seeming disparity in the treatment of husbands and wives thereby actualizing the constitutional mandate of equality of men and women before the law.
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