Bill Type
Long Title
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
June 30, 2016
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00246
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAM AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Child Nutrition Act Of The Philippines
ABSTRACT : Seeks to develop school feeding and other child nutrition programs which shall be extended, expanded and strengthened under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture as a measure to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation"s children, and to encourage the domestic consumption of agricultural and other food products in order to meet more effectively the nutritional need of the Filipino children.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J.
DATE FILED : 2016-06-30
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Welfare
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Tambunting (016 2016-08-30) 2. Floirendo (018 2016-09-05)
3. Espino (023 2016-09-19) 4. Montoro (047 2016-11-22)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Referred to Stakeholders on 2016-09-14
      2. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2016-12-06
      3. Approved by the Committee on 2016-12-06
      4. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2016-12-13
      5. Transmmitted to the Committee on Ways and Means on 2016-12-16
      6. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2017-02-22
      7. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2017-02-22
      8. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2017-02-22
      9. Final Action by the Committee on Ways and Means on 2017-3-4
      10. Committee Report filed on 2017-3-14
MOTHER BILL: HB05269
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2016-07-26

Abstract

Seeks to develop school feeding and other child nutrition programs which shall be extended, expanded and strengthened under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture as a measure to safeguard the health and well-being of the nation"s children, and to encourage the domestic consumption of agricultural and other food products in order to meet more effectively the nutritional need of the Filipino children

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