Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REFEDINING THE TERM 'VETERAN' THEREBY AMENDING FURTHER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948 AS AMENDED
Date filed
August 24, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02560 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REFEDINING THE TERM 'VETERAN' THEREBY AMENDING FURTHER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948 AS AMENDED |
| ABSTRACT : The bill defines a war veteran as "any person who rendered military service in the land, sea or air forces of the Philippines when the Philippines was at war and foreign nationals who served in the Philippine forces. A veteran of a military campaign is any person who became part of the Philippine expeditionary forces sent abroad or who participated in a military campaign so designated by the President of the Philippines." |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DUMPIT, TOMAS M. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-08-24 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Figueroa (039 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2005-06-09 |
| 2. Reported out to the Committee on Rules on 2006-05-29 |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04451 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND WELFARE ON 2004-08-31 |
Abstract
The bill defines a war veteran as "any person who rendered military service in the land, sea or air forces of the Philippines when the Philippines was at war and foreign nationals who served in the Philippine forces. A veteran of a military campaign is any person who became part of the Philippine expeditionary forces sent abroad or who participated in a military campaign so designated by the President of the Philippines."'
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