Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
14th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING TORTURE A CRIME AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR COMMISSION OF ACTS OF TORTURE
Congress Author
OCAMPO, SATUR C.
Date filed
September 19, 2007
Scope
NATIONAL

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02619
FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING TORTURE A CRIME AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES FOR COMMISSION OF ACTS OF TORTURE
SHORT TITLE : "Anti-Torture Act of 2007"
ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to ensure that the rights of all persons, including suspects, detainees or prisoners, are respected at all times.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : OCAMPO, SATUR C.
DATE FILED : 2007-09-19
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Casiño 2. Beltran
3. Maza 4. Ilagan
5. Del Mar 6. Datumanong
7. Singson (E.) 8. Fuentebella
9. Villarosa 10. Defensor (A.)
11. Gonzales (N.) 12. Zamora (R.)
13. Antonino-Custodio 14. Villafuerte
15. Defensor (M.) 16. Padilla
17. Zialcita 18. Villar
19. Tañada 20. Yap
21. Uy (R.S.) 22. Locsin
23. Cayetano 24. Plaza
25. Vinzons-Chato 26. Rodriguez
27. Escudero 28. Lopez (J.)
29. Guingona 30. Mitra
31. Villanueva 32. Tupas
33. Chipeco 34. De Guzman
35. Binay 36. Prieto-Teodoro
37. Fernandez 38. Angara
39. Suarez 40. Coquilla
41. Alfelor 42. Aggabao
43. Alcala 44. Albano
45. Biazon 46. Hataman
47. Cerilles 48. Kho
49. Mandanas 50. Gunigundo
51. Daza (P.) 52. Gullas
53. Apostol 54. Remulla
55. Biron 56. Lapus
57. Silverio 58. Umali (A.)
59. Joson 60. Asilo
61. Estrella (R.) 62. Alvarez (A.)
63. Roman 64. Umali (C.)
65. Angping 66. Nicolas
67. Malapitan 68. Garin
69. Miraflores 70. Crisologo
71. Emano 72. Jaafar
73. Akbar 74. Valdez
75. Velarde 76. Diaz
77. Domogan 78. Mamba
79. Diasnes 80. Lagbas
81. Amante 82. Chungalao
83. Garcia (A.) 84. Clarete
85. Singson (R.) 86. Lacson
87. Romulo 88. Roxas
89. Ungab 90. Cagas (M.)
91. Piamonte 92. Susano
93. Cajayon 94. Magsaysay
95. Bagatsing 96. Bravo
97. Mercado 98. Nava
99. Ong 100. Abaya
101. Gonzales (A.) 102. Mendoza (M.)
103. Tieng 104. Gatchalian
105. Romualdo 106. Pancrudo
107. Aquino 108. Cari
109. Codilla 110. Soon-Ruiz
111. Salimbangon 112. Limkaichong
113. Dumarpa 114. Zamora (M.)
115. Yu 116. Amatong
117. Bondoc 118. Castro
119. Cabilao 120. Garcia (P.)
121. Garcia (P.J.) 122. Garay
123. Fua 124. Coscolluela
125. Puno 126. Gatlabayan
127. Ferrer 128. Ablan
129. Lim (R.) 130. Agbayani
131. Pablo 132. Pingoy
133. Noel 134. Cruz-Gonzales
135. Climaco
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Puentevella (030 ) 2. Mariano (010 )
3. Colmenares (072 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS:
      1. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-02-13
      2. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-03-31
      3. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-04-15
      4. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-04-16
      5. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-06-04
      6. Under study by the Technical Working Group(TWG) on 2008-06-25
      7. Under deliberation by the Mother Committee on 2008-09-09
      8. Approved by the Committee on 2008-09-17
      9. Transmitted to the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-11-24
      10. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2008-12-03
      11. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-12-03
      12. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2008-12-03
      13. Committee Report filed on 2009-01-07
      14. Committee Report filed on 2009-01-07
MOTHER BILL: HB05709
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2007-09-26
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON HUMAN RIGHTS

Abstract

The bill seeks to ensure that the rights of all persons, including suspects, detainees or prisoners, are respected at all times.

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