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AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 31 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6770, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989,' AS AMENDED, ALLOWING PRIVATE LAWYERS TO ACT AS PROSECUTORS ON BEHALF OF THE OMBUDSMAN
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Date filed
July 1, 2004
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00262 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 31 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6770, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989,' AS AMENDED, ALLOWING PRIVATE LAWYERS TO ACT AS PROSECUTORS ON BEHALF OF THE OMBUDSMAN |
| ABSTRACT : The bill would give more teeth to the Office of the Ombudsman by allowing competent and well-trained private lawyers to act as prosecutors in cases involving former Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Philippines, incumbent and former cabinet secretaries and undersecretaires, among others. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DADIVAS, RODRIGUEZ D. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB04275 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2005-02-02 |
| PREVIOUS COMMITTEE REFERRALS :PRIMARILY REFERRED TO REVISION OF LAWS on 2004-07-27; |
Abstract
The bill would give more teeth to the Office of the Ombudsman by allowing competent and well-trained private lawyers to act as prosecutors in cases involving former Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Philippines, incumbent and former cabinet secretaries and undersecretaires, among others.'
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