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Long Title
AN ACT CONSERVING, PROMOTING AND POPULARIZING THE NATION'S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND RESOURCES, AS WELL AS ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY EXACTING A PERFORMANCE FEE FROM FOREIGN PERFORMERS AND ALLOCATING THE PROCEEDS THEREOF TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND ARTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2010
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00281 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CONSERVING, PROMOTING AND POPULARIZING THE NATION'S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AND RESOURCES, AS WELL AS ARTISTIC CREATIONS BY EXACTING A PERFORMANCE FEE FROM FOREIGN PERFORMERS AND ALLOCATING THE PROCEEDS THEREOF TO THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CULTURE AND ARTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| SHORT TITLE : The Singers Equity Act |
| ABSTRACT : "The Singers Equity Act" Requires foreign performers to pay charges to be known as the Equity Fee – charged on a foreign performer a free equivalent to fifteen (15%) percent of his total talent fee for the privilege of performing in the Philippines, the proceeds of which shall be allocated to the National Commission on Culture and Arts, the extant government agencies charged with promoting arts and culture. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GOLEZ, ROILO S. |
| DATE FILED : 2010-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Alcala (056 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Scheduled for first meeting/hearing on 2011-02-01 |
| 2. Change of committee referral requested on 2011-02-22 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON BASIC EDUCATION AND CULTURE ON 2010-07-27 |
Abstract
"The Singers Equity Act" Requires foreign performers to pay charges to be known as the Equity Fee – charged on a foreign performer a free equivalent to fifteen (15%) percent of his total talent fee for the privilege of performing in the Philippines, the proceeds of which shall be allocated to the National Commission on Culture and Arts, the extant government agencies charged with promoting arts and culture.
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