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AN ACT CREATING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING SECTION 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02810 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING SECTION 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES' | |
| SHORT TITLE : Creating the Persons With Disabilities Affairs Office in Every Province, City and Municipality | |
| ABSTRACT : To ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the services provided under RA 7277, the bill mandates the establishment of a Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office in every province, city and municipality. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DY, CONSUELO A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-09-08 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Tulagan (017 ) | 2. Figueroa (021 ) |
| 3. Olano (030 ) | 4. Magsaysay (032 ) |
| 5. Villanueva (007 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00621 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-04-04 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: SOCIAL SERVICES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval with amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2004-09-14 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-04-12 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-05-03 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-11-29 | |
| PERIOD OF COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS : 2005-11-29 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-11-29 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-12-13 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2006-02-07 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:186 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2006-02-14 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2006-02-14 | |
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Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT CREATING THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AFFAIRS OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING SECTION 40 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REHABILITATION, SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND SELF-RELIANCE OF DISABLED PERSONS AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE MAINSTREAM OF SOCIETY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2006 ] 2/14/2006 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives CONSUELO A. DY, GENEROSO DC. TULAGAN, CATALINO V. FIGUEROA and ARREL R. OLANO as authors; 2/15/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LOCAL GOVERNMENT and SOCIAL JUSTICE, WELFARE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT;
Abstract
To ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the services provided under RA 7277, the bill mandates the establishment of a Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office in every province, city and municipality.'
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