Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 2826, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1869, EXPRESSLY EXCLUDING JAI-ALAI GAMES FROM THE FRANCHISED ACTIVITIES OF THE PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION | |
| ABSTRACT : The attached bill seeks to expressly exclude jai-alai games from the franchised activities of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) by an express amendment of Presidential Decree No. 1869, the PAGCOR charter. >The basic principle, conceded by all legislators, is that the permit or franchise for the operation and regulation of any form of gambling is a legislative prerogative. In other words, gambling - in this instance jai-alai - being a prohibited activity can only allowedby clear and express provision of law. >The proposed legislation will settle with finality the issue of authority of PAGCOR to operate and manage jai-alai games. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RAUL V. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-09-03 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Echiverri (020 ) | 2. Zubiri (020 ) |
| 3. Sandoval (020 ) | 4. Cuenco (020 ) |
| 5. Martinez (020 ) | 6. Yapha (020 ) |
| 7. Durano (020 ) | 8. Cajes (020 ) |
| 9. Paras (020 ) | 10. Teves (020 ) |
| 11. Gullas (020 ) | 12. Kintanar (020 ) |
| 13. Chatto (020 ) | 14. Jala (020 ) |
| 15. Macias (020 ) | 16. Fua (020 ) |
| 17. Soon-ruiz (022 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: as per J.37; p.20 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GAMES AND AMUSEMENTS ON 2001-09-24 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION |
Abstract
The attached bill seeks to expressly exclude jai-alai games from the franchised activities of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) by an express amendment of Presidential Decree No. 1869, the PAGCOR charter. >The basic principle, conceded by all legislators, is that the permit or franchise for the operation and regulation of any form of gambling is a legislative prerogative. In other words, gambling - in this instance jai-alai - being a prohibited activity can only allowedby clear and express provision of law. >The proposed legislation will settle with finality the issue of authority of PAGCOR to operate and manage jai-alai games.
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