Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE THE USE OF CERTAIN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON BOARD PHILIPPINE AIR CARRIERS WHETHER COMMERCIALLY OR PRIVATELY-OWNED AND/OR-OPERATE D FLYING OVER PHILIPPINE AIRSPACE
Congress Author
Date filed
September 21, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 3185, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE THE USE OF CERTAIN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES ON BOARD PHILIPPINE AIR CARRIERS WHETHER COMMERCIALLY OR PRIVATELY-OWNED AND/OR-OPERATE D FLYING OVER PHILIPPINE AIRSPACE
ABSTRACT : It shall be unlawful for any person to operate at all times any portable electronic devices which transmit radio signals while in the aircraft. These include, but are not limited to amateur radio transceivers, citizens band radios, pagers, cellularphones, text messaging devices, remote control devices, other electronic devices and all other types of portable radio transceivers, whose operation in flight the carrier or commercial operator hereafter determined may likewise endanger the safety offlight. An aircraft is in flight from the moment all its external doors are closed following embarkation until any of such doors are opened for disembarkation.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ALMARIO, J. MAYO Z.
DATE FILED : 2001-09-21
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Syjuco (052 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS ON 2001-09-27

Abstract

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate at all times any portable electronic devices which transmit radio signals while in the aircraft. These include, but are not limited to amateur radio transceivers, citizens band radios, pagers, cellularphones, text messaging devices, remote control devices, other electronic devices and all other types of portable radio transceivers, whose operation in flight the carrier or commercial operator hereafter determined may likewise endanger the safety offlight. An aircraft is in flight from the moment all its external doors are closed following embarkation until any of such doors are opened for disembarkation.

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