Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLES 333 AND 334 AND AMENDING ARTICLE 344 OF ACT 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND DEFINING THE CRIME OF MARITAL INFIDELITY
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00334 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLES 333 AND 334 AND AMENDING ARTICLE 344 OF ACT 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND DEFINING THE CRIME OF MARITAL INFIDELITY |
| ABSTRACT : Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code penalizes adultery and concubinage, respectively. Under the Code, the wife is meted a heavier penalty for a single act of infidelity. There is thus a perceived disparity in the treatment of husbands, on the one hand, and wives, on the other, insofar as the imposable penalty is concerned. This bill provides for a definition to "marital infidelity" and to provide the penalty for the commission thereof. It seeks to correct the seeming disparity in the treatment of husband and wives. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Serapio (055 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05729 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code penalizes adultery and concubinage, respectively. Under the Code, the wife is meted a heavier penalty for a single act of infidelity. There is thus a perceived disparity in the treatment of husbands, on the one hand, and wives, on the other, insofar as the imposable penalty is concerned. This bill provides for a definition to "marital infidelity" and to provide the penalty for the commission thereof. It seeks to correct the seeming disparity in the treatment of husband and wives.'
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