Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00338 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION ON WOMEN, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR | |
| ABSTRACT : The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) was created in 1975 primarily to prepate a national program for the International Women's Year observed in the same year. Its organization is manifestly ad hoc in nature. The bill seeks creation of the Philippine Commission on Women which will absorb the functions of the NCRFW, monitor the implementation of the laws on women, review and evaluate the extent to which women are integrated in all sectors of economic and social life. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Dumarpa (010 ) | 2. Silverio (017 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2004-07-27 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN, APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) was created in 1975 primarily to prepate a national program for the International Women's Year observed in the same year. Its organization is manifestly ad hoc in nature. The bill seeks creation of the Philippine Commission on Women which will absorb the functions of the NCRFW, monitor the implementation of the laws on women, review and evaluate the extent to which women are integrated in all sectors of economic and social life."]
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