Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION OF WASTES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00034 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPORTATION OF WASTES, PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| ABSTRACT : Intends to prohibit the importation of wastes that have not been processed to eradicate or minimize their environmental impact and have no beneficial value to our people or our countryProvides for a fine of not less than One Million Pesos (Php1,000,000.00) and imprisonment of not less than six (6) months. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BIAZON, RUFFY B. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Violago (000 2019-07-29) | 2. Olivarez (000 2019-08-05) |
| 3. Suansing (E.) (000 2019-08-05) | 4. Silverio (000 2019-08-08) |
| 5. Vergara (000 2019-08-14) | 6. Nieto (000 2019-08-20) |
| 7. Barba (000 2019-08-27) | 8. Tan (S.A.) (000 2020-01-28) |
| 9. Salvador-Tambunting (000 2020-12-11) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECOLOGY ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Intends to prohibit the importation of wastes that have not been processed to eradicate or minimize their environmental impact and have no beneficial value to our people or our countryProvides for a fine of not less than One Million Pesos (Php1,000,000.00) and imprisonment of not less than six (6) months.
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