Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 5 AND SECTION 10 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT'
Date filed
July 1, 2004
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00341 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM OF REPRESENTATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 5 AND SECTION 10 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT' |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to amend RA 7941 by requiring the sectoral party, as a prerequisite to registration, to show proof that: a) its constituency is spread over the geographical territory of at least a majority of the regions or at least a majority of the provinces or cities in a region; and b) it represents the concerns of at least 300,000 Filipino citizens. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05876 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to amend RA 7941 by requiring the sectoral party, as a prerequisite to registration, to show proof that: a) its constituency is spread over the geographical territory of at least a majority of the regions or at least a majority of the provinces or cities in a region; and b) it represents the concerns of at least 300,000 Filipino citizens. '
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