Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, KNOWN AS THE DANGEROUS DRUG ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659, BY ELIMINATING THE QUANTITY OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS INVOLVED AS BASIS FOR IMPOSING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Date filed
September 10, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB03491 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, KNOWN AS THE DANGEROUS DRUG ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659, BY ELIMINATING THE QUANTITY OF THE DANGEROUS DRUGS INVOLVED AS BASIS FOR IMPOSING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The amendments introduced to RA 7659, the Dangerous Drugs Act, were inutile in solving the problem. Instead of increasing the penalty for violations, in reality the penalty was decreased. As a result, big time pushers and traffickers when arrested usually invoked their right to bail. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGPING, HARRY C. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-09-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06047 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1998-09-29 |
Abstract
Rationale: The amendments introduced to RA 7659, the Dangerous Drugs Act, were inutile in solving the problem. Instead of increasing the penalty for violations, in reality the penalty was decreased. As a result, big time pushers and traffickers when arrested usually invoked their right to bail.
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