Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
Date filed
July 2, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 37, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR SOCIAL WORKERS | |
| ABSTRACT : The State shall promote and improve the social and economic well-being of social workers, their living and working conditions, and terms of employment. It shall develop their skills and capabilities to make them more responsive to the needs and problems of their clients, and better equipped in delivering social services and programs. The State shall likewise encourage those with proper qualifications and excellent abilities to remain in social development work in both government and nongovernmental service. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J. | |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-02 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Ablan (004 ) | 2. Del Mar (005 ) |
| 3. Espina (005 ) | 4. Zamora (007 ) |
| 5. Escudero (014 ) | 6. Zialcita (015 ) |
| 7. Violago (016 ) | 8. Chipeco (036 ) |
| 9. Chatto (074 ) | 10. Lacson (075 ) |
| 11. Yumul-hermida (085 ) | 12. Castro (013 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5354, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL SERVICES ON 2001-07-24 |
Abstract
The State shall promote and improve the social and economic well-being of social workers, their living and working conditions, and terms of employment. It shall develop their skills and capabilities to make them more responsive to the needs and problems of their clients, and better equipped in delivering social services and programs. The State shall likewise encourage those with proper qualifications and excellent abilities to remain in social development work in both government and nongovernmental service.
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