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FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FREE IRRIGATION PROGRAM, REPEALING SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH (C) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3601 OR "AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION"; SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH (B) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 552; SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH (B) PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1702; SECTION 35 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8435, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION LAW"; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
June 30, 2016
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00037 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FREE IRRIGATION PROGRAM, REPEALING SECTION 2, PARAGRAPH (C) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3601 OR "AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION"; SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH (B) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 552; SECTION 1, PARAGRAPH (B) PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1702; SECTION 35 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8435, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION LAW"; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Free Irrigation Law Of 2016 | |
| ABSTRACT : Creates a Free Irrigation Program (FIP) for the farmers in order to increase their incomes and uplift their living conditions, thereby effectively abolishing the Irrigation Service Fee (ISF) imposed on the farmers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAP, ARTHUR C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Economic | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Roque (H.) (002 2016-07-26) | 2. Fortun (010 2016-08-15) |
| 3. Abayon (012 2016-08-17) | 4. Antonio (014 2016-08-23) |
| 5. Espino (023 2016-09-19) | 6. Bravo (M.) (023 2016-09-19) |
| 7. Sarmiento (C.) (024 2016-09-20) | 8. Villanueva (042 2016-11-09) |
| 9. Marcoleta (045 2016-11-16) | 10. Lobregat (046 2016-11-21) |
| 11. Sy-Alvarado (046 2016-11-21) | 12. Lee (046 2016-11-21) |
| 13. Gonzaga (046 2016-11-21) | 14. Lazatin (048 2016-11-23) |
| 15. Relampagos (048 2016-11-23) | 16. Kho (048 2016-11-23) |
| 17. Abu (048 2016-11-23) | 18. Bordado (057 2017-01-16) |
| 19. Angara-Castillo (062 2017-01-25) | 20. Limkaichong (063 2017-01-30) |
| 21. Nava (074 2017-02-22) | 22. Nolasco (084 2017-05-02) |
| 23. Escudero (084 2017-05-02) | 24. Lanete (084 2017-05-02) |
| 25. Belaro (093 2017-05-23) | 26. Savellano (004 2017-07-31) |
| 27. Nieto (008 2017-08-08) | 28. De Venecia (008 2017-08-08) |
| 29. Aggabao (008 2017-08-08) | 30. Floirendo (008 2017-08-08) |
| 31. Macapagal Arroyo (008 2017-08-08) | 32. Belmonte (R.) (021 2017-09-08) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2016-11-22 | |
| 2. Referred to the Technical Working Group (TWG) on 2017-01-18 | |
| 3. Deliberated upon by the Mother Committee on 2017-02-28 | |
| 4. Scheduled for meeting/hearing on 2017-05-10 | |
| 5. Approved by the Committee on Appropriations on 2017-05-10 | |
| 6. Fact Sheet prepared on 2017-05-18 | |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05670 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ON 2016-07-26 |
Abstract
Creates a Free Irrigation Program (FIP) for the farmers in order to increase their incomes and uplift their living conditions, thereby effectively abolishing the Irrigation Service Fee (ISF) imposed on the farmers
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