Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANIES/MANUF ACTURERS TO PUT WARNING LABELS ON THEIR CELLULAR TELEPHONE PRODUCTS TO REMIND USERS THAT PROLONGED USE CELLULAR TELEPHONES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S HEALTH
Date filed
January 30, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4308, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REQUIRING CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANIES/MANUF ACTURERS TO PUT WARNING LABELS ON THEIR CELLULAR TELEPHONE PRODUCTS TO REMIND USERS THAT PROLONGED USE CELLULAR TELEPHONES CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S HEALTH | |
| ABSTRACT : SEction 15, Article 2 of the 1987 Constitution states, "The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them." > This bill seeks to require cellular telephone companies/manuf acturers to place warning labels on their mobile phone products before this products are sold to the public. Such mandatory requirement is a result of reports and studies showing radiation from cellular phones triggers chemical processes in the body which may bedamaging and could couse headaches, tumors and even brain cancer. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : LOZADA, JOSE APOLINARIO JR. L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-01-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Monfort (069 ) | 2. Chatto (074 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON 2002-02-05 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS |
Abstract
SEction 15, Article 2 of the 1987 Constitution states, "The State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them." > This bill seeks to require cellular telephone companies/manuf acturers to place warning labels on their mobile phone products before this products are sold to the public. Such mandatory requirement is a result of reports and studies showing radiation from cellular phones triggers chemical processes in the body which may bedamaging and could couse headaches, tumors and even brain cancer.
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