Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
Date filed
February 27, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4467, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT RENAMING THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Renaming the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The country's coastal waters is seven (7) times bigger that its land area, yet development efforts have been mostly channeled to crop and livestock production. The perceived neglect of the fisheries sector gives rise to the filing of thisbill. > The bill aims to give emphasis to the importance of the fisheries sector by renaming the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The inclusion of the word "Fisheries" in the name of the Department shall ensure that the fisheries sector will always receive equal attention being given to the agriculture sector. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BADELLES, ALIPIO CIRILO V. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-02-27 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Marañon | 2. Salceda |
| 3. Teves | 4. Violago |
| 5. Ramirez-sato | 6. Failon |
| 7. Alfelor | 8. Banaag |
| 9. Lozada | 10. Jala |
| 11. Ancheta | 12. Umali |
| 13. Defensor | 14. Ylagan |
| 15. Mamba | 16. Chiongbian |
| 17. Villareal | 18. Veloso |
| 19. Pingoy | 20. Dy |
| 21. Alvarez | 22. Bueser |
| 23. Acosta | 24. Amin |
| 25. Espino | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Joaquin (090 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00262 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2002-02-27 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: AGRICULTURE, FOOD & FISHERIES | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendments | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 573, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 967, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2002-03-05 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2002-03-05 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2002-03-12 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2002-04-16 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2002-04-16 | |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2002-04-22 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2002-05-23 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:167 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2002-05-28 |
Abstract
Rationale: The country's coastal waters is seven (7) times bigger that its land area, yet development efforts have been mostly channeled to crop and livestock production. The perceived neglect of the fisheries sector gives rise to the filing of thisbill. > The bill aims to give emphasis to the importance of the fisheries sector by renaming the Department of Agriculture as the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The inclusion of the word "Fisheries" in the name of the Department shall ensure that the fisheries sector will always receive equal attention being given to the agriculture sector.
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