Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT DECLARING MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A NONWORKING SPECIAL HOLIDAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO DECLARE MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL HOLIDAY TO BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY'
Date filed
April 24, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 4703, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECLARING MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A NONWORKING SPECIAL HOLIDAY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-NINE HUNDRED FORTY-NINE ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO DECLARE MARCH EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR AS A WORKING SPECIAL HOLIDAY TO BE KNOWN AS NATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY' | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: Declaring March 8 as non-working special holiday will encourage all women from all sectors nationwide to organize meaningful activities to celebrate that day and to actively engage and participate in such activities. It will be a day of commemoration of the endless efforts and contributions of Filipino women for national freedom, civil liberty, equality and human rights. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JOSON, JOSEFINA M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-04-24 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. De Guzman (085 ) | 2. Escudero (085 ) |
| 3. Del Mar (085 ) | 4. Cari (086 ) |
| 5. Plaza (086 ) | 6. Villarama (086 ) |
| 7. Cagas (086 ) | 8. Dumarpa (086 ) |
| 9. Umali (086 ) | 10. Castro (086 ) |
| 11. Leviste (087 ) | 12. Chiongbian (087 ) |
| 13. Saludo (087 ) | 14. Biazon (087 ) |
| 15. Chipeco (088 ) | 16. Monfort (088 ) |
| 17. Zamora (088 ) | 18. Antonino-custodio (088 ) |
| 19. Gozos (088 ) | 20. Failon (088 ) |
| 21. Gullas (088 ) | 22. Lacson (088 ) |
| 23. Defensor (088 ) | 24. Espinosa (088 ) |
| 25. Solis (088 ) | 26. Real (088 ) |
| 27. Ramiro (088 ) | 28. Bersamin (088 ) |
| 29. Calizo (088 ) | 30. Abad (088 ) |
| 31. Alfelor (088 ) | 32. Almario (088 ) |
| 33. Ancheta (088 ) | 34. Angping (088 ) |
| 35. Aquino (088 ) | 36. Badelles (088 ) |
| 37. Bondoc (088 ) | 38. Calalay (088 ) |
| 39. Clarete (088 ) | 40. Cua (088 ) |
| 41. Dadivas (088 ) | 42. Domogan (088 ) |
| 43. Dumpit (088 ) | 44. Erice (088 ) |
| 45. Espina (088 ) | 46. Gatchalian (088 ) |
| 47. Macarambon (088 ) | 48. Gordon (088 ) |
| 49. Matalam (088 ) | 50. Montilla (088 ) |
| 51. Nachura (088 ) | 52. Nieva (088 ) |
| 53. Ocampo (088 ) | 54. Pablo (088 ) |
| 55. Puentebella (088 ) | 56. Ramirez-sato (088 ) |
| 57. Roco (088 ) | 58. Romualdo (088 ) |
| 59. Santiago (088 ) | 60. Singson (088 ) |
| 61. Sumulong (088 ) | 62. Taliño-santos (088 ) |
| 63. Veloso (088 ) | 64. Villar (088 ) |
| 65. Wacnang (088 ) | 66. Ylagan (088 ) |
| 67. Zamora (088 ) | 68. Reyes (089 ) |
| 69. Rosales (089 ) | 70. Malanyaon (089 ) |
| 71. Abaya (090 ) | 72. Sandoval (090 ) |
| 73. Chungalao (090 ) | 74. Maza (090 ) |
| 75. Vicencio (090 ) | 76. Pilando (091 ) |
| 77. Salapuddin (091 ) | 78. Espino (091 ) |
| 79. Olano (091 ) | 80. Villareal (091 ) |
| 81. Libanan (091 ) | 82. Marañon (091 ) |
| 83. Alvarez (091 ) | 84. Unico (091 ) |
| 85. Castelo-daza (091 ) | 86. Barinaga (091 ) |
| 87. Defensor (091 ) | 88. Yumul-hermida (091 ) |
| 89. Abayon (091 ) | 90. Umali (091 ) |
| 91. Nepomuceno (091 ) | 92. Dy (091 ) |
| 93. Seachon (091 ) | 94. Uy (091 ) |
| 95. Hizon (091 ) | 96. Sy-alvarado (092 ) |
| 97. Nicolas (093 ) | 98. Lozada (093 ) |
| 99. Pingoy (093 ) | 100. Albano (093 ) |
| 101. Locsin (093 ) | 102. Lagman-luistro (093 ) |
| 103. Gunigundo (093 ) | 104. Banaag (093 ) |
| 105. Floirendo (093 ) | 106. Padilla (093 ) |
| 107. Fua (093 ) | 108. Celeste (093 ) |
| 109. Syjuco (093 ) | 110. Cuenco (093 ) |
| 111. Apostol (093 ) | 112. Punzalan (093 ) |
| 113. Zialcita (093 ) | 114. Echiverri (093 ) |
| 115. Cajes (093 ) | 116. Andaya (093 ) |
| 117. Pichay (093 ) | 118. Marcos (093 ) |
| 119. San Juan (093 ) | 120. Ecleo (093 ) |
| 121. Taganas Layus (093 ) | 122. Beltran (002 ) |
| 123. Nantes (002 ) | 124. Barbers (002 ) |
| 125. De Venecia (002 ) | 126. Dilangalen (002 ) |
| 127. Durano (002 ) | 128. Estrella (002 ) |
| 129. Martinez (002 ) | 130. Ortega (002 ) |
| 131. Silverio (002 ) | 132. Torres (002 ) |
| 133. Villanueva (002 ) | 134. Yapha (002 ) |
| 135. Dimaporo (002 ) | 136. Nograles (006 ) |
| 137. Cojuangco (006 ) | 138. Acosta (006 ) |
| 139. Violago (012 ) | 140. Ledesma (018 ) |
| 141. Suarez (052 ) | |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: jt.ref'l as per j.13;p.6 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01295 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-02-26 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: REVISION OF LAWS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2002-05-06 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-03-04 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2003-03-12 | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2003-03-12 | |
| REMARKS : Considered the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2003-03-17 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2003-03-20 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:117 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2003-03-21 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2003-03-28 |
Abstract
Rationale: Declaring March 8 as non-working special holiday will encourage all women from all sectors nationwide to organize meaningful activities to celebrate that day and to actively engage and participate in such activities. It will be a day of commemoration of the endless efforts and contributions of Filipino women for national freedom, civil liberty, equality and human rights.
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