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AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 53, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT TO EXEMPT THE PUBLISHER, EDITOR OR REPORTER OF ANY PUBLICATION FROM REVEALING THE SOURSE OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE BY INCLUDING WITHIN ITS COVERAGE JOURNALISTS FROM BROADCAST, NEWS AGENCIES AND INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
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AMENDING R.A. NO. 53, TO INCLUDE NEWS AGENCIES/INTERNET PUBLICATIONS
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04835 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 53, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT TO EXEMPT THE PUBLISHER, EDITOR OR REPORTER OF ANY PUBLICATION FROM REVEALING THE SOURCE OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE' BY INCLUDING WITHIN ITS COVERAGE JOURNALISTS FROM BROADCAST, NEWS AGENCIES AND INTERNET PUBLICATIONS |
| SHORT TITLE : Amending RA No. 53, As Amended, by Including Within Its Coverage Journalists From Broadcast, News Agencies and Internet Publications |
| ABSTRACT : The bill includes media practitioners from the broadcast, news agencies and internet publication in the coverage of the protection extended to their infomation sources under RA 53. Ra 53, as amended, limited the protection only to the print media industry. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : DEL MAR, RAUL V. |
| DATE FILED : 2005-10-11 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Remulla |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Abayon (041 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2005-10-11 |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01153 |
| SUBMITTED ON 2005-10-11 |
| SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC INFORMATION |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02960 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2005-10-12 |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2005-10-12 |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2005-11-16 |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2005-11-29 |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2005-11-29 |
| REMARKS : The Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks. |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2005-12-06 |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2005-12-14 |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:193 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2005-12-22 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2005-12-22 |
| REMARKS : |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 53, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT TO EXEMPT THE PUBLISHER, EDITOR OR REPORTER OF ANY PUBLICATION FROM REVEALING THE SOURSE OF PUBLISHED NEWS OR INFORMATION OBTAINED IN CONFIDENCE BY INCLUDING WITHIN ITS COVERAGE JOURNALISTS FROM BROADCAST, NEWS AGENCIES AND INTERNET PUBLICATIONS [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 13TH CONGRESS ] [ 2005 ] 12/22/2005 Filed in the Senate requesting for concurrence by Representatives RAUL V. DEL MAR, GILBERT C. REMULLA and ERNESTO "BANZAI" A. NIEVA, as authors; [ 2006 ] 1/18/2006 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA;
Abstract
The bill includes media practitioners from the broadcast, news agencies and internet publication in the coverage of the protection extended to their infomation sources under RA 53. Ra 53, as amended, limited the protection only to the print media industry.'
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