Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT MAKING CRITICISMS OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS QUALIFIEDLY PRIVILEGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 354 AND 361 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
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Date filed
August 6, 2008
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04914 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MAKING CRITICISMS OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS QUALIFIEDLY PRIVILEGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLES 354 AND 361 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : Provides for discussions of matters of public concern and criticisms of officials to be considered as privileged, i.e., accusations, even if defamatory, would not be considered as malicious. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AGGABAO, GIORGIDI B. |
| DATE FILED : 2008-08-06 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB05760 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2008-08-12 |
Abstract
Provides for discussions of matters of public concern and criticisms of officials to be considered as privileged, i.e., accusations, even if defamatory, would not be considered as malicious.
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