Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLE 247 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
September 19, 2022
Date Read
September 21, 2022
Bill Status
Pending with the Committee on REVISION OF LAWS since 2022-09-21
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04946 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING ARTICLE 247 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE |
| ABSTRACT : Intends to help prevent a parent from killing or inflicting any serious physical injury to his daughter under 18 years old and her seducer, who were caught in the act of sexual intercourse or immediately after. Intends also to avoid the legal spouse from murdering his spouse or lover, or both of them, who were caught in the act of sexual intercourse or immediately after. Proposes to repeal this discriminatory and unjust law which penalizes the offenders with a mere destierro, and aims to encourage parents and spouses to resolve intra-family problems in a non-violent manner. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAMBUNTING, GUS S. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-09-19 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2022-09-21 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Intends to help prevent a parent from killing or inflicting any serious physical injury to his daughter under 18 years old and her seducer, who were caught in the act of sexual intercourse or immediately after. Intends also to avoid the legal spouse from murdering his spouse or lover, or both of them, who were caught in the act of sexual intercourse or immediately after. Proposes to repeal this discriminatory and unjust law which penalizes the offenders with a mere destierro, and aims to encourage parents and spouses to resolve intra-family problems in a non-violent manner.
Significance