Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5368, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING BOOKIE OPERATIONS OF JUETENG COLLECTORS AND PROVIDING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR THE OPERATION OR MAINTAINANCE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OF JUETENG ACTIVITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED SIXTEEN HUNDRED ANDTWO (P.D. 1602), ENTITLED `PRESCRIBING STIFFER PENALTIES ON ILLEGAL GAMBLING' | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill seeks to decriminalize bookie operations for jueteng operations and imposing stiffer penalties on its offenders and coddlers. (1) The penalty of prision MAYOR in is medium period or a fine from TEN thousand to FIFTY thousand pesos shall beimposed upon any person who in any manner shall directly or indirectly take part in any illegal jueteng activities; (2) The penalty of prision MAYOR in its maximum period or a fine of SIXTY thousand pesos shall be imposed upon the maintainers, OPERATORS or conductor of all gambling schemes; (3) The penalty of RECLUSION TEMPORAL in its medium period with temporary absolute disqualificatio n or a fine of SIXTY thousand pesos shall be imposed if the maintainer, conductor or banker of said gamblingg schemes is a government official; and (4) The penalty of prision MAYOR in is medium period or a fine ranging from four THOUSAND to EIGTH thousand pesos shall be imposed upon any person who shall, knowingly and without lawful purpose, possess any l | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYA, ANTONIO M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-10-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Espina (031 ) | 2. Tulagan (041 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6575, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2002-10-21 |
Abstract
This bill seeks to decriminalize bookie operations for jueteng operations and imposing stiffer penalties on its offenders and coddlers. (1) The penalty of prision MAYOR in is medium period or a fine from TEN thousand to FIFTY thousand pesos shall beimposed upon any person who in any manner shall directly or indirectly take part in any illegal jueteng activities; (2) The penalty of prision MAYOR in its maximum period or a fine of SIXTY thousand pesos shall be imposed upon the maintainers, OPERATORS or conductor of all gambling schemes; (3) The penalty of RECLUSION TEMPORAL in its medium period with temporary absolute disqualificatio n or a fine of SIXTY thousand pesos shall be imposed if the maintainer, conductor or banker of said gamblingg schemes is a government official; and (4) The penalty of prision MAYOR in is medium period or a fine ranging from four THOUSAND to EIGTH thousand pesos shall be imposed upon any person who shall, knowingly and without lawful purpose, possess any l
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