Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ADJUSTING THE RATE OF SUBSIDIARY IMPRISONMENT FROM ONE DAY FOR EACH EIGHT PESOS (P8.00) TO ONE DAY FOR AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE MINIMUM WAGE OF A LABORER IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815,OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5465
Date filed
November 16, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05369 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ADJUSTING THE RATE OF SUBSIDIARY IMPRISONMENT FROM ONE DAY FOR EACH EIGHT PESOS (P8.00) TO ONE DAY FOR AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE MINIMUM WAGE OF A LABORER IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815,OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5465 |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: The reason for the adjustment is necessitated by the fact that the current rate of "one day for each P8.00" subsidiary imprisonment is no longer realistic vis-a-vis the prevailing minimum wage rate. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGPING, HARRY C. |
| DATE FILED : 1998-11-16 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 1998-11-19 |
Abstract
Rationale: The reason for the adjustment is necessitated by the fact that the current rate of "one day for each P8.00" subsidiary imprisonment is no longer realistic vis-a-vis the prevailing minimum wage rate.
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