Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
May 30, 2006
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05496 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT STRENGTHENING WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION IN ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : “Gender Balance Act of 2006” | |
| ABSTRACT : “Gender Balance Act of 2006”. The bill advocates a gender quota system to widen the representation for women in elective and appointive positions in the government. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANA THERESIA "RISA" HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL | |
| DATE FILED : 2006-05-30 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Rosales | 2. Aguja |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nantes (019 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON WOMEN ON 2006-06-05 |
Abstract
“Gender Balance Act of 2006”. The bill advocates a gender quota system to widen the representation for women in elective and appointive positions in the government.'
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