Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, ENTITLED `AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR' BY MODIFYING SEVERAL PROVISIONS TO PARTICULARIZE OFWs AND OTHER OVERSEAS FILIPINO ORGANIZATIONS
Date filed
December 9, 2002
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5538, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941, ENTITLED `AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF PARTY-LIST REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH THE PARTY-LIST SYSTEM, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR' BY MODIFYING SEVERAL PROVISIONS TO PARTICULARIZE OFWs AND OTHER OVERSEAS FILIPINO ORGANIZATIONS | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill substantiates the policy of the state to protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare by giving the right of OFWs to be represented in the party-list system by: (1) excluding the OFW organizations and other organizations of Filipinos overseas from the refusal and/or cancellation of registration by the COMELEC; (2) allowing an overseas absentee voter to be nominated as party-list representative; and (3) in the case of OFWs and other overseas Filipino organizations, the two percent (2%) mandated in RA 7941 shall be computed on the basis of the total number of qualified overseas absentee voters. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. | |
| DATE FILED : 2002-12-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Calalay (038 ) | 2. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 6479, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 2002-12-16 |
Abstract
This bill substantiates the policy of the state to protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare by giving the right of OFWs to be represented in the party-list system by: (1) excluding the OFW organizations and other organizations of Filipinos overseas from the refusal and/or cancellation of registration by the COMELEC; (2) allowing an overseas absentee voter to be nominated as party-list representative; and (3) in the case of OFWs and other overseas Filipino organizations, the two percent (2%) mandated in RA 7941 shall be computed on the basis of the total number of qualified overseas absentee voters.
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