Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE DERELICTION OF DUTY IN THE PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 208 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Date filed
January 14, 2009
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB05730 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE DERELICTION OF DUTY IN THE PROSECUTION OF OFFENSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 208 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE | |
| ABSTRACT : Imposes the penalty of prision mayor in its maximum period upon any public officer or officer of the law who, in derection of the duties of his office, maliciously refrains from instituting prosecution for the punishment of violators of the law or tolerates the commission of offenses. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CUENCO, ANTONIO V. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-01-14 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Golez | 2. Biazon |
| 3. Barzaga | 4. Crisologo |
| 5. Ablan | 6. Yap |
| 7. Teodoro | 8. Bonoan-David |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2009-01-19 |
Abstract
Imposes the penalty of prision mayor in its maximum period upon any public officer or officer of the law who, in derection of the duties of his office, maliciously refrains from instituting prosecution for the punishment of violators of the law or tolerates the commission of offenses.
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