Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING THAT A YEAR SHALL BE COUNTED AS CONTAINING THREE HUNDRED SIXTY DAYS IN COMPUTING THE LENGTH OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, `AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS'
Date filed
December 16, 1998
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06081 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING THAT A YEAR SHALL BE COUNTED AS CONTAINING THREE HUNDRED SIXTY DAYS IN COMPUTING THE LENGTH OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6948, ENTITLED, `AN ACT STANDARDIZING AND UPGRADING THE BENEFITS FOR MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS' | |
| ABSTRACT : With the proposal, a six-year term military service will only require 2.160 days, instead of the prescribed 2, 190 days (RA6948), for a veteran to be entitled to pension benefits. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VERCELES, LEANDRO JR. B. | |
| DATE FILED : 1998-12-16 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| 3. | 4. |
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| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00250 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 1999-03-25 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: VETERAN'S AFFAIRS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval without amendment | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON VETERAN'S AFFAIRS ON 1999-01-18 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 1999-04-19 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 1999-04-27 |
Abstract
With the proposal, a six-year term military service will only require 2.160 days, instead of the prescribed 2, 190 days (RA6948), for a veteran to be entitled to pension benefits.
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