Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF SECTORAL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
Date filed
February 18, 2020
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06332
FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELECTION OF SECTORAL REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS
ABSTRACT : Proposes to resolve the unrealized provisions of the Party-List System Law and the Local Government Code which provides for sectoral representatives in local legislative bodies to consider the important role of the marginalized sectors in nation-building by ensuring their participation in crafting policies that involve the general and collective interest of the Filipinos.Intends to bring into fruition the Constitution's vision of balanced, democratic and well represented local legislative bodies where sectoral representatives of workers or peasants, women, urban poor, indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and all other organizations which shall be identified in the future can now participate in the local elections.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : CULLAMAT, EUFEMIA "KA FEMIA" C., ZARATE, CARLOS ISAGANI T., GAITE, FERDINAND R.
DATE FILED : 2020-02-18
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: HB10022
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ON 2020-02-24

Abstract

Proposes to resolve the unrealized provisions of the Party-List System Law and the Local Government Code which provides for sectoral representatives in local legislative bodies to consider the important role of the marginalized sectors in nation-building by ensuring their participation in crafting policies that involve the general and collective interest of the Filipinos.Intends to bring into fruition the Constitution's vision of balanced, democratic and well represented local legislative bodies where sectoral representatives of workers or peasants, women, urban poor, indigenous people, persons with disabilities, and all other organizations which shall be identified in the future can now participate in the local elections.

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