Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06405 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TO INSTITUTE REFORMS IN THE GOVERNMENT'S DRIVE AGAINST PROFESSIONAL SQUATTERS AND SQUATTING RACKETEER/S OR SYNDICATES, STRENGTHENING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Anti-professional Squatters And Squatting Racketeer/s Or Syndicates Drive Reforms Act Of 2009 | |
| ABSTRACT : "Anti-professional Squatters And Squatting Racketeer/s Or Syndicates Drive Reforms Act Of 2009." Seeks to extend additional protection over the rights of private property owners and make the drive against squatting more effective; hopefully bring to an end the formation of squatting syndicates by imposing stiffer penalty for the commission of such crime and providing for circumstances that shall constitute prima facie evidence against squatting syndicates; and, promote cooperation among government agencies such as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) in curtailing the nefarious and illegal activities of professional squatters and squatting syndicates. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAROSA, AMELITA C. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-05-25 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Almario | 2. Bagatsing |
| 3. Alvarez (A.) | 4. Diaz |
| 5. Kho | 6. Garcia (A.) |
| 7. Agyao | 8. Dominguez |
| 9. Vargas | 10. Arroyo (D.) |
| 11. Gatlabayan | 12. Alfelor |
| 13. Seares-Luna | 14. Antonino |
| 15. Barzaga | 16. Bautista |
| 17. Clarete | 18. Diasnes |
| 19. Bravo | 20. Seachon-Lanete |
| 21. Solis | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Codilla (012 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Gonzales (N.) | 2. De Guzman |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2009-05-25 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02046 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-05-25 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB01087, HB01649, HB02572 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-05-26 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-05-26 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2009-05-29 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Gonzales (N.), De Guzman | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2010-01-19 | |
| REMARKS : On Jan. 19, 2010, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks on the measure; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; terminated the period of amendments; and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2010-01-20 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2010-01-26 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:192 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
"Anti-professional Squatters And Squatting Racketeer/s Or Syndicates Drive Reforms Act Of 2009." Seeks to extend additional protection over the rights of private property owners and make the drive against squatting more effective; hopefully bring to an end the formation of squatting syndicates by imposing stiffer penalty for the commission of such crime and providing for circumstances that shall constitute prima facie evidence against squatting syndicates; and, promote cooperation among government agencies such as the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) in curtailing the nefarious and illegal activities of professional squatters and squatting syndicates.
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