Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT'
Date filed
October 14, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6479, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7941 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PARTY-LIST SYSTEM ACT' | |
| SHORT TITLE : Amending RA 7941, the Party-List System Act | |
| ABSTRACT : The measure seeks to address the findings of the Supreme Court, in the two cases filed before it, that the existing law (R.A. 7941) is inadequate. It proposes to increase the number of party-list representation in the House of Representatives and to provide a more detailed formula in determining the allocation of seats for the party-list system. It further aims to ensure that the parties elected in the party-list system truly represent the marginalized and underrepresented sectors of our society. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ANGARA-CASTILLO, BELLAFLOR J. | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-10-14 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Marcos | 2. Rosales |
| 3. Ocampo | 4. Beltran |
| 5. Maza | 6. Pablo |
| 7. Villanueva | 8. Bernardo-lokin |
| 9. Lapus | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01842 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-10-14 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 474, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 1091, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 4398, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 4775, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 5058, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 5538, 12th Congress of the Republic, House Bill No. 5624, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-10-21 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-10-21 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-11-19 |
Abstract
The measure seeks to address the findings of the Supreme Court, in the two cases filed before it, that the existing law (R.A. 7941) is inadequate. It proposes to increase the number of party-list representation in the House of Representatives and to provide a more detailed formula in determining the allocation of seats for the party-list system. It further aims to ensure that the parties elected in the party-list system truly represent the marginalized and underrepresented sectors of our society.
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