Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6499, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 52, PARAGRAPH (D) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8291, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'REVISED GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE ACT OF 1997' |
| SHORT TITLE : Amending Sec. 52, Par. (D) of RA 8291, Otherwise Known as the "Revised Government Service Insurance Act of 1977' |
| ABSTRACT : The bill seeks to increase the penalty to be imposed upon the concerned officers or personnel of government agencies who fail to remit or causes the delay in the remittance of GSIS payments by more than thirty days from the time the amount becomes due. It proposes the following penalties: (a) increase in the penalty of imprisonment from six months and one day to six years, to imprisonment from ten years and one day to twelve years; (b) increase in the fine of not less than Ph3,000.00 but not more than Ph6,000.00, to a fine of not less than Ph10,000.00 but not more than Ph30,000.00; It retains the present additional penalty of absolute perpetual disqualification from holding public office and from practicing any profession or calling licensed by the government. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BUESER, DANTON Q. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-10-20 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS : |
| 1. Nepomuceno |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01850 |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-10-20 |
| SUBMITTED BY: GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES AND PRIVATIZATION |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 2534, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-10-23 |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-10-23 |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-11-19 |
Abstract
The bill seeks to increase the penalty to be imposed upon the concerned officers or personnel of government agencies who fail to remit or causes the delay in the remittance of GSIS payments by more than thirty days from the time the amount becomes due. It proposes the following penalties: (a) increase in the penalty of imprisonment from six months and one day to six years, to imprisonment from ten years and one day to twelve years; (b) increase in the fine of not less than Ph3,000.00 but not more than Ph6,000.00, to a fine of not less than Ph10,000.00 but not more than Ph30,000.00; It retains the present additional penalty of absolute perpetual disqualification from holding public office and from practicing any profession or calling licensed by the government.
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