Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZEN FROM VIOLENCE, DEFINING ELDER ABUSE, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR
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Date filed
July 1, 2019
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00065 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROTECTING SENIOR CITIZEN FROM VIOLENCE, DEFINING ELDER ABUSE, AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : Protecting Senior Citizen From Violence, Defining Elder Abuse, | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to provide senior citizens who are victims of violence with protection and legal assistance, medical assistance, support services from the DSWD and LGU concerned, livelihood assistance, and all other appropriate programs to ensure the personal safety and security of seniors and prevent the recurrence of violent acts committed against them. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Anti-Elder Abuse Act" | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAP, VICTOR A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2019-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Salvador-Tambunting (000 2019-08-20) | 2. Vergara (000 2019-09-12) |
| 3. Sy-Alvarado (000 2019-09-13) | 4. Revilla (000 2019-09-13) |
| 5. Lacson-Noel (000 2019-09-25) | 6. Fortun (000 2019-11-21) |
| 7. Espino (000 2019-12-05) | 8. Tan (S.A.) (000 2020-02-06) |
| 9. Olivarez (000 2021-03-01) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZENS ON 2019-07-23 |
Abstract
Seeks to provide senior citizens who are victims of violence with protection and legal assistance, medical assistance, support services from the DSWD and LGU concerned, livelihood assistance, and all other appropriate programs to ensure the personal safety and security of seniors and prevent the recurrence of violent acts committed against them.
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