Bill Type
House Bill
Congress Name
12th Congress of the Republic
Long Title
AN ACT LIMITING THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6770, OTHERWISEKNOWN AS "THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989"
Congress Author
GONZALES, RAUL M.
Date filed
July 5, 2001
Scope
NATIONAL
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 691, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT LIMITING THE AUTHORITY OF THE DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR THE ARMED FORCES TO THE INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6770, OTHERWISEKNOWN AS "THE OMBUDSMAN ACT OF 1989"
ABSTRACT : Rationale: This bill seeks to limit the authority of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Armed Forces to investigate and prosecute uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. > The military organization is peculiar. It has its own customs, traditions, practices, and code of conduct. It is clothed with the responsibility of security the state. All these set it apart from the ordinary civilian life.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GONZALES, RAUL M.
DATE FILED : 2001-07-05
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Romualdo (022 ) 2. Syjuco (023 )
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2001-07-24

Abstract

Rationale: This bill seeks to limit the authority of the Deputy Ombudsman for the Armed Forces to investigate and prosecute uniformed members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. > The military organization is peculiar. It has its own customs, traditions, practices, and code of conduct. It is clothed with the responsibility of security the state. All these set it apart from the ordinary civilian life.

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