Bill Type
House Bill
Short Title
SUBSIDIARY IMPRISONMENT
Text as Filed (File)
HBN-6946 (as filed)
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Congress Author
ABAYA, JOSEHP, EMILIO A.
Congress Co-Authors
RODRIGUEZ JR., ISIDRO S.
SANTIAGO III, NARCISO D.
AGGABAO, GIORGIDI B.
GONZALES II, NEPTALI M.
DE GUZMAN, DEL R.
Scope
NATIONAL
Legislative Status
PENDING IN THE COMMITTEE
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
39
Session Type
THIRD REGULAR SESSION
Document Certification
NO CERTIFICATION
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Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06946
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ADJUSTING THE RATE OF SUBSIDIARY IMPRISONMENT TO ONE DAY FOR AN AMOUNT EQUIVALENT TO THE DAILY MINIMUM WAGE OF A LABORER IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 39 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
SHORT TITLE : Adjusting The Rate Of Subsidiary Imprisonment To One Day For An Amount Equivalent To The Daily Minimum Wage Of A Laborer In The National Capital Region
ABSTRACT : Seeks to protect and enhance the right of all people to human dignity and reduce social inequities by alleviatinge the plight of poor convicts who are compelled to serve subsidiary imprisonment for the reason that they do not have the means to pay the fine imposed upon them whereby, the current rate of subsidiary imprisonment has not only become obsolete but also imposes an unreasonabe burden on poor convicts; considerably reduce the total number of days of subsidiary imprisonment that a prisoner would have to serve, and; effect jail decongestion by imposing penalty that is commensurate to the offense committeed by the convict.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYA, JOSEPH EMILIO A.
DATE FILED : 2009-10-19
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Rodriguez 2. Santiago (N.)
3. Aggabao
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Nograles (027 )
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02464
SUBMITTED ON 2009-10-19
SUBMITTED BY: REVISION OF LAWS
RECOMMENDATIONS: approval
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00349, HB03343, HB04892, HB04937
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-11-09
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-11-09
DATE CALENDARED : 2009-11-11
SECOND READING INFORMATION
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-11-16
REMARKS : On Nov. 16, 2009, 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: 2009-12-01
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2009-12-08
HOUSE VOTES:    YEAS:189     NAYS:0    ABSTAIN:.0
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE:  2009-12-10
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE:  2009-12-10
REMARKS : 

Abstract

Seeks to protect and enhance the right of all people to human dignity and reduce social inequities by alleviatinge the plight of poor convicts who are compelled to serve subsidiary imprisonment for the reason that they do not have the means to pay the fine imposed upon them whereby, the current rate of subsidiary imprisonment has not only become obsolete but also imposes an unreasonabe burden on poor convicts; considerably reduce the total number of days of subsidiary imprisonment that a prisoner would have to serve, and; effect jail decongestion by imposing penalty that is commensurate to the offense committeed by the convict.

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