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ANTI-SMUGGLING ACT OF 2010
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB06995 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE ANTI-SMUGGLING MECHANISM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1464, OTHERWISE KNWON AS THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Anti - Smuggling Act Of 2009 | |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to protect government revenue derived from importations by infusing the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, with certain provisions that will plug perceived loopholes and weaknesses in the Code which abet the commission of technical and outright smuggling; protect the domestic industries against unfair competition brough about by fraudulently imported articles which are generally and usually priced below the domestic market values of the comparative locally manufactured goods, and; upgrade manifold the penal provisions in the Code which have not been updated and amended since 1957 and are therefore already impotent in deterring the commission of smuggling. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TA�ADA, LORENZO III M. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-11-18 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Angara | 2. Puentevella |
| 3. Umali (A.) | 4. Singson (E.) |
| 5. Defensor (A.) | 6. Escudero |
| 7. Briones | 8. Rodriguez |
| 9. Del Mar | 10. Bichara |
| 11. Lim (R.) | 12. Vinzons-Chato |
| 13. Romualdo | 14. Locsin |
| 15. Cabilao | 16. Lapus |
| 17. Coscolluela | 18. Domogan |
| 19. Abante | 20. Chungalao |
| 21. Gonzalez | 22. Mitra |
| 23. Ablan | 24. Codilla |
| 25. Cuenco | 26. Lagman |
| 27. De Guzman | 28. Biron |
| 29. Defensor (M.) | 30. Zialcita |
| 31. Magsaysay | 32. Mercado |
| 33. Nicolas | 34. Apostol |
| 35. Valencia | 36. Amante |
| 37. Alvarez (G.) | 38. Pablo |
| 39. Barzaga | 40. Bonoan-David |
| 41. Ong | 42. Mangudadatu |
| 43. Garcia (P.) | 44. Tupas |
| 45. Estrella (R.) | 46. Agbayani |
| 47. Casiño | 48. Guingona |
| 49. Villanueva | 50. Hontiveros |
| 51. Javier | 52. Cua (J.) |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Nograles (000 ) | 2. Villafuerte (036 ) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Del Mar | 2. Abaya |
| 3. Hataman | 4. Arenas |
| 5. Bondoc | 6. Chatto |
| 7. Garin | 8. Valdez |
| 9. Cua (G.) | 10. Zamora (M.) |
| 11. Alcala | 12. Chavez |
| 13. Villarosa | 14. Teodoro |
| 15. Labadlabad | 16. Yu |
| 17. Velarde | 18. Tieng |
| 19. Chong | 20. Hofer |
| 21. Mendoza (M.) | 22. Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga |
| 23. Enverga | 24. Arago |
| 25. Gatlabayan | 26. Alfelor |
| 27. Pichay | 28. Gonzales (N.) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Committee Report filed on 2009-11-18 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02503 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-11-18 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: WAYS AND MEANS, APPROPRIATIONS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB00015, HB00155, HB00485, HB01555, HB01697, HB01747, HB02934, HB03110, HB03776, HB03927, HB04064, HB04218, HB05068, HB05069 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-11-18 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-11-18 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2009-12-08 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Del Mar, Abaya, Hataman, Arenas, Bondoc, Chatto, Garin, Valdez, Cua (G.), Zamora (M.), Alcala, Chavez, Villarosa, Teodoro, Labadlabad, Yu, Velarde, Tieng, Chong, Hofer, Mendoza (M.), Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga, Enverga, Arago, Gatlabayan, Alfelor, Pichay, Gonzales (N.) | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-12-15 | |
| REMARKS : On Dec. 15, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the Bill as the sponsorship remarks; 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: 2010-01-18 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2010-01-26 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:192 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
Aims to protect government revenue derived from importations by infusing the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended, with certain provisions that will plug perceived loopholes and weaknesses in the Code which abet the commission of technical and outright smuggling; protect the domestic industries against unfair competition brough about by fraudulently imported articles which are generally and usually priced below the domestic market values of the comparative locally manufactured goods, and; upgrade manifold the penal provisions in the Code which have not been updated and amended since 1957 and are therefore already impotent in deterring the commission of smuggling.
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