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Long Title
AN ACT REPEALING SECTION 67 OF BATAS PAMBANSA NO. 881 AND THE FIRST PROVISON, THIRD PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436 TO THE EFFECT THAT AN INCUMBENT ELECTIVE OFFICIAL, WHETHER NATIONAL OR LOCAL, IS NOT CONSIDERED RESIGNED FROM OFFICEDESPITE THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE OTHER THAN THE OFFICE WHICH HE IS HOLDING IN A PERMANENT CAPACITY
Date filed
March 12, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07059 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING SECTION 67 OF BATAS PAMBANSA NO. 881 AND THE FIRST PROVISON, THIRD PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436 TO THE EFFECT THAT AN INCUMBENT ELECTIVE OFFICIAL, WHETHER NATIONAL OR LOCAL, IS NOT CONSIDERED RESIGNED FROM OFFICEDESPITE THAT HE IS RUNNING FOR AN OFFICE OTHER THAN THE OFFICE WHICH HE IS HOLDING IN A PERMANENT CAPACITY | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: There is a basic defect of Section 67, BP Blg. 881 ... It breaches the "equal protection clause" of the Constitution as it gives UNDUE advantage to a incumbent who runs for President or Vice President as against an incumbent running for other positions. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AGUINALDO, RODOLFO E. | |
| DATE FILED : 1999-03-12 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
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| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON SUFFRAGE AND ELECTORAL REFORMS ON 1999-03-18 |
Abstract
Rationale: There is a basic defect of Section 67, BP Blg. 881 ... It breaches the "equal protection clause" of the Constitution as it gives UNDUE advantage to a incumbent who runs for President or Vice President as against an incumbent running for other positions.
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