Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM STANDING AS SPONSOR IN WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS, CONFIRMATIONS AND SIMILAR RELIGIOUS RITES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR
Date filed
June 21, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07790 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM STANDING AS SPONSOR IN WEDDINGS, BAPTISMS, CONFIRMATIONS AND SIMILAR RELIGIOUS RITES AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : "The Padrino System Abolition Act of 1999'. This bill seeks to prohibit certain public officials from standing as sponsor in wedding, baptism, confirmation and similar religious rites. It seeks to put and end to this padrino system to prevent theseofficials from exerting undue influence to favour their godsons or inaanaks and their compadre to the detriment of the government and the Filipino people. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. |
| DATE FILED : 1999-06-21 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1999-07-13 |
Abstract
"The Padrino System Abolition Act of 1999'. This bill seeks to prohibit certain public officials from standing as sponsor in wedding, baptism, confirmation and similar religious rites. It seeks to put and end to this padrino system to prevent theseofficials from exerting undue influence to favour their godsons or inaanaks and their compadre to the detriment of the government and the Filipino people.
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