Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT INCREASING THE DAILY FOOD SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF PRISONERS AND DETAINEES FROM THIRTY PESOS (P30.00) TO SEVENTY-FIVE PESOS (P75.00) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Date filed
August 23, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08130 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT INCREASING THE DAILY FOOD SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE OF PRISONERS AND DETAINEES FROM THIRTY PESOS (P30.00) TO SEVENTY-FIVE PESOS (P75.00) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR |
| ABSTRACT : The present daily food subsistence allowance of prisoners and detainees of the Bureau of Corrections and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is pegged at P30.00 a day. It is common knowledge that this amount barely covers one single meal muchmore three meals a day. Sharp price increases of all commodities validly justify the increase of food allowance. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : JALOSJOS, ROMEO G. |
| DATE FILED : 1999-08-23 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 1999-08-26 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
The present daily food subsistence allowance of prisoners and detainees of the Bureau of Corrections and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is pegged at P30.00 a day. It is common knowledge that this amount barely covers one single meal muchmore three meals a day. Sharp price increases of all commodities validly justify the increase of food allowance.
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