Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT ALLOWING INCUMBENT JUNIOR GEODETIC ENGINEERS TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF THEIR PROFESSION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (R.A. NO. 8560), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE GEODETIC ENGINEERING ACT OF 1998
Congress Author
Date filed
September 24, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08417
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ALLOWING INCUMBENT JUNIOR GEODETIC ENGINEERS TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF THEIR PROFESSION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (R.A. NO. 8560), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE GEODETIC ENGINEERING ACT OF 1998
ABSTRACT : Rationale: Times and experience have proven the competence and capability of the Junior Geodetic Engineers in performing their tasks. They are of great help to the geodetic engineer profession, to the government and to the public because of their quality performance. However, when R.A. 8560 (The new Philippine Geodetic engineering Act of 1998) was enacted, instead of giving due recognition to their profession under the law, they were decommissioned and scrapped out as a profession. Thus, this bill.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A.
DATE FILED : 1999-09-24
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. 2.
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: HB12442
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ON 1999-10-05

Abstract

Rationale: Times and experience have proven the competence and capability of the Junior Geodetic Engineers in performing their tasks. They are of great help to the geodetic engineer profession, to the government and to the public because of their quality performance. However, when R.A. 8560 (The new Philippine Geodetic engineering Act of 1998) was enacted, instead of giving due recognition to their profession under the law, they were decommissioned and scrapped out as a profession. Thus, this bill.

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