Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY AND IMPOSING THE PENALTY OF QUALIFIED RECLUSION PERPETUA IN LIEU THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659 OR THE DEATH PENALTLAW, ACT 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED, ANDOTHER SPECIAL LAWS
Date filed
July 10, 2001
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 920, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ABOLISHING THE DEATH PENALTY AND IMPOSING THE PENALTY OF QUALIFIED RECLUSION PERPETUA IN LIEU THEREOF, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659 OR THE DEATH PENALTLAW, ACT 3815, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AS AMENDED, ANDOTHER SPECIAL LAWS |
| SHORT TITLE : Process of Recruiting Members of the Philippine National Police in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |
| ABSTRACT : Any person sentenced to Qualified Reclusion Perpetua shall serve his sentence until his natural death without benefit of loyalty and good conduct allowance, commutation, parole or pardon. All persons who have been meted out the death penalty by final judgement shall have their sentences commuted to Qualified Reclusion Perpetua. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BARINAGA, ROSELLER L. |
| DATE FILED : 2001-07-10 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Syjuco (023 ) |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No |
| URGENT BILL? No |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| COMMITTEE ACTION: jt. ref'ls as per J.46; p.23 |
| MOTHER BILL: House Bill No. 5114, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2001-07-25 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON CIVIL, POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS |
Abstract
Any person sentenced to Qualified Reclusion Perpetua shall serve his sentence until his natural death without benefit of loyalty and good conduct allowance, commutation, parole or pardon. All persons who have been meted out the death penalty by final judgement shall have their sentences commuted to Qualified Reclusion Perpetua.
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