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AN ACT ABOLISHING THE IMPRISONMENT PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF LIBEL, PRESCRIBING HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FINE AS PENALTY FOR SAME, AND PROVIDING THAT THE CRIME OF LIBEL SHALL PRESCRIBE IN SIX MONTHS, AMENDING FOR THESE PURPOSES ARTICLES 90, 91, 355, 356, 357, AND 360 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE
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ABOLISHING THE IMPRISONMENT PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF LIBEL
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June 8, 2013
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Entitled: AN ACT ABOLISHING THE IMPRISONMENT PENALTY FOR THE CRIME OF LIBEL, PRESCRIBING HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FINE AS PENALTY FOR SAME, AND PROVIDING THAT THE CRIME OF LIBEL SHALL PRESCRIBE IN SIX MONTHS, AMENDING FOR THESE PURPOSES ARTICLES 90, 91, 355, 356, 357, AND 360 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 8/6/2013 Introduced by Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA; 8/28/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, REVISION OF CODES AND LAWS; 9/11/2013 Change of Committee Referral from the Committee on Constitutional Amendments, Revision of Codes and Laws to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, all Senate Bills pending in the committee/s, with pertinent documents, transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service, for safekeeping and preservation on July 19, 2016) (Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)