Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM DUTIES AND TAXES 'BALIKBAYAN BOXES' CONTAINING PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW), OTHER FILIPINOS RESIDING ABROAD AND RESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES RETURNING FROM ABROAD
Short Title
BALIKBAYAN BOX LAW
Co-authors
Date filed
August 24, 2015
Scope
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
14
Session Type

Committee Details

Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
264

Legislative History

Entitled:
AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM DUTIES AND TAXES 'BALIKBAYAN BOXES' CONTAINING PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD EFFECTS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW), OTHER FILIPINOS RESIDING ABROAD AND RESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES RETURNING FROM ABROAD
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2015 ]
8/24/2015 Introduced by Senator RALPH G. RECTO;
8/25/2015 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on WAYS AND MEANS;
9/8/2015 Letter of Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated September 3, 2015, requesting that she be made coauthor of SBN-2913, received by the LBIS;
9/28/2015 Returned and submitted by the Committee on WAYS AND MEANS per Committee Report No. 264, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2968;
9/28/2015 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
9/28/2015 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2968 UNDER C.R. NO. 264, WHICH BECAME R.A. NO. 10863 ON MAY 30, 2016.
(Prepared by the Indexing, Monitoring and LIS Section, Legislative Bills and Index Service)