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AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN, PROFESSIONALIZE AND MODERNIZE THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE COMMONWEALTH ACT 613, KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1940, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
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PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 2016
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July 19, 2016
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6
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Entitled: AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN, PROFESSIONALIZE AND MODERNIZE THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE COMMONWEALTH ACT 613, KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1940, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 7/19/2016 Introduced by Senator ANTONIO "SONNY" F. TRILLANES; 8/8/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION; and FINANCE; (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)