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AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 180 OF ACT NO. 3815, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PENAL CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR SITUATIONS WHERE THE ACCUSED, IMPLICATED BY THE FALSE TESTIMONY OF THE VIOLATOR OF ARTICLE 180, IS METED OUT A LIGHT PENALTY PURSUANT TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF PENALTIES IN ARTICLE 25 OF THE SAME CODE
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PENAL CODE (ARTICLE 180 OF ACT NO. 3815)
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August 7, 2013
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8
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Entitled: AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 180 OF ACT NO. 3815, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PENAL CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR SITUATIONS WHERE THE ACCUSED, IMPLICATED BY THE FALSE TESTIMONY OF THE VIOLATOR OF ARTICLE 180, IS METED OUT A LIGHT PENALTY PURSUANT TO THE CLASSIFICATION OF PENALTIES IN ARTICLE 25 OF THE SAME CODE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 7/8/2013 Introduced by Senator MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO; 8/6/2013 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)