Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING LIBEL BY MEANS OF WRITING OR SIMILAR REPEALING ARTICLE 355 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE
Short Title
DECRIMINALIZING LIBEL BY MEANS OF WRITING
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Date filed
June 30, 2016
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Legislative Status
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2
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Entitled: AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING LIBEL BY MEANS OF WRITING OR SIMILAR REPEALING ARTICLE 355 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 6/30/2016 Introduced by Senator FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO; 7/26/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS; (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)