Full Title
AN ACT REDUCING THE PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF BLADED, POINTED OR BLUNT WEAPONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED NINE.
Congress
Interim Batasang Pambansa
Legislative History (PDF)
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Plenary Deliberations
October 2, 1978
October 3, 1978
October 4, 1978
October 11, 1978
October 16, 1978
October 24, 1978 - Nominal voting and approval on third reading
October 24, 1978 - Remark of Rep. Lumaug on his vote on PB no. 61
Date of Approval
November 21, 1978

Legislative History

July 10, 1978 Introduced by Assemblyman Zapata.
July 12, 1978 First Reading and referral to the Committees on Revision of Laws and Codes, and Constitutional Amendments; and National Security and Defense and Peace and Order.
July 13, 1978 Transmitted to and received by the Committees.
September 29, 1978 Committee Report No. 25, recommending that the Bill be approved without amendment, submitted by the Committee on National Security and Defense and Peace and Order
October 2, 1978

Reported to Batasan;

The Cabinet recommended that the bill be calendared for Second Reading, Cabinet communication included in the Order of Business.
October 3, 1978

Calendared for Second Reading;

Period of Sponsorship;

Sponsored by Assemblyman Zapata.
October 4, 1978 Period of Amendments.
October 11, 1978

Period of Amendments;

Approved on Second Reading with amendments.
October 16, 1978 Printed copies distributed to Members on
October 23, 1978 Calendared for Third Reading.
October 24, 1978

Approved on Third Reading.

Yeas - 128, Nays - none, Abstentions - none
October 25, 1978 Ordered printed in enrolled form.
October 30, 1978 Enrolled copies received.
November 3, 1978 Signed by the Speaker and transmitted to the President.
November 7, 1978  Received by the Office of the President.
November 21, 1978 Signed by the President.

 

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Batas Pambansa
Bill No.
P.B. No. 61

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette volume 75 number 5 (January 29, 1979) page 846

Full Text of Issuance

P. B. No. 61 / 75 OG No. 5, 846 (January 29, 1979)
 

[ BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 6, November 21, 1978 ]

AN ACT REDUCING THE PENALTY FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF BLADED, POINTED OR BLUNT WEAPONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED NINE.

 

Be it enacted by the Batasang Pambansa in session assembled:

SECTION 1. Paragraph three of Presidential Decree Numbered Nine is hereby amended to read as follows:

"3. It is unlawful to carry outside of one's residence any bladed, pointed or blunt weapon such as 'knife', 'spear', 'pana', 'dagger', 'bolo', 'barong', 'kris', or 'chako', except where such articles are being used as necessary tools or implements to earn a livelihood or in pursuit of a lawful activity. Any person found guilty thereof shall suffer the penalty of imprisonment of not less than one month nor more than one year or a fine of not less than Two Hundred Pesos nor more than Two Thousand Pesos, or both such imprisonment and fine as the Court may direct."

SEC. 2. Article twenty-two of the Revised Penal Code shall apply to persons previously convicted under paragraph three of Presidential Decree Numbered Nine.

SEC. 3. Any law or ordinance which is inconsistent herewith is hereby repealed.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, November 21, 1978.

 

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