Full Title
AN ACT TO REVISE AND CODIFY THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINES.
House Bill No.
H. No. 5513
Plenary Deliberations
Date of Approval
June 22, 1957

Legislative History

Legislative History
  An Act to codify the tariff and customs laws of the Philippines.
Introduced by the Committee on Ways and Means and the Special Committee on Revision and Codification
of Tariff, Customs and all Tax Laws;
July 20, 1956

Submitted to the Senate;

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

July 21, 1956 Returned by Committee on Finance with the Committee Report No. 1335, recommending that it be approved with amendments.
 
July 13, 1956 Certified for immediate enactment by the President of the Philippines on July 13, 1956.
July 24, 1956

Submitted said Report to the Senate;

Passed on second reading by the Senate with amendments;

Passed on third reading with amendments by the Senate.

July 25, 1996  Amendments of the Senate sent to the House.
February 4, 1957 Recalled by the Senate.
February 5, 1957 Returned by the House on February 5, 1957.
February 6, 1957 Recommitted to the Committee on Finance for further study.
April 26, 1957 Reported back by said Committee with the Committee Report No. 1418, recommending that it be approved
with amendments on April 26, 1957.
April 29, 1957 Submitted said Report to the Senate.
May 3, 1957 Certified for immediate enactment by the President of the Philippines.
May 14, 1957 Passed on third reading with amendments by the Senate.
May 15, 1957 Amendments of the Senate sent to the House on.
May 16, 1957 The House disagreed to the amendments of the Senate, and asked for a conference, having designated as representatives on its part Congressmen Ramos, Roy and Marcos.
May 17, 1957 The Senate insisted on its amendments, and accepted the conference asked for by the House, having appointed as conferees at the same on its part Senators Puyat, Sabido and Mabanag.
May 23, 1957 Conference Report was submitted with the statement that the Conference Committee has reached an agreement on the disagreeing votes of both Houses, and agreed to by the Senate;
The House approved the Report of the Conference Committee.
June 12, 1957 Approved by the President of the Philippines, except Secs. 703 and 3204.
  Converted into Republic Act No. 1937.

 

Other Details

Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Bill Note

Official Gazette

Official Gazette Source
Official Gazette volume 53 number 20 (October 31, 1957) page 6946

Full Text of Issuance

H. No. 5513 / 53 OG No. 20, 6946 (October 31, 1957

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1937, June 22, 1957 ]

AN ACT TO REVISE AND CODIFY THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINES

 

(See TARIFF LAW.)

 

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