House of Representatives · 20th Congress

HB08187

AN ACT LEGALIZING THE IMPORTATION OF SECOND-HAND OR USED CLOTHING AND RAGS INTO THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING, FOR THAT PURPOSE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4653, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT TO SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE AND MAINTAIN THE DIGNITY OF THE NATION BY DECLARING IT A NATIONAL POLICY TO PROHIBIT THE COMMERCIAL IMPORTATION OF TEXTILE ARTICLES COMMONLY KNOWN AS USED CLOTHING AND RAGS”

Status: Pending with the Committee on TRADE AND INDUSTRY since 2026-03-04 · Filed 2026-03-02 · Committee: TRADE AND INDUSTRY

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Recorded votes

No recorded vote for this bill in the official journals we have processed so far. That does not mean no vote took place.

Principal authors (2)

Rodriguez, Maximo Jr. B. · Representative, ABAMIN
Rodriguez, Rufus B. · Representative, Cagayan de Oro City, 2nd District

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