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PHL-1997-L-51480
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act (No. 8425).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Philippines
Subjects (Classification)
Economic and social policy
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-12-11
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for the formulation of a Social Reform Agenda (SRA) as part of the National Anti-Poverty Action Agenda which shall seek to redress social inequality. The SRA shall address issues of access to basic services (education, health care, housing), distribution and management of resources, and ecological dimensions of sustainable development. Sector-specific flagship programmes shall address the concerns of farmers, fishermen, indigenous peoples, casual workers, the urban poor, and disadvantaged groups such as women, youth, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Establishes a national Anti-Poverty Commission which shall implement the above policy, and a People's Development Trust Fund to finance micro-finance programmes.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1998-06-30
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2001-11-08 (PHL-2001-R-62442)
Revised Rules and Regulations implementing Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, 2002 (Administrative Order No. 21).
Implementing text(s)
2001-11-08 (PHL-2001-R-62442)
Revised Rules and Regulations implementing Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act, 2002 (Administrative Order No. 21).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
National Anti-Poverty Commission
Country
Philippines
URL
http://www.napc.gov.ph/RA8425.htm
File
PHL51480.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Official Gazette
Date
1998-05-11
Volume
Vol. 94
Number
No. 19
Page range
pp. 3338-3347