IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS - DTI FOR RA 9178

           BUSINESS FINANCIAL

                     ASSISTANCE

   

                           REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 

QUESTION : IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN HELP YOU FINANCIALLY IN SETTING UP

                      A BUSINESS?

ANSWER : YES, THE BARANGAY MICRO BUSINESS ENTERPRISE LAW

         THIS IS A COPY FROM THE EMAIL SENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON APRIL 15, 2013

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE

ORDER NO. 01

Series of 2003.

SUBJECT: Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9178, Otherwise known as the “Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of 2002”

Pursuant to Sec. 15 of R.A. 9178, otherwise known as the “Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBEs) Act of 2002”, and after consultation with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), the Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), and other concerned agencies, the following rules and regulations governing BMBEs are hereby prescribed for the compliance, information and guidance of all concerned.

I. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Sec. 1. Declaration of Policy. – As stated in Sec. 2 of R.A. 9178, it is the policy of the State to hasten the country’s economic development by encouraging the formation and growth of barangay micro business enterprises which effectively serve as seedbeds of Filipino entrepreneurial talents, and integrating those in the informal sector with the mainstream economy, through the rationalization of bureaucratic restrictions, the active intervention of the government specially in the local level, and the granting of incentives and benefits to generate much-needed employment and alleviate poverty.

Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. – When used herein, the term:

a. Act- shall refer to the “Barangay Micro Business Enterprises Act of 2002”.

b. Barangay Micro Business Enterprise (BMBE) – as defined in Sec. 3a of the Act,shall refer to any business entity or enterprise engaged in the production, processing or manufacturing of products or commodities, including agro-processing, trading and services, whose total assets including those arising from loans but exclusive of the land on which the particular business entity’s office, plant and equipment are situated, shall not be more than Three Million Pesos (P3,000,000.00) subject to review and upward adjustment by the SMED Council, as mandated under Republic Act 6977, as amended by Republic Act 8289. A BMBE shall include any individual owning such business entity/enterprise, partnership, cooperative, corporation, association or other entity incorporated and/or organized and existing under Philippine laws; and registered with the office of the treasurer of a city or municipality in accordance with this implementing rules and regulations. 

  

“Services” shall exclude those rendered by any one, who is duly licensed by the government after having passed a government licensure examination, in connection with the exercise of one’s profession as stated in Paragraph 2 Sec. 3(a), R.A. 9178.

c. Certificate of Authority (CA) – shall refer to the certificate issued to an applicant authorizing the same to operate as a BMBE and to be entitled to the benefits and privileges accorded to a registered BMBE.

d. Assets – shall refer to all kinds of properties, real or personal, owned by the BMBE and used for the conduct of its business as defined by the SMED Council: Provided, That for the purpose of exemption from taxes and fees under the Act, this term shall mean all kinds of properties, real or personal, owned and/or used by the BMBE for the conduct of its business as defined by the SMED Council.

       
e. Registration – shall mean the inclusion of a BMBE in the BMBE Registry of a city or 
    municipality.

f. Financing – shall refer to all borrowings of the BMBE from all sources after registration.

II. REGISTRATION OF BMBE

Sec. 3. Place of Registration. – The Office of the Treasurer of each city or municipality shall register BMBEs and issue a Certificate of Authority (CA) to enable the BMBE to avail of incentives under the Act; Provided, That only one Certificate of Authority shall be issued for each BMBE and only by the Office of the Treasurer of the city or municipality that has jurisdiction over the principal place of business of the BMBE.

Sec. 4. Who are eligible to register. – Any person, natural or juridical, cooperative or association, having the qualifications herein below enumerated, may apply for registration as BMBE:

          a. Have an asset size of not more than three million pesos (P3,000,000.00) excluding land, before applying for BMBE registration; and

          b. Engaged in the business activities as defined in Sec. 2(b) of this IRR.

Sec. 5. Requirements for Registration. The applicant for BMBE registration shall submit the duly filled up application (BMBE Form 01) in triplicate, signed by the owner or manager of the entity applying for registration.

Sec. 6. Procedures for Registration. The following are the procedures when applying for registration as BMBE:

a. An applicant for BMBE shall go to the Office of the Municipal or City Treasurer where the business is located;

b. The applicant shall accomplish BMBE Form 01 in triplicate and submit to the Office of the Municipal or City Treasurer;

c. The Municipal or City Treasurer evaluates the application. Application shall be processed within fifteen (15) working days upon submission of complete documents. Otherwise, the BMBEs shall be deemed registered; and

d. A registered BMBE shall be issued a CA as proof of registration, which will be effective for a period of two (2) years, renewable for a period of two (2) years for every renewal.

Sec. 7. Fees and Charges. – The LGUs shall issue the CA promptly and free of charge. However, to defray the administrative costs of registering and monitoring the BMBEs, the LGU may charge a fee not exceeding One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00).

Sec. 8. Transfer of Ownership. – The BMBE shall report to the city or municipality of any change in the status of its ownership structure, and shall surrender the original copy of the BMBE Certificate of Authority for notation of the transfer.

III. INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS

Sec. 9. Exemption from taxes and fees. – All BMBEs shall be exempted from income tax for income arising from the operation of the enterprise. The Local Government Units (LGUs) are encouraged either to reduce the amount of local taxes, fees and charges imposed or to exempt the BMBE from local taxes, fees and charges.

Sec. 10. Exemption from the Coverage of the Minimum Wage Law. – The BMBEs shall be exempt from the coverage of the Minimum Wage Law: Provided, That all employees covered under the Act shall be entitled to the same benefits given to any regular employee such as social security and healthcare benefits.

Sec. 11. Credit Delivery. – As stated in Sec. 9 of the Act, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation (SBGFC), and People’s Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) shall set up a special credit window that will service the financing needs of BMBEs registered under the Act consistent with the BSP policies, rules and regulations. The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) shall likewise set up a special credit window that will serve the financing needs of their respective members who wish to establish a BMBE. The concerned financial institutions (FIs) are encouraged to wholesale the funds to accredited private financial institutions including community-based organizations such as cooperatives, non-government organizations (NGOs) and people’s organizations, which will in turn, directly provide credit support to BMBEs. All loans from whatever sources granted to BMBEs under the Act shall be considered as part of alternative compliance to Presidential Decree No. 717, otherwise known as the Agri-Agra Law, or to Republic Act No. 6977, otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Small and Medium Enterprises, as amended. For purposes of compliance with Presidential Decree No. 717 and Republic Act No. 6977, as amended, loans granted to BMBEs under the Act shall be computed at twice the amount of the face value of the loans.

Any existing laws to the contrary notwithstanding, interests, commissions and discounts derived from the loans by the LBP, DBP, PCFC and SBGFC granted to BMBEs as well as loans extended by the GSIS and SSS to their respective member- employees under the Act shall be exempt from gross receipts tax (GRT).

To minimize the risks in lending to the BMBEs, the SBGFC and the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) under the Department of Agriculture, in case of agribusiness activities, shall set up a special guarantee window to provide the necessary credit guarantee to BMBEs under their respective guarantee programs.

The LBP, DBP, PCFC, SBGFC, SSS, GSIS, and QUEDANCOR shall annually report to the appropriate Committees of both Houses of Congress on the status of the implementation of this provision.

The BSP shall formulate the rules for the implementation of this provision and shall likewise establish incentive programs to encourage and improve credit delivery to the BMBEs.

Sec. 12. Technology Transfer, Production and Management Training, and Marketing Assistance. – BMBEs can avail of technology transfer, production, management training programs and marketing assistance of the DTI, DOST, UP-ISSI, CDA, TESDA, TLRC and other concerned agencies.

Sec. 13. BMBE Development Fund. – As stated in Sec. 10 of the Act, a BMBE Development Fund shall be set up with an endowment of Three Hundred Million Pesos (P300, 000,000.00) from the PAGCOR and shall be administered by the SMED Council. The DTI, DOST, UP ISSI, CDA, TESDA, and TLRC may avail of the said fund for technology transfer, production and management training and marketing assistance to BMBEs.

Sec. 14. Trade and Investment Promotion. – The data gathered from business registration shall be made accessible to and shall be utilized by private sector organizations and non-government organizations for purposes of business matching, trade and investment promotion.

Sec. 15. One-Stop Business Registration Center. – LGUs are encouraged to establish a One- Stop Business Registration to handle the efficient registration and processing of permits/licenses of BMBEs.

IV. INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

Sec. 16. Information Dissemination. – The Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in coordination with the concerned agencies (DOLE, the DILG, and the DTI) shall ensure the proper and adequate information dissemination of the contents and benefits of the Act to the general public especially to its intended beneficiaries in the barangay level.

V. PENALTY

Sec. 17. Penalty. – Any person who shall willfully violate any provision of the Act or who shall in any manner commit any act to defeat any provision of the Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty five Thousand Pesos (P25, 000.00) but not more than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50, 000.00) and suffer imprisonment of not less than six (6) months but not more than two (2) years.

In case of non-compliance with the provisions of Section 9 of the Act, the BSP shall impose administrative sanctions and other penalties on the concerned government financial institutions, including a fine of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500, 000.00).

VI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 18. Annual Report. – The DILG, DTI, and BSP shall submit Annual Reports to Congress on the status of the implementation of the Act.

Sec. 19. Effectivity. – These rules shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

APPROVED: 07 February 2003.

Secretary of Trade and Industry

(Published in Manila Bulletin February 11 and 26, 2003)

BUSINESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE - REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9178

          BUSINESS FINANCIAL 

                  ASSISTANCE

   

                    REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 

QUESTION : IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN HELP YOU FINANCIALLY IN SETTING UP

                       A BUSINESS?

ANSWER : YES, THE BARANGAY MICRO BUSINESS ENTERPRISE LAW  

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9178

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Twelfth Congress

Second Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-second day of July, two thousand two.

Republic Act No. 9178             November 13, 2002

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BARANGAY MICRO BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (BMBEs), PROVIDING INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled.

PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Section 1. Short Title – This Act shall be known as the "Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE's) Act of 2002."

Section 2. Declaration of Policy – It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to hasten the country's economic development by encouraging the formation and growth of barangay micro business enterprises which effectively serve as seedbeds of Filipino entrepreneurial talents, and intergranting those in the informal sector with the mainstream economy, through the rationalization of bureaucratic restrictions, the active granting of incentives and benefits to generate much-needed employment and alleviate poverty.

Section 3. Definition of Terms – As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:

(a) "Barangay Micro Business Enterprise," hereinafter referred to as BMBE, refers to any business entity or enterprise engaged in the production, processing or manufacturing of products or commodities, including agro-processing, trading and services, whose total assets including those arising from loans but exclusive of the land on which the particular business entity's office, plant and equipment are situated, shall not be more than Three Million Pesos (P3,000,000.00) The Above definition shall be subjected to review and upward adjustment by the SMED Council, as mandated under Republic Act No. 6977, as amended by Republic Act No. 8289.

For the purpose of this Act, "service" shall exclude those rendered by any one, who is duly licensed government after having passed a government licensure examination, in connection with the exercise of one's profession.

(b) "Certificate of Authority" is the certificate issued granting the authority to the registered BMBE to operate and be entitled to the benefits and privileges accorded thereto.

(c) "Assets" refers to all kinds of properties, real or personal, owned by the BMBE and used for the conduct of its business as defined by the SMED Council: Provided, That for the purpose of exemption from taxes and fees under this Act, this term shall mean all kinds of properties, real or personal, owned and/or used by the BMBE for the conduct of its business as defined by the SMED Council.

(d) "Registration" refers to the inclusion of BMBE in the BMBE Registry of a city or municipality.

(e) "Financing" refers to all borrowings of the BMBE from all sources after registration.

REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF BMBE

Section 4. Registration and Fees - The Office of the Treasurer of each city or municipality shall register the BMBE's and issue a Certificate of Authority to enable the BMBE to avail of the benefits under this Act. Any such applications shall be processed within fifteen (15) working days upon submission of complete documents. Otherwise, the BMBEs shall be deemed registered. The Municipal or City Mayor may appoint a BMBE Registration Officer who shall be under the Office of the Treasurer. Local government units (LGU's) are encouraged to establish a One-Stop-business Registration Center to handle the efficient registration and processing of permits/licenses of BMBEs. Likewise, LGUs shall make a periodic evaluation of the BMBE's financial status for monitoring and reporting purposes.

The LGUs shall issue the Certificate of Authority promptly and free of charge. However, to defray the administrative costs of registering and monitoring the BMBEs, the LGUs may charge a fee renewal.

The Certificate of Authority shall be effective for a period of two (2) years, renewable for a period of two (2) years for every renewal.

As much as possible, BMBEs shall be subject to minimal bureaucratic requirements and reasonable fees and charges.

Section 5. Who are Eligible to Register – Any person, natural or juridical, or cooperative, or association, having the qualifications as defined in Section 3(a) hereof may apply for registration as BMBE.

Section 6. Transfer of Ownership - The BMBE shall report to the city or municipality of any changer in the status of its ownership structure, and shall surrender the original copy of the BMBE Certificate of Authority for notation of the transfer.

INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS

Section 7. Exemption from Taxes and Fees – All BMBEs shall be exempt from tax for income arising from the operations of the enterprise.

The LGUs are encouraged either to reduce the amount of local taxes, fees and charges imposed or to exempt BMBEs from local taxes, fees and charges.

Section 8. Exemption from the Coverage of the Minimum Wage Law – The BMBEs shall be exempt from the coverage of the Minimum Wage Law: Provided, That all employees covered under this Act shall be entitled to the same benefits given to any regular employee such as social security and healthcare benefits.

Section 9. Credit Delivery – upon the approval of this Act, the land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), the Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation (SBGFC), and the People's Credit and Finance Corporation (PCFC) shall set up a special credit window that will service the financing needs of BMBEs registered under this Act consistent with the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) policies; rules and regulations. The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) shall likewise set up a special credit window that will serve the financing needs of their respective members who wish to establish a BMBE. The concerned financial institutions (FIs) encouraged to wholesale the funds to accredited private financial institutions including community-based organizations such as credit, cooperatives, non-government organizations (NGOs) and people's organizations, which will in turn, directly provide credit support to BMBEs.

All loans from whatever sources granted to BMBEs under this Act shall be considered as part of alternative compliance to Presidential Decree no, 717,, otherwise known as the Agri-Agra Law, or to Republic Act. No. 6977, known as the Magna Carta for Small and Medium Enterprises, as amended. For purposes of compliance with presidential Decree no. 717 and Republic Act No. 6977, as amended, loans granted to BMBEs under this Act shall be computed at twice the amount of the face value of the loans.

To minimize the risks in lending to the BMBEs, the SBGFC and the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (QUEDANCOR) under the Department of Agriculture, in case of agribusiness activities, shall set up a special guarantee window to provide the necessary credit guarantee to BMBEs unde rtheir respective guarantee programs.

The LBP, DBP. PCFC, SBGFC, SSS, GSIS, and QUEDANCOR shall annually report to the appropriate Committee of Both Houses of Congress on the status of the implementation of this provision.

The BSP shall formulate the rules for the implementation of this provision and shall likewise establish incentive programs to encourage and improve credit delivery to the BMBEs.

Section 10. Technology Transfer, Production and Management Training, and marketing Assistance – A BMBE Development Fund shall be set up with an endowment of Three Hundred Million pesos (P300,000,000.00) from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and shall be administered by the SMED Council.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the university of the Philippines Institute for Small Scale Industries (UP ISSI), Cooperative Development Authority (CDA), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) may avail of the said Fund for technology transfer, production and management training and marketing assistance to BMBEs.

The DTI, in coordination with the private sector and non-government organization (NGOs), shall explore the possibilities of linking or matching-up BMBEs with small, medium and large enterprises and likewise establish incentives therefor.

The DTI, in behalf of the DOST, UP ISSI, CDA. TESDA and TLRC shall be required to furnish the appropriate Committees of both Houses of Congress a yearly report on the development and accomplishments of their projects and programs in relation to technology transfer, production and management training and marketing assistance extended to BMBEs.

Section 11. Trade and Investment Promotions – The data gathered from business registration shall be made accessible to and shall be utilized by private sector organizations and non-government organizations for purposes of business matching, trade and investment promotion.

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION

Section 12. Information Dissemination - The Philippine Information Agency (PIA), in accordance with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the DILG and the DTI, shall ensure the proper and adequate information dissemination of the contents and benefits of this Act to the general public especially to its intended beneficiaries specifically in the barangay level.

PENALTY

Section 13. Penalty - Any person who shall willfully violates any provision of this Act or who shall in any manner commit any act to defeat any provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five Thousand Pesos (P25,000.00) but not more than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) and suffer imprisonment of not less than six (6) months but not more than two (2) years.

In case of non-compliance with the provisions of Section 9 of this Act, the BSP shall impose administrative sanctions and other penalties on the concerned government financial institutions, including a fine of not less than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00)

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 14. Annual Report – The DILG, DTI, and BSP shall submit an annual report to the Congress on the status of the implementation of this Act.

Section 15. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry, in consultation with the Secretaries of the DILG, DOF, and the BSP Governor shall formulate the necessary ruled and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days after its approval. The rules and regulations issued pursuant to this section shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Section 16. Separably Clause - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

Section 17. Repealing Clause – Existing laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, proclamations or administrative regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, modified, superseded or repealed accordingly.

Section 18. Effectivity – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Office Gazette or in at least two (2) newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

FRANKLIN DRILON President of the Senate

JOSE DE VENECIA JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act, which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1855 and House Bill No. 4871 was finally passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on October 24, 2002 and October 23, 2002, respectively.

OSCAR G. YABES Secretary of Senate

ROBERTO P. NAZARENO Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: November 13, 2002

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines

BUSINESS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ON RA 9178

           BUSINESS  FINANCIAL

                   ASSISTANCE

             REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 

QUESTION : IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN HELP YOU FINANCIALLY IN SETTING UP

                      A BUSINESS?

ANSWER : YES, THE BARANGAY MICRO BUSINESS ENTERPRISE LAW

                         QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 

                           Republic Act No. 9178

          Barangay Micro Business Enterprises   

                     (BMBEs) Act of 2002

THIS IS A COPY FROM THE EMAIL SENT BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY ON APRIL 15, 2013

What is the law all about?

The “BMBEs Act of 2002” encourages the formation and growth of barangay micro business enterprises by granting them incentives and other benefits. The Act was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on November 13, 2002. Its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) which was issued on February 7, 2003, as DTI Department Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2003, was published twice in the February 11 and 26, 2003 issues of the Manila Bulletin.

A BMBE is defined as any business enterprise engaged in production, processing, or manufacturing of products, including agro-processing, as well as trading and services, with total assets of not more than P3 million. Such assets shall include those arising from loans but not the land on which the plant and equipment are located.

For the purpose of the Act, “services” shall exclude those rendered by any one, who is duly licensed by the government after having passed a government licensure examination, in connection with the exercise of one’s profession (e.g., Accountant, Lawyer, Doctor, etc.).

The DOF Department Order No. 17-04 also provides that, an enterprise can only qualify for registration if it is not a branch, subsidiary, division or office of a large scale enterprise and its policies and business modus operandi are not determined by a large scale enterprise or by persons who are not owners or employees of the enterprise (i.e., franchises).

What is the objective of the law?

BMBEs are essential to the country’s economic development since they effectively serve as seedbeds of Filipino entrepreneurial talent. Thus, the Act primarily aims to integrate micro enterprises in the informal sector into the mainstream of the economy. Strengthening BMBEs would mean more jobs and livelihood, and a better quality of life for Filipinos.

What are the incentives that BMBEs will be receiving?

Registered BMBEs can avail of the following incentives:

• Income tax exemption from income arising from the operations of the enterprise;    
• Exemption from the coverage of the Minimum Wage Law (BMBE employees will still receive the same social security and health care benefits as other employees);
• Priority to a special credit window set up specifically for the financing requirements of BMBEs; and
• Technology transfer, production and management training, and marketing assistance programs for BMBE beneficiaries.

The LGUs are also encouraged to either reduce the amount of local taxes, fees, and charges imposed or exempt the BMBEs from local taxes, fees, and charges. What are the agencies mandated to provide assistance in the areas of technology transfer, production and management training, marketing assistance?

The agencies concerned are the following:

􀂄 Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

􀂄 Department of Science and Technology (DOST)

􀂄 University of the Philippines Institute for Small Scale Industries (UP-ISSI)

􀂄 Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)

􀂄 Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

􀂄 Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC)

What are the funding agencies designated to set up the special credit window for registered BMBEs?

The following government financial institutions will provide a special credit window for BMBEs:

􀂄 Land Bank of the Philippines;

􀂄 Development Bank of the Philippines;

􀂄 Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation;

􀂄 People’s Credit and Finance Corporation;

􀂄 Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation;

􀂄 Government Service Insurance System (for members only); and

􀂄 Social Security System (for members only)

Who may avail of the special credit window for BMBEs?

Only registered BMBEs may take advantage of the credit facility and other benefits granted under the law. This means that the enterprise must first have a Certificate of Authority which authorizes it to operate as a BMBE.

How does one register as a BMBE?

Based on the guidelines issued by the DTI under DTI DAO No. 01-03 and DOF under the DOF D.O. No. 17-04 (as amended by DO No. 31-05) any person, cooperative, or association owning an enterprise that fits the description of a BMBE may register for the first time or renew its registration with the Office of the Treasurer of the city or municipality where the business is located.

1. Basic requirements for new applicants and for BMBEs applying for renewal of registration:

          a. Duly filled out application form (BMBE Form 01) in triplicate, signed by the owner or manager of the

              entity applying for registration; and,

          b. Three passport size ID pictures.

2. Additional requirements for new applicants:

          a. For those with assets worth three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000) and less –

              1. Registration as a business entity or enterprise from the appropriate government agency

              1.1 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration in the case of corporation,   

                    partnership or association;

              1.2 Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) registration in the case of cooperative;

              1.3 Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) business name registration in the case of sole

                    proprietorship; and

2. Mayor’s Permit or City/ Municipal Business Permit.

          b. For those with assets worth more than three hundred thousand pesos (P300, 000) up to three million

                pesos (P3,000,000.00) –

              1. Registration as a business entity as explained above in item no.7.2a.1

              2. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN);

              3. Certificate of Registration from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR);

              4. Mayor’s Permit or City/Municipal Business Permit;

              5. Sworn affidavit executed by the sole proprietor or the President of the enterprise, as the

                  case may be, that the enterprise is barangay-based and micro-business in nature and

                  scope;

              6. Sworn Statement of Assets and Liabilities supported by pertinent documents;

              7. Pictures of the place of business and its assets, other than cash, receivables and 

                  intangibles;

              8. Copy of Loan Contract/s, if any, and duly-notarized Certification of Amortization  

                  Payments on the Loan; and

              9. Income Tax Return (ITR).

3. Additional requirements for the renewal of BMBE registration:

          a. For those with assets worth three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000) and less –

               1. Documents previously listed in item 7.2a for new applicants with assets worth three 

                   hundred thousand pesos and less; and BMBE Publication.

               2. Annual Information Return (for the year immediately preceding the renewal of 

                   registration) duly filed with the BIR, together with its attachments.

          b. For those with assets worth more than three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000) up to three million

                    pesos (P3,000,000.00) –

               1. Documents previously mentioned in item 7.2b (1-8); and

               2. Annual Information Return (for the year immediately preceding the renewal of 

                   registration) duly filed with the BIR, together with its attachments.

Procedures:

a. Accomplish BMBE Form 01 in triplicate and submit to the Office of the Municipal or City

    Treasurer.

b. The Municipal or City Treasurer evaluates the application. The application shall be processed

    within 15 working days upon submission; otherwise, the BMBE shall be deemed registered.

c. A registered BMBE shall be issued a Certificate of Authority as proof of registration, effective for

    a period of two years. The application is renewable every two years.

How much will it cost to register?

Registration and issuance of the Certificate of Authority of the LGU is free of charge and shall be done promptly. However, to defray the administrative costs of registering and monitoring the BMBEs, the LGUs are allowed to charge a fee not exceeding P1, 000.00.

How can a BMBE avail of the exemption from the coverage of the minimum wage law?

Once a BMBE is registered and issued with a Certificate of Authority by the Municipal or City Treasurer, it is automatically exempted from the minimum wage law.

What is the effect of the law on wages of existing/newly hired employees?

Existing employees shall continue to receive their wages, allowances, and other benefits. On the other hand, wages of employees hired by BMBEs after the latter’s registration shall be exempted from the coverage of the minimum wage law. BMBE workers shall continue to be covered by applicable labor laws and regulations, including the non-diminution rule on existing wages and benefits.

Is the exemption from the coverage of the minimum wage law prospective in nature?

Yes. The rule is that laws shall have prospective application only. Thus, an enterprise’s exemption from the coverage of the minimum wage law can only be applied to employees hired after its registration as a BMBE.

How much should a BMBE worker be paid for his services?

It depends between the employer and the worker. They shall mutually agree on the acceptable wage rate.

What are the steps in availing of the Income Tax Exemption?

The BMBE registers with the BIR Revenue District Office (RDO) where the principal office or place of business is located and its submission of the necessary documents.

What are the documents to be submitted to the BIR to avail of Income Tax Exemption?

a. Copy of the BMBE’s Certificate of Authority

b. Sworn Statement of Assets of the BMBE and/or its affiliates, supported by pertinent documents

c. Certified list of branches, sales outlets, places of production, warehouses and storage facilities

d. Certified list of affiliates

e. Latest audited Financial Statement or Account Information Form or its equivalent

What document should be filed with BIR by an income tax exempt BMBE?

In lieu of an income tax return, an income tax exempt BMBE is required to submit an Annual Information Return. This is filed on or before the 15th day of the 4th month after the close of the taxable year with an Account Information Form, which contains data from its financial statement and Sworn Statement of Assets Owned and/or Used.

Is the Income Tax Exemption privilege of a BMBE irrevocable?

No. The income tax exemption privilege of a BMBE may be revoked for any of the following reasons:

           a. Transfer of place of business;

           b. Value of its total assets exceeds P3M;

           c. Voluntary surrender of the Certificate of Authority;

           d. Death of the registered individual owner of the BMBE; violation or noncompliance with the  

               provisions of R.A. 9178;

           e. Merger or consolidation with an entity which is not eligible to be a BMBE;

           f. Sale or transfer of the BMBE, if it is a sole proprietorship without prejudice to the transferee applying  

              for registration;

           g. Submission of fake or falsified documents;

           h. Retirement from business, or cessation/suspension of operations for one year; and

           i. Making false or omitting required declarations or statements.

CONTACT PERSONS:

Income Tax Exemption

Atty. Elenita Quimosing                                          

Chief of Staff

Operations Group

Bureau of Internal Revenue

Tel. no.: (02) 981.7234

Fax no.: (02) 928.3562

Ms. Ma. Lourdes Recente

Director, Research and Information Office

Department of Finance (RIO-DOF)

Mr. Ronnie Buenviaje

Officer-in-Charge, Research and

Liaison Division, RIO-DOF

Tel. no.: (02) 526/6968

Fax no.: (02) 526.8462

Credit and/or Guarantee Assistance

Mr. Liduvino Geron

Assistant Vice President

Land Bank of the Philippines

Tel. no.: (02) 405.7309

Fax no.: (02) 528.8545

Ms. Marissa Caparaz

Officer-In-Charge, Corporate Services Cluster,

Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation

Telefax : (02) 373.9712

Mr. Melvin Abanto

Vice President

Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation

Tel. no.: (02) 751.1888

Fax no.: (02) 813.5720

Ms. Julia Valdez

Vice President

People’s Credit and Finance Corporation

Tel. no.: (02) 897.8521 loc. 106

Fax no.: (02) 325.0448/49

Mr. Jack Galvezon

Assistant Vice President

Advocacy Unit, SME Department

Development Bank of the Philippines

Tel. no.: (02) 818.9511 loc. 2529

Fax no.: (02) 894.4927

Ms. Livia Ramos

Vice President, Investment Management Office

Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) -for members only

Tel. no.: (02) 891.6161 loc. 4323

Fax no.: (02) 891.6152

Ms. Adelwisa Carandang

Program Supervisor

Social Security System (SSS) for members only

Tel. no.: (02) 926.1644

Fax no.: (02) 927.8249

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An Act Reviving the Observance of Arbor Day by Authorizing the Local Government Units the Responsibilities for Celebrating the Day for Tree Planting as an Annual Event

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An Act Defining the Crime of Financing of Terrorism, Providing Penalties therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10167

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An Act to Further Strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering Law, Amending for the Purpose Sections 10 and 11 of Republic Act No. 9160, Otherwise Known As The  Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, As Amended, and for Other Purposes

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An Act Amending Article 39 of Act No. 3815, As Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code

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An Act Decriminalizing Vagrancy, Amending for this Purpose Article 202 of Act No. 3815, As Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code

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An Act institutionalizing the Kindergarten Education into the Basic Education System and Appropriating Funds therefor

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An Act Requiring All Concerned Government Agencies To Ensure the Early Release of the Retirement Pay, Pensions, Gratuities and Other Benefits of Retiring Government Employees

Republic Act No. 10152

June 21, 2011

An Act Providing For Mandatory Basic Immunization Services For Infants and Children, Repealing For the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 996, As Amended.

Republic Act No. 10151

June 21, 2011

An Act Allowing the Employment of Night Workers, Thereby Repealing Articles 130 and 131 of Presidential Decree Number Four Hundred Forty-Two, As Amended, Otherwise Known As the Labor Code of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 10150

June 21, 2011

An Act Extending the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate, Amending For the Purpose Section 73 of Republic Act Numbered Ninety-One Thirty-Six, Otherwise Known  As the "Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001"

Republic Act No. 10149

June 6, 2011

An Act to Promote Financial Viability and Fiscal Discipline In Government-Owned Or -Controlled Corporations and to Strengthen the Role of the State In Its Governance and Management to Make Them More Responsive to the Needs of Public Interest and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10143

July 31, 2010 (Lapsed)

An Act Establishing The Philippine Tax Academy, Defining Its Powers and Functions

Republic Act No. 10142

August 16, 2010

Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act (FRIA) of 2010

An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation or Liquidation of Financially Distressed Enterprises and Individuals

Republic Act No. 10122

May 27, 2010

An Act Strengthening the Literacy Coordinating Council by Amending Republic Act No. 7165, Otherwise Known as "An Act Creating the Literacy Coordinating Council, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes"

Republic Act No. 10121

May 27, 2010

"Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010"

An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management System, Providing for the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Framework and Institutionalizing the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for other Purposes.

Republic Act No. 10088

May 13, 2010

An Act to Prohibit and Penalize the Unauthorized Use, Possession And/or Control of Audiovisual Recording Devices For the Unauthorized Recording of  Cinematographic Films and Other Audiovisual Works And/or Their Soundtracks in an Exhibition Facility, Providing Penalties Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10087

May 13, 2010

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 3873, Entitled an Act Changing the Name of the Bureau of Public Libraries to the National Library

Republic Act No. 10086

May 12, 2010

An Act Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism Through Philippine History By Changing the Nomenclature of the National Historical Institute Into the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, Strengthening Its Powers and Functions, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10084

May 5, 2010

An Act Granting Survivorship Benefits to the Surviving Legitimate Spouse of a Deceased Retired Member of the Commission on Audit, Civil Service Commission on Elections and the Ombudsman, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10073

April 20, 2010

An Act Instituting the New Girl Scouts of the Philippines Charter, Penalizing Violations Thereof and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10072

April 20, 2010

An Act Recognizing the Philippine National Red Cross as an Independent, Autonomous, Nongovernmental Organization Auxiliary to the Authorities of the Republic of the Philippines in the Humanitarian Field, to Be Known as The Philippine Red Cross

Republic Act No. 10071

April 8, 2010 (Lapsed)

"Prosecution Service Act of 2010."

An Act Strengthening and Rationalized the National Prosecution Service

Republic Act No. 10070

April 6, 2010

An Act Establishing an Institutional Mechanism to Ensure the Implementation of Programs and Services For Persons With Disabilities in Every Province, City and  Municipality, Amending Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise Known as the "Magna Carta For Disabled Persons", as Amended, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10068

April 6, 2010

Organic Agriculture Act of 2010

An Act Providing for the Development and Promotion of Organic Agriculture in the Philippines and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10067

April 6, 2010

An Act Establishing the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park in the Province of Palawan as a Protected Area Under the Nipas Act (R.A. 7586) and the Strategic Environmental Plan (Sep) For Palawan Act (R.A. 7611), Providing For Its Management and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10066

March 26, 2010

An Act Providing For the Protection and Conservation of the National Cultural Heritage, Strengthening the National Commission For Culture and the Arts (NCCA)  and Its Affiliated Cultural Agencies, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10054

March 23, 2010

An Act Mandating All Motorcycle Riders to Wear Standard Protective Motorcycle Helmets While Driving and Providing Penalties Therefor

Republic Act No. 10029

March 16, 2010

"Philippine Psychology Act of 2009".

An Act to Regulate the Practice of Psychology Creating for this Purpose a Professional Regulatory Board of Psychology, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10028

March 16, 2010

"Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009".

An Act Expanding the Promotion of Breastfeeding, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as "An Act Providing Incentives to All Government and Private Health Institutions with Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes"

Republic Act No. 10026

March 11, 2010 (Lapsed)

An Act Granting Income Tax Exemption to Local Water Districts By Amending Section 27(C) of the National Internal Revenue Code (Nirc) of 1997, as Amended, and  Adding Section 289-A to the Code, For the Purpose

Republic Act No. 10024

March 9, 2010

An Act Regulating the Practice of Respiratory Therapy, Creating a Professional Regulatory Board of Respiratory Therapy, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10023

March 9, 2010

An Act Authorizing the Issuance of Free Patents to Residental Lands

Republic Act No. 10022

March 8, 2010

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as Amended, Further Improving the Standard of Protection and Promotion of the Welfare of Migrant Workers, Their Families and Overseas Filipinos in Distress, and for Other Purposes 

Omnibus Rules and Regulations Implementing the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as Amended by Republic Act No. 10022

Republic Act No. 10021

March 8, 2010

Exchange of Information on Tax Matters Act of 2009

An Act to Allow the Exchange of Information By the Bureau of Internal Revenue of Tax Matters Pursuant to Internationally-Agreed Tax Standards, Amending  Sections 6(F), 71 and 270 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 10001

February 23, 2010

An Act Reducing the Taxes On Life Insurance Policies, Amending For This Purpose Sections 123 and 183 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended

Republic Act No. 10000

February 23, 2010

"The Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009".

An Act Providing For an Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Credit and Financing System Through Banking Institutions

Republic Act No. 9999

February 23, 2010

"Free Legal Assistance Act of 2010".

An Act Providing a Mechanism For Free Legal Assistance and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9997

February 18, 2010

An Act Creating The National Commission On Muslim Filipinos Defining Its Powers, Functions and Responsibilities and Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9996

February 17, 2010

An Act Creating the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Defining Its Powers and Functions, Providing Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9995

February 15, 2010

"Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009"

An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Photo and Video Voyeurism, Prescribing Penalties Therefor, and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9994

February 15, 2010

Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010.

An Act Granting Additional Benefits and Privileges to Senior Citizens, Further Amending Republic Act No. 7432, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "An Act to Maximize the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges and For Other Purposes"

Republic Act No. 9993

February 12, 2010

"Philippines Coast Guard Law of 2009"

An Act Establishing the Philippines Coast Guard as an Armed and Uniformed Service Attaches to the Department of Transportation and Communications, Thereby  Repealing Republic Act No. 5173, as Amended, and for Other Purposes.

Republic Act No. 9946

January 13, 2010

An Act Granting Additional Retirement, Survivorship, and Other Benefits to Members of the Judiciary, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 910, as Amended, Providing Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9904

January 7, 2010

An Act Providing for a Magna Carta for Homeowners and Homeowners’ Associations, and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9903

January 7, 2010

"Social Security Condonation Law of 2009".

An Act Granting the Social Security System a One-time Authority to Condone Penalties on Unremitted or Delinquent Contributions by Employers

Republic Act No. 9858

December 20, 2009

An Act Providing for the Legitimation of Children Born To Parents Below Marrying Age, Amending for the Purpose the Family Code of the Philippines, as Amended

Republic Act No. 9856

December 17, 2009 (Lapsed)

The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Act of 2009

An Act Providing the Legal Framework for Real Estate Investment Trust and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9853

December 15, 2009

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9280, Otherwise Known as the "Customs Brokers Act of 2004", and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9851

December 11, 2009

Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other Crimes Against Humanity

An Act Defining and Penalizing Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide and Other Crimes Against Humanity, Organizing Jurisdiction, Designating Special Courts, and for Related Purposes

Republic Act No. 9850

December 11, 2009

An Act Declaring Arnis as the National Martial Art and Sport of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 9849

December 11, 2009

An Act Declaring the Tenth Day of Zhul Hijja, the Twelfth Month of the Islamic Calendar, a National Holiday for the Observance of Eiduladha, Further Amending for the Purpose Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, Otherwise Known as the Administrative Code of 1987, as Amended

Republic Act No. 9775

November 17, 2009

Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009

An Act Defining the Crime of Child Pornography, Prescribing Penalties therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9772

November 13, 2009

An Act Imposing a Logging Ban in the Province of Southern Leyte

Republic Act No. 9745

November 10, 2009

Anti-Torture Act of 2009

An Act Penalizing Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment and Prescribing Penalties therefor

Republic Act No. 9741

November 3, 2009

An Act Imposing a Logging Ban in the Third District to the Province of Negros Occidental

Republic Act No. 9729

October 23, 2009

Climate Change Act of 2009

An Act Mainstreaming Climate Change Into Government Policy Formulations, Establishing the Framework Strategy and Program on Climate Change, Creating for this Purpose the Climate Change Commission, and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9711

August 18, 2009

An Act Strengthening and Rationalizing the Regulatory Capacity of the Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) By Establishing Adequate Testing Laboratories and Field offices, Upgrading its Equipment, Augmenting its Human Resource Complement, Giving Authority to Retain its Income, Renaming it the Food and Drug  Administration (FDA), Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act No. 3720, as Amended, and Appropriating Funds thereof

Republic Act No. 9710

August 14, 2009

The Magna Carta of Women

An Act Providing for the Magna Carta of Women

Republic Act No. 9709

August 12, 2009

An Act Establishing a Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Program for the Prevention, Early Diagnosis and Intervention of Hearing Loss

Republic Act No. 9708

August 12, 2009

An Act Extending for Five (5) Years the Reglementary Period for Complying with the Minimum Educational Qualification for Appointment to the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Adjusting the Promotion System thereof, Amending for the Purpose Pertinent Provisions of Republic Act No. 6975 and Republic Act No. 8551 and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9700

August 07, 2009

An Act Strengthening the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), Extending the Acquisition and Distribution of All Agricultural Lands, Instituting Necessary Reforms, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 6657, Otherwise Known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law of 1988, as  Amended, and Appropriating Funds therefor

Republic Act No. 9653

July 14, 2009

An Act Establishing Reforms in the Regulation of Rent of Certain Residential Units, Providing the Mechanisms therefor and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9648

June 30, 2009

An Act Exempting from Documentary Stamp Tax any Sale, Barter or Exchange of Shares of Stock Listed and Traded through the Stock Exchange, Further Amending for the Purpose Section 199 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9243, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9646

June 29, 2009

"Real Estate Service Act of the Philippines"

An Act Regulating the Practice of Real Estate Service in the Philippines, Creating for the Purpose a Professional Regulatory Board of Real Estate Service, Appropriating Funds therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9640

May 21, 2009 (Lapsed)

An Act Amending Section 140 (A) of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as "The Local Government Code of 1991"

Republic Act No. 9593

May , 2009

The Tourism Act of 2009

An Act Declaring a National Policy for Tourism as an Engine of Investment, Employment, Growth and National Development, and Strengthening the Department of  Tourism and its Attached Agencies to Effectively Efficiently Implement That Policy, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 9592

May 8, 2009

An Act Extending for Five (5) Years the Reglementary Period for Complying with the Minimum Educational Qualification and Appropriate Eligibility in the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Amending for the purpose certain provision of Republic Act No. 9263, otherwise known as the "Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004" and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9576

April 29, 2009

An Act Increasing the Maximum Deposit Insurance Coverage, and in Connection therewith, to Strengthen the Regulatory and Administrative Authority, and Financial Capability of the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC), Amending for this Purpose Republic Act Numbered Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-One, as Amended, otherwise known as the PDIC Charter, and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9547

April 1, 2009

An Act Strengthening and Expanding the Coverage of the Special Program for Employment of Students, Amending for the Purpose Provisions of R.A. No. 7323,  otherwise known as the Special Program for Employment of Students

Republic Act No. 9523

March 12, 2009

"Legal Adoption Law."

An Act Requiring the Certification of the DSWD to Declare a 'Child Legally Available for Adoption' as a Prerequisite for Adoption Proceedings

Republic Act No. 9522

March 10, 2009

"the Baselines of the Territorial Sea of the Philippines"

An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 3046, as Amended by Republic Act No. 5446, to define the Archipelagic Baseline of the Philippines and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9521

March 05, 2009

"National Book Development Trust Fund Act"

An Act Creating a National Book Development Trust Fund to Support Filipino Authorship

Republic Act No. 9520

February 17, 2009

"Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008"

An Act Amending the Cooperative Code of the Philippines to known as the "Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008"

Republic Act No. 9514

December 19, 2008

"Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008"

An Act Establishing A Comprehensive Fire Code of the Philippines, Repealing Presidential Decree No. 1185 and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9513

December 16, 2008

"Renewawable Energy Act of 2008"

An Act promoting the Development, Utilization and Commercialization of Renewable Energy Resorouces and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9512

December 12, 2008

"National Environmental Awareness and Education Act of 2008"

An Act To Promote Environmental Awareness Through Environmental Education and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9510

October 31, 2008

"Credit Information System Act"

An Act Establishing The Credit Information System and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9509

October 21, 2008

"Barangay Livelihood and Skills Act of 2008"

An Act Establishing Livelihood and Skills Training Centers in Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Class Municipalities and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9507

October 13, 2008

"Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Loan Restructuring Act of 2008"

An Act to Establish a Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Loan Restructuring and Condonation Program, Providing the Mechanisms therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9505

August 22, 2008

"Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Act of 2008"

An Act Establishing a Provident Personal Savings Plan, known as the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA)

Republic Act No. 9504

June 17, 2008

An Act Amending Section 22, 24, 34, 35, 51, and 79 of Republic Act No. 8424, as amended otherwise known as The National Internal Revenue of 1997

Republic Act No. 9503

June 12, 2008

An Act Enlarging The Organizational Structure Of The Court of Tax Appeals, amending for The Purpose Certain Sections of The Law Creating The Court of Tax  Appeals, and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9502

June 6, 2008

"Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008."

An Act Providing for Cheaper and Quality Medicines, amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8293 or The Intellectual Property Code, Republic Act No. 6675 or The Generics Act of 1988, and Republic Act No. 5921 or The Pharmacy Law, and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9501

May 23, 2008

"Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)."

An Act to Promote Entrepreneurship by Strengthening Development and Assistance Programs to Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 6977, as amended, otherwise known as the "Magna Carta for Small Enterprises" and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9499

April 09, 2008

"Filipino World War II Veterans Pensions and Benefits Act of 2008."

An Act Allowing Filipino World War II Veterans To Continue Receiving Philippine Government Pensions and Benefits Notwithstanding Similar Pensions and Benefits Provided by the United States Government, Thereby Amending Republic Act No. 6948, as amended

Republic Act No. 9497

March 04, 2008

"Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008."

An Act Creating The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, Authorizing The Appropriation of Funds Therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9496

February 28, 2008

An Act to Extend the Utilization Period of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, Amending Republic Act No. 8178, Entitled "An Act Replacing Quantitative Import Restrictions on Agricultural Products, Except Rice, with Tariffs, Creating the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund, and for  Other Purposes"

Republic Act No. 9492

July 25, 2007

An Act Rationalizing the Celebration of National Holidays amending for the purpose Section 26, Chapter 7, Book I of Executive Order No. 292, as amended, otherwise known as The Administrative Code of 1987

Republic Act No. 9487

June 20, 2007

An Act Further Amending Presidential Decree No. 1869, otherwise known as PAGCOR Charter

Republic Act No. 9485

June 02, 2007

"Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007"

An Act to Improve Efficiency in the Delivery of Government Service to the Public by Reducing Bureaucratic Red Tape, Preventing Graft and Corruption, and Providing Penalties Therefor

Republic Act No. 9484

June 02, 2007

"The Philippine Dental Act of 2007"

An Act to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry, Dental Hygiene and Dental Technology in the Philippines, Repealing for the purpose Republic Act No. 4419, otherwise known as "An Act to Regulate The Practice of Dentistry in the Philippines, and for other purposes", and Repubuc Act No. 768, otherwise known as "An  Act to Regulate the Practice of Dental Hygienists in the Philippines, and for other purposes", and appropriating funds therefor

Republic Act No. 9483

June 02, 2007

"Oil Pollution Compensation Act of 2007"

An Act Providing for the Implementation of the Provisions of the 1992 International Conventi0n on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage and The 1992 International Convention On The Establishment Of An International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, Providing Penalties for Violations thereof, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9482

May 25, 2007

"Anti-Rabies Act of 2007"

An Act Providing for The Control and Elimination of Human and Animal Rabies, Prescribing Penalties for Violation Thereof and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 9481

May 25, 2007 (Lapsed)

An Act Strengthening The Workers' Constitutional Right to Self-Organization, amending for the purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise known  as The Labor Code of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 9480

May 24 2007 (Lapsed)

An Act Enhancing Revenue Administration and Collection by Granting an amnesty on All Unpaid Internal Revenue Taxes imposed by The National Government for  Taxable Year 2005 and prior years

Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9480

Republic Act No. 9474

May 22 2007

"Lending Company Regulation Act of 2007"

An Act Governing The Establishment, Operation and Regulation of Lending Companies

Implementing Rules and Regulations

Republic Act No. 9470

May 21 2007

"National Archives of the Philippines Act of 2007"

An Act to Strengthen the System of Management and Administration of Archival Records, Establishing for the purpose the National Archives of the Philippines, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9442

April 30, 2007

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7277, Otherwise known as The "Magna Carta for Disabled Persons, and for other purposes"

Republic Act No. 9439

April 27, 2007

An Act Prohibiting The Detention of Patients in Hospitals and Medical Clinics on Grounds of Nonpayment of Hospital Bills or Medical Expenses

Republic Act No. 9433

April 11, 2007

"Magna Carta for Public Social Workers"

An Act Providing for A Magna Carta of Social Workers

Republic Act No. 9418

April 10, 2007

"Volunteer Act of 2007"

An Act Institutionalizing a Strategy for Rural Development, Strengthening Volunteerism and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9417

March 30, 2007 (Lapsed)

An Act To Strengthen The Office of the Solicitor General by Expanding and Streamlining its Bureaucracy, Upgrading Employee Skills and Augmenting Benefits, and appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes

Implementing Rules and Regulation

Republic Act No. 9416

March 25, 2007

An Act Declaring as Unlawful Any Form of Cheating in Civil Service Examinations, Unauthorized Use and Possession of Civil Service Commission (CSC)  Examination-Related Materials, and Granting The Csc Exclusive Jurisdiction over these cases including those committed by Private Individuals

Republic Act No. 9415

March 25, 2007

An Act Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Republic Act No. 2239, and for other purposes

      REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2239 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO SELL A CERTAIN PARCEL OF LAND OF THE PRIVATE DOMAIN OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT TO THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARD FOUNDATION

Republic Act No. 9406

March 23, 2007

An Act Reorganizing and Strengthening The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Amending for the Purpose Pertinent Provisions of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as The "Administrative Code of 1987", as amended, Granting Special Allowance to PAO Officials and Lawyers, and providing funds therefor

Republic Act No. 9400

March 20, 2007

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7227, as amended, otherwise known as The Bases Conversion and Development Act of 1992, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9399

March 20, 2007

An Act Declaring a One-Time Amnesty on Certain Tax and Duty Liabilities, Inclusive of Fees, Fines, Penalties, Interest and other additions thereto, Incurred By Certain Business Enterprises Operating Within The Special Economic Zones and Freeports created under Proclamation No. 163, Series Of 1993; Proclamation No.  216, Series of 1993; Proclamation No. 120, Series of 1994; and Proclamation No, 984, Series of 1997, Pursuant to Section 15 Of Republic Act No. 7227, as  amended, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9397

March 18, 2007

An Act Amending Section 12 of Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9396

March 18, 2007

An Act Redefining the term "Veteran" thereby amending Further Republic Act No. 6948, as amended

Republic Act No. 9379

March 08, 2007

"The Handline Fishing Law"

An Act Defining Handline Fishing, Providing Effective Regulations Therefor And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9372

March 06, 2007

"Human Security Act of 2007"

An Act to Secure the State and Protect Our People from Terrorism

Republic Act No. 9367

January 12, 2007

"Biofuels Act of 2006"

An Act To Direct the Use of Biofuels, Establishing for this purpose the Biofuel Program, Appropriating Funds therefor, and for other purposes.

Republic Act No. 9365

December 21, 2006

An Act Creating The Rank of First Chief Master Sergeant/First Master Chief Petty Officer in the Enlisted Ranks of The Armed Forces of The Philippines (AFP), Appropriating Funds therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9361

November 21, 2006

An Act Amending Section 110(B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9347

July 27, 2006 (lapsed)

An Act Rationalizing the Composition and Functions of The National Labor Relations Commission, amending for this purpose Article 213, 214, 215 AND 216 OF P.D. No. 442, as amended, otherwise known as The Labor Code of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 9346

June 24, 2006

An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Death Penalty in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 9344

April 28, 2006

"Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006"

An Act Establishing A Comprehensive Juvenile Justice and Welfare System, Creating The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Council under the Department of Justice,  appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes

Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act. No. 9344

Republic Act No. 9343

April 24, 2006

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 9182, otherwise known as The Special Purpose Vehicle Act of 2002 for the Purpose of Allowing the Establishment and Registration of New SPVS and for other puposes

Republic Act No. 9341

December 21, 2005

An Act Establishing Reforms in the Regulation of Rent of Certain Residential Units, providing the mechanisms therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9298

May 13, 2004

"Philippine Accountancy Act of 2004"

An Act Regulating the Practice of Accountancy in the Philippines, Repealing for the purpose Presidential Decree No. 692, Otherwise known as The Revised Accountancy Law, appropriating funds therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9297

May 13, 2004

"Chemical Engineering Law of 2004"

An Act Regulating the practice of Chemical Engineering and repealing for this purpose Republic Act Numbered Three Hundred and Eighteen (R. A. NO. 318), otherwise known as "The Chemical Engineering Law"

Republic Act No. 9296

May 12, 2004

"The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines"

An Act Strengthening The Meat Inspection System in the Country, ordaining for this purpose a "Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines and for other purpose

Republic Act No. 9295

April 15, 2004

"Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004"

An act promoting the development of Philippine Domestic Shipping, Shipbuilding, Ship Repair and Ship Breaking, ordaining reforms in government policies towards shipping in the Philippines and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9294

April 28, 2004

An act restoring the Tax Exemption of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs) and Foreign Currency Deposit Units (FCDUs), amending for The Purpose Section 27 (D) and Section 28, Paragraphs (A) (4) AND (A) (7) (b) of The National Internal Revenue Code as amended

Republic Act No. 9293

April 21, 2004

An act amending certain sections of Republic Act Numbered Seventy-Eight Hundred and Thirty-Six (R. A. No. 7836), otherwise known as the "Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994"

Republic Act No. 9292

April 17, 2004

"Electronics Engineering Law of 2004"

An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation for the Registration, Licensing and Practice of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, repealing Republic Act No. 5734, otherwise known as the "Electronics and Communications Engineering Act of  the Philippines", and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9290

April 15, 2004

"Footwear, Leather Goods and Tannery Industries Development Act"

An Act Promoting the Development of the Footwear, Leather Goods and Tannery Industries, providing incentives therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9288

April 7, 2004

"Newborn Screening Act of 2004"

An act Promulgating a Comprehensive Policy and A National System for Ensuring Newborn Screening

Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No. 9288

Republic Act No. 9287

April 2, 2004

An act Increasing the Penalties for Illegal Numbers Games, Amending certain provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1602, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9286

April 2, 2004

An act further amending Presidential Decree No. 198, otherwise known as "The Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973", as amended

Republic Act No. 9285

April 2, 2004

"Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004"

An act to Institutionalize the use of an Alternative Dispute Resolution System in the Philippines and to establish the Office for Alternative Dispute  Resolution, and for other purposes 

(SEC. 32. Law Governing Domestic Arbitration. - Domestic arbitration shall continue to be governed by Republic Act No. 876, otherwise known as "The Arbitration Law" as amended by this Chapter. The term "domestic arbitration" as used herein shall mean an arbitration that is not international as defined in  Article (3) of the Model Law.)

Republic Act No. 9231

December 19, 2003

"Special Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act"

An Act Providing for the elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labor and affording stronger protection for the working child, amending for this purpose Republic Act No. 7610, as amended

Republic Act No. 9227

October 23, 2003

An act granting additional compensation in the form of special allowances for justices, judges and all other positions in the judiciary with the equivalent rank of justices of the court of appeals and judges of the regional trial court, and for other purpose

Republic Act No. 9225

August 29, 2003

"Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003"

An Act Making the Citizenship of Philippine Citizens who acquire Foreign Citizenship Permanent. Amending for the Purpose Commonwealth Act. No. 63, as amended  and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9224

August 29, 2003

An Act Rationalizing the Excise Tax on Automobiles, Amending for the purpose the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9211

July 23, 2003

An Act Regulating the Packaging, Use, Sale Distribution and Advertisements of Tobacco Products and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9208

May 26, 2003

"Anti-Trafficking in Person Act of 2003"

An act to institute policies to Eliminate Trafficking In Persons especially Women and Children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons, providing penalties for its violations, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9207

May 17, 2003

An Act declaring certain portions of the National Government Center site open for disposition to bona fide residents and local government or community facilities, charitable, educational and religious institutions....

Republic Act No. 9201

April 01, 2003

An act declaring December 4 to 10 as National Human Rights Consciousness Week in the country and for other purposes"

Republic Act No. 9194

March 7, 2003

An act amending Republic Act No. 9160, otherwise known as the "Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001"

Republic Act No. 9189

February 13, 2003

"The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003"

An act Providing for a System of Overseas Absentee Voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9184

January 10, 2003

Government Procurement Reform Act 

An Act Providing for the Modernization, Standarization and Regulation of the Procurement Activities of the Government and for Other Purposes

Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act 9184

Republic Act No. 9182

December 23, 2002

An Act Granting Tax Exemptions and Fee Priviledges to Special Purpose Vehicles Which Acquire or Invest in Non-performing Assets, Setting the Regulatory Framework Therefor, and for Other Purposes

Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act 9182

Republic Act No. 9178

November 13, 2002

"Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE's) Act of 2002." 

An Act to Promote the Establishment of Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE's), Providing Incentives and Benefits Therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9176

November 13, 2002

"Public Land Act"

An Act Extending The Period Until December 31, 2020 For The Filing Of Applications For Administrative Legalization (Free Patent) And Judicial Confirmation Of Imperfect And Incomplete Titles To Alienable And Disposable Lands Of The Public Domain, Amending For This Purpose Commonwealth Act Numbered 141, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Public Land Act

Republic Act No. 9175

November 7, 2002

"Chain Saw Act of 2002"

An act Regulating the Ownership, Possession, Sale, Importation and Use of Chain Saws, penalizing violations thereof and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9173

October 21, 2002

"Philippine Nursing Act of 2002"

An act providing for a More Responsive Nursing Profession, repealing for the purpose Republic Act No. 7164, otherwise known as "The Philippine Nursing Act of  1991" and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 9168

June 7, 2002

An Act to Provide Protection to New Plant Varieties, Establishing A National Plant Variety Protection Board and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9167

June 7, 2002

"Creating the Film Development Council of the Philippines"

An Act Creating the Film Development Council of the Philippines, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for other Purposes

Implementing Rules and Regulation of Republic Act 9167

Republic Act No. 9166

June 7, 2002

An Act Promoting the Welfare of the Armed Forces of the Philippines by Increasing the Rate of Base Pay and other Benefits of its Officers and Enlisted Personnel and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9165

June 7, 2002

"Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002"

An Act Instituting the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, Repealing Republic Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended, Providing Funds Therefor, and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9164

March 19, 2002

"Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections"

An Act Providing for Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, amending Republic Act No. 7160, as amended, otherwise known as The "Local  Government Code of 1991", and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9163

January 23, 2002

"An act Establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP)"

An act Establishing the National Service Training Program (NSTP) for Tertiary Level Students, amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7077 and Presidential  Decree No. 1706, and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9161

December 22, 2001

"Rental Reform Act of 2002"

An Act Establishing Reforms in the Regulation of Rentals of Certain Residential Units, Providing The Mechanisms Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9160

September 29, 2001

An Act Defining the Crime of Money Laundering, Providing Penalties Therefor and for Other Purposes

Rules and Regulation "Republic Act No. 9160" Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001

Republic Act No. 9155

August 11, 2001

Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001

Republic Act No. 9140

June 22, 2001

An Act Fixing the Date of the Plebiscite for the Approval of the Amendments to Republic Act No. 6734 and Setting the Date of the Regular Elections for Elective Officials of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on the Last Monday of November 2001, Amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 9054, entitled "An Act to Strengthen and Expand the Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 6734, entitled 'An  Act Providing for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,' as Amended," and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9139

June 08, 2001

An Act Providing For The Acquisition of Philippine Citizenship For Certain Aliens By Administrative Naturalization and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9136

June 04, 2001

An Act Ordaining Reforms in the Electric Power Industry, Amending for the Purpose Certain Laws and for Other Purposes

Rules and Regulations to Implement Republic Act No. 9136

Republic Act No. 9135

April 27, 2001

An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise Known as The Tariff and Customs Code of The Philippines, as Amended, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9134

April 26, 2001

An Act Reclassifying as Agricultural Land Open to Disposition Under The Provisions of The Public Land Act, as Amended, A Portion of The Land Embraced In  Proclamation No. 223, Dated February 29, 1988 Which Was Excluded From The Operation of Proclamation No. 284, Dated July 19, 1938, Establishing The Malangas  Coal Reservation in the Municipality of Malangas, Province of Zamboanga Del Sur, Island of Mindanao

Republic Act No. 9120

April 20, 2001

An Act to Reclassify The Whole Land Within The Island Known as Ramesamey/Cowrie Island in the City of Puerto Princesa, Province of Palawan From Timberland to That of Alienable and Disposable Land

Republic Act No. 9107

April 14, 2001

Philippine Science Heritage Center Act

Republic Act No. 9072

April 8, 2001

An Act to Manage and Protect Caves and Cave Resources and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9064

April 5, 2001

An Act Granting Cash and Other Non-Monetary Beneflts and Incentives to National Athletes, Coaches and Trainers, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 9013

February 28, 2001

Philippine Quality Award Act

Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9013, "The Philippine Quality Award Act"

Republic Act No. 9010

February 27, 2001

An Act to Further Defer The Imposition of The Value-Added Tax On Certain Services, Amending For The Purpose Section 5 of Republic Act No. 8424, as Amended By Republic Act No. 8761

Republic Act No. 9006

February 12, 2001

An Act to Enhance The Holding of Free, Orderly, Honest, Peaceful and Credible Election

Republic Act No. 9003

January 26, 2001

An Act Providing For An Ecological Solid Waste Management Program, Creating The Necessary Institutional Mechanisms and Incentives, Declaring Certain Acts Prohibited and Providing Penalties, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8989

December 31, 2000

An Act Streamlining The Organization Of The Partido Development Administration, Amending For The Purpose Certain Provisions Of Republic Act No. 7820, Otherwise Known As The "Partido Development Administration Act Of 1994"

Republic Act No. 8981

December 5, 2000

"PRC Modernization Act of 2000"

An Act Modernizing the Professional Regulation Commission, Repealing for the Purpose Presidential Decree Numbered Two Hundred and Twenty-Three, Entitled "Creating the Professional Regulation Commission and Prescribing its Powers and Functions," and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8980

December 5, 2000

"Early Childhood Care And Development "ECCD" Act,"

An Act Promulgating A Comprehensive Policy And A National System For Early Childhood Care And Development (Eccd), Providing Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8976

November 7, 2000

"Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000"

An Act Establishing The Philippine Food Fortification Program and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8975

November 7, 2000

An Act To Ensure The Expeditious Implementation And Completion Of Government Infrastructure Projects By Prohibiting Lower Courts From Issuing Temporary  Restraning Orders. Preliminary Injunctions Or Preliminary Mandatory Injunctions, Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof, And For Other Purposes.

Republic Act No. 8974

November 7, 2000

An Act To Facilitate The Acquisition Of Right-Of-Way, Site Or Location For National Government Infrastructure Projects And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8972

November 7, 2000

"Solo Parents' Welfare Act of 2000"

An Act Providing for Benefits and Privileges to Solo Parents and their Children, Appropriating Funds thereof, and for Other Purposes.

Implementing Rules & Regulations for Solo Parents and their Children

Republic Act No. 8800

July 19, 2000

"Safeguard Measures Act"

An Act Protecting Local Industries By Providing Safe In Measure To Be Undertake In Response To Increased Imports And Providing Penalties For Violation Thereof

Republic Act No. 8799

July 19, 2000

The Securities Regulation Code

Republic Act No. 8794

June 27, 2000

An Act Imposing A Motor Vehicle User's Charge On Owners Of All Types Of Motor Vehicles And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8792

June 14, 2000

"Electronic Commerce Act."

An Act Providing and Use of Electronic Commercial and Non-Commercial Transactions, Penalties for Unlawful Use Thereof, and Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8791

May 23, 2000

"The General Banking Law of 2000."

An Act Providing For The Regulation Of The Organization And Operations Of Banks, Quasi-Banks, Trust Entities And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No.8763

March 7, 2000

"Home Guaranty Corporation Act of 2000"

Act Consolidating And Amending Republic Act Nos. 580, 1557, 5488, And 7835 And Executive Order Nos. 535 And 90, As They Apply To The Home Insurance And Guaranty Corporation Which Shall Be Renamed As Home Guaranty Corporation, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8762

March 7, 2000

"Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000."

An Act Liberalizing The Retail Trade Business, Repealing For The Purpose Realing For The Purpose Republic Act No. 1180, As Amended, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8761

February 16, 2000

An Act Imposing The Value-Added Tax On Certain Services Beginning January 1, 2001, Amending For The Purpose Section 5 Of Republic Act No. 8424 And For Other  Purposes

Republic Act No. 8759

February 14, 2000

Public Employment Service Office Act of 1999.

An Act Institutionalizing A National Facilitation Service Network Through The Establishment Of A Public Employment Service Office In Every Province, Key City And Other Strategic Areas Throughout The Country

Republic Act No. 8758

December 28, 1999

An Act Extending The Term Of The Committee On Privatization And The Asset Privatization Trust Amending For The Purpose Republic Act Numbered Seven Thousand One Hundred Eighty-One, As Amended

Republic Act No. 8757

November 25, 1999

An Act Establishing the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 8756

November 23, 1999

An Act Providing for the Terms, Conditions and Licensing Requirements of Regional or Area Headquarters, Regional Operating Headquarters, and Regional Warehouses of Multinational Companies, amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of Executive Order No. 226, otherwise known as the Omnibus Investments Code of 1987

Republic Act No. 8752

August 12, 1999

Anti-Dumping Act of 1999

An Act Providing The Rules for the Imposition of an Anti-Dumping Duty, amending for the Purpose Section 301, Part 2, Title II, Book I of the Tariff And  Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended by Republic Act No. 7843, and for Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8751

August 7, 1999

An Act Strenghtening The Mechanisms for the Imposition of Countervailing Duties on Imported Subsidized Products, Commodities or Articles of Commerce In Order  to Protect Domestic Industries from Unfair Trade Competition, Amending for the purpose Section 302, Part 2, Title II, Book I of Presidential Decree No. 1464, otherwise known as The Tariff And Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended

Republic Act No. 8750

August 5, 1999

"Seat Belts Use Act of 1999"

An Act Requiring the Mandatory Compliance By Motorists of Private and Public Vehicles to Use Seat Belt Devices, and Requiring Vehicle Manufacturers to Install Seat Belt Devices in All their Manufactured Vehicles

Republic Act No. 8749

June 23, 1999

Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999

An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution Control Policy and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8748

June 1, 1999

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7916, otherwise known as The "Special Economic Zone Act Of 1995"

Republic Act No. 8747

March 4, 1999

An Act Requiring Disclosure Of Year 2000 Statements And Readiness Of Computer Based Systems, Products, And Services, Providing Funds Therefore And For Other  Purposes

Republic Act No. 8560

February 26, 1998

Philippine Geodetic Engineering Act of 1998

An Act Regulating The Practice of Geodetic Engineering in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 8559

February 26, 1998

Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act of 1998

An Act Regulating The Practice of Agricultural Engineering in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 8558

February 26, 1998

An Act Amending Article 287 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise known as The Labor Code Of The Philippines by Reducing the Retirement Age of Underground Mine Workers from Sixty (60) to Fifty (50)

Republic Act No. 8557

February 26, 1998

An Act Establishing The Philippine Judicial Academy, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8555

February 26, 1998

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 8182, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8552

February 25, 1998

Domestic Adoption Act of 1998

An Act Establishing The Rules and Policies on the Domestic Adoption of Filipino Children and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8551

February 13, 1998

Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998

An Act Providing for the Reform and Reorganization of the Philippine National Police and For Other Purposes, Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Nine Hundred And Seventy-Five Entitled, "An Act Establishing The Philippine National Police Under A Re-Organized Department of the Interior and Local Government, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8550

February 25, 1998

The Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998

An Act Providing For The Development, Management And Conservation Of The Fisheries And Aquatic Resources, Integrating All Laws Pertinent Thereto, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8545

February 24, 1998

An Act Amending Republic Act No. 6728, Otherwise known as "An Act Providing Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education and  Appropriating Funds Therefor," Establishing A Fund for the Purpose of Subsidizing Salaries of Private School Teachers, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 8544

February 24, 1998

Philippine Merchant Marine Officers Act of 1998

An Act Regulating The Practice of the Merchant Marine Profession in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 8534

February 23, 1998

Philippine Interior Design Act of 1998

An Act Regulating The Practice of Interior Design in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 8533

February 23, 1998

An Act Amending Title I, Chapter 3, Article 39 of Executive Order No. 209, otherwise known as The Family Code of the Philippines, Nullifying the Prescriptive Period for Action or Defenses Grounded on Psychological Incapacity

Republic Act No. 8532

February 23, 1998

An Act Strengthening Further The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), By Providing Augmentation Fund Therefor, Amending for the Purpose Section 63 of Republic Act No. 6657, otherwise known as "The Carp Law of 1988"

Republic Act No. 8525

February 14, 1998

Adopt-a-School Act of 1998

An Act Establishing An "Adopt-a-School Program," Providing Incentives Therefor, and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8524

February 14, 1998

An Act Changing the Term of Office of Barangay Officials and Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan From Three (3) Years to Five (5) Years, Amending for the purpose Section 43 of Republic Act Numbered Seven Thousand One Hundred Sixty, otherwise known as The Local Government Code of 1991, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8523

February 14, 1998

An Act Strengthening the Development Bank of the Philippines, amending for the purpose Executive Order No. 81

Republic Act No. 8506

February 13, 1998

An Act Banning the Registration and Operation of Vehicles with Right-Hand Steering Wheel in any Private or Public Street, Road or Highway, Providing Penalties  Therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8505

February 13, 1998

Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1998

An Act Providing Assistance And Protection For Rape Victims, Establishing For The Purpose A Rape Crisis Center In Every Province And City, Authorizing The Appropriation Of Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8504

February 13, 1998

Philippine AIDS Prevention and Control Act of 1998

An Act Promulgating Policies and Prescribing Measures for the Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS in the Philippines, Instituting a Nationwide HIV/AIDS Information and Educational Program, Establishing a Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Monitoring System, Strengthening The Philippine National Aids Council, and for  other purposes

Republic Act No. 8503

February 13, 1998

Health Research and Development Act of 1998

An Act Providing for the Promotion of Health Research and Development, Establishing for the Purpose The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Defining its Objectives, Powers and Functions, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8502

February 13, 1998

Jewelry Industry Development Act of 1998

An Act To Promote The Development of the Jewelry Manufacturing Industry, Providing Incentives therefor and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8501

February 13, 1998

Housing Loan Condonation Act of 1998

An Act To Rescue The National Shelter Program of the Government By Condoning the Penalties on all Outstanding/Delinquent Housing Loan Accounts with any of the Government Institutions and Agencies Involved in the National Shelter Program and by Amending Presidential Decree No. 1752, as amended

Republic Act No. 8496

February 12, 1998

Philippine Science High School (PSHS) System Act of 1997

An Act to Establish The Philippine Science High School System and providing funds therefor

Republic Act No. 8495

February 12, 1998

Philippine Mechanical Engineering Act of 1998

An Act Regulating the Practice of Mechanical Engineering in the Philippines

Republic Act No. 8494

February 12, 1998

An Act Further Amending Presidential Decree No. 1080, as amended, by Reorganizing and Renaming The Philippine Export and Foreign Loan Guarantee Corporation, Expanding Its Primary Purposes, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8493

February 12, 1998

Speedy Trial Act of 1998

An Act To Ensure A Speedy Trial Of All Criminal Cases Before The Sandiganbayan, Regional Trial Court, Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court, And Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Appropriating Funds Therefor, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8492

February 12, 1998

National Museum Act of 1998

An Act Establishing a National Museum System, Providing for its Permanent Home and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8491

February 12, 1998

Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines

An Act Prescribing The Code of the National Flag, Anthem, Motto, Coat-of-Arms and other Heraldic Items and Devices of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 8486

February 11, 1998

Cotton Industry Development Law of 1998

An Act Merging The Philippine Cotton Corporation and the Cotton Research and Development Institute into a Cotton Development Administration, Vesting it with Regulatory Powers and Appropriating Funds for the purpose

Republic Act No. 8485

February 11, 1998

An Act To Promote Animal Welfare in the Philippines, otherwise known as "The Animal Welfare Act of 1998"

Republic Act No. 8484

February 11, 1998

Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998

An Act Regulating The Issuance And Use Of Access Devices, Prohibiting Fraudulent Acts Committed Relative Thereto, Providing Penalties And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8479

February 10, 1998

Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998

An Act Deregulating The Downstream Oil Industry And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8440

December 22, 1997  

An Act Providing For The Confirmation of World War II Military Services

Republic Act No. 8437

December 22, 1997  

An Act Further Extending The Rent Control Period For Certain Residential Units Amending Thereby Batas Pambansa Blg. 877 Entitled: "An Act Providing For The Stabilization And Regulation Of Rentals Of Certain Residential Units, And For Other Purposes, As Amended

Republic Act No. 8425

December 11, 1997

"Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act"

An Act Institutionalizing The Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Program, Creating for the Purpose The National Anti-Poverty Commission, Defining Its  Powers and Functions, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8424

December 11, 1997

"Tax Reform Act of 1997"

An Act Amending the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8369

October 28, 1997

"Family Courts Act of 1997"

An Act Establishing Family Courts, Granting Them Exclusive Original Jurisdiction Over Child And Family Cases, Amending Batas Pambansa Bilang 129,As Amended, Otherwise Known As Act Of 1980, Appropriating Funds Therefor And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8368

October 27, 1997

"Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997"

An Act Repealing Presidential Decree No. 772, Entitled "Penalizing Squatting and other Similar Acts"

Republic Act No. 8353

September 30, 1997

"The Anti-Rape Law of 1997"

An Act Expanding the Definition of the Crime of Rape, Reclassifying the Same as a Crime Against Persons, Amending for the Purpose Act No. 3815, As Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 8344

August 25, 1997  

An Act Penalizing the Refusal of Hospitals and Medical Clinics to Administer Appropriate Initial Medical Treatment and Support in Emergency or Serious Cases, Amending For the Purpose Batas Pambansa Bilang 702, Otherwise Known as "An Act Prohibiting the Demand of Deposits or Advance Payments for the Confinement or  Treatment of Patients in Hospitals and Medical Clinics in Certain Cases"

Republic Act No. 8247

December 20, 1996

An Act Exempting Aliens Who Have Acquired Permanent Residency under Executive Order No. 324 from the Coverage of Republic Act No. 7919, otherwise known as "The Alien Social Integration Act of 1995." Amending For The Purpose Certain Provisions of said Act and for other purpose

Republic Act No. 8183

June 11, 1996

An Act Repealing Republic Act Numbered Five Hundred Twenty-Nine as amended, entitled "An Act To Assure The Uniform Value Of Philippine Coin And Currency."

Republic Act No. 8181

March 28, 1996

An Act Changing The Basis of Dutiable Value of Imported Articles Subject to an Ad Valorem Rate of Duty from the Home Consumption Value (HCV) to Transaction  Value (TV), amending for the purpose Section 201 of Title II, Part 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1464, otherwise known as The Tariff and Customs Code of the  Philippines, as amended, and for other purpose

Republic Act No. 8180

March 28, 1996

"Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1996."

An Act Deregulating the Downstream Oil Industry, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 8177

March 20, 1996

An Act Designating Death by Lethal Injection as the Method of Carrying Out Capital Punishment, Amending For The Purpose Article 81 of The Revised Penal Code,  as Amended by Section 24 of Republic Act No. 7659

Republic Act No. 8049

1995

An Act Regulating Hazing and Other Forms of Initiation Rites in Fraternities, Sororities, and Other Organizations and Providing Penalties Therefor

Republic Act No. 7941

March 3, 1995

An Act Providing for the Election of Party-List Representatives Through the Party-List System, and Appropriating Funds

Republic Act No. 7877

February 14, 1995

An Act Declaring Sexual Harassment Unlawful in the Employment, Education or Training Environment, and For Other Purposes.

Republic Act No. 7832

December 8, 1994

"Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994"

An Act Penalizing The Pilferage Of Electricity And Theft Of Electric Power Transmission Lines/materials, Rationalizing System Losses By Phasing Out Pilferage  Losses As A Component Thereof, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7659

December 13, 1993

An Act to Impose the Death Penalty on Certain Heinous Crimes, Amending for that Purpose the Revised Penal Laws, As Amended, Other Special Penal Laws, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7653

June 14, 1993

The New Central Bank Act

Republic Act No. 7644

December 28, 1992

An Act Further Extending the Rent Control Period For Certain Residential Units, Amending thereby Batas Pambansa Blg. 877, Entitled "An Act Providing For the Stabilization and Regulation of Rentals of Certain Residential Units and For Other Purposes," as Amended

Republic Act No. 7643

December 28, 1992

An Act To Empower the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to Require The Payment of the Value-Added Tax Every Month and to Allow Local Government Units to Share in VAT Revenue, Amending for this Purpose Certain Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code

Republic Act No. 7642

December 28, 1992

An Act Increasing the Penalties for Tax Evasion, Amending for this Purpose the Pertinent Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended

Republic Act No. 7641

December 9, 1992

An Act Amending Article 287 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, by Providing for Retirement Pay to Qualified Private Sector Employees in the Absence of any Retirement Plan in the Establishment

Republic Act No. 7636

September 24, 1992

An Act Repealing Republic Act Numbered One Thousand Seven Hundred, as Amended, otherwise known as The Anti-Subversion Act

Republic Act No. 7610

June 17, 1992

"Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act"

An Act Providing For Stronger Deterrence and Special Protection Against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7438

April 27, 1992

An Act Defining Certain Rights of Person Arrested, Detained or Under Custodial Investigation as Well as the Duties of the Arresting, Detaining and Investigating officers, and Providing Penalties For Violations thereof

Republic Act No. 7394

April 13, 1992

The Consumer Act of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 7309

March 30, 1992

An Act Creating A Board of Claims Under the Department of Justice For Victims of Unjust Imprisonment or Detention and Victims of Violent Crimes and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7170

January 7, 1992

"Organ Donation Act of 1991"

An Act Authorizing the Legacy or Donation of All or Part of A Human Body After Death For Specified Purposes

Republic Act No. 7169

January 2, 1992

An Act To Rehabilitate the Philippine Veterans Bank Created Under Republic Act No. 3518, Providing the Mechanisms therefor, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7167

December 19, 1991

An Act Adjusting the Basic Personal and Additional Exemptions Allowable to Individuals for Income Tax Purposes to the Poverty Threshold Level, Amending for the Purpose Section 29, Paragraph (L), Items (1) and (2)(A), of the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7160

October 10, 1991

"Local Government Code of 1991"

An Act Providing For A Local Government Code of 1991

Republic Act No. 7157

September 19, 1991

"Philippine Foreign Service Act of 1991"

An Act Revising Republic Act No. 708, as Amended

Republic Act No. 7156

September 12, 1991

"Mini-hydroelectric Power Incentive Act"

An Act Granting Incentives to Mini-Hydroelectric Power Developers and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7111

August 22, 1991

"Overseas Workers' Investment (OWI) Fund Act"

An Act Establishing the Overseas Workers' Investment Fund to Provide Incentives to Overseas Workers, Reduce the Foreign Debt Burden, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7109

August 14, 1991

An Act Granting Tax Exemption Privileges to Local Water Districts

Republic Act No. 7104

August 14, 1991

"Commission on the Filipino Language Act"

An Act Creating the Commission on the Filipino Language, Prescribing its Powers, Duties and Functions, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7103

August 8, 1991

"Iron and Steel Industry Act"

An Act to Strengthen the Iron and Steel Industry and Promote Philippine Industrialization and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7080

July 12, 1991

An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Plunder

Republic Act No. 7079

July 5, 1991

"Campus Journalism Act of 1991"

An Act Providing for the Development and Promotion of Campus Journalism and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7077

June 27, 1991

"Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act"

An Act Providing for the Development, Administration, Organization, Training, Maintenance and Utilization of the Citizen Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7076

June 27, 1991

"People's Small-scale Mining Act of 1991"

An Act Creating a People's Small-Scale Mining Program and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7055

June 20, 1991

An Act Strengthening Civilian Supremacy Over The Military Returning To The Civil Courts The Jurisdiction Over Certain Offenses Involving Members of the Armed Forces of The Philippines, Other Persons Subject to Military Law, and the Members of The Philippine National Police, Repealing for the Purpose Certain  Presidential Decrees

Republic Act No. 7042

June 13, 1991

"Foreign Investments Act of 1991"

An Act To Promote Foreign Investments, Prescribe The Procedures For Registering Enterprises Doing Business In The Philippines, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 7041

June 5, 1991

An Act Requiring Regular Publication of Existing Vacant Positions in Government Offices, Appropriating Funds Therefore, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6982

May 1, 1991

An Act Strengthening the Social Amelioration Program in the Sugar Industry, Providing The Mechanics for its Implementation, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6981

April 24, 1991

"Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act"

An Act Providing For A Witness Protection, Security And Benefit Program And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6977

January 24, 1991

Magna Carta for Small Enterprises

An Act To Promote, Develop and Assist Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Through The Creation of a Small and Medium Enterprise Development (Smed) Council, and  The Rationalization of Government Assistance Programs and Agencies concerned with the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, and for other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6975

December 13, 1990

"Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990"

An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police Under a Reorganized Department of The Interior and Local Government, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6974

December 8, 1990

An Act Restoring The Name of "National Research Council of the Philippines," Amending for the Purpose Paragraph (A), Section 33 of Executive Order No. 128

Republic Act No. 6972

December 8, 1990

An Act Establishing a Day Care Center in Every Barangay, Instituting Therein a Total Development and Protection of Children Program, Appropriating Funds Therefore, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6971

November 22, 1990

"Productivity Incentives Act of 1990"

An Act To Encourage Productivity and Maintain Industrial Peace by Providing Incentives to Both Labor and Capital

Republic Act No. 6969

October 26, 1990

An Act To Control Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes, Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6968

October 24, 1990

An Act Punishing the Crime of Coup D′état by Amending Articles 134, 135 and 136 of Chapter One, Title Three of Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Fifteen,  Otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6967

October 15, 1990

An Act to Vest Control, Jurisdiction and Administration of the Forest Reserve in Mount Makiling in the University of the Philippines in Los Baños

Republic Act No. 6966

September 19, 1990

"Philippine Librarianship Act"

An Act Regulating the Practice of Librarianship and Prescribing the Qualifications of Librarians

Republic Act No. 6965

September 19, 1990

An Act Revising the Form of Taxation on Petroleum Products from Ad Valorem to Specific, Amending for the Purpose Section 145 of The National Internal Revenue Code as Amended by Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Seven Hundred Sixty-Seven

Republic Act No. 6963

September 4, 1990

An Act Granting Special Financial Assistance and Benefits to the Family or Beneficiary of Any Police or Military Personnel or Fireman Killed or Permanently Incapacitated while in the Performance of His Duty or By Reason of His Office or Position and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6961

August 17, 1990

An Act Repealing Republic Act Numbered Three Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty-Four

(Republic Act 3884 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NORMAL COLLEGE IN DIPOLOG, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR)

Republic Act No. 6960

August 7, 1990

An Act Appropriating the Sum of Ten Billion Pesos for the Aid, Relief, and Rehabilitation Services to Persons and Areas Affected and for the Survey, Repair and Reconstruction of Government Infrastructure Damaged or Destroyed by the Earthquakes of July 16, 1990 and Their Aftershocks

Republic Act No. 6959

July 31, 1990

An Act Establishing Provincial Centers for Science and Technology in all Provinces of the Philippines and Appropriating Funds Therefore

Republic Act No. 6958

July 31, 1990

An Act Creating the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority, Transferring Existing Assets of the Mactan International Airport and the Lahug Airport to the  Authority, Vesting the Authority with Power to Administer and Operate the Mactan International Airport and The Lahug Airport, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6957

July 9, 1990

An Act Authorizing The Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Infrastructure Projects by the Private Sector, and For The Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6956

June 18, 1990

An Act Modifying the Excise Tax on Distilled Spirits, Wines, Fermented Liquor and Cigarettes, Amending for the Purpose Sections 138(a) AND (b), 139, 140 and 142(c) and (d) of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended

Republic Act No. 6955

June 13, 1990

An Act To Declare Unlawful the Practice of Matching Filipino Women for Marriage to Foreign Nationals on a Mail Order Basis And other Similar Practices, Including the Advertisement, Publication, Printing or Distribution of Brochures, Fliers and other Propaganda Materials in Furtherance Thereof and Providing  Penalty Therefore

Republic Act No. 6954

May 24, 1990

An Act Requiring all Department of Public Works And Highways Projects and other Government Infrastructure Projects to be Photographed Before Commencement, During Implementation and After Completion Thereof

Republic Act No. 6952

May 17, 1990

An Act Establishing The Petroleum Price Standby Fund to Support The Oil Price Stabilization Fund (OPSF), and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 6949

April 10, 1990

An Act To Declare March Eight of Every Year as a Working Special Holiday to be known as National Women's Day

Republic Act No. 6948

April 9, 1990

An Act Standardizing and Upgrading the Benefits for Military Veterans and their Dependents

Republic Act No. 6942

April 4, 1990

An Act Increasing The Insurance Benefits of Local Government Officials and Providing Funds Therefore

Republic Act No. 6940

March 28, 1990

An Act Granting a Period Ending on December 31, 2000 for Filing Applications for free Patent and Judicial Confirmation of Imperfect Title to Alienable and Disposable Lands of the Public Domain under Chapters VII And VIII of the Public Land Act (CA 141, As Amended)

Republic Act No. 6939

March 10, 1990

An Act Creating The Cooperative Development Authority to Promote the Viability and Growth of Cooperatives as Instruments of Equity, Social Justice and Economic Development, Defining its Powers, Functions and Responsibilities, Rationalizing Government Policies and Agencies with Cooperative Functions, Supporting Cooperative Development, Transferring The Registration and Regulation Functions of Existing Government Agencies on Cooperatives as Such and Consolidating the Same with the Authority, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6938

March 10, 1990

"Cooperative Code of the Philippines"

An Act to Ordain a Cooperative Code of the Philippines

Republic Act No. 6850

February 8, 1990

An Act to Grant Civil Service Eligibility under Certain Conditions to Government Employees Appointed under Provisional or Temporary Status who have Rendered a Total of Seven (7) Years of Efficient Service, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6849

February 8, 1990

"Municipal Telephone Act of 2000"

An Act Providing for the Installation, Operation, and Maintenance of Public Telephones in Each and Every Municipality in the Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6848

January 26, 1990

"The Charter of the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines"

An Act Providing for the 1989 Charter of the Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines, Authorizing its Conduct of Islamic Banking Business, and Repealing for this Purpose Presidential Decree Numbered Two Hundred and Sixty-Four as amended by Presidential Decree Numbered Five Hundred and Forty-Two (Creating The Philippine Amanah Bank)

Republic Act No. 6847

January 24, 1990

"The Philippine Sports Commission Act"

An Act Creating and Establishing the Philippine Sports Commission, Defining its Powers, Functions and Responsibilities, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6846

January 24, 1990

"Social Housing Support Fund Act"

An Act Creating The Abot-Kaya Pabahay Fund, Otherwise known as the Social Housing Support Fund Act, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6832

January 5, 1990

An Act Creating a Commission to Conduct a Thorough Fact-Finding Investigation of the Failed Coup D′État of December 1989, Recommend Measures to Prevent the Occurrence of Similar Attempts at a Violent Seizure of Power, and For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6828

December 30, 1989

An Act Extending The Effectivity Of Batas Pambansa Blg. 877 Entitled "An Act Providing For The Stabilization And Regulation Of Rentals Of Certain Residential Units And For Other Purposes" For Another Three Years, Amending Thereby Section One Of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Six Hundred And Forty-Three

Republic Act No. 6827

December 26, 1989

An Act Postponing The Holding of The First Regular Election for the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Members of The Regional Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Cordilleras by amending Section One of The Transitory Provisions of Republic Act Numbered Six Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty-Six, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6826

December 20, 1989

An Act to Declare, In View of The Existence of A National Emergency, A National Policy in Connection Therewith and to Authorize the President of the Republic of the Philippines for a limited Period and Subject to Restrictions, to Exercise Powers Necessary and Proper to Carry Out the Declared National Policy and for  other purposes

Republic Act No. 6810

December 14, 1989

"Magna Carta for Countryside and Barangay Business Enterprises"

An Act Establishing The Magna Carta for Countryside and Barangay Business Enterprises, Granting Exemptions from any and all Government Rules And Regulations and other Incentives and Benefits Therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6809

December 13, 1989

An Act Lowering The Age of Majority from Twenty-One to Eighteen Years, amending for the Purpose Executive Order Numbered Two Hundred Nine, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6770

November 15, 1989

"The Ombudsman Act of 1989"

An Act Providing For The Functional And Structural Organization Of The Office Of The Ombudsman And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6768

November 3, 1989

An Act Instituting A Balikbayan Program

Republic Act No. 6767

October 30, 1989

An Act Amending Section 145, Paragraph (B), of The National Internal Revenue Code, as amended

Republic Act No. 6763

October 12, 1989

An Act Providing For The Construction of Concrete Barangay Roads/Multipurpose Pavements in All Barangays and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6759

September 18, 1989

"White Cane Act"

An Act Declaring August One of Each Year as White Cane Safety Day in the Philippines and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6758

August 21, 1989

"Compensation and Position Classification Act of 1989"

An Act Prescribing a Revised Compensation and Position Classification System in the Government and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6735

August 4, 1989

"The Initiative and Referendum Act"

An Act Providing for A System of Initiative and Referendum and Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 6734

August 1, 1989

An Act Providing For An Organic Act For The Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao

Republic Act No. 6733

July 25, 1989

An Act To Amend Section 21, Title I, Book I Of The Revised Administrative Code Of 1987, Granting Members Of Both Houses Of The Congress Of The Philippines The  General Authority To Administer Oaths, And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6732

July 17, 1989

An Act Allowing Administrative Reconstitution of Original Copies of Certificates of Titles Lost or Destroyed Due to Fire, Flood And Other Force Majeure, Amending For The Purpose Section One Hundred Ten of Presidential Decree Numbered Fifteen Twenty-Nine And Section Five of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-Six

Republic Act No. 6728

June 10, 1989

"Government Assistance To Students and Teachers In Private Education Act."

An Act Providing Government Assistance to Students and Teachers in Private Education, and   Appropriating Funds Therefor

Republic Act No. 6727

June 9, 1989

"Wage Rationalization Act"

An Act To Rationalize Wage Policy Determination by Establishing The Mechanism and Proper Standards Therefor, Amending for the Purpose Article 99 of, and Incorporating Articles 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 126 And 127 Into, Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended, otherwise known as The Labor Code of The  Philippines, Fixing New Wage Rates, Providing Wage Incentives For Industrial Dispersal to the Countryside, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6725

May 12, 1989

An Act Strengthening The Prohibition on Discrimination against Women With Respect To Terms And Conditions of Employment, Amending For The Purpose Article One Hundred Thirty-Five of The Labor Code, as amended

Republic Act No. 6724

April 17, 1989

An Act Organizing A Joint Legislative-Executive Foreign Debt Council, Defining Its Objectives, Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for other purposes

Republic Act No. 6715

March 2, 1989

An Act To Extend Protection To Labor, Strengthen The Constitutional Rights Of Workers To Self-Organization, Collective Bargaining And Peaceful Concerted Activities, Foster Industrial Peace And Harmony, Promote The Preferential Use Of Voluntary Modes Of Settling Labor Disputes, And Reorganize The National Labor  Relations Commission, Amending For These Purposes Certain Provisions Of Presidential Decree No. 442, As Amended, Otherwise Known As The Labor Code Of The Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefore And For Other Purposes

Republic Act No. 6713

February 20, 1989

An Act Establishing A Code Of Conduct And Ethical Standards For Public Officials And Employees, To Uphold The Time-Honored Principle Of Public Office Being A Public Trust, Granting Incentives And Rewards For Exemplary Service, Enumerating Prohibited Acts And Transactions And Providing Penalties For Violations Thereof And For Other Purposes