Enacted Laws (15Th & 16Th Congress)
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UPDATE ON LAWS PASSED DURING THE 15th AND 16TH CONGRESS (Aquino Administration) No. R.A. No. T I T L E 2 0 1 0 (15th CONGRESS) 1 10147 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2011 (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON DECEMBER 27, 2010) 2 0 1 1 2 10148 AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MARCUS EUGENE DOUTHIT (LAPSED MARCH 12, 2011) 3 10149 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 (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 6, 2011) 4 10150 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" (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 21, 2011) 5 10151 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 (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 21, 2011) 6 10152 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY BASIC IMMUNIZATION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 996, AS AMENDED (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 21, 2011) 7 JR 1 RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF EXISTENCE OF THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL POWER COMMISSION (SIGNED JUNE 21, 2011) 8 10153 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE ELECTIONS IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) WITH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 30, 2011) 9 10154 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 (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JULY 15, 2011) 10 10155 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY ONE TO DECEMBER THIRTY ONE, TWO THOUSE TWELVE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED DEC. 15, 2011)** 11 10156 AN ACT CONFERRING UPON MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD AND SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN, THE APPROPRIATE CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON DECEMBER 20, 2011) 12 JR 2 JOINT RESOLUTION INCREASING THE FY 2011 CORPORATE OPERATING BUDGET OF THE NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION FROM SEVEN BILLION FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND PESOS (P7,575,184,000.00) TO THIRTEEN BILLION NINE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT MILLION SIX HUNDRED TWO THOUSAND PESOS (P13, 968,602,000.00) (SIGNED DEC. 23, 2011)** * LEDAC CLA Page 1 of 83 (RA_PNoy_admin) ** CERTIFIED URGENT *** PLA (President) **** PLM (Senate & HRep) 2 0 1 2 13 10157 AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION INTO THE BASIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JANUARY 20, 2012) 14 10158 AN ACT DECRIMINALIZING VAGRANCY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 202 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON MARCH 27, 2012) 15 10159 AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON APRIL 11, 2012) 16 10160 AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF BACOOR IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF BACOOR (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON APRIL 11, 2012) 17 10161 AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF IMUS IN THE PROVINCE OF CAVITE INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF IMUS (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON APRIL 11, 2012) 18 10162 AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA TO BE STATIONED AT STA. ROSA CITY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (E) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON APRIL 17, 2012) 19 10163 AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABUYAO IN THE PROVINCE OF LAGUNA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CABUYAO (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON MAY 16, 2012) 20 10164 AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MABALACAT IN THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS MABALACAT CITY (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON MAY 15, 2012) 21 10165 AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AND PROPAGATE FOSTER CARE AND TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 11, 2012) 22 JR 3 JOINT RESOLUTION ANNULLING THE BOOK OF VOTERS OF THE MUNICIPALITIES/ CITIES IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION OF MUSLIM MINDANAO, DIRECTING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO IMMEDIATELY CONDUCT A NEW GENERAL REGISTRATION OF VOTERS IN THE REGION, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED JUNE 11, 2012) ** 23 10166 AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF GEOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED N1NE (R. A. NO. 4209), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "GEOLOGY PROFESSION ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 11, 2012) 24 10167 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 (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 18, 2012) 25 10168 AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF FINANCING OF TERRORISM, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 18, 2012) 26 10169 AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILAGAN IN THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF ILAGAN (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JUNE 21, 2012) 27 10170 AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE SECOND (2ND) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT OF QUEZON CITY, THEREBY CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS AND TWELVE (12) SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD SEATS FROM SUCH REAPPORTIONMENT (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JULY 2, 2012) * LEDAC CLA Page 2 of 83 (RA_PNoy_admin) ** CERTIFIED URGENT *** PLA (President) **** PLM (Senate & HRep) 28 10171 AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON JULY 19, 2012) 29 10172 AN ACT FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN THE DAY AND MONTH IN THE DATE OF BIRTH OR SEX OF A PERSON APPEARING IN THE CIVIL REGISTER WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETY FORTY-EIGHT (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 15, 2012) 30 10173 AN ACT PROTECTING INDIVIDUAL PERSONAL INFORMATION IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE A NATIONAL PRIVACY COMMISSION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 15, 2012) 31 10174 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PEOPLE’S SURVIVAL FUND TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCE STREAMS TO ENABLE THE GOVERNMENT TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF CLIMATE CHANGE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9729, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT ON AUGUST 16, 2012) 32 JR 4 JOINT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE LIFE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS DRUGS, CONSTITUTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 95 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002” (SIGNED AUGUST 30, 2012) ** 33 10175 AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (SIGNED INTO LAW ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2012) 34 10176 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 (SIGNED INTO LAW ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2012) 35 10177 AN ACT REAPPORTIONING THE PROVINCE OF COTABATO INTO THREE (3) LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS (SIGNED INTO LAW ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2012) 36 10178 AN ACT GRANTING THE RELIANCE BROADCASTING UNLIMITED, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES (SIGNED SEPTEMBER 21, 2012) 37 10179 AN ACT GRANTING THE CULTURAL FOUNDATION OF DAVAO DEL SUR INCORPORATED (CFDI) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN DAVAO DEL SUR ( SIGNED SEPTEMBER 21, 2012) 38 10180 AN ACT GRANTING THE NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN REGION II (SIGNED SEPTEMBER 21, 2012) 39 10181 AN ACT GRANTING THE TV MARIA FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES, INCORPORATED A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES (SIGNED SEPTEMBER 21, 2012) 40 10182 AN ACT GRANTING THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERAT AND MAINTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES (SIGNED SEPTEMBER 21, 2012) * LEDAC CLA Page 3 of 83 (RA_PNoy_admin) ** CERTIFIED URGENT *** PLA (President) **** PLM (Senate & HRep) 41 10183 AN ACT AMENDING THE FRANCHISE OF WI-TRIBE TELECOMS, INC., (FORMERLY LIBERTY BORADCASTING NETWORK, INCORPORATED) GRANTED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1553, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4154, AND RENEWING/EXTENDING THE TERM THEREOF FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE (25) YEARS