Senate Bill First in Billing

Republic Act No. 10000

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN AGRICULTURE AND AGRARIAN REFORM CREDIT AND FINANCING SYSTEM THROUGH BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
February 23, 2010
Subjects
AGRARIAN REFORM
PHILIPPINE CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION (PCIC)
LAND REFORM -- FINANCE
LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LBP)
DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (DBP)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (DA)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM (DAR)
BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS (BSP)
AGRO-INDUSTRY MODERNIZATION CREDIT AND FINANCING PROGRAM (AMCFP)
AGRICULTURE -- FINANCE
AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND AGRARIAN REFORM CREDIT, INSURANCE AND FINAN
AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND POOL (AGFP)
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
AGRI-AGRA REFORM CREDIT ACT OF 2009
QUEDAN AND RURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION (QUEDANCOR)
AGRI-AGRA REFORM CREDIT ACT OF 2009, THE
AGRICULTURE
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 717 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
REPUBLIC ACT 7721 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
REPUBLIC ACT 7900 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Republic Act No. 10021

Full Title
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BY THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE ON 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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 5, 2010
Subjects
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON TAX MATTERS ACT OF 2009
NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997
INCOME TAX
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
BANK DEPOSITS
TAX ADMINISTRATION AND PROCEDURE
INTERNAL REVENUE, BUREAU OF
NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
REPUBLIC ACT 8424 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
TAXATION

Republic Act No. 10022

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 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.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 8, 2010
Subjects
CONTRACT WORKERS
OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW)
Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration -- Officials and employees -- Discipline
Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 -- Amendments
MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
REPUBLIC
Major Topic
Public Accountability

Republic Act No. 10023

Republic Act No. 10024

Full Title
AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY, CREATING A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF RESPIRATORY THERAPHY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 9, 2010
Subjects
PHILIPPINE RESPIRATORY THERAPY ACT OF 2009
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC)
LICENSE SYSTEM
CODE OF ETHICS FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS
BOARD OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY -- CREATION OF
RESPIRATORY THERAPY TECHNICIANS
RESPIRATORY THERAPY: RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS

Republic Act No. 10026

Full Title
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.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 11, 2010
Subjects
LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS
TAXATION, EXEMPTION FROM
WATER
NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
TAX EXEMPTIONS

Republic Act No. 10028

Full Title
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".
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 16, 2010
Subjects
BREASTFEEDING CHILD CARE REPUBLIC ACT 7600 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT -- BREAST FEEDING
BREAST FEEDING
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -- BREAST FEEDING
HOSPITALS -- BREAST FEEDING
Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Breastfeeding -- Laws and regulations
Republic Act (RA)
promotion
private health institutions
health institutions
Major Topic
Child Welfare
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 10029

Full Title
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 16, 2010
Subjects
PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGY ACT OF 2009
PSYCHOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY
CODE OF ETHICS AND CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHOMETRIC
PSYCHOMETRY (PARAPSYCHOLOGY)
PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGY ACT OF 2009
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY -- CREATION OF
PSYCHOLOGISTS
PSYCHOMETRICIANS
Major Topic
Government Reorganization

Republic Act No. 10055

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING THE FRAMEWORK AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, USE, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GENERATED FROM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 23, 2010
Subjects
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTES (RDI)
RESEARCH
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT (IPR)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (IPO)
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI)
TECHNOLOGY LICENSING OFFICE (TLO)
PHILIPPINE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ACT OF 2009
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Republic Act No. 10066

Full Title
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.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
March 26, 2010
Subjects
ARTS AND CULTURE
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA)
SENTRO RIZAL
PHILIPPINE REGISTRY OF CULTURAL PROPERTY
PHILIPPINE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMITTEE
PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION (PAGCOR)
NATIONAL MUSEUM
National Library
NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE (NHI)
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS
NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT OF 2009
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
NATIONAL ARCHIVES
KOMISYON SA WIKANG FILIPINO
HISTORIC SITES
ETHNICITY
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI)
Department of Tourism (DOT)
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED)
culture
CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES
COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED)
UNITED NATIONS EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO)
CULTURAL HERITAGE
CULTURAL HERITAGE ACT OF 2009
HERITAGE ZONES
PHILIPPINE REGISTRY OF CULTURAL PROPERTY -- ESTABLISHMENT
SENTRO RIZAL -- CREATION NATIONAL

Republic Act No. 10067

Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE TUBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN AS A PROTECTED AREA UNDER THE NIPA ACT (R.A. 7586) AND THE STRATEGIC ENVIONMENTAL PLAN (SEP) FOR PALAWAN ACT (R.A. 7611), PROVIDING FOR ITS MANAGEMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
April 6, 2010
Subjects
PALAWAN -- PROTECTED AREAS
TUBBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK
TUBBATAHA PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT BOARD (TPAMB)
TUBBATAHA MANAGEMENT OFFICE (TMO)
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN (SEP) FOR PALAWAN ACT
PALAWAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (PCSD)
NATIONAL INTEGRATED PROTECTED AREAS SYSTEM ACT OF 1992
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION -- PALAWAN
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Act of 2009
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Act of 2009
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park -- Creation
Tubbataha Reefs -- Protection
Tubbataha Reefs -- Preservation
Tubbataha Reefs -- Government policy
Tubbataha Reefs -- Conservation
Major Topic
Public Accountability

Republic Act No. 10068

Republic Act No. 10070

Full Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILTIES IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY, AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS" AS AMENDED, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
April 6, 2010
Subjects
DISABLED PERSONS
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (PWD)
MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY AFFAIRS OFFICE (PDAO)
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY AFFAIRS OFFICE (PDAO) -- CREATION
REPUBLIC ACT 7277 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Republic Act No. 10071

Republic Act No. 10072

Full Title
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS AS AN INDEPENDENT, AUTONOMOUS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AUXILLIARY TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE HUMANITARIAN FIELD, TO BE KNOWN AS AS THE PHILIPPINE RED CROSS.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
April 20, 2010
Subjects
AMENDMENTS REPUBLIC ACT 95
Philippine Red Cross
INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT MOVEMENT
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS
PHILIPPINE RED CROSS ACT OF 2009
REPUBLIC ACT 10072 - AMENDS REPUBLIC ACT 95
REPUBLIC ACT 95 - AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT 10072
REPUBLIC ACT 95 - AMENDMENTS PHILIPPINE RED CROSS

Republic Act No. 10073

Republic Act No. 10083

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9490, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "AURORA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE ACT OF 2007"
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
April 22, 2010
Subjects
AURORA (PROVINCE)
AURORA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE ACT OF 2007
AURORA ECOZONE
ECONOMIC ZONING -- AURORA
AURORA PACIFIC ECONOMIC AND FREEPORT ZONE -- CREATION
AURORA PACIFIC ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREEPORT ACT OF 2010
ECONOMIC ZONES
REPUBLIC ACT 9490 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Republic Act No. 10084

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE OMBUDSMAN , AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 5, 2010
Subjects
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC)
COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA)
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC)
OMBUDSMAN, OFFICE OF THE
COMMISSION ON AUDIT
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
OMBUDSMAN
SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SPOUSE
SURVIVORS' BENEFITS

Republic Act No. 10086

Full Title
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.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 12, 2010
Subjects
NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NHCP)
NATIONALISM
NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC SITES AND STRUCTURES
NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE (NHI)
HISTORY
STRENGTHENING PEOPLES' NATIONALISM THROUGH PHILIPPINE HISTORY ACT
NHI
NHC
National Historical Institute (NHI) -- Renamed
National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) -- Powers and duties
Major Topic
Government Reorganization

Republic Act No. 10087

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3873, ENTITLED AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 13, 2010
Subjects
BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES
National Library
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPPINES
Public Libraries, Bureau of -- Renamed
National Library of the Philippines -- Named
Public Libraries, Bureau of -- Amendments
National Library -- Amendments
LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF THE PHILIPINES
Major Topic
Government Reorganization
Education

Republic Act No. 10088

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 13, 2010
Subjects
AUDIOVISUAL RECORDING DEVICES
MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
CAMCORDING
ANTI-CAMCORDING ACT OF 2010
PIRACY (COPYRIGHT)
AUDIOVISUALS
OPTICAL MEDIA ANTI-CAMCORDING ACT OF 2010

Republic Act No. 10089

Republic Act No. 10121

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 27, 2010
Subjects
accreditation
PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2010
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (NDRRMP)
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (NDRRMF)
NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (NDRRMC)
DISASTERS
Department of National Defense (DND)
PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
accredited community disaster volunteers (ACDVs)
ACDVs (accredited community disaster volunteers)
administration
administrator
DISASTER
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATING COUNCIL, RENAMED
Major Topic
Disaster Response Management

Republic Act No. 10122

Full Title
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"
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 27, 2010
Subjects
EDUCATION LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DEPED)
LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL
LITERACY
REPUBLIC ACT 7165 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Republic Act No. 10123

Full Title
AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALABEL, PROVINCE OF SARANGANI, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PARAGRAPH (L), SECTION 14 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 3, 2010
Subjects
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
COURTS -- ALABEL, SARANGANI
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
SARANGANI (PROVINCE)
SARANGANI (PROVINCE) -- TRIAL COURTS, REGIONAL JUDICIARY
Major Topic
Government Reorganization

Republic Act No. 10142

Full Title
An Act providing for the rehabiltation or liquidation of financially distressed enterprises and individuals
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
14th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
July 18, 2010
Subjects
ACT NO. 1956 REPEALED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10142
BANKRUPTCY
REHABILITATION PLAN
BANKCRUPTCY ACT NO. 1956 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS
INSOLVENCY
FINANCIAL REHABILITATION AND INSOLVENCY ACT (FRIA) OF 2010

Republic Act No. 10149

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 6, 2011
Subjects
Public officers -- Discipline
PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY (PPA)
PHILIPPINE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (PFDA)
PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (PDIC)
METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS)
MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MIAA)
LOCAL WATER UTILITIES ADMINISTRATION (LWUA)
LAGUNA LAKE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LLDA)
GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS (GOCC)
GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTALITIES WITH CORPORATE POWERS (GICP)
GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (GFI)
GOVERNMENT CORPORATE ENTITIES (GCE)
GOVERNANCE COMMISSION FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS
GOCC GOVERNANCE ACT OF 2011
FISCAL POLICY
CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT -- FISCAL POLICY
CEBU PORT AUTHORITY (CPA)
CAGAYAN DE ORO PORT AUTHORITY
BASES CONVERSION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BCDA)
ASIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATION (APO)
SAN FERNANDO PORT AUTHORITY
Government-owned and Controlled Corporations -- Privatization -- Implementation
GOCC Government Act of 2011
Major Topic
Public Accountability

Republic Act No. 10150

Full Title
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'
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 21, 2011
Subjects
Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA Law) -- Amendments
ELECTRIC POWER -- PRICE REGULATION
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY REFORM ACT OF 2001
LIFELINE RATE
Major Topic
Energy

Republic Act No. 10151

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 21, 2011
Subjects
Women -- Health and welfare
HOURS OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE)
LABOR AND LABORING CLASSES
Women -- Employment
Nightwork prohibition
Nightwork -- Laws and legislations
Labor laws and legislations
Hours of labor -- Laws and regulations
Employment -- Women
Major Topic
Women's rights

Republic Act No. 10152

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR MANDATORY BASIC IMMUNIZATION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND CHILDREN, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 996, AS AMENDED
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 21, 2011
Subjects
VACCINES
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)
NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION COMMITTEE
MANDATORY INFANTS AND CHILDREN HEALTH IMMUNIZATION ACT OF 2011
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IMMUNIZATION OF INFANTS
IMMUNIZATION OF CHILDREN
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)

Republic Act No. 10154

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
July 14, 2011
Subjects
Retirement pensions
PUBLIC OFFICERS
PENSIONS
PAG-IBIG FUND
HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND (HDMF)
GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS)
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES -- PENSIONS
GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL, OFFICE OF THE (OGCC)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM)
CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC)
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
RETIREMENT
RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Postemployment benefits -- Government policy
Pensions -- Government policy
Major Topic
Public Accountability

Republic Act No. 10156

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 20, 2011
Subjects
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD
SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN
SANGGUNIANG BAYAN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- CIVIL SERVICE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
CIVIL SERVICE -- PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC)
CAREER SERVICE SUBPROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY
CAREER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY

Republic Act No. 10167

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
June 18, 2012
Subjects
Money laundering -- Prevention
Money Laundering
BANK ACCOUNTS
ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT OF 2001
PROPERTY
Anti-Money Laundering Law -- Improvement
Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)
Major Topic
Public Accountability

Republic Act No. 10168

Republic Act No. 10172

Full Title
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.
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 15, 2012
Subjects
REGISTERS OF BIRTHS, ETC.
CIVIL REGISTRAR

Republic Act No. 10173

Full Title
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
Short Title
Data Privacy Act of 2012
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 15, 2012
Subjects
National Privacy Commission
PRIVACY COMMISSION, NATIONAL
PRIVACY
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (DICT). NATION
Data Privacy Act of 2012
PRIVACY COMMISSIONER
Information and Communications Technology, Department of (DICT) -- National Privacy Commission
Human Security Act of 2007 -- Amendments (Sec. 7)
DICT
Major Topic
Telecommunications

Republic Act No. 10174

Full Title
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
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
August 16, 2012
Subjects
PEOPLE'S SURVIVAL FUND BOARD
PEOPLE'S SURVIVAL FUND (PSF)
CLIMATE CHANGE -- FINANCE
CLIMATE CHANGE OFFICE
CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009

Republic Act No. 10175

Full Title
AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
September 12, 2012
Subjects
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE, ADMINISTRATION OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY -- CRIME PREVENTION
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ). OFFICE OF CYBERCRIME
CYBERCRIME, OFFICE OF
Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
CYBERCRIME INVESTIGATION AND COORDINATING CENTER (CICC)
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP)
Office of the President -- Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) -- Creation
Office of Cybercrime Offenses -- Creation
Justice, Department of (DOJ) -- Office of Cybercrime -- Creation
Electronic Commerce Act -- Amend
Major Topic
Education
Telecommunications

Republic Act No. 10176

Full Title
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
Short Title
Arbor Day Act of 2012
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
September 12, 2012
Subjects
TREES
TREE PLANTING -- LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT -- TREE PLANTING
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
ARBOR DAY COMMITTEE
ARBOR DAY ACT OF 2012

Republic Act No. 10243

Full Title
AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF DAVAO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (L) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
November 8, 2012
Subjects
DAVAO (CITY) -- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
COURTS -- DAVAO CITY
SUPREME COURT (SC)
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 -- Amendments

Republic Act No. 10350

Full Title
AN ACT TO REGULATE AND MODERNIZE THE PRACTICE OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 8534, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN IN THE PHILIPPINES", APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 17, 2012
Subjects
Interior Design -- Regulation
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISION (PRC)
Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012
INTERIOR DECORATION
COMMISION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED)
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF INTERIOR DESIGN
Interior Designers
Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012
Professional Regulatory Board of Interior Design -- Creation
Republic Act No. 8534 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS
Republic Act No. 8534 -- AMENDMENTS AND REPEALS

Republic Act No. 10353

Full Title
AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING ENFORCED OR INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE
Short Title
Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 21, 2012
Subjects
Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP)
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCE (FIND)
FAMILIES OF DESAPARECIDOS FOR JUSTICE
Desaparecidos
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Department of National Defense (DND)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREAT
Commission on Human Rights (CHR)
ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP)
Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012
PROSECUTORS, PUBLIC
Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 Involuntary Disappearances Desaparecidos Human Rights
Desaparecidos
HUMAN RIGHTS
Involuntary Disappearances

Republic Act No. 10354

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Short Title
"The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012"
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
December 21, 2012
Subjects
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT OF 2012
REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTION (RTI)
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT, CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT COMMITEE ON (COC)
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (RH)
MEDICAL CARE -- CHILDBIRTH
MEDICAL CARE -- WOMEN
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
HUMAN IMMUNODEFFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV)
GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT (GAD) FUNDS
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)
CONTRACEPTIVES
CONTRACEPTION -- EDUCATION
COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE (CEMONC)
CHILDBIRTH -- MEDICAL CARE
BIRTH CONTROL
BASIC EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC AND NEWBORN CARE (BEMONC)
BARANGAY HEALTH WORKERS (BHW)
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION (STI)
Family planning
Gender equality
Maternal Health Care
Newborn care
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
Philippine National Drug Formulary System
Reproductive Health
Republic Act No. 7392 -- Amendments and Repeals
The Responsible Pa

Republic Act No. 10361

Full Title
AN ACT INSTITUTING POLICIES FOR THE PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
Short Title
Domestic Workers Act / Batas Kasambahay
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
January 18, 2013
Subjects
Batas Kasambahay
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS)
REGIONAL TRIPARTITE AND PRODUCTIVITY WAGE BOARDS (RTPWB)
PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (PEA)
PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH)
KASAMBAHAY BILL
Domestic Workers Act
DOMESTIC HELPERS
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)
Batas Kasambahay
TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (TESDA)
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG)
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE)
Domestic workers -- Rights
Domestic Workers Act
Domestic Workers Act Batas Kasambahay Domestic workers -- Rights Presidential Decree No. 442, Ch.

Republic Act No. 10363

Full Title
AN ACT CREATING SEVEN (7) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF MANDAUE, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
January 28, 2013
Subjects
CEBU (PROVINCE) -- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ)
COURTS -- MANDAUE CITY, CEBU
SUPREME COURT (SC)
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 -- Amendments

Republic Act No. 10538

Full Title
AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE SECOND JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED AT THE CITY OF CAUAYAN, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980", AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance
Legislative Issuance Type
Republic Act
Congress
15th Congress of the Republic
Date of Approval
May 15, 2013
Subjects
ISABELA (PROVINCE) -- REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 -- Amendments
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