TRADE AND COMMERCE

CELLULAR PHONES/CELLPHONES/MOBILE PHONES

Date filed

December 2, 2008

Senate Bill No. 289, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF SUBSCRIBER IDENTITY MODULE (SIM) CARDS IN MOBILE PHONES

Short Title

SIM CARD REGISTRATION ACT OF 2007

Author

GORDON, RICHARD J.

Date filed

June 30, 2007

Subjects

SIM CARD REGISTRATION

Senate Bill No. 2073, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO ENSURE COMPULSORY LABELLING AND FAIR PACKAGING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD

Short Title

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD RIGHT TO KNOW ACT OF 2008

Author

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD

Date filed

December 2, 2008

Subjects

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO)

Senate Bill No. 295, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS OF FAIR CONDUCT IN FRANCHISE SALES AND FRANCHISE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS

Short Title

SMALL BUSINESS FRANCHISE ACT

Author

Date filed

June 30, 2007

Subjects

SMALL BUSINESS FRANCHISE

Senate Bill No. 2074, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF FOOD PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Short Title

CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

December 2, 2008

Senate Bill No. 296, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT REQUIRING BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO GIVE EXACT CHANGE TO CONSUMERS

Short Title

EXACT CHANGE ACT

Author

Date filed

June 30, 2007

Subjects

EXACT CHANGE ACT

Senate Bill No. 2077, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PRE-NEED CODE OF 2008

Short Title

PRE-NEED CODE OF 2008

Law

Republic Act No. 9829

Author

Edgardo J. Angara

Date filed

February 13, 2008

Subjects

PRE-NEED CODE

Senate Bill No. 357, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT MANDATING THE USE OF RECYCLABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS FOR THE PACKAGING OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS

Short Title

RECYCLABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS

Author

RECYCLABLE OR BIODEGRADABLE MATERIALS

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

RECYCLING/RECYCLED WASTE

PACKAGING (CONSUMER PRODUCTS)

Senate Bill No. 2085, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE HALAL ACCREDITATION AND REGULATORY BOARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

PHILIPPINE HALAL ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

February 18, 2008

Subjects

HALAL ACT

Senate Bill No. 368, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT CREATING THE BAKERY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD AS ATTACHED AGENCY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE TITLE X, BOOK IV OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

BAKERY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2007

Author

BAKERY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987

Senate Bill No. 2088, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR ALL RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES MANUFACTURED, SOLD AND DISTRIBUTED IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

RECHARGEABLE BATTERY LAW

Author

Date filed

February 18, 2008

Subjects

RECYCLING/RECYCLED WASTE

Senate Bill No. 409, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR THE LABELING OF MILK

Short Title

MILK NUTRITION AND LABELLING ACT

Author

MILK NUTRITION AND LABELLING

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2094, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP THE PHILIPPINE MANGO INDUSTRY, CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE PHILIPPINE MANGO INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

PHILIPPINE MANGO ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

February 26, 2008

Subjects

MANGO INDUSTRY

Senate Bill No. 433, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT EMPOWERING WOMEN BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FINANCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND INFORMATION ASSISTANCE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO EXCEL IN COMMERCE AND TRADE

Short Title

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN ENTERPRISES ACT

Author

WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN ENTERPRISES

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2131, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PHILIPPINES BY ESTABLISHING THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

March 18, 2008

Senate Bill No. 457, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO INSTITUTE A NATIONAL BAKERY INDUSTRY POLICY AND TO CREATE THE NATIONAL BAKERY REGULATORY AGENCY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

NATIONAL BAKERY POLICY ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES OF 2007

Author

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

NATIONAL BAKERY POLICY

Senate Bill No. 2135, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PENALIZING FALSE OR FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

FALSE OR FRAUDULENT ADVERTISING

Author

Date filed

March 19, 2008

Senate Bill No. 486, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR TOY SAFETY LABELING

Short Title

TOY SAFETY ACT

Author

PIMENTEL JR., AQUILINO Q.

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

TOY SAFETY LABELING

Senate Bill No. 2147, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO EFFECTIVELY INSTILL HEALTH CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH PICTURE-BASED HEALTH WARNINGS ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Short Title

PICTURE BASED HEALTH WARNING ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

March 27, 2008

Subjects

PICTURE BASED HEALTH WARNING

Senate Bill No. 509, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 144 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 68, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CORPORATION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES BY INCREASING THE RANGE OF PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ITS PROVISIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

INCREASE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE CORPORATION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

Author

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

CORPORATION CODE (BP 68)

Senate Bill No. 2161, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT MANDATING THE GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON FOOD AND OTHER BASIC COMMODITIES TO GUARANTEE THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO AFFORDABLE FOOD AND ADEQUATE FOOD SUPPLY, PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

AFFORDABLE FOOD TRANSPARENCY ACT

Author

Mar A. Roxas

Date filed

April 15, 2008

Senate Bill No. 511, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE LABELING OF IMPORTED MEAT AND MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS

Short Title

MEAT LABELING ACT OF 2007

Author

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

MEAT LABELING

Senate Bill No. 2175, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT REGULATING MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARDS

Short Title

MDF REGULATORY ACT OF 2008

Author

MEDIUM DENSITY FIBERBOARDS (MDF)

Date filed

April 17, 2008

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 544, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR

Short Title

ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION ACT

Author

ECONOMIC ESPIONAGE AND PROTECTION OF PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2176, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PROTECTING CONSUMERS FROM COMPUTER GRAYWARE

Short Title

CONSUMER PROTECTION AGAINST COMPUTER GRAYWARE ACT OF 2008

Author

CONSUMERS RIGHTS PROTECTION

Date filed

April 17, 2008

Subjects

COMPUTER GRAYWARE

Senate Bill No. 546, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT FOOD, MEAT AND POULTRY PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN A GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MATERIAL, BE LABELED ACCORDINGLY

Short Title

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD RIGHT TO KNOW ACT

Author

GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOOD

Date filed

February 7, 2007

Subjects

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM (GMO)

MEAT PRODUCTS

POULTRY PRODUCTS

food products

Senate Bill No. 2187, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE HALAL ACCREDITATION AND REGULATORY BOARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

PHILIPPINE HALAL ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

April 23, 2008

Subjects

HALAL ACT

Senate Bill No. 600, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 116 AND 164 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Short Title

REQUIRING ADVERTISERS TO MAINTAIN FILE RE EVIDENCE OF SAFETY OF ADVERTISED PRODUCTS

Author

ADVERTISING/ADVERTISEMENT

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

CONSUMERS ACT (RA 7394)

Senate Bill No. 2194, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT DEFINING THE OFFENSES OF HOARDING, PRICE MANIPULATION AND PROFITEERING, DECLARING THE SAME TO BE TANTAMOUNT TO ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR

Short Title

HOARDING, PRICE MANIPULATION AND PROFITEERING

Author

Date filed

April 23, 2008

Senate Bill No. 609, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING ONE-STOP SHOP (BOSS) CENTERS FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN ALL REGIONAL AND PROVINCIAL CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY

Short Title

BUSINESS ONE-STOP SHOP (BOSS) CENTER ACT OF 2007

Author

BUSINESS ONE-STOP SHOP (BOSS)

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2195, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO FURTHER STRENGTHENING CONSUMER PROTECTION, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

CONSUMER ACT

Author

ZUBIRI, JUAN MIGUEL "MIGZ" F.

Date filed

April 24, 2008

Senate Bill No. 625, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF FOOD PRODUCTS INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Short Title

CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY ACT

Author

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

food products

FOOD SAFETY

Senate Bill No. 2199, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PREVENTING THE DANGERS OF ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN CAUSING FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME IN MOTHERS

Short Title

FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME WARNING ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

April 28, 2008

Senate Bill No. 629, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEMES

Short Title

ANTI-PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME ACT OF 2007

Author

ANTI-PYRAMID PROMOTIONAL SCHEME

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2250, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL RETAILERS OF LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) TO HAVE A DULY-INSPECTED AND ACCURATE WEIGHING SCALE OR WEIGHING MACHINE IN THEIR STORES OR ESTABLISHMENTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS (LPG) WEIGHT ACCURACY

Author

LAPID, MANUEL "LITO" M.

Date filed

June 5, 2008

Subjects

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (LPG), GASOLINE, KEROSENE

Senate Bill No. 634, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING QUALITY STANDARDS FOR MINERAL, CARBONATED AND OTHER BOTTLED WATER

Short Title

SAFE BOTTLED WATER ACT

Author

BOTTLED WATER SAFETY (MINERAL WATER)

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2257, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PREVENTING THE MANUFACTURE OR IMPORTATION OF PRODUCTS WITH TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS PACKAGING

Short Title

TOXIC PACKAGING PREVENTION ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

July 5, 2008

Senate Bill No. 655, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF IMITATION FIREARMS

Short Title

ANTI LOOK-ALIKE AND IMITATION FIREARMS ACT

Author

ANTI LOOK-ALIKE AND IMITATION FIREARMS

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2295, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION CENTER FOR PINEAPPLE, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION CENTER FOR PINEAPPLE IN CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY

Author

Date filed

May 15, 2008

Senate Bill No. 668, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS REGARDING THE QUALITY OF WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICE AND TO MONITOR COMPLAINTS REGARDING SUCH SERVICE

Short Title

CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBER PROTECTION ACT

Author

CELLULAR PHONES/CELLPHONES/MOBILE PHONES

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

Senate Bill No. 2296, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR DUCK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO PROMOTE THE PHILIPPINE DUCK INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

PHILIPPINE DUCK ACT OF 2008

Author

Date filed

May 20, 2008

Senate Bill No. 684, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT REQUIRING THE TEACHING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP PARTICULARLY COPYRIGHT LAW AS PART OF THE CURRICULUM OF ALL PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

MANDATORY TEACHING OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

Author

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP

Date filed

March 7, 2007

Subjects

CURRICULUM

Senate Bill No. 2303, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION CENTER FOR BANANA, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Short Title

NATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EXTENSION CENTER FOR BANANA (NRDECB)

Author

Date filed

May 21, 2008

Senate Bill No. 689, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title

AN ACT ADOPTING A RETAIL PRICE MAINTENANCE AND UNIFORM DISCOUNTING SCHEME IN BOOK TRADE WITH THE END IN VIEW OF ENSURING AFFORDABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND QUALITY-LADEN TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO BE USED BY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Short Title

RETAIL PRICE MAINTENANCE AND UNIFORM DISCOUNTING ACT OF 2007 (BOOK TRADE)

Author