Senate Bill No. 1987, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT EXTENDING FOR ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS (25) THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION (PHILCOMSAT), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5514, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7949, ENTITLED 'AN ACT GRANTING THE PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE GROUND SATELLITE TERMINAL STATION OR STATIONS FOR TELECOMMUNICATION WITH SATELLITE FACILITIES AND DELIVERY TO COMMON CARRIERS
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PHILIPPINE COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION (PHILCOMSAT)
Date filed
October 9, 2018

Senate Bill No. 1998, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT REPLACING THE QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RICE WITH TARIFFS, LIFTING THE QUANTITATIVE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RICE, AND CREATING THE RICE COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8178, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9496, AND AS FURTHER AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10848, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON RICE
Date filed
November 9, 2018

Senate Bill No. 2059, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT ENHANCING REVENUE ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION, AND BROADENING THE TAX BASE BY GRANTING AN AMNESTY ON ALL UNPAID INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES IMPOSED BY THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT FOR TAXABLE YEAR 2017 AND PRIOR YEARS WITH RESPECT TO ESTATE TAX, OTHER INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES, AND TAX ON DELINQUENCIES AND ADDRESSING CROSS- BORDER TAX EVASION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
TAX AMNESTY ACT OF 2018
Date filed
September 10, 2018

Senate Bill No. 2075, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SURIGAO DEL SUR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREE PORT IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CARRASCAL, CANTILAN, MADRID, CARMEN, AND LANUZA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
SURIGAO DEL SUR SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE AND FREE PORT
Date filed
November 10, 2018
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Senate Bill No. 1353, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR 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' AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8344, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
ANTI-HOSPITAL DEPOSIT LAW
Date filed
February 27, 2017

Senate Bill No. 1371, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE JURISDICTION AND POWER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OVER PETROLEUM PIPELINE OPERATIONS AND FOR THIS PURPOSE PROVIDE A PETROLEUM PIPELINE CODE TO PRESCRIBE STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AND ABANDONMENT OF LIQUID PETROLEUM PIPELINES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Short Title
PHILIPPINE PIPELINE ACT OF 2017
Date filed
July 3, 2017

Senate Bill No. 2104, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE AUTOMATIC REVERSAL OF THE EXCISE TAX ON FUEL UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10963 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'TAX REFORM FOR ACCELERATION AND INCLUSION (TRAIN)' AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (NIRC) OF 1997, AS AMENDED
Short Title
AUTOMATIC REVERSAL OF THE EXCISE TAX ON FUEL UNDER R.A NO.10963 (TRAIN LAW)
Date filed
November 19, 2018

Senate Bill No. 2106, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING A UNIFIED HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FUND AND A CENTRALIZED HOME FINANCING PROGRAM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7835, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SHELTER FINANCING ACT (CISFA) OF 1994'
Short Title
CISFA AMENDMENTS OF 2018
Date filed
November 21, 2018

Senate Bill No. 1408, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 6, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 79, 84, 86, 99, 100, 101, 106, 107, 108, 109, 113, 116, 148, 149, 155, 232, 237, 249, 288; CREATING NEW SECTIONS 148-A, 237-A, 264-A, AND 264-B; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 35 AND 62, ALL UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE,' AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
TAX REFORM FOR ACCELERATION AND INCLUSION
Date filed
March 22, 2017

Senate Bill No. 2108, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS A MEANS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY, ESTABLISHING FOR THE PURPOSE THE 'POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (PRESENT) PROGRAM', PROVIDING INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
POVERTY REDUCATION THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP (PRESENT) ACT
Author
Date filed
November 21, 2018

Senate Bill No. 1409, 17th Congress of the Republic

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AN ACT TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL BY PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND REDEFINING, EXPANDING, AND RATIONALIZING ITS ORGANIZATION, THEREBY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9417, AND REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2327, EXECUTIVE ORDER NOS. 1 AND 2, S. 1986, AND ALL RELATED LAWS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES
Short Title
OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL CHARTER
Date filed
March 22, 2017