AN ACT TO MAKE THE LAWS ON PATENTS, TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS, MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE BY CLARIFYING NON-PATENTABLE INVENTIONS, ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES, AND MODIFYING GOVERNMENT USE PROVISIONS FOR DRUGS OR MEDICINES, TO LOWER PRICES AND INCREASE ACCESS TO AND SUPPLY OF QUALITY DRUGS OR MEDICINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT EXEMPTING THE SALE OF DRUGS OR MEDICINES FROM VALUE-ADDED TAX, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FOUR, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE TAX REFORM ACT OF 1997"

AN ACT MANDATING ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE BANKS TO EXTEND LOANS FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPLYING FOR JOBS OVERSEAS TO GRADUATES OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

AN ACT REGULATING THE OPERATION OF SPECIALTY OR AMBULATORY SURGICAL CLINICS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES