SECOND REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill No. 2606, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (CDA), AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6939, REDEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND OPERATIONS FOR THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION, REGULATION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF COOPERATIVES IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
REVISED CHARTER OF THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Date filed
August 9, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2608, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT TO ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE CITIZEN'S RIGHT TO HEALTHY AND BALANCED ENVIRONMENT AND INTER-GENERATIONAL ECOLOGICAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH THE CREATION OF GREEN BENCHES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE, BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
DESIGNATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS OR GREEN BENCHES
Date filed
August 9, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2609, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTION PROGRAM AGAINST LOSS OF LIVES AND PROPERTIES DUE TO NATURAL DISASTERS AND SIMILAR ACTS OF NATURE, AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1467 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE 'PHILIPPINE CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION' TO EMBODY THE ELABORATIONS WITHIN ITS POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, CHANGING ITS CORPORATE NAME TO 'PHILIPPINE CATASTROPHE INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CORPORATION' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE CATASTROPHE INSURANCE AND REINSURANCE CORPORATION
Date filed
September 9, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2477, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT FURTHER PROVIDING PROTECTION FOR WOMEN AGAINST ABUSES OF UNEQUAL POWER RELATIONS, EXPANDING FOR THAT PURPOSE THE DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND INCREASING THE PENALTIES THEREFOR, THEREBY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7877 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
EXPANDED DEFINITION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Author
Date filed
July 24, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2610, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT INTEGRATING ALL THE NATIONAL, PROVINCIAL, SUB-PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL JAILS, PLACING FOR THE PURPOSE THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS, PROVINCIAL/SUB-PROVINCIAL JAILS AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY UNDER A NEW BUREAU TO BE CALLED THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
JAIL INTEGRATION ACT OF 2008
Date filed
September 9, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2478, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT REORGANIZING AND MODERNIZING THE PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SERVICE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7157, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1991', PROVIDING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
REVISED PHILIPPINE FOREIGN SERVICE ACT
Author
Date filed
July 24, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2479, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
ANACT EXEMPTING MONEY TRANSFER TO THE PHILIPPINES OF OVERSEAS FOREIGN WORKERS FROM THE IMPOSITION OF DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 181 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'TAX REFORM ACT OF 1997', AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
DOCUMENTARY STAMP TAX EXEMPTION ON MONEY TRANSFER REMITTED BY OFWS
Author
Date filed
July 24, 2008

Senate Bill No. 2484, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOMETRICS CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOMETRICS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
PHILIPPINE PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOMETRICS ACT OF 2008
Date filed
July 28, 2008
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