2nd Congress of the Republic (1950-1953)

Republic Act No. 740

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, AND TEN, TO INSERT SECTION 2-A IN, AND TO REPEAL SECTIONS EIGHT AND NINE OF ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COAL LAND ACT, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 743

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION TO LOCATORS, HOLDERS, LESSEES AND OPERATORS OF UNPATENTED MINING CLAIMS AND LEASES BY EXEMPTING THEM FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF ANNUAL LABOR OR ASSESSMENT WORK REQUIRED BY EXISTING LAWS FOR THE YEARS NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE TO NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-TWO INCLUSIVE.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 745

Full Title
AN ACT TO GIVE THE MUNICIPALITIES A SHARE IN THE PROCEEDS OF CERTAIN INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES, BY AMENDING SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF SECTION EIGHT OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 746

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS TWENTY-EIGHT, FIFTY-NINE, SIXTY-ONE, SIXTY-TWO, SIXTY-FOUR, SIXTY-EIGHT, SEVENTY-THREE, AND ONE HUNDRED, OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MINING ACT.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952
Major Topic

Republic Act No. 748

Full Title
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SHARE OF MUNICIPALITIES IN THE FEES COLLECTED FROM THE EXTRACTION OR REMOVAL OF STONE, GRAVEL, SAND, EARTH AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OR FROM THE BEDS OF SEAS, LAKES, RIVERS, STREAMS, CREEKS AND OTHER PUBLIC WATERS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE SAID MUNICIPALITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 750

Full Title
AN ACT DESIGNATING AS SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION ALL PROVINCIAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL TREASURERS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ALLOCATION TO THE PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF TEN PER CENTUM OF CERTAIN FEES COLLECTED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIAL LLIMITS.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 751

Full Title
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS FOUR, SIX, SEVEN, AND TEN, AND REPEAL SECTIONS EIGHT AND NINE, OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE ALIEN REGISTRATION ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-EIGHT.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 752

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST OF PRINTING THE PRE-SURRENDER NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK EMERGENCY CIRCULATING NOTES ISSUED IN THE ISLAND OF PANAY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 753

Full Title
AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS ONE THOUSAND FIFTY-EIGHT, ONE THOUSAND FIFTY-NINE, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-ONE, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-TWO, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-THREE, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-FOUR, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-FIVE, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-SIX, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-SEVEN, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-EIGHT, ONE THOUSAND SIXTY-NINE, ONE THOUSAND SEVENTY AND ONE THOUSAND SEVENTY-ONE OF ARTICLE FIFTEEN OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, PROVIDINGFOR THE CONTROL OF LEPROSY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952

Republic Act No. 759

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER TO THE PHILIPPINE AIR LINES, INC., OF THE FRANCHISE OF THE ILOILO-NEGROS AIR EXPRESS COMPANY, INC., LATER KNOWN AS FAR EASTERN AIR TRANSPORT, INC., TO OPERATE AN AERIAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Date of Approval
June 18, 1952
Major Topic

Republic Act No. 762

Full Title
AN ACT CONVERTING THE PROVINCIAL TRADE SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO TO A REGIONAL NATIONAL VOCATIONAL TRADE SCHOOL OF THE PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES TYPE, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR.
Date of Approval
June 20, 1952

Republic Act No. 772

Full Title
AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT, "AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE COMPENSATION TO BE RECEIVED BY EMPLOYEES FOR PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH OR ILLNESS CONTRACTED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES", AS AMENDED BY ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWELVE BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND TEN PROVIDING FOR ITS ADMINISTRATION BY A WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER; AND PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND DUTIES.
Date of Approval
June 20, 1952

Republic Act No. 774

Full Title
AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A BLOOD PLASMA DEHYDRATING PLANT AS PROVIDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY-TWO.
Date of Approval
June 20, 1952

Republic Act No. 775

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE SUM OF ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NORTH GENERAL HOSPITAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT.
Date of Approval
June 20, 1952

Republic Act No. 777

Full Title
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEN OF THE PHILIPPINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TO ACCEPT AWARDS, DECORATIONS OR CITATIONS CONFERRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF ANY OF THE MEMBER NATIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION.
Date of Approval
June 21, 1952

Republic Act No. 778

Full Title
AN ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONVERTING THE PRESENT PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF COMMERCE INTO THE PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, GIVING IT CORPORATE EXISTENCE, PROVIDING FOR A BOARD OF TRUSTEES, DEFINING THE BOARD'S RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES, PROVIDING HIGHER VOCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, AND TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING IN COMMERCE AND BUSINESS EDUCATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Date of Approval
June 21, 1952

Republic Act No. 779

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING COMPENSATION EQUIVALENT TO SIX MONTHS' PAY TO THE SPOUSE OR MINOR LEGITIMATE CHILDREN OR PARENTS OF ANY ELECTIVE PROVINCIAL, CITY OR MUNICIPAL OFFICIAL WHO DIES DURING HIS OR HER TERM OF OFFICE.
Date of Approval
June 21, 1952

Republic Act No. 780

Full Title
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO ISSUE CALLABLE MORTGAGE BONDS IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DEBT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL HOUSES UNDERTAKEN WITH PRIVATE CAPITAL UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS AND CREATING A YEARLY SINKING FUND OF SUCH SUM AS MAY BE NECESSARY BUT NOT EXCEEDING SEVEN MILLION PESOS TO PAY INTEREST AND RETIRE SAID BONDS ON MATURITY.
Date of Approval
June 21, 1952

Republic Act No. 786

Full Title
AN ACT GRANTING THE BINALBAGAN-ISABELA SUGAR COMPANY, INC., A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PRIVATE FIXED POINT-TO-POINT RADIO STATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES.
Date of Approval
June 21, 1952