AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 57 DATED NOVEMBER 19, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 27 DATED OCTOBER 21, 1972, ENTITLED,`DECRE EING THE EMANCIPATION OF TENANT FROM THE BANDAGE OF THE SOIL TRANSFERRING TO THEM THE OWNERSHIPOF THE LAND THEY TILL AND PROVIDING THE INSTRUMENTS AND MECHANISM THEREFOR

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 191 DATED MAY 11, 1973, ENTITLED `ABOLISHING THE MASS MEDIA COUNCIL CREATED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 36, AND CREATING IN ITS STEAD THE MEDIA ADVISORY COUNCIL, PRESCRIBING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENABLE THE NEW BODY TO DISCHARGE ITS FUNCTIONS EFFECTIVELY'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 58 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING TOBACCO LAWS CONCERNING THE VIRGINIA TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 192 DATED MAY 14, 1973, ENTITLED `GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO RONALD FREDRICK WILLIAM NATHANIELSZ'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 59 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `ABOLISHING THE CUSTODY AND DISPOSAL ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 193 DATED MAY 15, 1973, ENTITLED `TRANSFERRING THE CNI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDING THE FUNDS AND PROPERTY THEREOF TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 60 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `ABOLISHING THE CUSTODY AND DISPOSAL ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 194 DATED MAY 17, 1973, ENTITLED `AUTHORIZING ALIENS, AS WELL AS ASSOCIATIONS, CORPORATIONS OR PARTNERSHIPS OWNED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY FOREIGNERS TO ENGAGE IN THE RICE AND CORN INDUSTRY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 61 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `FURTHER AMENDING SECTIONS 584 AND 651 OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 2266 AND 2716'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 195 DATED MAY 19, 1973, ENTITLED `AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR PAID-UP CAPITAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 62 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING TOBACCO LAWS CONCERNING THE VIRGINIA TOBACCO INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 196 DATED MAY 22, 1973, ENTITLED `CONVERTING THE NUEVA VIZCAYA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE INTO THE NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, EXPANDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ITS CURRICULAR PROGRAMS IN TECHNOLOGY'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 63 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INSURANCE ACT, AS AMENDED'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 197 DATED MAY 22, 1973, ENTITLED `PROVIDING FOR THE SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR THE MEDIA ADVISORY COUNCIL'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 64 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING PREISDENTIAL DECREE NO. 5 RELATIVE TO THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 198 DATED MAY 25, 1973, ENTITLED `DECLARING A NATIONAL POLICY FAVORING LOCAL OPERATION AND CONTOL OF WATER SYSTEMS; AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH DISTRICTS; CHARTERING A NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL WATER UTILITIES; GRANTING SAID ADMINISTRATION SUCH POWERS AS ARE NECESSARY TO OPTIMIZE PUBLIC SERVICE FROM WATER UTILITY OPERATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 65 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED FURTHER AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-SIX, PARAGRAPH (G), OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ELEVEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY-ONE, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS `THE SOCIAL SECURITY LAW'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 199 DATED MAY 27, 1973, ENTITLED `FIXING THE SCHEDULE OF BURIAL EXPENSES OF PERSONS IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE IN CASE OF DEATH FROM INJURIES RECEIVED OR SICKNESS CONTRACTED IN PERFORMANCE OF DUTY, INCLUDING PRISONERS AND DETAINEES WHO DIE WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 66 DATED NOVEMBER 20, 1972, ENTITLED `CREATING THE EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE AUTHORITY AND REVISING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5490'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 200 DATED MAY 27, 1973, ENTITLED "AMENDING SECTION 4 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3870, ENTITLED `AN ACT DEFINING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE U.P. LAW CENTER, PROVIDING FOR ITS FINANCING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'"

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 67 DATED NOVEMBER 24, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING PARAGRAPHS 1 AND 3 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 23, DATED OCTOBER 16, 1972'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 202 DATED JUNE 2, 1973, ENTITLED "AMENDING SECTIONS FOUR AND FIFTEEN OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 4374, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE `GEODETIC ENGINEERING LAW'"

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 68 DATED NOVEMBER 24, 1972, ENTITLED `CONDONATION OF DELINQUENT TAX ACCOUNTS AND TAX AMNESTY ON CONTESTED ASSESMENTS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 203 DATED MAY 1, 1973, ENTITLED `TRANSFERRING CERTAIN ITEMS, PERSONNEL, RECORDS, FUNDS, APPROPRIATIONS, EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL, SENATE AND HOUSE ELECTORAL TRIBUNALS TO THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 69 DATED NOVEMBER 24, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 204 DATED JUNE 5, 1973, ENTITLED `AMENDING THE JUDICIARY ACT BY CHANGING THE PERMANENT STATIONS OF DISTRICT JUDGES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 70 DATED NOVEMBER 27, 1972, ENTITLED `INSURING THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF MALARIA ERADICATION CAMPAIGNS IN THE PHILIPPINES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 205 DATED JUNE 6, 1973, ENTITLED `CREATING AND ESTABLISHING THE DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS, AND RESPONSIBILITIE S AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 71 DATED NOVEMBER 29, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 337, ENTITLED THE GENERAL BANKING ACT'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 206 DATED JUNE 6, 1973, ENTITLED `AMNESTY FOR CERTAIN CLASSES OF OFFENDERS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 72 DATED NOVEMBER 29, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE, ENTITLED THE CENTRAL BANK ACT'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 207 DATED JUNE 6, 1973, ENTITLED `RATIFYING THE VIENNA CONVENTIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS ON ROAD TRAFFIC AND ROAD SIGNS AND SIGNALS, RESPECTIVELY'

ANT ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 73 DATED DECEMBER 1, 1972, ENTITLED `SUBMITTING TO THE FILIPINO PEOPLE, FOR THE RATIFICATION OR REJECTION, THE CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PROPOSED BY THE 1971 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 208 DATED JUNE 7, 1973, ENTITLED `GRANTING CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND HONORS TO NATIONAL ARTISTS AND CREATING A SPECIAL FUND FOR THE PURPOSE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 74 DATED DECEMBER 6, 1972, ENTITLED `CONSTITUTING THE TECHNICAL STAFF OF THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE-EXE CUTIVE TAX COMMISSION AS A NEW AGENCY UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL TAX RESEARCH CENTER'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 209 DATED JUNE 5, 1973, ENTITLED `AUTHORIZING THE CREATION, ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNAL TREE FARM PILOT PROJECTS IN THE PROVINCES OF IFUGAO AND BENGUET, PROVIDING FOR THE MECHANICS OF IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 75 DATED DECEMBER 6, 1972, ENTITLED AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE, ENTITLED `AN ACT REVERTING TO THE GENERAL FUNDS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT THE CASH BALANCES OF CERTAIN SPECIAL OR REVOLVING FUNDS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 212 DATED JUNE 11, 1973, ENTITLED `AMENDING PARAGRAPH ONE OF SECTION 1659 OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 76 DATED DECEMBER 6, 1972, ENTITLED `REQUIRING ALL PERSONS, NATURAL OR JURIDICAL, OWNING OR ADMINISTERING REAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, TO FILE SWORN STATEMENT OF THE TRUE VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 214 DATED JUNE 16, 1973, ENTITLED `FURTHER AMENDING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS SHIPPING ACT OF 1955'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 77 DATED, ENTITLED `AMENDING SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5180 PRESCRIBING A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BY PROVINCIAL AND CITY FISCALS AND THEIR ASSISTANTS, AND BY STATE ATTORNEYS OR THEIR ASSISTANTS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 215 DATED JUNE 16, 1973, ENTITLED `EXEMPTING THE IMPORTATION OF OCEAN-GOING VESSELS FROM THE TEN PERCENT CUSTOMS DUTY AND SEVEN PERCENT COMPENSATION TAX'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 78 DATED DECEMBER 8, 1972, ENTITLED `ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC GEOPHYSICAL AND ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 216 DATED JUNE 16, 1973, ENTITLED `PROHIBITING THE EXPORTATION OF ABACA SEEDLINGS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 79 DATED DECEMBER 6, 1972, ENTITLED `REVISING THE POPULATION ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 217 DATED JUNE 16, 1973, ENTITLED `ESTABLISHING BASIC POLICIES FOR THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF COMMINWEALTH ACT NO. 146, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, THE FRANCHISE OF THE PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY UNDER ACT NO. 3436, AS AMENDED, AND ALL INCONSISTENT LEGISLATIVE AND MUNICIPAL FRANCHISES INCLUDING OTHER EXISTING LAWS'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 80 DATED DECEMBER 11, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 53 DATED NOVEMBER 13, 1972, GRANTING TAX AMNESTY TO OWNERS / POSSESSORS OF UNTAXED OR IMPROPERLY TAXED GOODS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 220 DATED JUNE 20, 1973, ENTITLED `EXEMPTING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS, RETIREMENT GRATUITIES, PENSIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR BENEFITS FROM PAYMENT OF INCOME TAXES'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 81 DATED DECEMBER 14, 1972, ENTITLED `AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 4860, AS AMENDED (RE: FOREIGN BORROWING ACT)'

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 223 DATED JUNE 22, 1973, ENTITLED `CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS'