REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1201 - AN ACT TO AMEND AND REPEAL CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED NINE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1202 - AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM TECHNICAL EXAMINATION APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFICATES AS THIRD MATES AND FOURTH ENGINEERS WHO ARE FILIPINO GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY, KING'S POINT, NEW YORK, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (d) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINETY-SEVEN, AND SUBSECTION (d) OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1203 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MA-AYON IN THE PROVINCE OF CAPIZ

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1204 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWENTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1205 - AN ACT CONVERTING ALL SPECIALLY ORGANIZED PROVINCES INTO REGULARLY ORGANIZED PROVINCES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1206 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRINIDAD, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, TO JOSE ABAD SANTOS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1207 - AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE BARRIO OF PAJARITO, MUNICIPALITY OF SIBALOM, PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE, TO CATMON

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1208 - AN ACT TO AMEND ITEM TWENTY-ONE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FOR THE PROVINCE OF QUEZON, SUB-SECTION (a), TITLE A, SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1209 - AN ACT MAKING ELECTIVE THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR AND COUNCILORS IN THE CITY OF ILOILO, AMENDING FOR SAID PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1210 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-NINE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA, SO AS TO MAKE ELECTIVE THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR AND COUNCILOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1211 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BASILAN, SO AS TO MAKE ELECTIVE THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR AND COUNCILOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1212 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1213 - AN ACT REPEALING ITEM THIRTY-FOUR (e), SUBSECTION (a), TITLE C OF SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY, AND APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT OF FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND PESOS THEREIN PROVIDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CALANAN-TUGA-PINUKPUK ROAD IN MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1214 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION TO THE PROVINCIAL AUDITOR AND DIVISION SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS OF NUEVA ECIJA WHO ACT AS EX OFFICIO CITY AUDITOR AND EX OFFICIO CITY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE CITY OF CABANATUAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1215 - AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE CONCEPCION HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF TARLAC, TO AQUINO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1216 - AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION ONE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-FIVE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO, KNOWN AS THE "PORT-WORKS FUND ACT", AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF SAID FUNDS SO AS TO EXCLUDE DISBURSEMENT OF PORT WORKS FUND FOR THE INVESTIGATION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OFRPORTS AND LANDING FIELDS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1217 - AN ACT AMENDING ITEM SIXTY-FOUR OF SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED SEVENTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR PUBLIC WORKS"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1218 - AN ACT CREATING THE BARRIO OF MAINIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1219 - AN ACT MAKING THE VICE-MAYOR OF MANILA THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE SAID CITY, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION THIRTEEN OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED NINE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1220 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAYORGA IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1221 - AN ACT TO CREATE THE MUNICIPALITY OF LLANERA IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1222 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPAL DISTRICT OF POTIA IN THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1223 - AN ACT AMENDING AND REPEALING CERTAIN ITEMS IN REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND TWENTY, REGARDING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS FOR THE PROVINCE OF CEBU

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1224 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1225 - AN ACT TO GRANT TO THE LA UNION ELECTRIC CO., INC., A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN FERNANDO, BAUANG AND SAN JUAN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1226 - AN ACT INCREASING THE NUMBER AND FIXING THE SALARIES OF ASSISTANT FISCALS FOR THE CITY OF ILOILO, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWENTY-THREE OF THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1227 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWO THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED PESOS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT, REGARDING PAYMENT OF LIFE PENSION TO THE WIDOW OF THE LATE COMMISSIONER PEDRO GUEVARRA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1228 - AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL POSITION OF ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL FISCAL IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATION CODE, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1229 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN NICOLAS, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1230 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN MILLION PESOS TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY-TWO WITH RESPECT TO PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND WELFAREVILLE TEACHERS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1955-1956

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1231 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES TO APPOINT IN THE REGULAR FORCE RESERVE OFFICER PILOTS WHO ARE GRADUATES OF THE UNITED STATESR FORCE OR PHILIPPINER FORCE FLYING SCHOOLS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1232 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION EQUIVALENT TO THE SALARY OF SIX MONTHS OF ANY EMPLOYEE IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OR IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF A PROVINCE, CITY, MUNICIPALITY OR MUNICIPAL DISTRICT WHO IS KILLED OR DIES OF INJURIES RECEIVED OR SICKNESS CONTRACTED IN LINE OF DUTY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION SIX HUNDRED NINETY-NINE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1233 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CEBU

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1234 - AN ACT CREATING THE BARRIO OF MANALO, MUNICIPALITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1235 - AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE STREET IN THE POBLACION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAO, PROVINCE OF ANTIQUE, AT PRESENT KNOWN AS LIBERTADOR STREET, SHALL HEREAFTER BE KNOWN AS YSULAT STREET

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1236 - AN ACT MAKING ELECTIVE THE POSITIONS OF MAYOR, VICE-MAYOR AND COUNCILOR IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN, AMENDING FOR SAID PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1237 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BARRIO ATELAN, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ECHAGUE, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, TO SAN MIGUEL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1238 - AN ACT CREATING THE BARRIO OF NEW AGUTAYA, MUNICIPALITY OF TAYTAY, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1239 - AN ACT REQUIRING THE REGISTRATION OF AGENTS, CONTRACTORS AND DEALERS IN LOGS, LUMBER AND COMMERCIAL PILES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1240 - AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING SECTION ONE HUNDRED SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE, BY PROVIDING THAT WHEN THE POWER TO SIGN PATENTS OR CERTIFICATES FOR LAND GRANTED UNDER SAID ACT IS DELEGATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE SECRETARY AND UNDER-SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, SUCH PATENTS OR CERTIFICATES SHALL BEAR THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES INSTEAD OF THE GREAT SEAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1241 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1954," APPROVED JUNE NINE, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1242 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC LAND ACT, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1243 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TENURE OF OFFICE OF HOSPITAL RESIDENTS IN GOVERNMENT TRAINING HOSPITALS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1244 - AN ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH (c), SECTION ONE, PART B, TITLE III OF THE "FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1245 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND NINETEEN AND ONE-HALF OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1246 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONCEPCION, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO GREGORIO DEL PILAR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1247 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1248 - AN ACT TO CREATE THE MUNICIPALITY OF UPI IN THE PROVINCE OF COTABATO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1249 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORON, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, TO MORONG

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1250 - AN ACT TRANSFERRING THE SEAT OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF STO. TOMAS, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, FROM BARRIO SAN MATIAS TO BARRIO STO. TOMAS