REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 151 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 152 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED AND ELEVEN, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 153 AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 154 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION EIGHT OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-FIVE, GRANTING CERTAIN PRIVILEGES TO VETERANS IN TAKING THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 155 - AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PRINTING AND ISSUE OF SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS IN ORDER TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 156 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 157 - AN ACT CREATING A BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 158 - AN ACT TO AMEND SUBSECTION (d), SECTION SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-EIGHT, KNOWN AS THE "CIVIL AVIATION LAW," AND TO GRANT LICENSES FOR AIRMEN TO NATIONALS OF ANY COUNTRY UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 159 - AN ACT TO RECREATE THE FORMER MUNICIPALITY OF CARAMORAN, PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 160 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE A SCALE OF SALARIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE POLICE FORCE OF MUNICIPALITIES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-THREE OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 161 - AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE RECLAMATION OF FORESHORE LANDS BY THE CITY OF BACOLOD

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 162 - AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF LIPA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 163 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVEN, TEN, ELEVEN, THIRTEEN, TWENTY-ONE, TWENTY-TWO, TWENTY-FOUR, TWENTY-FIVE, TWENTY-NINE, SEVENTY-FIVE, EIGHTY-THREE, AND EIGHTY-SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND TWENTY, ENTITLED "AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF SAN PABLO"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 164 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE RELATIVE TO OFFICES OF REGISTER OF DEEDS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 165 - AN ACT CREATING A PATENT OFFICE, PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND DUTIES, REGULATING THE ISSUANCE OF PATENTS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 166 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF TRADE-MARKS, TRADE-NAMES AND SERVICE-MARKS, DEFINING UNFAIR COMPETITION AND FALSE MARKING AND PROVIDING REMEDIES AGAINST THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 167 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO THE REGISTRATION AND PROTECTION OF COPYRIGHTS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY TO THE PATENT OFFICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 168 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTION OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-EIGHT, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ILOILO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 169 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THIRTY-EIGHT OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIFTY-EIGHT KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CEBU, AS AMENDED BY COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE AND BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-SEVEN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 170 - AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF DAGUPAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 171 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FORTY-SEVEN AND SUBSECTION (b) OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR OF ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVEN OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE INSURANCE ACT"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 172 - AN ACT TO AMEND ARTICLES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT AND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-NINE OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 173 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, RELATIVE TO CHARGES COLLECTIBLE ON FOREST PRODUCTS GATHERED FROM UNREGISTERED PRIVATE LANDS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 174 - AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PRINTING AND ISSUANCE OF SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 175 - AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAST PARAGRAPH OF SECTION TWO AND NINE, OF ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SEVEN, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; TO PROVIDE FOR COOPERATION WITH PROVINCES, CITIES, AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROMOTION OF SUCH EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, TRADES, AND INDUSTRIES; TO PROVIDE FOR COOPERATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES AND OTHER INSULAR INSTITUTIONS IN THE PREPARATION OF TEACHERS OF VOCATIONAL SUBJECT; TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS AND REGULATE THEIR EXPENDITURES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," AND TO INSERT A NEW SECTION IN SAID ACT TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION ELEVEN-A

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 176 - AN ACT TO CREATE A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL MATTERS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 177 - AN ACT TO CREATE THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 178 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTION OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT, SO AS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMISSIONERS IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION AND TO CREATE AN OFFICE TO BE KNOWN AS THE OFFICE OF THE PEOPLE'S COUNSEL IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 179 - AN ACT CREATING ORMOC CITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 180 - THE REVISED ELECTION CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 181 - AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE ORDER OF PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 182 - AN ACT TO REQUIRE PUBLICATION IN A TAGALOG NEWSPAPER OF APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES TO CONDUCT FIRST AND SECOND CLASS BARS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 183 - AN ACT CREATING THE RIZAL CITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 184 - AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN THE PHILIPPINES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND ELECTRICIANS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 185 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE, FOUR AND FIVE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED AND FOUR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 186 - AN ACT TO CONSIDER TEACHERS AND OTHER CIVIL SERVICE EMPLOYEES WITH CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE CONTINUOUSLY FOR TEN YEARS AS CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBLES WITHOUT TAKING ANY CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 187 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION OF FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND PESOS TO MEET EXPENSES OF ENUMERATION IN A GENERAL CENSUS-TAKING AUTHORIZED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY-SIX

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 188 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUBAY, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 189 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BARRIO SAMBAT, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, TO LUMANGBAYAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 190 - AN ACT CREATING THE BARRIO OF BUCAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 191 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ISABEL, PROVINCE OF LEYTE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 192 - AN ACT TO CREATE THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALALORA IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 193 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF GENERAL McARTHUR IN THE PROVINCE OF SAMAR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 194 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGANA-AN, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 195 - AN ACT GRANTING THE "MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF JANIUAY, PROVINCE OF ILOILO" A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN SAID MUNICIPALITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 196 - AN ACT TO GRANT TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF BASEY, SAMAR, A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER SYSTEM

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 197 - AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LEMERY IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOILO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 198 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE TRAINING, PREPARATION AND PARTICIPATION OF A FILIPINO ATHLETIC DELEGATION IN THE NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-EIGHT OLYMPICS IN LONDON

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 199 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE RETIREMENT OF TREASURY CERTIFICATES OF PRE-WAR SERIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 200 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THE PROCEEDS OF THE GRAND DERBY RACES HELD BY THE PHILIPPINE TUBERCULOSIS SOCIETY