REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 701 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE EMERGENCY PRODUCTION OF ANTI-TETANIC SERUM, DIPHTHERIA ANTI-TOXIN, TRIPLE VACCINE, AND ANTI-DYSENTERIC SERUM

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 702 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FORTY-EIGHT OF ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF COOPERATIVE MARKETING ASSOCIATIONS, DECLARING THEIR PURPOSES AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS, RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES; FIXING THE DUTIES, RIGHTS, AND LIABILITIES OF THEIR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS; PRESCRIBING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THEY MAY TRANSACT BUSINESS, AND THE LIABILITIES OF AND PENALTIES FOR ANY PERSON, FIRM, OR CORPORATION INDUCING BREACH OF MARKETING CONTRACTS AND SPREADING FALSE REPORTS ABOUT THE FINANCES OR MANAGEMENT OF SUCH ASSOCIATIONS; PROVIDING FOR GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OVER THEM; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 703 - AN ACT GRANTING MR. FELIX ALBERTO, RESIDING AT PLEASANT HILLS, MANDALUYONG, RIZAL, A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PUBLIC RADIOTELEPHONE AND RADIOTELEGRAPH COASTAL STATIONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING RELAY STATIONS, AND PUBLIC FIXED AND PUBLIC BASE AND LAND MOBILE STATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF RADIOTELEPHONE AND RADIOTELEGRAPH COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES NOT AT PRESENT SERVED BY PUBLIC RADIOTELEGRAPH AND/OR RADIOTELEPHONE SYSTEMS SUCH AS IN LUMBER AND MINING CONCESSIONS, FARMS AND ISOLATED MUNICIPALITIES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 704 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SORSOGON TRADE SCHOOL AND THE PANGASINAN TRADE SCHOOL TO NATIONAL SCHOOLS OF ARTS AND TRADES, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 705 - AN ACT TO CONVERT THE PANGANIBAN PROVINCIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES INTO A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALICIA AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY SCHOOL, AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE PURPOSE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 706 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE TO JUNE THIRTIETH, NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 707 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO COLLECT, COMPILE AND PUBLISH THE SPEECHES, MESSAGES, AND OTHER WRITINGS OF THE LATE PRESIDENT MANUEL L. QUEZON, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD ON TEXTBOOKS; AND TO DISTRIBUTE THE SAME WITHOUT CHARGE TO ALL PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND GOVERNMENT HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES; AND TO SELL THEM AT COST TO THE PUBLIC

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 708 - AN ACT TO REORGANIZE AND STRENGTHEN THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 709 - AN ACT DECLARING OBLIGATORY THE TEACHING OF SPANISH IN ALL COURSES OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 710 - AN ACT GRANTING A CHARTER TO THE PHILIPPINE TOURIST AND TRAVEL ASSOCIATION, INC., FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE PHILIPPINE TOURIST INDUSTRY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 711 - AN ACT TO CREATE THE PROVINCES OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE AND ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 712 - AN ACT TO CHANGE THE NAMES OF BUENAVISTA STREET AND BUENAVISTA EXTENSION IN ZAMBOANGA CITY TO GOVERNOR ALVAREZ AVENUE, IN HONOR OF THE LATE GOVERNOR AGUSTIN L. ALVAREZ

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 713 - AN ACT TRANSFERRING THE CUSTODY AND THE FUNCTION OF INVESTING FUNDS FOR THE RETIREMENT OF BONDS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, PROVINCES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND CITIES TO THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES BY AMENDING ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 714 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARRIO OF MUNTING TUBIG IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, TO MALAYA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 715 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARRIO TINIGAO BONGOE, MUNICIPALITY OF KALIBO, PROVINCE OF CAPIZ, TO MOBO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 716 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 717 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MATIMBO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE BARRIO OF MATIMBO, MUNICIPALITY OF MALOLOS, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, TO GENERAL ISIDORO TORRES MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 718 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT IN THE GRADE OF SECOND LIEUTENANT IN THE RESERVE FORCE OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS WHO HAVE SHOWN OUTSTANDING ABILITY AND HAVE RENDERED EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 719 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS TO HELP DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE TRAINING, PREPARATION AND PARTICIPATION OF A FILIPINO ATHLETIC DELEGATION IN THE WORLD OLYMPICS TO BE HELD AT HELSINKI, FINLAND

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 720 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION, ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF RURAL BANKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 721 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ELEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING HINIGARAN, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL NEGROS, AS PORT OF ENTRY, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 722 - AN ACT TO EXEMPT THE HOLDING OF OPERAS, CONCERTS, RECITALS, DRAMAS, PAINTING AND ART EXHIBITIONS, FLOWERS SHOWS, AND LITERARY, ORATORICAL OR MUSICAL PROGRAMS FROM THE PAYMENT OF ANY NATIONAL OR MUNICIPAL AMUSEMENT TAX

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 723 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE, FOUR AND THIRTY-TWO OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIX, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 724 - AN ACT TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVITY OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-NINE, BY AMENDING SECTION SEVEN THEREOF, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THREE, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOUR, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE, ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVEN, ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY, AND ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVEN OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 725 - AN ACT TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVITY OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SEVEN, BY AMENDING SECTION SEVEN THEREOF, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE VI OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX," OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 726 - AN ACT TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVITY OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT, BY AMENDING SECTION EIGHT THEREOF, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTION OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 727 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARRIO OF TALIPAPA IN QUEZON CITY TO TANDANG SORA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 728 - AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE ACT, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED SIXTY, AND TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY-SIX OF THE LATTER ACT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 729 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SIX, TWELVE, SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED NINE AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED EIGHT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PRICE CONTROL LAW

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 730 - AN ACT TO PERMIT THE SALE WITHOUT PUBLIC AUCTION OF PUBLIC LANDS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 731 - AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL INDIGENT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 732 - AN ACT TO FURTHER AMEND SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FOUR AND SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SEVEN OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 733 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTEEN OF THE REVISED ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 734 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE REDEMPTION OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATING NOTES DECLARED TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY ISSUED AND REGISTERED AND DEPOSITED WITH THE TREASURER OF THE PHILIPPINES OR WITH ANY PROVINCIAL, CITY OR MUNICIPAL TREASURER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND ELEVEN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 735 - AN ACT TO CONVERT THE SITIOS OF ANOLING, BINANDIRAHAN, CABRARAN, ILAWOD, MABUGNA, MAGOGON, QUINUARTILAN, SOLONG, AND SUMLANG, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAMALIG, PROVINCE OF ALBAY, TO BARRIOS OF THE SAME MUNICIPALITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 736 - AN ACT TO NATIONALIZE THE ILOCOS NORTE TRADE SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 737 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION FOUR OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN SO AS TO ELIMINATE THE PENALTY IN THE FORM OF A FINE IMPOSED THEREIN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 738 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION AT GOVERNMENT EXPENSE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY OF AN OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE PROVINCIAL, CITY OR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, WHO IS TRANSFERRED FROM ONE STATION TO ANOTHER

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 739 - AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE RECONSTITUTION OR RECONSTRUCTION, IN THE BUREAU OF MINES, OF LOST OR DESTROYED MINING RECORDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 740 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, AND TEN, TO INSERT SECTION 2-A IN, AND TO REPEAL SECTION EIGHT AND NINE OF ACT NUMBERED TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED NINETEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COAL LAND ACT, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 741 - AN ACT TO CONVERT THE PABLO BORBON MEMORIAL TRADE SCHOOL IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS TO A NATIONAL TRADE SCHOOL AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 742 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF THE SUM OF FIFTY THOUSAND PESOS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CERAMIC PLANT IN BINALAYAN, MARIPIPI, LEYTE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 743 - 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

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 744 - AN ACT PROVIDING THAT THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ESTABLISHED IN HACIENDA ESPERANZA IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PONTEVEDRA, PROVINCE OF CAPIZ, SHALL BE KNOW AS THE "FELICIANO CONSING MEMORIAL SCHOOL"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 745 - AN ACT TO GIVE THE MUNICIPALITIES A SHARE IN THE PROCEEDS OF CERTAIN INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES, BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (a) AND (b) OF SECTION EIGHT OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-SIX

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 746 - AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 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

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 747 - AN ACT TO REGULATE THE FEES TO BE CHARGED AGAINST PATIENTS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS AND CHARITY CLINICS CLASSIFYING PATIENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR FINANCIAL CONDITION

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 748 - 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

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 749 - AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTION OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE IMMIGRATION ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY, AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 750 - AN ACT DESIGNATING AS SPECIAL AGENTS OF THE BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION ALL PROVINCIAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL TREASURERS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE ALLOCATIONS TO THE PROVINCIAL, CITY, AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS OF TEN PER CENTUM OF CERTAIN FEES COLLECTED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TERRITORIAL LIMITS