REPUBLIC ACTS

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7451 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEW CORELLA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL NORTE, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW CORELLA HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7452 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE NEAREST RURAL HEALTH UNIT ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALFONSO AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF MENDEZ, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALFONSO-MENDEZ HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7453 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT II IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF CEBU, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TALISAY HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7454 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CAMARINES SUR PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL INTO THE BICOL REGIONAL TRAINING AND TEACHING HOSPITAL, DEFINING ITS FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, POWERS AND AUTHORITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7455 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PIGKAWAYAN, PROVINCE OF COTABATO, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PIGKAWAYAN HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7456 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALLACAPAN, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALLACAPAN HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7457 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGBINA, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TAGBINA HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7458 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN DON MARIANO MARCOS AVENUE, CONGRESSIONAL HILLS, QUEZON CITY, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CONGRESSIONAL HILLS HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7459 - AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO FILIPINO INVESTORS AND EXPANDING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND PROMOTION INSTITUTE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7460 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BAGONG SILANG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BAGONG SILANG, MUNICIPALITY OF LABO, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, TO FELIX ASIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7461 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE STA. ROSA NORTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY STA. ROSA NORTE, MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE PANGANIBAN, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, TO SEGUNDO AGUIRRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7462 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE DALAKIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CATARMAN, PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR, TO GENEROSO FRIGILLANA MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7463 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE QUEZON NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAUBAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, TO MANUEL S. ENVERGA MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7464 - AN ACT CHANGING NAME OF THE ALUGAN SCHOOL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HOME INDUSTRIES IN BARANGAY ALUGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN POLICARPO, PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, TO ALUGAN NATIONAL SCHOOL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP AND HOME INDUSTRIES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7465 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE TALOBATIB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TALOBATIB, MUNICIPALITY OF LABO, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, TO MABABANG PAARALAN NG CLAUDIO VILLAGEN

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7466 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SAN ROQUE BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN TANAUAN, LEYTE, TO TANAUAN HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7467 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SALCEDO MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALCEDO, PROVINCE OF THE EASTERN SAMAR, TO SALCEDO HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7468 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE DIBULUAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JONES, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, TO JONES EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7469 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE TUPOL OESTE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TUPOL OESTE, MUNICIPALITY OF CABATUAN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO JULIAN B. PUEYO PRIMARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7470 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7471 - AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS SHIPPING

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7472 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7154 ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOURTEEN OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1981' BY RESTORING THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CANDON AND CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7473 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LEBAK, PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LEBAK HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7474 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE ZAMBOANGA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES IN ZAMBOANGA CITY INTO A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE ZAMBOANGA CITY POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7475 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN AQUILINO, MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARCELO I. CABRERA VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7476 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALER, PROVINCE OF AURORA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BALER HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7477 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PEOPLE'S BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7478 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SARRAGA INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7479 - AN ACT NAMING THE AIRFIELD AT THE SANGLEY POINT NAVAL AND AIR TRAINING STATION TO MAJOR DANILO ATIENZA AIRFIELD, SANGLEY POINT

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7480 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANDAMI IN THE PROVINCE OF SULU TO MUNICIPALITY OF LAPAK, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 324

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7481 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PILAR, CAMOTES ISLAND, PROVINCE OF CEBU, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PILAR HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7482 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROBO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BAROBO HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7483 - AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE PRES. CARLOS P. GARCIA PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALIBON, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, FROM SEVENTY-FIVE (75) TO ONE HUNDRED (100) BEDS, AND RELOCATING THE SAID HOSPITAL IN SAN JOSE, TALIBON, BOHOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7484 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RURAL HEALTH UNIT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ABULOG, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, INTO A FIVE-BED CAPACITY HEALTH INFIRMARY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ABULOG HEALTH INFIRMARY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7485 - AN ACT GRANTING FILIPINAS BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE VISAYAS AND MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7486 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF BATUAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BATUAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7487 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE GUIMARAS DISTRICT HOSPITAL FROM ITS PRESENT TWENTY-FIVE-BED CAPACITY INTO A SEVENTY-FIVE-BED CAPACITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7488 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE TIBSOC PRIMARY SCHOOL, SITUATED IN BARANGAY TIBSOC, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN ENRIQUE, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO EUSEBIO M. QUITCO PRIMARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7489 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BALIWAG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAGALLANES, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO PACIFICO VILLACARLOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7490 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BARANGAY CABUNGAHAN HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CABUNGAHAN, MUNICIPALITY OF MAAYON, PROVINCE OF CAPIZ, TO FLORENTINA BATOAMPO DEGALA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7491 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE AMPID ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MATEO, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, TO VICENTE SANTIAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7492 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE HOMONHON PROVINCIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN HOMONHON, MUNICIPALITY OF GUIUAN, PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, TO HOMONHON HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7493 - AN ACT RENAMING THE FILIPINAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN NICOLAS, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, AS THE SAN NICOLAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7494 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SAN FABIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN ECHAGUE, ISABELA, TO ECHAGUE EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7495 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE NAMUAC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN ANDRES, MUNICIPALITY OF SANCHEZ MIRA, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, TO NAMUAC-SAN ANDRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7496 - AN ACT ADOPTING THE SIMPLIFIED NET INCOME TAXATION SCHEME FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED AND PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF THEIR PROFESSION, AMENDING SECTIONS 21 AND 29 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7497 - AN ACT AMENDING PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATIVE TO THE FINAL WITHHOLDING TAX ON PURELY COMPENSATION INCOME

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7498 - AN ACT GRANTING TAX AMNESTY TO PERSONS REPATRIATING THEIR FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND/OR SECURITIES TO THE PHILIPPINES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7499 - AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE ESTATE AND DONOR'S TAXES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 77, 79(a), 83(b) AND 92 (a) AND (b) ON TRANSFER TAXES OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7500 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CABUDIAN IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DUEÑAS, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CABUDIAN HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• Republic Act No. 7459 - INVESTORS AND INVENTION INCENTIVES ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES (AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO FILIPINO INVESTORS AND EXPANDING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATION AND PROMOTION INSTITUTE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

• Republic Act No. 7470 - NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES ACT OF 1992 (AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

• Republic Act No. 7471 - PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT ACT (AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS SHIPPING)

• Republic Act No. 7472 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7154 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOURTEEN OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1981" BY RESTORING THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CANDON AND CREATING TWO ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCHES IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

• Republic Act No. 7496 - AN ACT ADOPTING THE SIMPLIFIED NET INCOME TAXATION SCHEME FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED AND PROFESSIONALS ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF THEIR PROFESSION, AMENDING SECTIONS 21 AND 29 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED

• Republic Act No. 7497 - FINALITY OF THE WITHHOLDING TAX ON PURELY COMPENSATION INCOME (AN ACT AMENDING PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, RELATIVE TO THE FINAL WITHHOLDING TAX ON PURELY COMPENSATION INCOME)

• Republic Act No. 7498 - AN ACT GRANTING TAX AMNESTY TO PERSONS REPATRIATING THEIR FOREIGN CURRENCIES AND/OR SECURITIES TO THE PHILIPPINES

• Republic Act No. 7499 - AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE ESTATE AND DONOR'S TAXES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 77, 79(a), 83(b) AND 92 (a) AND (b) ON TRANSFER TAXES OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED