REPUBLIC ACTS

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7701 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE TABONTABON BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABONTABON, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, TO JUSTIMBASTE-REMANDABAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7702 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUCAY NATIONAL GENERAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUCAY, PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO CRISTINA B. GONZALES MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7703 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BENIGNO S. AQUINO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN CONCEPCION, TARLAC, TO BENIGNO S. AQUINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7704 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SAN PASCUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN PASCUAL, MUNICIPALITY OF BASUD, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, TO PEDRO S. RADA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7705 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUHANGIN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BUHANGIN, DAVAO CITY, TO BERNARDO CARPIO BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7706 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUCANDALA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF IMUS, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO IMUS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7707 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PAGLAUM STATE COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO CARLOS C. HILADO MEMORIAL STATE COLLEGE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7708 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE ANGELINA DUMAJEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KALAWIT, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, TO BATAYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7709 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MALABON MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL SITUATED IN BARANGAY HULONG-DUHAT, MUNICIPALITY OF MALABON, METRO MANILA, TO MALABON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7710 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CAWIT HIGH SCHOOL TO CAWIT NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOAC, PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7711 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF KILING HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY KILING, MUNICIPALITY OF TANAUAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, TO KILING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7712 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RIZAL MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE P. RIZAL, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE JOSE P. RIZAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7713 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF DASMARINAS RELOCATION CENTER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DASMARINAS, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO DASMARINAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7714 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE ABORLAN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ABORLAN, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ABORLAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7715 - AN ACT TO CONVERT THE LOOC NORTE BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN LOOC NORTE, ASTURIAS, CEBU, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LOOC NORTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7716 - AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) SYSTEM, WIDENING ITS TAX BASED AND ENHANCING ITS ADMINISTRATION AND FOR THESE PURPOSES AMENDING AND REPEALING THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7717 - AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON THE SALE, BARTER OR EXCHANGE OF SHARES OF STOCK LISTED AND TRADED THROUGH THE LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE OR THROUGH INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, BY INSERTING A NEW SECTION AND REPEALING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS THEREOF

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7718 - AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6957, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7719 - AN ACT PROMOTING VOLUNTARY BLOOD DONATION, PROVIDING FOR AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF SAFE BLOOD, REGULATING BLOOD BANKS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7720 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SANTIAGO INTO AN INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF SANTIAGO

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7721 - AN ACT LIBERALIZING THE ENTRY AND SCOPE OF OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN BANKS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7722 - AN ACT CREATING THE COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7723 - AN ACT GRANTING THE DELTA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7724 - AN ACT DECLARING OCTOBER NINETEEN OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE CITY OF BACOLOD TO BE KNOWN AS "BACOLOD CITY CHARTER DAY"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7725 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE OF STATUS OF THE ATIMONAN ZONE I NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ATIMONAN, FOURTH DISTRICT OF QUEZON, FROM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ATIMONAN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7726 - AN ACT RENAMING THE SAPANGBATO HIGH SCHOOL IN ANGELES CITY, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, AS THE SAPANGBATO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7727 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE TUNGA BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7728 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE BANGAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY BANGAAN, MUNICIPALITY OF SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BANGAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7729 - AN ACT REDUCING THE EXCISE TAX RATES ON METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS AND QUARRY RESOURCES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 151(a) OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7730 - AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE VISITORIAL AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 128 (b) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-TWO AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7731 - AN ACT ABOLISHING THE NATIONAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NCEE), REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7732 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAIGO, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MAIGO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7733 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUIRINO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE QUIRINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7734 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A BARANGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY RUBEN E. ECLEO, SR., MUNICIPALITY OF CAGDIANAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE RUBEN E. ECLEO, SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7735 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY POBLACION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAWAB, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LORENZO S. SARMIENTO, SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7736 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXTENSION HIGH SCHOOL AT BARANGAY MADARAG IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN ENRIQUE, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN ENRIQUE MANUEL PALU-AY, SR. MEMORIAL EXTENSION HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7737 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DUPAX DEL SUR, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, AND APPROPRIATING OF FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7738 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUMAUINI, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, TO BE KNOWN AS TUMAUINI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7739 - AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MINTAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MINTAL, TUGBOK DISTRICT, DAVAO CITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7740 - AN ACT DECLARING JULY FIRST OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE, TO BE KNOWN AS "ADLAW NG SOUTHERN LEYTE"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7741 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PUNTALINAO, MUNICIPALITY OF BANAYBANAY, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PUNTALINAO HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7742 - AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1752, AS AMENDED

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7743 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND BARANGAY READING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7744 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DATU CALACA MEMORIAL NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARANTAO, FIRST DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7745 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL AT ADDALAM REGION, MUNICIPALITY OF JONES, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ADDALAM REGION HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7746 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTABANGAN, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANTABANGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7747 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KABUGAO, PROVINCE OF KALINGA-APAYAO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KABUGAO AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7748 - AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE TOWN PROPER OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MEXICO, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7749 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANTAR, SECOND DISTRICT OF THE PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANTAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7750 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY ALAYAO, MUNICIPALITY OF CAPALONGA, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE GONZALO ALER HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

• Republic Act No. 7716 - AN ACT RESTRUCTURING THE VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) SYSTEM, WIDENING ITS TAX BASE AND ENHANCING ITS ADMINISTRATION AND FOR THESE PURPOSES AMENDING AND REPEALING THE RELEVANT PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• Republic Act No. 7717 - AN ACT IMPOSING A TAX ON THE SALE, BARTER OR EXCHANGE OF SHARES OF STOCK LISTED AND TRADED THROUGH THE LOCAL STOCK EXCHANGE OR THROUGH INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, BY INSERTING A NEW SECTION AND REPEALING CERTAIN SUBSECTIONS THEREOF

• Republic Act No. 7718 - AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6957, ENTITLED "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

• Republic Act No. 7719 - NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICES ACT OF 1994

• Republic Act No. 7721 - AN ACT LIBERALIZING THE ENTRY AND SCOPE OF OPERATIONS OF FOREIGN BANKS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• Republic Act No. 7722 - HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1994

• Republic Act No. 7729 - AN ACT REDUCING THE EXCISE TAX RATES ON METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC MINERALS AND QUARRY RESOURCES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 151(a) OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED

• Republic Act No. 7730 - AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE VISITORIAL AND ENFORCEMENT POWERS OF THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 128 (b) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED FORTY-TWO AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
  
  
• Republic Act No. 7731 - AN ACT ABOLISHING THE NATIONAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (NCEE), REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SIX

• Republic Act No. 7742 - AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1752, AS AMENDED

• Republic Act No. 7743 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL, CITY AND MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND BARANGAY READING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES