REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8001 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DALAMA SHORELINE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MOLUNDO, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, INTO A PUBLIC BEACH RESORT.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8002 - AN ACT DECLARING THE SITE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PALO, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, WHERE GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR LANDED ON OCTOBER 20, 1944 TO LIBERATE THE PHILIPPINES DURING WORLD WAR II, A TOURIST SPOT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8003 - AN ACT DECLARING THE ASINAN AREA, THE LAS PIÑAS CHURCH AND BAMBOO ORGAN, THE LAS PIÑAS BRIDGE, THE FATHER DIEGO CERA BRIDGE, AND THE OLD DISTRICT HOSPITAL, ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS, METRO MANILA, AS TOURIST SPOTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8004 - AN ACT GRANTING TO MILLENNIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES AND INTERNATIONAL POINTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8005 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE AJUY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF AJUY, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE AJUY POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8006 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PEREZ QUEZON ACADEMY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PEREZ QUEZON PROVINCE INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PEREZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8007 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MINDORO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY INTO A STATE COLLEGE, PROVIDING A CHARTER FOR THIS PURPOSE, EXPANDING ITS CURRICULAR OFFERINGS, REDIRECTING ITS OBJECTIVES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8008 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE DANAWAN NATIONALIZED HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY DANAWAN, MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSAYSAY, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO THE DANAWAN SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8009 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE LEYTE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VILLABA, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, INTO A COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO BE KNOWN AS THE LEYTE NATIONAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8010 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE VICENTE MADRIGAL MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE VICENTE MADRIGAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BINANGONAN, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8011 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE LEYTE STATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES IN TANAUAN, LEYTE TO LEYTE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8012 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PALAWAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ABORLAN, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, TO STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF PALAWAN AND AUTHORIZING THE SAME TO CONTINUE OFFERING ITS PRESENT COLLEGIATE COURSES AND TO OFFER OTHER COURSES IN SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 1 OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 3648.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8013 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE TUDELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF TUDELA, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, FROM THE KOLAMBUTAN BAJO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN KOLAMBUTAN BAJO, ALSO IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TUDELA, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUDELA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8014 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE BALAO EXTENSION HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BALAO, BARILI, CEBU, FROM THE LUHOD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LUHOD, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BALAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8015 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE MALABOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX/EXTENSION IN BARANGAY MEGKAWAYAN, FROM THE MALABOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MALABOG, BOTH IN DAVAO CITY, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TELESFORO S. SINGSON HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8016 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BOHOL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN TAGBILARAN CITY, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO DR. CECILIO PUTONG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8017 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE TALISAY SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO INOCENCIO V. FERRER MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8018 - AN ACT REVERTING THE NAME OF PHILIPPINE PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER IN QUEZON CITY, TO PHILIPPINE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8019 - AN ACT UPGRADING THE EULOGIO RODRIGUEZ, SR. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FROM A PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL TO A MEDICAL CENTER, RENAMING IT AS 'AMANG' RODRIGUEZ MEDICAL CENTER, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8020 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE NATIONAL KIDNEY INSTITUTE TO NATIONAL KIDNEY AND TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8021 - AN ACT DECLARING THE MORIONES FESTIVAL OF THE PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE A MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTION.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8022 - AN ACT DECLARING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BOAC, BUENAVISTA, AND TORRIJOS IN THE PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE AS TOURIST ZONES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8023 - AN ACT DECLARING THE MAN-MADE LAKE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALO-I, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, A TOURIST SPOT.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8024 - AN ACT DECLARING BUSAY FALLS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BABATNGON, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, A TOURIST SPOT.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8025 - AN ACT GRANTING THE GOLDEN BROADCAST PROFESSIONAL, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A STATION FOR FM RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8026 - AN ACT GRANTING THE BETA BROADCASTING SYSTEM CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE ISLAND OF LUZON, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8027 - AN ACT GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO THE KAISSAR BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC. (KBNI), TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE, MANAGE AND MAINTAIN A NETWORK OF RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8028 - AN ACT NAMING THE ROAD FROM TIGBAO (TACLOBAN) TO STA. FE, PASTRANA, DAGAMI AND TANAUAN, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AS FILOMENO MONTEJO HIGHWAY.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8029 - AN ACT RENAMING THE TAYTAY BRIDGE LINKING TAGBILARAN CITY WITH PANGLAO ISLAND IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL TO AMBASSADOR JACINTO CASTEL BORJA BRIDGE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8030 - AN ACT ALTERING SUBSTANTIALLY THE BOUNDARIES AND/OR TRANSFERRING THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF BARANGAY POPOLON FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF BONGABON TO THE CITY OF PALAYAN, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, EXERCISING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OVER THE SAID BARANGAY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8031 - AN ACT GRANTING THE ST. JUDE THADDEUS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND SUCH OTHER PLACES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8032 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PHILIPPINE RADIO CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL RADIO STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8033 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE EXISTING PNAC BAYANIHAN HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MENDOZA, MUNICIPALITY OF ROXAS, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FROM THE PALAWAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ABORLAN, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MENDOZA NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8034 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE TACLOBAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-BASTER ANNEX IN BARANGAY BASPER, TACLOBAN CITY, FROM THE TACLOBAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BAGACAY, ALSO IN TACLOBAN CITY, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TACLOBAN NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8035 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE CALIMBAJAN TINA BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY CAYANGWAN, MAKATO, AKLAN, FROM THE CALIMBAJAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL, IN BARANGAY CALIMBAJAN, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAYANGWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8036 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE GODOD HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX-BALAKAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GODOD, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, FROM THE BALAKAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALUG, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE GODOD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8037 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MATANGAD, MUNICIPALITY OF GITAGUM, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MATANGAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8038 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LA LIBERTAD, NEGROS ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LA LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8039 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE FORT ANDRES BONIFACIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY SIGNAL VILLAGE, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGIG, METRO MANILA, INTO AN INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SIGNAL VILLAGE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8040 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE TAYTAY MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TAYTAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAYTAY, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

Republic Act No. 8041 - "NATIONAL WATER CRISIS ACT OF 1995"  (AN ACT TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL WATER CRISIS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Republic Act No. 8042 - "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995"  (AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISH A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)

Republic Act No. 8043 - "INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION ACT OF 1995"

Republic Act No. 8044 - "YOUTH IN NATION-BUILDING ACT"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8045 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 27 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7166, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR SYNCHRONIZED NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS AND FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS, AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES."

Republic Act No. 8046 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO CONDUCT A NATIONWIDE DEMONSTRATION OF A COMPUTERIZED ELECTION SYSTEM AND PILOT-TEST IT IN THE MARCH 1996 ELECTIONS IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Republic Act No. 8047 - "BOOK PUBLISHING INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT ACT"

Republic Act No. 8048 - "COCONUT PRESERVATION ACT OF 1995"

Republic Act No. 8049 - "PHILIPPINE ANTI-HAZING LAW"

Republic Act No. 8050 - "REVISED OPTOMETRY LAW OF 1995"