REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8201 - AN ACT CONSTITUTING THE ENGINEERING DISTRICTS IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR INTO FOUR SEPARATE AND DISTINCT ENGINEERING DISTRICTS, TO BE LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF RAGAY, CANAMAN, TIGAON AND BAAO, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8202 - AN ACT GRANTING ROMEO CABRESTANTE SERVANDO, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN

Republic Act No. 8203 - "SPECIAL LAW ON COUNTERFEIT DRUGS"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8204 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SEPARATE CITY SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FIVE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED SIX, ENTITLED, "AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8205 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF SIASI SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOLO, PROVINCE OF SULU, TO JOLO SCHOOL OF FISHERIES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8206 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF MABILA HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SARANGANI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR, TO ALBERTO OLARTE, SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8207 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF SANGKOK DATAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SARANGANI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR, TO JOSE DE ARCE MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8208 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE LAPUYAN CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAPUYAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, TO ANTONIO V. APOSTOL, SR. MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8209 - AN ACT GRANTING SOUNDSTREAM BROADCASTING CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF ISABELA, AND IN OTHER PLACES IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8210 - AN ACT GRANTING INTERACTIVE BROADCAST MEDIA, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8211 - AN ACT GRANTING HORIZON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8212 - AN ACT GRANTING ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8213 - AN ACT GRANTING GHT NETWORK, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8214 - AN ACT GRANTING MR. AMADO L. OLA, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8215 - AN ACT GRANTING THE JOY CABLE SYSTEM, A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES CABLE COMMUNITY ANTENNAE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8216 - AN ACT GRANTING ORO BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN MINDANAO AND OTHER AREAS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8217 - AN ACT GRANTING CELEBES SEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8218 - AN ACT GRANTING CAPRICOM PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE, AND MAINTAIN RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8219 - AN ACT GRANTING RADIOWORLD BROADCASTING CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Republic Act No. 8220 - AN ACT CREATING THE RANKS OF CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT/MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AND SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT/SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN THE ENLISTED RANKS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8221 - AN ACT TO DEVELOP THE CAPAS NATIONAL SHRINE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8222 - AN ACT GRANTING THE DIOCESE OF LAOAG A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE CITY OF LAOAG

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8223 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MARIKINA INTO A HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF MARIKINA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8224 - AN ACT RENAMING THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROUTE NO. 5 OR C-5 IN METRO MANILA, AS THE PRESIDENT GARCIA AVENUE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8225 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BUTULAN HIGH SCHOOL TO EDNA GUILLERMO MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JOSE ABAD SANTOS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8226 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LA FILIPINA, MUNICIPALITY OF TAGUM, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BARANGAY LA FILIPINA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8227 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE ANGALAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY ANGALAN, TUGBOK DISTRICT, DAVAO CITY, TO ANICETO BARBARONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8228 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE TORIL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY BINUGAO, TORIL DISTRICT FROM THE TORIL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN TORIL, BOTH IN DAVAO CITY, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BINUGAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8229 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF PINALPALAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PINALPALAN, MUNICIPALITY OF MALITA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL SUR, INTO JUANITO DOROMAL, SR. ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8230 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF CALANASAN CENTRAL SCHOOL TO PEDRO BUNOT CENTRAL SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8231 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LANGIDEN, PROVINCE OF ABRA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LANGIDEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8232 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE AGNAYA HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY AGNAYA, MUNICIPALITY OF PLARIDEL, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, TO DR. FELIPE DE JESUS HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8233 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE MAASIN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAASIN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MAASIN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8234 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MACARIO MOLINA MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AT BARANGAY TAMBAC, MUNICIPALITY OF ROMBLON, PROVINCE OF ROMBLON, INTO A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MACARIO MOLINA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8235 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MACABACLAY, MUNICIPALITY OF BONGABON, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MACABACLAY HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8236 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL-NARRA BRANCH-SANDOVAL ANNEX IN BARANGAY SANDOVAL, MUNICIPALITY OF NARRA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SANDOVAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8237 - AN ACT CREATING A BARANGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY ALEGRIA, MUNICIPALITY OF MURCIA, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BARANGAY ALEGRIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8238 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MAPAWA BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MAPAWA, MUNICIPALITY OF MARAGUSAN, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, INTO THE MAPAWA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Republic Act No. 8239 - "THE PHILIPPINE PASSPORT ACT OF 1996"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8240 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 138, 139, 140 AND 142 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8241 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO, 7716, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE EXPANDED VALUE-ADDED TAX LAW AND OTHER PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AMENDED

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8242 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BARANGAY PUG-OS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SINAIT, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BARANGAY DEAN LEOPOLDO YABES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8243 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BARANGAY SALLACONG IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BANTAY, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BARANGAY SAN MARIANO

Republic Act No. 8244 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF TWENTY-SEVEN BILLION PESOS (27,000,000,000.00) TO FUND THE FOURTH-YEAR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SALARY INCREASES AUTHORIZED BY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1, SERIES OF 1994, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Republic Act No. 8245 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING THE SUM OF FOURTEEN BILLION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE MILLION PESOS (P14,455,000,000) FOR THE INCREASED SHARE IN 1997 OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS IN THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE TAXES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Republic Act No. 8246 - AN ACT CREATING ADDITIONAL DIVISIONS IN THE COURT OF APPEALS, INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COURT OF APPEALS JUSTICES FROM FIFTY-ONE (51) TO SIXTY-NINE (69), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG 129, AS AMENDED OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Republic Act No. 8247 - AN ACT EXEMPTING ALIENS WHO HAVE ACQUIRED PERMANENT RESIDENCY UNDER E. O. NO. 324 FROM THE COVERAGE OF R. A. NO. 7919, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ALIEN SOCIAL INTEGRATION ACT OF 1995, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SAID ACT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Republic Act No. 8248 - AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM OF THE GOVERNMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7687, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP ACT OF 1994

Republic Act No. 8249 - AN ACT FURTHER DEFINING THE JURISDICTION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE P. D. NO. 1606, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8250 - AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES