REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8251 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS INTO A HIGHLY-URBANIZED CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LAS PIÑAS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8252 - AN ACT DECLARING JULY SIX OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAMBAJAO, PROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN, TO BE KNOWN AS "MAMBAJAO CHARTER DAY"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8253 - AN ACT DECLARING JULY ONE OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAHINOG, PROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN, TO BE KNOWN AS "MAHINOG CHARTER DAY"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8254 - AN ACT DECLARING JULY EIGHT OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GUINSILIBAN, PROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN TO BE KNOWN AS "GUINSILIBAN CHARTER DAY"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8255 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SURIGAO DEL NORTE PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN SURIGAO CITY INTO A REGIONAL TRAINING HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS CARAGA REGIONAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8256 - AN ACT DECLARING THE FOUNDATION DAYS AND FEAST DAYS OF THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL AND THE MUNICIPALITIES THEREIN AS SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8257 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE BATANES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — MAHATAO BRANCH LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAHATAO, PROVINCE OF BATANES, INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MAHATAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8258 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CASIGURAN, PROVINCE OF AURORA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LUAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8259 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN TEODORO, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN TEODORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8260 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN KONGKONG VALLEY, MUNICIPALITY OF KASIBU, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KONGKONG VALLEY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8261 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL AT BARANGAY RANIAG, MUNICIPALITY OF RAMON, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, TO BE KNOWN AS RANIAG HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8262 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SUDIPEN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SUDIPEN VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8263 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE KIMANAIT HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY KIMANAIT, MUNICIPALITY OF PANGANTUCAN, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIMANAIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8264 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE EXISTING LUZVIMINDA BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE LUZVIMINDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8265 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE ANNEX SCHOOL OF PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL IN BARANGAY ARAMAYWAN, MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FROM THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL-MAIN AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE QUEZON ARAMAYWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8266 - AN ACT TO GRANT FILIPINO CITIZENSHIP TO REV. FR. PAUL VAN PARIJS, CICM

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8267 - AN ACT DECLARING JULY ONE OF EVERY YEAR AS A NONWORKING SPECIAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN TO BE KNOWN AS "TAGBILARAN CITY CHARTER DAY," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8268 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE NAVA BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY NAVA, MUNICIPALITY OF HINUNANGAN, PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NAVA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8269 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE ANTADAO HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY ANTADAO, MUNICIPALITY OF SAGADA, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ANTADAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8270 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE CALINAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY DACUDAO, FROM THE CALINAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN CALINAN, BOTH IN DAVAO CITY, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DACUDAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8271 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARATION OF MARBEL 7 HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX SITUATED IN BARANGAY CONCEPCION, KORONADAL, SOUTH COTABATO, FROM THE MARBEL, 7 HIGH SCHOOL (MAIN), INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CONCEPCION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8272 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SAN MIGUEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN MIGUEL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STO. TOMAS, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, TO TIBURCIA CARPIO MALVAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8273 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE LAS PIÑAS NORTH MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PULANGLUPA II, MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS, METRO MANILA, INTO AN INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAS PIÑAS NORTH NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8274 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MANINGALAO BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN LAS NIEVES, AGUSAN DEL NORTE, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8275 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BARONG-BARONG, MUNICIPALITY OF BROOKE'S POINT, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE GOVERNOR ALFREDO ABUEG, SR. NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND VOCATIONAL MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8276 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PACIFIC CABLE AND DTU SYSTEMS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES CABLE/COMMUNITY ANTENNAE TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND/OR DIRECT TO USER SATELLITE SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8277 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY STO. TOMAS, MUNICIPALITY OF PASSI, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8278 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MARIBUYONG, MUNICIPALITY OF DUEÑAS, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8279 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MESSAGE SYSTEMS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE COMMERCIAL MOBILE AND/ FIXED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS AND SATELLITE TERMINAL STATION/S FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS WITH SATELLITE  FACILITIES AND DELIVERY TO COMMON CARRIERS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8280 - AN ACT GRANTING THE NEW CENTURY TELECOMS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE COMMERCIAL MOBILE AND FIXED WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8281 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PACIFIC WIRELESS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8282 - AN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM THEREBY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1161, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SOCIAL SECURITY LAW

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8283 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE APAYAO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ANNEX HIGH SCHOOL) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF FLORA, PROVINCE OF APAYAO, FROM THE APAYAO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONNER, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE FLORA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8284 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE OF STATUS OF THE LOPEZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OF LOPEZ, FOURTH DISTRICT OF QUEZON, FROM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LOPEZ NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE THEREOF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8285 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PAGADIAN CITY COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BANALE, PAGADIAN CITY, INTO A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PAGADIAN CITY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8286 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE QUINLOGAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE QUINLOGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8287 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PUERTO PRINCESA CITY PILOT HIGH SCHOOL — STA. MONICA ANNEX IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PUERTO PRINCESA CITY NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8288 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SIOCON BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SIOCON, MUNICIPALITY OF COMPOSTELA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SIOCON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8289 - AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF, AND ASSISTANCE TO SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6977, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MAGNA CARTA FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8290 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SAN QUINTIN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN QUINTIN, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN QUINTIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8291 - AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1146, AS AMENDED, EXPANDING AND INCREASING THE COVERAGE AND BENEFITS OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, INSTITUTING REFORMS THEREIN AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8292 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE UNIFORM COMPOSITION AND POWERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARDS, THE MANNER OF APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF CHARTERED STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 - AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE AND ESTABLISHING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8294 - AN ACT AMENDING THE PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1866, AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "CODIFYING THE LAWS ON ILLEGAL/UNLAWFUL POSSESSION, MANUFACTURE, DEALING IN, ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES OR INSTRUMENTS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS, AMMUNITION OR EXPLOSIVES, AND IMPOSING STIFFER PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR RELEVANT PURPOSES"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8295 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROCLAMATION OF A LONE CANDIDATE FOR ANY ELECTIVE OFFICE IN A SPECIAL ELECTION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8296 - AN ACT DECLARING EVERY SECOND SUNDAY OF DECEMBER AS THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S BROADCASTING DAY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8297 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF KABANKALAN INTO A COMPONENT CITY OF THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF KABANKALAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8298 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVENTY-NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT, ENTITLED, "AN ACT GRANTING THE METRO MANILA TURF CLUB, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A RACETRACK FOR HORSE RACING IN THE CITY OF KALOOKAN"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8299 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF SIBULAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO POLILLO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POLILLO, PROVINCE OF QUEZON

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8300 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CALAPAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CALAPAGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF LUPON, DAVAO ORIENTAL INTO A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CALAPAGAN AGRICULTURAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR