REPUBLIC ACTS

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8351 - AN ACT GRANTING THE CALAPAN TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8352 - AN ACT GRANTING THE BUTUAN CITY TELEPHONE CO., INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN BUTUAN CITY AND THE PROVINCES OF AGUSAN DEL SUR AND AGUSAN DEL NORTE

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8353 - AN ACT EXPANDING THE DEFINITION OF THE CRIME OF RAPE, RECLASSIFYING THE SAME AS A CRIME AGAINST PERSONS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8354 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LIPIT, MUNICIPALITY OF CABUGAO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS LIPIT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8355 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAGSINGAL, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MAGSINGAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8356 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY NEW CARIDAD, MUNICIPALITY OF TULUNAN, PROVINCE OF NORTH COTABATO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW CARIDAD NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8357 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARAYAT, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ARAYAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8358 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LANAO-KURAN, MUNICIPALITY OF ARAKAN, PROVINCE OF NORTH COTABATO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LANAO-KURAN NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8359 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CABUGAO HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CABUGAO, MUNICIPALITY OF DONSOL, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8360 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TALINGTING, MUNICIPALITY OF CARLES, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TALINGTING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8361 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BARANGAY OF DUMALOGDOG, MUNICIPALITY OF SINDANGAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DUMALOGDOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8362 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUNICIPAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAWAN, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BAYAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8363 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE TUROD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN CABUGAO, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO CABUGAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8364 - AN ACT TRANSFERRING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION OF THE NUEVA VIZCAYA SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8365 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGES INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8366 - AN ACT LIBERALIZING THE PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT HOUSE INDUSTRY, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INVESTMENT HOUSES LAW

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8367 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF NON-STOCK SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8368 - AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 772, ENTITLED 'PENALIZING SQUATTING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTS'

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8369 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING FAMILY COURTS, GRANTING THEM EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL JURISDICTION OVER CHILD AND FAMILY CASES, AMENDING 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. 8370 - CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ACT OF 1997

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371 - AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CREATING A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

• ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1 - Series of 1998 - RULES AND REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ RIGHTS ACT OF 1997”
  

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8372 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAROTAC NUEVO, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, INTO A TERTIARY HOSPITAL, FUNCTIONING AS AN EXTENSION OF THE WESTERN VISAYAS MEDICAL CENTER IN ILOILO CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE DON JOSE S. MONFORT MEDICAL CENTER EXTENSION HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8373 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN ENRIQUE, PROVINCE OF ILOILO TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN ENRIQUE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8374 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CLAVERIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8375 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PUNTA BURI, MUNICIPALITY OF AJUY, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PUNTA BURI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8376 - AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CORDILLERA REGIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8377 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TUBOD, MUNICIPALITY OF LAKEWOOD, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUBOD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8378 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN PACITA COMPLEX I, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN PEDRO, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PACITA COMPLEX NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8379 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE ORMOC CITY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY DON FELIPE LARRAZABAL, ORMOC CITY, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, INTO A SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ORMOC CITY SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8380 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE QUIRINO HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX OF THE PINES CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL LOCATED IN BARANGAY IRISAN, BAGUIO CITY, INTO A REGULAR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE IRISAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8381 - AN ACT CONVERTING DUNGAWAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GUINYANGAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE DUNGAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8382 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE KADACLAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY KADACLAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BARLIG, FROM THE EASTERN BONTOC NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO SITUATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BARLIG, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE KADACLAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8383 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE MALABON MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL, TUGATOG ANNEX, SITUATED IN BARANGAY TUGATOG, FROM THE MALABON MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL SITUATED IN BARANGAY HULONG-DUHAT, ALL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MALABON, METRO MANILA, AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUGATOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8384 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE APAYAO NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL — (EVA PUZON ANNEX HIGH SCHOOL) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALANASAN, PROVINCE OF APAYAO, FROM THE APAYAO NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALANASAN, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PIO DA LIM MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8385 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE DON CARLOS LEDESMA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-EXTENSION LOCATED AT EUZKARA, SAN CARLOS CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FROM THE DON CARLOS LEDESMA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-MAIN LOCATED AT BULUANGAN, SAN CARLOS CITY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE JULIO LEDESMA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8386 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE MARILOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX LOCATED IN BARANGAY BUDA FROM THE MARILOG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOTH IN MARILOG DISTRICT, DAVAO CITY, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE BUDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8387 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE PANABUNGEN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY PANABUNGEN, MUNICIPALITY OF BESAO, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, FROM THE TADIAN SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TADIAN, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL OF ARTS, TRADE AND HOME INDUSTRIES TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANABUNGEN SCHOOL OF ARTS, TRADE AND HOME INDUSTRIES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8388 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE DOÑA CARMEN DENIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX AT PIEDAD, BARANGAY CROSSING BAYABAS, TORIL DISTRICT, FROM THE DOÑA CARMEN DENIA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TORIL POBLACION, BOTH IN DAVAO CITY AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CROSSING BAYABAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8389 - AN ACT CREATING THE KALAYAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF PASAY, METRO MANILA, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8390 - AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN PEDRO, MUNICIPALITY OF BATAC, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CRISPINA MARCOS-VALDEZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8391 - AN ACT CREATING THE CANUMAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA, BY SEPARATING THE CANUMAY ANNEX FROM THE VALENZUELA MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8392 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MALVAR, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, TO BE KNOWN AS DON JULIO LEVISTE MEMORIAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8393 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PILI HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PILI, MUNICIPALITY OF MAGALLANES, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8394 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MALASILA, MUNICIPALITY OF MAKILALA, PROVINCE OF NORTH COTABATO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MALASILA NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8395 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TAY-AC, MUNICIPALITY OF BANTAY, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS TAY-AC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8396 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JIMALALUD, NEGROS ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE JIMALALUD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8397 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARIA, PROVINCE OF BULACAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE STA. MARIA AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8398 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY NAPALICO, MUNICIPALITY OF ARAKAN, PROVINCE OF NORTH COTABATO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NAPALICO NATIONAL VOCATIONAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8399 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BURGOS, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BURGOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8400 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONVERSION OF THE GUIUAN MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE GUIUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8353 - "THE ANTI-RAPE LAW OF 1997"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8366 - AN ACT LIBERALIZING THE PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT HOUSE INDUSTRY, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF P.D. NO. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INVESTMENT HOUSES LAW

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8367 - "REVISED NON-STOCK SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION ACT OF 1997"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8368 - "THE ANTI-SQUATTING LAW REPEAL ACT OF 1997"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8369 - "THE FAMILY COURTS ACT OF 1997"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8370 - "CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ACT OF 1997"

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8371 - "THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES RIGHTS ACT OF 1997"  (AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, CREATING A NATIONAL COMMISSION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, ESTABLISHING IMPLEMENTING MECHANISMS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES)