REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8401 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RIZAL MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES TO BE KNOWN AS THE RIZAL NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8402 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MARSMAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STO. TOMAS, PROVINCE OF DAVAO, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARSMAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8403 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE HILAAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BONTOC, PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE HILAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8404 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CABAGAN CENTRAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABAGAN, PROVINCE OF ISABELA, INTO A SCIENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CABAGAN SCIENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8405 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE STA. FE MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL AT BARANGAY STA. FE, MUNICIPALITY OF BORONGAN, PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE STA. FE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8406 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PULONGGUBAT AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PULONGGUBAT, BALAGTAS, BULACAN, TO PULONGGUBAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8407 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIXTY-SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING MANILA JOCKEY CLUB, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A RACETRACK FOR HORSE RACING IN THE CITY OF MANILA OR ANY PLACE WITHIN THE PROVINCES OF BULACAN, CAVITE OR RIZAL" AND EXTENDING THE SAID FRANCHISE BY TWENTY-FIVE YEARS (25) FROM THE EXPIRATION OF THE TERM THEREOF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8408 - AN ACT GRANTING THE WAVE NETWORK, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES WHERE FREQUENCIES AND/OR CHANNELS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8409 - AN ACT TO DECLARE THE THIRTIETH DAY OF AUGUST OF EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SINACABAN TO BE KNOWN AS ARAW NG SINACABAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8410 - AN ACT DECLARING OCTOBER TWENTY OF EVERY YEAR AS ADLAW SA ORMOC, A SPECIAL NONWORKING PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR THE CITY OF ORMOC

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8411 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7364 BY CONVERTING THE ILOCOS REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO ILOCOS TRAINING AND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, FURTHER INCREASING ITS BED CAPACITY TO THREE HUNDRED BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8412 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MARGOSATUBIG DISTRICT HOSPITAL IN MARGOSATUBIG, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR INTO A REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO BE KNOWN AS MARGOSATUBIG REGIONAL HOSPITAL AND TO INCREASE THE BED CAPACITY TO THREE HUNDRED (300) BEDS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8413 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE GADU ANNEX HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAMPAGUITA FROM THE GADU HIGH SCHOOL BOTH IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SOLANA, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SAMPAGUITA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8414 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE CONNER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — (RIPANG ANNEX HIGH SCHOOL) IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONNER, PROVINCE OF APAYAO, FROM THE CONNER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CONNER, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CONNER CENTRAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8415 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL IN TAGUIBO, MUNICIPALITY OF MATI, PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TAGUIBO AGRICULTURAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8416 - AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A NEW COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CAGNOCOT, MUNICIPALITY OF VILLABA, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, BY TRANSFERRING THE HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF THE LEYTE NATIONAL COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTITUTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND DISTINCT SECONDARY SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE VILLABA NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8417 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FISHERY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CABOTONAN, MUNICIPALITY OF LAGONOY, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAGONOY FISHERY SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8418 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CABU, CABANATUAN CITY, TO BE KNOWN AS THE EASTERN CABU NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8419 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ORANI, PROVINCE OF BATAAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE ORANI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8420 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONALIZED HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NATIVIDAD, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATIVIDAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8421 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE ROXAS NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX AT BARANGAY ABAROAN, ROXAS, PALAWAN, INTO AN INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ABAROAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8422 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTERED BY THE PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION AT BARANGAY MARCELINA, BAYUGAN, AGUSAN DEL SUR, INTO A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MARCELINA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8423 - AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE (PITAHC) TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE IN THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING FOR A TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8424 - AN ACT AMENDING THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8425 - AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING THE SOCIAL REFORM AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY COMMISSION, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8426 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE LA UNION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL — MAMELTAC EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DR. QUINTIN BALCITA, SR. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8427 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF KITCHARAO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS KITCHARAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8428 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CAPACUJAN, MUNICIPALITY OF PALAPAG, SECOND DISTRICT OF NORTHERN SAMAR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAPACUJAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8429 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SAGNAP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAGNAP IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOAY, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8430 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MUNAI, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MUNAI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8431 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CAWAYAN, MUNICIPALITY OF BONGABONG, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAWAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8432 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POTOTAN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POTOTAN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE POTOTAN NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8433 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE JANIUAY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JANIUAY, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE JANIUAY NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8434 - AN ACT DECLARING MARCH 10 OF EVERY YEAR AS A SPECIAL NONWORKING HOLIDAY IN OBSERVANCE OF THE ARAW NG SIOCON IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIOCON, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8435 - AN ACT PRESCRIBING URGENT RELATED MEASURES TO MODERNIZE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTORS OF THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFITABILITY, AND PREPARE SAID SECTORS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION THROUGH AN ADEQUATE, FOCUSED AND RATIONAL DELIVERY OF NECESSARY SUPPORT SERVICES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8436 - AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS TO USE AN AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM IN THE MAY 11, 1998 NATIONAL OR LOCAL ELECTIONS AND IN SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTORAL EXERCISES, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8437 - AN ACT FURTHER EXTENDING THE RENT CONTROL PERIOD FOR CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS AMENDING THEREBY BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 877 ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE STABILIZATION AND REGULATION OF RENTALS OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AS AMENDED"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8438 - AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE CORDILLERA AUTONOMOUS REGION

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8439 - AN ACT PROVIDING A MAGNA CARTA FOR SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, RESEARCHERS AND OTHER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL IN GOVERNMENT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8440 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONFIRMATION OF WORLD WAR II MILITARY SERVICES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8441 - AN ACT INCREASING THE CASH GIFT TO FIVE THOUSAND PESOS (P5,000.00), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8442 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN QUEENS ROW SUBDIVISION, MUNICIPALITY OF BACOOR, PROVINCE OF CAVITE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE EASTERN BACOOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8443 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY SAN ROQUE, MUNICIPALITY OF ROSARIO, BATANGAS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN ROQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING ENDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8444 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LONOY, MUNICIPALITY OF JAGNA, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LONOY BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8445 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SAMPALOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAMPALOC, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8446 - AN ACT GRANTING THE FIL-ASIA RACING CLUB A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A RACETRACK FOR HORSE RACING IN RIZAL OR TARLAC, OR PAMPANGA OR BATANGAS OR QUEZON CITY

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8447 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOS ARCOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPAL OF PROSPERIDAD, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8448 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES IN SAGAY, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FROM ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO BE KNOWN AS THE NORTHERN NEGROS STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8449 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MARBEL TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCES OF SOUTH COTABATO, SULTAN KUDARAT, AND SARANGANI

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8450 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SOUTHERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, ESTABLISH AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE CITY OF CAGAYAN DE ORO AND IN THE PROVINCES OF BUKIDNON, CEBU AND ALBAY