REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8601 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE MANALAD EXTENSION CLASS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ILOG, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FROM THE ANDULAWAN BARANGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND TO BE KNOWN AS MANALAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8602 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE SEPARATION OF THE POBLACION EXTENSION CLASS LOCATED IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAUAYAN, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, FROM THE GUILJUNGAN BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CAUAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8603 - AN ACT GRANTING THE EXODUS BROADCASTING CO., INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8604 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PROBE PRODUCTIONS, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8605 - AN ACT GRANTING THE ATLOCOM WIRELESS SYSTEM INC., A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMERCIAL CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8606 - AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO CITY TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., (RACITELCO) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MEYCAUAYAN, STA. MARIA, MARILAO, BOCAUE, AND ABANGAN, PROVINCE OF BULACAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8607 - AN ACT GRANTING THE ALTIMAX BROADCASTING CO. INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8608 - AN ACT GRANTING THE RAINBOW GLOBAL MEDIA ARTS NETWORK, INC. (RGMA NETWORK, INC.), A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8609 - AN ACT GRANTING THE KABASALAN SATELLITE CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMERCIAL CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8610 - AN ACT GRANTING THE WESTERN BATANGAS TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BALAYAN, NASUGBU, LEMERY, LIAN, TAAL, CALATAGAN, CALACA, AGONCILLO, SAN LUIS, SAN NICOLAS, TUY, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8611 - AN ACT GRANTING THE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES A DIRECT TRANSMITTING SATELLITE SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8612 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CENTRAL LUZON POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA, INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8613 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PNAC BAYANIHAN HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY APURAWAN, MUNICIPALITY OF ABORLAN, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE APURAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8614 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL-SALOGON ANNEX IN BARANGAY SALOGON, MUNICIPALITY OF BROOKE'S POINT, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SALOGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8615 - AN ACT GRANTING THE INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BIÑAN, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8616 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CULANDANUM BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CULANDANUM, MUNICIPALITY OF ABORLAN, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE CULANDANUM NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8617 - AN ACT TO SEPARATE AN ANNEX SCHOOL OF THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TAGUSAO, MUNICIPALITY OF QUEZON, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, FROM THE PALAWAN NATIONAL SCHOOL-MAIN AND TO CONVERT THE SAME INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE TAGUSAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8618 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE EXISTING NARRA HIGH SCHOOL-PANACAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY PANACAN, MUNICIPALITY OF NARRA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PANACAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8619 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8304 ENTITLED "AN ACT CONVERTING THE SAN RAFAEL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TIGAON, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR, INTO A SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN RAFAEL NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8620 - AN ACT GRANTING THE DIRECT BROADCAST SATELLITE PHIL., INC., A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES CABLE/COMMUNITY ANTENNAE TELEVISION SYSTEMS AND/OR DIRECT TO HOME SATELLITE SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8621 - AN ACT GRANTING THE ALL ASIA BROADCAST SYSTEMS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8622 - AN ACT GRANTING THE HI-FREQUENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8623 - AN ACT GRANTING THE NATION BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8624 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TRADE SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN AGUSTIN, PROVINCE OF ROMBLON, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN AGUSTIN NATIONAL TRADE SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8625 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE VALLADOLID NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARCAR, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE VALLADOLID NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CANASUJAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8626 - AN ACT DESIGNATING THE BAYANIHAN PHILIPPINE DANCE COMPANY AS THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL FOLK DANCE COMPANY, DEFINING ITS ROLE AND FUNCTIONS AS SUCH, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8627 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MINDANAO ISLAMIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8628 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SURIGAO DEL SUR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE (SSPC) TOGETHER WITH ITS FOUR BRANCH SCHOOLS INTO A CHARTERED COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE SURIGAO DEL SUR POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE (SSPSC), EXPANDING ITS JURISDICTION AND CURRICULAR PROGRAMS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8629 - AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO BROTHER STEPHEN KIN-SANG LO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8630 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PHILIPPINE MULTI-MEDIA SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8631 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PAGLAUM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DUMALINAO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS DUMALINAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8632 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY DIPLO IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF KUMALARANG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS MAESTRO CORNELIO MINOR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8633 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN PABLO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAN PABLO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8634 - AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF THE BAGUIO GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN BAGUIO CITY, FROM FOUR HUNDRED (400) TO FIVE HUNDRED (500) BEDS, UPGRADING THE SERVICE-FACILITIES AND PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE THEREIN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8635 - AN ACT GRANTING THE RMC TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANTS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8636 - AN ACT GRANTING THE GENERAL TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCES OF QUEZON, BATANGAS AND LAGUNA; MUNICIPALITIES OF PASACAO, LIBMANAN AND CABUSAO, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR; AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF PARACALE, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8637 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SULTAN KUDARAT TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8638 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE VALLADOLID NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARCAR, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE VALLADOLID NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE REP. MAXIMINO NOEL (GUADALUPE) NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8639 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE JACLUPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALISAY, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE JACLUPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAWA-AN (TALISAY) NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8640 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE NAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NAGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE NAGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE ULING NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8641 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE GUINDARUHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MINGLANILLA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE GUINDARUHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE TUNGKOP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8642 - AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NASUGBU, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8643 - AN ACT GRANTING THE GLOBE E-MAIL PHILIPPINES, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL ESTABLISH, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS STATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC SHIP-TO-SHORE AND AIR TO GROUND COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8644 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BAGONG SILANG, KALOOKAN CITY, TO BE KNOWN AS KALAYAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8645 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LOGAC, MUNICIPALITY OF LAL-LO, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, TO BE KNOWN AS LOGAC HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8646 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF NATONIN, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE NATONIN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8647 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MARAS, MUNICIPALITY OF SINDANGAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, TO BE KNOWN AS MARAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8648 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE PUALAS HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY PUALAS, MUNICIPALITY OF TUBOD, LANAO DEL NORTE, FROM THE LANAO DEL NORTE NATIONAL AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BUALAN, LANAO DEL NORTE, AND CONVERTING THE SAME INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE NEW PUALAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8649 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY-BARANGAY DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BALILA, MUNICIPALITY OF LANTAPAN, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE LANTAPAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8650 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SURIGAO DEL NORTE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES, AND THE MALIMONO SCHOOL OF FISHERIES INTO A STATE COLLEGE, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE