REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8651 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE ADIONG MEMORIAL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DITSAAN-RAMAIN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL SUR, INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE ADIONG MEMORIAL POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8652 - AN ACT GRANTING SKYTEL PHILIPPINES, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RADIO PAGING SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8653 - ACT GRANTING THE PLARIDEL SERVICE COOPERATIVE A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PLARIDEL, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8654 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MINDORO TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8655 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SAMAR NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JORGE, PROVINCE OF SAMAR, INTO A STATE COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAMAR STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8656 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY HONDAGUA, MUNICIPALITY OF LOPEZ, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, TO BE KNOWN AS THE HONDAGUA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8657 - AN ACT GRANTING THE TRANSPACIFIC BROADCAST GROUP INTERNATIONAL, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF MESSAGES WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8658 - AN ACT INCREASING THE BED CAPACITY OF VICENTE SOTTO MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, LOCATED IN CEBU CITY, FROM FOUR HUNDRED (400) TO EIGHT HUNDRED (800) BED CAPACITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8659 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CENTRAL VISAYAS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OUT OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE BOHOL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BILAR, THE BOHOL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN, THE BOHOL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN COGTONG IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CANDIJAY, THE CLARIN SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLARIN AND THE CALAPE NATIONAL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALAPE, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF BOHOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8660 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PAPAYA, TINGLOY, BATANGAS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PAPAYA HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8661 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY JAYBANGA, LOBO, BATANGAS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE JAYBANGA HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8662 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE LAS SALINAS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LAS SALINAS, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOAY, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8663 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY KAUSWAGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF TRINIDAD, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO BE KNOWN AS KAUSWAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8664 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY LAMPANUSAN, MUNICIPALITY OF KALILANGAN, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, TO BE KNOWN AS THE LAMPANUSAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8665 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NANAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY NANAN, MUNICIPALITY OF PAYAO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8666 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE DON BENITO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POZORRUBIO, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, INTO AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE DON BENITO AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8667 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE BARANGAY HIGH SCHOOL AT BARANGAY SALVACION, BAYUGAN, AGUSAN DEL SUR, INTO A NATIONAL GOVERNMENT-FUNDED SECONDARY SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SALVACION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8668 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MANSILINGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF BACOLOD, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, INTO AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MANSILINGAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8669 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE OF PALAWAN IN BARANGAY SIBALTAN, EL NIDO, PALAWAN, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS SIBALTAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8670 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY NATUNUAN SOUTH, SAN PASCUAL, BATANGAS, TO BE KNOWN AS THE FRANCISCO G. PEREZ MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8671 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CABILAOAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAOAC, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, INTO AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CABILAOAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8672 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE AMAMPEREZ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VILLASIS, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, INTO AN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE AMAMPEREZ AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8673 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE BARANGAY DARAT HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PINILI, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE PINILI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8674 - AN ACT GRANTING THE BONGAO NATIONWIDE TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INCORPORATED A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BONGAO, PROVINCE OF TAWI-TAWI

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8675 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MATI TELEPHONE CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO ORIENTAL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8676 - AN ACT GRANTING THE WESTERN MISAMIS ORIENTAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, INC. (WEMORTELCO) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CLAVERIA, JASAAN, VILLANUEVA, TAGOLOAN, ALUBIJID, EL SALVADOR, GITAGUM, INITAO, LAGUINDINGAN, LIBERTAD, LUGAIT, MANTICAO, NAAWAN AND OPOL, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8677 - AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8678 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SEAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE WIRE AND/OR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8679 - AN ACT GRANTING THE CORDOVA NEWS NETWORK, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8680 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MULTIPOINT BROADCASTING NETWORK, INCORPORATED, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8681 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SULTAN KUDARAT ISLAMIC ACADEMY FOUNDATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8682 - AN ACT GRANTING THE VTV CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8683 - AN ACT GRANTING THE QUIRINO BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF QUIRINO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8684 - AN ACT GRANTING THE VOM BROADCASTING CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8685 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PEC BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8686 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A RADIO STATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF VALENCIA, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8687 - AN ACT GRANTING THE WESTWIND BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE VISAYAS MINDANAO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8688 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CEBU STATE COLLEGE INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8689 - AN ACT GRANTING DIGITAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8690 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SANTOS TELEPHONE CORPORATION, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CALAUAG, LOPEZ, TAGKAWAYAN, GUINAYANGAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON; THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. ELENA, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE; AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAJAYJAY, PROVINCE OF LAGUNA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8691 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MASAWA BROADCASTING CORPORATION (MBC) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8692 - AN ACT GRANTING THE ZAMBALES BROADCASTING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8693 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FIFTY-BED EXTENSIONS OF THE GOV. CELESTINO GALLARES MEMORIAL REGIONAL TRAINING HOSPITAL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF UBAY, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DON EMILIO DEL VALLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8694 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SOUTHERN SAMAR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALCEDO, PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, INTO A COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO BE KNOWN AS THE SOUTHERN SAMAR COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8695 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPAL DOLORES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TALOGTOG, MUNICIPALITY OF DOLORES, PROVINCE OF ABRA, INTO A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8696 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A BARANGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY CANSILAYAN, MUNICIPALITY OF MURCIA, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE BARANGAY CANSILAYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOREE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8697 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF SANTA FE EXTENSION HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MARCELINO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBALES, TO SAN GUILLERMO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8698 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PINES NATIONALIZED HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY PINES, CITY OF OROQUIETA, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL, INTO A SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8699 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8079, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE FIRST UNITED BROADCASTING CORPORATION (FUBC) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8700 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 3, 4, 7, AND 12 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7296, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING DAVAO AGRITECH, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN DOMESTIC AIR SPRAYING SERVICES WITH DAVAO AS ITS MAJOR HUB"