REPUBLIC ACTS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8701 - AN ACT GRANTING THE IMAGE BROADCASTING CORP. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8702 - AN ACT GRANTING THE TAMARAW BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8703 - AN ACT GRANTING THE AVILA BROADCASTING NETWORK, INCORPORATED A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO STATIONS IN THE VISAYAS

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8704 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PANAY TELEPHONE CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCES OF AKLAN AND ANTIQUE AND IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF JANIUAY, PROVINCE OF ILOILO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8705 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MAASIN CABLE TELEVISION A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A COMMERCIAL CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM IN THE PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8706 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE LAKEWOOD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAKEWOOD, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, INTO A COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES, TO BE KNOWN AS THE CANUTO M.S. ENERIO COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TRADES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8707 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY NATULONGAN, MUNICIPALITY OF KIBAWE, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIBAWE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8708 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DIMIAO, PROVINCE OF BOHOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DIMIAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8709 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY MABINI, MUNICIPALITY OF ESCALANTE, PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, TO BE KNOWN AS MABINI NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8710 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIGAY, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO BE KNOWN AS THE SIGAY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8711 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE SALVACION HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PILAR, PROVINCE OF SORSOGON, FROM THE PILAR PRODUCTIVITY HIGH SCHOOL, AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE SALVACION NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8712 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN POBLACION, MUNICIPALITY OF DANGCAGAN, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON, TO BE KNOWN AS THE DANGCAGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8713 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE BUYABOD SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF STA. CRUZ, PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8714 - AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MANILA SOUTH-ROAD, ZAPOTE-ALABANG SECTION IN THE CITY OF MUNTINLUPA AND CITY OF LAS PIÑAS, METRO MANILA, TO CONGRESSMAN FELIMON C. AGUILAR AVENUE IN HONOR OF THE LATE CONGRESSMAN FELIMON C. AGUILAR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8715 - AN ACT GRANTING THE TANDAG ELECTRIC AND TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8716 - AN ACT GRANTING THE NORTH CAMARINES TELEPHONE CO., INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DAET, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES NORTE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8717 - AN ACT GRANTING THE E.M. OROSCO & SONS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8718 - AN ACT GRANTING THE BAYCOMMS BROADCASTING CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8719 - AN ACT GRANTING THE TRGV-JAFGO CORPORATION, A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOAQUIN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8720 - AN ACT GRANTING THE EASTERN MISAMIS ORIENTAL TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE (EMORTELCO) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE CITIES OF CAGAYAN DE ORO AND GINGOOG, AND MUNICIPALITIES OF MAGSAYSAY, TALISAYAN, BALINGOAN, MEDINA, KINOGITAN, SUGBONGCOGON, BINUANGAN, SALAY, LAGONGLONG, AND BALINGASAG, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8721 - AN ACT GRANTING THE MULTI-LINE CONSTRUCTION INTERNATIONAL, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8722 - AN ACT CREATING THE MALINTA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA, BY SEPARATING THE MALINTA ANNEX FROM THE VALENZUELA MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8723 - AN ACT CREATING THE LAWANG BATO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA, BY SEPARATING THE LAWANG BATO ANNEX FROM THE VALENZUELA MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8724 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BINANGONAN, PROVINCE OF RIZAL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE RIZAL NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8725 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DILASAG, PROVINCE OF AURORA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE MANGGITAHAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8726 - AN ACT GRANTING THE BLOCKBUSTER BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8727 - AN ACT GRANTING ELFREN B. SERVANDO, JR. BROADCASTING NETWORK A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE CITY OF PUERTO PRINCESA, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8728 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONVERSION OF JUDGE GUILLERMO ELEAZAR MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGKAWAYAN, PROVINCE OF QUEZON, INTO A POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TO BE KNOWN AS JUDGE GUILLERMO ELEAZAR POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8729 - AN ACT GRANTING THE PRINCESS URDUJA COMMUNICATIONS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE PROVINCES OF PANGASINAN, PAMPANGA AND BULACAN

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8730 - 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 TABUNOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8731 - 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 MOHON (DIVINO AMORE) NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8732 - 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 OCANA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8733 - 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 CARCAR CENTRAL I NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8734 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE PASIL MUNICIPAL HIGH SCHOOL, ALSO KNOWN AS DOÑA EUFRONIA M. PUZON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL — PASIL ANNEX IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PASIL, PROVINCE OF KALINGA, FROM THE DOÑA EUFRONIA M. PUZON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PASIL, AND CONVERTING IT INTO A SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PASIL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8735 - AN ACT GRANTING THE KUMINTANG BROADCASTING SYSTEM A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8736 - AN ACT GRANTING THE FRANCISCAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS ANYWHERE IN THE PHILIPPINES WHERE FREQUENCIES AND/OR CHANNELS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR RADIO BROADCASTING

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8737 - AN ACT GRANTING THE V.G. SINCO EDUCATIONAL CORPORATION (FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8738 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE SIBONGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIBONGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE SIBONGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE MANGYAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8739 - AN ACT SEPARATING THE SIBONGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EXTENSION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SIBONGA, PROVINCE OF CEBU, FROM THE SIBONGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS THE JULIAN ENAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8740 - AN ACT GRANTING THE CAGAYAN DE ORO COLLEGE A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8741 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TORRIJOS POBLACION SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADE IN THE POBLACION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF TORRIJOS, PROVINCE OF MARINDUQUE, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8742 - AN ACT GRANTING PREMIERE MASS MEDIA, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A RADIO AND TELEVISION STATION IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN, PROVINCE OF BOHOL

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8743 - AN ACT GRANTING THE NEUTRON BROADCAST NETWORK, INC., A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEZON

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8744 - AN ACT REPEALING SECTION 3 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO 7901 AND TO RETURN THE PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT TO REGION XII AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8745 - GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8746 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF THE REGULAR ELECTIONS OF REGIONAL GOVERNOR, REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7647 ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR REGIONAL GOVERNOR, REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES", AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8747 - AN ACT REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF YEAR 2000 STATEMENTS AND READINESS OF COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8748 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7916, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE ACT OF 1995"

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8750 - AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE BY MOTORISTS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC VEHICLES TO USE SEAT BELT DEVICES, AND REQUIRING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL SEAT BELT DEVICES IN ALL THEIR MANUFACTURED VEHICLES

Republic Act No. 8746 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF THE REGULAR ELECTIONS OF REGIONAL GOVERNOR, VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7647 ENTITLED "AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DATE OF REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR REGIONAL GOVERNOR, REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES", AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES