REPUBLIC ACTS

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• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9301 - AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7471, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS SHIPPING" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9302 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9305 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN, PROVINCE OF LANAO DEL NORTE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG DAAN AT DALAWAMPU’T SIYAM, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9307 - AN ACT CREATING ONE ADDITIONAL REGIONAL TRIAL COURT BRANCH FOR THE PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR, WITH STATION AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF BALANGIGA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (I) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9308 - AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPALITY TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC) FOR THE CITY OF CALAMBA, LAGUNA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUCIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIAING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9309 - AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES IN THE CITY OF TAGBILARAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-NINE OF BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG ISANG DAAN DALAWAMPU’T SIYAM (BP 129), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUDICIARY REOGGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9310 - AN ACT CREATING TWO (2) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE MUNICIPALITY TRIAL COURT IN CITIES (MTCC) FOR THE CITY OF BUTUAN, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 29 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE JUCIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980, AND APPROPRIAING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9312 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE EASTERN SAMAR STATE COLLEGES (ESSC) INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE EASTERN SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY, INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE MAYDOLONG NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAYDOLONG, PROVINCE OF EASTERN SAMAR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9313 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE SAMAR STATE POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CATBALOGAN, PROVINCE OF SAMAR INTO A STATE UNIVERSITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY, INTEGRATING THEREWITH THE WRIGHT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN PARANAS, SAMAR, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9315 - AN ACT GRANTING THE FIBER TELECOMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELECOMNICATIONS SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9316 - AN ACT GRANTING THE SLL INTERNATIONAL CABLE SPECIALIST CORPORATION, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN REGION VI.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9317 - AN ACT GRANTING THE DATELCOM CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN LOCAL, EXCHANGE NETWORK IN REGION III.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9318 - AN ACT GRANTING THE RADIO CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9319 - AN ACT GRANTING THE CLAVERIA AGRI-BASED MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE (CABMPC) A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CLAVERIA, STA. PRAXEDES AND SANCHES MIRA, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9320 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8597, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE TRENTO TELEPHONE SYSTEM, INCORPORATED A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE LOCAL EXCHANGE NETWORK IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TRENTO, PROVINCE OF AGUSAN DEL SUR".

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9321 - AN ACT GRANTING THE eTELCO, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9322 - AN ACT RECLASSIFYING A PORTION OF LAND COMPRISING FIVE HUNDRED TWELVE AND EIGHTY (512.80) HECTARES OF PUBLIC LAND UNDER TIMBERLAND PROJECT NUMBER 13-G, BLOCK A, AS PER LAND CLASSIFICATION MAP NUMBER 3400 IN BARANGAY RANSANG, MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN AS AGRICULTURAL LAND OPEN FOR DISPOSITION.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9323 - AN ACT RECLASSIFYING A PARCEL OF TIMBERLAND LOCATED IN BARANGAY ATABAY, MUNICIPALITY OF HILONGOS, PROVINCE OF LEYTE, AS ALIENABLE OR DISPOSABLE LAND FOR RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER PRODUCTIVE PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9324 - AN ACT CONVERTING AND DECLARING CERTAIN ROADS NAMED HEREUNDER IN THE FIRST DISTRICT, PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR INTO NATIONAL ROADS AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9325 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE MALALAO PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABUK, PROVINCE OF KALINGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9326 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE BULO PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABUK, PROVINCE OF KALINGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9327 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RIZAL PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RIZAL, PROVINCE OF KALINGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9328 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE LUBUAGAN-BATONG BUHAY PROVINCIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LUBUAGAN, PROVINCE OF KALINGA INTO A NATIONAL ROAD AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9329 - AN ACT RENAMING THE WHOLE STRETCH OF ROAD STARTING FROM THE JUNCTION OF BARANGAY BAGONG SIKAT INCLUDING LIBORO STREET UP TO BARANGAY CAMINAWIT PIER IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE, PROVINCE OF OCCIDENTAL MINDORO AS BISHOP FELIX Y. MANALO AVENUE.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9330 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT IN THE ISLAND-MUNICIPALITY OF SAN ANTONIO, PROVINCE OF NORTHERN SAMAR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9331 - AN ACT NAMING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAGAWE, PROVINCE OF IFUGAO AS CAMP COLONEL JOAQUIN P. DUNUAN.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9332 - AN ACT NAMING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) PROVINCIAL OFFICE IN THE CITY OF MAASIN, PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE AS CAMP GOVERNOR ALFREDO KANGLEON BANTUG.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9333 - AN ACT AMENDING FIXING THE DATE OR REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9054, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND THE ORGANIC ACT FOR THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6734, ENTITLED ‘AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN ORGANIC ACT FOR THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO’, AS AMENDED."

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9334 - AN ACT INCREASING THE EXCISE TAX RATES IMPOSED ON ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 131,141, 142, 143, 144, 145 AND 288 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9335 - AN ACT TO IMPROVE THE REVENUE COLLECTION PERFORMANCE OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE (BIR) AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS (BOC) THROUGH THE CREATION OF A REWARDS AND INCENTIVES FUND AND OF A REVENUE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION BOARD AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9337 - AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS 27, 28, 34, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 121, 148, 151, 236, 237 AND 288 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9338 - AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO MAHMOUD A. M. AS FOUR.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9339 - AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING THE FRANCHISE OF VISAYAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., GRANTED UNDER ACT NO. 3499, AS AMENDED, TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRIC POWER TO THE END-USERS IN THE CITIES OF CEBU, MANDAUE AND TALISAY AND THE MUNICIPALITIES OF MINGLANILLA, NAGA, SAN FERNANDO, CONSOLACION AND LILO-AN, PROVINCE OF CEBU AND RENEWING /EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE TO ANOTHER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF APPROVAL OF THIS ACT.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9340 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164, RESETTING THE BARANGAY AND SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN ELECTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9341 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING REFORMS IN THE REGULATION OF RENT OF CERTAIN RESIDENTIAL UNITS, PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9342 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8996, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE END TIME MISSION BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC. A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, INSTALL, ESTABLlSH, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN FOR RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS ANYWHERE IN LUZON."

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9343 - AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9182, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE ACT OF 2002 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ALLOWING THE ESTABLISHMENT AND REGISTRATION OF NEW SPVs AND FOR OTHER PUPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9344 - AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE SYSTEM, CREATING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND WELFARE COUNCIL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9345 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE PANGLAO ISLAND CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PANGLAO AND DAUIS, INCLUDING THE AMBASSADOR PABLO SUAREZ BRIDGE IN THE SITIO UBOS-TOTULAN, TAGBILARAN CITY, PROVINCE OF BOHOL INTO A NATIONAL ROAD.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9346 - AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9347 - AN ACT RATIONALIZING THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLE 213, 214, 215 AND 216 OF P.D. NO. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9348 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CITY ROAD CONNECTING BARANGAYS STA. FELOMINA, BONBONON, DIGKILAAN AND ROGONGON IN THE CITY OF ILIGAN TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF TALAKAG, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON INTO A NATIONAL ROAD.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9349 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE CONCEPCION – CAPAS ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CONCEPCION AND CAPAS, PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD.

• REPUBLIC ACT No. 9350 - AN ACT CONVERTING THE RAMOS-PURA ROAD IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF RAMOS AND PURA, PROVINCE OF TARLAC INTO A NATIONAL ROAD.