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source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Philippine_lawsNotable LawsThe following table lists of Philippine laws which have been mentioned in Wikipedia, or which are otherwise notable.DesignationDate PassedResultAct 1696September 6, 1907Known as the Flag Law, this law proscribed display of "any flag, banner, emblem, or device used during the late insurrection in the Philippine Islands to designate or identify those in armed rebellion against the United States, or any flag, banner, emblem, or device used or adopted at any time by the public enemies of the United States in the Philippine Islands for the purposes of public disorder or of rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States in the Philippine Islands, or any flag, banner, emblem, or device of the Katipunan Society or which is commonly known as such.[1]" This law was repealed in 1919.Act 1790October 12, 1907Permitted the Banco Español-Filipino to change its name. The name change took place on January 1, 1912 into today's Bank of the Philippine Islands.Act 1876August 18, 1908Mountain Province was established with Amburayan, Apayao, Benguet, Bontoc, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto as sub-provinces.Act 1952The province of Batanes was reestablished.Act 2280February 21, 1920Marinduque was re-established as a separate province.Act 2711March 10, 1917Established most of the modern-day Provinces of the Philippines: Partitioned Camarines province was partitioned into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur and the province of Bohol was created.Act 2871October 22, 1919Repealed the Flag Law and legalised the use of the National Flag and the National Anthem.Act 3436November 28, 1928Established the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) with the bill granting it a 50-year charter.Act 3815December 8, 1930The Revised Penal Code.Act 3827October 28, 1931Declared the last Sunday of August as National Heroes' Day.CA 1December 21, 1935The National Defense Act of 1935, which created the Armed Forces of the Philippines.CA 39October 21, 1936Established Zamboanga City.CA 63October 21, 1936An act providing for the ways in which Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired.CA 382December 5, 1938The English lyrics to the National Anthem were made official.CA 473June 17, 1939Revised Naturalization Law.CA 502October 22, 1939Established Quezon City.CA 638June 14, 1941Provided for the publication and distribution of the Official Gazette.RA 1July 15, 1946Act appropriating funds for the operation of the Government of the Philippines.RA 14September 7, 1946Changed the name of the province of Tayabas to Quezon.RA 53October 5, 1946Press Freedom Law (now known as the Sotto Law).RA 85October 29, 1946Charter of the Development Bank of the Philippines.RA 265June 15, 1948Established the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.RA 305December 15, 1948Declared Naga City a chartered city.RA 333July 17, 1948Declared Quezon City the national capital.RA 387June 18, 1949Petroleum Act of 1949RA 521June 15, 1950An act converting Cagayan de Misamis into the Cagayan de Oro City.RA 537June 16, 1950Extended the area of Quezon City.RA 711June 6, 1952The province of Zamboanga is partitioned into Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur.RA 1414April 25, 1956Separated Aklan from CapizRA 1425June 12, 1956The Rizal Law, which mandates the inclusion of courses on José Rizal in the curricula of all educational institutions in the Philippines.RA 2141April 8, 1959Made Biliran a sub-province of Leyte.RA 2733June 10, 1960Assert that the first mass in the Philippines took place at a site on Limasawa, Southern Leyte; declare the site a national shrine.RA 2786June 19, 1960The province of Surigao is split into Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.RA 3518June 18, 1963Established the Philippine Veterans BankRA 3844August 8, 1963Established the pace for land reform and the formation of Landbank.RA 4200June 19, 1965The anti-wiretapping law.RA 4695June 18, 1966Created the provinces of Kalinga-Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, and Mountain Province from the earlier Mountain Province.RA 4979Partitioned Agusan into Agusan del Norte and Agusan del SurRA 5000June 17, 1967Creation of Barrio Claro M. Recto, Odiongan, RomblonRA 6134August 30, 1970Converted the town of Surigao, Surigao del Norte into a city.RA 6173Oil Industry Commission ActRA 6395Charter of the National Power CorporationRA 6396September 17, 1971Made Siquijor an independent province.RA 6430June 17, 1972Changed the name of the province of Davao del Norte to Davao.BP 8December 2, 1978Defined the metric system and set the basis for its implementation in the country. ModernPhilippine Standard Time was also instituted under this law.BP 54December 22, 1979Set the date of 30 January 1980 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1976 amendments to the 1973 Constitution of the Philippines.BP 122March 10, 1981Set the date of 7 April 1981 as the date for a plebiscite to ratify the 1981 amendments to the 1973Constitution of the Philippines.BP 185March 16, 1982Provides that a natural-born citizen of the Philippines who has lost Philippine citizenship may be a transferee of private land, "for use by him as his residence, subject to the provisions of this Act."BP 880December 3, 1985Public Assembly Act of 1985BP 881December 3, 1985Omnibus Election Code of the PhilippinesBP 883December 3, 1985Set 7 February 1986 as the date for Presidential and Vice-Presidential snap elections.RA 6635October 23, 1972Revision of the Tariffs and Customs Code of the PhilippinesRA 6636November 6, 1987Postponed the Local Elections from 9 November 1987 to 18 January 1988.RA 6639November 27, 1987Changed the name of the Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International Airport.RA 6645December 28, 1987Prescribes the manner in how to fill a vacancy in Congress.RA 6709February 10, 1989Declared 5 November 5 as a non-working holiday in Negros Occidental to commemorate Cinco de Noviembre, the day Negros became free.RA 6734August 1, 1989Created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which was officially inaugurated on 6 November 1990 in Cotabato City.RA 6735August 4, 1989Set up a system of initiative and referendum.RA 6766October 23, 1989Provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). It mandates the creation of an autonomous government, headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional application and a regional judiciary composed of a supreme court and lower courts.RA 7042June 13, 1991Foreign Investments Act of 1991RA 7104August 14, 1991Commission on the Filipino Language ActRA 7156September 12, 1991Mini-Hydro LawRA 7160October 10, 1991"Local Government Code of 1991."RA 7610June 17,1992"Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act."RA 7653June 14, 1993The New Central Bank ActRA 7638December 9, 1994Charter of the Department of EnergyRA 7648April 5, 1993Electric Power Crisis ActRA 7832December 8, 1994"Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994" / an act penalizing the pilferage of electricity and theft of power transmission lines/materials, rationalizing system losses by phasing out pilferage losses as a component thereof, and for other purposes.RA 7878February 14, 1995Partitioned Kalinga-Apayao into Kalinga and Apayao provinces.RA 8171October 23, 1995"An act providing for the repatriation of Filipino women who have lost their Philippine citizenship by marriage to aliens and natural-born Filipinos."RA 8179March 28, 1996"An act further liberalizing foreign investments, amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7042, and for other purposes."RA 8223December 8, 1996Converted the municipality of Marikina into a city.RA 8293June 6, 1997The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (the copyright law).RA 8353September 30, 1997The Anti-Rape Law of 1997.RA 8438December 22, 1997Created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. A plebiscite on 9 March 1998 to ratify the bill invalidated the act. See Cordillera Administrative Region.RA 8470January 31, 1998Carved the province of Compostela Valley out of Davao.RA 8471January 31, 1998Created the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao province by combining the municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.RA 8472January 31, 1998Converted the municipality of Tagum, the capital of Davao, into a city.RA 8473January 31, 1998Created the municipality of Braulio E. Dujali, Davao out of several barangays in Panabo andCarmen.RA 8479February 10, 1998"Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998" / An act deregulating the downstream oil industry and for other purposesRA 8491February 12, 1998Prescribed the code of the National Flag, Anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines.RA 8535February 23, 1998Provided for the creation of the City of Novaliches out of the 15 northern barangays of Quezon City. An overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents rejected the bill in the succeeding plebiscite on 23 October 1999.RA 8749June 23, 1999"Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999" / An act providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution Control Policy and for Other PurposesRA 8797September 10, 2000Converted the municipality of San José del Monte, Bulacan into the province's first city.RA 8981December 5, 2000"PRC Modernization Act Of 2000" / An act providing for the modernization of the Professional Regulation Commission.RA 9006February 12, 2001"Fair Election Act of 2001" / An act to enhance the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful and credible elections through fair election practices.RA 9015March 5, 2001Converted the municipality of Panabo, Davao into a city.RA 9136June 8, 2001"Electric Power Industry Reforms Act of 2001" / An act ordaining reforms in the electric power industry, amending for the purpose certain laws and for other purposesRA 9139June 8, 2001"The Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000"RA 9160September 29, 2001"Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001". Subsequent foreign pressure by the FATF and by other nations resulted in this act being amended.RA 9164March 19, 2002"Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections"RA 9165June 7, 2002"Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002"RA 9178November 13, 2002"Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE's) Act of 2002."RA 9189February 13, 2003"Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003" / An act providing for a system of overseas absentee voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposesRA 9208May 26, 2003"Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003" / An act providing for policies to eliminate and punishhuman trafficking, especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons.RA 9225August 29, 2003"Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003" / An act making the citizenship of Philippine citizens who acquire foreign citizenship permanent, amending for the purpose Commonwealth Act No. 63, as amended, and for other purposes.RA 9262March 8, 2004Inspired by the life of Dolores Lorenzo, this act gives protection of the law to women and children suffering from domestic abuse.RA 9334December 21, 2004An 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. Also known as the "Sin Tax Law".RA 9335January 25, 2005"Lateral Attrition Act of 2005" / 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 purposesRA 9337May 24, 2005An 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. Also known as the "expanded value-added tax" or the "E-VAT" law.RA 9340May 25, 2005"Synchronized Barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan Elections Resetting" / An act resetting the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, extending the term of officeof Barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan Officials and for other purposes.RA 9346June 24, 2006The act repealing the death penalty and granting universal commutation to life imprisonment andreclusión perpetua.RA 9367January 12, 2007"Biofuels Act of 2006" / An act to direct the use of Biofuels, establishing for this purpose the Biofuel Program, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.RA 9369January 23, 2007"Amending the Election Modernization Act" / An act amending Republic Act No. 8436, Entitled "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, to Encourage Transparency, Credibility, Fairness and Accuracy of Elections, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, as amended, Republic Act No. 7166 and other related elections laws, providing funds therefor and for other purposesRA 9371February 22, 2007An act splitting the Lone District of Cagayan de Oro City into two, with the Cagayan de Oro Riveras a natural boundary.RA 9372March 6, 2007The Human Security Act of 2007RA 9492July 25, 2007Mandates the observance of some public holidays to the nearest weekday. Also known as the"Holiday Economics Law".RA 9500April 29, 2008The University of the Philippines Charter of 2008 declaring it as the national university.RA 9999February 23, 2010Free Legal Assistance ActRA 10000February 23, 2010The Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act.RA 10066March 26, 2010National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, establishing the Philippine Registry of Cultural PropertyRA 10175September 12, 2012The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012