Designations Used for Philippine Laws

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Designations used for Philippine laws

Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in thehistory of

the Philippines,as shown in the following table:

Nomenclature

DesignationAbbreviation Form of government Dates

Act ActPhilippinegovernmentunder

United States sovereignty1900-1935

Commonwealth Act CA Philippine Commonwealth 1935-1946

Batas Pambansa BP Modifiedparliamentary republic 1978-1985

Presidential Decree PDRepublic underMartial Law/FourthRepublic

1972-1986

Presidential

ProclamationPP Republic under Martial Law 1972-1986

Executive Order EORepublic underProvisional

Constitution1986-1987

PresidentialProclamation

PP Republic under ProvisionalConstitution

1986-1987

Republic Act RA Republic1946-72,

1987-present

Notable Laws

The following table lists of Philippine laws which have been mentioned in Wikipedia, or which

are otherwise notable.

Designation Date Passed Result

Act 1696 September 6, 1907 Known as the Flag Law, this lawproscribeddisplay

of "any flag, banner, emblem, or device used duringthe late insurrection in the Philippine Islands to

designate or identify those in armed rebellion against

the United States, or any flag, banner, emblem, ordevice 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 Statesin 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" This law was repealed
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in 1919.

Act 2871 October 24, 1919 Repealed the Flag Law and legalised the use of the

National Flagand theNational Anthem.

Act 3436 November 28, 1928 Established thePhilippine Long Distance TelephoneCompany(PLDT) with the bill granting it a 50-year

charter.

Act 3815 December 8, 1930 The Revised Penal Code.

Act 3827 October 28, 1931 Declared the last Sunday of August asNational

Heroes' Day.

CA 1 December 21, 1935 TheNational Defense Act of 1935,which created theArmed Forces of the Philippines.

CA 63 October 21, 1936 An act providing for the ways in whichPhilippine

citizenshipmay be lost or reacquired.

CA 111 October 31, 1936 The act that created theBoy Scouts of the PhilippinesbyPresident Manuel L. Quezon.

CA 382 December 5, 1938 TheEnglishlyrics to theNational Anthemwere made

official.

CA 473 June 17, 1939 Revised Naturalization Law.

CA 638 June 14, 1941 Provided for the publication and distribution of theOfficial Gazette.

RA 1 July 15, 1946 Act appropriating funds for the operation of the

Government of the Philippines. The first legislation

passed by theCongress of the Philippinesupon

independence.

RA 53 October 5, 1946 Press Freedom Law (now known as the Sotto Law).

RA 85 October 29, 1946 Charter of theDevelopment Bank of the Philippines.

RA 265 June 15, 1948 Established theCentral Bank of the Philippines.

RA 333 July 17, 1948 DeclaredQuezon Citythe national capital.

RA 387 June 18, 1949 Petroleum Act of 1949

RA 1425 June 12, 1956 TheRizal Law,which mandates the inclusion ofcourses onJos Rizalin the curricula of all

educational institutions in the Philippines.

RA 2733 June 10, 1960 Asserted that thefirst mass in the Philippinestook
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place at a site onLimasawa, Southern Leyte;declared

the site a national shrine.

RA 3518 June 18, 1963 Established thePhilippine Veterans Bank

RA 3844 August 8, 1963 Established the pace forland reformand theformation ofLandbank.

RA 4200 June 19, 1965 The anti-wiretappinglaw.

RA 6173 Oil Industry Commission Act

BP 8 December 2, 1978 Defined themetric systemand set the basis for its

implementation in the country. ModernPhilippine

Standard Timewas also instituted under this law.

BP 185 March 16, 1982 Provides 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 880 December 3, 1985 Public Assembly Act of 1985

BP 881 December 3, 1985 Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines

RA 6635 October 23, 1972 Revision of the Tariffs and Customs Code of the

Philippines

RA 6639 November 27, 1987 Changed the name of the Manila International AirporttoNinoy Aquino International Airport.

RA 6645 December 28, 1987 Prescribes the manner in how to fill a vacancy in

Congress.

RA 6734 August 1, 1989 Created theAutonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao(ARMM), which was officially inauguratedon 6 November 1990 inCotabato City.

RA 6735 August 4, 1989 Set up a system ofinitiativeandreferendum.

RA 6766 October 23, 1989 Provided for an Organic Act for theCordillera

Administrative Region(CAR). It mandates thecreation 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 andlower courts.

RA 6955 June 13, 1990 TheAnti-Mail Order Bride Law

RA 6975 December 13, 1990 Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentAct
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of 1990. Created or re-organized under the DILG the

National Police Commission,thePhilippine National

Police,theBureau of Fire Protection,theBureau of

Jail Management and Penology,and thePhilippinePublic Safety College.

RA 7042 June 13, 1991 Foreign Investments Act of 1991

RA 7104 August 14, 1991 Commission on the Filipino LanguageAct

RA 7156 September 12, 1991 Mini-Hydro Law

RA 7160 October 10, 1991 Local Government Code of 1991

RA 7610 June 17, 1992 Special Protection of Children Against Abuse,Exploitation and Discrimination Act

RA 7653 June 14, 1993 The New Central Bank Act; established the present

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

RA 7638 December 9, 1994 Charter of theDepartment of Energy

RA 7648 April 5, 1993 Electric Power Crisis Act

RA 7832 December 8, 1994 "Anti-electricity and Electric TransmissionLines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994" / an act

penalizing the pilferage of electricity and theft of

power transmission lines/materials, rationalizingsystem losses by phasing out pilferage losses as a

component thereof, and for other purposes.

RA 8171 October 23, 1995 "An act providing for the repatriation of Filipinowomen who have lost their Philippine citizenship by

marriage to aliens and natural-born Filipinos."

RA 8179 March 28, 1996 "An act further liberalizing foreign investments,amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7042, and

for other purposes."

RA 8293 June 6, 1997 TheIntellectual Property Code of the Philippines(the

copyright law).

RA 8353 September 30, 1997 The Anti-Rape Law of 1997.

RA 8438 December 22, 1997 Created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. A

plebisciteon 9 March 1998 to ratify the billinvalidated the act. SeeCordillera Administrative

Region.

RA 8479 February 10, 1998 "Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998"

/ An act deregulating the downstream oil industry andfor other purposes
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RA 9262 March 8, 2004 Inspired by the life of Dolores Lorenzo, this act gives

protection of the law to women and children suffering

fromdomestic abuse.

RA 9334 December 21, 2004 An act increasing the excise tax rates imposed onalcohol 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 9335 January 25, 2005 "Lateral Attrition Act of 2005" / an act to improve the

revenue collection performance of theBureau of

Internal Revenue(BIR) and the Bureau of Customs

(BOC) through the creation of a rewards andincentives fund and of a revenue performance

evaluation board and for other purposes

RA 9337 May 24, 2005 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. Also known as the "expandedvalue-addedtax"or "E-VAT" law.

RA 9340 May 25, 2005 "Synchronized Barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan

Elections Resetting" / An act resetting the Barangay

and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, extending theterm of officeof Barangay and Sangguiniang

Kabataan Officials and for other purposes.

RA 9346 June 24, 2006 The act repealing thedeath penaltyand granting

universal commutation tolife imprisonmentandreclusin perpetua.

RA 9367 January 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 otherpurposes.

RA 9369 January 23, 2007 "Amending the Election Modernization Act" / An act

amending Republic Act No. 8436, Entitled "An Act

Authorizing The Commission on Elections to use anAutomated Election System in the May 11, 1998

National or Local Elections and in Subsequent

National and Local Electoral Exercises, to EncourageTransparency, Credibility, Fairness and Accuracy of

Elections, amending for the purpose Batas Pambansa

Blg. 881, as amended, Republic Act No. 7166 andother related elections laws, providing funds thereforand for other purposes

RA 9371 February 22, 2007 An act splitting the Lone District ofCagayan de Oro

Cityinto two, with theCagayan de Oro Riveras a
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natural boundary.

RA 9372 March 6, 2007 TheHuman Security Actof 2007

RA 9492 July 25, 2007 Mandates the observance of somepublic holidaystothe nearest weekday. Also known as the"HolidayEconomicsLaw".

RA 9500 April 29, 2008 TheUniversity of the PhilippinesCharter of 2008

declaring it as the national university.

RA 9522 March 1, 2009 Defined the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines

and described theKalayaan Island GroupandPanatag

Shoalas a "Regime of Islands".

RA 9999 February 23, 2010 Free Legal Assistance Act

RA 10000 February 23, 2010 The Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act.

RA 10066 March 26, 2010 National Cultural Heritage Actof 2009, establishing

thePhilippine Registry of Cultural Property

RA 10175 September 12, 2012 TheCybercrime Prevention Act of 2012

RA 10354 December 21, 2012 TheResponsible Parenthood and Reproductive HealthAct of 2012

RA 10535 May 15, 2013 ThePhilippine Standard Time(PST) Act of 2013
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