Sources of Philippine Laws[edit]

Governmental power Forms of law Vested to

 Congress of the Philippines (convening as Constituent
Assembly)
 Elected delegates (convening as Constitutional
Constituent Constitution and Amendments
Convention)
 People (through people's initiative and constitutional
ratification)[L 1]
 Votes
Electoral
 Election returns Commission on Elections[L 2]
 Certificates of canvass
 Election proclamations
 Statutes
 Resolutions
Legislative  Legal codes Congress of the Philippines[L 3]
 Certificates of Confirmation
 Legislation and Ordinances (local)
 Treaties
 Executive agreement
 Executive orders
Executive  Proclamations President of the Philippines[L 4]
 Administrative orders
 Official decrees
 Other executive issuances
 Judgments and court decisions
 Orders Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be
Judicial
 Resolutions established by law.[L 5]
 Administrative matters and judicial rules
 Regulations
 Administrative judgments
Administrative Bureaucracy
 Orders
 Ordinances
Notes[1]

1. ^ Article XVII: Amendment and Revisions of the Constitution.

2. ^ Article IX-C:Commission on Elections
3. ^ Article VI:Legislative Department
4. ^ Article VII:Executive Department
5. ^ Article VIII:Judicial Department
 Customs may be considered as supplementary source of law, however, customs which are contrary to law, public
order or public policy shall not be countenanced

Designations used for Philippine laws[edit]

Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in the history of the Philippines, as shown
in the following table:

Nomenclature Abbreviatio
Form of government Dates
designation n
Philippine government under United States
Act Act 1900–1935
sovereignty
Commonwealth Act CA Philippine Commonwealth 1935–1946
1946–72, 1987–
Republic Act RA Republic
present
Presidential Decree PD Republic under Martial Law/Fourth Republic 1972–1986
Presidential
PP Republic under Martial Law 1972–1986
Proclamation
Batas Pambansa BP Modified semi-presidential republic 1978–1985
Executive Order EO Republic under Provisional Constitution 1986–1987
Notable laws[edit]

The following table lists of Philippine laws which have been mentioned in Wikipedia, or which are otherwise notable. Only
laws passed by the Congress of the Philippines and other preceding bodies are listed here, and exclude presidential decrees
and other executive issuances which may otherwise carry the force of law.

Designatio Date
Result
n passed
Known 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
6 September device used or adopted at any time by the public enemies of the United States in the
Act 1696
1907 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.[2]" This law was
repealed in 1919.
24 October Repealed the Flag Law and legalised the use of the National Flag and the National
Act 2871
1919 Anthem. Passed on 24 October 1919.[3]
28 November Established the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) with the bill
Act 3436
1928 granting it a 50-year charter.
8 December
Act 3815 The Revised Penal Code
1930
28 October
Act 3827 Declared the last Sunday of August as National Heroes' Day.
1931
21 December
CA 1 The National Defense Act of 1935, which created the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
1935
21 October
CA 63 An act providing for the ways in which Philippine citizenship may be lost or reacquired.
1936
31 October
CA 111 The act that created the Boy Scouts of the Philippines by President Manuel L. Quezon.
1936
5 December
CA 382 The English lyrics to the National Anthem were made official.
1938
CA 473 17 June 1939 Revised Naturalization Law
CA 638 14 June 1941 Provided for the publication and distribution of the Official Gazette.
Act appropriating funds for the operation of the Government of the Philippines. The first
RA 1 15 July 1946
legislation passed by the Congress of the Philippines upon independence.
RA 53 5 October 1946 Press Freedom Law (now known as the Sotto Law).
29 October
RA 85 Charter of the Development Bank of the Philippines.
1946
RA 265 15 June 1948 Established the Central Bank of the Philippines.
RA 333 17 July 1948 Declared Quezon City as the then-national capital of the Philippines.
RA 387 18 June 1949 Petroleum Act of 1949
The Rizal Law, which mandates the inclusion of courses on José Rizal in the curricula of all
RA 1425 12 June 1956
educational institutions in the Philippines.
RA 2023 22 June 1957 Philippine Non-Agricultural Co-operative Act
RA 2140 7 April 1959 Changing the name of Highway 54 to Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA)
Asserted that the first mass in the Philippines took place at a site on Limasawa, Southern
RA 2733 10 June 1960
Leyte; declared the site a national shrine.
RA 2717 19 June 1960 Created the Electrification Administration
17 August
RA 3019 Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
1960
RA 3518 18 June 1963 Established the Philippine Veterans Bank
RA 3844 8 August 1963 Established the pace for land reform and the formation of Landbank.
RA 4156 20 June 1964 Established of Philippine National Railways (PNR).
RA 4166 4 August 1964 Changing the date of Philippine Independence Day from 4 July to 12 June
RA 4200 19 June 1965 The anti-wiretapping law.
Dissolution of the Electrification Administration (Repeal of RA No. 2717) and organization
RA 6038 4 August 1969
of the National Electrification Administration
RA 6173 30 April 1971 Oil Industry Commission Act
23 October
RA 6635 Revision of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines
1972
BP 8 2 December Defined the metric system and set the basis for its implementation in the country.
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1978 Modern Philippine Standard Time was also instituted under this law.
Provides that a natural-born citizen of the Philippines who has lost Philippine citizenship
BP 185 16 March 1982 may be a transferee of private land, "for use by him as his residence, subject to the
provisions of this Act."
3 December
BP 880 Public Assembly Act of 1985
1985
3 December
BP 881 Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines
1985
17 August Changed the name of the Manila International Airport to Ninoy Aquino International
RA 6639
1987 Airport.
28 December
RA 6645 Prescribes the manner in how to fill a vacancy in Congress.
1987
RA 6657 10 June 1988 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP).
13 September
RA 6675 Generics Act of 1988
1988
20 February
RA 6713 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees of 1989
1989
Created the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which was officially
RA 6734 1 August 1989
inaugurated on 6 November 1990 in Cotabato City.
RA 6735 4 August 1989 Set up a system of initiative and referendum.
Provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). It mandates
23 October the creation of an autonomous government, headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a
RA 6766
1989 Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional application and a regional judiciary
composed of a supreme court and lower courts.
RA 6955 13 June 1990 The Anti-Mail Order Bride Law
Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990. Created or re-organized
13 December under the DILG the National Police Commission, the Philippine National Police, the Bureau
RA 6975
1990 of Fire Protection, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the Philippine Public
Safety College.
RA 7042 13 June 1991 Foreign Investments Act of 1991
14 August
RA 7104 Commission on the Filipino Language Act
1991
12 September
RA 7156 Mini-Hydro Law
1991
10 October
RA 7160 Local Government Code of 1991
1991
RA 7227 13 March 1992 Establishing the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)
RA 7306 26 March 1992 Charter of the People's Television Network, Incorporated (PTNI)
RA 7610 17 June 1992 Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act
RA 7648 5 April 1993 Electric Power Crisis Act
RA 7653 14 June 1993 The New Central Bank Act; established the present Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
13 December
RA 7659 Re-imposition of the Death Penalty on certain heinous crimes.
1993
25 August Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994 that led to the establishment
RA 7796
1994 of Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994 / an act
8 December penalizing the pilferage of electricity and theft of power transmission lines/materials,
RA 7832
1994 rationalizing system losses by phasing out pilferage losses as a component thereof, and
for other purposes.
9 December
RA 7638 Charter of the Department of Energy
1994
RA 7924 1 March 1995 Charter of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
RA 7941 3 March 1995 Party-List System Act
RA 8049 7 June 1995 Anti-Hazing Law
23 October "An act providing for the repatriation of Filipino women who have lost their Philippine
RA 8171
1995 citizenship by marriage to aliens and natural-born Filipinos."
"An act designating death by Lethal Injection as the method of carrying out capital
RA 8177 20 March 1996
punishment."
"An act further liberalizing foreign investments, amending for the purpose Republic Act
RA 8179 28 March 1996
No. 7042, and for other purposes."
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RA 8293 6 June 1997 The Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines (the copyright law).
30 September
RA 8353 The Anti-Rape Law of 1997
1997
11 December
RA 8424 Tax Reform Act of 1997
1997
22 December Created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. A plebiscite on 9 March 1998 to ratify the bill
RA 8438
1997 invalidated the act. See Cordillera Administrative Region.
10 February Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998 / An act deregulating the downstream
RA 8479
1998 oil industry and for other purposes
12 February Prescribed the code of the National Flag, Anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic
RA 8491
1998 items and devices of the Philippines.
25 February
RA 8550 The Philippine Fisheries Act of 1998
1998
Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999 / An act providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution
RA 8749 23 June 1999
Control Policy and for Other Purposes
General Banking Law of 2000 / An act providing for the regulation of the organization and
RA 8791 23 May 2000
operations of Banks, Quasi-Banks, Trust Entities and for Other Purposes
5 December PRC Modernization Act of 2000 / An act providing for the modernization of
RA 8981
2000 the Professional Regulation Commission.
12 February Fair Election Act of 2001 / An act to enhance the holding of free, orderly, honest, peaceful
RA 9006
2001 and credible elections through fair election practices.
Electric Power Industry Reforms Act of 2001 / An act ordaining reforms in the electric
RA 9136 8 June 2001
power industry, amending for the purpose certain laws and for other purposes
RA 9139 8 June 2001 The Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000
29 September Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001. Subsequent foreign pressure by the FATF and by
RA 9160
2001 other nations resulted in this act being amended.
RA 9164 19 March 2002 Synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections
RA 9165 7 June 2002 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
13 November
RA 9178 Barangay Micro Business Enterprises (BMBE's) Act of 2002
2002
Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 / An act providing for a system of overseas
13 February
RA 9189 absentee voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, appropriating funds
2003
therefor, and for other purposes
Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 / An act providing for policies to eliminate and
RA 9208 26 May 2003 punish human trafficking, especially women and children, establishing the necessary
institutional mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons.
Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003 / An act making the citizenship of
29 August
RA 9225 Philippine citizens who acquire foreign citizenship permanent, amending for the
2003
purpose Commonwealth Act No. 63, as amended, and for other purposes.
3 February
RA 9236 The National Metrology Act of 2003
2004
3 February
RA 9237 Mount Apo Protected Area Act of 2003
2004
10 February
RA 9239 Optical Media Act of 2003
2004
10 February Prescribing the Use of Philippine Tropical Fabrics for Uniforms of Public Officials and
RA 9242
2004 Employees
19 February
RA 9245 Philippine Ear Research Institute Act of 2003
2004
19 February
RA 9246 The Philippine Librarianship Act of 2003
2004
25 February
RA 9256 Declared the 21 August as Ninoy Aquino Day
2004
26 February
RA 9257 Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2003
2004
RA 9258 2 March 2004 Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004
Inspired by the life of Dolores Lorenzo, this act gives protection of the law to women and
RA 9262 8 March 2004
children suffering from domestic abuse
Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization
RA 9263 10 March 2004
Act of 2004
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RA 9266 17 March 2004 The Architecture Act of 2004
RA 9267 19 March 2004 The Securitization Act of 2004
RA 9268 19 March 2004 The Philippine Veterinary Medicine Act of 2004
RA 9271 19 March 2004 Quarantine Act of 2004
RA 9275 22 March 2004 Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004
RA 9280 30 March 2004 Customs Brokers Act of 2004
RA 9285 2 April 2004 Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004
RA 9288 8 April 2004 Newborn Screening Act of 2004
RA 9290 15 April 2004 Footwear, Leather Goods and Tannery Industries Development Act
RA 9295 3 May 2004 Domestic Shipping Development Act of 2004
RA 9296 12 May 2004 The Meat Inspection Code of the Philippines
RA 9297 13 May 2004 Chemical Engineering Law of 2004
RA 9298 13 May 2004 Philippine Accountancy Act of 2004
An act increasing the excise tax rates imposed on alcohol and tobacco products,
21 December
RA 9334 amending for the purpose sections 131, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 288 of the National
2004
Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended. Also known as the Sin Tax Law.
Lateral Attrition Act of 2005 / an act to improve the revenue collection performance of
25 January the Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the
RA 9335
2005 creation of a rewards and incentives fund and of a revenue performance evaluation board
and for other purposes
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
RA 9337 24 May 2005
1997, as amended, and for other purposes. Also known as the "expanded value-added
tax" or "E-VAT" law.
Synchronized Barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan Elections Resetting / An act resetting
RA 9340 25 May 2005 the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, extending the term of office of
Barangay and Sangguiniang Kabataan Officials and for other purposes.
21 December
RA 9341 Rent Control Act of 2005
2005
RA 9344 28 April 2006 Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006
The act repealing the death penalty and granting universal commutation to life
RA 9346 24 June 2006
imprisonment and reclusión perpetua.
12 January "Biofuels Act of 2006" / An act to direct the use of Biofuels, establishing for this purpose
RA 9367
2007 the Biofuel Program, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.
"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 11 May 1998 National or Local Elections and in Subsequent National and
23 January
RA 9369 Local Electoral Exercises, to Encourage Transparency, Credibility, Fairness and Accuracy
2007
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
purposes
22 February An act splitting the Lone District of Cagayan de Oro City into two, with the Cagayan de
RA 9371
2007 Oro River as a natural boundary.
RA 9372 6 March 2007 The Human Security Act of 2007
RA 9379 8 March 2007 The Handline Fishing Law
RA 9418 10 April 2007 Volunteer Act of 2007
RA 9433 12 April 2007 Magna Carta for Public Social Workers
RA 9470 21 May 2007 National Archives of the Philippines Act of 2007
RA 9474 22 May 2007 Lending Company Regulation Act of 2007
RA 9482 25 May 2007 Anti-Rabies Act of 2007
RA 9483 2 June 2007 Oil Pollution Compensation Act of 2007
RA 9484 2 June 2007 The Philippine Dental Act of 2007
RA 9485 2 June 2007 Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007
Mandates the observance of some public holidays to the nearest weekday. Also known as
RA 9492 25 July 2007
the Holiday Economics Law.
22 August
RA 9494 The Mimbilisan Protected Landscape Act
2007
22 August
RA 9495 Charter of the Province of Quezon del Sur
2007
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RA 9497 4 March 2008 Civil Aviation Authority Act of 2008
RA 9499 9 April 2008 Filipino World War II Veterans Pensions and Benefits Act of 2008
RA 9500 29 April 2008 The University of the Philippines Charter of 2008 declaring it as the national university.
RA 9501 23 May 2008 Magna Carta for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)
RA 9502 6 June 2008 Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008
22 September
RA 9505 Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) Act of 2008
2008
13 October
RA 9507 Socialized and Low-Cost Housing Loan Restructuring Act of 2008
2008
21 October
RA 9509 Barangay Livelihood and Skills Act of 2008
2008
31 October
RA 9510 Credit Information System Act
2008
16 December
RA 9513 Renewable Energy Act of 2008
2008
19 December
RA 9514 Revised Fire Code of the Philippines of 2008
2008
17 February
RA 9520 Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008
2009
RA 9521 5 March 2009 National Book Development Trust Fund Act
Defined the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines and described the Kalayaan Island
RA 9522 10 March 2009
Group and Panatag Shoal as a "Regime of Islands".
RA 9525 13 May 2009 Tourism Act of 2009
RA 9645 12 June 2009 Declared the 27 July as Iglesia ni Cristo Day
RA 9653 14 July 2009 Rent Control Act of 2009
RA 9679 21 July 2009 Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009
12 August
RA 9709 Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 2009
2009
14 August
RA 9710 The Magna Carta of Women Act of 2009
2009
18 August
RA 9711 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Act of 2009
2009
23 October
RA 9728 Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB) Act of 2009
2009
23 October
RA 9729 Climate Change Act of 2009
2009
10 November
RA 9745 Anti-Torture Act of 2009
2009
17 November
RA 9775 Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009
2009
25 November
RA 9803 Food Donation Act of 2009
2009
3 December
RA 9828 Creating the Military Service Board
2009
3 December
RA 9829 Pre-Need Code of the Philippines
2009
11 December
RA 9849 The observation of Eidul Adha on Every 10th Day of Zhul Hijja as a National Holiday
2009
11 December
RA 9850 Declaring Arnis as the National Martial Art and Sport of the Philippines
2009
11 December Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law, Genocide, and Other
RA 9851
2009 Crimes Against Humanity
17 December
RA 9856 The Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Act of 2009
2009
RA 9903 7 January 2010 Social Security Condonation Law of 2009
RA 9904 7 January 2010 Magna Carta for Homeowners and Homeowners’ Associations of 2009
12 February
RA 9993 Philippines Coast Guard Law of 2009
2010
RA 9994 15 February Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010
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2010
15 February
RA 9995 Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009
2010
17 February
RA 9996 Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Act of 2010
2010
18 February
RA 9997 National Commission on Muslim Filipinos Act of 2009
2010
23 February
RA 9999 Free Legal Assistance Act
2010
23 February
RA 10000 The Agri-Agra Reform Credit Act
2010
RA 10021 8 March 2010 Exchange of Information on Tax Matters Act of 2009
RA 10023 9 March 2010 Issuance of Free Patents to Residential Lands Act of 2010
RA 10024 9 March 2010 Philippine Respiratory Therapy Act of 2009
RA 10028 16 March 2010 Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009
RA 10029 16 March 2010 Philippine Psychology Act of 2009
RA 10054 23 March 2010 Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009
RA 10055 23 March 2010 Philippine Technology Transfer Act of 2009
National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, establishing the Philippine Registry of Cultural
RA 10066 26 March 2010
Property
RA 10067 6 April 2010 Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Act of 2009
RA 10068 6 April 2010 The Organic Agriculture Act of 2010
RA 10069 6 April 2010 Declared the 7 May as Health Workers' Day.
RA 10071 8 April 2010 Prosecution Service Act of 2010
RA 10072 20 April 2010 Philippine Red Cross Act of 2009
RA 10073 20 April 2010 Charter of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP)
RA 10086 12 May 2010 Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism Through Philippine History Act of 2010
RA 10088 13 May 2010 Anti-Camcording Act of 2010
RA 10089 13 May 2010 Philippine Rubber Research Institute Act of 2010
RA 10121 27 May 2010 Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010
16 August
RA 10142 Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act (FRIA) of 2010
2010
RA 10143 30 July 2010 Philippine Tax Academy Act of 2010
RA 10149 6 June 2011 GOCC Governance Act of 2011
RA 10152 21 June 2011 Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011
RA 10153 30 June 2011 Synchronization of ARMM Elections with the 2013 National and Local Elections
20 January
RA 10157 The Kindergarten Education Act
2012
RA 10165 11 June 2012 Foster Care Act of 2012
RA 10166 11 June 2012 Geology Profession Act of 2012
RA 10168 20 June 2012 The Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012
15 August
RA 10173 The Data Privacy Act of 2012
2012
12 September
RA 10175 The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012
2012
12 September
RA 10176 The Arbor Day Act of 2012
2012
11 December
RA 10349 The AFP Modernization Act of 2012
2012
17 December
RA 10350 Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012
2012
19 December
RA 10351 Sin Tax Law
2012
21 December
RA 10353 The Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012
2012
21 December
RA 10354 The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
2012
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14 January
RA 10360 Charter of the Province of Davao Occidental
2013
18 January
RA 10361 Domestic Workers Act of 2012
2013
8 February
RA 10364 Expanded Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2012
2013
15 February
RA 10365 Amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) of 2001
2013
25 February
RA 10368 Human Rights Victims Reparation and Recognition Act of 2013
2013
RA 10374 5 March 2013 Exemption of foreign carriers from the Common Carriers Tax (CCT)
Act recognizing the principle of reciprocity as basis for the grant of income tax
RA 10378 7 March 2013
exemptions to international carriers
RA 10380 14 March 2013 Act Providing for Local Absentee Voting for Media
RA 10389 14 March 2013 Recognizance Act of 2012
RA 10390 14 March 2013 Act of Revitalizing the People's Television Network
Declared the 25 November as National Consciousness Day for the Elimination of Violence
RA 10398 19 March 2013
Against Women and Children.
RA 10410 26 March 2013 Early Years Act of 2013
RA 10515 17 April 2013 Anti-Cable Television and Cable Internet Tapping Act of 2013
RA 10525 23 April 2013 Declared First Week of February as World Interfaith Harmony Week.
Declared the Month of January as Liver Cancer and Viral Hepatitis Awareness and
RA 10526 23 April 2013
Prevention Month.
RA 10530 7 May 2013 The Red Cross and Other Emblems Act of 2013
RA 10532 7 May 2013 The Philippine National Health Research System Act of 2013
RA 10535 15 May 2013 The Philippine Standard Time (PST) Act of 2013
RA 10533 15 May 2013 The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013
RA 10556 15 May 2013 Declared the 27 November as Araw ng Pagbasa.
RA 10575 24 May 2013 Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013
RA 10586 27 May 2013 Anti-Drunk and Drugged Act of 2013
RA 10587 27 May 2013 Environmental Planning Act of 2013
RA 10588 27 May 2013 Palarong Pambansa Act of 2013
RA 10589 27 May 2013 Declared the Month of December as Anti-Corruption Month.
RA 10590 27 May 2013 The Overseas Voting Act of 2013
RA 10591 29 May 2013 Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act of 2013
RA 10606 19 June 2013 National Health Insurance Act of 2013
23 August
RA 10609 Protection of Students’ Right to Enroll in Review Centers Act of 2013
2013
23 August
RA 10611 Food Safety Act of 2013
2013
23 August
RA 10612 Fast-Tracked S&T Scholarship Act of 2013
2013
3 September
RA 10618 Rural Farm Schools Act of 2013
2013
3 September
RA 10620 Toy and Game Safety Labeling Act of 2013
2013
12 September
RA 10625 Philippine Statistical Act of 2013
2013
12 September
RA 10627 Anti-Bullying Act of 2013
2013
RA 10632 3 October 2013 An act postponing the October 2013 SK Elections
RA 10635 6 June 2014 Establishing the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
RA 10638 6 June 2014 An act Amending the Philippine National Railways Act
Free Mobile Disaster Alerts Act of 2014, establishing the Emergency Cell Broadcast
RA 10639 20 June 2014
System.
RA 10642 15 July 2014 Philippine Lemon Law
RA 10643 15 July 2014 The Graphic Health Warnings Law of 2014
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RA 10644 15 July 2014 Go Negosyo Act of 2014
21 November
RA 10647 Ladderized Education Act of 2014
2014
27 November
RA 10648 Iskolar ng Bayan Act of 2014
2014
9 December
RA 10650 Open Distance Learning Act of 2014
2014
RA 10657 27 March 2015 Chemistry Profession Act
RA 10659 27 March 2015 Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015
RA 10659 29 May 2015 National Children's Month Act
RA 10665 9 July 2015 Open High School System Act of 2015
RA 10666 21 July 2015 Children's Safety on Motorcycles Act of 2015
RA 10667 21 July 2015 Philippine Competition Act
18 August
RA 10669 Declared the 18 August as Jesse Robredo Day
2015
26 August
RA 10676 Student-Athletes Protection Act
2015
27 August
RA 10679 Youth Entrepreneurship Act
2015
15 October
RA 10687 Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST) Act
2015
20 October
RA 10688 Metallurgical Engineering Act of 2015
2015
23 October
RA 10690 The Forestry Profession Act
2015
3 November
RA 10692 PAGASA Modernization Act of 2015
2015
3 November
RA 10693 Microfinance NGOs Act
2015
13 November
RA 10697 Strategic Trade Management Act
2015
13 November
RA 10698 Naval Architecture Law
2015
13 November
RA 10699 National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act
2015
26 November
RA 10706 Seafarers Protection Act
2015
9 December
RA 10708 The Tax Incentives Management and Transparency Act
2015
15 January
RA 10742 Sangguniang Kabatan (SK) Reforms Act of 2015
2016
29 January
RA 10742 Declared the 5 October as National Teachers' Day
2016
6 February
RA 10744 Credit Surety Fund Cooperative Act of 2015
2016
RA 10747 3 March 2016 Rare Diseases Act of the Philippines
RA 10752 7 March 2016 The Right-of-Way Act
RA 10756 8 April 2016 Election Service Reform Act
RA 10767 26 April 2016 Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Plan Act
RA 10771 29 April 2016 Philippine Green Jobs Act of 2016
RA 10786 3 May 2016 Declaring Every 4th Week of September as the National Thyroid Cancer Awareness Week
RA 10789 3 May 2016 Racehorse Jockeys Retirement Act
RA 10801 10 May 2016 Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Act
RA 10816 16 May 2016 Farm Tourism Development Act of 2016
RA 10817 16 May 2016 Philippine Halal Export Development and Promotion Act of 2016
RA 10821 18 May 2016 Children's Emergency Relief and Protection Act
RA 10844 23 May 2016 Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Act of 2015
RA 10845 23 May 2016 Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016
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RA 10862 25 May 2016 Nutrition and Dietetics Law of 2016
RA 10863 31 May 2016 Customs Modernization and Tariff Act (CMTA) of 2016
RA 10866 31 May 2016 Batanes Responsible Tourism Act
RA 10867 23 June 2016 National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Reorganization and Modernization Act of 2016
RA 10868 23 June 2016 Centenarians Act of 2016
RA 10869 29 June 2016 JobStart Philippines Act
RA 10870 17 July 2016 Philippine Credit Card Industry Regulation Law
RA 10871 17 July 2016 Basic Life Support Training in Schools Act
RA 10879 17 July 2016 MIMAROPA Act
RA 10883 17 July 2016 New Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016
Closed Captions Requirement in Television on Television Stations and Television Programs
RA 10905 21 July 2016
Producers Act
RA 10907 21 July 2016 Camiguin Tourism Development Act
RA 10908 21 July 2016 Integrated History Act of 2016
RA 10909 21 July 2016 No Shortchanging Act of 2016
RA 10911 21 July 2016 Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act
RA 10912 21 July 2016 Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016
RA 10913 21 July 2016 Anti-Distracted Driving Act of 2016
RA 10915 21 July 2016 Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Act of 2016
RA 10916 21 July 2016 Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016
RA 10918 21 July 2016 Philippine Pharmacy Act
RA 10919 21 July 2016 University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTSP) Act
RA 10922 22 July 2016 Economic and Financial Literacy Act
15 October
RA 10923 An act postponing the October 2016 Barangay and SK Elections
2016
RA 10927 14 July 2017 An act which puts casinos under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) of 2001
An act extending the passport validity and amending section 10 of Republic Act No. 8239
RA 10928 2 August 2017
or the Passport Act of 1996
RA 10929 2 August 2017 Free Internet Access in Public Places Act of 2017
An act amends Section 23 of the Land Transportation and Traffic Code (Republic Act No.
RA 10930 2 August 2017
4136) to extend the validity period of drivers’ licenses
RA 10931 4 August 2017 Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act of 2017
An act amends the Batasan Pambansa No. 702 to prohibit demand of deposits or advance
RA 10932 4 August 2017
payments for the confinement or treatment of patients in hospitals and medical cases
30 August An act amends the Revised Penal Code with the new adjusts fines, as well as the amount
RA 10951
2017 or the value of the property and damage on which a penalty is set
RA 10952 2 October 2017 An act postponing the 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections
19 December
RA 10962 Gift Check Act of 2017
2017
19 December
RA 10963 Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act of 2017
2017
28 December Declaring 8 December as the special non-working holiday in the entire country to
RA 10966
2017 commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
16 January
RA 10968 Philippine Qualification Framework Act of 2017
2018
2 February
RA 10969 Free Irrigation Service Act of 2017
2018
An act that allowing the Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and the Criminal
RA 10973 1 March 2018 Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Director and Deputy Director for Administration
to issue subpoenas.
Declaring 23 January of every year as a special working holiday in commemoration of the
RA 11014 5 April 2018 establishment of the First Philippine Republic on 23 January 1899 at the Barasoain
Church in Malolos City, Bulacan.
RA 11032 28 May 2018 Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act of 2018
RA 11035 11 June 2018 Balik Scientist Program Act of 2018
RA 11036 20 June 2018 Philippine Mental Health Act of 2018
RA 11037 20 June 2018 Masustansyang Pagkain para sa Batang Pilipino Act of 2018
 Designatio Date
Result
n passed
Declaring 27 April as a special working holiday throughout the country and a special non-
working holiday in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, in commemoration of the victory of Lapu-
RA 11040 29 June 2018
Lapu and his men over the Spaniards led by Ferdinand Magellan in the historic Battle of
Mactan on 27 April 1521.
RA 11050 29 June 2018 Anti-Hazing Act of 2018
RA 11052 29 June 2018 Estabishing the Professional Regulatory Board of Food Technology (PRBFT)
RA 11054 26 July 2018 Bangsamoro Organic Law
RA 11055 6 August 2018 Philippine Identification System Act
17 August
RA 11058 An act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards
2018
30 October
RA 11106 Filipino Sign Language Act of 2018
2018
30 October
RA 11127 National Payment Systems Act
2018
8 November
RA 11131 Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018
2018
29 November
RA 11148 Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act of 2018
2018
20 December Declaring the last Monday of January as a special working holiday in the entire country to
RA 11163
2018 commemorate the National Bible Day
20 December An act that the increase of the pensions of 6,000 eligible living senior veterans of World
RA 11164
2018 War II, Korean and Vietnam War, from P5,000 to P20,000.
20 December
RA 11165 The Telecommuting Act of 2018
2018
20 December
RA 11166 Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act of 2018
2018