Senator Gregorio Honasan II's Platform and Achievements

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Senator Gregorio B. Honasan, II Soldier and Statesman As a soldier, Senator Honasan saw action in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and earned a number of medals, awards, decorations and commendations for gallantry in action including three Distinguished Conduct Stars, Gold Cross medals and Wounded Personnel Medals sustained in combat. In 1985 he was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men given by the Philippine Jaycees. In 1986, he was one of the principal players of the EDSA revolution as one of the leaders of the RAM (Reform the Armed Forces Movement) that broke away from the martial law government. He was awarded the Presidential Commendation Medal for Government Service by then President Corazon C. Aquino. He became Senator in 1995, the first truly independent candidate in Philippine political history to win in national elections. He was re-elected in 2001, and again in 2007. He is principal author and co-author of, among others, the Clean Air Act of 1999, Clean Water Act, the National Security Policy, Disaster Risk Reduction Management Act of 2009, the Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms Law (CARPER). He is shepherding the Freedom of Information Act which he now refers to as the POGI Bill – People’s Ownership of Government Information Act, the National Mapping and Resource Authority Law and the Land Use Act. Senator Honasan has also proposed a Mini-Marshall Plan for Mindanao to help jumpstart economic development, peace and order, and political unity. The proposal will also help end centuries of armed conflict and terrorism.

Senator Honasan is currently the Chairperson of the Senate Committees on Agrarian Reform, Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, and Public Information and Mass Media. He likewise chairs three oversight committees, specifically the Congressional Oversight Committees on Agrarian Reform and Dangerous Drugs, as well as the Joint Oversight Committee on the Human Security Act. He is Vice-Chairperson of the Senate Committees on Local Government, Civil Service and Government Reorganization, Health and Demography, National Defense and Security, Public Works, Rules, and Amateur Sports Competitiveness and a member of 19 major permanent committees and ten oversight committees. Senator Honasan is for God, Country and Family as core principles of citizenship coupled with values of Faith, Hope and Love. He is a staunch advocate for the environment, social reforms, national security, good governance, education and public health, youth and sports development recognizing that as a proud sovereign nation our most strategic and precious resource are our children. He is married to Jane Umali of Pagsanjan, Laguna, a medical technologist by vocation and an interior designer by training. They have five children and three grandchildren.

Birthday: March 14, 1948 Birthplace: Baguio City Parents: Colonel Romeo Honasan and Alice Ballesteros Education: San Beda College and the Dominican School, Taipei, Taiwan (Grade School);Don Bosco High School, Mandaluyong (High School-With Honors); University of the Philippines, (Economics); Philippine Military Academy (Graduated “Class Baron,” the recipient of the institution’s highest leadership award); Asian Institute of Management (MBA, With Distinction)Speech:http://www.youtube.com/watch?

"We have to persevere, for if not, everything that happened in our time would be meaningless.

Bonifacio would have died for nothing if we gave up.

The minimum requirement for nation building is sacrifice."

SENATOR GREGORIO “GRINGO” HONASAN, II

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SENATOR GREGORIO “GRINGO” HONASAN, IIAGRARIAN REFORM

AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM (CARP), BY PROVIDING AUGMENTATION FUND THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 63 OF REPUBLIC ACT 6657, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “THE CARP LAW OF 1988.”

NATIONAL SECURITY

AN ACT PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES BY INCREASING THE RATE OF BASE PAY AND OTHER BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROFESSIONALISM IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES BY INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF GENERALS/FLAG

OFFICERS IN THE AFP TABLE OF ORGANIZATION, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-ONE EIGHTY SIX (R.A. 8186), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PROVIDING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SECURITIZATION AND GRANTING FOR THIS PURPOSE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

AN ACT REGULATING THE ISSUANCE AND USE OF ACCESS DEVICES, PROHIBITING FRAUDULENT ACTS COMMITTED RELATIVE THERETO, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE. AN ACT PROHIBITING PROFILING AS WELL AS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS ON ACCOUNT OF ETHNIC

OR RACIAL ORIGIN AND/OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION OR BELIEF.

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 29, 94, 97, 98 AND 99 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE.

AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF FINANCING OF TERRORISMS PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF FINANCING OF TERRORISM, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE WIRETAPPING, INTERCEPTION AND RECORDING OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE OF PUSHERS, MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND FINANCIERS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

PLATFORM TRACKRECORD




SENATOR GREGORIO “GRINGO” HONASAN, IIGOOD GOVERNANCEAN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF MONEY LAUNDERING PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEM OF OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING BY QUALIFIED CITIZENS OF THE PHILIPPINES ABROAD, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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.

AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR JUSTICES, JUDGES AND ALL OTHER POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIARY WITH THE EQUIVALENT RANK OF JUSTICES OF THE COURT OF APPEALS AND JUDGES OF THE

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, AND OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, BY EXCLUDING SEVERAL SERVICES FROM THE COVERAGE OF THE VALUE-ADDED TAX AND RE-IMPOSING THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX ON BANKS AND NON-BANK FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES PERFORMING QUASI-BANKING FUNCTIONS AND OTHER NON-BANK FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2004

AN ACT ELIMINATING THE PREPARATORY RECALL ASSEMBLY AS A MODE OF INSTITUTING RECALL OF ELECTIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 70 AND 71, CHAPTER 5, TITLE ONE, BOOK I OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991’, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF

SPECIAL ALLOWANCES FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE AND THE STATE COUNSELS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT INCREASING THE PENALTIES FOR ILLEGAL NUMBERS GAMES, AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1602, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A FIXED DATE FOR THE REGULAR ELECTIONS OF REGIONAL GOVERNOR, REGIONAL VICE-GOVERNOR AND MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) ELECTED ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1996 FURTHER AMENDING 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.





GOOD GOVERNANCEAN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LIGAO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LIGAO.

AN ACT NAMING THE 2ND MANDAUE-MACTAN BRIDGE IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU AS THE MARCELO B. FERNAN BRIDGE.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE, BULACAN INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE.

AN ACT RESETTING THE REGULAR ELECTIONS FOR ELECTIVE OFFICIALS OF THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO TO COINCIDE WITH THE GENERAL ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THE SECOND MONDAY OF MAY, 2001.

AN ACT CREATING THE CITY OF SORSOGON BY MERGING THE MUNICIPALITIES OF BACON AND SORSOGON IN THE PROVINCE OF SORSOGON AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CANDON, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CANDON.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF TABACO, PROVINCE OF ALBAY INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF TABACO.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF KORONADAL, SOUTH COTABATO PROVINCE, INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF KORONADAL.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MASBATE INTO A COMPONENT CITY OF THE PROVINCE OF MASBATE TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF MASBATE.

AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF MASBATE INTO A COMPONENT CITY OF THE PROVINCE

OF MASBATE TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF MASBATE.AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CAUAYAN, PROVINCE OF ISABELA INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY CAUAYAN.

AN ACT TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 10 AND 11 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9160, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ACT OF 2001', AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE PEOPLE'S RIGHT OF OWNERSHIP OVER INFORMATION HELD BY THE PEOPLE'S GOVERNMENT. AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE THROUGH THE EMPOWERMENT OF NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS (NGOS) AND PEOPLE'S ORGANIZATIONS (POS), INSTITUTING FOR THE PURPOSE A BOTTOM-UP MECHANISM IN CRAFTING DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO DECRIMINALIZE LIBEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

SOCIAL REFORM

AN ACT DECLARING DECEMBER 4 TO 10 AS NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK IN THE COUNTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR AND AFFORDING STRONGER PROTECTION FOR THE WORKING CHILD, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7610, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SPECIAL PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AGAINST CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND DISCRIMINATION ACT.

AN ACT TO DECRIMINALIZE SQUATTING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTS, THEREBY REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 772, ENTITLED

‘PENALIZING SQUATTING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTS’.

AN ACT TO RECOGNIZE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES/INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INDIGENOUS CULTURAL COMMUNITIES’/INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S RIGHTS ACT OF 1996, ESTABLISH IMPLEMENTING MECHANISM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE THE DONATION OF FOOD FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PROTECTION TO THE HOUSEHELPERS THEREBY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 141, 142, 143, 148, AND 151 OF CHAPTER III OF P.D. 442, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES.

PUBLIC HEALTH

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE NURSING PROFESSION, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7164, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE NURSING ACT OF 1991 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6425, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 1972, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT REGULATING THE PACKAGING, USE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENTS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE MEAT INSPECTION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY, ORDAINING FOR THIS PURPOSE ‘A MEAT INSPECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES’ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.






BUSINESS AND FINANCEAN ACT PROMULGATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOOTWEAR, LEATHER GOODS AND TANNERY INDUSTRIES, PROVIDING INCENTIVES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BY EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVITY OF TAX INCENTIVES AND ITS MANDATED FUNDING SUPPORT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 109 AND 112 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8435.

AN ACT PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE DOMESTIC SHIPPING, SHIPBUILDING, SHIP REPAIR AND SHIP BREAKING, ORDAINING REFORMS IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES TOWARDS SHIPPING IN THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7471, ENTITLED ‘AN ACCT TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS SHIPPING’ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND USE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMERCIAL LAW AND NON-COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS, PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL USE THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT DEREGULATING THE DOWNSTREAM OIL INDUSTRY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF, AND ASSISTANCE TO SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES, AMENDING FOR THAT PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6977, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “MAGNA CARTA FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES”, AND OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE (PITAHC) TO ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE IN THE PHILIPPINES, PROVIDING FOR A TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTH CARE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PRESCRIBING URGENT RELATED MEASURES TO MODERNIZE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTORS OF THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFITABILITY, AND PREPARE SAID SECTORS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION THROUGH AND ADEQUATE, FOCUSED AND RATIONAL DELIVERY OF NECESSARY SUPPORT SERVICES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SUGAR CANE INDUSTRY, ESTABLISHING THE SUGAR CANE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT FUND, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.1890, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

NATIONAL SECURITYAN ACT PROMOTING THE WELFARE OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES BY INCREASING THE RATE OF BASE PAY AND OTHER

BENEFITS OF ITS OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PROFESSIONALISM IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES BY INCREASING THE PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF GENERALS/FLAG OFFICERS IN THE AFP TABLE OF ORGANIZATION, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTY-ONE EIGHTY SIX (R.A. 8186), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PROVIDING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR SECURITIZATION AND GRANTING FOR THIS PURPOSE EXEMPTIONS FROM THE OPERATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

AN ACT REGULATING THE ISSUANCE AND USE OF ACCESS DEVICES, PROHIBITING FRAUDULENT ACTS COMMITTED RELATIVE THERETO, PROVIDING PENALTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLE 39 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE.

AN ACT PROHIBITING PROFILING AS WELL AS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS ON ACCOUNT OF ETHNIC OR RACIAL ORIGIN AND/OR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION OR BELIEF.

AN ACT AMENDING ARTICLES 29, 94, 97, 98 AND 99 OF ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE REVISED PENAL CODE.

AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF FINANCING OF TERRORISMS PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT DEFINING THE CRIME OF FINANCING OF TERRORISM, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE WIRETAPPING, INTERCEPTION AND RECORDING OF COMMUNICATIONS AND SURVEILLANCE OF PUSHERS, MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS AND FINANCIERS OF DANGEROUS DRUGS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.






PUBLIC HEALTH

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE MEAT INSPECTION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY, ORDAINING FOR THIS PURPOSE ‘A MEAT INSPECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES’ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE BY MOTORISTS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC VEHICLES TO USE SEATBELT DEVICES, AND REQUIRING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL SEATBELT DEVICES IN ALL THEIR MANUFACTURED VEHICLES.

AN ACT INSTITUTING AN INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL SOLID WASTE COUNCILS AND THE NECESSARY MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.


AN ACT BANNING THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES WITH RIGHT-HAND STEERING WHEEL IN ANY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STREET ROAD OR HIGHWAY, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE TO BE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES', APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10054, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MOTORCYCLE HELMET ACT OF

2009. YOUTH AND FAMILY

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) FOR TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7077 AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT ALLOWING ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN TO USE THE SURNAME OF THEIR FATHER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES’.

AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES’ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

CHILDREN’S MEDIA ACT OF 1996.

HOUSINGAN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LANDS.

PROFESSIONS


AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R.A. NO, 7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994’.

AN ACT REPEALING THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS TO THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) AND BUREAU OF JAIL

MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP).

AN ACT REPEALING THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP).

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9049, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT GRANTING MONTHLY GRATUITY AND PRIVILEGES TO AN AWARDEE OF THE MEDAL OF VALOR' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE SYSTEM AS THE PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF ALL POLICE, FIRE AND JAIL PERSONNEL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT REPEALING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, AND BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION.

HERITAGE CONSERVATION

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL MUSEUM SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR ITS PERMANENT HOME AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT SAFEGUARDING THE TRADITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.


AN ACT TO INCLUDE ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE






PUBLIC HEALTH

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE MEAT INSPECTION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY, ORDAINING FOR THIS PURPOSE ‘A MEAT INSPECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES’ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT REQUIRING THE MANDATORY COMPLIANCE BY MOTORISTS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC VEHICLES TO USE SEATBELT DEVICES, AND REQUIRING VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL SEATBELT DEVICES IN ALL THEIR MANUFACTURED VEHICLES.

AN ACT INSTITUTING AN INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, CREATING THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL SOLID WASTE COUNCILS AND THE NECESSARY MECHANISMS AND INCENTIVES, DECLARING CERTAIN ACTS PROHIBITED AND PROVIDING PENALTIES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.


AN ACT BANNING THE REGISTRATION AND OPERATION OF VEHICLES WITH RIGHT-HAND STEERING WHEEL IN ANY PRIVATE AND PUBLIC STREET ROAD OR HIGHWAY, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT CREATING A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE TO BE KNOWN AS THE 'NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES', APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10054, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MOTORCYCLE HELMET ACT OF

2009.

YOUTH AND FAMILYAN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM (NSTP) FOR TERTIARY LEVEL STUDENTS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7077 AND PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1706, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT ALLOWING ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN TO USE THE SURNAME OF THEIR FATHER, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 176 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 209, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘FAMILY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES’.

AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES’ AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

CHILDREN’S MEDIA ACT OF 1996.

HOUSINGAN ACT FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LANDS.

PROFESSIONS


AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER SEVENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIX (R.A. NO, 7836), OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘PHILIPPINE TEACHERS PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 1994’.

AN ACT REPEALING THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS TO THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

(BFP) AND BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP).

AN ACT REPEALING THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP).

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS IN REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9049, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'AN ACT GRANTING MONTHLY GRATUITY AND PRIVILEGES TO AN AWARDEE OF THE MEDAL OF VALOR' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT INSTITUTING THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE SYSTEM AS THE PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF ALL POLICE, FIRE AND JAIL PERSONNEL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT REPEALING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY, AND BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION.

HERITAGE CONSERVATION

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL MUSEUM SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR ITS PERMANENT HOME AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT SAFEGUARDING THE TRADITIONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES.


AN ACT TO INCLUDE ETHNIC ORIGIN IN THE NATIONAL SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE






EDUCATION, SPORTS, ARTS, WORSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYAN ACT CREATING THE FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT DECLARING THE FIRST DAY OF SHAWWAL, THE TENTH MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, A NATIONAL HOLIDAY FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL FITR, AND THE TENTH DAY OF SHUL HIJJA, THE TWELFTH MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, A REGIONAL HOLIDAY IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (ARMM) FOR THE OBSERVANCE OF EIDUL ADHA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26, CHAPTER 7 OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT REGULATING OPTICAL MEDIA, REORGANIZING FOR THIS PURPOSE THE VIDEOGRAM REGULATORY BOARD, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE UNIFORM COMPOSITION AND POWERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARDS, THE MANNER OF APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF CHARTERED STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT PRESCRIBING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE AND ESTABLISHING THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE, PROVIDING FOR ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND OTHER PURPOSES.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OUT OF THE INTEGRATION OF THE RAMON MAGSAYSAY POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF IBA, THE WESTERN LUZON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF

SAN MARCELINO AND THE CANDELARIA SCHOOL OF FISHERIES IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CANDELARIA, ALL IN THE PROVINCES OF ZAMBALES, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 6728, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘AN ACT PROVIDING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN PRIVATE EDUCATION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,” ESTABLISHING A FUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBSIDIZING SALARIES OF PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7306, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHARTER OF THE PEOPLE'S TELEVISION NETWORK, INCORPORATED.

AN ACT PROHIBITING AND PENALIZING UNAUTHORIZED INTERCEPTION, RECEPTION OR USE OF ANY SIGNAL OR SERVICE OVER A CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM OR CABLE INTERNET SYSTEM AND/OR NETWORK, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.





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