June 1948

115republic acts
  1. 01RA 318CHEMICAL ENGINEERING LAWAn Act to Regulate the Practice of Chemical Engineering in the Philippines, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  2. 02RA 314An Act to Allot National Funds for the Repair, Maintenance, and Construction of Municipal Roads.
    In Force
  3. 03RA 312An Act Providing for Revised Salary Allocations and Automatic Salary Increases for Public School Officials, Teachers, and Other School Personnel of the Government of the Philippines.
    In Force
  4. 04RA 313An Act Providing for the Establishment of a School of Fisheries in Catbalogan, Samar, and Appropriating the Necessary Funds Therefor.
    In Force
  5. 05RA 311An Act Abolishing the People'S Court and the Office of Special Prosecutors, Providing for the Trial and Disposition of Treason Cases Not Embraced by Proclamation Numbered Fifty-One Granting Amnesty to Political and Economic Collaborators, Creating Positions of Special Attorneys in the Office of the Solicitor General and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
    In Force
  6. 06RA 317An Act to Grant to the Municipality of Dingras, Ilocos Norte, a Franchise for an Electric Light, Heat, and Power System Within Its Territorial Jurisdiction.
    In Force
  7. 07RA 316An Act to Grant to Vigan Electric Light Company a Franchise for an Electric Light, Heat, and Power System in the Municipalities of Vigan, Caoayan, Bantay, San Vicente and Sta. Catalina, Province of Ilocos Sur.
    In Force
  8. 08RA 315An Act to Amend Sections Eighty-Nine and Ninety-One of Commonwealth Act Numbered One, as Amended, and to Provide Additional Funds for the Increase in the Pay and Allowances of Enlisted Men of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
    In Force
  9. 09RA 319An Act to Lift the Prohibition to Export Fibers (Buntal) or Filaments of the Plant Commonly Known as “buri”, Amending Thereby Commonwealth Act Numbered Five Hundred and Eighty-Five.
    In Force
  10. 10RA 321An Act Creating the City of Ozamiz
    In Force
  11. 11RA 322An Act Changing the Name of Plaza Guipit in the City of Manila to Cayetano Arellano.
    In Force
  12. 12RA 320An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines During the Period from July 1, 1948 to June 30, 1949 and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  13. 13RA 308An Act to Amend Section Three of Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-Six as Amended, to Specify What Horses May Participate in the Grand Derby Races Held by the Philippine Anti-Tuberculosis Society.
    In Force
  14. 14RA 305An Act Creating the City of Naga
    In Force
  15. 15RA 304An Act to Provide for the Registration of the Claims of All Officers and Employees of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Its Branches and Instrumentalities and the Corporations Owned or Controlled by the Government and Those of the Free Local Civil Governments, Provincial and Municipal, Duly Organized for Purposes of Resistance Against the Enemy, to Salaries and Wages During the Enemy or Japanese Occupation of the Philippines and to Provide for the Manner of Their Settlement.
    In Force
  16. 16RA 306An Act Creating the City of Legaspi
    In Force
  17. 17RA 307An Act to Amend Sections Six and Ten of Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Five.
    In Force
  18. 18RA 309An Act to Regulate Horse-Racing in the Philippines.
    In Force
  19. 19RA 310An Act Recreating the Revolving Fund, Known as "the Public Land Survey and Subdivision Fund," Intended to Hasten the Subdivision of Public Agricultural Land as Provided for Under Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred Thirty, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  20. 20RA 303An Act Appropriating the Sum of Four Hundred Thousand Pesos for the Maintenance of the Pili Agricultural School, Camarines Sur, the Guinobatan Rural High School, Albay, Sta. Maria Agricultural School, Ilocos Sur, Lombatan Agricultural School, Lanao, Upi Agricultural School, Cotabato, Indang Rural High School, Cavite, and the San Carlos Rural High School, Pangasinan.
    In Force
  21. 21RA 296The Judiciary Act of 1948
    In Force
  22. 22RA 297An Act Creating the Municipality of Madalag in the Province of Capiz
    In Force
  23. 23RA 298An Act Appropriating Funds to Subsidize Charity Beds for Indigent Persons in Private Hospitals Located in Towns, Places, or Localities Far from Any Provincial Hospital.
    In Force
  24. 24RA 300An Act to Amend Sections Seven, Eight, Nine, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, and Thirty-Seven of Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred Twenty-Six as Amended.
    In Force
  25. 25RA 301An Act to Establish, Organize and Maintain One National Junior Agricultural High School in Bunawan, Province of Agusan.
    In Force
  26. 26RA 302An Act to Appropriate the Sum of Three Million Pesos as Additional Capital for the National Tobacco Corporation.
    In Force
  27. 27RA 299An Act Appropriating Two Hundred Thousand Pesos for the Prevention and Control of Schistosomiasis.
    In Force
  28. 28RA 280An Act Authorizing the Municipal Board of the City of Manila to Impose a Municipal Tax, Not to Exceed One-Half of One Per Centum, on the Total Amount of Premiums Received by Fire Insurance Companies on Properties Situated in Manila, the Proceeds of Which Shall Be Utilized Exclusively for the Acquisition of Fire-Fighting Equipment for the City Fire Department, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  29. 29RA 288An Act Creating the City of Basilan
    In Force
  30. 30RA 289An Act Providing for the Construction of a National Pantheon for Presidents of the Philippines, National Heroes and Patriots of the Country.
    In Force
  31. 31RA 291An Act to Provide for the Procurement, Promotion and Elimination of Regular Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  32. 32RA 292An Act Creating the Municipality of Placer in the Province of Masbate
    In Force
  33. 33RA 295An Act Exempting from the Payment of Specific Taxes Educational Films for Visual Education and Any Reversal Film Used in Amateur Photography by Amending Further Section One Hundred Forty-Six of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four Hundred Sixty-Six, as Amended by Section Twelve of Republic Act Numbered Fifty-Six.
    In Force
  34. 34RA 294An Act to Amend Section Sixty-Six of Act Numbered Four Thousand Three, Entitled "an Act to Amend and Compile the Law Relating to Fish and Other Aquatic Resources of the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes" as Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Four Hundred Seventy-One.
    In Force
  35. 35RA 290An Act Creating the Municipality of Motiong, Province of Samar
    In Force
  36. 36RA 287An Act to Authorize the Reclamation of Foreshore and Marshy Lands by the Municipality of Catbalogan, Province of Samar.
    In Force
  37. 37RA 278An Act to Rehabilitate the Ormoc Electric Company Organized Under Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Seventy by Extending the Term of Its Franchise to Twenty-Five Years from the Date of Its Expiration on March Four, Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-Three.
    In Force
  38. 38RA 277An Act Further Amending Section Sixteen Hundred and Seventy-Five of the Revised Administrative Code, Fixing Salaries of Provincial Fiscals.
    In Force
  39. 39RA 279An Act to Extend the Effects of the Provisions of Act Numbered Forty-One Hundred and Sixty-Six, Entitled "an Act to Provide for the Limitation, Regulation, and Allocation of Sugar Produced in the Philippine Islands, and for the Processing and Marketing Thereof, and for Other Purposes," as Amended.
    In Force
  40. 40RA 281An Act Creating the Municipality of San Policarpo in the Province of Samar
    In Force
  41. 41RA 284An Act Amending Section Eleven Hundred and Fifty-One of the Revised Adminis-Trative Code, as Amended by Act Numbered Thirty-One Hundred and Six, and Commonwealth Acts Numbered One Hundred and Seventy-Five, Six Hundred and Sixty-Eight and Six Hundred and Seventy-Seven, by Adding San Fernando, Province of La Union, as Port of Entry, and Appropriating Funds Therefor.
    In Force
  42. 42RA 282An Act Further Amending Section Sixteen Hundred and Seventy-Four of the Revised Administrative Code.
    In Force
  43. 43RA 283An Act Amending Section One of Republic Act Numbered Fifty-Eight
    In Force
  44. 44RA 285An Act Creating the Municipality of Tangalan in the Province of Capiz
    In Force
  45. 45RA 286An Act Creating the Municipality of Molave in the Province of Zamboanga and Making Said Municipality the Capital of the Province.
    In Force
  46. 46RA 293An Act Authorizing the Sale of Marshy Lands or Lands Under Water Bordering on Shores or Banks of Navigable Lakes or Rivers.
    In Force
  47. 47RA 222An Act Authorizing the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, Through the People'S Homesite and Housing Corporation, to Guarantee Not More Than Fifty Per Cent of the Losses Which May Be Sustained on Loans Granted by Banks and Credit Institutions to Finance Home Construction and/or Ownership, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  48. 48RA 263An Act Converting the Municipal Districts of Concord and Hinabangan, Province of Samar, into a Regular Municipality.
    In Force
  49. 49RA 274An Act Authorizing the Director of Lands to Subdivide the Lands Within Military Reservations Belonging to the Republic of the Philippines Which Are No Longer Needed for Military Purposes, and to Dispose of the Same by Sale Subject to Certain Conditions, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  50. 50RA 262An Act to Recreate the Former Municipality of Mercedes, Province of Samar
    In Force
  51. 51RA 264An Act to Create the Municipality of Can-Avid in the Province of Samar
    In Force
  52. 52RA 265An Act Establishing the Central Bank of the Philippines, Defining Its Powers in the Administration of the Monetary and Banking System, Amending the Pertinent Provisions of the Administrative Code with Respect to the Currency and the Bureau of Banking, and for Other Purposes.
  53. 53RA 266An Act Appropriating Such Sums as May from Time to Time Be Released by the Central Bank Representing Excess Monetary Reserves, and Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Issue Bonds, Certificates or Other Evidences of Indebtedness Covering Such Amounts.
    In Force
  54. 54RA 267An Act Authorizing Cities and Municipalities to Contract Loans for the Purpose of Purchasing or Expropriating Home Sites and Subdividing Them for Resale at Cost.
    In Force
  55. 55RA 268An Act Creating the Municipality of El Salvador, Province of Misamis Oriental.
    In Force
  56. 56RA 269An Act Creating the Municipality of Jiabong, Province of Samar
    In Force
  57. 57RA 270An Act to Amend Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred and Forty-Seven Granting Maternity Leave to Women Who Are in the Service of the Government or of Any of Its Instrumentalities Under Temporary Appointments.
    In Force
  58. 58RA 271An Act to Abolish the Merit and Trial Board in the City of Manila, to Restore the Police Department Thereof to Its Status Prior to the Approval of Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred Ninety-Eight, Repealing for the Purpose Said Act, and Reviving the Provisions of the Administrative Code, Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred Seventy-Seven, and All Other Acts or Parts of Acts Which Were Expressly or Impliedly Repealed by Commonwealth Act Numbered Six Hundred Ninety-Eight.
    In Force
  59. 59RA 272An Act Further Amending Section Two Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-Five of the Revised Administrative Code, as Last Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Five Hundred and Thirty-Seven.
    In Force
  60. 60RA 273An Act Amending Sections One Hundred Ninety-Seven and Two Hundred of Act Numbered Two Thousand Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Otherwise Known as "the Insurance Act," and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  61. 61RA 275An Act Changing the Name of the Bureau of Banking to That of the "Office of the Insurance Commissioner," Providing for the Assessment upon Insurance Companies to Cover the Excess of the Expenses of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner Relating to Insurance Companies, Agents and Insurance Matters Over Its Income from Certain Sources, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  62. 62RA 276An Act to Amend Certain Sections of Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred and Fifty-Eight, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Charter of the City of Iloilo.
    In Force
  63. 63RA 260An Act Appropriating the Sum of Fifty-Six Million Twenty Thousand Pesos for Public Works.
    In Force
  64. 64RA 252An Act to Change the Name of the Municipality of Luzurriaga, Province of Negros Oriental, to That of "Valencia."
    In Force
  65. 65RA 253An Act Amending Sections One Hundred and Eighty-Three and One Hundred and Ninety of the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended.
    In Force
  66. 66RA 254An Act Authorizing the Municipality of Catbalogan, Province of Samar, to Acquire Such Land or Lands as May Be Necessary for the Establishment of a Workmen'S Barrio and Boys' Town in Said Municipality.
    In Force
  67. 67RA 255An Act Extending the Term of the Franchise in Pursuance to the Authority Granted Under Legislative Act Numbered Three Thousand Two Hundred and Fifteen to Gabriel T. Hernandez, and Later Taken Over by the Cacho and Hidalgo Copartnership to Construct, Maintain, and Operate an Electric Light, Heat, and Power System in the Municipality of Daet, Province of Camarines Norte.
    In Force
  68. 68RA 256An Act Granting Felix Maronilla, Jr., a Franchise for an Electric Light, Heat and Power System in Libon, Albay.
    In Force
  69. 69RA 259An Act to Amend Section Five of Republic Act Numbered Thirty-Six
    In Force
  70. 70RA 257An Act Converting the Sitio of Tagcatong in the Municipality of Nasipit, Agusan, into a Barrio to Be Known as "Barrio Tagcatong."
    In Force
  71. 71RA 258An Act Granting Domiciano B. De Jesus and Emilio Olores a Franchise for an Electric Light, Heat and Power System in the Municipality of Bani, Province of Pangasinan.
    In Force
  72. 72RA 261An Act to Amend Section One Hundred Eighty-Nine of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four Hundred Sixty-Six, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended.
    In Force
  73. 73RA 240An Act Providing for the Attachment of the Property of the Defendant in Criminal Action, by Amending for This Purpose the Rules of Court.
    In Force
  74. 74RA 241An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Five of Act Numbered Thirty-Six Hundred and Thirteen, Otherwise Known as "the Marriage Law," by Extending the Period of the Exemption from the Formal Requirements of Marriage Granted Therein to Mohammedans and Pagans.
    In Force
  75. 75RA 242An Act to Amend Certain Provisions of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four Hundred and Eight, Otherwise Known as the Articles of War.
    In Force
  76. 76RA 244An Act to Amend the Charter of the City of Cebu
    In Force
  77. 77RA 243An Act to Amend Section Twenty-Nine of Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven, Otherwise Known as the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended by Republic Act Numbered Fifty-Seven.
    In Force
  78. 78RA 246An Act Appropriating Fifty Thousand Pesos to Defray the Expenses of a State Funeral for Manuel Roxas and for the Erection of a Temporary Mausoleum to Contain His Remains.
    In Force
  79. 79RA 245An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Finance to Borrow to Meet Public Expenditures Authorized by Law, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  80. 80RA 247An Act to Amend Act Numbered Thirty-Eight Hundred and Ninety-Three, Entitled "Bonded Warehouse Act," Extending the Scope and Purview Thereof, Providing Annual License Fee, Limiting the Use of the Word "Bonded," Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof, and Appropriating Funds Needed Therefor, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  81. 81RA 248An Act to Prohibit the Reprinting, Reproduction or Republication of Government Publications and Official Documents Without Previous Authority.
    In Force
  82. 82RA 249An Act Appropriating the Sum of Two Hundred Thousand Pesos for the Purpose of Canvassing, Locating, and Evaluating Deposits of Minerals Needed in the Development of Philippine Industries.
    In Force
  83. 83RA 250An Act Creating the Municipality of Burdeos in the Province of Quezon
    In Force
  84. 84RA 251An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Finance to Designate Officers and Employees of the Department of Finance to Perform Special Duties Relating to the Administration of Customs and Revenue Laws.
    In Force
  85. 85RA 239An Act to Provide Free Emergency Dental Treatment for Employees and Laborers of Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural Establishments, and to Penalize the Violation Thereof.
    In Force
  86. 86RA 231An Act to Raise the Fees on Transfer of Large Cattle Amending Therefor Section Five Hundred and Twenty-Eight of the Revised Administrative Code.
    In Force
  87. 87RA 229An Act to Prohibit Cockfighting, Horse Racing and Jai-Alai on the Thirtieth Day of December of Each Year and to Create a Committee to Take Charge of the Proper Celebration of Rizal Day in Every Municipality and Chartered City, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  88. 88RA 230An Act to Further Amend Section Two Thousand and Nineteen of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred and Ninety-Four, Regarding Postal Savings Bank Special Withdrawals.
    In Force
  89. 89RA 232An Act to Separate the Barrios of Ungale, Tucdao, and Inasuyan from the Municipality of Caibiran, Province of Leyte, and to Merge These Barrios with the Municipality of Kawayan, of the Same Province.
    In Force
  90. 90RA 236An Act Authorizing the President to Define the Boundaries of Nueva Vizcaya
    In Force
  91. 91RA 233An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Seventy
    In Force
  92. 92RA 234An Act to Amend the Second Paragraph of Section Twenty-Four Hundred and Thirty-Nine of the Revised Administrative Code by Fixing the Salaries of Members of the Municipal Board of the City of Manila.
    In Force
  93. 93RA 235An Act Appropriating the Sum of One Hundred Thousand Pesos to Defray the Expenses of the Special Elections to Fill Existing Vacancies in the House of Representatives Called in Proclamation Numbered Fifty-Three, Dated February Three, Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Eight, of the President of the Philippines and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  94. 94RA 238An Act to Revise the Procedure in the Adoption of Municipal Budgets, Amending Sections Twenty-Two Hundred and Ninety-Five, Twenty-Two Hundred and Ninety-Six, and Twenty-Two Hundred and Ninety-Seven of the Revised Administrative Code.
    In Force
  95. 95RA 237An Act to Amend Sections Fifty-Three, Ninety-One and Ninety-Two of the National Defense Act, as Amended.
    In Force
  96. 96RA 219An Act Amending Sections One Hundred Thirty-Three, One Hundred Thirty-Four, One Hundred Thirty-Five, and One Hundred Thirty-Seven of the National Internal Revenue Code.
    In Force
  97. 97RA 218An Act to Amend Section Two Hundred Eighty-Four and Section Two Hundred Eighty-Five-a of the Revised Administrative Code, as Amended.
    In Force
  98. 98RA 220An Act Authorizing the Municipality of Tabaco, Province of Albay, to Acquire Such Land or Lands Necessary for the Establishment of a Workmen'S Barrio in Said Municipality and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  99. 99RA 221An Act to Transfer the Barrio of Tuburan-Solbud from the Municipality of Santa Barbara to the Municipality of Zarraga, Both of the Province of Iloilo.
    In Force
  100. 100RA 223An Act to Amend Section Nineteen Hundred and Seventeen, as Amended by Commonwealth Act Numbered Three Hundred and Sixty-Two, and Section Nineteen Hundred and Nineteen of the Administrative Code, Act Numbered Twenty-Seven Hundred and Eleven.
    In Force
  101. 101RA 224An Act to Create a Public Corporation to Be Known as the ''National Airports Corporation," to Define Its Powers and Duties, to Appropriate the Necessary Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes.
    In Force
  102. 102RA 225An Act to Amend Sections Thirty-Seven and Seventy-Six of Commonwealth Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Seven, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Mining Act.
    In Force
  103. 103RA 226An Act Prohibiting the Use of the Emblem, Official Seal, and Name of the United Nations for Commercial Purposes.
    In Force
  104. 104RA 227An Act to Exempt from the Payment of Income and Other Taxes the Amounts Collected by a Taxpayer for Damages Suffered During the War
    In Force
  105. 105RA 228An Act Amending Section One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety-Two of the Revised Administrative Code Regarding Data and Documents to Be Supplied to the Bureau of Public Libraries.
    In Force
  106. 106RA 212An Act Creating the Barrio of San Juan in the Municipality of Mabini, Province of Batangas.
    In Force
  107. 107RA 209An Act to Amend the Title and Sections One, Three, Seven, Eight, and Nine of Republic Act Numbered One Hundred and Thirty-Six.
    In Force
  108. 108RA 208An Act Providing a Life Pension for Widows of Ex-Presidents of the Philippines
    In Force
  109. 109RA 210An Act Exempting Officers and Enlisted Men of the Army of the Philippines Who Served in the Armed Forces of the United States from the Payment of Income Tax on Their Compensation, Insurance, and Maintenance and Support Allowances Earned by Virtue of Such Service Corresponding to the Taxable Years Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Two to Nineteen Hundred and Forty-Five, Inclusive, and Providing for the Refund of Taxes Heretofore Collected on Income So Earned.
    In Force
  110. 110RA 213An Act to Amend Section One of Republic Act Numbered Sixteen Entitled "an Act Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Obtain Such Loans or Incur Such Indebtedness with the Government of the United States, Its Agencies and Instrumentalities as May Be Necessary to Cover Budgetary Deficits and Other Expenditures of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for Rehabilitation and Other Purposes, and Appropriating the Necessary Funds Therefor."
    In Force
  111. 111RA 211An Act Authorizing the Retirement and Redemption of the Circulating Notes Lawfully Issued by the Philippine National Bank and the Registration and Deposit of Such Notes Illegally Issued, Appropriating Funds Therefor.
    In Force
  112. 112RA 214An Act Granting Monetary Rewards to Any Person Who Shall Locate or Find the Remains of the Late Congressman Wenceslao Vinzons and Governor Roque Ablan.
    In Force
  113. 113RA 215An Act to Amend Section One of the Republic Act Numbered Eighty-One Providing a New Time Limit for the Waiver of, and/or Extension of the Period Within Which to Perform, Accomplish or Comply with, Any Term, Condition, or Stipulation Required of Locators, Holders, Lessees, Operators of Mining Claims or Concessions, and of Water Rights and Timber Concessions Connected with the Mining Industry, and the Condonation of Mining, Specific and Real Estate Taxes, Under Certain Terms and Conditions.
    In Force
  114. 114RA 216An Act to Authorize the Expenditure of the Proceeds of a Loan Now Being Applied for by the Government for the Construction of Certain Hydro-Electric Power Projects and the Erection of a Fertilizer Plant.
    In Force
  115. 115RA 217An Act to Amend Sections One Hundred and Eighty-Four and One Hundred and Eighty-Five of Commonwealth Act Numbered Four Hundred and Sixty-Six, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended.
    In Force