Laws Enacted in Dec 2015

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Documents

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THE TAX INCENTIVES MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY ACT (TIMTA)

Republic Act No. 10708

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10708 AN ACT ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY IN THE MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING OF TAX INCENTIVES ADMINISTERED BY INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10718

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10718 AN ACT SEPARATING THE KALINGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – SALEGSEG ANNEX IN BARANGAY SALEGSEG, MUNICIPALITY OF BALBALAN, PROVINCE OF KALINGA FROM THE KALINGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BALBALAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10719

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10719 AN ACT SEPARATING THE ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – ABUYO ANNEX IN BARANGAY ABUYO, MUNICIPALITY OF ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA FROM THE ALFONSO CASTAÑEDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ABUYO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10720

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10720 AN ACT SEPARATING THE STA. MARCELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL–CONSUELO ANNEX IN BARANGAY CONSUELO, MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARCELA, PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM THE STA. MARCELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS CONSUELO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10721

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10721 AN ACT SEPARATING THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – PALANDOK ANNEX IN BARANGAY PALANDOK, MUNICIPALITY OF LEON B. POSTIGO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS PALANDOK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10722

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10722 AN ACT SEPARATING THE LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – COLONGULO ANNEX IN BARANGAY COLONGULO, MUNICIPALITY OF SURALLAH, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO FROM THE LIBERTAD NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS COLONGULO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10723

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10723 AN ACT SEPARATING THE LUNA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – TUMOG ANNEX IN BARANGAY TUMOG, MUNICIPALITY OF LUNA, PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM THE LUNA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND TRADE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TUMOG NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND TRADE HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10724

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10724 AN ACT SEPARATING THE LIMBAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – STA. FE EXTENSION IN BARANGAY STA. FE, MUNICIPALITY OF NEW CORELLA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO DEL NORTE FROM THE LIMBAAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS STA. FE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10725

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10725 AN ACT SEPARATING THE KABUGAO AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL–LENNENG ANNEX IN BARANGAY LENNENG, MUNICIPALITY OF KABUGAO, PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM THE KABUGAO AGRO-INDUSTRIAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS KABUGAO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10726

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10726 AN ACT SEPARATING THE GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ANNEX IN BARANGAY PASONG BUAYA II, IMUS CITY, PROVINCE OF CAVITE FROM THE GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS GENERAL LICERIO TOPACIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10727

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10727 AN ACT SEPARATING THE SILAE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – ST. PETER ANNEX IN BARANGAY ST. PETER, CITY OF MALAYBALAY, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON FROM THE SILAE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ST. PETER NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10728

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10728 AN ACT SEPARATING THE TUKURAN TECHNICAL–VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL–TABUAN ANNEX IN BARANGAY TABUAN, MUNICIPALITY OF TUKURAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE TUKURAN TECHNICAL–VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE KNOWN AS TABUAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10729

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10729 AN ACT SEPARATING THE SAN JOSE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – DANIEL C. MANTOS ANNEX IN BARANGAY DANIEL C. MANTOS, MUNICIPALITY OF MAHAYAG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE SAN JOSE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS DANIEL C. MANTOS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10730

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10730 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY TICWAS, MUNICIPALITY OF DUMALINAO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR TO BE KNOWN AS MA. CLARA LOBREGAT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10731

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10731 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY JUBAS, MUNICIPALITY OF LIBAGON, PROVINCE OF SOUTHERN LEYTE TO BE KNOWN AS LIBAGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10732

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10732 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE CITY OF NAVOTAS, METRO MANILA TO BE KNOWN AS NAVOTAS NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10733

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10733 AN ACT CONVERTING THE ANDRES BONIFACIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BARANGAY JALANDONI-WILSON, CITY PROPER DISTRICT, ILOILO CITY INTO AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS ANDRES BONIFACIO INTEGRATED SCHOOL December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10734

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10734 AN ACT SEPARATING THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – TINUYOP ANNEX IN BARANGAY TINUYOP, MUNICIPALITY OF LEON B. POSTIGO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TINUYOP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10735

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10735 AN ACT SEPARATING THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – TALINGA ANNEX IN BARANGAY TALINGA, MUNICIPALITY OF LEON B. POSTIGO, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE FROM THE BACUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS TALINGA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10736

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10736 AN ACT SEPARATING THE HALAPITAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – LITTLE BAGUIO ANNEX IN BARANGAY LITTLE BAGUIO, MUNICIPALITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PROVINCE OF BUKIDNON FROM THE HALAPITAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS LITTLE BAGUIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10737

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10737 AN ACT SEPARATING THE PIO DALIM MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES – STA. FILOMENA ANNEX IN BARANGAY STA. FILOMENA, MUNICIPALITY OF CALANASAN, PROVINCE OF APAYAO FROM THE PIO DALIM MEMORIAL SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ARTS AND TRADES HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS STA. FILOMENA SCHOOL OF ARTS AND TRADES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10738

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10738 AN ACT SEPARATING THE MIDSALIP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL – BULORON ANNEX IN BARANGAY BULORON, MUNICIPALITY OF MIDSALIP, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR FROM THE MIDSALIP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CONVERTING IT INTO AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TO BE KNOWN AS BULORON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10739

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10739 AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN THE SCIENCE CITY OF MUÑOZ, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA, IN THE THIRD JUDICIAL REGION, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (C) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 29, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10716

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10716 AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF BATASAN HILLS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN BARANGAY BATASAN HILLS, CITY OF QUEZON, METRO MANILA TO CORAZON C. AQUINO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL December 10, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10709

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10709 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THIRTY (30) DAYS FORFEITABLE LEAVE PRIVILEGES ANNUALLY TO ALL JUDGES OF THE FIRST LEVEL COURTS December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10710

REPUBLIC ACT No. 10710 AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE CITIES OF ALAMINOS, DAGUPAN, AND SAN CARLOS, ALL SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN, IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (A) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10711

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10711 AN ACT CREATING FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT AND FIVE (5) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, TO BE STATIONED IN PASAY CITY, METRO MANILA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (D) AND SECTION 27 OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10712

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10712 AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN SORSOGON CITY, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF SORSOGON, IN THE FIFTH JUDICIAL REGION, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (F) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10713

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10713 AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION TO BE STATIONED IN PARANAQUE CITY, METRO MANILA, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (D) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10714

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10714 AN ACT CREATING AN ADDITIONAL BRANCH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF VIGAN, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, IN THE FIRST JUDICIAL REGION, FURTHER AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (A) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 09, 2015

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Republic Act No. 10715

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10715 AN ACT CREATING THREE (3) ADDITIONAL BRANCHES OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT TO BE STATIONED IN THE CITY OF BACOLOD, SITUATED IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, IN THE SIXTH JUDICIAL REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 14, PARAGRAPH (G) OF BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 129, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE JUDICIARY REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1980”, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR December 09, 2015