Major Legislative Accomplishments as of April 2010
Republic Act No. 10364 - EXPANDED ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS ACT
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 06 February 2013
The strengthened law covers attempted trafficking and accessory or accomplice liability; provides protection to trafficked victims; and establishes a permanent Secretariat to the country’s anti-trafficking efforts, among other stronger provisions.
Republic Act No. 10361 - KASAMBAHAY LAW
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 18 January 2012
This law defines labor rights and increases minimum wage of domestic workers or kasambahay. It entitles them to other social benefits, such as the SSS and Philhealth, and decent working conditions.
Republic Act No. 10174 - PEOPLE'S SURVIVAL FUND ACT
Sponsor
Signed by the President on August 2012
The PSF is a special fund in the National Treasury for the financing of activities of local governments and organizations in the areas of water resources management, land management, agriculture and fisheries, health, infrastructure development, forecasting and early warning systems, and institutional development of local governments, among other community adaptation support programs.
Republic Act No. 9994 - EXPANDED SENIOR CITIZENS ACT OF 2010
Principal Author
Signed by the President on 15 February 2010
This bill seeks to amend RA 7432, as amended by RA 9257, in order to address the above concerns of our valued senior citizens by: a) increasing the discount granted to them to thirty-two percent (32%); b) imposing stiffer penalties to pharmacies and drug stores which refuse to honor senior citizen card issued by the government; and c) providing them free vaccination against influenza virus and other pneumococcal disease prior to their discharge from any government hospital where he or she is admitted for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours for a condition unrelated to the influenza virus or pneumococcal disease.
Republic Act No. 9729 - CLIMATE CHANGE ACT OF 2009
Principal Sponsor and Author
Signed by the President on 23 October 2009
This law builds resilience to the impacts of climate change through the mainstreaming of climate change in various phases of policy formulation, development plans, poverty reduction strategies and other development tools and techniques by all agencies and instrumentalities of the government.
Republic Act No. 9513 - RENEWABLE ENERGY ACT
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 16 December 2008
This Act shall establish the framework for the accelerated development and advancement of renewable energy resources, and the development of a strategic program to increase its utilization.
Republic Act No. 9710 - MAGNA CARTA OF WOMEN
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 14 August 2009
This law provides the necessary mechanisms to enforce and guarantee the realization of women’s rights as well as adopt and undertake steps to include temporary special measures which encompass a wide variety of legislative, executive, administrative and other regulatory instruments, policies and practices aimed at accelerating the equal participation of women in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.
Republic Act No. 9501 - MAGNA CARTA FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ACT
Principal Sponsor and Author
Signed by the President on 23 May 2008
The law requires lending institutions to allocate at least eight percent of their total loan portfolio to micro and small businesses. Before the amendments, the law requires only a six percent minimum allocation for these, and a minimum two percent allocation for medium enterprises.
Republic Act No. 9711 - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 2009
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 18 August 2009
This law strengthens the regulatory capacity of the current Bureau of Food and Drugs in order to address the agency’s lack of technical capability, manpower and resources.
Republic Act No. 9509 - BARANGAY KABUHAYAN ACT
Principal Sponsor and Author
Signed by the President on 21 October 2008
This law establishes livelihood and skills training centers in the fourth, fifth and sixth class municipalities to open employment opportunities, combat poverty and improve the quality of life of Filipinos.
Republic Act No. 9512 - ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS EDUCATION ACT
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 12 December 2008
The Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), in coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and other relevant agencies, shall integrate environmental education in its school curricula at all levels, whether public or private, including in barangay daycare, preschool, non-formal, technical vocational, professional level, indigenous learning and out-of-school youth courses or programs. Environmental education shall encompass environmental concepts and principles, environmental laws, the state of international and local environment, local environmental best practices, the threats of environmental degradation and its impact on human well-being, the responsibility of the citizenry to the environment and the value of conservation, protection and rehabilitation of natural resources and the environment in the context of sustainable development.
Republic Act No. 9709 - UNIVERSAL NEWBORN HEARING SCREENING AND INTERVENTION ACT OF 2009
Principal Sponsor and Co-Author
Signed by the President on 12 August 2009
This law provides mandatory hearing loss screening to infants in order to promote the early diagnosis and intervention of congenital hearing loss and prevent the morbidity caused by the late detection and rehabilitation of the same.
Republic Act No. 9500 - UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINE CHARTER OF 2008
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 29 April 2008
This law strengthens the University of the Philippines as a national university.
Republic Act No. 9593 - TOURISM ACT OF 2009
Co-Sponsor and Co-Author
Signed by the President on 12 May 2009
This law provides fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to registered enterprises in the tourism enterprise zones created herein to spur investments in the country, generate foreign exchange and employment, and promote tourism industry as an indispensable element of the national economy and an industry of national interest and importance.
Republic Act No. 9506 - BACOLOR REHABILITATION COUNCIL ACT
Co-Sponsor
Signed by the President on 28 September 2008
Council to be composed of regional directors of NEDA, DPWH, DA, and DTI, local government officials, representative of the 3rddistrict of Pampanga and representatives from the private sector, non-government organizations and academe.
Republic Act No. 9003 - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT
Principal Sponsor and Author
Created the National Solid Waste Management Commission which aims to establish segregation among garbage and wastes.
Republic Act No. 8749 - CLEAN AIR ACT
Author
Signed by the President on 23 June 2009
Provides for a comprehensive air pollution control policy.
Republic Act No. 9262 - ANTI-VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN ACT
Author
Signed by the President on 8 March 2004
Seeks to uphold and protect the basic human rights of women and their children.
Republic Act No. 9231 - ANTI-CHILD LABOR LAW
Author
Signed by the President on 19 December 2003
Specifically limits the employment of children below 15 years old, restricts the hours of work of working children, expands working children’s access to education, social, medical and legal assistance.
Republic Act No. 9242 - PHILIPPINE TROPICAL FABRIC LAW
Author
Signed by the President on 10 February 2004
This law prescribes the use of Philippine tropical fabrics for official uniforms of government officials and employees and for the purposes which require the use of fabrics in government offices and functions.
Republic Act No. 9245 - PHILIPPINE EAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE ACT
Author
Signed by the President on 19 February 2004
Provided for the creation of the Philippine National Ear Institute to conduct institution and community based epidemiological studies related to deafness and balance disorders and initiate, conduct, monitor and evaluate researches dealing with curative, rehabilitative and preventive aspects of hearing and vestibular disorders, among others.
Republic Act No. 9177 - EID’UL FITR HOLIDAY LAW
Author
Signed by the President on 13 November 2002
This law declares the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic Calendar, a national holiday for the observance of Eid’ul Fitr and the tenth day of Zhuld Hijja, the twelfth month of the Islamic.
Calendar, a regional holiday in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) for the observance of Eid’ul Adha.
Republic Act No. 9189 - THE OVERSEAS ABSENTEE VOTING ACT OF 2003
Co-Author
Signed by the President on 13 February 2003
This law provides for a system of overseas absentee voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad.
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