provided for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). It mandates the creation of an autonomous government to be headed by a Regional Governor. It creates a Regional Assembly that will enact laws of regional application and a regional judiciary composed of a supreme court and lower courts.
7156
Mini-Hydro Law
7160
May 11, 1992
made Biliran an independent province. Biliran was previously a sub-province of Leyte.
7638
Charter of the Deparment of Energy
7648
Electric Power Crisis Act
7832
December 8, 1994
"Anti-electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage Act of 1994" / an act penalizing the pilferage of electricity and theft of power transmission lines/materials, rationalizing system losses by phasing out pilferage losses as a component thereof, and for other purposes
created the Cordillera Autonomous Region. A plebiscite, held on March 9, 1998 to ratify the bill, was held and invalidated the act. See Cordillera Administrative Region.
created the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao province by combining the municipalities of Samal, Babak, and Kaputian.
8472
January 31, 1998
converted the municipality of Tagum , the capital of Davao, into a city.
8473
January 31, 1998
created the municipality of Braulio E. Dujali, Davao out of several barangays in Panabo and Carmen .
8479
February 10, 1998
"Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998" / an act deregulating the downstream oil industry and for other purposes
8491
February 12, 1998
prescribed the code of the national flag, anthem, motto, coat-of-arms and other heraldic items and devices of the Philippines.
8535
February 23, 1998
provided for the creation of the City of Novaliches comprising the 15 northernmost barangays of Quezon City. However, in the succeeding plebiscite on October 23, 1999, an overwhelming majority of Quezon City residents voted “no” to the bill.
8749
June 23, 1999
"Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999" / An Act Providing for a Comprehensive Air Pollution Control Policy and for Other Purposes
9015
March 5, 2001
converted the municipality of Panabo , Davao into a city.
9136
June 8, 2001
"Electric Power Industry Reforms Act of 2001" / an act ordaining reforms in the electric power industry, amending for the purpose cerain laws and for other purposes
9189
February 13, 2003
"Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003" / an act providing for a system of overseas absentee voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes
9225
August 29, 2003
"Citizenship Retention and Re-Aquisition Act of 2003" / an act making the citizenship of Philippine citizens who aquire foreign citizenship permanent, amending for the purpose Commonwealth Act no. 63, as amended, and for other purposes
9334
December 21, 2004
An act increasing the excise tax rates imposed on alcohol and tobacco products, amending for the purpose sections 131, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, and 288 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended. Also known as the "sin tax" law.
9335
January 25, 2005
"Lateral Attrition Act of 2005" / an act to improve the revenue collection performance of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) through the creation of a rewards and incentives fund and of a revenue performance evaluation board and for other purposes
