R.A. No. 10372, Amending the Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10372
AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SECTION 1. Section 6 of Republic Act No. 8293, otherwise known as the “Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines”, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 6. The Organizational Structure of the IPO. – x x x
“6.2. The Office shall be divided into seven (7) Bureau, each of which shall be headed by a Director and assisted by an Assistant Director. These Bureau are:
“x x x
“(f) The Administrative, Financial and Personnel Services Bureau; and
“(g) The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights.”
SEC. 2. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 7. The Director General and Deputies Director General. –
“x x x
“(b) Exercise exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all decisions rendered by the Director of Legal Affairs, the Director of Patents, the Director of Trademarks, the Director of Copyright and Other Related Rights, and the Director of the Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau. The decisions of the Director General in the exercise of his appellate jurisdiction in respect of the decisions of the Director of Patents, the Director of Trademarks and the Director of Copyright and Other Related Rights shall be appealable to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the Rules of Court; and those in respect of the decisions of the Director of the Documentation, Information and Technology Transfer Bureau shall be appealable to the Secretary of Trade and Industry;
“(c) Undertake enforcement functions supported by concerned agencies such as the Philippine National Police, the National Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Customs, the Optical Media Board, and the local government units, among others;
“(d) Conduct visits during reasonable hours to establishments and businesses engaging in activities violating intellectual property rights and provisions of this Act based on report, information or complaint received by the office; and
“(e) Such other functions in furtherance of protecting IP rights and objectives of this Act.”
SEC. 3. A new Section 9A is hereby inserted after Section 9 of Republic Act No. 8293, to read as follows:
“SEC. 9A. The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights. – The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights. – The Bureau of Copyright and Other Related Rights shall have the following functions:
“9A.1. Exercise original jurisdiction to resolve disputes relating to the terms of a license involving the author’s right to public performance or other communication of his work;
“9A.2. Accept, review and decide on applications for the accreditation of collective management organizations or similar entities;
“9A.3. Conduct studies and researches in the field of copyright and related rights; and
“9A.4. Provide other copyright and related rights service and charge reasonable fees therfor.”
SEC. 4. Section 171.3 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 171. Definitions. – x x x
“171.3. ‘Communication to the public’ or ‘communicate to the public’ means any communicate to the public, including broadcasting, rebroadcasting, retransmitting by cable, broadcasting and retransmitting by satellite, and includes the making of a work available to the public by wire or wireless means in such a way that members of the public may access these works from a place and time individually chosen by them;”
SEC. 5. Section 171.9. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“171.9. ‘Reproduction’ is the making of one (1) or more copies, temporary or permanent, in whole or in part, of a work or a sound recording in any manner or form without prejudice to the provisions of Section 185 of this Act (Sec. 41[E], P.D. No. 49a);
SECTION 6. There shall be two new subsections to be added at the end of Section 171.11. to be known as 171.12. and 171.13., both to read as follows:
“171.12. ‘Technological measure’ means any technology, device or component that, in the normal course of its operation, restricts acts in respect of a work, performance or sound recording, which are not authorized by the authors, performers or producers of sound recordings concerned or permitted by law;
“171.13. ‘Rights management information’ means information which identifies the work, sound recording or performance; the author of the work, producer of the sound recording or performer of the performance; the owner of any right in the work, sound recording or performance; or information about the terms and conditions of the use of the work, sound recording or performance; and any number or code that represent such information, when any of these items is attached to a copy of the work, sound recording or fixation of performance or appears in conjunction with the communication to the public of a work, sound recording or performance.”
SEC. 7. The Chapter Title of Chapter VII, Part IV, the Law on Copyright, is hereby amended to read as follows:
“CHAPTER VII
TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT AND LICENSING OF COPYRIGHT”
SEC. 8. Section 180 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 180. Rights of Assignee or Licensee. –180.1. The copyright may be assigned or licensed in whole or in part. Within the scope of the assignment or license, the assignee or licensee is entitled to all the rights and remedies which the assignor or licensor had with respect to the copyright.
“180.2. The copyright is not deemed assigned or licensed inter vivos, in whole or in part, unless there is a written indication of such intention.
“x x x
“180.4. Any exclusivity in the economic rights in a work may be exclusively licensed. Within the scope of the exclusive license, the licensee is entitled to all the rights and remedies which the licensor had with respect to the copyright.
“180.5. The copyright owner has the right to regular statements of accounts from the assignee or the license with regard to assigned or licensed work.”
Sec. 9. Section 181 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 181. Copyright and Material Object. – The copyright is distinct from the property in the material object subject to it. Consequently, the transfer, assignment or licensing of the copyright shall not itself constitute a transfer of the material object. Nor shall a transfer or assignment of the sole copy or of one or several copies of the work imply transfer, assignment or licensing of the copyright. (Sec. 16, P.D. No. 49)”
SEC. 10. Section 183 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 183. Designation of Society. – The owners of copyright and related rights or their heirs may designate a society of artists, writers, composers and other right-holders to collectively manage their economic or moral rights on their behalf. For the said societies to enforce the rights of their members, they shall first secure the necessary accreditation from the Intellectual Property Office. (Sec. 32, P.D. No. 49a)”
SEC. 11. Section 184.1. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 184. Limitations on Copyright. – x x x
“(1) The reproduction or distribution of published articles or materials in a specialized format exclusively for the use of the blind, visually- and reading-impaired persons: Provided, That such copies and distribution shall be made on a nonprofit basis and shall indicate the copyright owner and the date of the original publication.”
SEC. 12. Section 185.1. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby to read as follows:
“SEC. 185. Fair Use of a Copyrighted Work. – 185.1. The fair use of a copyrighted work for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching including limited number of copies for classroom use, scholarship, research, and similar purposes is not an infringement of copyright. Decompilation, which is understood here to be the reproduction of the code and translation of the forms of a computer program to achieve the interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs may also constitute fair use under the criteria established by this section, to the extent that decompilation is done for the purpose of obtaining the information necessary to achieve such interoperability.
“x x x.”
SEC. 13. Section 188.1 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 188. Reprographic Reproduction by Libraries. – 188.1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection 177.1., any library or achieve whose activities are not for profit may, without the authorization of the copyright owner, make a limited number of copies of the work, as may be necessary for such institutions to fulfill their mandate, by reprographic reproduction:
“x x x
“(c) Where the making of such limited copies is in order to preserve and, if necessary in the event that it is lost, destroyed or rendered unusable, replace a copy, or to replace, in the permanent collection of another similar library or archive, a copy which has been lost, destroyed or rendered unusable and copies are not available with the publisher.”
SEC. 14. Sections 190.1. and 190.2. of Republic Act No. 8293 are deleted in their entirety.
SEC. 15. Section 190.3. of Republic Act No 8293 is hereby renumbered and amended as the sole provision under Section 190 to read as follows:
“SEC. 190. Importation and Exportation of Infringing Materials. – Subject to the approval of the Secretary of Finance, the Commissioner of Customs is hereby empowered to make rules and regulations for preventing the importation of infringing articles prohibited under Part IV of this Act and under relevant treaties and conventions to which the Philippines may be a party and for seizing and condemning and disposing of the same in case they are discovered after they have been imported or before they are exported. (Sec. 30, P.D. No. 49)”
SEC. 16. Section 191 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC.191. Deposit and Notice of Deposit with the National Library and the Supreme Court Library. – At any time during the subsistence of the copyright, the owner of the copyright or of any exclusive right in the work may, for the purpose of completing the records of the National Library and the Supreme Court Library, register and deposit with them, by personal delivery or by registered mail, two (2) complete copies or reproductions of the work in such form as the Directors of the said libraries may prescribe in accordance with regulations: Provided, That only works in the field of law shall be deposited with the Supreme Court Library. Such registration and deposit is not a condition of copyright protection.”
Sec. 17. Section 198 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Sec. 198. Term of Moral Rights. – 198.1. The right of an author under Section 193.1. shall last during the lifetime of the author and in perpetuity after his death while the rights under Sections 193.2. 193.3. and 193.4. shall be coterminous with the economic rights, the moral rights shall not be assignable or subject to license. The person or persons to be charged with the posthumous enforcement of these rights shall be named in a written instrument which shall be filed with the National Library. In default of such person or persons, such enforcement shall devolve upon either the author’s heirs, and in default of the heirs, the Director of the National Library.”
SEC. 18. Section 203 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows;
“x x x
“203.2. The right of authorizing the direct or indirect reproduction of their performances fixed in sound recordings or audiovisual works or fixations in any manner or form;
“203.3. Subject to the provisions of Section 206, the right of authorizing the first public distribution of the original and copies of their performance fixed in sound recordings or audiovisual works or fixations through sale or rental of other forms of transfer of ownership;
“203.4. The right of authorizing the commercial rental to the public of the original and copies of their performances fixed in sound recordings or audiovisual works or fixations, even after distribution of them by, or pursuant to the authorization by the performer, and
“203.5. The right of authorizing the making available to the public of their performances fixed in sound recordings or audiovisual works and fixations, by wire or wireless means, in such a way that members of the public may access them from a place and time individually chosen by them. (Sec. 42, P.D. No. 49A).”
SEC. 19. Section 204.1. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows;
“204.1. Independently of performer’s economic rights, the performer shall, as regards his live aural performances fixed in sound recordings or in audiovisual works or fixations, have the right to claim to be identified as the performer of his performances, except where the omission is dictated by the manner of the use of the performance, and to object to any distortion, mutilation or other modification of his performances that would be prejudicial to his reputation.”
SEC.20. Section of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC.208. Scope of Right – x x x
“208.4. The right to authorize the making available to the public of their sound recordings in such a way that members of the public may access the sound recording from a place and at a time individually chosen or selected by them, as well as other transmissions of a sound recording with like effect.”
SEC. 21. Section 212 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 212. Limitations on Rights – The provisions of Chapter VIII shall apply mutatis mutandis to the rights of performers, producers of sound recordings and broadcasting organizations.”
SEC. 22. Section 216 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 216. Infringement. – A person infringes a right protected under this Act when one:
“(a) Directly commits an infringement;
“(b) Benefits from the infringing activity of another person who commits an infringement if the person benefiting has been given notice of the infringing activity and has the right and ability to control the activities of the other person;
“(c) With knowledge of infringing activity, induces, causes or materially contributes to the infringing conduct of another.
“216.1. Remedies for Infringement. – Any person infringing a right protected under this law shall be liable:
“x x x
“(b) To pay to the copyright proprietor or his assigns or heirs such actual damages, including legal costs and other expenses, as he may have incurred due to infringement as well as the profits the infringer may have made due to such infringement, and in proving profits the plaintiff shall be required to prove sales only and the defendant shall be required to prove every element of cost which he claims, or, in lieu of actual damages and profits, such damages which to the court shall appear to be just and shall not be regarded as penalty: Provided, That the amount of damages to be awarded shall be doubled against any person who:
“(i) Circumvents effective technological measures; or
“(ii) Having reasonable grounds to know that it will include, enable, facilitate or conceal the infringement, remove or alter any electronic rights management information from a copy of a work, sound recording, or fixation of a performance, or distribute, import for distribution, broadcast, or communicate to the public works or copies of works without authority, knowing that electronic rights management information has been removed or altered without authority.
“x x x
“The copyright owner may elect, at any time before final judgment is rendered, to recover instead of actual damages and profits, an award of statutory damages for all infringements involved in an action in a sum equivalent to the filing fee of the infringement action but not less than Fifty thousand pesos (Php50,000.00). In awarding statutory damages, the court may consider the following factors:
“(1) The nature and purpose of the infringing act;
“(2) The flagrancy of the infringement;
“(3) Whether the defendant acted in bad faith;
“(4) The need for deterrence;
“(5) Any loss that the plaintiff has suffered or is likely to suffer by reason of the infringement; and
“(6) Any benefit shown to have accrued to the defendant by reason of the infringement.
“In case the infringer was not aware and had no reason to believe that his acts constitute an infringement of copyright, the court in its discretion may reduce the award of statutory damages to a sum of not more than Ten thousand pesos (Php10,000.00): Provided, that the amount of damages to be awarded shall be doubled against any person who:
“(i) Circumvents effective technological measures;
or
“(ii) Having reasonable grounds to know that it will induce, enable, facilitate or conceal the infringement, remove or alter any electronic rights management information from a copy of a work, sound recording, or fixation of a performance, or distribute, import for distribution, broadcast, or communicate to the public works or copies of works without authority, knowing that electronic rights management information has been removed or altered without authority.
“x x x
“216.2. In an infringement action, the court shall also have the power to order the seizure and impounding of any article which may serve as evidence in the court proceedings, in accordance with the rules on search and seizure involving violations of intellectual property rights issued by the Supreme Court. (Sec. 28, P.D. No. 49a)
“The foregoing shall not preclude an independent suit for relief by the injured party by way of damages, injunction, accounts or otherwise.”
SEC. 23. Section 217.2. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“271.2 In determining the number of years of imprisonment and the amount of fine, the court shall consider the infringing materials that the defendant has produced or manufactured and the damage that the copyright owner has suffered by reason of the infringement: Provided, That the respective stated in Section 217.1. (a), (b) and (c) herein for the first, second, third and subsequent offense, shall be imposed when the infringement is committed by:
“(a) The circumvention of effective technological measures;
“(b) The removal or alteration of any electronic rights management information from a copy of a work, sound recording, or fixation of a performance, by a person, knowingly and without authority; or
“(c) The distribution, importation for distribution, broadcast, or communication to the public of works or copies of works, by a person without authority, knowing that electronic rights management information has been removed or altered without authority.”
SEC. 24. Section 218.1. of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 218. Affidavit Evidence. – x x x
“(c) The copy of the work or other subject matter annexed thereto is a true copy thereof.
“The affidavit shall be admitted in evidence in any proceedings under this Chapter and shall be prima facie proof of the matters therein stated until the contrary is proved, and the court before which such affidavit is produced shall assume that theaffidavit was made by or on behalf of the owner of the copyright.”
SEC.25. A new Section 220A shall be inserted after Section 220.2. of Republic Act No. 8293to read as follows:
“SEC. 220A. Disclosure of Information.- Where any article or its packaging or an implement for making it is seized or detained under a valid search and seizure under this Act is, or is reasonably suspected to be, by an authorized enforcement officer, in violation of this Act, the said officer shall, wherever reasonably practicable, notify the owner of the copyright in question or his authorized agent of the seizure or detention, as the case may be.”
SEC. 26. Section 226 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 226. Damages. – No damages may be recovered under this Act after the lapse of four (4) years from the time the cause of action arose. (Sec. 58, P.D. No. 49).”
SEC.27. Chapter XX of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby amended by adding a new section at the end thereof to be denominated as Section 230, to read as follows:
“SEC. 230. Adoption of Intellectual Property (IP) Policies. – Schools and universities shall adopt intellectual property policies that would govern the use and creation of intellectual property with the purpose of safeguarding the intellectual creations of the learning institution and its employees, and adopting locally-established industry practice fair use guidelines. These policies may be developed in relation to licensing agreements entered into by the learning institution with a collective licensing organization.”
SEC. 28. Section 230 of Republic Act No. 8293 is hereby renumbered as Section 231, and all succeeding sections of the same Act are hereby renumbered accordingly.
SEC.29. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within one hundred eighty (180) days from the affectivity of this Act, the Intellectual Property Office, in consultation with the National Book Development Board, the National Library, the Supreme Court Library and other relevant agencies, shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to effectively implement the provisions of this Act.
SEC.30. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, executive orders, issuances or regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby revised or amended accordingly.
SEC.31. Separability Clause. – If any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, such parts or provisions thereof not so declared shall remain valid and subsisting.
SEC. 32. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,
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FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. Speaker of the House of Representatives
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JUAN PONCE ENRILE President of the Senate
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This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2842 and House Bill No. 3841 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 11, 2012 and November 26, 2012, respectively.
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MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP Secretary General House of Representatives |
EMMA LIRIO-REYES Secretary of the Senate |
Approved: FEB 28 2013
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President of the Philippines
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P.D. No. 731, LIST OF ALIEN NON-IMMIGRANTS (CHINESE) RECOMMENDED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 730
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 731
LIST OF ALIEN NON-IMMIGRANTS (CHINESE) RECOMMENDED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 730
Name ACR No. 1. Ong Tong Te 1407 2. Ang Hoc Sun A-65449 3. Aw Young Guan Sing A-30946 4. Ang Guat To A-36899 5. So Eng Hua A-116853 6. Ancio Sia Mendoza A-20038 7. Ang Chong Sui A-113313 8. Ang Eng Pi C-048275 9. Ang Sui Hun A-21234 10. Ang Ngo Kao A-19457 11. Ang Sy Hian C-037504 12. Ang Tian Su C-037439 13. Ang Cheng Le A-181319 14. Ang Tian Ben C-048000 15. Ang Sui Hong C-002199 16. Ang Kio A-16223 17. Ang Tian Sang C-001251 18. Ang Yiok Kiat A-151023 19. Ang Kian Bee Ngo A-57532 20. Ang Ka Boo A-17545 21. Ang Cho Chuan A-93868 22. Ang Kea Tee A-68354 23. Ang Ben Chiao A-21872 24. Ang Co Chong B-010966 25. Ang Chin Cham A-34899 26. Ang Liong Suy A-36898 27. Ang Ching Ping B-192474 28. Ang Tian Poo A-68228 29. Ang Sio King Bing a Ben Ang Urlanda C-048262 30. Ang Cho Koe A-000853 31. Ang Seng A-96804 32. Ang Kim Tiao A-46591 33. Ang Sit Kun A-267316 34. Ang Kim Yuet A-18881 35. Angel Ching C-047336 36. Buenaventura Tan Ping A-44004 37. Chua So B-122985 38. Chua Tian Ke A-55275 39. Cheng To Seng B-176583 40. Co Se Tong B-193906 41. Cheng Teng Kim A-247177 42. Co Chong Go A-36470 43. Chua Tiong Sun A-25852 44. Chua Si De 4282 45. Chan Pieng A-31012 46. Chua Ma Chaio A-30783 47. Chan Cuan A-31015 48. Chua Kian Tong A-38129 49. Co Liong Ping A-96927 50. Co Pieng A-49317 51. Ko Ka Ho A-29388 52. Co Ching A-4102292 53. Ching Pho A-156894 54. Co Pedro Pillega A-113445 55. Cheng Huy A-20539 56. Co Po Chuan A-256894 57. Ching Suy Eh B-016353 58. Chua Ton Pua A-212255 59. Chan Hua Kio A-43162 60. Chan Bon Tong A-299750 61. Chua Se Pok A-10907 62. Chua King Liong A-156844 63. Cho Tek Lee Teh A-15549 64. Chua Chieng A-14622 65. Chua Chiao Pai A-31972 66. Chua Tiong Dee C-007863 67. Co Kiao Sy B-192480 68. Ching Chick A-65315 69. Chan Bon Tiak C-003729 70. Chua Tiong Lin A-156566 71. Cheng Eng Ko A-156313 72. Co Bun Huan A-93348 73. Chua Kee San B-58311 74. Chua Tiu A-65623 75. Chua Tiak A-156447 76. Chua Hua Yi A-54354 77. Cua Lay Sim A-213768 78. Chua Gaw A-156560 79. Cheng Tee C-011970 80. Chua Kee Lin A-10906 81. Ching Liok Yo A-61687 82. Chuan Oh Chuy A-57783 83. Cua Lian Kiong B-35498 84. Chua Lu Tin A-57961 85. Chiu Bun Siu A-20226 86. Chua Se Kiat A-16578 87. Cua Hian Kiao A-185620 88. Chan Juan Ben A-66441 89. Co Tek A-116580 90. Choa It B-30742 91. Co Cho Heng A-136759 92. Chua Eng Wy A-179939 93. Co Hat A-115148 94. Chua Cheng Poo A-18675 95. Cua Eng Hua A-88000 96. Co Chong C-053167 97. Chua E Pan or Chua Lim E Pan A-25375 98. Chan Sun Tam A-46767 99. Chua Hing A-65037 100. Chan Bee A-14241 101. Chen Siang Lin A-93867 102. Co Kien G Hui A-40276 103. Chan Kho Juan A-29906 104. Choa Tuan A-20264 105. Chan Tuan Tiong A-115869 106. Co Eh A-182415 107. Chian Juan Cheng A-151272 108. Co Liong Chio A-219996 109. Co King Khe A-103021 110. Chan Juan C-048034 111. Chiong Co A-225326 112. Hua Tiao Lu A-171943 113. Hua Son Bin 60688 114. Hua Uy Kiam A-35752 115. Hen Hong Suen A-55554 116. Haw Yaw Shun A-95350 117. How Richard A-94918 118. Sun Suy A-38962 119. Hua Chun Cheng A-264594 120. Hua Se Chuat 231761 121. Hua Ko A-191135 122. Hua Bun Po A-117471 123. Tan A-30197 124. Hua Chiu A-162413 125. Hing Yee Ng A-113420 126. Chee Hian A-116483 127. Hua Hian Tea A-221302 128. Hu Hun B-223914 129. Piak A-54674 130. King Buan A-30288 131. Tian Khie B-140797 132. Chong Beng A-201628 133. Cua Hian Chuan A-81999 134. Celestino Sy A-47683 135. Chan Kim Tong A-14254 136. Co Tam A-114911 137. Co Chun Bieng C-011990 138. Chua Uy A-179794 139. Co Ong Luan 2436 140. Chua Sio Lun B-221775 141. Chua Su Chuan A-20060 142. Chua Bun Cheong A-151900 143. Ching Ching Lee A-46446 144. Cheng Con A-35596 145. Co Tech Choa A-34679 146. Co Chiac Hue A-116756 147. Co Seng A-117603 148. Co Tuan A-21446 149. Co Tio A-101705 150. Ching Chin A-32407 151. Chua You Lun A-251924 152. Chua Hao Suan 162932 153. Chua Chu B-197958 154. Chiong Chio Tian A-218842 155. Co Tiu Chiu A-23700 156. Co Sip A-46022 157. Chua Eng A-103079 158. Co Bing Pong Go A-16898 159. Co Huy Hong A-184195 160. Ching Kee Lim A-103051 161. Ching Suy Lian A-103023 162. Co Biao A-113465 163. Co Ang Chuan A-115975 ICR-417 164. Chiu Seng Cua A-24627 165. Co Tian Soc A-60289 166. Chua Siong Bio A-48950 167. Chan Kok Chaun A-14255 168. Cheng Suy Lim A-180644 169. Co Chuan Bio A-46760 170. Chua Su Ti 5302 171. Ching Suy Bow A-54473 172. Chieng Lim Ong A-10360 173. Choa Lee B-30743 174. Cua Piac A-23125 175. Chua Ting A-65622 176. Chua Kaytit 4475 177. Chen Teng A-193418 178. Cuan Uy Shuan A-35758 179. Cheng Kai C-011938 180. Cheng Han Sui Hannshoei Huang C-048243 181. Chow Kok Hiong A-93726 182. Cin Tian Chat A-20466 183. Co Yu Cheng A-162919 184. Cong Heng Lee Tang A-26779 185. Co Cho Yac A-90032 186. Chua Cut Lay A-185612 187. Ching Ting Hong A-12627 ICR-486 188. Co King Tiak A-19124 189. Co Teng Tiong Chua A-54412 190. Chua Kim Pin A-23753 191. Co Ping Huy A-162185 192. Chen Sen Siat A-185714 ICR-499 193. Ching Tian Chu A-102948 194. Co Sin Bin A-39069 195. Chua See Kun A-162818 196. Ching Kiong Ho A-16922 197. Chen Hong Ka A-242915 198. Chua Sin Lu B-197901 199. Ching Beng Yan A-19018 200. Chua Hua A-23382 201. Ong Lian Seng A-4365 202. Chu Uy Tong C-032288 203. Chua Kiam Lam 246545 204. Chua Chay Ching A-171901 205. Chu Hian Suey A-113961 206. Chua Siong Tiok A-208728 207. Chua Lian Ting A-182547 208. Co Luan C-022639 209. Chua Siang Kao 4432 210. Co Chan C-045594 211. Cua Bao Go A-10613 212. Cesar Tan Ping A-44003 213. Chiong Chin Ka B-88629 214. Chua Yu Ben C-053365 215. Cheng He Chiu C-002311 216. Cua Hian Cuan C-043923 217. Chan Huan Han A-69734 218. Co Tui A-103071 219. Chan Chiao Leng A-186613 220. Chan Tian Huat A-30098 221. Chan Bon Lion A-29908 222. Chua Lee Kiat A-10410 223. Chua Liong A-237306 224. Cu Beng A-98223 225. Chen Lian Fen B-200014 226. Co Tay San A-103022 227. Chua Yek Tui A-26862 228. Chua See Kian A-15094 229. Chua Siok Suy A-38135 230. Chua Pia C-005189 231. Chua Hok Tan A-54061 232. Ching Ching Ti C-047492 233. Chua Pue Kim A-36374 234. Chua Ching Chuan A-20334 235. Co Se Fay A-15125 236. Chua Beng Theng 29027 237. Ching Bing Yong A-162708 238. Chua Hok Tua C-018223 239. Cua To C-005141 240. Chua Bio Seng C-038013 241. Chua Ko Pin B-80255 242. Chua Nai Ping C-004277 243. Chen Bing Sun A-152059 244. Chua Hok A-36000 245. Chua Pheng A-156763 246. Chua Tiac A-10993 247. Chua Ching Ho 2414 248. Chua Tee 83494 249. Co Tian Tin A-43791 250. Co Tiong 193285 251. Chung Sun Hiong A-69364 252. Chua Tang C-005192 253. Chan Bon Chiong A-116716 254. Dy Tian Su A-214387 255. Dee Chay Un A-34966 256. Dy Sim King 113415 257. Dy Wan Na 35657 258. Dy Kian Kon A-224271 259. Dy Hong B-000513 260. Dy Wan Tay A-237908 261. Dy Bu Kiong A-60205 262. Dy Kieng Gin C-001064 263. Dee Kee Suan C-044133 264. Dy Eng B-71208 265. Dy Lo A-54675 266. Du Bon Tiong C-012812 267. Dy Chun Hui A-117337 268. Dee Bun An A-101173 269. Dy Yan Hui A-117340 270. Du Bon Pio A-012845 271. 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Jesus Co Lao C-002026 926. Kong Wei Ling A-91055 927. Liao Kian Hua 237303 928. Lau Kue Poo A-101135 929. Lim Pun Kong C-103521 930. Luy Wing Ng A-011210 931. Lim Gregorio C-107679 932. Lim Bun Shi C-004662 933. LIm Kan Chu C-045410 934. Lim Kian Hin C-008002 935. Lim Chuy C-028201 936. Lo Ying Tho C-028526 937. Lu Bon Kim A-10697 938. Lao Pue Kon C-028396 939. Lee Bon Chu C-019650 940. Liao Chi Peng B-168629 941. Lim Kim Kuan A-87568 942. Lao Y Him C-017808 943. Lim Son Hue C-003826 944. Lim Kian Su & Peter C-032002 945. Lee Leong King C-048273 946. Lee Ka Chit A-102285 947. Lim Eng Tong C-048282 948. Lim Se Bio A-73385 949. Lim Eng Chee C-048281 950. Ngo Chin Bon A-61406 951. Ng Giok C-027248 952. Ngaa Ka Kee C-002008 953. Ng Bun Cho A-113163 954. Ong Su Tiak A-85227 955. Ong Gwe A-54323 956. Ong He Kiam C-048259 957. Ong Keng Liong C-011370 958. Ong Tin Sip C-04359 959. Po Tinong A-104409 960. Sy Tian Hua A-15340 961. So Ang Kian Hua A-41711 962. See Lim Kuan A-269614 963. See Beng Chin B-24720 964. Sy Hok Un C-019850 965. Sy Hok Tiong A-96148 966. Sy Chin Kee A-143190 967. Sy U Chong B-31681 968. See Co Chiu B-129933 969. See Te B-210753 970. Si Keng San A-30738 971. See Tian Siong A-209897 972. See Yong Hue B-150460 973. Su Wan Liu A-15882 974. Sy Siok Bi C-409105 975. Su Ang Kian Young A-132245 976. Ting Chi Sing C-029331 977. Tan Li Pok C-023271 978. Tan Koc We A-15234 979. To Ngo Pio & Pio A-161847 980. Tan Po Giok C-040838 981. Te Tiong Yong A-151787 982. Tiu Ching Kang A-4483 983. Toh Lim Co C-002027 984. Tseng Yung Sung C-004133 985. Tan Huy A-104566 986. Tan Kun Hia C-019980 987. Tan Lee Eng C-026284 988. Tiu Tian See A-185995 989. Tiu Liong Hock C-028499 990. Tan Peng Hong A-143297 991. Tan Ka Ting A-205654 992. Tan Chua 225345 993. Tan Vicente A-28472 994. Tan Ping A-200903 995. Tee Chiao Ngo A-46891 996. Tan Kun Teck C-021866 997. Tan Se Suan A-74728 998. Tan Tian Chay A-95606 999. Tan Ki Lin A-185785 1000. Tan Hong A-157282 1001. Tan Siao Peng A-042602 1002. Tan Kian Than A-42101 1003. Uy An Sit C-06107 1004. Uy He Young A-23725 1005. Uy Hian C-005501 1006. Wan Jose C-019757 1007. Wy Hok San C-017025 1008. Yu Hag Ching 024933 1009. Yu Kiam Lam C-024927 1010. Yu Kiao A-103861 1011. Ang Siu Ying A-90408 1012. Ang Ley Hun A-35658 1013. Ang Hong A-180454 1014. Ang Siu Kim A-54910 1015. Ang Chay A-18317 1016. Ang Poe Haw C-037766 1017. Ang Siok Ching C-682742 1018. Ang Kun A-65046 1019. Au Fei Go A-505855 1020. Ang Tue A-162574 1021. Aurora Villamin Sy & Chiu Wan Hong A-34504 1022. Ang Gian A-35860 1023. Ang Siong A-113541 1024. Ang Lion A-36525 1025. Ang Ho A-113468 1026. Betty Hwang A-57962 1027. Chua Siok Chue A-19326 1028. Chan Chay Kim Dee A-35558 1029. Co Bian Chu A-96973 1030. Chen Oh Tee A-14257 1031. Chiok Lee Siu Hong A-15256 1032. Cheng Leng Tee A-56586 1033. Chua Pi Giok A-36086 1034. Chua Piak Eng A-18483 1035. Co Kim Ha A-15825 1036. Chu Sun Ly A-50407 1037. Chia Kong Liong A-227735 1038. Chan Kwei Yuk A-69102 1039. Chua Tek Ha B-52432 1040. Chua Se Guioc A-29990 1041. Chen Pong Yen A-235020 1042. Clara Ku A-231148 1043. Ching Siu Hua A-46031 1044. Cua Ay A-30969 1045. Chua Pec Eng A-249920 1046. Co Chun A-956141 1047. Chan Sin Kim A-171757 1048. Cu Uan Lian A-215665 1049. Chu Shia Woo Chen A-152041 1050. Chan Huy Keng A-33554 1051. Co Guiok Chit A-18197 1052. Chua Pak Ha A-45812 1053. Chan Lai Gin A-190725 1054. Cheung Sau Wah A-249967 1055. Chua Piak Tee A-65010 1056. Chua Kim A-90488 1057. Co Mi A-15419 1058. Co Lim Ty A-185205 1059. Co Po Tee A-14946 1060. Co Hiu Guat A-65047 1061. Chan Siao Kim B-66476 1062. Chan Kua A-29752 1063. Chua Lui Eng A-30680 1064. Chua Ym A-39065 1065. Co Siu Tin A-177998 1066. Ching Cheng Kok A-249900 1067. Co So Se A-16176 1068. Cheng Tuy A-115538 1069. Chua Ling Hua A-15335 1070. Chan See Eng A-21409 1071. Co Eng A-171457 1072. Chiu Siok Hua A-28893 1073. Chua Pec Ha A-60685 1074. Co Kim Ty C-002790 1075. Co Juanita A-23208 1076. Co Bee Ching C-040863 1077. Chua Suy E. A-36457 1078. Chan Yan Ti C-002103 1079. Chiu Siok Ming C-048256 1080. Chang Ye Tong A-30623 1081. Chiap Tang Tan 246546 1082. Cheng Yam C-044074 1083. Co Siok Gui A-120017 1084. Chua Bee Guat A-220206 1085. Chua Kim Tieng A-91813 1086. Chen Nee Hwang Chai Yun A-200013 1087. Chua Han Hua A-247077 1088. Co Huy Tin C-012495 1089. Chan Dy Le Kuan A-117338 1090. Chua Lay Chun A-23341 1091. Co Piak Ngo A-185922 1092. Chua Sing A-177453 1093. Dy Siok Hian A-68855 1094. Dy Kim Kee A-20171 1095. Dy Siok Ling A-177796 1096. Dua Lua Deng A-116813 1097. Dy Siu Bin A-162920 1098. Dy Un Hua A-97811 1099. Eng Be Bi A-46449 1100. Eh I Eng A-239462 1101. Fung Fon Yue A-22948 1102. Go Sioc Ching A-96987 1103. Go Chi A-49072 1104. Go Siok Hue A-11497 1105. Go Sioc Ling C-048130 1106. Go Giok Hui A-35315 1107. Go Sioc Ting A-91035 1108. Go Yeu A-162981 1109. Go Piak D-56773 1110. Go Sui Ti A-91196 1111. Go Ning Tan A-151328 1112. Go Lian A-18540 1113. Go Siu Cho A-151859 1114. Go Giok Ha B-224144 1115. Go Chu A-151718 1116. Go Huy Keng A-62865 1117. Go Cham A-14609 1118. Go Siu A-6319 1119. Go Chu A-185203 1120. Go Sio Eng A-184880 1121. Go Ching Ty A-249467 1122. Hua Siok Eng A-95598 1123. Hoo Wei Lan A-35505 1124. Hung Chan Lee Tze A-60965 1125. Helen Wong A-87837 1126. Juana Ngo A-66105 1127. Jenny Chang Chen A-223667 1128. Ko Suat Hun A-12069 1129. Kaw Peck Ha A-87221 1130. Khu Siok Go A-18593 1131. Kong Tao Gue A-20448 1132. Ko Siu Kiak A-20092 1133. Kuo Suo Shing A-61756 1134. Ke Tuy A-162983 1135. Kee Jue A-162879 1136. Kee Hui Eng C-017540 1137. Keh Le Lieng A-87038 1138. Chiu Lu Eng B-204552 1139. Cheng Eng A-40061 1140. Kao Kian A-60146 1141. Ko Pian C-02879 1142. Kan Land C-045611 1143. Keng Leng Chiao A-101035 1144. Lim Siok King A-171211 1145. Lui Shi A-65127 1146. Le Le Chuan A-191582 1147. Lim Siok Kiem A-21301 1148. Leung Kit Wan A-17936 1149. Lao Siok Kiao A-46688 1150. Lao Wei Kun B-40351 1151. Leong Sway Kam A-17996 1152. Lee Siu Cheng C-017552 1153. Lao Huat A-10335 1154. Lim Siu Eng A-249912 1155. Lim Miao Ching C-037233 1156. Lu Soc Lian A-96130 1157. Lee Le Ha A-180769 1158. Lang Hun Gon A-95812 1159. Lim Sio Hua A-193417 1160. Lim Ching A-29753 1161. Lim Lay Uh A-37583 1162. Lou Chong Toung A-151130 1163. Lim Siok Bin A-60423 1164. Lam Yin A-257999 1165. Lim Pang A-249910 1166. Lim Hsieh Ken A-93938 1167. Lim Giok A-45601 1168. Lee Ah Ha A-17908 1169. Lim Siok Cheng A-31951 1170. Lam Shi A-180991 1171. Lim Un Kiok A-46786 1172. Lim Chu Tanicho A-90294 1173. Lim Ching A-113257 1174. Liang Shi A-16340 1175. Lim Liong A-167862 1176. Lim U Te A-18070 1177. Lim Ce A-121241 1178. Lee Kim Hua A-242903 1179. Lu Chiao A-38749 1180. Lee Siok Hu A-198586 1181. Lue Kuy Muy A-242975 1182. Maria Lee A-156043 1183. Mar Shi A-113152 1184. Ng Chay A-24232 1185. Ngo Dian Tee A-115910 1186. Ng Suat Ty A-182710 1187. Ngo Bee Tin A-73473 1188. Ng Chi Beng A-14984 1189. Ng Kun Ty A-179628 1190. Ng Siok Go A-49564 1191. Ng Yee So Tam or Yee So Tam Ng A-5604 1192. Ng Kung A-27879 1193. Ong Ley Keng A-11887 1194. Ong Chiao A-45755 1195. Ong Yuan Ti A-182617 1196. Ong Suy Tin A-190578 1197. Ong Siok Tuan A-171944 1198. Ong Siu Chuan A-115939 1199. Ong Siu Ting A-172002 1200. Ong Nee @ Co Siu Tan A-116452 1201. Onk Giok A-113569 1202. Ong Siu King B-87769 1203. Ong Siu Eng A-91583 1204. Ong Ka Jun A-60622 1205. Ong Pheng A-28282 1206. Ong Chue A-113590 1207. Ong Ocay A-17550 1208. Ong Siu Dee A-10400 1209. Ong Chin Lo B-136526 1210. Ong Ching Pit A-18201 1211. Ong Fue A-185619 1212. Ong Guat A-179341 1213. Ong Ha A-31680 1214. Ong Po A-65621 1215. Ong Suat Cheong C-007622 1216. Ong Siok Teng A-242901 1217. Ong Bee Tee A-182475 1218. Pa Pik Har A-242967 1219. Que Kim Chiong A-205045 1220. Que Siu Eng B-219208 1221. Que Huy Ben A-137680 1222. Que Wendo A-242919 1223. Sy Un Tee A-267070 1224. Sit Yen Man A-39693 1225. Si An Lok A-255954 1226. Si Giok A-46801 1227. Sy Tuan A-227874 1228. Sia Lan A-171760 1229. Sy A Lee Chu A-93165 1230. Sy Betty A-162759 1231. Si Lee Tin B-87557 1232. Sy Suat King A-402431 1233. So Cho Yook A-25240 1234. So Ye A-20749 1235. Si Lee B-013129 1236. Sze's Ther A-257917 1237. Sy Kim Lieng A-37681 1238. Sy Le Min A-37318 1239. Sy Yiok Hian A-91419 1240. Sy Fofy A-186241 1241. Siy Sui Eng A-16937 1242. Sio Siu Suan A-20331 1243. Sy Tua Ting A-113225 1244. Sia Kim Liok A-173298 1245. Sy Yuk Peck A-63110 1246. Sy Yan A-220787 1247. So We Hong A-96704 1248. Sy Zee Hua A-246658 1249. Sy Tiok Tin A-14842 1250. Sy Hong A-11560 1251. Sia Hua Beng A-168814 1252. Shao Hui Cheng A-18746 1253. Sio Ek A-204010 1254. Ting Yang Tee A-25850 1255. Tee Siu Giok A-17367 1256. To Giok Te A-162949 1257. Tan Po Eng Uy A-31134 1258. Tan Peak Hun A-45603 1259. Tan Cheng C-048129 1260. Tan Suat Ha 247400 1261. Tan She A-102401 1262. Tiu Kim Kee A-191337 1263. Tan Tiu A-17397 1264. Tiu Co Siu Lun A-14988 1265. Tan Chie A-185724 1266. Tian Kee A-34742 1267. Tan Bee Jean A-214647 1268. Tio Ping Pin @ Ping Ping Tio A-187101 1269. Tan O Liong A-96354 1270. To Liana A-61059 1271. Tan Muy C-012546 1272. Tan Poe A-34189 1273. Teo Choo A-55174 1274. Tan Siu King A-017537 1275. Tan Tek Hui A-38153 1276. Te Biso Eng A-45832 1277. Tiu Pew A-54388 1278. Tan Siok Po A-11094 1279. Tee Siu Hun A-135091 1280. Ty Piak Ling A-96826 1281. Tan Khum A-65295 1282. Tan Chiu Kin A-24485 1283. Tan Cheng Hun A-94324 1284. Tan Siu Lien C-044056 1285. Tiu Lee Huay C-008947 1286. Tio Sio Giok A-153865 1287. Tiu Suat Cheng A-175200 1288. Teng Ka Se A-91592 1289. Tiu Sy Eng A-237767 1290. Tan Him B-126889 1291. Tan Chay Duan A-236505 1292. Tan Siu Wat A-18474 1293. Tan Chui Go A-45645 1294. Tom In Hing A-680840 1295. Ting Siok Eng A-28618 1296. Tan So Lian A-29864 1297. Tee Kee A-117339 1298. Tiu Suan A-95790 1299. Tan Sio Be A-225042 1300. Uy Bee Hua A-179942 1301. Uy Bee Chu A-14221 1302. Uy Luy A-198853 1303. Uy Piou Tee C-045404 1304. Uy Ni C-030351 1305. Uy Lu Peck A-18722 1306. Uy Sio Tim A-20159 1307. Uy Guat Hao A-117310 1308. Uy Chuan Ty A-156942 1309. Vera Tao Ning Hsu A-160525 1310. Wong Catherine A-185204 1311. Rita Wang A-66008 1312. Wai Kong Chiok A-15239 1313. Wong Lai Kien A-90932 1314. Wong Shi A-18127 1315. Wong Wing Sau A-257955 1316. Wong Po Yu A-27496 1317. Wang Pek Lian A-52630 1318. Yu Suat Cheng A-29925 1319. Yee Siu Shi A-101154 1320. Yu Bee Bee A-184217 1321. Yap Tsu A-11571 1322. Yip Rachel A-55396 1323. Yu Be Eng A-47420 1324. Yu Pue Ha A-20333 1325. Yu Kim Kuan A-135020 1326. Yao Kim Kee A-253768 1327. Yu Chi Eng A-29926 1328. Yu Siu Eng A-184193 1329. Yee Yok Ling B-60260 1330. Yu Wa A-179632 1331. Yu Siu Kim A-91588 1332. Yap Siu Lum A-57764 1333. Yu Siok Bee C-048276 1334. Yu Giok Chian A-102478 1335. Yu Chiam A-96699 1336. Yee Wah Wai A-28681 1337. Yu Sioc Kim A-171921 1338. Yan Shee A-36235 1339. Ang Siok Bee 41710 1340. Salud Chua C-008664 1341. Co Hong C-019672 1342. Chua Tang Eng A-142363 1343. Chua Bon Se A-15339 1344. Chio Ng Lina A-161860 1345. Chin Jan Kui A-162732 1346. Dy Tian 166232 1347. Dy Suan A-209896 1348. Gan Guioc Cho A-174625 1349. Go Bee Le B-71136 1350. Kua San Te A-41382 1351. Kho Yu A-86262 1352. Kwok To Siu Hong A-117082 1353. Lim Tiu B-191255 1354. Leong May Chong C-017276 1355. Lee Mee Sam 92270 1356. Low Yak A-20555 1357. Luy Pue Tin A-02330 1358. Ong Le Hong A-73474 1359. Ong Juana A-72068 1360. Ong Siok Kim C-179331 1361. O De A-008611 1362. Siseo Go A-143984 1363. See Cho C-142172 1364. Sy Hun A-142172 1365. Sia Chung Yu A-005562 1366. Sy Tian Tin C-70982 1367. Sy Yan Yan A-70953 1368. Sy Wan Eng C-242947 1369. Tan Bam C-045533 1370. Tan Sio Kiem A-37388 1371. Tan Siok Ha C-003296 1372. Tan Kheng A-60734 1373. Tiu Vicenta C-010457 1374. To Raymunda C-017703 1375. Tan Po Giok A-205475 1376. Tom Shew Lin A-82318 1377. Uy Heo Co A-10764 1378. Uy Pek Gim C-040246 1379. Yu Pue King C-006069 1380. Yu Siock Sing A-113947 1381. Yao Juat C-003295 1382. Ang Bao 20666 1383. Ang Beng Seng A-151022 1384. Ang Seng Al 162951 1385. Ang Tian A-10986 1386. Ang Yek Chong C-003724 1387. Ang Ong toon Ham or James Ong Tuan Hong A-96214 1388. Ang Soc Uy A-198739 1389. Ang Ngo Pua A-65792 1390. Ang Bong Ga" A-65483 1391. Ang Guan Liong A-31854 1392. Ang Ching Kok A-268495 1393. Ang Kian Tiong C-002013 1394. Ang Goan Kee & Johnny Ang C-044316 1395. Ang Ching Hui A-57972 1396. Co Too Yu @ Yu Teong Lan C-032619 1397. Chan Tiong Chin A-156955 1398. Chan Kho See A-116718 1399. Chan Ah Giam A-95809 1400. Chua Tiong Gui C-002529 1401. Chua Hun Liong A-18451 1402. Chua See Tian A-60741 1403. Chua Tiong An A-36508 1404. Chua Yao Chong A-49332 1405. Chua Hao Kay A-96788 1406. Co Chin C-001025 1407. Co Chi Juan A-29014 1408. Co Gim A-113458 1409. Co Se Tin A-20665 1410. Co Nong A-113570 1411. Co Hui 27554 1412. Chua Tian Si A-94751 1413. Ching Liong Chi A-100000 1414. Cua Chion C-017409 1415. Chua Chun Bok A-96972 1416. Chua Tian Shu A-54464 1417. Chua Ye A-210166 1418. Chua Eng Min C-001212 1419. Ching Bing Yee A-162706 1420. Ching Ge A-156378 1421. Chua Ta-a A-103040 1422. Chua Tong Hua A-31967 1423. Chan Bon Eng A-200976 1424. Ching Suy Dat A-54434 1425. Co Cha A-113466 1426. Ching Suy Shong A-162717 1427. Cua Lay Chin C-007860 1428. Cheng Eng Lu A-002691 1429. Chua Tian Sih A-55830 1430. Chua Kim Ey A-90109 1431. Chua Yu See A-91616 1432. Chua Chong or Chong Chua A-22342 1433. Chan Ha Kiao A-198802 1434. Chua Len Yi A-15350 1435. Ching Chi Choong C-017361 1436. Chin Lin A-186996 1437. Co Tee A-95289 1438. Co Shi Su C-053822 1439. Co Tiam A-162402 1440. Chua San A-191508 1441. Chua King Siong A-352402 1442. Chua Yian Wat A-42666 1443. Chua Bun Se A-259691 1444. Chua Ho A-193896 1445. Chua Eng Chong A-90188 1446. Chua Han Eng 101904 1447. Chua Che Chang A-220128 1448. Dy Cho King A-67302 1449. Dy Eng Lok A-18167 1450. Dy Cun Hui A-267106 1451. Dy Tick Go A-20481 1452. Dy Chin Tong A-185841 1453. Dy Chin Hieng A-115574 1454. Go Giok A-65865 1455. Go An Kue A-18268 1456. Go Kay Liong A-19320 1457. Go Suy Eng A-180576 1458. Gan See A-223071 1459. Gan Tiu Tow A-190791 1460. Go Chi Se A-151929 1461. Go Kim Pat A-68492 1462. Go Kim Sim A-10523 1463. Go Se Tay A-91383 1464. Go Lim A-10283 1465. Go Kin Kun A-68493 1466. Gan Chiong Keng A-102509 1467. Ko Kim Ben A-155619 1468. Go Sin Sam A-204006 1469. Gan Eng Hua 247261 1470. Gan Og A-46062 1471. Go See C-006539 1472. Go Kia A-164931 1473. Ho Tiao A-36602 1474. Kah Hing Ku A-1986 1475. Kim See A-171449 1476. Kim Sing A-90479 1477. Ko Yu Koo A-39051 1478. Kaw Bing Gue A-90484 1479. Lau Ha A-103084 1480. Lee Chun Fong 214262 1481. Lee Siok Suy A-182446 1482. Lim Ching Hai A-37520 1483. Lim Chay A-56765 1484. Lim Hoa A-26520 1485. Lee Tee Tiong A-66246 1486. Lim Sim A-152522 1487. Lim Ka Chiok A-57453 1488. Lam Lui Mariano or Mariano Lui Lam A-112271 1489. Lim Tay Hian A-113567 1490. Luh Lo A-115013 1491. 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R.A. No. 8251, Charter of the City of Las Piñas
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8251
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS INTO A HIGHLY-URBANIZED CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LAS PIÑAS
AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS INTO A HIGHLY-URBANIZED CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF LAS PIÑAS
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the Charter of the City of Las Piñas.
Section 2. The City of Las Piñas. — The Municipality of Las Piñas shall be converted into a highly urbanized city to be known as the City of Las Piñas, hereinafter referred to as the City, which shall comprise the present territory of the Municipality of Las Piñas in the Metropolitan Manila Area over which it has jurisdiction, bounded by the Municipality of Parañaque and the City of Muntinlupa, Metro Manila and the municipalities of Bacoor, Imus, and Dasmariñas, Cavite. Its bounds are as follows:
Northeast — Cad 299-D Parañaque Cadastre along MBM 19 of Cad 299-D to MBM 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12 following the Parañaque River or creek to MBM 12, 11, 10, 9 to intersection of Daang Hari Road, MBM 8, all of Cad. 299-D; thence
Southeast — MCadm – 593-D Muntinlupa Cadastre from intersection of Daang Hari Road to MBM 8 (intersection of Alabang-Zapote Road and Daang Hari Road) to MBM 7 following Daang Hari to MBM 6 to MBM 5 ( = BBM 16 Muntinlupa) to MBM 4, all of Mcad 593-D; thence to
South — Imus Estate (Dasmariñas, Cavite) going west along a road to points A, B, C, D, E, F along Zapote River and Imus Estate (Imus, Cavite); thence going
Southwest — Bacoor, Cavite following Zapote River to BBM 31 to PBM 1 ( = BBM 27) to PBM 2 ( = BBM 28) to Manila Bay at mouth of Zapote River;
Northwest — Manila Bay from BBM 32 to BBM 26 to MBM 19.
Metes: Beginning from point MBM-19, CAD-299-D, 14 deg 29 min 16.2 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 53.7 sec E., in the Coastal Road;
thence to MBM-18, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 29 min 12.5 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 01.4 sec E., on Quirino Ave;
thence to MBM-17, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 29 min 08.9 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 06.3 sec E.;
thence to MBM-16, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 29 min 07.4 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 12.7 sec E., following Parañaque River;
thence to MBM-15, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 28 min 50.7 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 23.6 sec E., following Parañaque River;
thence to MBM-14, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 28 min 39.8 sec. N., 120 deg 59 min 23.1 sec E, following Parañaque River;
thence to MBM-13 Cad-299-D, 14 deg 28 min 35.6 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 37.9 sec E., following Parañaque River;
thence to MBM-12, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 27 min 31.5 sec N., 121 deg 00 min 00.7 sec E., following Parañaque River;
thence to MBM-11, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 27 min 16.7 sec N 121 deg 00 min 29.7 sec E., following Parañaque River;
thence to MBM-10, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 26 min 58.4 sec N., 121 deg 00 min 45.1 sec E.;
thence to MBM-9, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 26 min 19.1 sec N., 121 deg 00 min 59.7 sec E.;
thence to MBM-8, Cad-299-D, 14 deg 26 min 14.4 sec N., 121 deg 01 min 22.9 sec E.;
thence to MBM-8, MCadm-393-D, 14 deg 25 min 45.3 sec N., 121 deg 01 min 15.3 sec E; intersecting Alabang-Zapote Road and Daang Hari Road;
thence to MBM-7, MCadm-393-D, 14 deg 24 min 15.3 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 39.3 sec E., along Daang Hari Road;
thence to MBM-6, MCadm-393-D, 14 deg 23 min 28.9 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 30.2 sec E., along Daang Hari Road;
thence to MBM-5, MCadm-593-D, 14 deg 22 min 10.2 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 31.5 sec E.;
thence to MBM-4, MCadm-593-D, 14 deg 21 min 02.5 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 23.6 sec E.;
thence to A, 14 deg 21 min 07.5 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 13.4 sec E., intersection of road and Zapote River;
thence to B, 14 deg 21 min 25.5 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 22.0 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to C, 14 deg 21 min 42.3 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 20.0 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to D, 14 deg 22 min 19.5 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 22.0 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to E, 14 deg 22 min 52.1 sec N., 121 deg 0.0 min 36.7 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to F, 14 deg 24 min 05.0 sec N, 121 deg 0.0 min 05.0 following Zapote River;
thence to Mon. 50, Imus Estate, 14 deg 24 min 40.3 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 36.0 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to BBM 8, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 25 min 34.0 sec N., 120 deg 59 min 08.5 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to BBM 31, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 26 min 46.6 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 13.5 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to BBM 30, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 27 min 02.2 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 08.2 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to PBM 1 = BBM 27, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 27 min 52.0 sec N., 120 deg 57 min 58.0 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to PBM 2 = BBM 28, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 27 min 56.0 sec N., 120 deg 57 min 54.8 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to PBM 3 = BBM 29, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 28 min 11.0 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 06.7 sec E., following Zapote River;
thence to BBM 32; MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 28 min 39.2 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 17.2 sec E., Coastal Road;
thence to BBM 24, MCadm-592-D 14 deg 28 min 54.6 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 36.9 sec E., along Manila Bay; thence to BBM 22, MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 28 min 58.6 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 39.4 sec E., along Manila Bay;
thence to BBM 26 MCadm-592-D, 14 deg 29 min 07.0 sec N., 120 deg 58 min 46.1 sec E., along Manila Bay; thence to the point of beginning, MBM 19, Cad-299, mouth of Parañaque River;
Containing an area of approximately 3,268.6 hectares.
Area bounded by Points MBM 7, 6, 5, 4 (all of MCadm 593-D), A, B, C, D, E, F (all along Zapote River is subject to future delimitation).
The foregoing provisions shall be without prejudice to the award or resolution by the appropriate agency or forum of whatever claim that may be due to the City, or a boundary dispute that may arise or a case involving questions of territorial jurisdiction between the City of Las Piñas and any of the adjoining local government units.
Section 3. Corporate Powers of the City of Las Piñas. — The City constitutes a political body corporate and as such is endowed with the attribute of perpetual succession and possessed of the powers which pertain to a municipal corporation, to be exercised in conformity with the provisions of this charter. The City shall have the following corporate powers:
(1) To have a continuous succession in its corporate name;
(2) To sue and be sued;
(3) To have and use a corporate seal;
(4) To acquire and convey real or personal property;
(5) To enter into contracts; and
(6) To exercise such other powers as are granted to corporations, subject to the limitations provided in this Act other laws.
Section 4. General Powers of the City. — The City shall have an independent, common seal, and may alter the same at pleasure. It shall exercise the powers to levy taxes, and subject to the pertinent provisions of the Constitution, open or close roads, streets, alleys, parks or squares, or any other open space, including those of subdivisions, villages or compounds, in order to serve a public purpose. It may take, purchase, receive, hold, lease, convey, and dispose of real and personal property for the general interest of the City, condemn private property for public use, contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, prosecute and defend to final judgment and execution suits wherein said city is a party, and exercise all the powers as are granted to corporations or as hereinafter conferred.
ARTICLE II
City Officials in General
City Officials in General
Section 5. The Officials of the City of Las Piñas. — (a) There shall be in the City of Las Piñas a city mayor, a city vice-mayor, a sangguniang panlungsod, a sangguniang panlungsod secretary, a city treasurer, an assistant city treasurer, a city assessor, an assistant city assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning and development coordinator, a city engineer, a city health officer, a city civil registrar, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city social welfare and development officer, and a city general services officer.
(b) In addition thereto, the city mayor may appoint a city architect, a city information officer, a city tourism and cultural affairs officer, a city environment officer, a city cooperatives officer, a city registrar of deeds, a city land transportation officer, a city fire marshal, a city jail warden, a city prosecutor, and a city schools division superintendent.
(c) The City of Las Piñas, through the city mayor, may:
(1) Maintain existing offices not mentioned in subsections (a) and (b) hereof;
(2) Create such other offices as may be necessary to carry out the purpose of the City; or
(3) Consolidate the functions of any office with those of another in the interest of efficiency and economy;
(d) Unless otherwise provided herein, all appointive city officials of the City shall be appointed by the city mayor with the concurrence of the majority of all the Sangguniang Panlungsod members, subject to the Civil Service Law, rules and regulations. The Sangguniang Panlungsod shall act on the appointment within fifteen (15) days from the date of its submission, otherwise the same shall be deemed confirmed.
ARTICLE III
The City Mayor and Vice-Mayor
Section 6. The City Mayor. — (a) The city mayor shall be the chief executive of the City. He shall be elected at large by the qualified voters of the City. No person shall be eligible for the position of city mayor unless at the time of the election he is at least twenty-three (23) years of age, an actual resident of the City for at least one (1) year prior to his election, and a qualified voter therein. He shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a minimum monthly compensation corresponding to salary grade thirty (30) as prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758 and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.
(b) The city mayor, as the chief executive of the city government, shall exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as provided herein:
(1) Exercise those powers expressly granted to him by law, those necessarily implied therefrom, as well as powers necessary, appropriate, or incidental for the efficient and effective governance of the City, and those which are essential to the promotion of general welfare:
(aa) Determine the guidelines of city policies and be responsible to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for the program of government;
(bb) Direct the formulation of the city development plan, with the assistance of the city development council and, upon approval thereof by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, implement the same;
(cc) Present the program of government and propose policies and projects for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod at the opening of the regular session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod every calendar year and as often as may be deemed necessary as the general welfare of the inhabitants and the needs of the city government may require;
(dd) Initiate and propose legislative measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and, as often as may be deemed necessary, provide such information and data needed or requested by said Sanggunian in the performance of its legislative functions;
(ee) Appoint all officials and employees whose salaries and wages are wholly or mainly paid out of city funds and whose appointments are not otherwise provided for in this Act, as well as those he may be authorized by law to appoint;
(ff) Represent the City in all its business transactions and sign in its behalf all bonds, contracts, and obligations, and such other documents upon authority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or pursuant to law or ordinance.
(gg) Carry out such emergency measures as may be necessary during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;
(hh) Determine the time, manner and place of payment of salaries or wages of the officials and employees of the City, in accordance with law or ordinance;
(ii) Allocate and assign office space to city and other officials and employees who, by law or ordinance, are entitled to such space in the city hall and other buildings owned or leased by the city government;
(jj) Ensure that all executive officials and employees of the City faithfully discharge their duties and functions as provided by law and this Act, and cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings against any official or employee of the City who may have committed an offense in the performance of his official duties;
(kk) Examine the books, records and other documents of all offices, officials, agents or employees of the City and, in aid of his executive powers and authority, require all national officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the City to make available to him such books, records, and other documents in their custody, except those classified by law as confidential;
(ll) Furnish copies of executive orders issued by him to the respective council chairmen within seventy-two (72) hours after their issuance;
(mm) Visit component barangays of the City at least once every six (6) months to deepen his understanding of problems and conditions, listen and give appropriate counsel to local officials and inhabitants of general laws and ordinances which especially concern them, and otherwise conduct visits and inspections to ensure that the governance of the City will improve the quality of life of the inhabitants;
(nn) Act on leave applications of officials and employees appointed by him and the commutation of the monetary value of their leave credits in accordance with law;
(oo) Authorize official trips of city officials and employees outside of the City for a period not exceeding thirty (30) days;
(pp) Call upon any national official or employee stationed in or assigned to the City to advise him on matters affecting the City and to make recommendations thereon; coordinate with said official or employee in the formulation and implementation of plans, programs and projects; and, when appropriate, initiate any administrative or judicial action against a national government official or employee who may have committed an offense in the performance of his official duties while stationed in or assigned to the City;
(qq) Authorize payment for medical care, necessary transportation, subsistence, hospital or medical fees of city officials and employees who are injured while in the performance of their official duties and functions, subject to availability of funds;
(rr) Solemnize marriages, any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding;
(ss) Conduct an annual palarong panlungsod, which shall feature traditional sports and disciplines included in national and international games, in coordination with the Department of Education, Culture and Sports; and
(tt) Submit to the respective metropolitan authority council chairmen and to the Office of the President the following reports: an annual report containing a summary of all matters pertinent to the management, administration and development of the City and all information and data relative to its political, social, and economic conditions; and supplemental reports when unexpected events and situation arise at any time during the year, particularly when man-made or natural disasters or calamities affect the general welfare of the City.
(2) Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the governance of the City and in the exercise of its appropriate corporate powers, as well as implement all approved policies, programs, projects, services and activities of the City:
(aa) Ensure that the acts of the City’s component barangays and of its officials and employees are within the scope of their prescribed powers, duties, and functions;
(bb) Call conventions, conferences, seminars, or meetings of elective and appointive officials and employees of the City, including national officials and employees stationed in or assigned to the City, at such time and place and on such subject as he may deem important for the promotion of the general welfare of the local government unit and its inhabitants;
(cc) Issue such executive orders for the faithful and appropriate enforcement and execution of laws and ordinances;
(dd) Be entitled to carry the necessary licensed firearm within his territorial jurisdiction;
(ee) Act as the deputized representative of the national Police Commission, formulate the peace and order plan of the City and upon its approval, implement the same; and as such, exercise general and operational control and supervision over the local police forces in the City, in accordance with Republic Act No. 6975; and
(ff) Call upon the appropriate law enforcement agencies to suppress disorder, riot, lawless violence, rebellion or sedition, or to apprehend violators of the law when public interest so requires and the city police forces are inadequate to cope with the situation or the violators.
(3) Initiate and maximize the generation of resources and revenues, and apply the same to the implementation of development plans, program objectives and priorities, particularly those resources and revenues programmed for industrial development and countryside growth and progress:
(aa) Require each head of an office or department to prepare and submit an estimate of appropriations for the ensuing calendar year, in accordance with the budget preparation process in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Code;
(bb) Prepare and submit to the sanggunian for approval the executive and supplemental budgets of the City for the ensuing calendar year in the manner provided for under the Local Government Code;
(cc) Ensure that all taxes and other revenues of the city are collected, and that city funds are applied to the payment of expenses and settlement of obligations of the City, in accordance with law or ordinance;
(dd) Issue licenses and permits and suspend or revoke the same for any violation of the conditions upon which said licenses or permits had been issued, pursuant to law or ordinance;
(ee) Issue permits, without need of approval therefor from any national agency for the holding of activities for any charitable or welfare purpose, excluding prohibited games of chance or shows contrary to law, public policy and public morals;
(ff) Require owners of illegally constructed houses, buildings or other structures to obtain the necessary permit, subject to such fines and penalties as may be imposed by law or ordinance, or to make necessary changes in the construction of the same when said construction violates any law or ordinance, or to order the demolition or removal of said house, building or structure within the period prescribed by law or ordinance;
(gg) Adopt adequate measures to safeguard and conserve land, mineral, marine, and other resources of the City;
(hh) Provide efficient and effective property and supply management in the City; and protect the funds, credits, rights and other properties of the City; and
(ii) Institute or cause to be instituted administrative or judicial proceedings for violation of ordinances in the collection of taxes, fees or charges, and for the recovery of funds and property; and cause the City to be defended against all suits to ensure that its interests, resources and rights shall be adequately protected.
(4) Ensure the delivery of basic services and the provisions of adequate facilities and, in addition thereto:
(aa) Ensure that the construction and repair of roads and highways funded by the national government shall be, as far as practicable, carried out in a spatially contiguous manner and in coordination with the construction and repair of the roads and bridges of the City; and
(bb) Coordinate the implementation of technical services including public works and infrastructure programs, rendered by national offices.
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers, as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 7. The City Vice-Mayor. — (a) There shall be a vice-mayor who shall be elected in the same manner as the city mayor and shall, at the time of his election, possess the same qualifications as the city mayor. He shall hold office for three (3) years, unless sooner removed, and shall receive a monthly compensation corresponding to salary grade twenty eight (28) as prescribed under Republic Act No. 6758, and the implementing guidelines issued pursuant thereto.
(b) The vice-mayor shall:
(1) Act as presiding officer of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and sign all warrants drawn on the city treasury for all expenditures appropriated for the operation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;
(2) Subject to civil service law, rules and regulations, appoint all officials and employees of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, except those whose manner of appointment is specifically provided for under existing laws;
(3) Assume the office of the city mayor for the unexpired term of the latter in the event of permanent vacancy;
(4) Exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city mayor in cases of temporary vacancy; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
ARTICLE IV
The Sangguniang Panlungsod
Section 8. The Sangguniang Panlungsod. — (a) The Sangguniang Panlungsod, the legislative body of the City, shall be composed of the vice-mayor as presiding officer, the regular sangguniang members, the president of the city chapter of the Liga ng mga Barangay, the president of the Panlungsod na Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan, and the sectoral representatives, as members.
(b) In addition thereto, there shall be three (3) sectoral representatives; one (1) from the women; and, as shall be determined by the Sangguniang Panlungsod within ninety (90) days prior to the holding of the local elections, one (1) from the commercial or industrial workers; and one (1) from the other sectors, including the urban poor, or disabled persons.
(c) The regular members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and the sectoral representatives shall be elected in the same manner as may be provided for by law. The elective members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall possess the same qualifications as that of the city mayor and vice-mayor Htq7kNWkK.
(d) They shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law kaWU.
(e) The Sangguniang Panlungsod shall:
(1) Approve ordinances and pass resolutions necessary for an efficient and effective city government and, in this connection, shall:
(aa) Review all ordinances approved by the Sangguniang Barangay and executive orders issued by the punong barangay to determine whether these are within the scope of the prescribed powers of the sanggunian and of the punong barangay;
(bb) Maintain peace and order by enacting measures to prevent and suppress lawlessness, disorder, riot, violence, rebellion or sedition and impose penalties for the violation of said ordinances;
(cc) Approve ordinances imposing a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) or an imprisonment for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or both, in the discretion of the court, for the violation of a city ordinance;
(dd) Adopt measures to protect the inhabitants of the City from the harmful effects of man-made or natural disasters and calamities, and to provide relief services and assistance for victims during and in the aftermath of said disasters or calamities and in their return to productive livelihood following said events;
(ee) Enact ordinances intended to prevent, suppress and impose appropriate penalties for habitual drunkenness in public places, vagrancy, mendicancy, prostitution, establishment and maintenance of houses of ill repute, gambling and other prohibited games of chance, fraudulent device and ways to obtain money or property, drug addiction, maintenance of drug dens, drug pushing, juvenile delinquency, the printing, distribution or exhibition of obscene or pornographic materials or publications, and such other activities inimical to the welfare and morals of the inhabitants of the City;
(ff) Protect the environment and impose appropriate penalties for acts which endanger the environment, such as dynamite fishing and other forms of destructive fishing, smuggling of natural resources products and of endangered species of flora and fauna, and such other activities which result in pollution, acceleration of eutrophication of creeks or rivers, or of ecological imbalance;
(gg) Subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code and pertinent laws, determine the powers and duties of officials and employees of the City;
(hh) Determine the positions and the salaries, wages, allowances, and other emoluments and benefits of officials and employees paid wholly or mainly from city funds and provide for expenditure necessary for the proper conduct of programs, projects, services, and activities of the city government;
(ii) Authorize the payment of compensation to a qualified person not in the government service who fills up a temporary vacancy or grant honorarium to any qualified official or employee designated to fill a temporary vacancy in a concurrent capacity at the rate authorized by law;
(jj) Provide a mechanism and the appropriate funds therefor, to ensure the safety and protection of all city government property, public documents, or records such as those relating to property inventory, land ownership, records of births, marriages, deaths, assessments, taxation, accounts, business permits, and such other records and documents of public interest in the offices and departments of the city government;
(kk) When the finances of the city government allow, provide for additional allowances and other benefits to judges, prosecutors, public attorneys, public elementary and high school teachers, and other national government officials stationed in or assigned in the City;
(ll) Provide legal assistance to barangay officials who, in the performance of their official duties or on the occasion thereof, have to initiate judicial proceedings or defend themselves against legal action; and
(mm) Provide for group insurance or additional insurance coverage for all barangay officials, including members of barangay tanod brigades and other service units, with public or private insurance companies, when the finances of the city government allow said coverage.
(2) Generate and maximize the use of resources and revenues for the development plans, program objectives and priorities of the City, with particular attention to commercial and industrial development and city-wide growth and progress:
(aa) Approve the annual and supplemental budgets of the City government and appropriate funds for specific programs, projects, services and activities of the City, or for other purposes not contrary to law, in order to promote the general welfare of the City and its inhabitants;
(bb) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code and applicable laws and upon the majority vote of all members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, enact ordinances levying taxes, fees and charges, prescribing the rates thereof for general and specific purposes, and granting tax exemptions, incentives or relief;
(cc) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code and upon the majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to negotiate and contract loans and other forms of indebtedness;
(dd) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code and applicable laws and upon the majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, enact ordinances authorizing the floating of bonds or other instruments of indebtedness, for the purpose of raising funds to finance development projects;
(ee) Appropriate funds for the construction and maintenance or the rental of buildings for the use of the City; and upon the majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, authorize the city mayor to lease to private parties such public buildings held in a proprietary capacity, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations;
(ff) Prescribe reasonable limits and restraints on the use of property within the jurisdiction of the City;
(gg) Adopt a comprehensive land use for the City;
(hh) Reclassify land within the jurisdiction of the City, subject to the pertinent provisions of the Local Government Code;
(ii) Enact integrated zoning ordinances in consonance with the approved comprehensive land use plan, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations; establish fire limits or zones, particularly in populous centers; and regulate the construction, repair or modification of buildings within said fire limits or zones in accordance with the provisions of the Fire Code;
(jj) Subject to national law, process and approve subdivision plans for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes and other development purposes, and to collect processing fees and other charges, the proceeds of which shall accrue entirely to the City: provided, however, that where approval of a national agency or office is required, said approval shall not be withheld for more than thirty (30) days from receipt of the application. Failure to act on the application within the period stated above shall be deemed as approval thereof;
(kk) Subject to the provisions of Book II of the Local Government Code, grant the exclusive privilege of constructing fish corrals or fish pens, or the taking or catching of bangus fry, prawn fry of kawag-kawag, or fry of any species of fish within the City waters;
(ll) With the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, grant tax exemptions, incentives or relief to entities engaged in community growth-inducing industries, subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code;
(mm) Grant loans or provide grants to other local government units or to national, provincial, and city charitable, benevolent or educational institutions: provided, that, said institutions are operated and maintained within the City;
(nn) Regulate the numbering of residential, commercial and other buildings; and
(oo) Regulate the inspection, weighing and measuring of articles of commerce.
(3) Subject to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991, enact ordinances granting franchises and authorizing the issuance of permits or licenses, upon such conditions and for such purposes intended to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of the City and pursuant to this legislative authority, shall:
(aa) Fix and impose reasonable fees and charges for all services rendered by the city government to private persons or entities;
(bb) Regulate or fix license fees for any business or practice of profession within the City and the conditions under which the license for said business or practice of profession may be revoked and enact ordinances levying taxes thereon;
(cc) Provide for and set the terms and conditions under which public utilities owned by the City shall be operated by the city government, and prescribe the conditions under which the same may be leased to private persons or entities, preferably cooperatives;
(dd) Regulate the display of and fix the license fees for signs, signboards, or billboards at the place or places where the profession or business advertised thereby is, in whole or in part, conducted;
(ee) Any law to the contrary notwithstanding, authorize and license the establishment, operation, and maintenance of cockpits, and regulate cockfighting and commercial breeding of gamecocks: provided, that existing rights shall not be impaired;
(ff) Subject to the guidelines prescribed by the Department of Transportation and Communications, regulate the operation of tricycles and grant franchises for the operation thereof within the territorial jurisdiction of the City; and
(gg) Upon approval by a majority vote of all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod: grant a franchise to any person, partnership, corporation, or cooperative to do business within the City; establish, construct, operate and maintain ferries, wharves,
markets or slaughterhouses; or undertake such other activities within the City as may be allowed by existing laws: provided, that, cooperatives shall be given preference in the grant of such franchise.
(4) Regulate activities relative to the use of land, buildings and structures within the City in order to promote the general welfare and for said purpose shall:
(aa) Declare, prevent or abate any nuisance;
(bb) Require that buildings and the premises thereof and any land within the City be kept and maintained in a sanitary condition; impose penalties for any violation thereof; or, upon failure to comply with said requirement, have the work done at the expense of the owner, administrator or tenant concerned; or require the filling up of any land or premises to a grade necessary for proper sanitation;
(cc) Regulate the disposal of clinical and other wastes from hospitals, clinics and other similar establishments;
(dd) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of cafes, restaurants, beerhouses, hotels, motels, inns, pension houses, lodging houses, and other similar establishments, including tourist guides and transports;
(ee) Regulate the sale, giving away or dispensing of any intoxicating malt, vino, mixed or fermented liquors at any retail outlet;
(ff) Regulate the establishment and provide for the inspection of steam boilers or any heating device in buildings and the storage of inflammable and highly combustible materials within the City;
(gg) Regulate the establishment, operation, maintenance of any entertainment or amusement facilities, including theatrical performances, circuses, billiard pools, public dancing schools, public dance halls, sauna baths, massage parlors, and other places for entertainment or amusement; regulate such other events or activities for amusement or entertainment, particularly those which tend to disturb the community or annoy the inhabitants, or require the suspension or suppression of the same; or prohibit certain forms of amusement or entertainment in order to protect the social and moral welfare of the community;
(hh) Provide for the impounding of stray animals; regulate the keeping of animals in homes or as part of a business, and the slaughter, sale or disposition of the same; and adopt measures to prevent and penalize cruelty to animals; and
(ii) Regulate the establishment, operation and maintenance of funeral parlors and the burial or cremation of the dead, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations.
(5) Approve ordinances which shall ensure the efficient and effective delivery of the basic services and facilities as provided for under the Local Government Code, and in addition to said services and facilities, shall:
(aa) Provide for the establishment, maintenance, protection, conservation of tree parks, green belts, mangroves, and other similar forest development projects;
(bb) Establish markets, slaughterhouses or animal corrals and authorize the operation thereof by the city government; and regulate the construction and operation of private markets, talipapas or other similar buildings and structures;
(cc) Authorize the establishment, maintenance and operation by the city government of ferries, wharves, and other structures intended to accelerate productivity related to marine and seashore or offshore activities;
(dd) Regulate the preparation and sale of meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, fresh dairy products and other foodstuffs for public consumption;
(ee) Regulate the use of streets, avenues, alleys, sidewalks, bridges, parks and other public places and approve the construction, improvement repair and maintenance of the same; declare the turnover, in favor of the City, of a road, street, avenue, alley, park, square, or any other open space within subdivisions, villages, or residential compounds subject to existing laws; establish bus and vehicle stops and terminals and regulate the use of the same by privately-owned vehicles which serve the public; regulate garages and the operation of conveyances for hire; designate stands to be occupied by public vehicles when not in use; regulate the putting up of signs, signposts, awnings and awning posts on the streets; and provide for the lighting, cleaning and sprinkling of streets and public places;
(ff) Regulate traffic on all streets and bridges; prohibit encroachments or obstacles thereon and, when necessary in the interest of public welfare, authorize the removal of encroachments and illegal constructions in public places;
(gg) Subject to existing laws, establish and provide for the maintenance, repair and operation of an efficient waterworks system to supply water for the inhabitants and to purify the source of water supply; regulate the construction, maintenance, repair and use of hydrants, pumps, cisterns and reservoirs; protect the purity and quantity of the water supply of the City, and for this purpose, extend the coverage of appropriate ordinances over all territory within the drainage area of said water supply and within one hundred (100) meters of the reservoir, conduit, canal, aqueduct, pumping station, or watershed used in connection with the water service; and regulate the consumption, use or wastage of water and fix and collect charges therefor;
(hh) Regulate the drilling and excavation of the ground for the laying of water, gas, sewer, and other pipes and the construction, repair and maintenance of public drains, sewers, cesspools, tunnels and similar structures; regulate the placing of poles and the use of crosswalks, curbs, and gutters; adopt measures to ensure public safety against open canals, manholes, live wires and other similar hazards to life and property; and regulate the construction and use of private water closets, privies and other similar structures in buildings and homes;
(ii) Regulate the placing, stringing, attaching, installing repair and construction of all gas mains, electric, telegraph and telephone wires, conduits, meters and other apparatus; and provide for the correction, condemnation or removal of the same when found to be dangerous, defective or otherwise hazardous to the welfare of the inhabitants;
(jj) Subject to the availability of funds and to existing laws, rules and regulations, establish and provide for the operation of vocational and technical schools and similar post-secondary institutions and, with the approval of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and subject to existing law on tuition fees, fix and collect reasonable tuition fees and other school charges in educational institutions supported by the city government;
(kk) Establish a scholarship fund for poor but deserving students in schools located within its jurisdiction or for students residing within the City;
(ll) Approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases;
(mm) Provide for an efficient and effective system of solid waste and garbage collection and prohibit littering and the placing or throwing of garbage, refuse and other filth and wastes;
(nn) Provide for the care of disabled persons, paupers, the aged, the sick, persons of unsound mind, abandoned minors, juvenile delinquents, drug dependents, abused children and youth below eighteen (18) years of age; and, subject to availability of funds, establish and provide for the operation of centers and facilities for said needy and disadvantaged persons;
(oo) Establish and provide for the maintenance and improvement of jails and detention centers, institute a sound jail management program, and appropriate funds for the subsistence of detainees and convicted prisoners in the City;
(pp) Establish a city council whose purpose is the promotion of culture and the arts, coordinate with government agencies and nongovernmental organizations and, subject to the availability of funds, appropriate funds for the support and development of the same; and
(qq) Establish in the City a council for the elderly which shall formulate policies and adopt measures mutually beneficial to the elderly and to the community; provide incentives for nongovernmental agencies and entities and, subject to the availability of funds, appropriate funds to support programs and projects for the benefit of the elderly.
(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991 and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
ARTICLE V
Process of Legislation
Process of Legislation
Section 9. Internal Rules of Procedure. — (a) On the first regular session following the election of its members and within ninety (90) days thereafter, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall adopt or update its existing rules of procedure.
(b) The rules of procedure shall provide for the following:
(1) The organization of the sanggunian and the election of its officers as well as the creation of standing committees which shall include, but shall not be limited to, the committees on appropriations, women and family, human rights, youth and sports development, environmental protection, and cooperatives; the general jurisdiction of each committee; and the election of the chairman and members of each committee;
(2) The order and calendar of business for each session;
(3) The legislative process;
(4) The parliamentary procedures which include the conduct of members during sessions;
(5) The discipline of members for disorderly behavior and absences without justifiable cause for four (4) consecutive sessions, for which they may be censured, reprimanded, or excluded from the session, suspended for not more than sixty (60) days, or expelled: provided, that the penalty of suspension or expulsion shall require the concurrence of at least two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the sanggunian members: provided, further, that a member convicted by final judgment and sentenced to imprisonment of at least one (1) year for any crime involving moral turpitude shall be automatically expelled from the sanggunian; and
(6) Such other rules as the sanggunian may adopt.
Section 10. Full Disclosure of Financial and Business Interest of Sangguniang Panlungsod Members. — (a) Every Sangguniang Panlungsod member shall, upon assumption to office, make a full disclosure of his business and financial interest. He shall also disclose any business, financial, or professional relationship or any relation by affinity or consanguinity within the fourth civil degree, which he may have with any person, firm or entity affected by any ordinance or resolution under consideration by the sanggunian of which he is a member, which relationship may result in conflict of interest. Such relationship shall include:
(1) Ownership of stock or capital, or investment, in the entity or firm to which the ordinance or resolution may apply; and
(2) Contracts or agreements with any person or entity which the ordinance or resolution under consideration may affect.
In the absence of a specific constitutional or statutory provision applicable to this situation, “conflict of interest” refers in general to one where it may be reasonably deduced that a member of a sanggunian may not act in the public interest due to some private, pecuniary or other personal considerations that may tend to affect his judgment to the prejudice of the service or the public.
(b) The disclosure required under this Act shall be made in writing and submitted to the secretary of the sanggunian and of the secretary of the committee of which he is a member. The disclosure shall, in all cases, form part of the record of the proceedings and shall be made in the following manner:
(1) Disclosure shall be made before the member participates in the deliberations on the ordinance or resolution under consideration: provided, that, if the member did not participate during the deliberations, the disclosure shall be made before voting on the ordinance or resolution on second and third readings; and
(2) Disclosure shall be made when a member takes a position or makes a privilege speech on a matter that may affect the business interest, financial connection, or professional relationship described herein.
Section 11. Sessions. — (a) On the first day of the session immediately following the election of its members, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, by resolution, fix the day, time, and place of its regular sessions. The minimum number of regular sessions shall be once a week for the Sangguniang Panlungsod Gj2D.
(b) When public interest so demands, special sessions may be called by the city mayor or by a majority of the members of the sanggunian uVtsbrsriP.
(c) All sanggunian sessions shall be open to the public unless a closed-door session is ordered by an affirmative vote of a majority of the members present, there being a quorum, in the public interest or for reasons of security, decency, or morality. No two (2) sessions, regular or special, may be held in a single day.
(d) In the case of special sessions of the sanggunian, a written notice to the members shall be served personally at the member’s usual place of residence at least twenty-four (24) hours before the special session is held NgUfMfLx.
Unless otherwise concurred in by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the sanggunian members present, there being a quorum, no other matters may be considered at a special session except those stated in the notice.
(e) The sanggunian shall keep a journal and record of its proceedings which may be published upon resolution of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.
Section 12. Quorum. — (a) A majority of all the members of the sanggunian who have been elected and qualified shall constitute a quorum to transact official business. Should a question of quorum be raised during a session, the presiding officer shall immediately proceed to call the roll of the members and thereafter announce the results.
(b) When there is no quorum, the presiding officer may declare a recess until such time as a quorum is constituted, or a majority of the members present may adjourn from day to day and may compel the immediate attendance of any member absent without justifiable cause by designating a member of the sanggunian, to be assisted by a member
or members of the police force assigned in the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Las Piñas, to arrest the absent member and present him at the session.
(c) If there is still no quorum despite the enforcement of the immediately preceding subsection, no business shall be transacted. The presiding officer, upon proper motion duly approved by the members present, shall then declare the session adjourned for lack of quorum.
Section 13. Approval of Ordinances. — (a) Every ordinance enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall be presented to the city mayor. If the city mayor approves the same, he shall affix his signature on each and every page thereof; otherwise, he shall veto it and return the same with his objections to the sanggunian, which may proceed to reconsider the same. The sanggunian may override the veto of the city mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance or resolution effective for all legal intents and purposes.
(b) The veto shall be communicated by the city mayor to the sanggunian within ten (10) days; otherwise, the ordinance shall be deemed approved as if he had signed it K7AUUDk.
Section 14. Veto Power of the City Mayor. — (a) The city mayor may veto any ordinance of the Sangguniang Panlungsod on the ground that it is ultra vires or prejudicial to the public welfare, stating his reasons therefor in writing gUSYwrv.
(b) The city mayor shall have the power to veto any particular item or items of an appropriations ordinance, an ordinance or resolution adopting a local development plan and public investment program, or an ordinance directing the payment of money or creating liability. In such a case the veto shall not affect the item or items which are not objected to. The vetoed item or items shall not take effect unless the Sangguniang Panlungsod overrides the veto in the manner herein provided; otherwise, the item or items in the appropriations ordinance of the previous year corresponding to those vetoed, if any, shall be deemed reenacted zCnTE0W.
(c) The city mayor may veto an ordinance or resolution only once. The sanggunian may override the veto of the city mayor by two-thirds (2/3) vote of all its members, thereby making the ordinance effective even without the approval of the city mayor.
Section 15. Review of Barangay Ordinances by the Sangguniang Panlungsod. — (a) Within ten (10) days after its enactment, the Sangguniang Barangay shall furnish copies of the barangay ordinance to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for review as to whether the ordinance is consistent with law and city ordinances lBhqT.
(b) If the Sangguniang Panlungsod fails to take action on the barangay ordinance within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, the same shall be deemed approved 5yFBZC.
(c) If the Sangguniang Panlungsod finds the barangay ordinance inconsistent with law or city ordinances, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, return the same with its comments and recommendations to the Sangguniang Barangay concerned for adjustment, amendment, or modification; in which case, the effectivity of the barangay ordinance is suspended until such time as the revision called for is effected.
Section 16. Enforcement of Disapproved Ordinances or Resolutions. — Any attempt to enforce any ordinance or any resolution approving the local development plan and public investment program, after the disapproval thereof, shall be sufficient ground for the suspension or dismissal of the official or employee concerned.
Section 17. Effectivity of Ordinance or Resolution. — (a) Unless otherwise stated in the ordinance or the resolution approving the local development plan and public investment program, the same shall take effect after ten (10) days from the date a copy thereof is posted on a bulletin board at the entrance of the City Hall of Las Piñas, and in at least two (2) other conspicuous places in the City of Las Piñas 32y8.
(b) The secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall cause the posting of an ordinance or resolution on the bulletin board at the entrance of the City Hall of Las Piñas and in at least two (2) conspicuous places in the City of Las Piñas not later than five (5) days after approval thereof nZA6CyCxd.
The text of the ordinance or resolution shall be disseminated and posted in Filipino or English, and in the language or dialect understood by the majority of the people in the City, and the secretary of the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall record such fact in a book kept for the purpose, stating the dates of approval and posting sf2pR8gW.
(c) The main features of the ordinance or resolution duly enacted or adopted shall, in addition to being posted, be published once in a local newspaper of general circulation within the City: provided, that in the absence thereof, the ordinance or resolution shall be published in any newspaper of general circulation: provided, further, that the gist of all ordinances with penal sanctions shall also be published in a newspaper of general circulation.
ARTICLE VI
Disqualification and Succession of Elective City Officials
Disqualification and Succession of Elective City Officials
Section 18. Disqualifications for Elective Public City Officials. — The following persons are disqualified from running for any elective position in the City:
(a) Those sentenced by final judgment for an offense involving moral turpitude or for an offense punishable by one (1) year or more of imprisonment, within two (2) years after serving sentence;
(b) Those removed from office as a result of an administrative case;
(c) Those convicted by final judgment for violating the oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines;
(d) Those with dual citizenship;
(e) Fugitives from justice in criminal or nonpolitical cases here and abroad;
(f) Permanent residents in a foreign country or those who have acquired the right to reside abroad and continue to avail of the same right after the effectivity of the Local Government Code; and
(g) The insane or feeble-minded.
Section 19. Permanent Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor and City-Vice Mayor. — (a) If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the city mayor, the city vice-mayor concerned shall become the city mayor. If a permanent vacancy occurs in the office of the vice-mayor, the highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member or, in case of his permanent incapacity, the second highest Sangguniang Panlungsod member, shall become the city mayor or city vice-mayor, as the case may be. Subsequent vacancies in the said offices shall be filled automatically by the other sanggunian members according to their ranking as defined herein tJqORw7Y3.
(b) A tie between or among the highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod members shall be resolved by the drawing of lots.
(c) The successors as defined herein shall serve only the unexpired terms of their predecessors ZEDU.
For purposes of this Act, a permanent vacancy arises when an elective local official fills a higher vacant office, refuses to assume office, fails to qualify, dies, is removed from office, voluntarily resigns or is otherwise permanently incapacitated to discharge the functions of his office.
For purposes of succession as provided in this Act, ranking in the sanggunian shall be determined on the basis of the proportion of votes obtained by each winning candidate to the total number of registered voters in the City in the immediately preceding local election i8CFc7x.
Section 20. Permanent Vacancies in the Sanggunian. — Permanent vacancies in the Sangguniang Panlungsod where automatic succession as provided above does not apply shall be filled by appointment in the following manner:
(1) The President, through the Executive Secretary, shall make the aforesaid appointment;
(2) Only the nominee of the political party under which the sanggunian member concerned had been elected and whose elevation to the position next higher in rank created the last vacancy in the sanggunian shall be appointed in the manner herein provided. The appointee shall come from the same political party as that of the sanggunian member who caused the vacancy and shall serve the unexpired term of the vacant office.
In the appointment herein mentioned, a nomination and a certificate of membership of the appointee from the highest official of the political party concerned are conditions sine qua non, and any appointment without such nomination and certification shall be null and void ab initio and shall be a ground for administrative action against the official responsible therefor;
(3) In case the permanent vacancy is caused by a sanggunian member who does not belong to any political party, the city mayor shall, upon recommendation of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy; and
(4) In case of vacancy in the representation of the youth and the barangay in the Sangguniang Panlungsod, said vacancy shall be filled automatically by the official next in rank of the organization concerned.
Sec. 21. Temporary Vacancy in the Office of the City Mayor. — (a) When the city mayor is temporarily incapacitated to perform his duties for physical or legal reasons such as, but not limited to, leave of absence, travel abroad, and suspension from office, the city vice-mayor, or the highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member shall automatically exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the city mayor, except the power to appoint, suspend, or dismiss employees which can only be exercised if the period of temporary incapacity exceeds thirty (30) working days EcDUuuqF.
(b) Said temporary incapacity shall terminate upon submission to the Sangguniang Panlungsod of a written declaration by the city mayor that he has reported back to office. In cases where the temporary incapacity is due to legal causes, the city mayor shall also submit necessary documents showing that said legal causes no longer exist.
(c) When the city mayor is traveling within the country but outside his territorial jurisdiction for a period not exceeding three (3) consecutive days, he may designate in writing the officer-in-charge of his office. Such authorization shall specify the powers and functions that the local official concerned shall exercise in the absence of the city mayor except the power to appoint, suspend, or dismiss employees.
(d) In the event, however, that the city mayor fails or refuses to issue such authorization, the city vice-mayor, or the highest ranking Sangguniang Panlungsod member, as the case may be, shall have the right to assume the powers, duties and functions of the said office on the fourth day of absence of the city mayor, subject to the limitations provided in subsection (c) hereof.
(e) Except as provided above, the city mayor shall in no case authorize any legal official to assume the powers, duties and functions of the office, other than the city vice-mayor, or the highest ranking member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, as the case may be.
ARTICLE VII
The Appointive Officials of the City, Their Qualifications, Powers and Duties
The Appointive Officials of the City, Their Qualifications, Powers and Duties
Section 22. The Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod. — (a) There shall be a secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod with the rank and salary equal to a head of a department or office.
(b) No person shall be appointed secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in law, commerce or public administration from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent.
The secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall take charge of the office of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, and shall:
(1) Attend meetings of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and keep a Journal of its proceedings;
(2) Keep the Seal of the City and affix the same with his signature to all ordinances, resolutions, and other official acts of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and present the same to the presiding officer for his signature;
(3) Forward to the city mayor, for approval, copies of ordinances enacted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, as duly certified by the presiding officer;
(4) Furnish, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of records of public character in his custody, upon payment to the city treasurer of such fees as may be prescribed by ordinance;
(5) Record in a book kept for the purpose, all ordinances and resolutions enacted or adopted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, with the dates of passage and publication thereof;
(6) Keep his office and all nonconfidential records therein open to the public during the usual business hours;
(7) Translate into the dialect used by the majority of inhabitants all ordinances and resolutions immediately after their approval, and cause the publication of the same together with the original version in the manner provided under the Local Government Code;
(8) Take custody of the local archives and where applicable, the local library and annually account for the same; and
(9) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 23. The City Treasurer. — (a) The city treasurer shall be appointed by the Secretary of Finance from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of the city mayor, subject to civil service law, rules and regulations.
(b) The city treasurer shall be under the administrative supervision of the city mayor, to whom he shall report regularly on the tax collection efforts of the City.
(c) No person shall be appointed city treasurer unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in commerce, public administration or law from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in treasury or accounting service for at least five (5) years.
(d) The city treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(e) The city treasurer shall take charge of the treasury office, and shall:
(1) Advise the city mayor, the Sangguniang Panlungsod, and other local government and national officials concerned regarding disposition of local government funds and on such other matters relative to public finance;
(2) Take custody and exercise proper management of the funds of the City;
(3) Take charge of the disbursement of all funds of the City and such other funds the custody of which may be entrusted to him by law or other competent authority;
(4) Inspect private commercial and industrial establishments within the jurisdiction of the City in relation to the implementation of tax ordinances, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code;
(5) Maintain and update the tax information system of the City; and
(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 24. The Assistant City Treasurer. — (a) The assistant city treasurer may be appointed by the Secretary of Finance from a list of at least three (3) ranking eligible recommendees of the city mayor, subject to Civil Service Law, rules and regulations YTYpCxM9.
(b) No person shall be appointed assistant city treasurer unless he is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in commerce, public administration or law from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired at least five (5) years experience in treasury or accounting immediately preceding the day of his appointment.
(c) The assistant city treasurer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(d) The assistant city treasurer shall assist the city treasurer and perform such other duties as the latter may assign to him. He shall have authority to administer oaths concerning notices and notifications to those delinquent in the payment of the real property tax and concerning official matters relating to the accounts of the city treasurer or otherwise arising from the offices of the city treasurer and the city assessor.
Section 25. The City Assessor. — (a) The city assessor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, commerce, or any other related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in real property assessment work or in any related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the day of his appointment.
(b) The city assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city assessor shall take charge of the City Assessor’s Office and shall:
(1) Ensure that all laws and policies governing the appraisal and assessment of real properties for taxation purpose are properly executed;
(2) Initiate, review, and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in the valuation and assessment of real properties for taxation purpose;
(3) Establish a systematic method of real property assessment.
(4) Install and maintain a real property identification and accounting system;
(5) Prepare, install and maintain a system of tax mapping, showing graphically all property subject to assessment and gather all data concerning the same;
(6) Conduct frequent physical surveys to verify and determine whether all real properties within the City are properly listed in the assessment rolls;
(7) Exercise the functions of appraisal and assessment primarily for taxation purposes of all real properties in the City;
(8) Prepare a schedule of the fair market values of the different classes of real properties in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Code;
(9) Issue, upon request of any interested party, certified copies of assessment records of real property and all other records relative to its assessment, upon payment of a service charge or fee to the city treasurer;
(10) Submit every semester a report of all assessments as well as cancellations and modifications of assessments, to the city mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod; and
(11) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 26. The Assistant City Assessor. — (a) The assistant city assessor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in civil or mechanical engineering, commerce, or any related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in assessment or in any related field for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the day of his appointment.
(b) The assistant city assessor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The assistant city assessor shall assist the city assessor and perform such other duties as the latter may assign to him. He shall have the authority to administer oaths on all declarations of real property for purposes of assessment.
Section 27. The City Accountant. — (a) The city accountant must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, and a certified public accountant. He must have acquired experience in the treasury or accounting service for at least (5) years immediately preceding the day of his appointment.
(b) The city accountant shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city accountant shall take charge of both the Office on Accounting and Internal Audit Services and shall:
(1) Install and maintain an internal audit system in the City.
(2) Prepare and submit financial statements to the city mayor, and to the Sangguniang Panlungsod;
(3) Apprise the Sangguniang Panlungsod and other officials on the financial condition and operations of the City;
(4) Certify the availability of budgetary allotment to which expenditures and obligations may be properly charged;
(5) Review supporting documents before preparation of vouchers to determine completeness of requirements;
(6) Prepare statements of cash advances, liquidation, salaries, allowances, reimbursements and remittances pertaining to the City;
(7) Prepare statements of journal vouchers and liquidation of the same and other adjustments related thereto;
(8) Post individual disbursements to the subsidiary ledger and index cards;
(9) Maintain individual ledgers for officials and employees of the City pertaining to payrolls and deductions;
(10) Record and post in index cards details of purchased furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including disposal thereof, if any.
(11) Account for all issued requests for obligations and maintain and keep all records and reports related thereto;
(12) Prepare journals and the analysis of obligations and maintain and keep all records and reports related thereto; and
(13) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 28. The City Budget Officer. — (a) The city budget officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in accounting, economics, public administration, or any related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in government budgeting or in any related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city budget officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city budget officer shall take charge of the City Budget Office and shall:
(1) Prepare forms, orders, and circulars embodying instructions or budgetary and appropriations matters for the signature of the city mayor;
(2) Review and consolidate the budget proposals of different departments and offices of the City;
(3) Assist the City Mayor, in the preparation of the budget and during hearings;
(4) Study and evaluate budgetary implications of proposed legislation and submit comments and recommendations thereon;
(5) Submit periodic budgetary reports to the Department of Budget and Management;
(6) Coordinate with the city treasurer, the city accountant, and the city planning and development coordinator for the purpose of budgeting;
(7) Assist the Sangguniang Panlungsod in reviewing the approved budgets of component barangays of the City;
(8) Coordinate with the city planning and development coordinator in the formulation of the development plan of the City; and
(9) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 29. The City Planning and Development Coordinator. — (a) The city planning and development coordinator must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in urban planning, development studies, economics, public administration, or any related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in development planning or in any related field for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment 4yXAFODtY.
(b) The city planning and development coordinator shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law LGs.
(c) The city planning and development coordinator shall take charge of the City Planning and Development Office and shall:
(1) Formulate integrated economic, social, physical, and other development plans and policies for consideration of the City;
(2) Conduct continuing studies, researches, and training programs necessary to evolve plans and programs for implementation;
(3) Integrate and coordinate all sectoral plans and studies undertaken by the different functional groups or agencies;
(4) Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the different development programs, projects, and activities in the City in accordance with the approved development plan;
(5) Prepare comprehensive plans and other development planning documents for the consideration of the local development council;
(6) Analyze the income and expenditure patterns, and formulate and recommend fiscal plans and policies for consideration of the finance committee of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;
(7) Promote people participation in development planning within the City; and
(8) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 30. The City Engineer. — (a) The city engineer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, and a licensed civil engineer. He must have acquired experience in the practice of his profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment 3AKe9.
(b) The city engineer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city engineer shall take charge of the City Engineering Office and shall:
(1) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and programs, techniques procedures and practices in infrastructure development and public works projects of the City;
(2) Advise the city mayor on infrastructure, public works, and other engineering matters;
(3) Administer, coordinate, supervise, and control the construction, maintenance, improvement, and the repair of roads, bridges, and other engineering and public works projects of the City;
(4) Provide engineering services to the City, including investigation and survey, engineering designs, feasibility studies, and project management; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 31. The City Health Officer. — (a) The city health officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a licensed medical practitioner. He must have acquired experience in the practice of his profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city health officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city health officer shall take charge of the Office of the City Health Services and shall:
(1) Supervise the personnel and staff of said office, formulate program implementation guidelines and rules and regulations for the operation of the said office for the approval of the city mayor, in order to assist him in the efficient, effective and economical implementation of a health services program geared towards the implementation of health-related projects and activities;
(2) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out activities to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to health services;
(3) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning health programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(4) Be in the front line of the delivery of health services, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 32. The City Civil Registrar. — (a) The city civil registrar must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in civil registry work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city civil registrar shall receive such compensation emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city civil registrar shall be responsible for the civil registration program in the City of Las Piñas, pursuant to the Civil Registry Law, the Civil Code, and other pertinent laws, rules and regulations issued to implement them.
(d) The city civil registrar shall take charge of the office of the City Civil Registry and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning civil registry programs and projects which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide; and
(2) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 33. The City Administrator. — (a) The city administrator must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, holding a college degree preferably in public administration, law, or any related course from a recognized college, university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in management and administration work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city administrator shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city administrator shall take charge of the Office of the City Administrator and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with the management and administration-related programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Be in the front line of the delivery of administrative support services, particularly those related to the situation during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;
(3) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters relative to the management and administration of the City; and
(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 34. The City Legal Officer. — (a) The City legal officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, and a member of the Philippine Bar. He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city legal officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city legal officer, the chief legal counsel of the City, shall take charge of the Office for Legal Services and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide legal assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out the delivery of basic services and the provision of adequate facilities;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning programs and projects related to legal services which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Recommend measures to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters related to upholding the rule of law;
(4) Be in the front line of protecting human rights and prosecuting any violation thereof, particularly those which occur during and in the aftermath of man-made or natural disasters and calamities; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 35. The City Social Welfare and Development Officer. — (a) The city social welfare and development officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a duly licensed social worker or a college degree holder preferably in sociology. or any other related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in the practice of social work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city social welfare and development officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city social welfare and development officer shall take charge of the Office on Social Welfare and Development and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to social welfare and development services;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those concerning social welfare programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Be in the front line of service delivery, particularly those concerning immediate relief and assistance during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and natural calamities;
(4) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other matters relative to social welfare and development services which will improve the livelihood and living conditions of the inhabitants; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 36. The City Architect. — (a) The city architect must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, and a duly licensed architect. He must have practiced his profession for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city architect shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city architect shall take charge of the Office of Architectural Planning and Design and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and ensure the delivery of basic services and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to provision of adequate facilities relative to architectural planning and design;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning architectural planning and design of programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Be in the front line of delivery of services involving architectural planning and design, particularly those related to the redesigning of spatial distribution of basic facilities and physical structures during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;
(4) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other matters relative to this architectural planning and design as it relates to the total socioeconomic development of the City; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 37. The City Information Officer. — (a) The city information officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in journalism, mass communication or any other related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have experience in writing articles and research papers, or in writing for print, television or broadcast media for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment OrLPaF.
(b) The city information officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may determined by law.
(c) The city information officer shall take charge of the Media Affairs and Public Information Office and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in providing the information and research data required for the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities so that the public becomes aware of said services and may fully avail of the same;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning public information and research data to support programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Be in the front line in providing information during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities, with special attention to the victims thereof, to help minimize injuries and casualties during and after the emergency, and to accelerate relief and rehabilitation;
(4) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters relative to public information and research data as they relate to the total socioeconomic development of the City; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 38. The City Environment Officer. — (a) The city environment officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in environment, forestry, agriculture or any other related course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in environmental management, conservation, and utilization work for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city environment officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city environment officer shall take charge of the Office on the Environment and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities relative to environment services;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning environment programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Be in the front line of the delivery of services concerning the environment, particularly in the renewal and rehabilitation of the environment during and in the aftermath of man-made natural disasters and calamities;
(4) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters relative to the protection, conservation, maximum utilization, application of appropriate technology and other matters related to the environment; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 39. The City Cooperatives Officer. — (a) The city cooperatives officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree preferably in business administration with special training in cooperatives or any course from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have experience in cooperatives organization and management for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city cooperatives officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law ICm7DFrK.
(c) The city cooperatives officer shall take charge of the Office for the Development of Cooperatives and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provide technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of facilities through the development of cooperatives, and in providing access to such services and facilities;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning the integration of cooperative principles and methods in programs and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Be in the front line of cooperatives organization, rehabilitation or viability-enhancement, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural calamities and disasters, to aid in their survival and, if necessary, subsequently rehabilitation;
(4) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other matters relative to cooperatives development and viability-enhancement which will improve the livelihood and quality of life of the inhabitants; and
(5) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 40. The City General Services Officer. — (a) The city general services officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree in public administration, business administration and management from a recognized college or university and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in general services, including management of supply, property, solid waste disposal, and general sanitation for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment 1C7nT.
(b) The city general services officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city general services officer shall take charge of the Office of General Services and shall:
(1) Formulate measures for the consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod and provides technical assistance and support to the city mayor in carrying out measures to ensure the delivery of basic services and provision of adequate facilities which require general services expertise and technical support services;
(2) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same, particularly those concerning general services supportive of the welfare of the inhabitants of the City which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(3) Take custody of and be accountable for all properties, real or personal, owned by the City, and those granted to it in the form of donation, reparation, assistance and counterpart of joint projects;
(4) Be in the front line of general services-related activities, such as the possible or imminent destruction or damage to records, supplies, properties, and structure materials or debris particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;
(5) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all other matters relative to general services; and
(6) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 41. The City Tourism and Cultural Affairs Officer. — (a) The city tourism and cultural affairs officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in tourism and cultural affairs work for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city tourism and cultural affairs officer shall receive such compensation. emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city tourism and cultural affairs officer shall take charge of the Office of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with the tourism and cultural affairs development and management and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Be in the front line in the determination of repair and reconstruction work related to tourism and cultural affairs, particularly during and in the aftermath of man-made and natural disasters and calamities;
(3) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters relative to the tourism and cultural affairs in the City; and
(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law or ordinance.
Section 42. The City Land Transportation Officer. — (a) The city land transportation officer must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience in land transportation work for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment ZMaFEoLlu.
(b) The city land transportation officer shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city land transportation officer shall be under the direct supervision of the Land Transportation Office of the Department of Transportation and Communications, shall take charge of the City Land Transportation Office and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with the land transportation regulation, development and management, and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters related to land transportation in the City; and
(3) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law, ordinance, or Department of Transportation and Communications and Land Transportation Office rules and regulations.
Section 43. The City Prosecutor. — (a) The city prosecutor must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, and a member of the Philippine Bar. He must have acquired experience in handling criminal cases in court for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city prosecutor shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances, as may be determined by law.
(c) The city prosecutor shall be under the direct supervision of the Department of Justice, shall take charge of the Office of the City Prosecutor and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with the prosecution of criminals and crime syndicates, and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters related to the prosecution of criminals and crime syndicates in the City; and
(3) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law, ordinance or relevant Department of Justice rules and regulations.
Section 44. The City Schools Division Superintendent. — (a) The city schools division superintendent must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience practicing his profession in an educational institution for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city schools division superintendent shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city schools division superintendent shall be under the direct supervision of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports, shall take charge of the Office of the City Schools Division Superintendent and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with the education development and management programs, and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters related to education in the City;
(3) Be in the front line in the supervision of principals and teachers assigned in the City, as well as sit as additional member of the local school board of the City; and
(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law, ordinance or relevant Department of Education, Culture and Sports rules and regulations.
Section 45. The City Fire Marshal. — (a) The city fire marshal must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, and a qualified fire marshal under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the PNP Law.
(b) The city fire marshal shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law CyFuFB.
(c) The city fire marshal shall be under the direct supervision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, shall take charge of the City Fire Station and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with fire prevention, control and management, and projects which the city mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters related to fire services in the City;
(3) Be in the front line in the development of measures for fire protection, prevention and suppression, rescue and evacuation, and other services intended for the safety and security of life and property in the City; and
(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the PNP Law, Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law, ordinance or relevant Department of the Interior and Local Government’s rules; and regulations.
Section 46. The City Jail Warden. — (a) The city jail warden must be a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the City of Las Piñas, of good moral character, a holder of a college degree in psychology, psychiatry, sociology, social work or criminology from a recognized college or university, and a first grade civil service eligible or its equivalent. He must have acquired experience practicing his profession for at least three (3) years immediately preceding the date of his appointment.
(b) The city jail warden shall receive such compensation, emoluments and allowances as may be determined by law.
(c) The city jail warden shall be under the direct supervision of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, shall take charge of the City Jail and shall:
(1) Develop plans and strategies and, upon approval thereof by the city mayor, implement the same particularly those which have to do with custody and safekeeping of inmates, jail administration and management, and other programs that are helpful in the reformation of inmates, and projects which the City Mayor is empowered to implement and which the Sangguniang Panlungsod is empowered to provide;
(2) Recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod and advise the city mayor on all matters related to jail services in the City;
(3) Be in the front line in the development of measures for a more efficient and effective city jail system; and
(4) Perform such other duties and functions and exercise such other powers as provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the PNP Law Republic Act No. 7160otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, and those that are prescribed by law ordinance or relevant Department of the Interior and Local Government’s rules and regulations.
ARTICLE VIII
Transitory and Final Provisions
Transitory and Final Provisions
Section 47. Municipal Ordinances. — All municipal ordinances of the Municipality of Las Piñas existing at the time of the approval of this Act shall continue to be in force within the City of Las Piñas until the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall, by ordinance, provide otherwise.
Section 48. Plebiscite. — The City of Las Piñas shall acquire corporate existence upon the ratification of its creation by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified voters in a plebiscite to be conducted in the present Municipality of Las Piñas within sixty (60) days from the approval of this Act. The expenses for such plebiscite shall be borne by the Municipality of Las Piñas. The Commission on Elections shall conduct and supervise such plebiscite.
Section 49. Officials of the City of Las Piñas. — The present elective officials of the City shall continue to exercise their powers and functions until such time that a new election is held and the duly-elected officials shall have already qualified and assumed their offices. The appointive officials and employees of the City shall likewise continue exercising their functions and duties and they shall automatically be absorbed by the city government of the City of Las Piñas.
Section 50. Jurisdiction of Metropolitan Manila. — The City of Las Piñas shall, unless otherwise provided by law, continue to be under the jurisdiction of Metropolitan Manila.
Section 51. Legislative District. — As a highly-urbanized city, the City of Las Piñas shall have its own legislative district with the first representative to be elected in the next national election after the passage of this Act.
Section 52. Tax Moratorium. — Upon the effectivity of this Act the City of Las Piñas shall maintain a tax moratorium for five (5) years, wherein no increase in the rates of taxes shall be imposed. Furthermore it shall abide by the provisions of Republic Act Numbered 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, which limit the authority of local government units in adjusting tax rates which shall not be oftener than once every five (5) years, but in no case shall such adjustment exceed ten percent (10%) of the rates fixed under the said Code.
Section 53. Moratorium on Gambling Sites. — Upon the effectivity of this Act, the City of Las Piñas shall also maintain a moratorium on the establishment of gambling sites for five (5) years, wherein no new gambling site, place or venue for cockfighting, lotto, or any other form of gambling or games of chance, shall be allowed to be built or established within the City gYoQa7iDO.
Section 54. Applicability of Laws. — The provisions of Republic Act Numbered 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, Presidential Decree Numbered Eight hundred and twenty-four, and other laws pertaining to Metropolitan Manila and such laws as are applicable to highly-urbanized cities shall govern the City of Las Piñas in so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
Section 55. Separability Clause. — If any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional for any reason whatsoever, such declaration shall not in any way affect the other parts or sections of this Act.
Section 56. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15)days from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
Approved, February 12, 1997.
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Act No. 3397
Section 1. Any person who within a period of ten years from the date of his release or of his last conviction by the court of this country of the crimes of robo, hurto, estafa, embezzlement, or forgery, or of a violation of the laws against vagrancy or prostitution, is found guilty of any of said crimes a third time, or oftener.
R.A. No. 9167, AN ACT CREATING THE FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9167
AN ACT CREATING THE FILM DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ENACTED BY THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PHILIPPINES IN CONGRESS
Section 1. State Policy. Pursuant to the constitutional guarantee on freedom of expression, the State shall promote and support the development and growth of the local film industry as a medium or the upliftment aesthetics, cultural and social values or the better understanding and appreciation of the Filipino identity. To achieve this end, the State shall formulate and implement policies and programs to upgrade the art and craft of film making and encourage the production of films for commercial purposes, intended for public entertainment, that seek to enhance the quality of life, examine the human and social conditions and contribute to the dignity and nobility of the human spirit.
Section 2. Creation of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. To carry out the provisions of this Act, there is hereby created a Film Development Council of the Philippines, hereinafter referred to as the Council, under the Office of the President. The Film Development Foundation of the Philippines, Inc., (FDFPI) and the Film Rating Board (FRB), created under Executive Order No. 811, are hereby abolished.
Section 3. Powers and Functions. – The Council shall have the following powers and functions:
1. To establish and implement a Cinema Evaluation System in accordance with the criteria set forth in this Act;
2. To develop and implement an incentive and reward system for the producers based on merit to encourage the production of quality films;
3. To establish, organize, operate and maintain local and international film festivals, exhibitions and similar activities;
4. To encourage and undertake activities that will promote the growth and development of the local film industry and promote its participation in both domestic and foreign markets;
5. To develop and promote programs to enhance the skills and expertise of Filipino talents necessary for quality film production;
6. To prescribe the procedures for the exercise of its powers and functions as well as the performance of its duties and responsibilities;
7. To determine the Council’s organizational structure and staffing pattern and appoint officers and employees of the Council in accordance with Civil Service laws, rules and regulations;
8. To acquire, manage and hold such real and personal property as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of this Act;
9. To invest funds and other assets in such activities or undertakings that shall directly and indirectly promote development of the film industry, including the production of films and other terms and conditions as it may deem wise and desirable;
10. To ensure the establishment of a film archive in order to conserve and protect film negatives and/or prints as part of the nation’s historical, cultural, and artistic heritage; and
11. To perform such other functions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Section 4. Composition of the Council. – The Council shall be composed of a Chairperson and ten (10) members, three (3) of whom shall be regular members, while the other seven (7) members shall be an ex-officio capacity: Provided, That the Chairperson shall be a person of proven administrative proficiency, independence, knowledgeable of the technical and artistic aspects of the film production and fully committed to the promotion and development of Philippine Cinema as art: Provided, further, That the Chairperson and the regular members shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines.
The seven (7) members who shall be ex officio members of the Council are the following:
(1) The Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry or his/her duly designated representative;
(2) The Secretary of the Department of Education or his/her duly designated representative;
(3) The Chairperson of the Film Academy of the Philippines;
(4) The President of the Cultural Center of the Philippines;
(5) The Commissioner of the Committee on Cinema of the National Commission on Culture and Arts;
(6) The President of the league of City Mayors or his/her duly designated representative; and
(7) The Chairperson of the Metro Manila Development Authority or his/her duly designated representative.
The three (3) regular members shall be as follows:
(1) A representative from the legally constituted filmmakers association;
(2) A representative from the legally constituted theater owners association; and
(3) A representative from the academe.
Section 5. Term of Office. – The Chairperson and the three regular member shall hold office for a term of three (3) years unless sooner removed by the President: Provided, That they shall be eligible for reappointment after the expiration of their respective terms: Provided, further, That no Chairperson or member shall serve for more than two (2) consecutive terms. If the Chairperson or member fails to complete his/her term, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion the vacated term whom he/she succeeds: Provided, finally, That such service of the unexpired portion shall not be counted as a term.
Section 6. Meetings. – The Council shall meet regularly at least once a month or as often as necessary at the call of the chairperson or a majority of the members. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum to do business. The members of the Council shall be entitled to honoraria based on existing government accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Section 7. The Chairperson. – The Chairperson shall be the Chief Executive Officer and shall exercise overall administrative supervision to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of the policies laid down by the Council. The Chairperson shall have the same rank and salary of an Undersecretary of a Department as provided for in the Salary Standardization Law.
Section 8. The Executive Director. – The Chairperson shall be assisted by an Executive Director to be appointed by the council upon the recommendation of the Chairperson. The Executive Director shall have a salary comparable to that of equivalent rank under the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and shall be coterminus with the Chairperson unless sooner removed for cause.
Section 9. Functions of the Chairperson. – The Chairperson shall have the following functions:
1. Execute and administer the policies, plans and programs approved by the council;
2. Direct and supervise the operations and internal affairs of the Council;
3. Establish the internal organization and administrative procedures of the Council;
4. Recommend to the Council the appointment, transfer or detail suspension, dismissal for cause of its subordinate officials and employees; and
5. Such other functions which the Council may assign from time to time.
Section 10. Cinema Evaluation Board. – There is hereby created a Cinema Evaluation Board hereinafter referred to as the “Board” which shall evaluate and grade films submitted to the Council, subject to the following:
a. Composition, Qualifications and appointment. – The Board shall be composed of a Board Chairperson and thirty (30) members, twenty (20) of whom shall come from the film industry, and the other ten (10) from the arts, academe, business and other sectors. The President shall appoint the members of the Board from among forty (40) nominees submitted by the Council: Provided, That the persons appointed to the Board should be knowledgeable of the artistic and technical aspects of the film – making and fully committed to the promotion and development of cinematographic art along world-class standards and global marketability.
b. Term of Office. – The Board Chairperson and members shall serve for a term of two (2) years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a second term: Provided, That no member shall serve for more than (2) consecutive terms: Provided, further, if any member fails to complete a term, the person appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired portion of the term of the member whom he / she succeeds, unless re-appointed: Provided, finally, That such service of the unexpired portion shall not be counted as a term. In the initial appointments, the Board Chairperson and the first fifteen (15) members shall hold office for two (2) years and the next fifteen (15) for one (1) year.
c. Quorum. – The Chairperson or his/her duly – designated representative who is also a Board member, and at least eleven (11) members are needed for the Board to transact business.
d. Honorarium. – A Board member shall receive reasonable honorarium for each film actually evaluated, to be determined by the Council subject to government accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
e. Participation. – No member of the Board shall participate in the grading of a film in which he or she or any member of his or her family or any relative within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity shall have financial or any other interest: Provided, further; That such member shall disclose fully, at the time of his or her inhibition, the nature of his or her interest including actual or potential conflict of interest and the reasons for his or her inhibition.
Section 11. Cinema Evaluation System. – The Board shall formulate and establish a set of standards and criteria and procedures for the Cinema Evaluation System, subject to the approval of the Council, primarily based on but not limited to the following:
a. Direction – which shall be deemed effective when the film’s intentions are made clear and realized through the effective orchestration of all the film’s elements;
b. Screenplay – which shall be deemed effective when the film’s intentions are made clear by the characterization, dialogue, plot and narrative structure of the material on hand;
c. Cinematography – which shall be deemed effective if it creatively visualizes content through the lightning composition, camera movement and related camera techniques in the manner appropriate for the film’s intentions;
d. Editing – which shall be deemed effective if it creatively compresses or expands time, space and movement and arranges images in a manner appropriate to the film’s intentions:
e. Production Design – which shall be deemed effective if it successfully creates the time, period, locale, atmosphere and look of the film, and contributes to characterization through the use of sets, costumes, props and make-up in a manner that suits the film’s intentions;
f. Music scoring – which shall be deemed effective if the music is used to heighten mood and emotion, help define character, and reinforce rhythm pace in a manner appropriate to the film’s intentions;
g. Sound – which shall be deemed effective if dialogue, music, sound effects and silence are reproduced, orchestrated and mixed in proper proportion to suit the film’s intentions; and
h. Acting Performances – which shall be deemed effective if the performers play their characters truthfully and honestly in performance style to suit the film’s intentions: Provided, That in evaluating and grading a film, the Board shall look for excellence in the art and craft of film making in its totality, take into consideration scenes of the film in context, its manner of presentation and culture.
Section 12. Grading of Films. – The grading of films by the Cinema Evaluation Board shall be subject to the following provisions:
(a) Pre-qualification procedures and requirements. – The Council shall prescribe pre-qualification procedures and requirements for application for grading: Provided, That only films whose premiere screening shall be held in the Philippines, and those which have not had any previous theatrical release, free television broadcast, cable broadcast or video release in any commercial medium anywhere in the world shall be qualified for grading by the Board: Provided, further, That the Board shall evaluate and grade only feature film that are intended for theatrical and other forms or exhibition that will charge admission fees and which are at least eighty (80) minutes in length and that the producer shall submit his/her film for grading at least seven (7) calendar days before its scheduled playdate.
(b) Evaluation Period. – A film shall be reviewed, evaluated and graded by the Board within five (5) working days after submission of the application. The Board shall transmit its decision to the Council twenty-four (24) hours from the rendering of the decision. The Council shall inform the producer of the Board’s decision not later than twenty-four (24) hours upon receipt thereof.
(c) Grading of Films. – The Board shall review and grade a film submitted for grading. The Board and the Council shall, at any time neither be allowed to cut, delete, shorten or modify in any manner films being graded by the Board, nor shall they be allowed to suggest cuts or deletions or any other form of modification to the film makers and pre-requisites for earning the board grading. Such grading shall be given due weight and consideration by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB), the Videogram Regulatory (VRB), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and other government agencies for the graded film’s viewing, reproduction, exportation and other purposes.
(d) Reconsideration to the Board En Banc. – The action taken by the Board on the Film submitted for evaluation and grading may be reconsidered upon motion to the Board en banc within twenty (24) hours from receipt of notice of said action, and the Board en banc shall render its decision within forty-eight (48) hours from its receipt of the motion for reconsideration. The Board en banc must be composed of at least majority of the members of the Board.(e) Finality of grading. – The grading submitted by the Board en banc to the Council shall be final.
Section 13. Privileges of Graded Films. – Films which have obtained an “A” or “B” grading from the Council pursuant to Sections 11 and 12 of this Act shall be entitled to the following privileges:
a. Amusement tax reward. – A grade “A” or “B” film shall entitle its producer to an incentive equivalent to the amusement tax imposed and collected on the graded films by cities and municipalities in Metro Manila and other highly urbanized and independent component cities in the Philippines pursuant to Sections 140 and 151 of Republic Act No. 7160 at the following rates:
1. For grade “A” films – 100% of the amusement tax collected on such films; and
2. For grade “B” films. – 65% of the amusement tax collected on such films. The remaining thirty-five (35%) shall accrue to the funds of the Council.
Section 14. Amusement Tax Deduction and Remittances. – All revenue from the amusement tax on the graded film which may otherwise accrue to the cities and municipalities in Metropolitan Manila and highly urbanized and independent component cities in the Philippines pursuant to Section 140 of Republic Act. No. 7160 during the period the graded film is exhibited, shall be deducted and withheld by the proprietors, operators or lessees of theaters or cinemas and remitted within thirty (30) days from the termination of the exhibition to the Council which shall reward the corresponding amusement tax to the producers of the graded film within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof. Proprietors, operators and lessees of theaters or cinemas who fail to remit the amusement tax proceeds within the prescribed period shall be liable to a surcharge equivalent to five percent (5%) of the amount due for each month of delinquency which shall be paid to the Council.
Section 15. Enforcement. – For purposes of implementing the previous Section , the Council may:
1. Impose administrative fines and penalties of not more than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) for the violation of any provision of this Act and/or its implementing rules and regulations issued by the Council;
2. Cause or initiate the criminal or administrative prosecution of violators of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations. For this purpose, the Council is hereby given the power to issue subpoena duces tecum and enlist the assistance or services of the Department of Justice or the Office of the Solicitor General;
3. Cause the closure of any theater or cinema that fails or unreasonably refuses to remit the tax collected on a graded film for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days after which such period shall be automatically lifted without prejudice to the right of the Council to cause or initiate criminal or administrative prosecution against the erring theater or cinema owners pursuant to paragraph 2 of this section;
4. Call upon representative of the different government agencies and other various associations in the movie industry to help ensure compliance with the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations. For this purpose, the Council may continue Local Regulatory Council or Councils in the cities and municipalities throughout the country composed of representatives from the government and from the private sector as may be appropriate to implement the purposes and objectives of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations and they shall serve without compensation and only for such period of time as the Chairperson shall determine;
5. To deputize any law enforcement agency and instrumentality of the government for assistance in the implementation and enforcement of its functions and orders.
Section 16. Funding. – The Executive Secretary shall immediately include in the Office of the President’s program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act. To augment the operational expenses of the Council, the Council may:
a. Utilize the remaining thirty-five (35%) percent of the amusement tax collected during the period of grade “B” film is exhibited, as provided under Sections 13 and 14 hereof; and
b. Impose reasonable fees and charges for services rendered: Provided, That the amount actually collected shall be deposited in the National Treasury as a special account in the General Fund and may be used to augment its maintenance and other operating expenses, and capital outlays except the purchase of motor vehicles, subject to existing accounting and budgeting rules and regulations.
Section 17. Authority to Accept Donations. – The Council may accept donations, contributions, grants, bequests or gifts, in cash or in kind, for various sources, domestic or foreign, except from movie producers, and distributors for purposes relevant to its functions. Said donations shall be deemed automatically appropriated for purposes specified by the donor or in the absence thereof; for the programs and projects as may be approved by the Council subject to the usual government accounting and auditing rules and regulations; Provided, That cash donations shall not be used to fund the personal services requirements of the Council. Any donation, contribution, subsidy or financial aid which may be made to the Council shall be exempt from taxes of any kind and shall constitute allowable deductions in full from the income of the donors, contributors or givers for income tax purposes.
Section 18. Assistance from Other Government Agencies. – The Council may request any department, bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government for such assistance as may be needed in the performance of its functions.
Section 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The Film Development Council shall, within ninety (90) days after the approval of this Act, issue the necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions hereto.
Section 20. Transitory Provision. – To provide continuity in the operations of the Council, the incumbent officials and employees of the FDFPI and the FRB shall, in a holdover capacity, continue to perform their respective duties and responsibilities and shall receive their corresponding salaries and benefits until such time that the organization of the Council shall have been completed. The transition period shall not exceed six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act. All officials and employees of the FDFPI and FRB shall be deemed resigned from services upon the organization of the Council: Provided, That the officials and employees who shall be laid off shall be given preferential treatment in appointments to new positions to which they may qualify under the new staffing pattern: Provided, finally, That those who shall not be given new appointments shall be entitled to all compensation and benefits due them under existing laws. All books, assets, rights, privileges, records, obligations and liabilities of the FDFPI and the FRB are hereby transferred to the Council.
Section 21. Annual Report. – The Council shall, within ninety (90) days after the end of every fiscal year, submit to the President and to Congress an annual report on its compliance with, or accomplishments under this Act, together with its plans and recommendations to improve and develop its capability to enforce the provisions of this Act, and a complete accounting of transactions with respect to any funds received under this Act.
Section 22. Repealing Clause. – Executive Order No. 811 is hereby repealed. Executive Order 1051 and Section 140 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, are hereby amended accordingly. All other laws, decrees, orders issuances, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Section 23. Separability Clause. – If, for any reason, any provision of this Act, or any part thereof, is declared invalid or unconstitutional, all other sections or provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect.
Section 24. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in the Official Gazette and two (2) newspapers of national circulation.
Approved, June 7, 2002.
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P.D. No. 533, THE ANTI-CATTLE RUSTLING LAW OF 1974
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 533
THE ANTI-CATTLE RUSTLING LAW OF 1974
WHEREAS, large cattle are indispensable to the livelihood and economic growth of our people, particularly the agricultural workers, because such large cattle are the work animals of our farmers and the source of fresh meat and dairy products for our people, and provide raw material for our tanning and canning industries;
WHEREAS, reports from the law-enforcement agencies reveal that there is a resurgence of thievery of large cattle, commonly known as “cattle rustling”, especially in the rural areas, thereby directly prejudicing the livelihood of the agricultural workers and adversely affecting our food production program for self-sufficiency in rice, corn and other staple crops, as well as in fresh meat;
WHEREAS, there is an urgent need to protect large cattle raising industry and small time large cattle owners and raisers from the nefarious activities of lawless elements in order to encourage our hardworking cattle raisers and farmers to raise more cattle and concentrate in their agricultural works, thus increasing our source of meat and dairy products as well as agricultural production and allied industries which depend on the cattle raising industry;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and pursuant to Proclamations No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972 and No. 1104, dated January 17, 1973 and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land, the following: Section 1. Title. – This Decree shall be known as the “Anti-Cattle Rustling Law of 1974.”
Section 2. Definition of terms. – The following terms shall mean and be understood to be as herein defined:
a. Large cattle as herein used shall include the cow, carabao, horse, mule, ass, or other domesticated member of the bovine family.
b. Owner/raiser shall include the herdsman, caretaker, employee or tenant of any firm or entity engaged in the raising of large cattle or other persons in lawful possession of such large cattle.
c. Cattle rustling is the taking away by any means, method or scheme, without the consent of the owner/raiser, of any of the above-mentioned animals whether or not for profit or gain, or whether committed with or without violence against or intimidation of any person or force upon things. It includes the killing of large cattle, or taking its meat or hide without the consent of the owner/raiser.
Section 3. Duty of owner/raiser to register. – The owner/raiser shall, before the large cattle belonging to him shall attain the age of six months, register the same with the office of the city/municipal treasurer where such large cattle are raised. The city/municipality concerned may impose and collect the fees authorized by existing laws for such registration and the issuance of a certificate of ownership to the owner/raiser.
Section 4. Duty of city/municipal treasurers and other concerned public officers and employees. – All public officials and employees concerned with the registration of large cattle are required to observe strict adherence with pertinent provisions of Chapter 22, Section 511 to 534, of the Revised Administrative Code, except insofar as they may be inconsistent with the provisions of this Decree.
Section 5. Permit to buy and sell large cattle. – No person, partnership, association, corporation or entity shall engage in the business of buy and sell of large cattle without first securing a permit for the said purpose from the Provincial Commander of the province where it shall conduct such business and the city/municipal treasurer of the place of residence of such person, partnership, association, corporation or entity. The permit shall only be valid in such province.
Section 6. Clearance for shipment of large cattle. – Any person, partnership, association, corporation or entity desiring to ship or transport large cattle, its hides, or meat, from one province to another shall secure a permit for such purpose from the Provincial Commander of the province where the large cattle is registered. Before issuance of the permit herein prescribed, the Provincial Commander shall require the submission of the certificate of ownership as prescribed in Section 3 hereof, a certification from the Provincial Veterinarian to the effect that such large cattle, hides or meat are free from any disease; and such other documents or records as may be necessary. Shipment of large cattle, its hides or meat from one city/municipality to another within the same province may be done upon securing permit from the city/municipal treasurer of the place of origin.
Section 7. Presumption of cattle rustling. – Every person having in his possession, control or custody of large cattle shall, upon demand by competent authorities, exhibit the documents prescribed in the preceding sections. Failure to exhibit the required documents shall be prima facie evidence that the large cattle in his possession, control or custody are the fruits of the crime of cattle rustling.
Section 8. Penal provisions. – Any person convicted of cattle rustling as herein defined shall, irrespective of the value of the large cattle involved, be punished by prision mayor in its maximum period to reclusion temporal in its medium period if the offense is committed without violence against or intimidation of persons or force upon things. If the offense is committed with violence against or intimidation of persons or force upon things, the penalty of reclusion temporal in its maximum period to reclusion perpetua shall be imposed. If a person is seriously injured or killed as a result or on the occasion of the commission of cattle rustling, the penalty of reclusion perpetua to death shall be imposed. When the offender is a government official or employee, he shall, in addition to the foregoing penalty, be disqualified from voting or being voted upon in any election/referendum and from holding any public office or employment. When the offender is an alien, he shall be deported immediately upon the completion of the service of his sentence without further proceedings.
Section 9. Rules and Regulations to be promulgated by the Chief of Constabulary. – The chief of Constabulary shall promulgate the rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Decree.
Section 10. Repealing clause. – The provisions of Articles 309 and 310 of Act No. 3815, otherwise known as the Revised Penal Code, as amended, all laws, decrees, orders, instructions, rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 11. Effectivity. – This Decree shall take effect upon approval.
Done in the City of Manila, this 8th day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-four.
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R.A. No. 3756, AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES BANK, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS, AND OBJECTIVES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3756
AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COTTAGE INDUSTRIES BANK, DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS, AND OBJECTIVES
Section 1. Name, domicile and place of business. – There is hereby created a bank to be known as the National Cottage Industries Bank. Its principal domicile and place of business shall be in the City of Manila.
Section 2. Corporate Powers. – The said Bank shall be a body corporate and shall have power:
(a) To prescribe its by-laws;
(b) To adopt and use a seal;
(c) To make contracts;
(d) To sue and be sued;
(e) To grant short and long-term loans against security or real estate, or a pledge on cottage industries products, or cottage industries machinery and/or equipment;
(f) To issue bonds and other certificates of indebtedness against its credit secured by real estate but not in excess of ninety per cent (90%) thereof. Said bonds shall be exempt from any and all taxes levied or assessed by the government or any of its subdivisions. The Board of Directors shall determine the interest rates, maturities and other requirements of the said obligations;
(g) To issue debentures with the approval of and under conditions and guarantees to be prescribed by the Central Bank; and
(h) To exercise further, the general powers mentioned in the Corporation Law and the General Banking Law insofar as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.
Section 3. Capitalization. – Authorized Capital Stock, Par Value. – The Bank shall have an authorized capital stock of thirty million pesos divided into three hundred thousand par value shares of one hundred pesos each. The shares shall be divided into two groups marked Series “A” and Series “B”:
(a) Series “A” shall comprise twenty million pesos equivalent to two hundred thousand par value shares to be subscribed for by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines; and
(b) Series “B” shall comprise ten million pesos equivalent to one hundred thousand par value shares to be subscribed for the cottage industries producers and/or manufacturers, and producers and marketing cooperatives, engaged in cottage industries.
Section 4. Board of Directors, Composition and Organization. – The affairs and business of the Bank shall be directed and its property managed and preserved, unless otherwise provided in this Act, by a Board of Directors which shall be composed of a chairman, vice-chairman, and five members. The Secretary of Commerce and Industry shall be the chairman of the Board of Directors, and the Administrator of the National Cottage Industries Development Authority shall be the vice-chairman. The President of the Republic of the Philippines shall appoint two members of the Board and the other three shall be elected by the stockholders in a general election called for that purpose; Provided, however, That the first Board of Directors shall be all appointed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines for the first year of operation of the Bank. The two appointive members of the Board shall hold a term of office for two (2) years depending upon the discretion of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. The members of the Board shall be paid a per diem of twenty-five pesos per session actually attended but not exceeding two hundred fifty pesos a month.
Section 5. Fiscal Year. – The fiscal year of the Bank shall commence on July first and end on June thirtieth of the succeeding year.
Section 6. Election of the three members of the Board of Directors. – The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the first Saturday of March of each year for the purpose, among other things, of electing three elective members of the Board of Directors, and of transacting such other business as may be contained in the agenda. In this election, the shares held by the government shall not be entitled to vote.
Section 7. Officers. – The Bank shall have the following officers; a president, a vice-president, a secretary, a treasurer by the Board of Directors. Their compensation and tenure of office shall be fixed also by the Board.
Section 8. Duties of Directors and Officers. – The duties and responsibilities of directors and officers shall be as prescribed in the regulations and by-laws of the Bank.
Section 9. Powers of the Board of Directors. – (a) To formulate policies necessary to carry out effectively the provisions of this Act, and adopt such by-laws, rules and regulations for the effective operation of the Bank, in conformity with this Act and existing laws; and
(b) To establish branches or agencies in such points within the Philippines, subject to the approval of the Central Bank.
Section 10. Other officers and employees. – Other officers and employees of the Bank shall be appointed by the President of the Bank and confirmed by the Board. No officer or employee of the Bank shall be removed except for just cause and upon confirmation by the Board.
Section 11. Every director, officer, and employee handling funds, securities and property on behalf of the Bank shall, subject to regulations, execute and deliver adequate bonds for the faithful performance of his duties and obligations.
Section 12. Inspection of the Bank – Supervision and examination by the Central Bank of the Philippines. – The Bank shall be subject to supervision and examination by the Central Bank of the Philippines.
Section 13. Acquisition and Disposal of Real Estate – Right to purchase, hold and dispose of real estate. – The Bank is hereby authorized to purchase and own such real estate as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying on its business and incidental to its operation of activities. It is also authorized to hold such real estate as it may find necessary to acquire in the collection of debts due to the said Bank or to its branches, but real estate acquired in the collection of debts shall be sold by said Bank within five years after date of its acquisition.
Section 14. Payment of Dividends. – Payment into the Philippine Treasury of dividends corresponding to Government owned shares. – All profits assigned as dividends to the shares of the Government shall be paid into the Treasury of the Philippines for the general funds thereof.
Section 15. Payment to stockholders of dividends corresponding to private-owned shares. – All profits assigned as dividends to shares of stockholders shall be paid to the duly registered stockholder of the Bank.
Section 16. Funds – Appropriations. – To carry out the purposes of this Act, the sum of twenty million pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, which shall constitute as the share of the government in the capitalization of the Bank.
Section 17. Definition of Terms. – The words used in this Act shall be construed as follows:
(a) Bank – shall mean the National Cottage Industries Bank as provided for under this Act.
(b) Board – means the Board of Directors of the National Cottage Industries Bank.
(c) Stockholders – shall mean the duly registered owners of shares of stock of the National Cottage Industries Bank.
(d) Dividend – shall mean that portion of profits and surplus funds of the Bank which has been actually set apart, by a valid act of the Bank for distribution among the stockholders according to their respective interests, in such manner as to become segregated from the property of the Bank, and to become the property of the stockholder distributively. Dividend is payable out of surplus profits only.
(e) Short-term loan – shall mean a loan by a debtor of the Bank payable within a period of one year from approval thereof.
(f) Long-term loan – shall mean a loan by a debtor of the Bank payable beyond a period of one year from approval thereof but not exceeding ten years.
(g) Cottage Industries – shall mean the economic activity described in Section eleven of Republic Act Numbered Thirty-four hundred and seventy.
(h) Producer – shall mean a cottage industry producer.
Section 18. Miscellaneous provisions – Matters not covered by this Act. – The provisions of Republic Act Numbered Three hundred thirty-seven, otherwise known as the General Banking Act, shall apply to the operation of the Bank in matters not otherwise specifically provided for in this Act.
Section 19. Penal provisions – Penalties for violations of the provisions of this Act. – Any director, officer, employee, or agent of the Bank, who violates or permits the violation of any of the provisions of this Act, or any person aiding or abetting the violation of any of the provisions of this Act, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed ten thousand pesos or by imprisonment of not more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court.
Section 20. Application of the Revised Penal Code. – The provisions of Title Four, Chapter One of Act Numbered Thirty-eight hundred and fifteen, known as the Revised Penal Code, are hereby made applicable to violations of the law consisting in making or causing to be made, and circulating or causing to be circulated, forged checks and notes and bonds in imitation of those of the Bank.
Section 21. Repealing Clause. – All Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent or incompatible with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Section 22. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved, June 22, 1963.
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Act No. 2668, An Act fixing the salaries of certain officers and employees of the Government of the Philippine Islands
Act No. 2668
An Act fixing the salaries of certain officers and employees of the Government of the Philippine Islands
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Legislature assembled and by the authority of the same:
SECTION 1. The salaries of the officers and employees of the Philippine Government mentioned in this Act shall hereafter be as follows:
(a) The President of the Senate, twelve thousand pesos per annum. Each Senator, except the President, shall receive compensation at the rate of four thousand pesos per annum, which may be drawn during the corresponding regular session of the Legislature. The Secretary of the Senate, three thousand pesos for each regular session of the Legislature: Provided, however, That in case the Senate shall direct him to render service outside of such session, it may grant him additional compensation.
(b) The Speaker of the House of Representatives, twelve thousand pesos per annum. Each representative, except the Speaker, shall receive compensation at the rate of three thousand pesos per annum, which may be drawn during the corresponding regular session of the Legislature. The Secretary of the House of Representatives, three thousand pesos for each regular session of the Legislature: Provided, however, That in case the House of Representatives shall direct him to render service outside of such session, it may grant him additional compensation. (Amended by Act No. 3270.)
(c) Each Department Secretary, except the Secretary of Public Instruction, twelve thousand pesos per annum. Each Department Under Secretary, seven thousand five hundred pesos per annum. (Amended by Act No. 3437.)
(d) The Secretary of the Governor-General, who shall hereafter be known as the Private Secretary for the Governor-General, seven thousand five hundred pesos per annum.
(e) The Director of Civil Service, six thousand pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, four thousand eight hundred pesos per annum.
(f) The Director of the Bureau of Non-christian Tribes, six thousand pesos per annum. (Amended by Act No. 2985.)
(g) The Chief of the Executive Bureau, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Chief, six thousand pesos per annum.
(h) The Chief of the Philippine Constabulary, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. Each colonel, six thousand pesos per annum. Each lieutenant-colonel, four thousand eight hundred pesos per annum. Each major, three thousand six hundred pesos per annum. Each captain, three thousand pesos per annum. Each first lieutenant, two thousand four hundred pesos per annum. Each second lieutenant, two thousand pesos per annum. Each third lieutenant, eighteen hundred pesos per annum.
(i) The Director of Education, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, six thousand pesos per annum.
(j) The Director of Health, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. Each chief of division, six thousand pesos per annum. The salaries of the other surgeons in the Health Service shall be as follows: Each chief medical inspector, not chief of a division, not more than four thousand pesos per annum. Each medical inspector, not more than three thousand pesos per annum. Each senior surgeon, not more than two thousand four hundred pesos per annum. And each surgeon, not more than one thousand eight hundred pesos per annum.
(k) The Insular Collector of Customs, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Insular Deputy Collector of Customs, six thousand pesos per annum. The collector of customs of Iloilo, six thousand pesos per annum. The collector of customs of Cebu, six thousand pesos per annum. The collector of customs of Zamboanga, five thousand pesos per annum. The collector of customs of Jolo, five thousand pesos per annum.
(l) The Collector of Internal Revenue, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue, six thousand pesos per annum.
(m) The Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Treasurer of the Philippine Islands, six thousand pesos per annum.
(n) The Director of Printing, six thousand pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, four thousand eight hundred pesos per annum.
(o) The Solicitor-General, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. (Amended by Act No. 3340.)
(p) Each judge of a Court of First Instance, except the judges of the First, Second, Eighth, Tenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, and Twenty-fourth Districts, and the auxiliary judges, eight thousand pesos per annum. The judges of the First, Second, Eighth, Tenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, and Twenty-fourth Districts, and the auxiliary judges, seven thousand pesos per annum each. The clerk of the Supreme Court, five thousand pesos per annum. (Amended by Acts Nos. 3107 and 3320.)
(q) The Director of the Library and Museum, six thousand pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, four thousand eight hundred pesos per annum.
(r) The Director of Prisons, five thousand pesos per annum, with quarters and laundry. The Assistant Director, four thousand pesos per annum, with quarters and laundry.
(s) The Director of Agriculture, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, six thousand pesos per annum.
(t) The Director of Forestry, six thousand pesos per annum.
(u) The Director of Lands, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, six thousand pesos per annum.
(v) The Director of the Bureau of Science, six thousand pesos per annum.
(x) The Director of the Weather Bureau, five thousand pesos per annum.
(y) The Director of Public Works, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The chief constructing engineer, six thousand pesos per annum. The chief designing engineer, six thousand pesos per annum. The consulting architect, six thousand pesos per annum.
(z) The Director of Posts, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, six thousand pesos per annum.
(aa) The Purchasing Agent, seven thousand two hundred pesos per annum. The Assistant Purchasing Agent, six thousand pesos per annum.
(bb) The Director of Labor, five thousand pesos per annum. The Assistant Director, four thousand pesos per annum.
(cc) The Director of Coast Survey, ten pesos per diem.
SEC. 2. Officers and employees whose salaries are reduced hereunder and who, having taken advantage of the benefits of Act Numbered Twenty-five hundred and eighty-nine, entitled “An Act providing for a gratuity by reason of retirement to officers and employees of the Philippine Government who have rendered satisfactory service during six continuous years or more, and for other purposes,” have obtained or may hereafter obtain a favorable action upon their application, shall be retired with the salary received by them on December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and sixteen, and the vacancies left by them shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 3. The provisions of this Act shall not be construed to prohibit the Governor-General or the Secretary of the Department concerned from contracting, for a limited period, for the services of such technical personnel as may be actually and strictly necessary, at salaries which may exceed those authorized in this Act for chiefs of bureaus and which shall have been previously specifically fixed by the appropriation acts.
SEC. 4. The first two paragraphs of section seven hundred and seventy-five, the entire section seven hundred and seventy-six, and the first paragraph of section one thousand and sixty-one of the Administrative Code, and all Acts or parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 5. This Act shall take effect on January first, nineteen hundred and seventeen; but the provisions relative to the members of the two Houses of the Legislature and to the Department Secretaries and Under Secretaries shall take effect beginning with the day of their election or appointment, as the case may be: Provided, however, That save in the case of vacancies, the Department Secretaries, acting jointly, are hereby authorized to postpone until a date not later than December thirty-first, nineteen hundred and eighteen, any provision of this Act affecting any position or employment in the bureaus and offices under their authority and control, provided such action is really required by the interest of the service; and in such case said Department Secretaries, acting jointly, shall take the necessary steps for the purpose of effecting a gradual and slow reduction of the salaries, distributing the difference between the present salaries and the salaries fixed by this Act over one or more items, as said Secretaries shall deem
most advisable.
Approved, December 14, 1916.
Executive Orders Nos. 201 to 297
| Ref. No. | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title I – Marriage | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Ii – Legal Separation | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Iii – Rights and Obligations Between Husband and Wife | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Iv – Property Relations Between Husband and Wife | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Ix – Parental Authority | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title v. – the Family | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Vi – Paternity and Filiation | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Vii – Adoption | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Viii – Support | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title X – Emancipation and Age of Majority | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Xi – Summary Judicial Proceedings in the Family Law | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 209 | Family Code of the Philippines – Title Xii – Final Provisions | 1987-07-06 |
| E.O. No. 227 | Amending Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known As the “family Code of the Philippines” | 1987-07-17 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book I | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book II | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book III | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title I – Foreign Service | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title II – Finance | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title III – Justice | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title IV – Agriculture | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title IX – Health | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title V. – Public Works and Highways | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title VI – Education, Culture and Sports | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Vii – Labor and Employment | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Viii – National Defense | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title X – Trade and Industry | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xi – Agrarian Reform | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xii – Local Government | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xiii – Tourism | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xv – Transportation and Communication | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xvi – Social Welfare and Development | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xvii – Budget and Management | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book IV Title Xviii – Science and Technology | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book V Title I-a – Civil Service Commission | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book V Title I-b – Commission on Audit | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book v. Title I-c Commission on Elections | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book v. Title Ii-a Commission on Human Rights | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book v. Title Ii-b – Office of the Ombudsman | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book v. Title Ii-c – National Economic and Development Authority | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book Vi – National Government Budgeting | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Book Vii – Administrative Procedure | 1987-07-25 |
| E.O. No. 292 | Administrative Code of 1987 Preliminary Provisions | 1987-07-25 |
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