Laws by Subject
Laws by Subject
2019-2022
Compiled by:
UP College of Law Library Staff
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Act, Republic Act No. 11201,
[February 14, 2019]
Cooperative Development Authority Charter of 2019, Republic Act No. 11364, [August 8,
2019]
Charter of the Davao International Airport Authority, Republic Act No. 11457, [August 30,
2019]
Further Strengthening the Powers and Functions of the Authority of the Freeport Area of
Bataan (AFAB), Amending for this Purpose RA No. 9728, Republic Act No. 11453, [August
30, 2019]
Bureau of Fire Protection Modernization Act, Republic Act No. 11589, [September 10,
2021]
Department of Migrant Workers Act, Republic Act No. 11641, [December 30, 2021]
Metropolitan Davao Development Authority Act, Republic Act No. 11708, [April 13, 2022]
An Act Amending Commonwealth Act No. 146, Otherwise Known as the Public Service Act,
as Amended, Republic Act No. 11659, [March 21, 2022]
AGRICULTURE
Liberalizing the Importation, Exportation and Trading of Rice, Lifting for the Purpose the
Quantitative Import Restriction on Rice, Republic Act No. 11203, [February 14, 2019]
Agricultural Free Patent Reform Act, Republic Act No. 11231, [February 22, 2019]
Sagip Saka Act, Republic Act No. 11321, [April 17, 2019]
Amending Republic Act No. 10068 or the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010, Republic Act No.
11511, [December 23, 2020]
Coconut Farmers and Industry Trust Fund Act, Republic Act No. 11524, [February 26,
2021]
Cash Assistance for Filipino Farmers Act, Republic Act No. 11598, [December 10, 2021]
National Museum of the Philippines Act, Republic Act No. 11333, [April 26, 2019]
National Performing Arts Companies Act, Republic Act No. 11392, [August 22, 2019]
Amending Republic Act No. 7653 (The New Central Bank Act), Republic Act No. 11211,
[February 14, 2019]
An Act Providing for the Regulation and Organization of Islamic Banks, Republic Act No.
11439, [August 22, 2019]
Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act, Republic Act No. 11523, [February 16,
2021]
Philippine Veterans Bank Act, Republic Act No. 11597, [December 10, 2021]
Revised Tarlac State University Charter, Republic Act No. 11695, [April 11, 2022]
Revised Batangas State University Charter, Republic Act No. 11694, [April 11, 2022]
PUP-Bansud Campus Act, Republic Act No. 11281, [April 12, 2019]
PUP-San Juan Campus Act, Republic Act No. 11348, [July 25, 2019]
PUP-Quezon City Campus Act, Republic Act No. 11347, [August 7, 2019]
SUCs Land Use Development and Infrastructure Plan (LUDIP) Act, Republic Act No. 11396,
[August 22, 2019]
COMMERCIAL LAW
Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 11232, [February 20, 2019]
Philippine Innovation Act, Republic Act No. 11293, [April 17, 2019]
Innovative Startup Act, Republic Act No. 11337, [April 26, 2019]
Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act or CREATE, Republic Act No.
11534, [March 26, 2021]
Mobile Number Portability Act, Republic Act No. 11202, [February 8, 2019]
LPG Industry Regulation Act, Republic Act No. 11592, [October 14, 2021]
An Act Amending R.A. No. 8762, Otherwise Known as the "Retail Trade Liberalization Act
of 2000," by Lowering the Required Paid-up Capital for Foreign Retail Enterprises, and for
Other Purposes, Republic Act No. 11595, [December 10, 2021]
An Act Promoting Foreign Investments, Amending Thereby RA No. 7042, Otherwise Known
as the "Foreign Investments Act of 1991," as Amended, and for Other Purposes, Republic
Act No. 11647, [March 2, 2022]
Vintage Vehicle Regulation Act, Republic Act No. 11698, [April 15, 2022]
Electric Vehicle Industry Development Act, Republic Act No. 11697, [April 15, 2022]
An Act Further Amending Republic Act No. 4566, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the
Contractors' License Law, Republic Act No. 11711, [April 27, 2022]
COVID 19
Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, Republic Act No. 11469, [March 24, 2020]
Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, Republic Act No. 11494, [September 11, 2020]
Extending the Availability of Appropriations under Republic Act No. 11494, Otherwise
Known as the "Bayanihan to Recover as One Act", Republic Act No. 11519, [December 29,
2020]
||| COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021, Republic Act No. 11525, [February 26, 2021]
CRIMINAL LAW
Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act, Republic Act No. 11235, [March 8, 2019]
Safe Spaces Act, Republic Act No. 11313, [April 17, 2019]
Providing for Additional Prohibitions to and Increasing Penalties for Violations of RA No.
8484, Republic Act No. 11449, [August 28, 2019]
The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Republic Act No. 11479, [July 3, 2020]
An Act Further Strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Law, Amending for the Purpose
Republic Act No. 9160, Republic Act No. 11521, [January 29, 2021]
Increasing the Penalties for Perjury, Amending for the Purpose Articles 183 and 184 of Act
No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Penal Code", Republic Act No.
11594, [October 29, 2021]
An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations
Thereof, Republic Act No. 11596, [December 10, 2021]
Providing for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse,
Increasing the Age for Statutory Rape, Amending Act No. 3815, RA No. 8353 and RA No.
7610, Republic Act No. 11648, [March 4, 2022]
ECONOMIC STIMULUS
Granting the Hapi Jockey Club, Inc. a Franchise to Construct, Operate, and Maintain Race
Tracks for Horse Racing in the Provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Cavite, Republic Act
No. 11649, [March 8, 2022]
Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act, Republic Act No. 11765, [May 6,
2022]
EDUCATION
Allowing Home Economics Graduates to Teach Home Economics Subjects and Home
Economics-Related Technical-Vocational Subjects in All Public and Private Elementary
and Secondary Educational Institutions, Republic Act No. 11168, [January 3, 2019]
Student Fare Discount Act, Republic Act No. 11314, [April 17, 2019]
Mandatory Provision of Neutral Desks in Educational Institutions Act, Republic Act No.
11394, [August 22, 2019]
Transnational Higher Education Act, Republic Act No. 11448, [August 28, 2019]
GMRC and Values Education Act, Republic Act No. 11476, [June 25, 2020]
An Act Amending Section 3 of Republic Act No. 7797, "An Act to Lengthen the School
Calendar from Two Hundred (200) Days to Not More than Two Hundred Twenty (220)
Class Days, Republic Act No. 11480, [July 17, 2020]
Alternative Learning System Act, Republic Act No. 11510, [December 23, 2020]
Labor Education Act, Republic Act No. 11551, [May 27, 2021]
Instituting a Policy of Inclusion and Services for Learners with Disabilities in Support of
Inclusive Education Act, Republic Act No. 11650, [March 11, 2022]
Postponing the May 2020 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Amending for
the Purpose Republic Act No. 9164, as amended, Republic Act No. 11462, [December 3,
2019]
Resetting the First Regular Elections in the BARMM, Amending for the Purpose, Section 13,
Article XVI of Republic Act No. 11054, Republic Act No. 11593, [October 28, 2021]
Energy Virtual One-Stop Shop Act, Republic Act No. 11234, [March 8, 2019]
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act, Republic Act No. 11285, [April 12, 2019]
Anti-Obstruction of Power Lines Act, Republic Act No. 11361, [August 8, 2019]
Advanced Energy and Green Building Technologies Curriculum Act, Republic Act No.
11393, [August 22, 2019]
Extending and Enhancing the Implementation of the Lifeline Rate, Amending for Sec. 73
of R.A. No. 9136 (Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001), as Amended, Republic Act
No. 11552, [May 27, 2021]
Philippine Energy Research and Policy Institute Act, Republic Act No. 11572, [July 30,
2021]
Microgrid Systems Act, Republic Act No. 11646, [January 21, 2022]
Exempting Broadcast Journalists and News Agencies from Revealing the Source of
Published News or Information Obtained in Confidence, Amending RA No. 53, as
Amended, Republic Act No. 11458, [August 30, 2019]
National Campus Press Freedom Day Act, Republic Act No. 11440, [August 28, 2019]
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Nineteen
and for Other Purposes, Republic Act No. 11260, [April 15, 2019]
Extending the Availability of the 2019 Appropriations to December 31, 2020, Amending
for the Purpose Section 65 of the General Provisions of Republic Act No. 11260, Republic
Act No. 11464, [December 20, 2019]
An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines from January One to December Thirty-One, Two Thousand and Twenty and
for Other Purposes, Republic Act No. 11465, [January 6, 2020]
Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines from January 1 to December 31, 2021, Republic Act No. 11518, [December
28, 2020]
Extending the Availability of the 2020 Appropriations to December 31, 2021, Republic
Act No. 11520, [December 29, 2020]
Extending the Availability of the 2021 Appropriations to December 31, 2022, Amending
for the Purpose Section 62 of the General Provisions of RA No. 11518, the General
Appropriations Act of FY 2021, Republic Act No. 11640, [December 30, 2021]
An Act Appropriating Funds for the Operation of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines from January 1 to December 31, 2022, Republic Act No. 11639, [December
30, 2021]
National Integrated Cancer Control Act, Republic Act No. 11215, [February 14, 2019]
Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern
Act, Republic Act No. 11332, [April 26, 2019]
National Vision Screening Act, Republic Act No. 11358, [July 31, 2019]
HOSPITALS
Philippine Coast Guard General Hospital Act, Republic Act No. 11372, [August 8, 2019]
JUDICIARY ACT—AMENDMENTS
Creating 2 Additional Branches of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities for Biñan City in the
Fourth Judicial Region, and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Amending for the Purpose
Section 29 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended, Republic Act No. 11389, [August 22,
2019]
An Act Creating Two (2) Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court and One (1)
Additional Branch of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities in the Fourth Judicial Region, to be
Stationed in the City of Santa Rosa, Province of Laguna, and Appropriating Funds
Therefor, Amending for the Purpose Section 14 (E) and Section 29 of Batas Pambansa
Blg. 129, Otherwise Known as "The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980," as Amended,
Republic Act No. 11388, [August 22, 2019]
Creating 4 Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Fourth Judicial Region to
be Stationed in San Pablo City, Province of Laguna, and Appropriating Funds Therefor,
Amending for the Purpose Section 14 (E) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended,
Republic Act No. 11387, [August 22, 2019]
Creating 4 Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Ninth Judicial Region to
be Stationed at Zamboanga City and Appropriating Funds Therefor, Amending for the
Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (J) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended, Republic Act
No. 11386, [August 22, 2019]
Creating an Additional Branch of the Regional Trial Court in the First Judicial Region to be
Stationed in the Municipality of Asingan, Province of Pangasinan, Further Amending for
the Purpose Section 14, Paragraph (A) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended,
Republic Act No. 11384, [August 22, 2019]
Creating an Additional Branch of the Regional Trial Court in Ozamiz City, Converting the
Municipal Circuit Trial Court Covering the Municipalities of Clarin and Tudela into the
Municipal Trial Court of Clarin, and Creating a New Municipal Circuit Trial Court Covering
the Municipalities of Sinacaban and Tudela, All in the Second Legislative District of the
Province of Misamis Occidental, Amending for the Purpose BP Blg. 129, Republic Act No.
11382, [August 22, 2019]
Creating an Additional Branch of the Regional Trial Court in the Province of Mountain
Province to be Stationed in the Municipality of Paracelis, Amending for the Purpose
Section 14, Paragraph (A) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended, Republic Act No.
11381, [August 22, 2019]
Creating 2 Additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court in the Province of Batangas to
be Stationed in the Municipalities of Sto. Tomas and Agoncillo, Amending for the Purpose
Section 14 (E) of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended, Republic Act No. 11383, [August
22, 2019]
Creating an Additional RTC Branch in the 3rd District of Zamboanga del Norte, to be
Stationed in the Municipality of Liloy, Republic Act No. 11456, [August 30, 2019]
Judges-at-Large Act of 2019, Republic Act No. 11459, [August 30, 2019]
LAND TITLES
An Act Improving the Confirmation Process for Imperfect Land Titles, Amending CA No.
141 (The Public Land Act) and PD No. 1529 (Property Registration Decree), Republic Act
No. 11573, [July 16, 2021]
LEGISLATIVE APPORTIONMENT
An Act Providing for the Reapportionment of the Province of Southern Leyte into Two (2)
Legislative Districts, Republic Act No. 11198, [February 1, 2019]
Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the Province of South Cotabato Thereby
Creating the Lone Legislative District of General Santos City, Republic Act No. 11243,
[March 11, 2019]
Separating the City of Mandaue from the Sixth Legislative District of the Province of Cebu
to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Mandaue, Republic Act No. 11257,
[April 5, 2019]
Charter of the Provinces of Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur,
Republic Act No. 11259, [April 5, 2019]
Separating the City of Santa Rosa from the First Legislative District of the Province of
Laguna to Constitute the Lone Legislative District of the City of Santa Rosa, Republic Act
No. 11395, [August 22, 2019]
An Act Reapportioning the Second Legislative District of the Province of Rizal into Three
(3) Legislative Districts, Republic Act No. 11533, [March 25, 2021]
An Act Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the City of Caloocan into 2
Legislative Districts, Republic Act No. 11545, [May 23, 2021]
An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into 6 Legislative Districts, Republic Act
No. 11546, [May 26, 2021]
An Act Providing for the Reapportionment of the Province of Bataan into Three (3)
Legislative Districts, Republic Act No. 11553, [June 24, 2021]
An Act Reapportioning the Province of Agusan del Norte into the Lone Legislative District
of the City of Butuan and the Legislative District of the Province of Agusan del Norte,
Republic Act No. 11714, [April 27, 2022]
The Seal of Good Local Governance Act of 2019, Republic Act No. 11292, [April 12, 2019]
Community-Based Monitoring System Act, Republic Act No. 11315, [April 17, 2019]
An Act Amending Section 450 of RA No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government
Code of 1991, as Amended by RA No. 9009, by Providing for the Requisites for the
Conversion of a Municipality into a Component City, and for Other Purposes, Republic Act
No. 11683, [April 10, 2022]
Revised Charter of the City of Baguio, Republic Act No. 11689, [April 11, 2022]
Providing for the Rank Classification in the PNP, Amending for the Purpose Section 28 of
R.A. No. 6975, Republic Act No. 11200, [February 8, 2019]
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11200, IRR of RA 11200, [March
24, 2019]
Transferring the Philippine National Police Academy and the National Police Training
Institute from the Philippine Public Safety College to the PNP, Amending for the Purpose
Sections 24, 35, 66, 67 and 68 of RA No. 6975, as Amended, Republic Act No. 11279, [April
12, 2019]
PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act, Republic Act No. 11549, [May 26, 2021]
PRESIDENTIAL POWER
Authorizing the President to Expedite the Processing and Issuance of National and Local
Permits, Licenses and Certifications in Times of National Emergency, Republic Act No.
11517, [December 23, 2020]
PROPERTY
Authorizing the Sale of Certain Parcels of Land in Barangay Krus na Ligas, Quezon City by
UP to the Quezon City Government, Republic Act No. 11454, [August 30, 2019]
PROFESSIONS
Secondary School Career Guidance and Counseling Act, Republic Act No. 11206,
[February 14, 2019]
The Philippine Occupational Therapy Law of 2018, Republic Act No. 11241, [March 11,
2019]
Speech Language Pathology Act, Republic Act No. 11249, [March 22, 2019]
Strengthening the Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and Other Science
and Technology Personnel in the Government, Amending for the Purpose RA No. 8439,
Republic Act No. 11312, [April 17, 2019]
Philippine Fisheries Profession Act, Republic Act No. 11398, [August 22, 2019]
Doktor Para sa Bayan Act, Republic Act No. 11509, [December 23, 2020]
Salary Standardization Law of 2019, Republic Act No. 11466, [January 8, 2020]
SOCIAL INSURANCE
Social Security Act of 2018, Republic Act No. 11199, [February 7, 2019]
Universal Health Care Act, Republic Act No. 11223, [February 20, 2019]
Providing for the Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for All Persons with Disability (PWDs),
Amending for the Purpose R.A. No. 7277, Republic Act No. 11228, [February 22, 2019]
Granting the President the Power to Defer the Increases in SSS Contributions for the
Duration of the State of Calamity under Proclamation No. 929, s. 2020, Republic Act No.
11548, [May 26, 2021]
Handbook for OFWs Act of 2018, Republic Act No. 11227, [February 22, 2019]
First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act, Republic Act No. 11261, [April 10, 2019]
Magna Carta of the Poor, Republic Act No. 11291, [April 12, 2019]
Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Act, Republic Act No. 11310, [April 17, 2019]
An Act to Improve Land Transportation Terminals, Stations, Stops, Rest Areas and Roll-
On/Roll-Off Terminals, Republic Act No. 11311, [April 17, 2019]
National Commission of Senior Citizens Act, Republic Act No. 11350, [July 25, 2019]
Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act of 2022, Republic Act No. 11696, [April 13, 2022]
Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Health Care Workers Act, Republic
Act No. 11712, [April 27, 2022]
SPORTS
Athletic Programs Report Act, Republic Act No. 11180, [January 3, 2019]
Philippine Sports Training Center Act, Republic Act No. 11214, [February 14, 2019]
The National Academy of Sports, Republic Act No. 11470, [June 9, 2020]
TAXATION
Tax Amnesty Act, Republic Act No. 11213, [February 14, 2019]
Strengthening the Country's Gross International Reserves, Amending for the Purpose
Sections 32 and 151 of the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended, Republic Act
No. 11256, [March 29, 2019]
Increasing the Excise Tax on Tobacco Products and Imposing Excise Tax on Heated
Tobacco Products and Vapor Products Amending for this Purpose Certain Sections of the
NIRC of 1997, as Amended by RA No. 10963, Republic Act No. 11346, [July 25, 2019]
An Act Amending Sections 109, 141, 142, 143, 144, 147, 152, 263, 263-A, 265, and 288-A,
and Adding a New Section 290-A to Republic Act No. 8424, as Amended, Otherwise Known
as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, and for Other Purposes, Republic Act No.
11467, [January 22, 2020]
Extending the Estate Tax Amnesty and for Other Purposes, Amending Section 6 of
Republic Act No. 11213 (Tax Amnesty Act), Republic Act No. 11569, [June 30, 2021]
An Act Taxing POGOs, Amending for the Purpose Sections 22, 25, 27, 28, 106, 108, and
Adding New Sections 125-A and 288 (G) of NIRC of 1997, Republic Act No. 11590,
[September 22, 2021]
An Act Amending Section 27 (B) of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as
Amended, and for Other Purposes, Republic Act No. 11635, [December 10, 2021]
Amending Sections 85 and 103 of RA No. 9593 (The Tourism Act of 2009), Republic Act
No. 11262, [April 10, 2019]
Balanga Wetland and Nature Park Responsible Ecotourism Act, Republic Act No. 11365,
[August 8, 2019]
Carcar City Heritage Zone Act, Republic Act No. 11644, [January 14, 2022]
An Act Establishing a Heritage Zone within the Municipality of San Vicente, Province of
Ilocos Sur, Republic Act No. 11645, [January 14, 2022]
Banao Protected Landscape Act, Republic Act No. 11688, [April 8, 2022]
Tirad Pass Protected Landscape Act, Republic Act No. 11687, [April 8, 2022]
Naga-Kabasalan Protected Landscape Act, Republic Act No. 11686, [April 8, 2022]
Mt. Pulag Protected Landscape Act, Republic Act No. 11685, [April 8, 2022]
Mt. Arayat Protected Landscape Act, Republic Act No. 11684, [April 8, 2022]
Special Protection of Children in Situations of Armed Conflict Act, Republic Act No. 11188,
[January 10, 2019]
105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law, Republic Act No. 11210, [February 20, 2019]
Simulated Birth Rectification Act, Republic Act No. 11222, [February 21, 2019]
Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act, Republic Act No. 11229, [February 22, 2019]
Domestic Administrative Adoption and Alternative Child Care Act, Republic Act No. 11642,
[January 6, 2022]
Providing for Stronger Protection Against Rape and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse,
Increasing the Age for Statutory Rape, Amending Act No. 3815, RA No. 8353 and RA No.
7610, Republic Act No. 11648, [March 4, 2022]
Foundling Recognition and Protection Act, Republic Act No. 11767, [May 6, 2022]