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The Code Commission completed the final draft of the new Civil Code by December 1947, and this was submitted to Congress, which enacted it into law through Republic Act No. 386. The Civil Code took effect in 1950. [1] Due to its wide coverage and impact, the Civil Code is the subject of much study and extensive commentary. Several legal ...
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Since 1946, the laws passed by the Congress, including legal codes, have been titled Republic Acts. [ b ] While Philippine legal codes are, strictly speaking, also Republic Acts, they may be differentiated in that the former represents a more comprehensive effort in embodying all aspects of a general area of law into just one legislative act.
An Act amending Republic Act No. 8178 or the "Agricultural Tariffication Act", as amended by Republic Act No. 11203 [145] 12079 An Act creating a VAT refund mechanism for non-resident tourists, adding a new section 112-A to the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended, for the purpose [146] 12080
Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012: Repealing RA 8534 2012-12-19: 10351: Amending the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 or RA 8424: Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco Products 2012-12-19: 10352: Appropriations Act of 2013 2012-12-21: 10353: Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 2012-12-21: 10354
The act also prohibits the removal or tampering of road infrastructure such as markers, signs, and other road-side facilities. [37] RA 4136 also applies to limited-access highways, more commonly known as expressways, alongside additional traffic laws and restrictions provided by Republic Act No. 2000 and DPWC Administrative Order No. 1 series ...
An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9009, by Providing for the Requisites for the Conversion of a Municipality Into a Component City, and for Other Purposes April 10, 2022 [123] 11684 Mt. Arayat Protected Landscape Act April 8, 2022 [124] 11685
The law also reaffirms existing laws against child pornography, an offense under Republic Act No. 9775 (the Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009), and libel, an offense under Section 355 of the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, also criminalizing them when committed using a computer system. Finally, the Act includes a "catch-all" clause ...