YOUR GUIDE TO REPUBLIC ACTS

(Compilation of R.A.s)
1. Republic Act No. 1405 - An act prohibiting disclosure of or inquiry into, deposits
with any banking institution and providing penalty thereof.
2. Republic Act No. 6968 - An act punishing the crime of coup d'état by amending
articles 134, 135 and 136 of chapter one, title three of act numbered thirty-eight
hundred and fifteen, otherwise known as the revised penal code, and for other
purposes.
3. Republic Act No. 4200 - An act to prohibit and penalize wire tapping and other
related violations of the privacy of communication, and for other purposes.
4. Republic Act No. 9372 - An act to secure the state and protect our people from
terrorism
5. Republic Act No. 9160 - (as amended by Republic Act No. 9194) An act defining
the crime of money laundering, providing penalties therefore and for other purposes.
6. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1379 - (forfeiture law) An act declaring forfeiture in favor of
the state any property found to have been unlawfully acquired by any public officer or
employee and providing for the proceedings therefore.
7. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7438 – (Rights of Persons Arrested, Detained or under
Custodial Investigation) An act defining certain rights of person arrested, detained or
under custodial investigation as well as the duties of the arresting, detaining and
investigating officers, and providing penalties for violations thereof.
8. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7309 - An act creating a board of claims under the
department of justice for victims of unjust imprisonment or detention and victims of
violent crimes and for other purposes.
9. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7080 - An act defining and penalizing the crime of plunder
10. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713 - An act establishing a code of conduct and ethical
standards for public officials and employees, to uphold the time-honored principle of
public office being a public trust, granting incentives and rewards for exemplary
service, enumerating prohibited acts and transactions and providing penalties for
violations thereof and for other purposes
11. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3019 – Anti-graft and corrupt practices act.
12. REPUBLIC ACT N0. 7610 - An act providing for stronger deterrence and special
protection against child abuse, exploitation and discrimination, and for other
purposes.
13. REPUBLIC ACT N0. 7877 - An act declaring sexual harassment unlawful in the
employment, education or training environment, and for other purposes
14. REPUBLIC ACT N0. 8049 - An act regulating hazing and other forms of initiation
rites in fraternities, sororities, and organizations and providing penalties therefore.
15. REPUBLIC ACT N0. 9208 - An act to institute policies to eliminate trafficking in
persons especially women and children, establishing the necessary institutional
mechanisms for the protection and support of trafficked persons, providing penalties
for its violations, and for other purposes
16. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4136 - An act to compile the laws relative to land
transportation and traffic rules, to create a land transportation commission and for
other purposes
17. Republic Act NO. 6969 - An act to control toxic substances and hazardous and
nuclear wastes, providing penalties for violations thereof, and for other purposes
18. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7076 - An act creating a people's small-scale mining
program and for other purposes.
19. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8750 - An act requiring the mandatory compliance by
motorists of private and public vehicles to use seat belt devices, and requiring
vehicle manufacturers to install seat belt devices in all their manufactured vehicles
20. Republic Act NO. 8749 - Philippine clean air act of 1999.
21. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8485 - An act to promote animal welfare in the Philippines,
otherwise known as "the animal welfare act of 1998"
22. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3588 - An act to provide for permanent registration of
voters and for this purpose to postpone the general renewal of registration of voters
which is set for nineteen hundred sixty-three
23. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9164 - An act providing for synchronized barangay and
sangguniang kabataan elections, amending republic act no. 7160, as amended,
otherwise known as the “local government code of 1991”, and for other purposes.
24. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9189 - An act providing for a system of overseas absentee
voting by qualified citizens of the Philippines abroad, appropriating funds therefor,
and for other purposes.
25. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6539 - An act preventing and penalizing carnapping.
26. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7832 - An act penalizing the pilferage of electricity and theft
of power transmission lines/materials, rationalizing system losses by phasing out
pilferage losses as a component thereof, and for other purposes.
27. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8484 - An act regulating the issuance and use of access
devices, prohibiting fraudulent acts committed relative thereto, providing penalties
and for other purposes.
28. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8792 - An act providing for the recognition and use of
electronic commercial and non-commercial transactions, penalties for unlawful use
thereof, and other purposes.
29. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9287 - An act increasing the penalties for illegal numbers
games, amending certain provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1602, and for other
purposes.
30. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165 - "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002." An
act instituting the comprehensive dangerous drugs act of 2002, repealing Republic
Act No. 6425, otherwise known as the dangerous drugs act of 1972, as amended,
providing funds therefor, and for other purposes.
31. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203 - An act of prohibiting counterfeit drugs, providing
penalties for violations and appropriating funds therefore.
32. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8294 - An act amending the provisions of Presidential
Decree no. 1866, as amended, entitled "codifying the laws on illegal/unlawful
possession, manufacture, dealing in, acquisition or disposition of firearms,
ammunition or explosives or instruments used in the manufacture of firearms,
ammunition or explosives, and imposing stiffer penalties for certain violations
thereof, and for relevant purposes."
33. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3553 - An act to prohibit the possession of deadly arrow
34. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8794 - An act imposing a motor vehicle user’s charge on
owners of all types of motor vehicles and for other purposes.
35. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6981 - An act providing for a witness protection, security
and benefit program and for other purposes.
36. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7659 - An act to impose the death penalty on certain
heinous crimes, amending for that purpose the revised penal laws, and for other
purposes.
37. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8185 - An act amending section 324 (d) of Republic Act
No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991.
38. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8506 - An act banning the registration and operation of
vehicles with right-hand steering wheel in any private or public street, road or
highway, providing penalties therefor and for other purposes.
39. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10175 - an act defining cybercrime, providing for the
prevention, investigation, suppression and the imposition of penalties therefor and
for other purposes
40. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10354 - An act providing for a national policy on
responsible parenthood and reproductive health