Republic Act No. 1393: An act creating a public corporation to be known as the national waterworks and sewerage authority

In plain language

An act establishing the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NWSA) as a public corporation to centralize and manage water supply, sewerage, and drainage systems in the Philippines.

Creation of the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NWSA)

Jurisdiction over all waterworks and sewerage systems within the Philippines

Powers to construct, maintain, and operate water and sewerage infrastructure

Authority to regulate water rates and collect rents

Right of eminent domain for necessary acquisitions

Provision for financial management including bonds and indebtedness

public corporation

waterworks

sewerage

Philippines

authorities

REPUBLIC ACT No. 1393

AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE ENTRY INTO THE PHILIPPINES AS INTERNATIONAL TRADERS OF NATIONALS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Section 1

Upon a basis of reciprocity, a national of the United States and the spouse and children of any such national, if accompanying or following to join him, may, if otherwise eligible for a visa and if otherwise admissible under Commonwealth Act Numbered Six hundred thirteen, otherwise known as the Philippine Immigration Act of Nineteen hundred forty, as amended, be considered to be classifiable as a non-immigrant under section nine (d) of said Act if entering (a) solely to carry on substantial trade principally between the Philippines and the United States, or (b) solely to develop and direct the operations of an enterprise in which he has invested, or of an enterprise in which he is actively in the process of investing, a substantial amount of capital.

Section 2

This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved: August 29, 1955.

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