Republic Acts of 1947

105 laws enacted in 1947.

• RA 90An act creating the municipality of gamay, province of samar
• RA 91An act to provide for the holding of a special election to fill existing vacancies in the house of representatives called in proclamation numbered nineteen, dated january six, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, of the president of the philippines, and for other purposes
• RA 92An act amending sections one and seven of republic act numbered seventeen, entitled "an act to provide for the circulation of treasury certificates with the official seal of the republic of the philippines"
• RA 93An act to further amend section fifty-eight of act numbered four hundred and ninety-six, otherwise known as the land registration act, as amended by act numbered forty hundred and twenty-nine, and to provide for other purposes
• RA 94An act to amend section one hundred and eighty-two of the revised administrative code so as to allow the general land registration office to use its own seal instead of that of courts of first instance in all processes issued by or through said office
• RA 95An act to incorporate the philippine national red cross
• RA 96An act to amend sections thirty-one and thirty-two of act numbered four hundred and ninety-six, and sections seven and eight of act numbered twenty-two hundred and fifty-nine
• RA 97An act exempting from the technical examination applicants for certificate as third mates who are graduates of the philippine nautical school who have served as agregado a piloto in a seagoing sailing vessel or in a seagoing steamer, by amending subsection (d) of section eleven hundred and ninety-one of the revised administrative code
• RA 98An act prescribing a new scale of salaries allowable for certain civil service examinations
• RA 99An act further amending section sixteen hundred and seventy-four of the revised administrative code
• RA 100Republic act no. 100
• RA 101An act to amend act numbered one thousand eight hundred and seventy entitled, "an act for the purpose of founding a university for the philippine islands, giving it corporate existence, providing for a board of regents, defining the boards responsibilities and duties, providing higher and professional instruction, and for other purposes," as amended by eliminating the provisions excluding the alumni of the university of the philippines among persons who may be conferred honorary degrees by the university
• RA 102An act to amend section twenty-seven hundred and fifty of act numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven known as the revised administrative code, making the provisions of said section more effective and for other purposes
• RA 103An act increasing the maximum limit of the salaries of mayors, secretaries and treasurers of municipalities in regularly organized provinces, amending for this purpose section twenty-one hundred and eighty-four of the revised administrative code, as amended
• RA 104An act requiring corporations, agencies or instrumentalities owned or controlled by the government to pay taxes, duties, fees, and other charges
• RA 105An act to amend section thirteen of act numbered twenty-one hundred and fifty-two, as amended, increasing the funds for the operation and maintenance of irrigation systems
• RA 106An act setting a new time limit within which imperfect or incomplete titles covering lands of the public domain may be judicially confirmed, amending for this purpose sections forty-five and forty-seven of the public land act, as amended by commonwealth act numbered two hundred and ninety-two
• RA 107An act setting a new time limit within which imperfect or incomplete titles covering lands of the public domain may be judicially confirmed, amending for this purpose sections forty-five and forty-seven of the public land act, as amended by commonwealth act numbered two hundred and ninety-two
• RA 108An act to amend section sixteen hundred and twenty-six of act numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the revised administrative code
• RA 109An act amending section ten, commonwealth act numbered six hundred and fifty-three, by increasing the documentary stamp to be affixed by an alien to certificate of registration
• RA 110An act to authorize the printing and issue of semi-postal stamps for certain purposes
• RA 111An act amending section nine of act numbered three thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, entitled "an act to regulate the sale, transfer, mortgage or assignment of goods, wares, merchandise, provisions or materials, in bulk, and prescribing penalties for the violation of the provisions thereof"
• RA 112An act appropriating the sum of five hundred thousand pesos for the improvement of the port of manila by dredging the harbors, the pasig river, and the navigable esteros
• RA 113An act authorizing the register of deeds to use the seal of his office, instead of that of the court of first instance in certificates of title and other papers which require a seal and which are issued by his office
• RA 114An act to amend section six hundred seventy-one subsection (h) of act numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven as amended, known as the revised administrative code.
• RA 115An act to provide funds for reforestation and afforestation of denuded areas and cogon or open lands within forest reserves, communal forest, national parks, timber lands, sand dunes, and other public forest lands in the philippines, providing penalties for violation of the provisions thereof and for other purposes
• RA 116An act to amend section one hundred and ninety-eight of the revised administrative code
• RA 117An act to amend section one hundred and fourteen of act numbered four hundred and ninety-six, entitled "the land registration act," as amended, fixing a new schedule of fees for clerks of courts, sheriffs and registers of deeds
• RA 118An act requiring aliens seeking to enter the philippines to pay the sum of fifty pesos for each certificate of residence, thereby amending item (10) of paragraph (a) of section forty-two of commonwealth act numbered six hundred and thirteen
• RA 119An act to amend section nineteen hundred sixty-eight of the revised administrative code so as to change in terms of pesos, philippine currency, instead of dollars, united states currency, the maximum amount for which a money order may be issued
• RA 120An act amending article three hundred and ten of act numbered thirty-eight hundred and fifteen, otherwise known as the revised penal code, as amended
• RA 121An act to further amend section eighteen hundred and thirty-eight of act numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven, known as the revised administrative code, as amended by act numbered thirty-eight hundred and twenty and commonwealth act numbered one hundred
• RA 122An act to amend certain provisions of act numbered thirty-nine hundred and fifteen, entitled "an act providing for the establishment of national parks, declaring such parks as game refuges, and for other purposes"
• RA 123An act prescribing the reorganization and operation of the bureau of quarantine service and promulgating regulations thereof
• RA 124An act to provide for the medical inspection of children enrolled in private schools, colleges and universities in the philippines
• RA 125An act governing the use of air navigation facilities and providing the payment of the use thereof
• RA 126An act amending the third paragraph of section sixteen hundred and thirty-seven of the revised administrative code, as amended
• RA 127An act to repeal section twenty-one of act numbered twenty-four hundred and seventy-two, otherwise known as the locust act
• RA 128An act requiring district health officers or their authorized representatives to inspect the sanitary condition of coastwise passenger vessels calling at ports in their district and for other purposes
• RA 129An act to amend section fifteen of commonwealth act numbered five hundred and twenty authorizing the city of san pablo to establish and maintain a telephone system
• RA 130An act continuing the existing classifications of provinces and municipalities and authorizing the president of the philippines to make partial readjustments thereof
• RA 131An act amending section two thousand four hundred thirty-four (a) of the revised administrative code
• RA 132An act to allow the members of the government service insurance system option to convert their policies into paid-up policies and apply for new insurance
• RA 133An act to authorize the mortgage of private real property in favor of any individual, corporation, or association subject to certain conditions
• RA 134An act to amend sections one, two and two-a of commonwealth act numbered one hundred and eight, entitled "an act to punish acts of evation of the laws on the nationalization of certain rights, franchises or privileges", as amended, and to insert between sections three and four thereof a new section to be known as section three-a
• RA 136An act providing for the immediate payment of monies due to deceased filipino members of the united states army, united states navy, philippine scouts, philippine army, including duly recognized guerrilla organizations, and deceased civilian employees of the war and navy departments and other departments of the united states government and of the philippine army, and deceased civilians with claims for supplies furnished or services rendered under the laws of the united states and/or to the philippine army, and for other purposes
• RA 137An act to prohibit cockfighting, horse racing and jai-alai games on the fourth of july of each year
• RA 138An act to define the pay status of personnel in the armed forces of the philippines and for other purposes
• RA 139An act to amend certain sections of act numbered twenty-nine hundred and fifty-seven, entitled an act creating a board to have charge of the selection and approval of the textbooks to be used by the colleges and schools of the government, and for other purposes, as amended by act numbered thirty-one hundred and eighty-five, thirty-four hundred and two, and thirty-seven hundred and seventy-two
• RA 140An act to amend act numbered thirty hundred and two entitled "an act to create a harbor board for the port of manila," as amended by act numbered thirty-eight hundred and fifty-one and commonwealth act numbered two hundred and eighty-five
• RA 141An act to amend section one of act numbered thirty-five hundred, as amended
• RA 142An act to amend sections eighteen and nineteen of the philippine tariff act of august five, nineteen hundred and nine, as amended
• RA 144An act to amend sections six, thirty-seven, forty-two, forty-four, forty-five and forty-six of commonwealth act numbered six hundred and thirteen, entitled "an act to control and regulate the immigration of aliens into the philippines," and to insert a new section in said act to be known as section twenty-two-a
• RA 145An act penalizing unlawful solicitation of, or contract for, fees relative to claim or benefits under statutes of the united states being administered by the united states veterans administration, and for other purposes
• RA 146An act providing sufficient notice to the veterans administration of motions or petitions filed in any court of the philippines relative to guardianship proceedings of any person or his estate, or both, when the whole or part of the estate under guardianship is derived from the united states veterans administration
• RA 147An act appropriating the sum of one million pesos to defray the expenses of the national government in connection with the election of elective provincial, city and municipal officials and of the eight senators to be held on november eleven, nineteen hundred and forty-seven
• RA 148An act to amend paragraph "c", section one of republic act numbered sixty-two
• RA 149An act reappropriating and making available all balances of the appropriation authorized under items j-iv-2 and j-iv-14 of republic act numbered eighty remaining unexpended on june thirtieth, nineteen hundred and forty-seven, for the opening of new or additional elementary classes in the public schools throughout the philippines
• RA 150An act extending under certain conditions the term of the franchise granted by the municipal board of the city of manila to charles m. swift, and later taken over by the manila electric company, to construct, maintain, and operate an electric light, heat, and power system in the city of manila and its suburbs
• RA 151An act to amend section two hundred and sixty-three of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, known as the national internal revenue code
• RA 152An act to amend section eighteen hundred and twenty-nine of act numbered twenty-seven hundred and eleven, as amended, otherwise known as the revised administrative code
• RA 153An act to amend section two hundred and sixty-five of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, known as the national internal revenue code
• RA 154An act to amend section eight of republic act numbered sixty-five, granting certain privileges to veterans in taking the civil service examinations and for other purposes
• RA 155An act to authorize the printing and issue of semi-postal stamps in order to raise funds for the philippine national red cross
• RA 157An act creating a bureau of investigation, providing funds therefor, and for other purposes
• RA 158An act to amend subsection (d), section seven of commonwealth act numbered one hundred and sixty-eight, known as the "civil aviation law," and to grant licenses for airmen to nationals of any country under certain conditions
• RA 159An act to recreate the former municipality of caramoran, province of catanduanes
• RA 160An act to provide a scale of salaries for members of the police force of municipalities, amending for the purpose section twenty-two hundred and seventy-three of the revised administrative code
• RA 161An act to authorize the reclamation of foreshore lands by the city of bacolod
• RA 162An act creating the city of lipa
• RA 163An act to amend sections seven, ten, eleven, thirteen, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-nine, seventy-five, eighty-three, and eighty-seven of commonwealth act numbered five hundred and twenty, entitled "an act creating the city of san pablo"
• RA 164An act to amend certain sections of the administrative code relative to offices of register of deeds
• RA 165An act creating a patent office, prescribing its powers and duties, regulating the issuance of patents, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 166Republic act no. 166
• RA 167An act to provide for the transfer of the powers, duties and functions relating to the registration and protection of copyrights from the national library to the patent office, and for other purposes
• RA 168An act to amend certain sections of commonwealth act numbered one hundred and fifty-eight, as amended, otherwise known as the charter of the city of iloilo
• RA 169An act to amend section thirty-eight of commonwealth act numbered fifty-eight known as the charter of the city of cebu, as amended by commonwealth act numbered one hundred and twenty-nine and by republic act numbered sixty-seven
• RA 170An act creating the city of dagupan
• RA 171An act to amend section forty-seven and subsection (b) of section one hundred eighty-four of act numbered twenty-four hundred and twenty-seven otherwise known as "the insurance act"
• RA 172An act to amend articles one hundred eighty-eight and one hundred eighty-nine of act numbered thirty-eight hundred and fifteen, otherwise known as the revised penal code, and for other purposes
• RA 173An act to amend section two hundred and sixty-six of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, known as the national internal revenue code, relative to charges collectible on forest products gathered from unregistered private lands
• RA 174An act to authorize the printing and issuance of semi-postal stamps for the rehabilitation of the national library
• RA 175An act to amend the last paragraph of sections two and nine, of act numbered thirty-three hundred and seventy-seven, entitled "an act to provide for the promotion of agricultural and vocational education; to provide for cooperation with provinces, cities, and municipalities in the promotion of such education in agriculture, commerce, trades, and industries; to provide for cooperation with the university of the philippines and other insular institutions in the preparation of teachers of vocational subject; to appropriate funds and regulate their expenditures, and for other purposes," and to insert a new section in said act to be known as section eleven-a
• RA 176An act to create a national commission on educational, scientific and cultural matters
• RA 177An act to create the bureau of fisheries
• RA 178An act to amend certain sections of commonwealth act numbered one hundred forty-six, as amended, otherwise known as the public service act, so as to increase the number of commissioners in the public service commission and to create an office to be known as the office of the peoples counsel in the public service commission
• RA 179An act creating ormoc city
• RA 180Revised Election Code
• RA 181An act prescribing the order of presidential succession
• RA 182An act to require publication in a tagalog newspaper of applications for licenses to conduct first and second class bars
• RA 183An act creating the rizal city
• RA 184Electrical Engineering Law
• RA 185An act amending sections one, four and five of commonwealth act numbered seven hundred and four
• RA 186An act to consider teachers and other civil service employees with certain educational qualifications who have been in the government service continuously for ten years as civil service eligibles without taking any civil service examination
• RA 187An act to provide for an additional appropriation of four hundred eighty thousand pesos to meet expenses of enumeration in a general census-taking authorized by republic act numbered thirty-six
• RA 188Act creating the municipality of tubay, province of agusan
• RA 189Act changing the name of barrio sambat, in the municipality of rosario, province of batangas, to lumangbayan
• RA 190An act creating the barrio of bucal in the municipality of rosario, province of batangas
• RA 191An act creating the municipality of isabel, province of leyte
• RA 192An act to create the municipality of talalora in the province of samar
• RA 193An act creating the municipality of general mcarthur in the province of samar
• RA 194An act creating the municipality of tagana-an, province of surigao
• RA 195An act granting the "municipal government of janiuay, province of iloilo" a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system in said municipality
• RA 196An act to grant to the municipality of basey, samar, a franchise for an electric light, heat, and power system
• RA 197An act creating the municipality of lemery in the province of iloilo