Republic Acts of 1953

129 laws enacted in 1953.

• RA 834An act to gan act to amend section two hundred forty-six of the national internal revenue code by providing that five per centum of the royalties on mineral lands under lease and of the ad valorem taxes on the output of mineral lands not covered by lease shall accrue to the municipality where the mines are situated
• RA 835An act authorizing the payment of family subsistence allowance to carry out the purposes of section five-a of republic act numbered five hundred and seventy-three, as amended by republic act numbered eight hundred and fifteen (inoperative)
• RA 836Republic act no. 836
• RA 837An act reorganizing the general auditing office
• RA 838An act to change the name of kawit high school to emiliano t. tirona memorial high school.
• RA 839An act to condone all debts incurred by provincial, city or municipal governments for the purpose of constructing government buildings, waterworks systems, markets and other public edifices which were later destroyed during world war ii.
• RA 840Republic act no. 840, april 07, 1953
• RA 842Public School Salary Act of 1953
• RA 843An act to amend sections eighty-two and eighty-three of, and adding a new section to be known as section 98-a to, republic act numbered two hundred ninety-six, by respectively, increasing the salaries of justices of the peace and judges of municipal courts, and providing for their vacation and sick leaves with pay, and appropriating the necessary funds therefor.
• RA 844An act requiring nautical or maritime schools to have at least one training ship each.
• RA 845An act to convert the nueva ecija trade school in the city of cabanatuan into a regional school of arts and trades, to be known as the central luzon school of arts and trades, and to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose.
• RA 846An act converting the zamboanga city trade school into a regional school of arts and trades to be known as zamboanga city regional school arts and trades and authorizing appropriation of funds for the purpose
• RA 847An act transferring the medical and dental services to the department of education.
• RA 848An act establishing a national school of arts and trades of the philippine school of arts and trades type in the province of negros occidental
• RA 849An act authorizing the payment of the unpaid cost and expenses of cadastral proceedings completed and assessed on or before december eight, nineteen hundred and forty-one, without penalty under certain conditions.
• RA 850Public school salary act of 1953
• RA 851An act establishing the antique school of arts and trades in the municipality of sibalom, province of antique, and authorizing the appropriation of funds for the purpose
• RA 852An act requiring nautical or maritime schools to have at least one training ship each.
• RA 853An act granting mateo auayan a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system in the municipality of buenavista, province of iloilo.
• RA 855An act to amend section five of republic act numbered ninety-five, entitled "an act to incorporate the philippine national red cross."
• RA 856An act transferring the medical and dental services to the department of education
• RA 859An act to amend the last paragraph of section forty-nine, the last paragraph of section fifty and the penultimate paragraph of section fifty-four of the judiciary act of nineteen hundred and forty-eight.
• RA 860An act granting the basilan lumber company a temporary permit to establish, maintain and operate private fixed point-to-point radiotelephone stations for the transmission and reception of wireless messages to and from said stations.
• RA 861An act to amend republic act numbered five hundred seventy-three in order to provide for the extension of the active duty or enlistment of reserve officers and enlisted men of the philippine expeditionary force provided for in said act.
• RA 862Republic act no. 851, may 28, 1953
• RA 863An act granting to segundo santos of legaspi city, a temporary permit to construct, maintain and operate radio broadcasting stations in the philippines
• RA 866An act granting mateo auayan a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system in the municipality of buenavista, province of iloilo.
• RA 867An act to amend section five of republic act numbered ninety-five, entitled "an act to incorporate the philippine national red cross."
• RA 868An act to amend certain provisions of the private employment agency law in order to give added protection to applicants for employment
• RA 869An act to amend the last paragraph of section forty-nine, the last paragraph of section fifty and the penultimate paragraph of section fifty-four of the judiciary act of nineteen hundred and forty-eight
• RA 870An act granting the basilan lumber company a temporary permit to establish, maintain and operate private fixed point-to-point radiotelephone stations for the transmission and reception of wireless messages to and from said stations
• RA 871An act to amend section nine of republic act numbered three hundred and forty.
• RA 872Republic act no. 862, june 16, 1953
• RA 873An act to amend section two of act numbered three thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, entitled 'an act to regulate the use in business transactions of names other than true names, prescribing the duties of the director of the bureau of commerce in its enforcement, providing penalties for violations thereof, and other purposes,' and to appropriate the amount of twenty-five thousand pesos to carry out the purposes of this act, as amended.
• RA 874An act granting to a. l. ammen transportation company, incorporated, and/or its associates and subsidiaries, a temporary permit to construct, install, establish and operate private fixed point-to-point and land-based radio stations for the reception and transmission of inter-office radio communications within the philippines.
• RA 875An act to amend sections seven, fifty-nine, one hundred and four, one hundred and five, one hundred and twenty-one, and subsections (b), (c) and (f) of section one hundred and twenty-three, all of republic act numbered one hundred and eighty, otherwise known as the revised election code.
• RA 876The Arbitration Law
• RA 877Philippine Nursing Law
• RA 878An act to extend the effectivity of republic act numbered five hundred and sixty-seven, by further amending section seven thereof
• RA 879An act to amend sections one and two of republic act numbered six hundred and one, as amended, otherwise known as the exchange tax law.
• RA 880Act granting to artemio g. ilano a franchise to install, operate, and maintain a telephone system in the city of cavite
• RA 881An act transferring the franchise of the mackay radio and telegraph company of california to the mackay radio and telegraph company of delaware
• RA 882An act granting to the maria cristina chemical industries, inc., a temporary permit to construct, maintain and operate private fixed point-to-point private coastal and private land base radio stations for the reception and transmission of radio communications within the philippines.
• RA 883An act to promote industrial peace and for other purposes
• RA 884An act to authorize the making of arbitration and submission agreements, to provide for the appointment of arbitrators and the procedure for arbitration in civil controversies, and for other purposes
• RA 885Philippine nursing law
• RA 886An act to amend section ten of republic act numbered three hundred and forty
• RA 887An act reorganizing the municipal board of the city of san pablo, by amending section eleven of commonwealth act numbered five hundred and twenty, as amended.
• RA 888An act to change the name of mariveles elementary school in the municipality of mariveles, province of bataan, to "antonio g. llamas elementary school"
• RA 889An act changing the name of the capalangan elementary school in the municipality of apalit, province of pampanga, to macario arnedo elementary school.
• RA 890An act to change the name of the olimpia elementary school in the municipality of makati, province of rizal, to francisco benitez elementary school
• RA 891An act changing the name of the jesus de la pesa barrio school in the municipality of marikina, province of rizal, to leodegario victorino elementary school.
• RA 892An act to change the name of the maasin elementary school in the municipality of maasin, province of leyte, to tomas oppus elementary school.
• RA 893An act granting the american rubber co., inc., a temporary permit to establish, maintain and operate private fixed point-to-point radiotelephone stations for the transmission and reception of wireless messages to and from said stations.
• RA 894An act changing the name of the camangaan elementary school in the barrio 28, municipality of laoag, province of ilocos norte, to plaridel elementary school.
• RA 895An act to amend sections three hundred and thirty-nine and three hundred and fifty-six of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, otherwise known as the national internal revenue code, as amended.
• RA 896Elementary Education Act of 1953
• RA 897An act to further amend act numbered three thousand four hundred twenty-eight, entitled "an act prescribing the compensation to be received by employees for personal injuries, death or illness contracted in the performance of their duties", as amended by act numbered three thousand eight hundred and twelve, by commonwealth act numbered two hundred and ten and by republic act numbered seven hundred and seventy-two.
• RA 898An act to change the name of the barrio of catmon, municipality of sibalom, province of antique, to pajarito.
• RA 899An act appropriating additional funds for the operation and maintenance of the government of the republic of the philippines during the period from july first, nineteen hundred and fifty-two to june thirtieth, nineteen hundred and fifty-three, and for other purposes
• RA 900An act to amend sections one, two, three and six of republic act numbered six hundred and twenty-one by transferring the united nations educational, scientific and cultural organization national commission of the philippines from the supervision of the department of foreign affairs to the president of the philippines, and for other purposes.
• RA 901An act to amend further section nineteen hundred twenty-nine of the revised administrative code, so as to recreate the position of assistant director of posts, and for other purposes.
• RA 902An act to amend the first paragraph of section one hundred and eighty-six, chapter one, title v, of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, entitled "an act to revise, amend and codify the internal revenue laws of the philippines.",
• RA 904An act to amend section seven, part c, title iii, of republic act numbered seven hundred eight, regarding conversion of certain positions in the department of foreign affairs to positions of foreign affairs officers.
• RA 905An act to declare the policy on elementary education in the philippines
• RA 906An act to further amend republic act numbered three hundred and four by extending the benefits of the law to member of the philippine army and of recognized guerrilla forces and officers of the philippine scouts and by allowing the use of certificates of indebtedness for the purchase of public lands and government properties, and for payment of obligations subsisting at the time of approval of this act.
• RA 907An act amending republic act numbered two hundred seventy-five fixing the salaries of the insurance commissioner and the assistant insurance commissioner
• RA 908An act creating a revolving fund for the construction, reconstruction or improvement of irrigation systems
• RA 909An act to amend section twenty-eight of republic act numbered four hundred nine, known as the revised charter of the city of manila
• RA 910An act to revise republic act numbered thirty-five, entitled "an act authorizing the exemption of new and necessary industries from the payment of the internal revenue taxes."
• RA 911An act appropriating an additional sum of twenty million pesos for the counterpart fund
• RA 912An act to amend commonwealth act numbered five hundred thirty-two, entitled "an act to fix the salary of the auditor general at fifteen thousand pesos per annum."
• RA 913An act authorizing the president of the philippines to sell a certain parcel of land of the private domain of the national government to the national press club of the philippines, and likewise to sell to any other well recognized national association or associations of professionals with academic standing (lawyers, physicians, engineers, accountants, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, teachers and others) and the veterans, parcels of public land within the city of manila.
• RA 914An act appropriating funds for the operation of the government of the republic of the philippines during the period from july first, nineteen hundred and fifty-three to june thirtieth nineteen hundred and fifty-four, and for other purposes.
• RA 915An act to amend section one of act numbered five hundred and fifty-nine, entitled "an act providing for the sale of lots comprised in the tondo foreshore land to lessees of said lots or to bona fide occupants thereof."
• RA 916An act converting the bulacan trade school in the municipality of malolos, province of bulacan, into a national trade school, to be known as the bulacan national trade school, and to authorize the appropriation of funds for the purpose.
• RA 917Philippine Highway Act of nineteen hundred fifty-three
• RA 918An act to provide for the retirement of justices of the supreme court and of the court of appeals, for the enforcement of the provisions hereof by the government service insurance system, and to repeal commonwealth act numbered five hundred and thirty-six
• RA 919An act creating a tariff commission, defining its powers, and for other purposes
• RA 921An act to require the use, under certain conditions, of philippine made materials or products in government projects or public works construction, whether done directly by the government or awarded thru contracts.
• RA 922An act to amend section one of commonwealth act numbered six hundred six by defining the term "lease" or "charter" and for other purposes
• RA 923An act fixing the minimum compensation of dentists and pharmacists employed by the government in positions requiring dental and pharmaceutical knowledge respectively to two thousand four hundred pesos per annum.
• RA 924An act to make the clerk of the court of first instance of a province ex officio sheriff not only of such province but also of any city which, before conversion to a city, formed part of such province.
• RA 925Act granting faustin nuyda a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system in the municipality of camalig, province of albay.
• RA 926An act to provide for an effective highway administration, modify apportionment of highway funds and give aid to the provinces, chartered cities and municipalities in the construction of roads and streets, and for other purposes.
• RA 927An act to amend the revised administrative code so as to insert therein a new section to be known as section nineteen hundred and thirty-eight-a, standardizing the salaries of postmasters, and for other purposes.
• RA 928An act to amend republic act numbered four hundred and one, as amended by republic act numbered six hundred and seventy-one, entitled, "an act to condone all unpaid interest accruing from january first, nineteen hundred and forty-two to december thirty-first, nineteen hundred and forty-five on all obligations outstanding on december eight, nineteen hundred and forty-one, and to apply payments of interest paid after february twenty-eight, nineteen hundred and forty-five, to the principal obligation if still outstanding, in certain cases.",
• RA 929Republic act no. 921, june 20, 1953
• RA 930An act to amend section three of republic act numbered five hundred and forty
• RA 931An act to amend certain sections of executive order numbered three hundred ninety-three, otherwise known as the charter of the central luzon agricultural college.
• RA 933An act standardizing the salaries of judges of chartered cities and for other purposes
• RA 934An act amending act numbered thirty-two hundred fifty-one, entitled "an act to prohibit the exportation to foreign countries of seeds of abaca and its derivatives."
• RA 935An act to authorize the president to convey public land and other public property in payment of landed estates acquired by the government
• RA 936An act converting the baga rural high school in the island of panay, to a national agricultural school to be known as the panay national agricultural school, authorizing the appropriation of funds therefor.
• RA 937An act to amend subsection "c" of section one hundred and fourteen of act numbered four hundred and ninety-six, entitled "the land registration act" as amended by republic act numbered one hundred and seventeen.
• RA 938An act to authorize colonel jaime c. velasquez, of the armed forces of the philippines, to accept the legion of merit (officer grade) conferred upon him by the united states government.
• RA 939An act changing the name of the barrio of "alabang-baybay" in the city of legaspi to "san francisco"
• RA 940An act to authorize the filing in the proper court, under certain conditions, of certain claims of title to parcels of land that have been declared public land, by virtue of judicial decisions rendered within the forty years next preceding the approval of this act.
• RA 941An act to name "halsema mountain road" the national highway from baguio to bontoc, mountain province.
• RA 942An act extending and consolidating the terms of the franchises granted by the philippine legislature and the municipal councils of camaligan, canaman, magaitao, bonbon, and calabanga in the province of camarines sur; of ligao, oas, and guinobatan in the province of albay; and of gubat in the province of sorsogon, to the bicol electric company to install, operate and maintain electric light, heat, and power systems in the city of naga and in the municipalities hereinabove named.
• RA 943An act granting the kiamba light and power company, incorporated, a franchise for an electric light, heat and power system in the municipality of kiamba, province of cotabato
• RA 944An act to convert sitio pili in the municipality of despujols, province of romblon, into a barrio with the name of dona trinidad roxas.
• RA 945An act appropriating the money donated by the british government
• RA 946An act granting municipal or city boards and councils the power to regulate the establishment, maintenance and operation of certain places of amusement within their respective territorial jurisdictions.
• RA 947An act granting to the associated steamship lines a temporary permit to construct, install, and operate a private radio station for the reception and transmission of radio-telephone communications with off-shore vessels in philippine waters.
• RA 948An act to empower members of the congress to administer oath of office to elective public officials.
• RA 949An act granting mrs. rhode e. yonzon a franchise to construct, maintain and operate an electric light, heat and power system in the municipality of calatrava, negros occidental.
• RA 950An act creating the barrio of pagkilatan in the municipality of batangas, province of batangas.
• RA 951Act to create the barrio of san teodoro in the municipality of bauan, province of batangas
• RA 952An act to increase the fees now charged by the securities and exchange commission and to authorize it to collect and receive fees for certain services.
• RA 953An act to amend section one thousand six hundred and fifty-nine of the revised administrative code, as amended.
• RA 954An act to prohibit labor on sunday, christmas day, new year's day, holy thursday and good friday
• RA 955An act making it unlawful for any person, corporation or association to forcibly enter or occupy public agricultural lands and penalizing violations thereof.
• RA 956An act appropriating funds to carry out the purposes of various enabling acts, and for other purposes.
• RA 957An act changing the name of the municipality of bitulok in the province of nueva ecija to that of sabani
• RA 958An act appropriating a sum of money for salary of one commercial agent in the province of occidental mindoro
• RA 959An act to amend republic act numbered one hundred and twenty-four
• RA 960An act amending republic act numbered six hundred seventy
• RA 961Republic act no. 953, june 20, 1953
• RA 962An act to prohibit certain activities in connection with horse races and basque pelota games (jai-alai), and to prescribe penalties for its violation.
• RA 963An act to extend the effectivity of republic act numbered five hundred and eighty-nine, by further amending section seven thereof, entitled "an act to amend sections one hundred and thirty-three, one hundred and thirty-four, one hundred and thirty-five, one hundred and thirty-seven, one hundred and forty, and one hundred and forty-seven of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, otherwise known as the national internal revenue code, as amended.",
• RA 964An act to amend item numbered twenty-two, under "batangas", subsection (a), heading "a. miscellaneous," section one, of republic act numbered six hundred and seventy
• RA 965An act to convert the sitio of buco in the barrio of balas, municipality of talisay, province of batangas, into a barrio.
• RA 966An act to extend the effectivity of republic act numbered five hundred and eighty-eight, by further amending section eight thereof, entitled "an act to amend certain sections of commonwealth act numbered four hundred and sixty-six, otherwise known as the national internal revenue code.",
• RA 967Act creating the position of waterworks superintendent under the engineering department in the city of san pablo, and increasing the salaries of the assistant city attorney and the chief of the secret service thereof, by amending commonwealth act numbered five hundred and twenty, otherwise known as the charter of the city of san pablo
• RA 968Act creating the barrio of baguidbirin in the municipality of sta. cruz, province of marinduque
• RA 969An act transferring certain appropriations for public works projects under the heading "batangas," subsection (a), title "a. miscellaneous," section one of republic act numbered six hundred seventy.
• RA 970Republic act no. 962, june 20, 1953
• RA 972[ republic act no. 972, june 21, 1953 ]