Republic Acts of 1997

196 laws enacted in 1997.

• RA 8248An act further strengthening the science and technology program of the government, amending for the purpose republic act no. 7687, otherwise known as the science and technology scholarship act of 1994.
• RA 8249An act further defining the jurisdiction of the sandiganbayan, amending for the purpose presidential decree no. 1606, as amended, providing funds therefor, and for other purposes
• RA 8251An act converting the municipality of las pias into a highly-urbanized city to be known as the city of las pias
• RA 8252An act declaring july six of every year a special nonworking public holiday in the municipality of mambajao, province of camiguin, to be known as "mambajao charter day"
• RA 8253An act declaring july one of every year a special nonworking public holiday in the municipality of mahinog, province of camiguin, to be known as "mahinog charter day"
• RA 8254An act declaring july eight of every year a special nonworking public holiday in the municipality of guinsiliban, province of camiguin, to be known as "guinsiliban charter day"
• RA 8255An act converting the surigao del norte provincial hospital in surigao city into a regional training hospital to be known as caraga regional hospital, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8256An act declaring the foundation days and feast days of the province of davao oriental and the municipalities therein as special nonworking public holidays
• RA 8257An act converting the batanes national high school - mahatao branch located in the municipality of mahatao, province of batanes, into an independent national high school to be known as the mahatao national high school and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8258An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of casiguran, province of aurora, to be known as the lual national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8259An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of san teodoro, province of oriental mindoro, to be known as the san teodoro national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8260An act establishing a national high school in kongkong valley, municipality of kasibu, province of nueva vizcaya, to be known as the kongkong valley national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8261An act establishing a high school at barangay raniag, municipality of ramon, province of isabela, to be known as raniag high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8262An act establishing a vocational high school in the municipality of sudipen, province of la union, to be known as the sudipen vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8263An act converting the kimanait high school in barangay kimanait, municipality of pangantucan, province of bukidnon, into a national high school to be known as the kimanait national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8264An act converting the existing luzviminda barangay high school in the city of puerto princesa, province of palawan, into a national high school to be known as the luzviminda national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8265An act separating the annex school of palawan national school in barangay aramaywan, municipality of quezon, province of palawan, from the palawan national school-main and converting the same into a national high school to be known as the quezon aramaywan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8266An act to grant filipino citizenship to rev. fr. paul van parijs, cicm
• RA 8267An act declaring july one of every year as a nonworking special public holiday for the city of tagbilaran to be known as "tagbilaran city charter day," and for other purposes
• RA 8268An act converting the nava barangay high school in barangay nava, municipality of hinunangan, province of southern leyte, into a national high school, to be known as the nava national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8269An act converting the antadao high school annex in barangay antadao, municipality of sagada, mountain province, into an independent national high school, to be known as the antadao national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8270An act separating the calinan national high school annex in barangay dacudao, from the calinan national high school in calinan, both in davao city, and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the dacudao national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8271An act providing for the separation of marbel 7 high school annex situated in barangay concepcion, koronadal, south cotabato, from the marbel 7 high schools (main), into an independent national high school, to be known as the concepcion national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8272An act changing the name of the san miguel elementary school in barangay san miguel in the municipality of sto. tomas, province of batangas, to tiburcia carpio malvar elementary school
• RA 8273An act converting the las pias north municipal high school in barangay pulanglupa ii, municipality of las pias, metro manila, into an independent high school, to be known as the las pias north national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8274An act converting the maningalao barangay high school in las nieves, agusan del norte, into a national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8275An act establishing a national technology and vocational high school in barangay barong-barong, municipality of brooke's point, province of palawan, to be known as the governor alfredo abueg, sr. national technology and vocational memorial high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8276An act granting the pacific cable and dtu systems, inc., a franchise to establish, construct, install, operate and maintain for commercial purposes cable/community antennae television systems and/or direct to user satellite systems throughout the philippines
• RA 8277An act establishing a national high school in barangay sto. tomas, municipality of passi, province of iloilo, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8278Republic act no. 8278
• RA 8279An act granting the message systems, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate commercial mobile and/fixed wireless telecommunications systems and satellite terminal station/s for telecommunications with satellite facilities and delivery to common carriers in the philippines
• RA 8280An act granting the new century telecoms, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate commercial mobile and fixed wireless telecommunications system in the philippines
• RA 8281An act granting the pacific wireless, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain, and operate wire and/or wireless telecommunications systems throughout the philippines
• RA 8282An act further strengthening the social security system thereby amending for this purpose, republic act no. 1161, as amended, otherwise known as the social security law
• RA 8283An act separating the apayao institute of science and technology (annex high school) in the municipality of flora, province of apayao, from the apayao institute of science and technology in the municipality of conner, and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the flora national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8284An act providing for the change of status of the lopez national high school of lopez, fourth district of quezon, from national high school to national comprehensive high school, to be known as the lopez national comprehensive high school, and appropriating funds for the operation and maintenance thereof
• RA 8285An act converting the pagadian city comprehensive high school in barangay banale, pagadian city, into a national comprehensive high school to be known as the pagadian city national comprehensive high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8286An act converting the quinlogan barangay high school in the municipality of quezon, province of palawan, into a national high school to be known as the quinlogan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8287An act converting the puerto princesa city pilot high school - sta. monica annex in the city of puerto princesa, province of palawan, into a national science high school to be known as the puerto princesa city national science high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8288An act converting the siocon barangay high school in barangay siocon, municipality of compostela, province of davao, into a national high school to be known as the siocon national high school, providing funds therefor, and for other purposes
• RA 8289An act to strengthen the promotion and development of, and assistance to small and medium scale enterprises, amending for that purpose republic act no. 6977, otherwise known as the "magna carta for small enterprises" and for other purposes
• RA 8291An act amending presidential decree no. 1146, as amended, expanding and increasing the coverage and benefits of the government service insurance system, instituting reforms therein and for other purposes
• RA 8292Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997
• RA 8293Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
• RA 8294An 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.",
• RA 8295An act providing for the proclamation of a lone candidate for any elective office in a special election, and for other purposes
• RA 8296An act declaring every second sunday of december as the national children's broadcasting day
• RA 8297Charter of the City of Kabankalan
• RA 8298An act amending republic act numbered seventy-nine hundred seventy-eight, entitled "an act granting the metro manila turf club, inc., a franchise to construct, operate and maintain a racetrack for horse racing in the city of kalookan"
• RA 8299An act changing the name of sibulan national high school to polillo national high school in the municipality of polillo, province of quezon
• RA 8300An act converting the calapagan national high school in barangay calapagan, municipality of lupon, davao oriental into a national agricultural high school to be known as the calapagan agricultural vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8301An act converting the tubig putih extension high school/class at capual in the municipality of luuk, province of sulu, into a national high school to be known as the capual national high school and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8302An act converting the rebokon nationalized barangay high school in barangay rebokon, municipality of dumalinao, province of zamboanga del sur, into a national agricultural school to be known as the rebokon agricultural and vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8303An act converting the tacul national high school in barangay tacul, municipality of magsaysay, province of davao del sur, into an agricultural school to be known as the tacul agricultural high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8304An act converting the san rafael national high school in the municipality of tigaon, province of camarines sur, into a science high school to be known as the san rafael national science high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8305An act providing for the separation of the sulivan high school extension in the municipality of baliuag, province of bulacan, from the mariano ponce high school, and converting the same into an independent national high school to be known as the sulivan national high school, and providing funds therefor
• RA 8306An act separating the rawis national high school annex in the municipality of bacon, province of sorsogon, from the sorsogon national high school (snhs) in the municipality of sorsogon, and converting it into an independent national high school to be known as the rawis national high school, and appropriating funds therefore
• RA 8307An act separating the guinlajon national high school annex in the municipality of sorsogon, province of sorsogon, from the sorsogon national high school (snhs), and converting it into an independent national high school to be known as the guinlajon national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8308An act providing for the establishment, operation and maintenance of a high school to be known as the cuyapo national high school in poblacion in the municipality of cuyapo, province of nueva ecija, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8309An act separating the montol national high school annex from the labo national high school in the city of ozamiz and converting it into an independent national high school to be known as the montol national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8310An act providing for the separation of the barangay oringao extension high school located in the municipality of kabankalan, province of negros occidental, from the binicuil high school and to be known as florentino galang, sr. national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8311An act providing for the separation of the inayawan extension class located in the municipality of cauayan, negros occidental, from the linaon barangay high school, and to be known as the eva j. montilla national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8312An act separating the ligao national high school extension classes located in barangay binodegahan, municipality of pioduran, province of albay, from the ligao national high school and converting the same into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the pioduran national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8313An act upgrading the quirino memorial medical center, appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes
• RA 8314An act designating the luis hora memorial hospital in bauko, mountain province, as the regional hospital of the cordillera administrative region, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8315An act declaring december eight of every year a special nonworking holiday in angeles city in commemoration of its foundation day
• RA 8316An act upgrading the cotabato regional hospital in cotabato city into a medical center to be known as the cotabato regional and medical center, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8317An act establishing a vocational school in the municipality of lubao, province of pampanga, to be known as the lubao vocational school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8318An act establishing a national high school in barangay caganayan, municipality of tineg, province of abra, to be known as the caganayan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8319An act establishing a national high school in barangay san agustin, municipality of sagbayan, province of bohol, to be known as san agustin national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8320An act establishing a national high school in barangay cabalic, municipality of balasan, province of iloilo, to be known as the cabalic national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8321An act establishing a national high school in barangay polopina, municipality of concepcion, province of iloilo, to be known as the polopina national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8322An act providing for the establishment of a national agricultural high school in macangao, municipality of lupon, province of davao oriental, to be known as the macangao agricultural vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8323An act establishing a national high school in the western barangays of sanchez mira, province of cagayan, to be known as the sanchez mira national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8324An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of buenavista, province of quezon, to be known as the buenavista national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8325An act establishing a public high school in barangay san isidro, municipality of talakag, province of bukidnon, to be known as the talakag national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8326An act providing for the establishment of a national agricultural high school in sigaboy, poblacion, municipality of governor generoso, province of davao oriental, to be known as the sigaboy agricultural vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8327An act providing for the establishment of a high school in the municipality of mapandan, province of pangasinan, to be known as the mapandan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8328An act establishing a national high school in barangay bacan, municipality of banga, province of aklan, to be known as the bacan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8329An act providing for the establishment of a national high school in tagugpo, municipality of lupon, province of davao oriental, to be known as the tagugpo national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8330An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of alitagtag, province of batangas, to be known as the alitagtag national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8331An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of bambang, province of nueva vizcaya, to be known as the bambang national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8332An act amending republic act no. 7908, entitled, "an act granting the multi-media telephony, incorporated, a franchise to construct, establish, operate and maintain radio paging system in the philippines, and for other purposes"
• RA 8333An act establishing a vocational high school in the municipality of alicia, province of isabela, to be known as the alicia vocational school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8334An act granting the eastern visayas telephone company, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the provinces of leyte, southern leyte, northern samar, western samar, and eastern samar, including all component or chartered cities therein
• RA 8335An act amending section eleven of republic act numbered three thousand two hundred seventy-nine, otherwise known as "an act to revise the charter of the city of calbayog"
• RA 8336An act granting real time communications, inc., a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio/television stations throughout the southern tagalog region
• RA 8337An act granting the meridian telekoms, inc., a franchise to construct, install, establish, maintain, lease and operate wire and/or wireless telecommunications systems throughout the philippines
• RA 8338An act upgrading the southern isabela district hospital in santiago city, province of isabela, into a tertiary general hospital, to be known as the southern isabela general hospital, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8339An act granting air philippines corporation (air philippines), a franchise to establish, operate and maintain domestic and international air transport services
• RA 8340An act granting the victorias telephone system, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the municipality of victorias, province of negros occidental
• RA 8341An act granting the san carlos telephone company, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the city of san carlos and municipalities of malasiqui, bayambang, bautista, alcala, and basista, province of pangasinan
• RA 8342An act granting the bicol telephone and telegraph, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the provinces of albay and sorsogon
• RA 8343An act converting the adela serra ty memorial hospital in tandag, surigao del sur into a tertiary level medical center, under the full administrative and technical supervision of the department of health (doh), to be known as the adela serra ty memorial medical center, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8344An act penalizing the refusal of hospitals and medical clinics to administer appropriate initial medical treatment and support in emergency or serious cases, amending for the purpose batas pambansa bilang 702, otherwise known as "an act prohibiting the demand of deposits or advance payments for the confinement or treatment of patients in hospitals and medical clinics in certain cases"
• RA 8345An act increasing the bed capacity of the east avenue medical center located in east avenue, quezon city, from three hundred and fifty (350) to six hundred (600) beds, upgrading the service-facilities and professional health care therein, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8346An act granting kloche communications, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate radio paging system in the philippines, and for other purposes
• RA 8347An act granting oracle network, inc., a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television broadcasting stations in the philippines
• RA 8348An act granting the rc yulo telephone system, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the municipalities of binalbagan, hinigiran, pontevedra, murcia, himamaylan, and isabela, province of negros occidental
• RA 8349An act granting the naga telephone company, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the province of camarines sur
• RA 8350An act granting the telecommunications management and services, inc., a franchise to construct, install, maintain, establish and operate local exchange network in the provinces of misamis occidental, lanao del norte, siquijor, and in the city of toledo and municipality of balamban, province of cebu
• RA 8351An act granting the calapan telephone system, inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in the province of oriental mindoro
• RA 8352An act granting the butuan city telephone co., inc., a franchise to construct, establish, install, maintain and operate local exchange network in butuan city and the provinces of agusan del sur and agusan del norte
• RA 8353The Anti-Rape Law of 1997
• RA 8354An act establishing a national high school in barangay lipit, municipality of cabugao, province of ilocos sur, to be known as lipit national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8355An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of magsingal, province of ilocos sur, to be known as the magsingal national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8356An act establishing a national vocational and technological high school in barangay new caridad, municipality of tulunan, province of north cotabato, to be known as the new caridad national vocational and technological high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8357An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of arayat, province of pampanga, to be known as the arayat national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8358An act establishing a national vocational and technological high school in barangay lanao-kuran, municipality of arakan, province of north cotabato, to be known as the lanao-kuran national vocational and technological high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8359An act establishing the cabugao high school in barangay cabugao, municipality of donsol, province of sorsogon, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8360An act establishing a national high school in barangay talingting, municipality of carles, province of iloilo, to be known as the talingting national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8361Republic act no. 8361, october 09, 1997
• RA 8362An act providing for the establishment of a municipal national high school in the municipality of bayawan, province of negros oriental, to be known as the bayawan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8363An act changing the name of the turod national high school in cabugao, province of ilocos sur, to cabugao national high school
• RA 8364An act transferring the administrative supervision of the nueva vizcaya science high school in bayombong, nueva vizcaya, from the department of education, culture and sports to the department of science and technology
• RA 8365An act converting the rizal technological colleges into a state university, to be known as the rizal technological university, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8366An act liberalizing the philippine investment house industry, amending certain sections of presidential decree no. 129, as amended, otherwise known as the investment houses law
• RA 8367An act providing for the regulation of the organization and operation of non-stock savings and loan associations
• RA 8368Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997
• RA 8369Family Courts Act of 1997
• RA 8370Children's Television Act of 1997
• RA 8371The Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997
• RA 8372An act converting the don jose s. monfort memorial hospital in the municipality of barotac nuevo, province of iloilo, into a tertiary hospital, functioning as an extension of the western visayas medical center in iloilo city to be known as the don jose s. monfort medical center extension hospital, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8373An act establishing a national comprehensive high school in the municipality of san enrique, province of iloilo to be known as the san enrique national comprehensive high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8374An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of claveria, province of cagayan, to be known as the claveria national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8375An act establishing a national high school in barangay punta buri, municipality of ajuy, province of iloilo, to be known as the punta buri national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8376An act to establish the cordillera regional science high school in la trinidad, benguet, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8377An act establishing a national high school in barangay tubod, municipality of lakewood, province of zamboanga del sur, to be known as the tubod national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8378An act establishing a national high school in pacita complex i, municipality of san pedro, province of laguna, to be known as the pacita complex national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8379An act converting the ormoc city high school in barangay don felipe larrazabal, ormoc city, province of leyte, into a school of arts and trade, to be known as the ormoc city school of arts and trade, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8380An act converting the quirino high school annex of the pines city national high school located in barangay irisan, baguio city, into a regular national high school to be known as the irisan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8381An act converting dungawan barangay high school in the municipality of guinyangan, province of quezon, into a national high school to be known as the dungawan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8382An act separating the kadaclan national high school annex in barangay kadaclan, municipality of barlig, from the eastern bontoc national agricultural and vocational high school, also situated in the municipality of barlig, mountain province, and converting the same into an independent national high school to be known as the kadaclan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8383An act separating the malabon municipal high school, tugatog annex, situated in barangay tugatog, from the malabon municipal high school situated in barangay hulong-duhat, all in the municipality of malabon, metro manila, and converting the same into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the tugatog national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8384An act separating the apayao national industrial and agricultural high school - (eva puzon annex high school) in the municipality of calanasan, province of apayao, from the apayao national industrial and agricultural high school in the municipality of calanasan, and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the pio da lim memorial school of arts and trades, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8385An act separating the don carlos ledesma national high school-extension located at euzkara, san carlos city, negros occidental, from the don carlos ledesma national high school-main located at buluangan, san carlos city, negros occidental, and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the julio ledesma national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8386An act separating the marilog national high school annex located in barangay buda from the marilog national high school, both in marilog district, davao city, and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the buda national high school
• RA 8387An act separating the panabungen national high school annex in barangay panabungen, municipality of besao, mountain province, from the tadian school of arts and trade in the municipality of tadian, mountain province, and converting it into an independent school of arts, trade and home industries to be known as the panabungen school of arts, trade and home industries, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8388An act separating the doa carmen denia national high school annex at piedad, barangay crossing bayabas, toril district, from the doa carmen denia national high school, toril poblacion, both in davao city and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the crossing bayabas national high school
• RA 8389An act creating the kalayaan national high school in the city of pasay, metro manila, providing funds therefor
• RA 8390An act creating a national high school in barangay san pedro, municipality of batac, province of ilocos norte, to be known as the crispina marcos-valdez national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8391An act creating the canumay national high school in valenzuela, metro manila, by separating the canumay annex from the valenzuela municipal high school, and providing funds therefor
• RA 8392An act establishing a vocational high school in the municipality of malvar, province of batangas, to be known as don julio leviste memorial vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8393An act establishing the pili high school in barangay pili, municipality of magallanes, province of sorsogon, and providing funds therefor
• RA 8394An act establishing a national vocational and technological high school in barangay malasila, municipality of makilala, province of north cotabato, to be known as the malasila national vocational and technological high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8395An act establishing a national high school in barangay tay-ac, municipality of bantay, province of ilocos sur, to be known as tay-ac national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8396An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of jimalalud, negros oriental, to be known as the jimalalud national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8397Republic act no. 8397
• RA 8398An act establishing a national vocational and technological high school in barangay napalico, municipality of arakan, province of north cotabato, to be known as the napalico national vocational and technological high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8399An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of burgos, province of ilocos sur, to be known as the burgos national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8400An act providing for the conversion of the guiuan municipal high school into a national high school to be known as the guiuan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8401An act converting the rizal municipal high school in the municipality of rizal, province of kalinga, into a national high school of arts and trades to be known as the rizal national school of arts and trades, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8402An act converting the marsman barangay high school in the municipality of sto. tomas, province of davao, into a national high school to be known as the marsman national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8403An act converting the hilaan barangay high school in the municipality of bontoc, province of southern leyte, into a national high school to be known as the hilaan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8404An act converting the cabagan central school in the municipality of cabagan, province of isabela, into a science elementary school, to be known as the cabagan science elementary school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8405An act converting the sta. fe municipal high school at barangay sta. fe, municipality of borongan, province of eastern samar, into a national high school, to be known as the sta. fe national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8406An act changing the name of the pulonggubat agricultural high school in barangay pulonggubat, balagtas, bulacan, to pulonggubat national high school
• RA 8407An act amending republic act numbered sixty-six hundred thirty-one entitled "an act granting manila jockey club, inc., a franchise to construct, operate and maintain a racetrack for horse racing in the city of manila or any place within the provinces of bulacan, cavite or rizal" and extending the said franchise by twenty-five (25) years from the expiration of the term thereof
• RA 8408An act granting the wave network, inc., a franchise to construct, install, establish, operate and maintain radio and television stations anywhere in the philippines where frequencies and/or channels are still available for radio and television broadcasting
• RA 8409An act to declare the thirtienth day of august of every year a special nonworking public holiday in the municipality of sinacaban to be known as araw ng sinacaban
• RA 8410An act declaring october twenty of every year as adlaw sa ormoc, a special nonworking public holiday for the city of ormoc
• RA 8411An act amending republic act no. 7364 by converting the ilocos regional hospital to ilocos training and regional medical center, further increasing its bed capacity to three hundred beds, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8412An act converting the margosatubig district hospital in margosatubig, zamboanga del sur, into a regional hospital to be known as margosatubig regional hospital and to increase the bed capacity to three hundred (300) beds, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8413An act separating the gadu annex high school in barangay sampaguita from the gadu high school both in the municipality of solana, province of cagayan, and converting it into an independent national high school to be known as sampaguita national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8414An act separating the conner national high school - (ripang annex high school) in the municipality of conner, province of apayao, from the conner national high school in the municipality of conner, and converting it into a separate and independent national high school to be known as the conner central national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8415An act providing for the establishment of a national agricultural high school in taguibo, municipality of mati, province of davao oriental, to be known as the taguibo agricultural vocational high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8416An act to establish a new comprehensive high school in barangay cagnocot municipality of villaba, province of leyte, by transferring the high school department of the leyte national college of agriculture, science and technology and constituting it into a separate and distinct secondary school, to be known as the villaba national comprehensive high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8417An act establishing a fishery school in barangay cabotonan, municipality of lagonoy, province of camarines sur, to be known as the lagonoy fishery school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8418An act establishing a national high school in barangay cabu, cabanatuan city, to be known as the eastern cabu national high school
• RA 8419An act establishing a national high school in the municipality of orani, province of bataan, to be known as the orani national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8420An act establishing a nationalized high school in the municipality of natividad, province of pangasinan, to be known as the natividad national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8421An act converting the roxas national comprehensive high school annex at barangay abaroan, roxas, palawan, into an independent high school to be known as abaroan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8422An act converting the high school administered by the parent-teachers' association at barangay marcelina, bayugan, agusan del sur, into a national government-funded secondary school to be known as the marcelina national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8423An act creating the philippine institute of traditional and alternative health care (pitahc) to accelerate the development of traditional and alternative health care in the philippines, providing for a traditional and alternative health care development fund and for other purposes
• RA 8424Tax Reform Act of 1997
• RA 8425Social Reform and Poverty Alleviation Act
• RA 8426An act converting the la union national high school - mameltac extension in the municipality of san fernando, province of la union, into an independent national high school, to be known as the dr. quintin balcita, sr. national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8427An act establishing a national high school in barangay poblacion, municipality of kitcharao, province of agusan del norte, to be known as kitcharao national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8428An act establishing a national high school in barangay capacujan, municipality of palapag, second district of northern samar, to be known as the capacujan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8429An act establishing the sagnap national high school in barangay sagnap in the municipality of loay, province of bohol, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8430An act establishing a municipal high school in the municipality of munai, province of lanao del norte, to be known as the munai national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8431An act establishing a high school in barangay cawayan, municipality of bongabong, province of oriental mindoro to be known as the cawayan national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8432An act establishing the pototan national comprehensive high school in the municipality of pototan, province of iloilo, to be known as the pototan national comprehensive high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8433An act establishing the janiuay national comprehensive high school in the municipality of janiuay, province of iloilo, to be known as the janiuay national comprehensive high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8434An act declaring march 10 of every year as a special nonworking holiday in observance of the araw ng siocon in the municipality of siocon, province of zamboanga del norte
• RA 8435Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997
• RA 8436An act authorizing the commission on elections to use an automated election system in the may 11, 1998 national or local elections and in subsequent national and local electoral exercises, providing funds therefor and for other purposes
• RA 8437An act further extending the rent control period for certain residential units amending thereby batas pambansa blg. 877 entitled: "an act providing for the stabilization and regulation of rentals of certain residential units, and for other purposes, as amended"
• RA 8438An act to establish the cordillera autonomous region
• RA 8439Magna Carta for Scientists, Engineers, Researchers and other S & T Personnel in the Government
• RA 8440An act providing for the confirmation of world war ii military services
• RA 8441An act increasing the cash gift to five thousand pesos (p5,000.00), amending for the purpose certain sections of republic act numbered six thousand six hundred eighty-six, and for other purposes
• RA 8442An act establishing a national high school in queens row subdivision, municipality of bacoor, province of cavite, to be known as the eastern bacoor national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8443An act establishing a national high school in barangay san roque, municipality of rosario, batangas, to be known as the san roque national high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8444An act establishing a high school in barangay lonoy, municipality of jagna, province of bohol, to be known as the lonoy barangay high school, and appropriating funds therefor
• RA 8445An act establishing a sampaloc national high school in the municipality of sampaloc, province of quezon, and appropriating funds therefor