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R.A. 9994 “THE SENIOR CITIZENS EXPANDED ACT OF 2010” AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES TO SENIOR CITIZENS, FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7432, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT TO MAXIMIZE THE CONTRIBUTION OF SENIOR CITIZENS TO NATION BUILDING, GRANT BENEFITS AND SPECIAL PRIVILEGES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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R.A.9593 “TOURISM ACT OF 2009”

R.A. 9502 “UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE CHEAPER AND QUALITY MEDICINES ACT OF 2008”

R. A. 9504 An ACT Amending Sections 22, 24, 34, 35, 51 and 79 of Republic Act No. 8424, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the National Internal Revenue Code of 1987. Approved by the President on June 17, 2008. (INCREASING the tax exemption privileges of individual taxpayers to P200,000 for married couples with four dependent children, ANd a uniform personal tax exemption of P50,000 for taxpayers who are single, married, or head of the family)

R. A. 9903 AN ACT GRANTING THE SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM A ONE-TIME AUTHORITY TO CONDONE PENALTIES ON UNREMITTED OR DELINQUENT CONTRIBUTIONS BY EMPLOYERS (Approved by the President on January 07, 2010)

R. A. 9904 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR HOMEOWNERS AND HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on January 07, 2010)

R. A. 9946 AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT, SURVIVORSHIP, AND OTHER BENEFITS TO MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 910, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on January 13, 2010)

R. A. 9993 AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD AS AN ARMED AND UNIFORMED SERVICE ATTACHED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, THEREBY REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5173, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on February 12, 2010)

R. A. 9995 AN ACT DEFINING AND PENALIZING THE CRIME OF PHOTO AND VIDEO VOYEURISM, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on February 15, 2010)

R. A. 9996 AN ACT CREATING THE MINDANAO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (MinDA), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on February 17, 2010)

R. A. 9997 AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MUSLIM FILIPINOS DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on February 18, 2010)

R. A. 9999 AN ACT PROVIDING A MECHANISM FOR FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on May 04, 2009)

R. A. 10000 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN AGRICULTURE AND AGRARIAN REFORM CREDIT AND FINANCING SYSTEM THROUGH BANKING INSTITUTIONS (Approved by the President on February 23, 2010)

R. A. 10001 AN ACT REDUCING THE TAXES ON LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 123 AND 183 OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED (Approved by the President on February 23, 2010)

R. A. 10021 AN ACT TO ALLOW THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION BY THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE ON TAX MATTERS PURSUANT TO INTERNATIONALLY – AGREED TAX STANDARDS, AMENDING SECTIONS 6(F), 71 AND 270 OF THE NATIONAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on March 05, 2010)

R. A. 10022 AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, FURTHER IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on March 08, 2010)

R. A. 10023 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS TO RESIDENTIAL LANDS (Approved by the President on March 09, 2010)

R. A. 10024 AN ACT REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY, CREATING A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on March 09, 2010)

R. A. 10026 AN ACT GRANTING INCOME TAX EXEMPTION TO LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS BY AMENDING SECTION 27(C) OF THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (NIRC) OF 1997, AS AMENDED, AND ADDING SECTION 289-A TO THE CODE, FOR THE PURPOSE (Approved by the President on March 11, 2010)

R. A. 10028 AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROMOTION OF BREASTFEEDING, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7600, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘AN ACT PROVIDING INCENTIVES TO ALL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE HEALTH INSTITUTIONS WITH ROOMING-IN AND BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES’ (Approved by the President on March 16, 2010)

R. A. 10029 AN ACT TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF PSYCHOLOGY CREATING FOR THIS PURPOSE A PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PSYCHOLOGY, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on March 16, 2010)

R. A. 10054 AN ACT MANDATING ALL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS TO WEAR STANDARD PROTECTIVE MOTORCYCLE HELMETS WHILE DRIVING AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR (Approved by the President on March 23, 2010)

R. A. 10055 AN ACT PROVIDING THE FRAMEWORK AND SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, USE, AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GENERATED FROM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDED BY GOVERNMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on March 23, 2010)

R. A. 10066 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE, STRENGTHENING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND ARTS (NCCA) AND ITS AFFILIATED CULTURAL AGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on March 26, 2010)

R. A. 10068 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICUTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on April 06, 2010)

R. A. 10069 AN ACT DECLARING MAY 7 OF EVERY YEAR AS ‘HEALTH WORKERS’ DAY’ (Approved by the President on April 06, 2010)

R. A. 10070 AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISM TO ENSURE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN EVERY PROVINCE, CITY AND MUNICIPALITY, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7277, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘MAGNA CARTA FOR DISABLED PERSONS’, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on April 06, 2010)

R. A. 10071 AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND RATIONALIZING THE NATIONAL PROSECUTION SERVICE (Approved by the President on April 08, 2010)

R. A. 10072 AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS AS AN INDEPENDENT, AUTONOMOUS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AUXILIARY TO THE AUTHORITIES OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES IN THE HUMANITARIAN FIELD, TO BE KNOWN AS THE PHILIPPINE RED CROSS (Approved by the President on April 20, 2010)

R. A. 10073 AN ACT INSTITUTING THE NEW GIRL SCOUTS OF THE PHILIPPINES CHARTER, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on April 20, 2010)

R. A. 10083 AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9490, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ‘AURORA SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE ACT OF 2007′ (Approved by the President on April 22, 2010)

R. A. 10084 AN ACT GRANTING SURVIVORSHIP BENEFITS TO THE SURVIVING LEGITIMATE SPOUSE OF A DECEASED RETIRED MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE OMBUDSMAN, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on May 05, 2010)

R. A. 10086 AN ACT STRENGTHENING PEOPLES’ NATIONALISM THROUGH PHILIPPINE HISTORY BY CHANGING THE NOMENCLATURE OF THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL INSTITUTE INTO THE NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES, STRENGTHENING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on May 12, 2010)

R. A. 10087 AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3873, ENTITLED AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO THE NATIONAL LIBRARY (Approved by the President on May 13, 2010)

R. A. 10089 AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP THE PHILIPPINE RUBBER INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on May 13, 2010)

R. A. 10121 AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PROVIDING FOR THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK AND INSTITUTIONALIZING THE NATIONAL DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES (Approved by the President on May 27, 2010)

R. A. 10122 AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL BY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ‘AN ACT CREATING THE LITERACY COORDINATING COUNCIL, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES’ (Approved by the President on May 27, 2010)

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R. A. 10088 AN ACT TO PROHIBIT AND PENALIZE THE UNAUTHORIZED USE, POSSESSION AND/OR CONTROL OF AUDIOVISUAL RECORDING DEVICES FOR THE UNAUTHORIZED RECORDING OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC FILMS AND OTHER AUDIOVISUAL WORKS AND/OR THEIR SOUNDTRACKS IN AN EXHIBITION FACILITY, PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE ANTI-CAMCORDING LAW (Approved by the President on May 13, 2010)