Legislative Performance

 

CAYETANO, Renato

 

Bills Authored:

 

§          An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 968 Otherwise Known as the Probation Law, As Amended

 

§          An Act Granting Additional Retirement Benefits to Members of the Judiciary, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 910, as Amended, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Penalizing the Improper Handling or Safekeeping of Evidence of a Crime Under Investigation

 

§          An Act Providing Protection to Children Who Testify in Court

 

§          An Act Amending Section 4 of the Probation Law of 1976 Otherwise Known as Presidential Decree No. 968, as Amended

 

§          An Act Establishing the Forensic Science Institute in the University of the Philippines System, Defining its Functions and Appropriating Funds Therefor

 

§          Equal Credit Opportunity Act

 

§          The Magna Carta for Older Persons

 

§          An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7432, Otherwise Known as the Law Maximizing the Contribution of Senior Citizens to Nation Building, Grant Benefits and Special Privileges

 

§          An Act Amending Act No. 3815 Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code, as Amended

 

§          An Act Providing for Speedy Disposition of Civil Cases Before the Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Municipal Trial Court and Municipal Circuit Trial Court by Allowing Submission of Affidavits in Lieu of Oral Testimonies, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Granting the Department of Justice the Authority to Settle Minor Criminal Offenses

 

§          An Act Penalizing the Carrying of Deadly Weapons Inside School Campuses

 

§          An Act Granting Exemption to the Members of the Judiciary, Including the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and Their Personnel from the Coverage of Republic Act No. 6758, Otherwise Known as The Salary Standardization Law

 

§          An Act Allowing the Photographing, Electronic Recording, Broadcasting and Televising to the Public of Court Proceedings

 

§          An Act Amending Article 264 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Providing for the Mandatory Autopsy of any Person Who Died in a Violent, Suspicious, Questionable, Unusual and/or Unnatural Manner, the Conditions for the Proper Issuance of the Death Certificate of Said Person and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Amending Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8177, Otherwise Known as the Law Designating Death by Lethal injection as the Method of Carrying Out Capital Punishment, Amending for the Purpose Article 81 of the Revised Penal Code, as Amended by Section 24 of Republic Act No. 7659

 

§          An Act to Further Amend Sections Thirteen and Fourteen of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1981 by Creating a Regional Trial Court in the Island Garden of Samal

 

§          An Act to Further Amend Section Twenty Seven of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1981 by Creating a Second Metropolitan Trial Court Branch for the Municipality of Taguig

 

§          An Act Amending Sections 3 (G) and 7 (A) Republic Act No. 3591 Otherwise Known as The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation Law

 

§          An Act Amending Batas Pambansa Blg. 22 Entitled An Act Penalizing the Making or Drawing or Issuance of a Check Without Sufficient Funds or Credit and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Increasing the Penalty Imposed Against Polluters of our Navigable Waters by Amending Section 7 of Presidential Decree No. 979 Providing for the Revision of Presidential Decree No. 600 Governing Marine Pollution

 

§          An Act to Alleviate the Impact of Increasing Cost of Oil Products by Reducing the Excise Tax Imposed Thereon, Amending for this Purpose Section 148 Paragraphs (E), (F) and (I) of Republic Act No. 8424, Otherwise Known as The National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Amending Section 10 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980

 

§          An Act Regulating the Prices of Drugs, Creating for the Purpose the Drug Price Control Board, Defining its Powers and Functions, and Providing Funds Therefor

 

§          An Act Amending Section 4, Paragraph 'A' of Republic Act No. 8049, Otherwise Known as the Anti-Hazing Law, Increasing the Penalty of Hazing Resulting in Death, Rape, Sodomy or Mutilation From Reclusion Perpetua to Death

 

§          An Act Amending Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known as The Family Code of the Philippines and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Authorizing Barangay Chairmen or the Punong Barangay to Execute and to Aid in the Execution of Warants of Arrests and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Providing for the Inclusion of a Subject and/or Course on Human Rights in the Curricula of All Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools, Colleges and Universities, Police Academies, and Military Schools, Including Non-formal, Indigenous Learning and Out-of-School Programs Thereof Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Increasing the Minimum Wage of Househelpers, and Granting them Service Incentive Leave, Amending for the Purpose Chapter III, Title III of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Prohibiting the Presentation to the Press or Public of Suspects in Criminal Investigations Before Cases are Formally Filed Against the Suspects

 

§          An Act Classifying Movie Trailers, Amending Sections 3 (E) and (F) and Section 7 of Presidential Decree 1986 Also Known as Creating the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board

 

§          An Act Making Chop Shops Unlawful and Penalizing Any Person, Corporation or Association Operating Such Chop Shops

 

§          An Act Amending Article 208 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act to Provide Compensation, Reimbursement for Hospitalization Expenses, and Other Benefits, to Civilians Caught in the Crossfire Between Rebels and the Military, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Suspending, for a Period of Five (5) Years, the Effectivity of Republic Act No. 8794, Otherwise Known as An Act Imposing a Motor Vehicle User's Charge on Owners of All Types of Motor Vehicles and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Granting Bereavement Leave of Three (3) Working Days With Pay to All Employees of Government and the Private Sector who are Members of the Government Service Insurance System  and the Social Security System

 

§          An Act Defining and Penalizing the Crime of Desecration of the Dead, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Amending Section 1 of Republic Act No. 8049, Otherwise Known as An Act Regulating Hazing and Other forms of Initiation Rites in Fraternities, Sororities, and Organizations and Providing Penalties Therefor

 

§          An Act Providing Increased Protection to Young Workers and Penalties for Violations Thereof

 

§          An Act Prohibiting Political Turncoatism and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof

 

§          An Act Amending Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise as The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Amending Article 311 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Defining the Crime of Stalking and Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof

 

§          An Act Providing for a Separate Compensation Structure for the National Prosecution Service, Amending for the Purpose Sections 5 and 14 of Presidential Decree No. 1275

 

§          An Act Amending Article 310 of Act No. 3815, as Amended Otherwise Known as The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Providing for Disqualification of Persons Convicted of Heinous Crimes or Offenses Involving Moral Turpitude, or any Election-Related Offenses to Run for any Elective Office, Whether National or Local

 

§          An Act Upgrading the Position for the Secretaries of the Sanggunian, Amending for the Purpose the Local Government Code of 1991

 

§          An Act Amending Presidential Decree No. 1829, as Amended, Penalizing Obstruction, Apprehension and Prosecution of Criminal Offenders

 

§          An Act Abolishing the Citizen's Army Training and the Reserved Officers Training Corps as Compulsory Courses of the School Curricula in High Schools and All Colleges and Universities and Similar Institutions of Learning Amending Thereby Commonwealth Act No. 1 (National Defense Act), Executive Order No. 207 and Republic Act 7077 (Armed Forces of the Philippines Reservist Act)

 

§          An Act Criminalizing Retaliatory Acts Directed Against an Employee who has Filed any Complaint Under the Labor Code or Testified Thereunder, Amending for this Purpose P.D. No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Labor Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Further Rationalizing the Prescription of Offenses Under the Labor Code of the Philippines by Providing for Longer Prescriptive Periods for the Said Offenses Including the Crime of Illegal Recruitment Constituting Economic Sabotage and Other offenses, Amending for this Purpose Article 290 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended

 

§          An Act Amending Article 365 of the Revised Penal Code by Increasing the Penalties of Imprudence and Negligence Resulting in Damages, Physical Injuries and Death

 

§          An Act Further Rationalizing the Administration of Labor Justice by Strengthening the Jurisdictional Competence of the Labor Arbiters, Amending for This Purpose Article 217 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Labor Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Amending Article 309 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Authorizing Judgment by Confession, Prescribing Rules Therefor, and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act to Make Public the Rules, Opinions, Orders, Records, Proceedings and Meetings of Government Agencies

 

§          An Act Further Strengthening the Finality and Executory Character of the Decisions or Orders of the National Labor Relations Commission Especially those involving Reinstatement of Workers and Providing for an Automatic Issuance of a Writ of Execution in Cases of a Judgment for Reinstatement Under Appeal, Amending for this Purpose Article 223 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Labor Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Strengthening the Provision on the Mandatory Periods for the Resolution of Labor Cases by Imposing Certain Penalties Against Labor Officials for their Non-Compliance Therewith, Amending for this Purpose Article 277 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Labor Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Augmenting the Maximum Value of the Family Home Exempt from Execution, Forced Sale or Attachment, Amending for the Purpose Article 157 of the Family Code of the Philippines, as Amended

 

§          An Act Increasing the Benefits Accorded to Barangay Officials Amending for this Purpose Section 393 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as The Local Government Code of 1991

 

§          An Act Requiring the Issuance of Employment Certification in Favor of Resigned, Dismissed or Separated Employees and Providing Penalties for Violation Therefor, Amending for the Purpose the Labor Code of the Philippines

 

§          An Act Amending Republic Act No. 1405, as Amended, Otherwise Known as An Act Prohibiting Disclosure or Inquiry into Deposits With any Banking Institution and Providing Penalty Therefor

 

§          An Act Converting the Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trades into a State University to be Known as the Don Honorio Ventura Technological State University and Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds Thereof

 

§          An Act Amending the Cooperative Code of the Philippines to be Known as The Code of Philippine Cooperatives of 2002

 

§          An Act Amending Section 10 (B) and Section 58 of Republic Act No. 8797 Otherwise Known as An Act Converting the Municipality of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan Into a Component City to be Known as the City of San Jose Del Monte, and Providing Funds Therefor

 

§          An Act Amending Sections 6, 11, 21, 34, 47, 50, 51, 68 and 80 of Republic Act No. 9136, Otherwise Known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001

 

§          An Act to Further Amend Section Thirty of Batas Pambansa Bilang 129, Otherwise Known as the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 by Creating a Second Municipal Trial Court Branch for the Municipality of Daet, Province of Camarines Norte

 

§          An Act Upgrading the Salary Grade Level of the Schools District Supervisors From Salary Grade Nineteen to Salary Grade Twenty-Four

 

§          An Act Converting the Municipality of Daet into a Component City of the Province of Camarines Norte to be Known as the City of Daet

 

§          An Act Amending Republic Act Numbered Seventy-Four Thirty-Eight, by Increasing the Penalties Thereof, Holding Liable the Immediate Superior Officer of the Arresting Public and Investigating Officer and Further Providing Penalties Therefor

 

§          An Act Allowing Deduction From Gross Income of Interest Paid for Housing Loan, Amending the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997

 

§          An Act Amending Section 42 of Batas Pambansa Blg. 232, Otherwise Known as Education Act of 1982

 

§          An Act Abolishing the Cadet Officers Candidacy Course and the Citizen's Army Training as Compulsory Courses of the School Curricula in High Schools Thereby Amending Commonwealth Act No. 1, Otherwise Known as The National Defense Act

 

§          An Act Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act No. 7165 and for Other Purposes

 

§          An Act Amending Section 10 (B) and Section 58 of Republic Act No. 8797 Otherwise Known as An Act Converting the Municipality of San Jose Del Monte Bulacan into a Component City to be Known as the City of San Jose Del Monte and Providing Funds Therefor

 

§          An Act Strengthening and Rationalizing the National Prosecution Service, the Legal Staff and Other Official Positions in the Department of Justice