Legislative Performance
OPLE, Blas
Bills Authored:
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An Act Providing for a System of Absentee Voting by Qualified Filipinos
Abroad
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An Act to Enhance the Domestic and International Interests of the Country
by Strengthening the Structures and Re-Defining the Policies and Regulations on
Philippine Immigration and for Other Purposes
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An Act to Enhance the Domestic and International Interests of the Country
by Strengthening the Structures and Re-Defining the Policies and Regulations on
Philippine Immigration and for Other Purposes
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An Act Reinstituting an Occupational Safety and Health Code, Thereby
Revising and Consolidating Occupational Safety and Health Laws and Standards
for the Protection, Maintenance and Enhancement of the Physical and Mental
Health of Workers, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Expanding the Authority of Local Executives Over Police Units in
Their Respective Jurisdictions, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 6975,
Otherwise Known as the Department of Interior and Local Government Act of 1990,
as Amended by Republic Act No. 8551, Also Known as the Philippine National
Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Reorganizing and Modernizing the National Bureau of Investigation
and Providing Necessary Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Revising Republic Act Numbered 6939, Creating the Cooperative
Development Authority
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An Act Strengthening the Philippine Coast Guard as an Attached Agency of
the Department of Transportation and Communications, Amending for the Purpose
Republic Act No. 5173, Also Known as The Philippine Coast Guard Law, as
Amended, and for Other Purposes
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An Act to Eliminate Red Tape in Handling, Processing and Implementing
Foreign-Assisted or Foreign-Funded Government Infrastructure Projects, and for
Other Purposes
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An Act to Institutionalize Micro-Credit Financing Amending for This
Purpose Republic Act No. 3844, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Code of
Agrarian Reform in the Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
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An Act Defining the Liability of Heads of Departments Concerned for Gross
Violations of Human Rights Committed by Members of the Philippine National
Police or Other Law Enforcement Agencies
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An Act Prohibiting Government Officials, Officers and Employees of the
National Government, Provincial, City or Local Government Units Including
Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations or Agencies, Constitutional
Commissions, Authorities and Ad-Hoc o
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An Act Providing for the Payment of Government Indemnity to Persons Who
Are Accidentally Killed or Injured in the Course of Military or Police
Operations or Due to the Negligent or Wrongful Acts of Government Officials and
Personnel Establishing a Fund Therefor, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Re-Nationalizing Devolved Health Services and Facilities,
Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Mandating the Submission to Congress of the Corporate Operating
Budgets of All Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations, Their Subsidiaries
and Affiliates, Which Require National Government Budgetary Support, Amending
for the Purpose the Pertinent Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1177,
Otherwise Known as The Budgetary Reform Decree of 1977, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Increasing the Separation Pay of Employees Who Are Terminated on
Ground of Disease, and Providing the Condition for Such Termination, Amending
for This Purpose Article 284, of Presidential Decree Numbered Four Hundred
Forty Two (P.D. No. 442) as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Labor Code of the
Philippines, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Amending Article 95 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended,
Otherwise Known as The Labor Code of the Philippines, by Providing for the
Grant of Vacation and Sick Leave Benefits to All Employees in Lieu of Service
Incentive Leave and for Other P
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An Act Constituting a Worker's Monetary Claims as First Statutory Lien
Over Any and All assets of His Employer, Amending for This Purpose Article 110
of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Prohibiting the Sending of Children Abroad for Purposes of
Employment and Providing Stiff Penalties for Violation Thereof
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An Act to Conserve and Promote the Nation's Cultural and Historical
Heritage Through the Enrichment and Expansion of Archival Resources and
Research Facilities, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Clarifying and Rationalizing the Role, Powers, Functions and Responsibility
of the Commission on Higher Education in Formulating Plans, Policies,
Priorities, and Programs on Higher Education and Research, and in the
Governance of State Universities and Colleges, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing for the Strengthening of Non-Formal Education by Creating
Items for District Non-Formal Education Coordinators and Teachers, and for
Other Purposes
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An Act Creating the Philippine Teachers Bank, and for Other Purposes
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An Act to Promote Filipino Education and Heritage Through the Establishment
of Philippine Community Schools Abroad for Children of Filipino Migrant Workers
and Other Overseas Filipinos
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An Act Defining the Rights of Government Employees to Self Organization,
Collective Bargaining and Negotiation and to Engage in Peaceful Concerted
Actions, Amending for the Purpose Executive order No. 180, Series of 1987, and
for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing for Stiffer Penalties Against Public Officials and
Employees Who Refuse or Neglect to Act Promptly on the Public's Personal Transactions
and Communications as Required Under Republic Act No. 6713, Otherwise Known as
The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees',
and for Other Purposes
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An Act Increasing the Maximum Period of Preventive Suspension to 180 Days
for Government Officials and Employees Charged With Any of the Offenses of
Estafa, Malversation, Falsification and/or Violation of Republic Act No. 3019,
Otherwise Known as The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act Where the Amount
Involved is One Million Pesos (P1,000,000.00) or More and Mandating the
Automatic Suspension of Public Officers and Employees Who Shall Have Been
Convicted by the Sandiganbayan While Their Appeal is Pending With the Supreme
Court, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Requiring Full Disclosure of the Income Taxes Paid by the Highest
Officials of the Government, Amending for This Purpose Republic Act No. 6713,
Otherwise Known as The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials and Employees, and for
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An Act Prohibiting the Giving of Due Course to Anonymous Complaints Filed
Against Public Officials and Employees, Imposing Penalties for Violations
Thereof, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Rationalizing the Hiring of Casual Employees in Government
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An Act Reorganizing or Conferring Career Executive Service Eligibility and
Rank to Certain First Grade Eligibles and Protecting their Right to Security of
Tenure
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An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7877, Otherwise Known as The Anti-Sexual
Harassment Act of 1995, by Expanding the Coverage Thereof and Increasing
Penalties for Violations Thereof, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing for Stiffer Penalties Against Publishers, Writers, and
Distributors of Pornographic Materials, Amending for This Purpose Article 201
of The Revised Penal Code, as Amended by Presidential Decree Nos. 960 and 969,
and for Other Purposes
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An Act Amending Paragraph 3, Article 265 of the Revised Penal Code, and
for Other Purposes
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An Act Authorizing the Court to Require Community Service in Lieu of
Imprisonment in a Jail for the Penalty of Arresto Menor, Amending for That
Purpose Article 88 of Act No. 3815, as Amended, Otherwise Known as The Revised
Penal Code, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Imposing Stiffer Penalties for Violation of Article VIII of
Republic Act No. 7610, as Amended by Republic Act No. 7658, on Employment of
Children, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Granting Disabled Persons the Same Privileges and Incentives
Enjoyed by Senior Citizens, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Amending Republic Act No. 4200, Otherwise Known as The Anti-Wire
Tapping Law, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing for the Recognition of Illegitimate or Natural Children,
Amending for This Purpose Article 176 of The Family Code of the Philippines
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An Act Classifying the Illegal Cutting of Timber and Other Forest Products
as a Heinous Crime Punishable by Death When Committed Under Any of the
Circumstances Provided Under This Act, Amending for This Purpose Republic Act
No. 7659 and Section 77 of Pres
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An Act Increasing Penalties for Violations of Republic Act No. 7432,
Otherwise Known as The Senior Citizens Act, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Increasing the Penalty for Illegal Acts of Price Manipulation
Committed by a Cartel, Amending for This Purpose Republic Act No. 7581,
Otherwise Known as The Price Act, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Creating the Council of State
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An Act to Subsidize Newspaper Subscriptions of Public School Libraries
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An Act Prescribing Special Measures to Lower the Cost of Medicines, and
for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing for the Devolution of the Control, Management and
Operation of Municipal or Tertiary Ports From the Philippine Ports Authority to
Local Government Units, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing Government Assistance to Youths Engaged in Agriculture to
Maximize Productivity, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Penalizing Drunk-Driving, and For Other Purposes
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An Act Declaring March 22 as Aguinaldo Day and a National Public Holiday
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An Act to Prevent Wanton and Indiscriminate Road Diggings and Road Repairs
by Requiring the Putting Up of Large Billboards on the Sites of Such Road Works
Announcing the Starting and Completion Dates Thereof, Imposing Penalties for
Violations Thereof, and
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An Act Implementing the Provisions of Sections 7 and 8 of Article VII of
the Constitution on Presidential Succession
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An Act to Promote Agricultural Technology Sharing Among Provinces, Cities
and Municipalities Throughout the Country to Attain Their Fullest Development
as Self-Reliant Communities Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
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An Act Requiring the Submission by Local Government Units and National
Agencies Concerned of a Relocation Impact Statement to the Department of Social
Welfare and Development Prior to the Eviction and Transfer of Squatter
Families, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7279, Otherwise Known as
The Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Renaming Taft Avenue in Metro Manila to Emilio Aguinaldo Avenue in
Honor of the President and General-in-Chief of the First Philippine Republic
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An Act Providing for the Publication and Distribution of the Writings of
Dr. Jose Rizal, Amending for This Purpose Republic Act No. 1425 Entitled An Act
to Include in the Curricula of All Private and Public Schools, Colleges and
Universities, Courses on the Life, Works and Writings of Jose Rizal,
Particularly His Novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, Authorizing the
Printing and Distribution Thereof, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other
Purposes
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An Act Declaring the First Week of December of Every Year as Muslim
Culture and History Week, Providing Guidelines for its Observance and for Other
Purposes
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An Act Renaming the Labangan Channel Located At the Municipality of
Hagonoy, Province of Bulacan, to Teodulo C. Natividad Channel in Honor of
Congressman Teodulo C. Natividad
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An Act Fixing the Rates of Interest Upon Loans and Forbearances by
Amending Certain Sections of Republic Act No. 2655, as Amended, and for Other
Purposes
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An Act Amending Republic Act No. 7157, Otherwise Known as The Foreign
Service Act of 1991 and for Other Purposes
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An Act Declaring Hazing Unlawful Providing Penalties Therefor, and
Repealing for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8049, Otherwise Known as The
Anti-Hazing Law, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Appropriating the Sum of Fifteen Billion Pesos for the Aid, Relief,
Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Provision of Livelihood Services as Well as
Infrastructure Support for the Victims of the Eruption of Mt. Mayon, Creating
the Mt. Mayon Resettlemen
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An Act Creating a Department of Maritime Affairs, Providing Funds
Therefor, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Requiring the Translation into Filipino, the National Language of
the Philippines, of All Laws, Executive Orders, Proclamations and Mandatory
Compliances, and Their Publication in Both English and Filipino, and Appropriating
Funds Therefor
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An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 7077 Entitled, An
Act Providing for the Development, Administration, Organization, Training, and
Maintenance and Utilization of the Citizen Armed Forces of the Philippines, Providing
Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. 8293 Entitled An
Act Prescribing the Intellectual Property Code and Establishing the
Intellectual Property Office, Providing for its Powers and Functions and for
Other Purposes
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An Act to Curtail Entertainment Media Piracy in the Philippines, for This
Purpose, Reorganizing the Videogram Regulatory Board into the Entertainment
Media Regulatory and Anti-Piracy Board, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Amending Sections 2 and 5 of Presidential Decree No. 1179, Entitled
An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Chapter Three, Title Eight of
Presidential Decree Numbered Six Hundred and Three, Otherwise Known as The
Child and Youth Welfare Code, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Providing Penalties for the Manufacture, Importation, Sale and
Distribution of Pirated or Fake Video Compact Disks or Vcds and Compact Disks
of Sound Recording or Phonograms or Cds and of Devices, Equipment or Apparatus
Utilized in the Manufacture
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An Act Authorizing the President of the Philippines to Distribute Medals
of Honor, in the Name of Congress, to be Known as the Congressional Medal of
Honor to be Bestowed on Military Men of All Ranks Who Have Distinguished
Themselves by Their Valor, Courage and Gallantry in Action, in Battle or in
Combat and, Upon Such Non-Commissioned Officers and Private Citizens Who Have
Distinguished Themselves, by Their Gallantry in Action and Other Soldier-Like
Qualities
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An Act Penalizing the Sale of Cigarettes to Minors, and for Other Purposes
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An Act Institutionalizing Skills Training and Re-Training, and for Other
Purposes
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An Act to Ensure Public Access to Official Information, and for Other
Purposes
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An Act Decriminalizing Vagrancy and Prostitution for Children Aged
Eighteen (18) Years and Below, Amending Article Two Hundred Two of The Revised
Penal Code, Providing Rehabilitation Programs and Funding Therefor, and for
Other Purposes
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An Act Prohibiting the Contracting Out of Jobs and Activities Which Are
Necessary or Usual in the Business or Trade of the Employer, Amending for the
Purpose Article 106 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as Amended, Otherwise Known
as The Labor Code of the Philippines
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An Act Enhancing the Rights of an Employee to Security of Tenure by
Strengthening the Provision on the Limitation of the Probationary Period,
Amending for This Purpose Article 281 of Presidential Decree No. 442, as
Amended, Otherwise Known as The Labor Co
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An Act Establishing a Philippine Library of Congress to be Known as the
Jose Rizal Library of Congress, and Appropriating Funds Therefor
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An Act to Safeguard the Rights of Citizens to Privacy of Their Personal
Circumstances, to Protect the Same From Government Incursions, and Providing
Penalties Therefor
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An Act Instituting a Reward and Incentive Pay, Based on Productivity and
Performance, for All Officials and Employees of the Government, National and
Local, Including Those of Government-Owned and -Controlled Corporations, and
for Other Purposes