Philippine Mercantile Law

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Negotiable Instruments Law

Corporation Code

Insurance Code (Presidential Decree No. 612)

The Insurance Code of 1978 A Decree to Consolidate and Codify All the Insurance Laws of the Philippines  (Presidential Decree No. 1460).

An Act Amending Certain Sections of Presidential Decree Numbered Fourteen Hundred and Sixty, Otherwise Known as the Insurance Code of 1978. (Batas Pambansa Bilang 874)

Amending Certain Sections of Presidential Decree No. 1460, Otherwise Known as the Insurance Code. (Presidential Decree No. 1814)

Insurance Act (Act No. 2427)

Business Organizations

Foreign Investment Laws of the Philippines (A Compilation)

Foreign Investment Brief

Intellectual Property Laws of the Philippines (A Compilation)

Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000

The Electronic Commerce Act of 2000

Philippine Year 2000 Disclosure and Readiness Act

Financing Company Act of 1998

An Act Amending R. A. No. 8182

Revised Non-Stock Savings and Loan Association Act of 1997

An Act Liberalizing the Philippine Investment House Industry

Magna Carta for Small Enterprises

Anti-Dumping Act of 1994

The Price Act

The Consumer Act of the Philippines

Carriage of Goods by Sea Act

An Act to Prevent the Excessive Increase in the Price of Certain Prime Necessities of Life on the Occasion of a Public Calamity, Penalizing the Violation Thereof, and for Other Purposes. Act No. 4164

The Bulk Sales Law

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Philippine Taxation

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Quick Glance:  . THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE . THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE . .THE REAL PROPERTY TAX CODE . OTHER RELEVANT RESOURCES

Read the full text of the NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1997 Republic Act No. 8424

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THE NATIONAL INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 Republic Act No. 8424

An Act  Restoring the Tax Exemption of Offshore Banking Units (OBUs) and Foreign Currency Deposit Units (FCDUs), Amending for the Purpose Section 27 (D) (3) and Section 28, Paragraphs (A) (7) (b) of the National Internal Revenue Code, as Amended. Republic Act No. 9294

An Act Rationalizing the Provisions on the Documentary Stamp Tax of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended, and for Other Purposes. Republic Act No. 9243

An Act Amending Certain Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as Amended, by Excluding Several Services from the Coverage of the Value-Added Tax and Re-imposing the Gross Receipts Tax on Banks and Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries Performing Quasi-Banking Functions and Other Non-Bank Financial Intermediaries Beginning January 01, 2004. Republic Act No. 9238

An Act Rationalizing the Excise Tax on Automobiles, Amending for the Purpose the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, and for Other Purposes. Republic Act No. 9224

An Act Imposing the Value-Added Tax on Certain Services Beginning January 1, 2001, Amending for the Purpose Section 5 of Republic Act No. 8424 and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 8761

An Act to Exclude the Benefits Mandated Pursuant to Republic Act No.  6686 and Presidential Decree No.  851, As Amended, and Other Benefits from the Computation of Gross Compensation Income for Purposes of Determining Taxable Compensation Income, Amending for the Purpose Section  28(B)(8) of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended Republic Act No. 7833

An Act Reducing the Excise Tax Rates on Metallic and Non-Metallic Minerals and Quarry Resources, Amending for the Purpose Section 151(a) of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended Republic Act No. 7729

An Act Imposing a Tax on the Sale, Barter or Exchange of Shares of Stock Listed and Traded Through the Local Stock Exchange or Through Initial Public Offering, Amending for the Purpose the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, by Inserting a New Section and Repealing Certain Subsections Thereof. Republic Act No. 7717

An Act Restructuring the Value-Added Tax (VAT) System, Widening Its Tax Base and Enhancing Its Administration and for These Purposes, Amending and Repealing Relevant Provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 7716

An Act Rationalizing Further the Structure and Administration of the Documentary Stamp Tax, Amending for the Purpose Certain Provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, Allocating Funds for Specific Programs, and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 7660

An Act Revising the Excise Tax Base, Allocating a Portion of the Incremental Revenue Collected for the Emergency Employment Program for Certain Workers, Amending for the Purpose Section 142 of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 7654

An Act Requiring the Government or Any of its Political Subdivisions, Instrumentalities or Agencies Including Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations (GOCCs) to Deduct and Withhold the Value-Added Tax Due at the Rate of Three Percent  (3%) on Gross Payment for the Purchase of Goods and Six Percent (6%) on Gross Receipts for Services Rendered by Contractors Republic Act No. 7649

An Act Authorizing the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to Prescribe the Place for Payment of Internal RevenueTaxes by Large Taxpayers, Amending for this Purpose Certain Provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended Republic Act No. 7646

An Act to Empower the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to Require the Payment of the Value-Added Tax Every Month and to Allow Local Government Units to Share in VAT Revenue, Amending for this Purpose Certain Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code Republic Act No. 7643

An Act Increasing the Penalties for Tax Evasion, Amending for this Purpose the Pertinent Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended Republic Act No. 7642

An Act Exempting All Prizes and Awards Gained from Local and International Sports Tournaments and Competitions From the Payment of Income and Other Forms of Taxes and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 7549

An Act Restructuring the Estate and Donor's Taxes, Amending for the Purpose Sections  77, 79(a), 83(b) and 92 (a) and (b) on Transfer Taxes of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended. Republic Act No. 7499

An Act Granting Tax Amnesty to Persons Repatriating Their Foreign Currencies and/or Securities to the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7498

"Finality of the Withholding Tax on Purely Compensation Income" An Act Amending Pertinent Provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, Relative to the Final Withholding Tax on Purely Compensation Income. Republic Act No. 7497

An Act Adopting the Simplified Net Income Taxation Scheme for the Self-Employed and Professionals Engaged in the Practice of Their Profession, Amending Sections 21 and 29 of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended. Republic Act No. 7496

An Act Granting Tax and Duty Exemption and Tax Credit on Capital Equipment Republic Act No. 7369

An Act Adjusting the Basic Personal and Additional Exemptions Allowable to Individuals for Income Tax Purposes to the Poverty Threshold Level, Amending for the Purpose Section 29, Paragraph (L), Items (1) and (2)(A), of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended, and for Other Purposes. Republic Act No. 7167

An Act Incorporating Certain Sections of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977, As Amended, to Presidential Decree No. 705, As Amended, Otherwise Known as "The Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines," and Providing Amendments Thereto by Increasing the Forest Charges on Timber and Other Forest Products Republic Act No. 7161

An Act Granting Tax Exemption Privileges to Local Water Districts Republic Act No. 7109

An Act Revising the Form of Taxation on Petroleum Products From Ad Valorem to Specific, Amending for the Purpose Section 145 of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended by Republic Act Numbered Sixty-Seven Hundred Sixty-Seven .Republic Act No. 6965

An Act Modifying the Excise Tax on Distilled Spirits, Wines, Fermented Liquor and Cigarettes, Amending for the Purpose Sections  138(A) and (B), 139, 140 and 142(C) and (D) of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended. Republic Act No. 6956

An Act Amending Section 145, Paragraph (B), of the National Internal Revenue Code, As Amended. Republic Act No. 6767

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THE TARIFF AND CUSTOMS CODE

Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines Republic Act No. 1937

A Decree to Consolidate and Codify All the Tariff and Customs Laws of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 1464

An Act Amending Certain Provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1464, Otherwise Known as the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, As Amended, and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 9135

An Act to Revitalize and Strengthen the Bureau of Customs, Amending for the Purpose Certain Sections of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, As Amended Republic Act No. 7651

An Act Repealing Section 1404 and Amending Sections  1401 and 1403 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines, As Amended, Relative to the Physical Examination of Imported Articles Republic Act No. 7650

An Act Further Restructuring the Import Duty Rates and Classification of Certain Articles Under Section 104 of the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978 (P.D. 1464) As Amended Republic Act No. 6647

Amending Section  301 of Presidential Decree No. 1464 Otherwise Known as the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, As Amended. Presidential Decree No. 1999

Amending Subsection  (A) of Section Three Hundred Two of Presidential Decree Numbered Fourteen Hundred Sixty-Four, Otherwise Known as the Tariff and Customs Code of 1978, As Amended. Presidential Decree No. 1973

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THE REAL PROPERTY TAX CODE

The Real Property Tax Code Presidential Decree No. 464

Amending Presidential Decree No. 464, As Amended, Otherwise Known as the Real Property Tax Code, by Granting Special Authority to the President to Provide Flexibility in the Real Property Tax System to Meet Economic Exigencies and/or Promote the General Welfare. Presidential Decree No. 1812

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R.A. 386 Civil Law

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Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines Presidential Decree No. 1083

Domestic Adoption Act of 1998 Republic Act No. 8552

Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995 Republic Act No. 8043

The Family Courts Act of 1997 Republic Act No. 8369

An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use the Surname of Their Father, Amending for the Purpose Article 176 of Executive Order No. 209, Otherwise Known as the "Family Code of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 9255

An Act Amending the Family Code of the Philippines (Nullifying the Prescriptive Period for Action or Defenses Grounded on Psychological Incapacity) Republic Act No. 8533

An Act Lowering the Age of Majority From Twenty-One to Eighteen Years, Amending for the Purpose Executive Order Numbered Two Hundred Nine, and for Other Purposes. Republic Act No. 6809

The Rental Reform Act of 2002 Republic Act No. 9161

Rent Control Law, As Amended Republic Act No. 8437

An Act Extending the Effectivity of Batas Pambansa Blg. 877, Entitled "An Act Providing for the Stabilization and Regulation of Rentals of Certain Residential Units and for Other Purposes", for Another Two Years. Republic Act No. 6643

The Condominium Act Republic Act No. 4726

The National Building Code of the Philippines Republic Act No. 6541

An Act Granting a Period Ending on December  31, 2000 for Filing Applications for Free Patent and Judicial Confirmation of Imperfect Title to Alienable and Disposable Lands of the Public Domain Under Chapters  VII and VIII of the Public Land Act (CA 141, As Amended). Republic Act No. 6940

An Act Allowing Administrative Reconstitution of Original Copies of Certificates of Titles Lost or Destroyed Due to Fire, Flood and Other Force Majeure, Amending for the Purpose Section One Hundred Ten of Presidential Decree Numbered Fifteen Twenty-Nine and Section Five of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-Six. Republic Act No. 6732

A Decree Amending Article 1146 of the Civil Code. Presidential Decree No. 1755

An Act Regulating Rentals of Dwelling Units or of Land on Which Another's Dwelling is Located and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 25

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.Atty.  J. G. Chan's Books on Labor Law

THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES Annotated Volume I Articles 1 to 210 LABOR RELATIONS & TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT  --o0o-- Volume II Articles 211 to 302 LABOR STANDARDS & SOCIAL LEGISLATION 2009 Revised Edition

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CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS OF NATIONS OF THE WORLD

THE PHILIPPINE BILL OF JULY 1, 1902 ACT OF CONGRESS OF JULY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO, "THE PHILIPPINE BILL." AN ACT TEMPORARILY TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

THE PHILIPPINE AUTONOMY ACT  (JONES LAW)  AN ACT TO DECLARE THE PURPOSE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES AS TO THE FUTURE POLITICAL STATUS OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND TO PROVIDE A MORE AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT FOR THOSE ISLANDS.

THE PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE ACT  (TYDINGS-MCDUFFIE ACT) AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE COMPLETE INDEPENDENCE OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CONSTITUTION AND A FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

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Election Code and Related Laws

Local Government Code Republic Act No. 7160

An Act Eliminating the Preparatory Recall Assembly as a Mode of Instituting Recall of Elective Local Government Officials, Amending for the Purpose Sections 70 and 71, Chapter 5, Title One, Book I of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the "Local Government Code of 1991", and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 9244

Amendment to Section 41 (B) of the Local Government Code Republic Act No. 8553

Administrative Code

An Act to Amend Section 21, Title I, Book I of the Revised Administrative Code of 1987, Granting Members of Both Houses of the Congress of the Philippines the General Authority to Administer Oaths, and for Other Purposes. Republic Act No. 6733

An Act Amending the Effectivity Clause of Executive Order No. 292 Dated July 25, 1987. Republic Act No. 6682

Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 Republic Act No. 6975

An Act Providing for an Organic Act for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Republic Act No. 6734

The Regional Consultative Commission Act of 1988 for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Republic Act No. 6649

An Act to Establish the Cordillera Autonomous Region Republic Act No. 8438

An Act Providing for an Organic Act for the Cordillera Autonomous Region Republic Act No. 6766

Cordillera Regional Consultative Commission Act of 1988 Republic Act No. 6658

Philippine National Police Reform & Reorganization Act of 1998 Republic Act No. 8551

An Act Changing the Term of Office of Barangay Officials and Members of the Sangguniang Kabataan from Three (3) Years to Five (5) Years (Amendment Section 43 of the Local Government Code of 1991) Republic Act No. 8524

Flag & Heraldic Code of the Philippines Republic Act No. 8491

An Act Providing for the Confirmation of World War II Military Services Republic Act No. 8440

An Act Creating a Commission to Conduct A Thorough Fact-Finding Investigation of the Failed Coup d' Etat of December 1989, Recommend Measures to Prevent the Occurrence of Similar Attempts at a Violent Seizure of Power, and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 6832

An Act to Declare, in View of  the Existence of a National Emergency, a National Policy in Connection Therewith and to Authorize the President of the Republic of the Philippines for a Limited Period and Subject to Restrictions, to Exercise Powers Necessary and Proper to Carry Out the Declared National Policy and for Other Purposes Republic Act No. 6826

The Initiative and Referendum Act Republic Act No. 6735

An Act to Grant the Franking Privilege to the Members of Congress Republic Act No. 6650

An Act Prescribing the Manner of Filling a Vacancy in the Congress of the Philippines Republic Act No. 6645

An Act Reducing the Minimum Age of the Different Elective Local Officials by Amending Section Forty-Two of Batas Pambansa Blg. Tatlong Daan Tatlumpu't Pito, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code Republic Act No. 6644

An Act Increasing the Insurance Benefits of Local Government Officials and Providing Funds Therefor. Republic Act No. 6942

Amending Section One of Presidential Decree No. 1850, Entitled, "Providing for the Trial by Courts-Martial of Members of the Integrated National Police and Further Defining the Jurisdiction of Courts-Martial Over Members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines" Presidential Decree No. 1952

Amending Section 1, Presidential Decree No. 1822, Providing for Trial by Courts-Martial of Members of the Armed Forces Charged With Offenses Related to the Performance of Their Duties. Presidential Decree No. 1822-A

Providing for the Trial by Courts-Martial of Members of the Armed Forces Charged With Offenses Related to the Performance of Their Duties. Presidential Decree No. 1822

Prescribing the Procedure Whereby the Republic of the Philippines May Waive Sovereign Immunity from Suit and Other Legal Proceeding With Respect to Itself or Its Property in Connection With Foreign Obligations Contracted by It Pursuant to Law. Presidential Decree No. 1807

Prohibiting and Penalizing the Granting of Permits for the Holding of Public Rallies, Demonstrations, Assemblies and Similar Meetings to Persons Found Guilty of Rebellion, Sedition or Subversion Who Have Not Been Granted Amnesty Therefor, and to Persons Charged With Any of Said Crimes. Presidential Decree No. 1804

A Decree Prescribing a Condition for Amnesty. Presidential Decree No. 1754

Prohibiting and Penalizing the Grant of Permits for the Holding of Public Rallies, Demonstrations, Assemblies and Similar Meetings to Persons Found Guilty of Rebellion, Sedition or Subversion Who Have Not Been Granted Amnesty Therefor, and to Persons Charged With Any of Said Crimes. Presidential Decree No. 1727-A

Declaring as Unlawful the Malicious Dissemination of False Information of the Willful Making of Any Threat Concerning Bombs, Explosives or Any Similar Device or Means of Destruction and Imposing Penalties Therefor. Presidential Decree No. 1727

An Act Constituting an Independent Presidential Electoral Tribunal to Try, Hear and Decide Election Contests in the Office of President and Vice-President of the Philippines, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 884

An Act Calling a Special Election for President and Vice-President, Providing for the Manner of the Holding Thereof, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 883

An Act Prescribing the Order of Succession to the Office of the President in Case of Permanent Vacancy or in the Event of Temporary Disability of the President. Batas Pambansa Bilang 882

The Public Assembly Act of  1985 (An Act Ensuring the Free Exercise by the People of Their Right Peaceably to Assemble and Petition the Government and for Other Purposes) Batas Pambansa Bilang 880

An Act to Authorize Punong Barangay to Administer Oaths of Office Within the Province or City Where His Barangay is Located to Elective Public Officials for the Purpose of Qualifying to the Office for Which Said Officials Have Been Elected. Batas Pambansa Bilang 868

An Act to Govern the Election of Members of the Batasang Pambansa on May 14, 1984 and the Selection of Sectoral Representatives Thereafter, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 697

An Act to Submit to the Filipino People for Ratification or Rejection the Amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines Proposed by the Batasang Pambansa in Its Sixth Regular Session, Calling a Plebiscite for This Purpose, Appropriating Funds Therefor and For Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 643

An Act to Implement the Constitutional Provisions on Presidential Succession, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 231

An Act to Implement Section Fifteen of Article  XIV of the Constitution and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 185

An Act Providing for the Election of President of the Philippines Under the Constitution, As Amended, and Appropriating Funds Therefor. Batas Pambansa Bilang 125

An Act to Submit to the Filipino People, for Ratification or Rejection, the Amendments to the Constitution of the Philippines, Proposed by the Batasang Pambansa, Sitting as a Constituent Assembly, in Its Resolutions Numbered Two, Three and One, and to Appropriate Funds Therefor. Batas Pambansa Bilang 122

An Act Providing for the Holding of a Plebiscite on January 30, 1980, at Which Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines Shall be Submitted to the Filipino Electorate. Batas Pambansa Bilang 54

An Act Defining the Rights and Privileges of Accredited Political Parties and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 53

An Act Governing the Election of Local Government Officials. Batas Pambansa Bilang 52

An Act Providing for the Elective or Appointive Positions in Various Local Governments and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 51

An Act Providing for the Organization of the Sangguniang Pampook in Each of Regions Nine and Twelve, Providing Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes. Batas Pambansa Bilang 20

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