Philippine Senate Committee On Agriculture
and Rural Development
​REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10848
Approved by the President on May 23, 2016
AN ACT FURTHER EXTENDING THE PERIOD OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND (ACEF), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8178, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9496, ENTITLED: “AN ACT REPLACING QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT RICE, WITH TARIFFS, CREATING THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10845
Approved by the President on May 23, 2016
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AN ACT DECLARING LARGE-SCALE AGRICULTURAL SMUGGLING AS ECONOMIC SABOTAGE, PRESCRIBING PENALTIES THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10817
Approved by the President on May 16, 2016
AN ACT INSTITUTING THE PHILIPPINE HALAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION PROGRAM, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PHILIPPINE HALAL EXPORT DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION BOARD, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10816
Approved by the President on May 16, 2016
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF FARM TOURISM IN THE PHILIPPINES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10659
Approved by the President on March 27, 2015
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AN ACT PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE SUGARCANE INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10654
Approved by the President on Febuary 27, 2015
AN ACT TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING, AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES CODE OF 1998,” AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10089
Approved by the President on May 13, 2010 Origin: Senate (SB01651 / HB06882) 14th Congress
AN ACT CREATING THE PHILIPPINE RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO DEVELOP THE PHILIPPINE RUBBER INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10068
Approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on April 06, 2010 Origin: 14th Congress (Senate: SB03264 / House: HB07066)
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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10000
Approved by the President on February 23, 2010 Origin: Senate (SB03431 / HB06095) 14th Congress
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR AN AGRICULTURE AND AGRARIAN REFORM CREDIT AND FINANCING SYSTEM THROUGH BANKING INSTITUTIONS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9700
Approved by the President on August 07, 2009 Origin: Senate (SB02666 / HB04077) 14th Congress
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM (CARP), EXTENDING THE ACQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALL AGRICULTURAL LANDS, INSTITUTING NECESSARY REFORMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6657, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1988, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9379
Approved by the President on March 08, 2007 Origin: House (HB04067 / SB02522) 13th Congress
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AN ACT DEFINING HANDLINE FISHING, PROVIDING EFFECTIVE REGULATIONS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9296
Approved by the President on May 12, 2004 Origin: Senate (SB02691 / HB06587) 12th Congress
AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE MEAT INSPECTION SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY, ORDAINING FOR THIS PURPOSE A "MEAT INSPECTION CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES" AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9281
Approved by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on March 30, 2004 Origin: 12th Congress (Senate: SB02677 / House: HB05817)
AN ACT TO STRENGHTEN AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION IN THE PHILIPPINES BY EXTENDING THE EFFECTIVITY OF TAX INCENTIVES AND ITS MANDATED FUNDING SUPPORT, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTIONS 109 AND 112 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8435
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8800
Approved by the President on July 19, 2000 Origin: Senate (SB02033 / HB07613) 11th Congress
AN ACT PROTECTING LOCAL INDUSTRIES BY PROVIDING SAFEGUARD MEASURES TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN RESPONSE TO INCREASED IMPORTS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8550
Approved by the President on February 25, 1998 Origin: Senate (SB01708 / HB07366) 10th Congress
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES, INTEGRATING ALL LAWS PERTINENT THERETO, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8532
Approved by the President on February 23, 1998 Origin: Senate (SB02170 / HB04808) 10th Congress
AN ACT STRENGTHENING FURTHER THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM (CARP), BY PROVIDING AUGMENTATION FUND THEREFOR, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 63 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6657, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE CARP LAW OF 1988"
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8486
Approved by the President on February 11, 1998 Origin: Senate (SB00556 / HB06861) 10th Congress
AN ACT MERGING THE PHILIPPINE COTTON CORPORATION AND THE COTTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INTO A COTTON DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, VESTING IT WITH REGULATORY POWERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8435
Approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on December 22, 1997 Origin: 10th Congress (Senate: SB02245 / House: HB00002)
AN ACT PRESCRIBING URGENT RELATED MEASURES TO MODERNIZE THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SECTORS OF THE COUNTRY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFITABILITY, AND PREPARE SAID SECTORS FOR THE CHALLENGES OF GLOBALIZATION THROUGH AN ADEQUATE, FOCUSED AND RATIONAL DELIVERY OF NECESSARY SUPPORT SERVICES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8178
Approved by President Fidel V. Ramos on March 28, 1996 Origin: 10th Congress (Senate: SB01450 / House: HB06436)
AN ACT REPLACING QUANTITATIVE IMPORT RESTRICTIONS ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT RICE, WITH TARIFFS, CREATING THE AGRICULTURAL COMPETITIVENESS ENHANCEMENT FUND, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8175
Approved by the President on December 29, 1995 Origin: Senate (SB01157 / HB05201) 10th Congress
AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.1467, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THECHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION (PCIC), IN ORDER TO MAKE THE CROP INSURANCE SYSTEM MORE STABLE AND MORE BENEFICIAL TO THE FARMERS COVERED THEREBY AND FOR THE NATIONAL ECONOMY
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7900
Approved by the President on February 23, 1995 Origin: House (HB09288 / SB01311) 9th Congress
AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-VALUE CROPS, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES