P.D. No. 1613

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1613 AMENDING THE LAW ON ARSON WHEREAS, findings of the police and intelligence agencies of the government reveal that fires and other crimes involving destruction in Metro Manila and other urban centers in the country are being perpetuated by criminal syndicates, some of which have foreign connections; WHEREAS,...
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Republic Act No. 6085

REPUBLIC ACT No. 6085 AN ACT AMENDING COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO REGULATING THE USE OF ALIASES. Section 1. Section one of Commonwealth Act Numbered One hundred forty-two is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 1. Except as a pseudonym solely for literary, cinema, television, radio or other entertainment...
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Republic Act No. 8049

REPUBLIC ACT No. 8049 AN ACT REGULATING HAZING AND OTHER FORMS OF INITIATION RITES IN FRATERNITIES, SORORITIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR Section 1. Hazing, as used in this Act, is an initiation rite or practice as a prerequisite for admission into membership in a fraternity, sorority or organization...
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Act No. 3326 as amended

ACT NO. 3326 AN ACT TO ESTABLISH PERIODS OF PRESCRIPTION FOR VIOLATIONS PENALIZED BY SPECIAL ACTS AND MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES AND TO PROVIDE WHEN PRESCRIPTION SHALL BEGIN TO RUN Section 1. Violations penalized by special acts shall, unless otherwise provided in such acts, prescribe in accordance with the following rules: (a) after a year for...
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