SPECIAL LAWS RELATED TO CRIMINAL LAW

Act No. 3815 Known as the Revised Penal Code (took effect on Jan. 1, 1932)
B.P. No. 22 Bouncing Check Law
BP. 39 Foreign Agents Act of 1979
BP. 129 Judiciary Reorganization Act.
C.A.616 Espionage Law
PD. 46 Act punishing the Receiving and Giving of gifts of Public Official and Employee
PD. 133 Decree prescribing Heavy Penalty for Theft by Employees and Laborers.
PD. 169 Requiring attending physicians and/or persons treating injuries resulting from
any form of violence, to report such fact to the Philippine Constabulary.
PD. 229 Declaring Barangay Chairman as a person in authority.
PD. 532 Anti-Piracy and Anti- Highway Robbery Law of 1974.
PD. 533 Anti Cattle Rustling law of 1974
PD. 557 Declaring Barrios in the Philippines as Barangay
PD. 603 The Child and Youth Welfare Code (June 10, 1975 effectivity)
PD. 684 Creation of Sangguniang kabataan (SK)
PD. 968 Probation Law
PD. 1069 The Philippine External/Extradition Law
PD. 1184 Establishing the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC)
PD. 1185 Fire Code of the Philippines
PD. 1508 Creation of the Barangay Court
PD. 1602 Illegal Gambling
PD. 1619 Solvent and Volatile
PD. 1612 Anti Fencing Law
PD. 1689 Decree Increasing the Penalty for Certain forms of Estafa
PD. 1731 Decree providing for Rewards and Incentives to Government Witness and
Informants.
PD. 1732 Decree Providing Immunity from criminal Prosecution to Government Witnesses
PD. 1829 Decree Penalizing Obsturction of Apprehension and Prosecution of Criminal
Offender
P.D. 1866 Illegal Possession of Firearms and Explosive as Amended by R.A. 8294
PD. 1869 Prohibition of Government Officials to Enter in Gamble and Casinos.
P.D. 2018 Decree making Illegal Recruitment a Crime of Economic Sabotage and Punishable of
Life Imprisonment.
R.A. 7160 Local Government Code
R.A. 4103 Indeterminate Sentence Law (Publish December 5, 2933).
R.A. 4200 Anti-Wire Tapping Law
R.A. 1524 Act Providing for Enforcement of Condition of Pardon
R.A. 7610 Special Protection of Children Against Child Abused, Exploitation and Discrimination
Act.
R.A. 9344 Juvenile Justice Welfare Act (May 4, 2006)
R.A. 9231 Child Laboring Act (Amending the Provision of R.A> 7610 on Child Labor.
R.A. 6809 An Act lowering the Age of Majority from 18 to 21 and amending for such purpose E.O.
209 (Family Code).
R.A. 8552 "Domestic Adoption Act of 1998."
R.A. 8043 "Inter-Country Adoption Act of 1995."
R.A. 9262 "Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004".
R.A. 9263 "Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
Professionalization Act of 2004."
R.A. 9523 March 12, 2009
AN ACT REQUIRING CERTIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND
DEVELOPMENT (DSWD) TO DECLARE A "CHILD LEGALLY AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION" AS A
PREREQUISITE FOR ADOPTION PROCEEDINGS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN
PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8552, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DOMESTIC ADOPTION ACT
OF 1998, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8043, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION ACT
OF 1995, PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 603, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CHILD AND YOUTH
WELFARE CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

R.A. 7659 Death Penalty Law

R.A. 8177 Act designating death penalty by Lethal Injection
R.A. 3019 Anti Graft and Corrupt Practice
R.A. 6713 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Official and employees
R.A. 7080 Anti-Plunder Act
R.A. 7877 Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
R.A. 8049 Anti-Hazing Law
R.A. 6539 Anti-Carnapping Act of 1972
R.A. 6235 Anti-Hijacking law
R.A. 6425 Dangerous Drug Act of 1972
R.A. 9165 Comprehensive Drug Act of 2002
R.A. 5487 Private Security Agency Law
R.A. 8203 Special law on Counterfeit drugs
R.A. 9160 Anti Money Laundering Act of 2001
R.A. 8505 Rape victim assistance and protection act of 1998
R.A. 6975 The DILG Act of 1990
R.A. 8551 PNP Modernization Act
R.A. 7438 An act Defining Certain rights of person arrested, detained or otherwise under
custodial Investigation.
R.A. 7691 The law Expanding the jurisdiction of the Municipal and Municipal Circuit Trial Court.
R.A. 5921 The Pharmacy law
R.A 9372 = Human Security Act of 2007, took effect July 15, 2007
R.A. 8293 = Intellectual Property Code of the Philippines
R.A 8353 = Anti-Rape law of 1997
R.A. 8493 Speedy Trial on a Criminal Case
R.A. 6981 Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act
R.A. 1379 An act declaring forfeiture of Ill gotten Wealth of Public Officer and Employee.
R.A. 3815 Penalizing Government Official for Receiving Bribes, committing Malversations of
Public funds.
R.A. 7832 Anti-Electricity and Electric Transmission Lines/Materials Pilferage of 1994 as
amended.
R.A. 6969 Toxic Substance and Hazardous and Nuclear Waste Control Act of 1990.
R.A. 9003 The ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000
R.A. 9147 Wildlife Resources Conservation Act.
R.A. 8239 Philippine Passport Act of 1996
R.A. 8042 Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995
R.A. 8043 Inter Country Adoption law
R.A. 8505 Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1988
R.A. 7658 An Act Prohibiting the Employment of Children below 15 years f Age in Public or Private
Undertakings
R.A. 8239 Philippine Passport Act of 1996
R.A. 8042 Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995
R.A. 8043 Inter Country Adoption law
R.A. 8505 Rape Victim Assistance and Protection Act of 1988
R.A. 9105 Art Forgery Act of 2001
R.A. 6969 Toxic Substance and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act
R.A. 4136 Land Transportation Code of the Philippines
R.A. 7309 Act creating the Board of Claims
R.A. 9287 Increasing the Penalties for Illegal Gambling Amending P.D. 1602.
R.A. 9372 Human Security Act of 2007
R.A. 9221 Tobacco Regulation Act
R.A 7394 Consumer Act or Right of Consumer
R.A. 8491 Flag and Heralded of the Philippines
R.A. 1124 Act prohibiting all beerhouses near school facilities.
R.A. 1081 Martial Law