DRAFT NATIONAL QUALITY LAW

(Law on the National Quality Infrastructure)

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

With the imminent development of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, the capacity of the country to develop more competitive products and to support industries to show compliance with external markets requirements is a top priority to take full advantage of the trade flows in terms of socioeconomic growth. While the country is making great progress in many competitiveness and ease of doing business indicators, there is still substantial room for improvement, particularly when it comes to facilitating the access of Filipino MSMEs to foreign markets (the 12th edition of the Doing Business Reports shows the need for improvement in the trading across borders dimension)

A critical aspect of technical development and market access is the capacity of the country to implement and show compliance with mandatory and voluntary technical requirements. The technical compliance is supported by a number of interlinked activities, many of them of voluntary nature, which is usually referred as the National Quality Infrastructure. This includes standardization, accreditation, metrology and conformity assessment.This need has been already identified in the Philippines Development Plan 2011-2016: The government shall set up a National Quality Infrastructure to integrate and coordinate series of activities involving metrology, standardization, testing, and accreditation and certification.

The reason of existence of the National Quality Infrastructure is to have the necessary institutions and practices that allow the different stakeholders to develop and show compliance with technical requirements. Therefore, it is not only a resource for more competitive products, but it is also used by government to support the definition and compliance with safety, health, fair trade and consumer/environment protection.

While the country has already a number of Republic Acts addressing the need for institutions and practices dealing with Consumer Protection, including the usage of National Quality Infrastructure elements, there is no existing legislation to address the need of a National Quality Infrastructure in support for  more competitive products, goods and services.

Many of the National Quality Infrastructure institutions and practices are perceived in most cases as a Safety and Consumer Protection tool. However, while Safety and Consumer Protection is and shall be a priority for the country, it is also essential for the country’s development to strengthen and balance that mandate with an increase focus on voluntary practices that encourage more competitive products with greater market access.

Based on all existing institutions mandated to develop National Quality Infrastructure related activities, and on the need of increasing coordination amongst them, the need for greater ownership by the private sector by contributing to the governance and strategy of those activities, and the need to promote quality as a ‘voluntary choice’ and a ‘market requirement for competitiveness’, there is an urgent need to create a national vision of the quality infrastructure for the country. The government should aim at facilitating the development of a culture of quality through providing a sound and effective National Quality Infrastructure that allows the development and compliance with increasing quality requirements and that can support the national authorities in its mandate for consumer protection from a technical point of view.

It is for this purpose that this bill is being proposed. In view of the foregoing, the deliberation and early passage of this bill is urgently sought.

NCC NQI WG – 10th Nov. 2014

DRAFT

REPUBLIC ACT NO. XXXX

AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE (NQI) IN THE COUNTRY FOR COMPETITIVENESS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

 

CHAPTER 1. THE NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Section 1. Short Title – This Act shall be known as the ‘National Quality Infrastructure Act of xxx’

Section 2. Declaration of Policy – It shall be the policy of the State to strengthen the National Quality Infrastructure as the institutional framework for the activities related to the development and proof of quality, in order to facilitate compliance with the international commitments in terms of conformity assessment that will contribute to the improvement of the competitiveness of Philippine industries and increases the trust of economic transaction of goods and services.

The NQI will also aim at the development, compliance and promotion of quality to support Government departments and agencies in securing health, safety of citizens and consumer and environment protection.

Section 3. Scope  - This Republic Act is applicable to all goods and services , as well as the conformity assessment activities, carried out in order to prove compliance with voluntary or mandatory requirements applicable to those goods, including the production processes or related services to manufacture or commercialization of those goods.

Section 4. Aim and objectives of the National Quality Infrastructure

The aim of the NQI is to provide a stable framework of trust which, through the promotion of quality in the production and commercialization of goods and services, leads to the increase of competitiveness of the productive activities and contribute to enhancing the welfare of citizens while supporting compliance with international commitments subscribed by the Philippines.

The objectives of the NQI include:

a. To provide direction, order and articulate the participation of the Public and Private sector in the conformity assessment activities and promotion of quality.

b. To promote the availability and use of the conformity assessment mechanism as a mean to show proof of compliance with voluntary and mandatory requirements.

c. To promote the adoption of quality management practices and to provide the necessary training to those in charge of the production and commercialization of goods and services in the country.

d. Enhance the quality of the goods available in the domestic market as well as those destined for export.

e. Promote a culture of quality in all levels of society, both at individual and organizational level.

 

f. Support the coordination of Government department or agencies in charge of safety, health , fair trade and consumer and environment protection and the related private organizations to avoid practices that will lead to errors.

CHAPTER 2. DEFINITION OF TERMS

“Accreditation”: Is an impartial means of assessing and conveying an authoritative statement of the technical competence, impartiality and professional integrity of conformity assessment bodies operating both in the voluntary and the mandatory area

“Certification”: Refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization.

“Conformity Assessment”: Is the activity of checking that products, materials, services, systems or people, measure up to the specifications of a relevant standard or technical regulation.

“Consensus”: General agreement, characterized by the absence of sustained opposition to substantial issues by any important part of the concerned interests and by a process that involves seeking to take into account the views of all parties concerned and to reconcile conflicting arguments. It is understood that consensus need not imply unanimity.

“Inspection”: Is the examination of specific products and materials and confirming on the basis of professional judgment that the products or associated facilities, equipment and system are appropriate or in conformity with requirements.

“Measurement Standard”: Is a measuring instrument or system intended to define, realize, conserve or reproduce a unit or one or more known values of a quantity in order to transmit them to the measuring instrument by comparison

“Metrology”: Is the field of science concerned with weights and measures which includes all aspects of measurement in whatever level of accuracy and in any field of science and technology.

“National Quality Infrastructure”: Is defined as the totality of the institutional framework of activities necessary for the development and compliance with quality requirements. The quality infrastructure includes but not limited to the following activities:

a) Setting voluntary standards based on consensus of stakeholders and prescribing the characteristics of products and services, their interconnection and interoperation and their test methods;

b) Carrying out assessment of the conformity of products, processes and services to standards/technical regulations/buyers’ requirements by taking samples, testing and measuring characteristics and issuing certificates or licensing marks that demonstrate conformity;

c) Establishing a metrology infrastructure to ensure the validity of measurements carried out nationally in the trade, industry health and other sectors, that are traceable to internationally recognized measurement standards;

d) Accreditation of test and measurement  laboratories and certification bodies to ensure their impartiality and technical competence; 

 

e) Support and coordinate the setting of mandatory technical regulations that must be complied  with  in order to ensure the protection of health and safety of persons and the environment;

“Primary Measurement  Standard” is a standard which has highest metrological quality in a specified field.

 “Standard”: Standard is a document approved by a recognized body, that provides, for common and repeated use, rules, guidelines or characteristics for products or related processes and production methods with which compliance is not mandatory.

“Secondary Measurement  Standard” is one whose value is fixed by comparison with primary standard.

“Technical regulation”: Document which lays down product characteristics or their related processes and production methods, including the applicable administrative provisions, with which compliance is mandatory. It may also include or deal exclusively with terminology, symbols, packaging, marking or labeling requirements as they apply to a product, process or production method.

 

“Testing”:A test is a technical operation that consists of determination of one or more characteristics of a given product, process or service according to a specified procedure.

CHAPTER 3. THE NATIONAL QUALITY COUNCIL

Section 5. A National Quality Council is hereby established as the entity in charge of setting up and coordinating the general direction of the NQI to secure compliance with recognized international practices and organizations while addressing the needs of the country.

The National Quality Council shall report to the Office of the President and its composition shall include high-level representatives from the following entities:

a) The Department of Agriculture

b) The Department of Health

c) The Department of Trade and Industry

d) The Department of Science and Technology

e) Department of Energy

f) Department of Public Works and Highways

g) Department of Education

h) Export Development Council

i) The National Economic and Development Authority

j) Department of Environment and Natural Resources

k) The Bureau of Philippine StandardsThe National Metrology Institute

l) The Philippines Accreditation Bureau

m) Three major conformity assessment/certification bodies in different sectors

n) Six representatives of the private sector (Trade Association, Industry Association, Exporters’ Federation, Consumer Association, Academe, Civil Society)

Section 6. The National Quality Council shall be co- chaired by the Secretary of Trade and Industry and  by the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology 

The secretariat shall be held by the Competitiveness Bureau of the Department of Trade and Industry.

CHAPTER 4. STANDARDIZATION

Section 7. Recognition of standardization. The development of voluntary standards, as drivers for the understanding between suppliers and consumers or users, and promoters of technical and productive development, are recognized as of public interest. Thus, the Government will support, facilitate and participate actively in their development and funding.

Section 8. The development of voluntary standards will be lead and coordinated by the National Standards Body (NSB).

Section 9. The functions of the National Standards Body are entrusted to the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)

Section 10. Functions of the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) shall include:

a. To lead and coordinate the development of Philippine National Standards (PNS), necessary for the technological and productivity development of the country, including the adoption of international standards whenever possible 

b. To coordinate the development of a National Standardization Strategy with the involvement of all stakeholders and to publish and disseminate it.

c. To set a yearly Work Program for developing and publishing Philippine standards based on consultation with the interested parties in the country.

d. To promote the participation of the country in regional and international standardization bodies.

e. To disseminate the proper implementation of standards in productive and commercial activities both in the public and private sector.

f. To promote the establishment of cooperation agreements with national, foreign, regional and international organizations. 

g. To organize training and dissemination activities and other industry support services to enhance the correct implementation of standards.

h. To identify, promote and coordinate the development of national standards by the various standards development organizations.

i. To secure the  availability of all approved standards to all standards users.

j. To promote a quality culture in the country. The National Standards Body shall collaborate with institutions of higher technical education, professional associations and the media in performing tasks to this end.

Section 11. Standards approved and published by the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) shall be of voluntary nature. Philippine National Standards may be used by Government departments or agencies as bases for mandatory technical regulations. Government departments and agencies authorized to establish mandatory technical regulations may use the full text of one or more standard or selected parts of that text as a technical regulation or part thereof.

Section 12 . The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)  will support and coordinate the work of the mandated government standards development agencies, Government Standards Development Organizations,  through a formalized and documented procedure.

Section 13. The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)  may recognize other Standards Development Organization for the development of standards in some sectors through a formalized and documented procedure.

Section 14. The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) shall be an autonomous body governed by a Board in which the private sector   represents at least  50% of the board members.

Section 15. Funding: The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) shall have the following sources of financing: 1) Allocations made for it in the Government Budget and 2) the totality of revenues generated by its different activities allocated according to National Treasury practice. The Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS)  shall use these financial resources only to finance and improve the activities assigned to it.

CHAPTER 5. TECHNICAL REGULATION

Section 16. The protection of the health and safety of citizens is the duty of the State. 

Safety of a product, process or service means “ absence of unacceptable risk of harm, illness or injury”. Safety is a basic requirement of a product, process or service, which has priority over other quality requirements such as performance, usability, economics or aesthetics. Safety aspects of products, goods and services shall be regulated through mandatory technical regulations.

Section 17. Authorities involving government departments and agencies shall prepare and publish mandatory technical regulations in their fields of competence with the objective of protecting the health and safety of persons and the environment. The Government departments and agencies shall develop such technical regulations in accordance with the laws defining their competence.

Section 18. Technical regulations may contain requirements and/or acceptable limit values of characteristics of products, processes, services and/or systems, intended to protect the health and safety of persons and the environment and for fair trade. Compliance with these requirements and limit values shall be mandatory under the laws giving the relevant departments and agencies the authority to establish them.

Section 19. When technical regulations are being prepared on the basis of existing voluntary standards (international or Philippine), only requirements related to health and safety of persons, fair trade and protection of the environment shall be retained. Quality requirements that may be included in the standards and which have no impact on the health and safety of persons, fair trade and the environment shall not be included in the technical regulations.

Section 20. Technical regulations may be supplemented by technical guidance that outlines some means of compliance with the requirements of the regulation, i.e. deemed-to-satisfy provision.

Section 21. A technical regulations coordination body shall be created with the function of ensuring that there are no conflicting provisions in technical regulations issued by Government departments and agencies. 

Section 22. The functions of the technical regulations coordination body will include:

a. To recommend the adoption, actualization or derogation of technical regulations issued by the government departments or agencies.

b. To provide technical assistance to the drafting of technical regulations intended for publication by the government departments or agencies.

Section 23. All regulatory bodies as well as the WTO TBT and WTO SPS Enquiry Points shall be members of the technical regulations coordination body.

CHAPTER 6. ASSESSMENT OF CONFORMITY TO TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS

Section 24. Measurement, testing, auditing, inspection, certification and market surveillance are the means of assessing the conformity of products, processes, services and systems to technical regulations and standards.

Section 25. Bodies carrying out calibration, testing, inspection, certification, reference material production and/or proficiency testing provision as their main activity or part thereof shall conform to the relevant international standards and Guides adopted as Philippine standards, 

CHAPTER 7. THE NATIONAL METROLOGY SYSTEM

Section 26. Through the National Measurement Infrastructure System (NMIS) the state shall facilitate the development of scientific and technical knowledge and progress in the national economy by encouraging the standardization and modernization of units and standards of measurements to adapt to the needs of the times, thereby complying with international standards and protecting the health, interest and safety of every consumer and his environment from the harmful effects of inaccurate or false measurements. The State shall also promote the modernization of units and standards of measurements in the areas of environment, public health and safety, communications, transportation, sound intensity level and other emerging technologies.

Section 27. The units of measurement used in the Philippines shall be those of the International System of Units (SI) as defined by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), as well as, non-SI units allowed by BIPM.

Section 28. The NMIS shall cover units of measurement, measuring instruments, measurement standards, their application and metrological controls, establishment of a laboratory accreditation system, and a system of appropriate penalties.

Section 29. The Metrology activities in the country shall be coordinated through a National Metrology Board to be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). 

Section 30. The National Metrology Institute is responsible for creating and keeping the national primary and secondary measurement standards in the Philippines.

Section 31. For the purpose of strengthening the NMIS and to attain harmonization of metrology standards consistent with recognized international metrology standards, the National Metrology Institute and the shall be created and shall be an important part of the National Measurement Infrastructure System 

Section 32. The National Metrology Institute shall be tasked to undertake the functions of  metrology in the regulated and non-regulated areas as defined in the Metrology Act.

Section 33. The National Metrology Institute may delegate the establishment and maintenance of national measurement standards in some areas to competent national agencies.

Section 34. Funding. The National Metrology Institute and the shall have the following sources of financing: 1) Allocations made for it in the Government Budget and 2) the totality of revenues generated by its metrological activities allocated according to National Treasury practice. The National Metrology Institute shall use these financial resources only to finance and improve the activities assigned to it.

CHAPTER 8. ACCREDITATION

Section 35. Accreditation is “a third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks”.

Section 36. Accreditation of conformity assessment bodies shall be performed by the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB), which takes the functions of a sole  National Accreditation Body (NAB)

Section 37. Accreditation shall be voluntary. However, it is highly recommended for testing and calibration laboratories, inspection and certification bodies and other conformity assessment bodies to obtain accreditation, since it plays an important role in increasing confidence nationally and internationally in the certificates or and marks provided by accredited conformity assessment bodies. 

Section 38. The functions of the Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) shall include:

a. To accredit conformity assessment bodies upon compliance with accreditation requirements and in line with international best practices.

b. To lead and coordinate the development of a National Accreditation Strategy with the involvement of all stakeholders and ensure its publication and dissemination.

c. To guarantee the technical competence and credibility of all accredited bodies. 

d. To promote the conclusion mutual recognition arrangements/agreements that increases the recognition of its accreditation at national and international level.

e. To promote the use of accreditation by Government departments and agencies that use the services of test and calibration laboratories, inspection bodies,  certification bodies and other conformity assessment bodies. 

f. To enhance the accreditation in all technological and scientific fields in the country

g. To actively participate in regional and international accreditation bodies.

Section 39. The Philippines Accreditation Bureau (PAB) may delegate the evaluation of conformity assessment bodies in some sectors to competent entities or individuals under a convention between those entities individuals and PAB. The formal accreditation shall, nevertheless, be issued by PAB

Section 40. The Philippines Accreditation Bureau (PAB) shall strive to obtain international recognition of its accreditation activities through adherence to international recognized bodies such as, the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and joining their Mutual Recognition Agreements.

Section 41. The Philippines Accreditation Bureau (PAB) shall be an autonomous body governed by a Board in which the private sector   represents at least  50% of the board members.

 

Section 42. Funding; The Philippines Accreditation Bureau (PAB) shall have the following sources of financing: 1) Allocations made for it in the Government Budget and 2) the totality of revenues generated by its accreditation activities allocated according to National Treasury practice. The Philippines Accreditation Bureau shall use these financial resources only to finance and improve the activities assigned to it.

CHAPTER 9. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

Section 43. Repealing Clause: Provisions in laws, orders, issuance, rules and regulations establishing bodies that perform functions related to the national quality infrastructure given in Appendix A that are inconsistent with the provisions of this ACT are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 44. The full implementation of the provisions of the National Quality Law requires the revision of the existing Metrology Act (R.A. 9236) and Standardization Act (R.A. 4190) and the development of an Accreditation Act.

Section 45. The legal instruments enumerated in Appendix A shall be gradually revised as necessary. The revision of existing Metrology and Standardization Acts and the development of Accreditation Act shall be started not later than six months from the date of coming into force of this ACT. 

APPENDIX A

LIST OF PHILIPPINES LAWS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE

1. REPUBLIC ACT N° 4109 - AN ACT TO CONVERT THE DIVISION OF STANDARDS UNDER THE BUREAU OF COMMERCE INTO A BUREAU OF STANDARDS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE STANDARDIZATION AND/OR INSPECTION OF PRODUCTS AND IMPORTS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1964

2. EXECUTIVE ORDER N° 133 – REORGANIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY, ITS ATTACHED AGENCIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1987 (mentions BPS and its functions under Section 12, d) 

3. REPUBLIC ACT N° 7394 – THE  CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES – 1992

4. BATAS PAMBANSA BILANG  8- AN ACT DEFINING THE METRIC SYSTEM AND ITS UNITS, PROVIDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND FOR OTHR PURPOSES

5. REPUBLIC ACT N° 9236 - NATIONAL MEASUREMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM (NMIS) FOR STANDARDS AND MEASUREMENTS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 2004 

6. REPUBLIC ACT N° 9711 -AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND RATIONALIZING THE REGULATORY CAPACITY OF THE BUREAU OF FOOD AND DRUGS (BFAD) BY ESTABLISHING ADEQUATE TESTING LABORATORIES AND FIELD OFFICES, UPGRADING ITS EQUIPMENT, AUGMENTING ITS HUMAN RESOURCE COMPLEMENT, GIVING AUTHORITY TO RETAIN ITS INCOME, RENAMING IT THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA), AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 3720, AS AMENDED, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREOF – 2008 

7. REPUBLIC ACT N° 8435 - AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES MODERNIZATION ACT OF 1997 

8. REPUBLIC ACT N° 8479 - AN ACT DEREGULATING THE DOWNSTREAM OIL INDUSTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1998 

9. REPUBLIC ACT N° 9296 May 12, 2004 -"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" / 2004 

10. REPUBLIC ACT N° 8550– MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES -1998 

11. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE N° 198 - NATIONAL POLICY FAVORING LOCAL OPERATION AND CONTROL OF WATER SYSTEMS; AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF LOCAL WATER DISTRICTS AND PROVIDING FOR THE GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH DISTRICTS;CHARTERING A NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION TO FACILITATE IMPROVEMENT OF LOCAL WATER UTILITIES; GRANTING SAIDADMINISTRATION SUCH POWERS AS ARE NECESSARY TO OPTIMIZE PUBLIC SERVICE FROM WATER UTILITY OPERATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1973 

12. EXECUTIVE ORDER N° 116 - RENAMING THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD AS MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, REORGANIZING ITS UNITS; INTEGRATING ALL OFFICES AND AGENCIES WHOSE FUNCTIONS RELATE TO AGRICULTURE AND FISHERY INTO THE MINISTRY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1987 

13. EXECUTIVE ORDER N° 802– STRENGTHENING AND RECOGNIZING THE PHILIPPINE ACCREDITATION OFFICE ATTAQCHED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY AS THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION BODY 

14. EXECUTIVE ORDER N° 1028 - PROVIDING FOR FURTHER DEREGULATION IN THE PRODUCTION AND TRADING OF FOOD GRAINS AND RELATED AGRICULTURAL INPUTS -1985 

15. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE N° 1144 - CREATING THE FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY AND ABOLISHING THE FERTILIZER INDUSTRY AUTHORITY – 1977 

16. PRESIDNTIAL DECREE N° 1458 - CREATING THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION BUREAU (FDIIB), PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR ITS OPERATIONS, ANDAMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE PORTIONS OF THE INTEGRATED REORGANIZATION PLAN ON FINANCEAND NATIONAL SECURITY

17. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE N° 1770 - RECONSTITUTING THE NATIONAL GRAINS AUTHORITY TO THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY, BROADENING ITS FUNCTIONS AND POWERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1981 

18. REPUBLIC ACT N° 1556 - TO REGULATE AND CONTROL THE MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, LABELLING, ADVERTISING AND SALE OF LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY FEEDS – 1956 

19. REPUBLIC ACT N° 2067 - TO INTEGRATE, COORDINATE, AND INTENSIFY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO FOSTER INVENTION; TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1958 

20. REPUBLIC ACT N° 3589 - AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 2067 MODIFYING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE PHILIPPINE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, EXTENDING TAX EXEMPTION, PRIVILEGES ON GRANTS, REQUESTS AND DONATIONS FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES TO PRIVATE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 1963

21. REPUBLIC ACT N° 9997 -CREATING THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MUSLIM FILIPINOS DEFINING ITS POWERS, FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 2010

22. REPUBLIC ACT N° 10068 - PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES – 2010

 

23. REPUBLIC ACT 10611- STRENGTHENING THE FOOD SAFETY REGULATORY SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY TO PROTECT CONSUMER HEALTH AND FACILITATE MARKET ACCESS OF LOCAL FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES - 2013

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