Republic Act No. 9177 – Eidul Fitr Holiday Law - declares Eidul Fitr a national holiday and Eid’ul Adha a regional holiday in the Bangsamoro.[1] Republic Act No. 9189 – Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 - provides for a system of overseas absentee voting by qualified citizens.[2] Republic Act No. 9231 – Anti-Child Labor Law - limits the employment of children below 15 years old, restricts the hours of work of working children, expands working children’s access to education, social, medical and legal assistance.[3] Republic Act No. 9242 – Philippine Tropical Fabric Law - prescribes the use of Philippine tropical fabrics for official uniforms of government.[4] Republic Act No. 9245 – Philippine Ear Research Institute Act - provided for the creation of the Philippine National Ear Institute.[5] Republic Act No. 9262 – Anti-Violence Agaisnt Women and Children Act - protects the basic human rights of women and their children.[6] Republic Act No. 9500 – University of the Philippines Charter of 2008 - strengthens the University of the Philippines as a national university.[7] Republic Act No. 9501 – Magna Carta for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Act - requires lending institutions to allocate at least eight percent of their total loan portfolio to micro and small businesses.[8] Republic Act No. 9506 – Bacolor Rehabilitation Council Act - established the Bacolor rehabilation council.[9] Republic Act No. 9509 – Barangay Kabuhayan Act - establishes livelihood and skills training centers in fourth, fifth and sixth class municipalities.[10] Republic Act No. 9512 – Environmental Awareness Education Act - mandates various agencies to integrate environmental education in its school curricula at all levels.[11] Republic Act No. 9593 – Tourism Act of 2009 - provides fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to registered enterprises in the tourism enterprise zones .[12] Republic Act No. 8749 – Clean Air Act - Provides for a comprehensive air pollution control policy.[13] Republic Act No. 9709 – Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 2009 - provides mandatory hearing loss screening to infants.[14] Republic Act No. 9710 – Magna Carta of Women - provides the necessary mechanisms to enforce and guarantee the realization of women’s rights.[15] Republic Act No. 9711 – Food and Drug Administration Act of 2009 - strengthens the regulatory capacity of the current Bureau of Food and Drugs.[16] Republic Act No. 9729 – Climate Change Act of 2009 - builds resilience to the impacts of climate change through the mainstreaming of climate change in various phases of policy formulation, development plans, poverty reduction strategies and other development tools and techniques by all agencies and instrumentalities of the government.[17] The law was lauded by the United Nations as the best in the world.[18] Republic Act No. 9994 – Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 - increased the discount granted to senior citizens, imposed stiffer penalties to pharmacies and drug stores which refuse to honor senior citizen card issued by the government, and provides them free vaccination against influenza virus and other pneumococcal disease.[19] Republic Act No. 9513 – Renewable Energy Act - mandated the establishment of a framework for the accelerated development and advancement of renewable energy resources.[20] Republic Act No. 9003 – Solid Waste Management Act - created the National Solid Waste Management Commission which aims to establish segregation among garbage and wastes.[21] Republic Act No. 10174 - Amendatory Law of the Climate Change Act - provides for the creation of the People’s Survival Fund.[22] Republic Act No. 10361 - Kasambahay Law - provides protections for household help workers, safeguarding their rights to proper labor practices and benefits.[23] Republic Act No. 10533 - Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 - seeks to advance the basic education system of the Philippines.[24] Republic Act No. 10606 - Universal Healthcare Act - provides Filipinos the rights to universal healthcare.[25] Republic Act No. 10924 - General Appropriations Act of 2017 - provides the 2017 National Budget of the Republic of the Philippines.