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Today is Wednesday, July 18, 2012 Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila Tenth Congress Republic Act No. 8368 October 27, 1997 Repealed PD 772 AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 772, ENTITLED "PENALIZING SQUATTING AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTS." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:: Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997." Section 2. Repeal. Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled "Penalizing Squatting and Other Similar Acts" is hereby repealed. Section 3. Effect on pending cases. – All pending cases under the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 772 shall be dismissed upon the effectivity of this Act. Section 4. Effect on Republic Act No. 7279. – Nothing herein shall be construed to nullify, eliminate or diminish in any way Sec. 27 of Republic Act No. 7279 or any of its provisions relative to sanctions against professional squatters and squatting syndicates. Section 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers of national circulation. Approved: October 27, 1997. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation R.A. 8368 http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8368_1997.html 1 of 1 7/18/2012 10:03 AM

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Page 1: R.A. 8368

Today is Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Tenth Congress

Republic Act No. 8368 October 27, 1997

Repealed PD 772

AN ACT REPEALING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 772, ENTITLED "PENALIZING SQUATTING AND OTHERSIMILAR ACTS."

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled::

Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Squatting Law Repeal Act of 1997."

Section 2. Repeal. – Presidential Decree No. 772, entitled "Penalizing Squatting and Other Similar Acts" is herebyrepealed.

Section 3. Effect on pending cases. – All pending cases under the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 772 shallbe dismissed upon the effectivity of this Act.

Section 4. Effect on Republic Act No. 7279. – Nothing herein shall be construed to nullify, eliminate or diminish inany way Sec. 27 of Republic Act No. 7279 or any of its provisions relative to sanctions against professionalsquatters and squatting syndicates.

Section 5. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect thirty (30) days after its publication in two (2) newspapers ofnational circulation.

Approved: October 27, 1997.

The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation

R.A. 8368 http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1997/ra_8368_1997.html

1 of 1 7/18/2012 10:03 AM