AN ACT TO PROMOTE THE EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, EXPLOITATION, AND UTILIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM RESOURCES OF THE PHILIPPINES; TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF SUCH PETROLEUM RESOURCES; TO AUTHORIZE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES TO CREATE AN ADMINISTRATION UNIT AND A TECHNICAL BOARD IN THE BUREAU OF MINES; TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS THEREFOR; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT GRANTING THE PIONEER ELECTRIC AND ICE PLANT, INC., A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM, AND ICE PLANT SERVICE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAGADIAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR.

AN ACT GRANTING JOSE B. JAUCIAN A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LIBMANAN, PROVINCE OF CAMARINES SUR.

AN ACT EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE ELECTRIC FRANCHISE ORIGINALLY GRANTED TO NATALIO DIGAL BUT SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD TO OCMIS ELECTRIC SERVICE CO., INC.

AN ACT APPROVING ANY ASSIGNMENT, SALE, TRANSFER OF THE FRANCHISE GRANTED TO RAFAEL CONSING UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THIRTY HUNDRED THREE IN FAVOR OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF TAGO, IN THE PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR.

AN ACT GRANTING JOSE DE LEON ELECTRIC PLANT A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SAN MIGUEL, PROVINCE OF BULACAN.

AN ACT GRANTING ENRIQUE NAVARRO II A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM AND ICE PLANT IN THE ISLAND OF SIARGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE.

AN ACT GRANTING THE CALBAYOG ELECTRIC POWERS, INC., A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF CALBAYOG AND ITS SUBURBS.

AN ACT GRANTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CLAVERIA, PROVINCE OF MISAM1S ORIENTAL, A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM.

AN ACT GRANTING THE CABATUAN COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE SERVICE ASSOCIATION A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABATUAN, PROVINCE OF ILOILO.

AN ACT GRANTING ROBERTO S. INIGO A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN CALALBON, CATANDUANES.

AN ACT GRANTING RENE T. HAMOY A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PIÑAN, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE.

AN ACT TO GRANT THE INABANGA ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF INABANGA, PROVINCE OF BOHOL.

AN ACT GRANTING CECILIO ARCINAS A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM, AND AN ICE PLANT AND COLD STORAGE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BROOKE'S POINT, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, AND TO DISTRIBUTE AND SELL ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER, AND SUPPLY COLD STORAGE THEREIN AND TO SELL ICE IN THE WHOLE PROVINCE OF PALAWAN.

AN ACT GRANTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALINOG, PROVINCE OF ILOILO, A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM.

AN ACT GRANTING THE POTOTAN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CORPORATION A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF POTOTAN" PROVINCE OF ILOILO.

AN ACT GRANTING THE DAGUPAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF STA. BARBARA, SAN JACINTO AND SAN FABIAN, ALL IN THE PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN.

AN ACT GRANTING THE VIRGINIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION A TEMPORARY PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE PRIVATE FIXED POINT-TO-POINT AND LAND BASED AND LAND MOBILE RADIO STATIONS FOR RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE PHILIPPINES.

AN ACT GRANTING BENJAMIN CUARESMA A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAMBANG, PROVINCE OF NUEVA VIZCAYA.

AN ACT GRANTING THE DAGUPAN ELECTRIC CORPORATION A PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT, ESTABLISH, AND OPERATE A PRIVATE FIXED LAND-BASED TO LAND-MOBILE RADIO STATIONS FOR THE RECEPTION AND TRANSMISSION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN DAGUPAN CITY.

AN ACT GRANTING ANTONIA L. ALISANGCO A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BACNOTAN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION.

AN ACT GRANTING EMILIO E. TEVES A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAIS, PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL.

AN ACT GRANTING DOMINADOR S. INIGO A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BATO, PROVINCE OF CATANDUANES.

AN ACT GRANTING A. LUMANLAN & SONS, INC., A FRANCHISE FOE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SURIGAO, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE.

AN ACT GRANTING MARIA DE LA ROSA A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CATAINGAN AND PALCER, PROVINCE OF MASBATE.

AN ACT AMENDING SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-NINE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE, AUTHORIZING THE TACLOBAN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND ICE PLANTS CO., INC., TO EXTEND ITS ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM TO THE MUNICIPALITIES OF PALO AND TANAUAN, BOTH IN THE PROVINCE OF LEYTE.

AN ACT GRANTING THE SOUTHERN FARMERS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF GLAN, PROVINCE OF COTABATO.

AN ACT GRANTING A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES IN THE PROVINCE OF NEGROS ORIENTAL.

AN ACT GRANTING VICENTE M. FORTICH ZERDA A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM AND AN ICE PLANT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF SISON, PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE, AND TO DISTRIBUTE ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, POWER AND ICE FOR SALE THEREIN

AN ACT GRANTING NILDA E. MARTINEZ A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN MASBATE, MASBATE.

AN ACT TO AMEND REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE, ENTITLED "AN ACT GRANTING THE LA UNION ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITIES OF SAN FERNANDO BAUANG AND SAN JUAN, PROVINCE OF LA UNION."

AN ACT AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWENTY-THREE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE.

AN ACT GRANTING CONCHITA A. LUALHATI A FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM AND AN ICE PLANT IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MAB1NI, PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AND TO SELL AND DISTRIBUTE ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER AND ICE THEREIN.

AN ACT GRANTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF AGOO, PROVINCE OF LA UNION, A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM.

AN ACT GRANTING PABLO R. HAL1LI A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CABIAO, PROVINCE OF NUEVA ECIJA.

AN ACT GRANTING THE ARAYAT ELECTRIC PLANT A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF ARAYAT, PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA.

AN ACT GRANTING U. BAÑEZ ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF BANGUED, PROVINCE OF ABRA.

AN ACT GRANTING THE TAGUM ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAGUM, PROVINCE OF DAVAO.

AN ACT EXTENDING FURTHER UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS THE TERM OF THE FRANCHISE GRANTED IN PURSUANCE OF THE AUTHORITY UNDER ACTS NUMBERED FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-FOUR AND ONE THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED TWELVE BY THE MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF MANILA TO CHARLES M. SWIFT AND LATER ASSUMED AND TAKEN OVER BY THE MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, AS CONTAINED IN ORDINANCE NUMBERED FORTY-FOUR, PARTS TWO AND THREE, AS AMENDED OF THE SAID MUNICIPAL BOARD OF THE CITY OF MANILA, TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING FOR SALE ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MANILA AND ITS SUBURBS AS EXTENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED FIFTY.

AN ACT TO GRANT THE "OPON ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY" A FRANCHISE TO OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF OPON, PROVINCE OF CEBU.

AN ACT GRANTING CAMIGUIN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE SUBPROVINCE OF CAMIGUIN, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL.

AN ACT GRANTING FRANCISCA R. JUSTINIANI A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PLARIDEL, PROVINCE OF BULACAN.

AN ACT GRANTING JUAN G. GALINATO A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PAOAY, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS NORTE.

AN ACT TO REPEAL ARTICLE FORTY-NINE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SEVEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "PETROLEUM ACT OF 1949."

AN ACT GRANTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF LALLO, PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN, A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM.

AN ACT AMENDING SECTIONS TWENTY-FOUR, THIRTY-THREE, THIRTY-FOUR, THIRTY-SEVEN, FORTY-SEVEN, SIXTY-ONE, SIXTY-TWO, SIXTY-EIGHT, SEVENTY-THREE, SEVENTY-SIX, PARAGRAPH (A), EIGHTY-ONE, EIGHTY-NINE, AND NINETY-ONE OF COMMONWEALTH ACT NUMBERED ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MINING ACT, AS AMENDED.

AN ACT GRANTING THE BANAAG ELECTRIC A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF PINAMALAYAN, PROVINCE OF ORIENTAL MINDORO.

AN ACT GRANTING TAYUG ELECTRIC CORPORATION A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TAYUG, PROVINCE OF PANGASINAN.

AN ACT GRANTING TERESA ELECTRIC AND POWER CO., INC., A FRANCHISE TO INSTALL, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF TERESA, PROVINCE OF RIZAL.

AN ACT GRANTING THE VISAYAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, S.A. A FRANCHISE FOR AN ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF DIPOLOG, PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA.