Republic of the PhilippinesCongress of the PhilippinesMetro ManilaFourteenth CongressSecond Regular SessionBegun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two thousand eight.REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9711AN 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 THEREOFBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:Section 1. The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) is hereby renamed the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Sec. 2. This Act shall be known as the "Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Act of 2009".cralawSec. 3. It is hereby declared a policy of the State t...