Signed on February 3, 1986: Restoring the tax privileges granted to rural banks, and amending for the purpose section 1 of Presidential Decree No. 1955

Signed on February 3, 1986: Establishing a Polytechnic College in the municipality of Maasin, province of Southern Leyte to be known as the Southern Leyte Polytechnic College.

Signed on February 1, 1986: Converting the Tomas Oppus Community College in the municipality of Tomas Oppus, province of Southern Leyte, into a Normal College to be known as the Tomas Oppus Normal College.

Signed on January 21, Recognizing the adventist international institute of advanced studies as an educational institution of international character, granting it certain prerogatives conducive to its growth as such, and for other purposes.

Signed on January 21, Recognizing Brent School as an educational institution of international character, granting it certain prerogatives conducive to its growth as such, and for other purposes.

Signed on January 21, establishing the St. Luke’s Post Graduate Medical College for Advanced Medical Studies

Signed on January 28, 1986: Converting the Mindanao Regional School of Fisheries into Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology, defining its powers, functions, and duties and appropriating funds therefor, and for other purposes.

Signed on January 27, 1986: Converting the West Visayas State College in Iloilo City into a university to be known as the West Visayas State University and integrating the Iloilo National College of agriculture in the municipality of Lambunao, province of iloilo into the University and for other purposes.

Signed on January 26, 1986: Merging the Kalinga-Apayao Community College, Bibak National Agricultural School, Tabuk National High School, and Doña Eufronia M. Puzon Memorial School into a state college to be known as the Kalinga-Apayao State College, providing a charter for the purpose and appropriating funds therefor.

Signed on January 26, 1986: Further amending articles 38 and 39 of the labor code by making illegal recruitment a crime of economic sabotage and punishable with life imprisonment.