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- NATIONAL TERRITORY. The national territory comprises the Philippine archipelago, with all the islands and waters embraced therein, and all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty or jurisdiction, consisting of its terrestrial, fluvial and aerial domains, including its territorial sea, the seabed, the subsoil, the insular shelves, and other submarine areas.
- DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE POLICIES PRINCIPLES. Section 1. The Philippines is a democratic and republican State. Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them.
- BILL OF RIGHTS.
- CITIZENSHIP. Section 1. The following are citizens of the Philippines: Those who are citizens of the Philippines at the time of the adoption of this Constitution;
Dec 30, 2023 · 2. Statutory Law: Statutory law, also known as legislative law, comprises written laws enacted by the Philippine Congress. These laws are created to address specific issues or regulate certain areas of society. Statutes cover a wide range of subjects, such as criminal offenses, civil rights, business regulations, labor laws, and taxation.
- Introduction
- Political Structure
- Government Structure
- Legal System
- Philippine Legal Research
- Legal Profession and Legaleducation
ThePhilippines is an archipelago of 7,107 islands with a land area of 299,740 sq.kilometers. It is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the East, SouthChina Sea on the North and the West and the Celebes Sea on the South. Thiscomprises the National Territory of the Philippines. Article I of the 1987Constitution provides that the "national territory co...
TheConstitution is the fundamental law of the land. The present politicalstructure of the Philippines was defined by the 1987 Constitution, dulyratified in a plebiscite held on February 2, 1987. Thereis a move now in Congress which was started at the House of Representatives torevise/amend the present Constitution. One of the major problems to bere...
The government structurediffers as one goes through the history of the Philippines, which may becategorized as follows: a) Pre-Spanish; b). Spanish period; c). Americanperiod; d). Japanese period; e). Republic; and f). Martial Law Period a) Pre-Spanish (before1521) TheBarangays or independent communities were the unit of governmentstructures before...
4.1 Nature of the Philippine Legal System
The Philippine legalsystem may be considered as a unique legal system because it is a blend of civillaw (Roman), common law (Anglo-American), Muslim (Islamic) law and indigenouslaw. Like other legal systems, there are two mainsources of law.
4.2 Sources of Law
There are two primarysources of the law: 1. Statutes or statutory law - Statutes are defined as the written enactment of the will of the legislative branch of the government rendered authentic by certain prescribed forms or solemnities are more also known as enactment of congress. Generally they consist of two types, the Constitution and legislative enactments. In the Philippines, statutory law includes constitutions, treaties, statutes proper or legislative enactments, municipal charters, mu...
5.1 Research of Statute law
Statutelaws are the rules and regulations promulgated by competent authorities;enactments of legislative bodies (national or local) or they may be rules andregulations of administrative (departments or bureau) or judicial agencies.Research of statutory law does not end with consulting the law itself. Attimes it extends to the intent of each provision or even the words used in thelaw. In this regard, the deliberations of these lawsmust be consulted. The deliberation of laws, except Presidentia...
5.2 Research of Case Law
SOURCE: 2002 Revised Manual of Clerks of Court.Manila, Supreme Court, 2002. Organizational Chart was amended due to thepassage of Republic Act No. 9282 (CTA) CaseLaw or Judicial decisions are official interpretations or manifestation of lawmade by persons and agencies of the government performing judicial and quasi-judicialfunctions. At the apex of the Philippine Judicial System is the Supreme Court,or what is referred toas court of lastresort. The reorganization of the Judiciary of 1980 (Bat...
TheConstitution (sec.5) vests the Supreme Court with the power of admission to thepractice of law. The judicial function to admit to the legal profession isexercised by the Supreme Court through a BarExamination Committee. The requirements to be able to apply for admission tothe bar are provided in Rule 138, sec. 2 and sections 5-6 (academicrequire...
REPUBLIC ACTS. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST REPUBLIC ACTS. Sponsored by: The ChanRobles Group. A collection of Philippine laws, statutes and codes. not included or cited in the main indices. of the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. REPUBLIC ACTS. MAIN INDEX. 1 to 50 | 51 to 100 | 101 to 150 | 151 to 200 | 201 to 250 | 251 to 300 | 301 to 350 | 351 ...
A treaty has been defined as a compact made between two or more independent nations with a view to the public welfare.1 As a member of the family of nations, the Philippines is a signatory to and has concluded numerous treaties and conventions. See Adolfo v Court of First Instance, GR No 30650, July 1970, 34 SCRA 169 (1970).
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Philippine law in general and statutory law in particular. This paper focuses on the statutory law which has been enacted by a variety of state organs over the course of the last century. It is generally understood that all law in the Philippine derives from the adoption of the 1987 Constitution.
