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The powers of the three branches are vested by the Constitution of the Philippines in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber Congress of the Philippines—the Senate is the upper chamber and the House of Representatives is the lower chamber. [1] Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of the ...
The Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916, sometimes known as the "Jones Law", modified the structure of the Philippine government by removing the Philippine Commission as the legislative upper house and replacing it with a Senate elected by Filipino voters, creating the Philippines' first fully elected national legislature. This act also explicitly ...
Implementing Article 106 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended, to Protect the Right to Security of Tenure of All Workers Based on Social Justice in the 1987 Philippine Constitution May 1, 2018 [51] 52 Creating the Program Management Office for Earthquake Resiliency of the Greater Metro Manila Area May 8, 2018 [52] 53
Listed below are executive orders signed by Philippine President Bongbong Marcos. Executive Order(s) (EO) are issued by the President to help officials and agencies in the operations management of the Executive Branch of the Philippine Government. He signed a total of 81 Executive Orders to date.
This includes the power to remove and replace local government officials during the transition period. [1] Supporters of Aquino's measures backed near absolute powers given by the interim constitution as necessary so that the "dictatorial" machinery of Marcos could be dismantled while opponents argue that such powers could also make Aquino's ...
Memorandum circulars (Filipino: Memorandum sirkular), [2] according to Book III, Title I, Chapter II, Section 6 of Administrative Code of 1987, refer to the "Acts of the President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance." [7]
The 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, which served as the basis for the current constitution. The Philippine legal system is a hybrid form based on the Spanish civil law and American common law system, [32]: 304–305 with a system of Sharia law in place for some areas of law involving Muslims. [33] [26]: 10874
In 1986, following the People Power Revolution which ousted Ferdinand Marcos as president, and following her own inauguration, Corazon Aquino issued Proclamation No. 3, declaring a national policy to implement the reforms mandated by the people, protecting their basic rights, adopting a provisional constitution, and providing for an orderly transition to a government under a new constitution.