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In contrast, Republic Acts are generally less expansive and more specific in scope. Thus, while the Civil Code seeks to govern all aspects of private law in the Philippines, a Republic Act such as Republic Act No. 9048 would concern itself with a more limited field, as in that case, the correction of entries in the civil registry. Still, 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 ...
Philippine Food Technology Act 2018-06-29: 11053: Amending RA 8049 or the Anti Hazing Act: Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 2018-07-27: 11054: Organic Act for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Repealing RA 6734 and RA 9054 or the Organic Acts for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao 2018-08-06: 11055: Philippine Identification ...
The United States began changing its nomenclature from "the Philippine Islands" to "the Philippines" in the Philippine Autonomy Act and the Jones Law. [22] The official title "Republic of the Philippines" was included in the 1935 constitution as the name of the future independent state, [23] and in all succeeding constitutional revisions. [24] [25]
An Act extending the term of the Office of the President of the Adiong Memorial State College from three (3) years to four (4) years in accordance with Republic Act No. 8292, otherwise known as the "Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997", further amending for the purpose Republic Act No. 7935, as amended by Republic Act No. 8651 June 15, 2023
Republic Act No. 386: Territorial extent: Philippines: Enacted by: Code Commission with the advice and consent of the Philippine Legislature: Enacted: June 18, 1949: Signed: June 18, 1949: Effective: August 30, 1950: Repeals; Executive Order No. 209 (Family Code of the Philippines) Presidential Decree No. 603 (Child and Youth Welfare Code ...
The policy of taxation in the Philippines is governed chiefly by the Constitution of the Philippines and three Republic Acts. Constitution: Article VI, Section 28 of the Constitution states that "the rule of taxation shall be uniform and equitable" and that " Congress shall evolve a progressive system of taxation ".
The Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that the People's Initiative method of amending the constitution is "fatally defective", or inoperable. Another ruling in 2006 on another attempt at a People's Initiative was ruled unconstitutional by the court [15] This only leaves the Constituent Assembly and the Constitutional Convention as the valid ways to amend the constitution.