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  2. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Definition and use A.C., [1] administrative case [2] N/A: English A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non-judicial branch of government, or, the Office of the Court Administrator. Normally, such cases are internal disciplinary matters—court cases criminal and civil can be ...

  3. Judiciary of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The judiciary of the Philippines consists of the Supreme Court, which is established in the Constitution, and three levels of lower courts, which are established through law by the Congress of the Philippines. The Supreme Court has expansive powers, able to overrule political and administrative decisions, and with the ability to craft rules and ...

  4. Regional Trial Court - Wikipedia

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    Regional Trial Court; Panrehiyong Hukuman sa Paglilitis: Composition method: Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council: Appeals to: Court of Appeals of the Philippines, Sandiganbayan: Appeals from: Metropolitan trial courts; Municipal trial courts in cities; Municipal trial courts; Municipal circuit ...

  5. Court of Appeals of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appeals "reviews not only the decisions and orders of the Regional Trial Courts awards, judgments, final orders or resolutions of, or authorized by administrative agencies exercising quasi-judicial functions mentioned in Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, plus the National Amnesty Commission ...

  6. National Archives of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The National Archives of the Philippines (Filipino: Pambansang Sinupan ng Pilipinas and abbreviated NAP) is an agency of the Republic of the Philippines mandated to collect, store, preserve and make available archival records of the Government and other primary sources pertaining to the history of the country.

  7. Court of Tax Appeals - Wikipedia

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    Philippines: Location: Senator Miriam P. Defensor-Santiago Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City: Composition method: Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council: Authorized by: Republic Act No. 1125 and Republic Act No. 9282: Appeals to: Supreme Court of the Philippines: Appeals from: Regional Trial Courts ...

  8. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    Eventually, the Philippine legal system emerged in such a way that while the practice of codification remained popular, the courts were not barred from invoking principles developed under the common law, [1] or from employing methods of statutory construction in order to arrive at an interpretation of the codal provisions that would be binding ...

  9. Sandiganbayan - Wikipedia

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    Facade in 2023. The Sandiganbayan (lit. ' Support of the nation ' [2]) is a special appellate collegial court in the Philippines that has jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases involving graft and corrupt practices and other offenses committed by public officers and employees, including those in government-owned and controlled corporations.