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This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties ...
First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws. The Revised Penal Code itself was enacted as Act No. 3815, and some Philippine criminal laws have been enacted outside of the Revised Penal Code as separate Republic Acts.
Republic Act No. 386, the Civil Code of the Philippines (1949). Act No. 3815, the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines (1930). The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. Luis B. Reyes, The Revised Penal Code: Criminal Law 20 (1998, 14th ed.). Antonio L. Gregorio, Fundamentals of Criminal Law Review 50-51 (1997).
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 amendment of Philippine legal codes is accomplished through the passage of Republic Acts.
This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties ...
Metallurgical Engineering Act of 2015: Repealing the Metallurgical Engineering Act of the Philippines or PD 1536 2015-10-23: 10689: National Indigenous Peoples Day: August 9 2015-10-23: 10690: The Forestry Profession Act: Repealing the Forestry Profession Act or RA 6239 2015-10-26: 10691: Amending the Public Employment Service Office Act of ...
The basis of Republic Act No. 10591 was to efficiently improve and provide stiffer penalties on illegal firearm acquisition and possession. Presidential Decree No. 1866, series of 1983, provided the Philippines its first ever firearms and explosives law though not all criminal activities where covered by the law. While laws such as P.D. No ...
Provides and enumerates the rights and freedoms of human rights defenders; grants the right to effective remedy and full reparation, both monetary and non-monetary in the event of a violation of the rights provided for or a breach of obligations under the Act; provides and enumerates the obligations of the State and public authorities and shall ...