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A funeral procession in the Philippines, 2009. During the Pre-Hispanic period the early Filipinos believed in a concept of life after death. [1] This belief, which stemmed from indigenous ancestral veneration and was strengthened by strong family and community relations within tribes, prompted the Filipinos to create burial customs to honor the dead through prayers and rituals.
This was the official gazette of the government in the Philippines which published government announcements, new decrees, laws, military information, court decisions, and the like. It also republished notices originally appearing in the Gaceta de Madrid which were relevant to the islands and decrees and other notices that required its ...
In late April 2024, a peace rally intended to defend the Constitution and criticize the "excesses” made by the Marcos administration was planned by former President Rodrigo Duterte's supporters to be held in Bustos, Bulacan. Duterte called his supporters to attend the rally saying "If you are brave, for the country, defend the flag, and the ...
The Philippine Civil Code is strongly influenced by the Spanish Civil Code, which was first enforced in 1889 within the Philippines when it was still a colony of the Spanish Empire. The Código Civil remained in effect even throughout the American Occupation ; by 1940, the Commonwealth Government of President Manuel Luis Quezon formed a ...
May 11 – Irha Mel Alfeche of Matanao, Davao del Sur is crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2024 in the pageant's coronation event held in Talakag, Bukidnon. [424] May 22: Chelsea Manalo of Bulacan is crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2024 in the pageant's coronation night held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. [425]
The Family Code covers fields of significant public interest, especially the laws on marriage.The definition and requisites for marriage, along with the grounds for annulment, are found in the Family Code, as is the law on conjugal property relations, rules on establishing filiation, and the governing provisions on support, parental authority, and adoption.
The country's new civil code is enacted, and would be effective by 1950. The law abolishes divorce and allows legal separation instead. [10]September 11 – Huk commander Alexander Viernes is killed by the Philippine Army near Kangkong in the Sierra Madre, following a two-month search, ending the four-month operation with an entire Huk regional command dismantled, 146 insurgents killed and 40 ...
Miguel Pascual Cuaderno Sr. (December 12, 1890 – January 14, 1975) was the Finance Secretary of the Philippines under Manuel Roxas from November 25, 1946 to January 2, 1949 [1] and the first Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines from 1949 to 1960. [2] [3] [4]