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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.
The Rizal Act, which mandates the inclusion of courses on José Rizal in the curricula of all educational institutions in the Philippines. RA 1700 June 20, 1957 Anti-Subversion Act of 1957: RA 4136 June 20, 1964 The Land Transportation and Traffic Code, which is the current traffic law governing Philippine land transportation. RA 5186 September ...
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 ...
The agrarian reform is part of the long history of attempts of land reform in the Philippines. [3] The law was outlined by former President Corazon C. Aquino through Presidential Proclamation 131 and Executive Order 229 on June 22, 1987, [4] and it was enacted by the 8th Congress of the Philippines and signed by Aquino on June 10, 1988.
See Quo warranto § Philippines. R.A. N/A: English Abbreviation for Republic Act. raffle Original meaning: a type of lottery: English The system by which cases are assigned to judges in multi-sala courts. As of 1974, "[n]o case may be assigned to any branch without being raffled." [17] As of 2013, raffles can be conducted electronically via ...
An Act Amending Section 450 of Republic Act No. 7160, Otherwise Known as the Local Government Code of 1991, as Amended by Republic Act No. 9009, by Providing for the Requisites for the Conversion of a Municipality Into a Component City, and for Other Purposes April 10, 2022 [123] 11684 Mt. Arayat Protected Landscape Act April 8, 2022 [124] 11685
The New Agrarian Emancipation Act, officially designated as Republic Act No. 11953, is a bill passed by the 19th Congress of the Philippines and signed by President Bongbong Marcos on July 7, 2023. The law frees more than 600,000 farmers from debt.
The Anti-Hazing Act of 1995, officially designated as Republic Act No. 8049, is a Philippine law that regulates the acts of hazing and other initiation rites in fraternities and sororities in the country. It prohibits and penalizes physical harm and violence in such practices.