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The powers of the three branches are vested by the Constitution of the Philippines in the following: Legislative power is vested in the two-chamber Congress of the Philippines—the Senate is the upper chamber and the House of Representatives is the lower chamber. [1] Executive power is exercised by the government under the leadership of 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 ...
The Local Government Code, enacted in 1991, establishes the system and powers of the local government in the Philippines: provinces, cities, municipalities and barangays. The Local Government Code empowers local governments to enact tax measures, including real property taxes, and assures the local governments a share in the national internal ...
The law replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 and acted as a constitution of the Philippines from its enactment until 1934, when the Tydings–McDuffie Act was passed (which in turn led eventually to the Commonwealth of the Philippines and to independence from the United States). The Jones Law created the first fully elected Philippine ...
Memorandum circulars (Filipino: Memorandum sirkular), [2] according to Book III, Title I, Chapter II, Section 6 of Administrative Code of 1987, refer to the "Acts of the President on matters relating to internal administration, which the President desires to bring to the attention of all or some of the departments, agencies, bureaus or offices of the Government, for information or compliance." [7]
Department of the Interior and Local Government: Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal: March 22, 1897; 127 years ago () Secretary of the Interior and Local Government: Jonvic Remulla: Department of Justice: Kagawaran ng Katarungan: April 17, 1897; 127 years ago () Secretary of Justice: Jesus Crispin Remulla
The 1935 Constitution of the Philippines, which served as the basis for the current constitution. The Philippine legal system is a hybrid form based on the Spanish civil law and American common law system, [32]: 304–305 with a system of Sharia law in place for some areas of law involving Muslims. [33] [26]: 10874
The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines: A Commentary (1996) [15] Constitutional Structure and Powers of Government: Notes and Cases (1997) [16] A Living Constitution: The Ramos Presidency (1999) (ISBN 971-27-0787-3) A Living Constitution: The Cory Aquino Presidency (2000) (ISBN 971-27-0915-9) "From One-Man Rule to People Power ...