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This word has the same meaning in the modern Spanish judicial system. [6] fiscal [2] prosecutor Spanish A prosecutor, either at the city or provincial level, or nationwide Department of Justice level. Cf. procurator fiscal. G.R. N/A: English Abbreviation for General Register. See Case citation § Philippines. IBP N/A: English
Declaring Every December 1 as Special Nonworking Holiday in Padre Garcia in Commemoration of its Foundation and the annual Kabakahan Festival 2018-11-08: 11131: The Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018: Repealing the Creation of the Board of Examiners for Criminologists with RA 6506 2018-11-09: 11132
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 sovereignty of the Philippines refers to the status of the Philippines as an independent nation. This article covers sovereignty transitions relating to the Philippines, with particular emphasis on the passing of sovereignty from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris (1898), signed on December 10, 1898, to end the Spanish–American War.
In political theory, sovereignty is a substantive term designating supreme legitimate authority over some polity. [6] In international law, sovereignty is the exercise of power by a state. De jure sovereignty refers to the legal right to do so; de facto sovereignty refers to the factual ability to do so.
Sovereigntism, sovereignism or souverainism (from French: souverainisme, pronounced [su.vʁɛ.nism] ⓘ, meaning "the ideology of sovereignty") is the notion of having control over one's conditions of existence, whether at the level of the self, social group, region, nation or globe. [1]
The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The Constitution remains unamended to this day.
The Philippines referendum was a 1599 incomplete referendum ordered by King Philip II of Spain to apply in the Captaincy General of the Philippines.Issued through a real cédula on February 8, 1597, it was meant to confirm Spanish sovereignty over the Philippines by offering the native population an elective chance to cease being part of the Hispanic Monarchy.