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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.
Amending the National Health Insurance Act of 1995 or RA 7875: National Health Insurance Act of 2013 2013-08-15: 10607: Amending the Insurance Code or PD 612 2013-08-22: 10608: Creating additional Branches of the Regional Trial Court 2013-08-23: 10609: Protection of Students' Right to Enroll in Review Centers Act of 2013 2013-08-23: 10610
Representing the Philippine Government, on June 14, 1942, President Quezon signed the Declaration by United Nations of January 1, 1942, joining with the group of nations pledged as being "engaged in a common struggle against save and brutal forces seeking to subjugate the world," [13] making the Philippines one of nine governments-in-exile to ...
The 1st National Assembly of the Philippines (Filipino: Unang Asambleyang Pambansa ng Pilipinas) was the meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from November 25, 1935 until August 15, 1938, during the first three years of Manuel L. Quezon's presidency.
The first major legislation passed by the commission was Act No. 5, the Civil Service Act, enacted on September 19, 1900. From the passage of this act until the departure of Taft from the Philippines, the number of Americans and Filipinos applying to serve the government continued to increase, as follows: [ 21 ]
Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority Act: Seeks to amend Article XI of Republic Act No. 9165 otherwise known as The Comprehensive Drugs Act of 2002, and creating the Presidential Drug Enforcement Authority. SB00004: July 1, 2019: Creating the Dangerous Drugs Court: Seeks to create a special court to be known as The Dangerous Drugs Court. SB00005
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 ...
Philippine independence was eventually proclaimed on October 14, 1943. Laurel called the National Assembly into a special session from October 17 to 23, when it passed resolutions expressing gratitude to the Japanese for its grant of independence. The National Assembly met for its first regular session from November 25, 1943, to February 2, 1944.