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The Court's majority opinion. ponente [2] speaker [at a meeting] Spanish The writer of the Court's majority opinion. Mostly used in the context of the Supreme Court, but can be used at the Regional Trial Court level. prefatory statement [2] N/A: English A statement which summarizes a legal document, similar to an abstract. prisión correccional
Some are designated as a "Family Court", with jurisdiction over cases involving children. [1]: 44 Others have been designated "Heinous Crime Courts", dealing with cases involving kidnapping, certain forms of robbery, drug crimes, intellectual property rights, and libel. [1]: 45 In 2008 some were designated to deal with environmental cases.
Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism through Philippine History Act 2010-05-13: 10087: Changing the Name of a Bureau: National Library of the Philippines: 2010-05-13: 10088: Anti-Camcording Act of 2010 2010-05-13: 10089: Philippine Rubber Research Institute Act of 2010 2010-05-14: 10090: Establishing a Municipal Hospital: Aguinaldo Municipal ...
This act provided for the creation, by 1946, via an annual appropriation of 16,000,000 pesos, of the following forces: A regular army force of 10,000 troops (formed largely from the Philippine Scouts and the Philippine Constabulary) A reserve army of 400,000; The Offshore Patrol, which was to possess 36 torpedo boats
Commonwealth Act No. 1 – The National Defense Act of 1935; Commonwealth Act No. 2 – Creation of the National Economic Council; Commonwealth Act No. 3 – Reorganization of the Supreme Court and the Creation of the Court of Appeals; Commonwealth Act No. 5 – Reorganization of the Executive Departments and the Creation of the Budget Commission
The Civil Code of the Philippines is the product of the codification of private law in the Philippines. It is the general law that governs family and property relations in the Philippines. It was enacted in 1950, and remains in force to date with some significant amendments .
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.
Soon, the Supreme Court under the then 1973 Constitution took over the administrative supervision of all lower courts from the DOJ. The succeeding 1987 Constitution upheld it. It became the Ministry of Justice once more in 1973 during Martial Law , continuing in that form until 1987, when the return to a presidential form of government as ...