Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Special pages
The judiciary of the Philippines consists of the Supreme Court, which is established in the Constitution, and three levels of lower courts, which are established through law by the Congress of the Philippines. The Supreme Court has expansive powers, able to overrule political and administrative decisions, and with the ability to craft rules and ...
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Pages for logged out editors learn more
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us
Community portal; Recent changes; Upload file; Search. ... Courts in the Philippines (5 C, 5 P) J. Filipino judges (8 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Judiciary of the ...
Prior to the conquest of Spain, the islands of the Philippines were composed of independent barangays, each of which is a community composed of 30 to 100 families.. Typically, a barangay is headed by a datu or a local chief who exercises all functions of government: executive, legislative and judicial; he is also the commander-in-chief in time
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya [1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.