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  2. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Definition and use A.C., [1] administrative case [2] N/A: English A case brought under administrative law in the form of a quasi-judicial proceeding by an agency of a non-judicial branch of government, or, the Office of the Court Administrator. Normally, such cases are internal disciplinary matters—court cases criminal and civil can be ...

  3. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Bureau of Corrections (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor / ˈ b j ʊ. k ɔː r /; Filipino: Kawanihan ng Koreksiyon; [3] formerly the Bureau of Prisons from 1905 to 1989) is an agency of the Department of Justice which is charged with the custody and rehabilitation of national offenders, commonly known as Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL), who have been sentenced to ...

  5. Revised Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    First enacted in 1930, it remains in effect today, despite several amendments thereto. It does not comprise a comprehensive compendium of all Philippine penal laws. The Revised Penal Code itself was enacted as Act No. 3815, and some Philippine criminal laws have been enacted outside of the Revised Penal Code as separate Republic Acts.

  6. Civil Code of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    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. [citation needed]

  7. Bureau of Jail Management and Penology - Wikipedia

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    The agency was created on January 2, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6975, also known as the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990. [4] Prior to its creation, the Office of Jail Management and Penology of then Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police was the agency handling the local penology of the Philippines. [4]

  8. Philippine criminal law - Wikipedia

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    Philippine criminal laws is the body of law which defines crimes, and prescribes the penalties thereof in the Philippines. History. When the Spanish colonizers ...

  9. Philippine habeas corpus cases - Wikipedia

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    Philippine habeas corpus cases are cases decided by the ... As per definition, it is a law stating that an individual cannot be imprisoned or held in custody inside a ...