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Secretary of Justice Merceditas Gutierrez: Secretary of Justice: 2002: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: Agnes Devanadera: Secretary of Justice: 2007: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo: Leila de Lima: Secretary of Justice: 2010: Benigno Aquino III: Secretary of Labor and Employment Nieves Confesor: Secretary of Labor and Employment: 1992: Fidel Ramos: Patricia ...
Dayang Sima (c. 637 CE) is The legendary queen of South Cotabato known for her sense of justice and respect for the law. [ 10 ] Empress Sasaban (c.1300s) in oral tradition recounted by Nick Joaquin and Leonardo Vivencio, a "lady of Namayan" who went to the Madjapahit court to marry Emperor Soledan, eventually giving birth to Balagtas, who then ...
The doctrine became a part of the Supreme Court of the Philippines' jurisprudence some time in 1960 following the People v. Taño case. The high court through Justice Alejo Labrador asserted a "well known fact" that women, especially Filipinos "would not admit that they have been abused unless that abuse had actually happened."
It also provides other legal services to the poor. According to its mission statement it exists to provide to the poor "free access to courts, judicial and quasi-judicial agencies, by rendering legal services, counselling(sic) and assistance..." [2] It is an attached agency of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The Department of Justice (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Katarungan, abbreviated as DOJ) is under the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines. It is the government's principal law agency, serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm. [2]
The first attempt to impeach a Chief Justice, in 2003, was quashed by the Supreme Court. [2]: 366–367 Corona was impeached in 2012, the first time a Chief Justice had been impeached in Philippine history. [30] His successor, Maria Lourdes Sereno, also had impeachment proceedings brought against her.
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Representation and integration of Filipino women in Philippine politics at the local and national levels had been made possible by legislative measures such as the following: the Local Government Code of 1991, the Party List Law, the Labor Code of 1989, the Women in Nation Building Law (Philippine Republic Act No. 7192 of 1991), the Gender and ...