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The New Philippines (Spanish: Nuevas Filipinas or Nuevas Philipinas) was the abbreviated name [a] of a territory in New Spain. Its full and official name was Nuevo Reino de Filipinas. [2] [b] The territory was named in honor of its sovereign, King Philip V of Spain. [4] The New Philippines ceased to be a legal entity upon the extinction of New ...
The following table lists Philippine laws that have been mentioned in Wikipedia or are otherwise notable. Only laws passed by Congress and its preceding bodies are listed here; presidential decrees and other executive issuances which may otherwise carry the force of law are excluded for the purpose of this table.
An Act granting Philippine Citizenship to Kyle Douglas Jennermann: August 4, 2023 [21] 11956 [b] An Act further amending Republic Act No. 11213, otherwise known as the "Tax Amnesty Act", as amended by Republic Act No. 11569, by extending the period of availment of the Estate Tax Amnesty until June 24, 2025, and for other purposes August 5, 2023 ...
The Jones Bill was rewritten and passed Congress in 1916 with a later date of independence. [102] The law, officially the Philippine Autonomy Act but popularly known as the Jones Law, served as the new organic act (or constitution) for the Philippines. Its preamble stated that the eventual independence of the Philippines would be American ...
The Philippines was ruled under the Mexico-based Viceroyalty of New Spain. After this, the colony was directly governed by Spain, following Mexico's independence. Spanish rule ended in 1898 with Spain's defeat in the Spanish–American War. The Philippines then became a territory of the United States.
(Bloomberg) -- The Philippines’ incoming tax agency chief said she will collect the estate tax due from the family of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., taking on an issue that has hounded ...
United States Congress: Passed by 57th United States Congress, Enacted by US President Theodore Roosevelt on July 1, 1902. Philippine Autonomy Act of 1916: Passed by 64th United States Congress, Enacted by US President Woodrow Wilson on August 29, 1916. November 15, 1935 – July 4, 1946 1935 Constitution Commonwealth of the Philippines
However, the Senate rejected this; a new law, the Tydings–McDuffie Act which was marginally different and, more importantly, was supported by Quezon, [7]: 1117 was approved and paved the way for the Commonwealth of the Philippines and mandated U.S. recognition of independence of the Philippine Islands after a ten-year transition period.