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In the Philippines, pornography is not specifically defined in Philippine law, but the Revised Penal Code of the Philippines considers certain acts to be obscene or indecent and these are prohibited as immoral doctrines, obscene publications, indecent shows, or other similar material or portrayals that advocate human immorality, obscenity, and indecency.
The Hicklin test is a legal test for obscenity established by the English case R. v Hicklin.At issue was the statutory interpretation of the word "obscene" in the Obscene Publications Act 1857, which authorized the destruction of obscene books. [1]
Obscenity law has been criticized in the following areas: [12] Federal law forbids obscenity in certain contexts (such as broadcast); [13] however, the law does not define the term. [citation needed] The U.S. Supreme Court similarly has had difficulty defining the term. In Miller v.
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.
H.B. number Date of introduction Short title Description HB00001: July 1, 2019: National Values, Etiquette, and Moral Uprightness Act: Seeks to establish the Commission on Filipino Values which shall conduct a nationwide consultation, craft a Program on National Values, Etiquette and Moral Uprightness; and draft a road map for its implementation.
The Anti-pornography Civil Rights Ordinance (also known as the Dworkin–MacKinnon Anti-pornography Civil Rights Ordinance or Dworkin–MacKinnon Ordinance) is a name for several proposed local ordinances in the United States and that was closely associated with the anti-pornography radical feminists Andrea Dworkin and Catharine A. MacKinnon.
The Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF) Act 2018-02-02: 10969: Amending the "National Irrigation Administration Act" or RA 3601: Free Irrigation Service Act 2018-02-07: 10970: Declaring Every August 25 as the National Tech-Voc Day 2018-02-07: 10971: Creating a Barangay: Barangay Poblacion 3 2018-02-22: 10972
It is composed of two parts – Book One of the Revised Penal Code provides the general provisions on the application of the law, and the general principles of criminal law. It defines felonies and circumstances which affect criminal liability, justifying circumstances and circumstances which exempt, mitigate or aggravate criminal liability ...