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  2. Falcis III v. Civil Registrar-General - Wikipedia

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    In March 2018, the Supreme Court of the Philippines approved the scheduling of a same-sex marriage petition that seeks to invalidate Articles 1 and 2 of the Family Code. [ 3 ] During the second week of June 2018, the Supreme Court announced that they will hear arguments in a case seeking the invalidation of the Family Code's provisions ...

  3. Judicial review in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This power was affirmed in the Supreme Court decision in Angara v. Electoral Commission, 63 Phil. 139 (1936). Nonetheless, the Supreme Court would, in the next several decades, often decline to exercise judicial review by invoking the political question doctrine. In 1987, the constitutional convention formed to draft a new charter decided to ...

  4. Judiciary of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. List of Philippine legal terms - Wikipedia

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    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 brought alongside them if ...

  6. Philippine habeas corpus cases - Wikipedia

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    Philippine habeas corpus cases are cases decided by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, which invoke the writ of habeas corpus. The writ of habeas corpus may be suspended in order to prevent any violence in cases of rebellion or insurrection, as the case may be.

  7. People of the Philippines v. Santos, Ressa and Rappler

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    Accused of cyberlibel, Ressa was found guilty by a Manila Regional Trial Court on June 15, 2020. [3] [4]: 36 The case centered on an article published on Rappler by Reynaldo Santos Jr. which accused the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines of accepting favors from Filipino-Chinese businessman Wilfredo Keng. [5]

  8. 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite - Wikipedia

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    Below are the constitutional amendments as a result of the plebiscite: [1] Creating the Office of the Vice President of the Philippines (OVP) Abolishing the Executive Committee; Elections for the regular members of the Batasang Pambansa by provinces, highly urbanized cities, and districts of Metro Manila; Land grant and urban housing program

  9. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    Converting a State College Campus into a Separate State College: North Luzon Philippines State College 2010-05-12: 10086: Strengthening Peoples' Nationalism through Philippine History Act 2010-05-13: 10087: Changing the Name of a Bureau: National Library of the Philippines: 2010-05-13: 10088: Anti-Camcording Act of 2010 2010-05-13: 10089