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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. Department of Justice (Philippines) - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Philippine legal codes - Wikipedia

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    Judicial precedents of the Philippine Supreme Court were accepted as binding, a practice more attuned to common law jurisdictions. Eventually, the Philippine legal system emerged in such a way that while the practice of codification remained popular, the courts were not barred from invoking principles developed under the common law, [1] or from ...

  5. Constitution of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of the Philippines (Filipino: Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas or Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas) is the supreme law of the Philippines. Its final draft was completed by the Constitutional Commission on October 12, 1986, and ratified by a nationwide plebiscite on February 2, 1987. The Constitution remains unamended to this day.

  6. List of Philippine laws - Wikipedia

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    Government Procurement Reform Act, establishes the creation of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) RA 9208 May 26, 2003 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003: RA 9262 March 8, 2004 Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 [2] RA 9372 March 6, 2007

  7. Judiciary of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    There is also some legislative oversight of the judicial system, with the legislature able to carry out impeachment proceedings. [30] 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]

  8. Government of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The government of the Philippines (Filipino: Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas) has three interdependent branches: the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.The Philippines is governed as a unitary state under a presidential representative and democratic constitutional republic in which the president functions as both the head of state and the head of government of the country within a pluriform ...

  9. Labor Code of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Article 99 of the Labor Code of the Philippines stipulates that an employer may go over but never below minimum wage. Paying below the minimum wage is illegal. [10] The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards is the body that sets the amount for the minimum wage. In the Philippines, the minimum wage of a worker depends on where he works.