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Signed. October 29, 1997. Keywords. indigenous rights. Status: In force. The Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 ( IPRA ), officially designated as Republic Act No. 8371, is a Philippine law that recognizes and promotes the rights of indigenous cultural communities and Indigenous peoples in the Philippines .
The Revised Penal Code contains the general penal laws of the Philippines. 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 ...
The following is the list of laws passed by the 14th Congress of the Philippines : Date approved. RA number. Title/category. Affected municipality or city. Affected province. 2008-02-28. 9496. Amending the Agricultural Tariffication Act or RA 8178 : Extending the Utilization Period of the Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund.
Section 5 of the Philippine Act on Crimes Against International Humanitarian Law (Republic Act No. 9851) Poland: Article 118 of the Kodeks Karny (penal code). [4] Portugal: Article 239 of the Codigo Penal. [4] The law includes political groups or social groups as a protected group. [28] Republic of the Congo
18 Jun 1949. The Civil Code governs private law in the Philippines, including obligations and contracts, succession, torts and damages, property. It was enacted in 1950. Book I of the Civil Code, which governed marriage and family law, was supplanted by the Family Code in 1987. [2] Republic Act No. 6657.
Erin Tañada. Lorenzo "Erin" Reyes Tañada III ( Tagalog: [tɐˈɲada], born August 16, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer, broadcaster, and human rights and labor rights advocate who has served as a Deputy Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives. [1] A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 ...
The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10591, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 3397 and House Bill No. 5484. It was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and the House of Representatives of the Philippines on February 4, 2013, and February 5, 2013, respectively.
The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, officially designated as Republic Act No. 9165, is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 1858 and House Bill No. 4433. It was enacted and passed by the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 30 and 29, 2002, respectively. It was signed into law by President ...