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§ The Constitution

The fundamental law of the Republic

1987 Constitution of the Philippines305 provisionsThe fundamental law of the Republic: the Bill of Rights, the branches of government, and the social order.Read →

§ Major Codes

Selected codifications of Philippine civil, criminal, commercial, and administrative law

Civil Code of the PhilippinesRepublic Act No. 386 · 2,261 provisionsPersons and family, property, obligations and contracts, succession, and torts.Read →Revised Penal CodeAct No. 3815 · 367 provisionsThe general penal law: felonies, circumstances, and penalties (Books One and Two).Read →Labor Code of the PhilippinesPresidential Decree No. 442 · 307 provisionsEmployment, conditions of work, labor relations, and termination.Read →Family Code of the PhilippinesExecutive Order No. 209 · 268 provisionsMarriage, property relations between spouses, family rights, and parental authority.Read →Revised Corporation CodeRepublic Act No. 11232 (2019) · 187 provisionsFormation, governance, powers, and dissolution of corporations.Read →National Internal Revenue Code of 1997Republic Act No. 8424 · 297 provisionsThe Tax Code: income tax, value-added tax, and other national internal revenue taxes.Read →Local Government Code of 1991Republic Act No. 7160 · 532 provisionsPowers, structure, and finances of provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays.Read →Intellectual Property CodeRepublic Act No. 8293 · 241 provisionsPatents, trademarks, copyright, and related rights.Read →Public-Private Partnership CodeRepublic Act No. 11966 (2023) · 38 provisionsThe unified framework for public-private partnership projects.Read →Omnibus Investments Code of 1987Executive Order No. 226 · 84 provisionsThe Board of Investments charter: registered enterprises, preferred areas, and investment incentives.Read →Customs Modernization and Tariff ActRepublic Act No. 10863 (2016) · 311 provisionsThe customs and tariff framework: import and export procedures, duties, and the Bureau of Customs.Read →Administrative Code of 1987Executive Order No. 292 · 1,000 provisionsThe organizing law of the Executive branch: the departments, agencies, and administrative procedure.Read →

§ Selected statutes & rules

Selected legislation and procedural rules held in this corpus

Data Privacy Act of 2012Republic Act No. 10173 · 45 provisionsProtection of personal data in information and communications systems.Read →Foreign Investments Act of 1991Republic Act No. 7042 · 18 provisionsThe framework for foreign equity participation and the Foreign Investment Negative List.Read →Public Service Act (as amended, 2022)Republic Act No. 11659 · 35 provisionsLiberalizes foreign participation in public services and defines public utilities.Read →CREATE ActRepublic Act No. 11534 (2021) · 22 provisionsCorporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises: corporate tax reform and incentives.Read →Securities Regulation CodeRepublic Act No. 8799 · 77 provisionsRegulation of securities, the exchange, disclosure, and market conduct.Read →Special Economic Zone Act of 1995Republic Act No. 7916 · 57 provisionsCreates PEZA and the framework for economic zones and locator incentives.Read →TRAIN ActRepublic Act No. 10963 (2017) · 85 provisionsTax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion: amended income-tax brackets, VAT, and excise.Read →Ease of Doing Business ActRepublic Act No. 11032 (2018) · 18 provisionsStreamlined government transactions and the Anti-Red Tape Authority.Read →Government Procurement Reform ActRepublic Act No. 9184 (2003) · 78 provisionsCompetitive bidding and the rules for government procurement.Read →Anti-Money Laundering ActRepublic Act No. 9160 · 23 provisionsCovered transactions, reporting, and the freezing of laundered assets.Read →Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012Republic Act No. 10175 · 31 provisionsOffenses against computer systems and data, and online conduct.Read →Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001Republic Act No. 9136 · 79 provisionsRestructuring of the power sector: generation, transmission, and distribution.Read →Consumer Act of the PhilippinesRepublic Act No. 7394 · 173 provisionsConsumer product standards, warranties, credit, and protection from deceptive sales.Read →Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002Republic Act No. 9165 · 99 provisionsOffenses, penalties, and procedures for dangerous drugs.Read →Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children ActRepublic Act No. 9262 (2004) · 50 provisionsProtection orders and offenses involving violence against women and children.Read →Safe Spaces ActRepublic Act No. 11313 (2019) · 40 provisionsGender-based sexual harassment in streets, public spaces, online, and the workplace.Read →Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997Republic Act No. 8371 · 84 provisionsAncestral domains, self-governance, and the rights of indigenous cultural communities.Read →Penalty & Fine Adjustment Act (2017)Republic Act No. 10951 · 99 provisionsAdjusted the values of property and damage and the fines in the Revised Penal Code.Read →Abolition of the Death Penalty (2006)Republic Act No. 9346 · 5 provisionsProhibited the imposition of the death penalty; reclusion perpetua applies instead.Read →Ease of Paying Taxes ActRepublic Act No. 11976 (2024) · 50 provisions2024 amendments to the Tax Code streamlining tax administration and filing.Read →CREATE MORE ActRepublic Act No. 12066 (2024) · 35 provisions2024 enhancements to the CREATE incentives regime for enterprises.Read →General Banking Law of 2000Republic Act No. 8791 · 97 provisionsOrganization, operation, and regulation of banks and quasi-banks.Read →Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020Republic Act No. 11479 · 58 provisionsDefines terrorism offenses, surveillance, and the Anti-Terrorism Council.Read →Maharlika Investment Fund ActRepublic Act No. 11954 (2023) · 58 provisionsThe Philippines' sovereign wealth fund: governance and investments.Read →Comprehensive Agrarian Reform LawRepublic Act No. 6657 (1988) · 78 provisionsLand redistribution, retention limits, and agrarian justice.Read →Internet Transactions Act of 2023Republic Act No. 11967 · 26 provisionsRegulation of e-commerce, online merchants, and digital platforms.Read →SIM Registration ActRepublic Act No. 11934 (2022) · 17 provisionsMandatory registration of SIM cards and related obligations.Read →Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection ActRepublic Act No. 11765 (2022) · 21 provisionsProtection of consumers of financial products and services.Read →Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003Republic Act No. 9208 · 31 provisionsOffenses, protection, and prosecution for trafficking in persons.Read →Anti-Photo and Video Voyeurism Act of 2009Republic Act No. 9995 · 10 provisionsProhibits recording and sharing of private images without consent.Read →New Anti-Carnapping Act of 2016Republic Act No. 10883 · 23 provisionsOffenses and penalties for the taking of motor vehicles.Read →Anti-Torture Act of 2009Republic Act No. 9745 · 27 provisionsProhibits torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.Read →Anti-Fencing Law of 1979Presidential Decree No. 1612 · 8 provisionsPenalizes dealing in articles derived from robbery or theft.Read →Anti-Hazing Act of 1995Republic Act No. 8049 · 7 provisionsRegulates and penalizes hazing in fraternities, sororities, and organizations.Read →Retail Trade Liberalization Act of 2000Republic Act No. 8762 · 15 provisionsOpens the retail trade sector to foreign equity subject to capitalization thresholds.Read →Anti-Dummy LawCommonwealth Act No. 108 · 4 provisionsPenalizes evasion of the constitutional and statutory limits on foreign ownership of nationalized activities.Read →New Central Bank ActRepublic Act No. 7653 · 138 provisionsCharters the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas: monetary policy, banking supervision, and the currency.Read →Personal Property Security ActRepublic Act No. 11057 (2018) · 68 provisionsModernizes secured transactions over movable property: security interests and the registry.Read →Electronic Commerce Act of 2000Republic Act No. 8792 · 42 provisionsLegal recognition of electronic documents, signatures, and transactions.Read →Renewable Energy Act of 2008Republic Act No. 9513 · 40 provisionsIncentives and the policy framework for renewable energy development and investment.Read →GOCC Governance Act of 2011Republic Act No. 10149 · 34 provisionsGovernance of government-owned and -controlled corporations under the Governance Commission (GCG).Read →Philippine Immigration Act of 1940Commonwealth Act No. 613 · 52 provisionsAdmission and stay of foreign nationals: visa classes, exclusion, and deportation.Read →Rules of Procedure in Impeachment Proceedings (House)House of Representatives, 19th Congress · 17 provisionsThe House rules implementing the accusation stage of Article XI: initiation, committee action, the one-year bar, and the prosecution panel. Adopted May 30, 2023.Read →Rules of Procedure on Impeachment Trials (Senate)Senate of the Philippines, S. Res. No. 39 (2011) · 25 provisionsThe Senate rules governing the impeachment trial: the oath, the summons, the order of proceedings, and the two-thirds vote on each article.Read →