This article contains a partial list of
Philippine laws.
Sources of Philippine laws
;Notes
: *Customs may be considered as supplementary source of law, however, customs which are contrary to law, public order or public policy shall not be countenanced
Abbreviations
Philippine laws have had various
nomenclature
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designations at different periods in the
history of the Philippines, as shown in the following table:
Notable laws
The following table lists Philippine laws that have been mentioned in Wikipedia or are otherwise notable. Only laws passed by
Congress
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and
its preceding bodies are listed here;
presidential decrees and other executive issuances which may otherwise carry the force of law are excluded for the purpose of this table.
Lists of laws by year
2020
2019
2018 (10967–11166)
2017 (10925–10966)
2016 (10740–10924)
2015 (10653–10739)
2014 (10635–10652)
2013 (10355–10634)
2012 (10157–10354)
2011 (10148–10156)
2010 (9903–10146)
2009 (9519–9999)
2008 (9496–9518)
2007 (9366–9495)
2006 (9342–9365)
2005 (9335–9341)
2004 (9233–9334)
2003 (9183–9232)
2002 (9163–9182)
2001 (8990–9162)
2000 (8759–8989)
1999 (8746–8758)
1998 (8446–8745)
1997 (8248–8445)
1996 (8177–8247)
1995 (7854–8176)
1994 (7667–7853)
1993 (7645–7666)
1992 (7160–7644)
1991 (6976–7159)
1990 (6831–6975)
1989 (6689–6830)
1988 (6646–6688)
1987 (6636–6645)
1972 (6424–6635)
1971 (6135–6423)
1970 (6124–6134)
1969 (5456–6123)
1968 (5191–5455)
1967 (4865–5190)
See also
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Congress of the Philippines
The Congress of the Philippines () is the legislature of the national government of the Philippines. It is Bicameralism, bicameral, composed of an upper body, the Senate of the Philippines, Senate, and a lower body, the House of Representatives ...
(section on Lawmaking)
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Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
References
External links
The text of many Philippine laws can be found on the following sites:
Laws and Issuancesa
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Republic Acts – House of Representatives of the PhilippinesPhilippine Supreme Court E-LibraryLaws, statutes & codesa
ChanRobles Virtual Law Library (new site)The Corpus Juris Online Law LibraryThe Lawphil Project by Arellano Law Foundation
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