Philippines
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- February 11, 1987
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- mixed legal system of Anglo-Saxon, Islamic, common law, customary law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate (Senado) and House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court (judges appointed for four years by the President on the recommendation of the Council of Judges and Lawyers); Court of Appeals
RELIGIONS
83% Catholics, 9% Protestants, 5% Muslims, 3% Buddhists, and other minorities
From the country
- DECEMBER 12, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said her decision...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo said her decision to lift a moratorium of nearly four years on the death penalty was meant to send a tough message to jailed kidnapping masterminds not to "ply their evil trade" behind bars
- DECEMBER 10, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Philippine court sentenced six men to death for kidnapping...
A Philippine court sentenced six men to death for kidnapping two ethnic Chinese sisters and their driver, just five days after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ended a moratorium on capital punishment
- DECEMBER 9, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In a press statement, Davao Archbishop and President...
In a press statement, Davao Archbishop and President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines President Fernando R
- DECEMBER 7, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
Presidential Spokesperson Ignacio R
- DECEMBER 6, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts...
Only convicted kidnappers, and not all death row convicts such as rapists or drug dealers, were subject to public execution, Philippine President Malacanang said
- DECEMBER 5, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly...
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo lifted a nearly four-year moratorium on the death penalty following intense pressure from anti-crime groups and businesses over increasing kidnappings and violence
- NOVEMBER 30, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye asked...
Philippine Presidential spokesman Ignacio Bunye asked for understanding towards the moral reasons of President Macapagal-Arroyo to continue to enforce the moratorium on executions
- NOVEMBER 28, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked President...
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to lift the moratorium on the execution of death row convicts
- NOVEMBER 26, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) expressed support for the decision of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo not to lift the moratorium on the death penalty, saying there was no clear evidence that it had a deterrent effect
- NOVEMBER 24, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo favoured...
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo favoured the lifting of the ban on the imposition of the death penalty for convicted kidnappers and drug lords, the presidential palace said
- NOVEMBER 21, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Sen. Robert Barbers urged Philippine President Arroyo...
Sen. Robert Barbers urged Philippine President Arroyo to lift the moratorium on the implementation of the death penalty following the increasing cases of heinous crimes, particularly illegal drugs and kidnapping for ransom. "I call on the President to lif
- NOVEMBER 13, 2003PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippine Supreme Court commuted the death sentence...
The Philippine Supreme Court commuted the death sentence of Hideshi Suzuki, a 47-year-old Japanese man convicted of drug trafficking, to life imprisonment