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
- MARCH 27, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
At least 107 Muslim Filipinos, including seven women,...
At least 107 Muslim Filipinos, including seven women, are languishing in jails in the southern Philippines on suspicion of being members or sympathisers of the Abu Sayyaf Muslim separatist group
- MARCH 24, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said that kidnap-for-ransom...
Justice Secretary Hernando Perez said that kidnap-for-ransom convicts Roderick Licayan and Roberto Lara would be scheduled for execution by lethal injection starting August this year
- MARCH 23, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Two poultry workers found guilty of murdering their...
Two poultry workers found guilty of murdering their employer were saved from lethal injection when the Supreme Court modified their respective sentences
- MARCH 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
March 22-26: Pulse Asia's March 22-26 survey revealed...
March 22-26: Pulse Asia's March 22-26 survey revealed that 60 percent of respondents from the National Capital Region favor the death penalty while 25 percent are against and 15 percent remain undecided
- MARCH 22, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q
- MARCH 21, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines...
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines criticized Sen
- MARCH 20, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman...
Senator Robert Barbers, a former policeman who is chairman of the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, said, in reaction to moves in Congress to abolish the death penalty, that the government should execute one or two convicts on death row
- MARCH 17, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo...
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Reynaldo Wycoco said that NBI strongly opposed a Senate move to abolish the death penalty law
- MARCH 16, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed...
A move to abolish capital punishment has suddenly snowballed in both chambers of Congress as some of its most vocal proponents have changed their minds
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death...
Although majority of his colleagues want the Death Penalty Law abolished, Senator Rodolfo Biazon is for its retention
- MARCH 15, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous...
The House of Representatives has approved the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 on third and final reading after marathon sessions