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
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Arroyo suspended the law after taking office...
President Arroyo suspended the law after taking office in January 2001, but lifted the moratorium last October for convicted kidnappers after realizing that the freeze emboldened criminals
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Philippines has executed seven convicts since it...
The Philippines has executed seven convicts since it reinstated the death penalty in 1994
- JANUARY 1, 2002PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Prisoners on death row are prohibited from leaving...
Prisoners on death row are prohibited from leaving their cells and are not allowed to receive visitors aside from members of their immediate families
- DECEMBER 28, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Members of various Islamic organizations in Lanao del...
Members of various Islamic organizations in Lanao del Sur and Lanao del Norte held a rally in Marawi City to protest the recent killing of a Muslim priest
- DECEMBER 17, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A judge in Tarlac City meted out the death penalty...
A judge in Tarlac City meted out the death penalty to a man for raping his 19-year-old granddaughter in La Paz town in March
- DECEMBER 16, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Renowned international, anti-capital punishment advocate...
Renowned international, anti-capital punishment advocate Roger G
- DECEMBER 12, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Reviving the death penalty may not be enough to deter...
Reviving the death penalty may not be enough to deter kidnappers in the long term, according to the government's top anti-kidnapping officer, Chief Supt
- DECEMBER 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In a bid to stop the illegal practice of "recycling"...
In a bid to stop the illegal practice of "recycling" seized drugs, the Justice department asked the Supreme Court to order judges to keep in custody only the minimum quantity of illegal drugs needed for conviction to be used as evidence against accused dr
- DECEMBER 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A regional trial court meted out the death penalty...
A regional trial court meted out the death penalty to two brothers for raping their young niece
- DECEMBER 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A judge meted out the death penalty on a 40-year-old...
A judge meted out the death penalty on a 40-year-old man for raping a 5-year-old girl in 1996
- DECEMBER 3, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A Kalinga judge sentenced to death a man for raping...
A Kalinga judge sentenced to death a man for raping and killing his neighbour after DNA tests matched the accused's sperm found on the victim
- DECEMBER 3, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The government might use Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda...
The government might use Charlie "Atong" Ang and Yolanda Ricaforte as state witnesses in former President Joseph Estrada's plunder case, Vice President and Foreign Affairs Secretary Teofisto Guingona Jr