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
- JULY 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected...
The military and the police have arrested 100 suspected Abu Sayyaf members and sympathisers in southern Philippines after President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo announced a major crackdown to end a prolonged hostage crisis, a senior official said
- JULY 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada made history...
Former Philippines president Joseph Estrada made history as the first Philippine ex-president to be officially accused of having used his position to illegally enrich himself
- JULY 10, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
In order to control the proliferation of squatters...
In order to control the proliferation of squatters in urban areas, Quezon City Rep
- JULY 3, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
More than 400 bills were filed at the House of Representatives...
More than 400 bills were filed at the House of Representatives on the first working day of the 12th Congress, ranging from proposed constitutional amendments to punishing kidnappers by amputating their legs
- MAY 19, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Senatorial candidate Santanina Rasul proposed legislation...
Senatorial candidate Santanina Rasul proposed legislation that would make election fraud a heinous crime that would make offenders face either a prison term or the execution chamber
- APRIL 27, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets...
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demonstrate for the release of ex President Joseph Estrada, imprisoned due to a corruption charge accusing him of stealing from the state whilst he was in charge
- APRIL 26, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The Free Legal Assistance Group said former president...
The Free Legal Assistance Group said former president Joseph Estrada's arrest could be a blessing in disguise for death row convicts as it may lead to the early repeal of the Death Penalty Law
- APRIL 19, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo commuted the death...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo commuted the death sentences of 16 convicts to life imprisonment based on the recommendation of the Department of Justice (DOJ)
- APRIL 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A string of corruption charges have been filed against...
A string of corruption charges have been filed against the former Philippine President, Joseph Estrada, by an anti-corruption ombudsman a day after he was stripped of immunity from prosecution by the Supreme Court
- APRIL 4, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
"It's time to repeal the death penalty law now that...
"It's time to repeal the death penalty law now that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has adopted the policy of commuting all death sentences", Senate President Aquilino Q
- APRIL 3, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has commuted to life...
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has commuted to life imprisonment all death sentences
- MARCH 15, 2001PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Francisco Ovilla, a former chief of the Quezon City...
Francisco Ovilla, a former chief of the Quezon City police and nine other officers were sentenced to death for accepting a total of P650,000 in bribes from alleged drug dealers