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 10, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop...
On January 10, Cardinal Jaime Sin, Manila's Archbishop and one of the most influential leaders in the largely Roman Catholic country, urged the people to seek guidance from the Vatican's teachings opposing the death penalty
- JANUARY 4, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo...
On January 4, 3 hours before the time set for the Leo Echegaray's execution the Supreme Court (8 to 5) ordered it be delayed until after June 15, 1999
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao,...
The leader of Crusade Against Violence, Carina Agarao, rejected a law proposed by Sen
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur...
It was brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions that since the reintroduction of the death penalty over 820 individuals have been sentenced to death in the Philippines (E/CN
- JANUARY 1, 1999PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987,...
A new Constitution abolished the death penalty in 1987, but gave Congress the option of restoring it for "heinous" crimes