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
- JUNE 27, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: 22 PINOYS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
twenty-two Filipinos were sentenced to death for drug trafficking in China.
- MAY 20, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: PINOY ON DEATH ROW IN KUWAIT PARDONNED BY VICTIM'S FAMILY
an overseas Filipino worker sentenced to death by a Kuwaiti court for killing a compatriot may be spared, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
- MAY 11, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: DFA NEGOTIATING 59 DEATH PENALTY CASES
the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is actively monitoring and negotiating 59 death penalty cases, the majority of which are drug-related cases in China.
- MAY 4, 2009TaiwanDEATH PENALTY
TAIWAN: COURT COMMUTES FILIPINA’S DEATH SENTENCE TO LIFE TERM
the Taiwan High Court commuted the death sentence of handed down to Filipino citizen Cecilia Alcaraz, also known as Nemencia Armia, a 40 year, to life imprisonment.
- APRIL 17, 2009ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FILIPINA GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING
a Filipino woman was given the death penalty...
- JANUARY 30, 2009BruneiDEATH PENALTY
BRUNEI SULTAN COMMUTES OFW DEATH PENALTY
the Sultan of Brunei commuted to life the death sentence of a Filipino worker who was convicted of murder.
- JANUARY 28, 2009KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: DEATH PENALTY UPHELD IN FILIPINA’S WILFUL MURDER
the Kuwaiti Court of Appeals affirmed the death penalty on a Filipino charged with the premeditated killing of a woman compatriot over a year ago in a fit of jealousy rage.
- JANUARY 14, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
PHILIPPINES: SOLON SAYS DEATH PENALTY DOES NOT DETER HEINOUS CRIMES
North Cotabato 2nd District Rep. Bernardo Piñol Jr. said he was against moves by other lawmakers to restore the death penalty for cases involving illegal drugs in the Philippines.
- JANUARY 13, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III to think of other ways to solve the illegal drugs problem
an official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) urged Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri and Dangerous Drugs Board Chairman Vicente Sotto III to think of other ways to solve the illegal drugs problem
- JANUARY 12, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
the move to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines gathered more steam in Congress after another lawmaker filed one more bill reviving capital punishment
the move to reimpose the death penalty in the Philippines gathered more steam in Congress after another lawmaker filed one more bill reviving capital punishment
- JANUARY 11, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
staunch pro-life advocate and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza opposed moves to revive the death penalty to resolve the persistent drug problem in the country
staunch pro-life advocate and Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Lito Atienza opposed moves to revive the death penalty to resolve the persistent drug problem in the country
- JANUARY 10, 2009PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo is still against capital punishment even as moves to reimpose the death penalty gained support in Congress
Philippine President Macapagal-Arroyo is still against capital punishment even as moves to reimpose the death penalty gained support in Congress