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Republic of the Philippines / Republika ng Pilipinas

Constitution | Executive | Judicial | Legislative | Legal Guides | General Sources

Constitution

  • Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines (Past and Present) (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library) includes the present 1987 constitution, and its 1973, 1935 and 1899 predecessors; in English
  • International Constitutional Law: Philippines (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) background information only

Executive

  • Office of the Presidency Network (OPNet) prepared by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Information Network Project. Includes links to Republic Acts, legislative agenda, speeches and other useful links.

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Judicial

  • Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • COURT DECISIONS: Philippine Supreme Court Decisions Online (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)

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Legislative

  • OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Official Gazette / Republic of the Philippines (not available online)
  • PARLIAMENT: Kongreso, consisting of the Senado and the Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan [House of Representatives]
  • GLIN: Global Legal Information Network (Law Library of Congress) offers 121 searchable English-language abstracts of laws, decrees and regulations issued from May 1997 to May 2003, with full-text access
  • Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998 (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)
  • Electronic Commerce Act, Senate S.B. No. 1902, Proposed Legislation (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)
  • NATLEX: Philippines (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
  • Natural Resources Legislation: Philippines (University of Denver College of Law)

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Legal Guides

  • Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
  • Multinational Collections Database: Philippines (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
  • AsianLII: Philippines (Asian Legal Information Institute)
  • FindLaw: Philippines
  • ForIntLaw: Philippines (Washburn University Law Library)
  • Islamic Family Law: Philippines (Emory University Law School)
  • Judicial Assistance: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • JURIST: Philippines (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
  • UPDATE: Philippine Legal Research (Milagros Santos-Ong, via GlobaLex)
  • Web Guide to Free Legal and Compliance Resources on the Asia Pacific Region (Jane Macoustra via LLRX) June 3, 2002; includes Philippines
  • World Legal Information Institute: Philippines (WorldLII)
  • World Legal Materials from Asia: Philippines (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

  • Country Study: Philippines (Library of Congress) June 1991
  • Portals to the World: Philippines (Library of Congress)
  • Background Note: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Philippines (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • Consular Information Sheet: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reporters listed under East Asia and the Pacific
  • Country Information: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Profile of Philippines (U.S. Dept. of Labor) from By The Sweat and Toil of Children: A Report to Congress, Volume I (July 15, 1994)
  • Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reporters listed under East Asia and the Pacific
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Economic Briefing: Philippines (The Economist)
  • Embassy of the Philippines, Washington
  • Governments on the WWW: Philippines (Gunnar Anzinger)
  • Human Rights in Philippines (Amnesty International)
  • International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Library of the Philippines
  • NEWS: BBC World Asia-Pacific
  • U.S. Embassy, Manila (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • World Factbook: Philippines (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
  • WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: Philippines (Google); Philippines (Yahoo)

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