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Republic of the Philippines / Republika ng Pilipinas

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

Constitution

  • 1987 Constitution (Philippines Gov.Ph) includes links to previous documents
  • Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines (Past and Present) (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)
  • International Constitutional Law: Philippines (Universität Bern Institut für Öffentliches Recht) background information only
  • Constitution Finder (University of Richmond T.C. Williams School of Law)

Executive

  • Office of the President
  • Republic of the Philippines Gov.ph, the official government portal

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Judicial

  • Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • Court of Appeals
  • Sandiganbayan
  • Supreme Court Decisions and Resolutions (Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines) 1998 to current
  • Philippines Supreme Court Decisions Online (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library) 1901 to present
  • Promulgated Decisions and Resolutions (Philippines Court of Appeals)

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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 searchable English-language abstracts of laws, decrees, regulations, and judicial decisions; full-text
  • Laws: Online Library of Jaromay Laurente Pamaos Law Offices (JLP Law)
  • Philippine Laws (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)
  • Philippine Laws (Abogadomo.com)
  • NATLEX: Philippines (International Labour Organization) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights

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Legal Guides

  • Global Legal Information Catalog: Philippines (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
  • Global Legal Monitor: Philippines (Law Library of Congress)
  • Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
  • AsianLII: Philippines (Asian Legal Information Institute)
  • FindLaw: Philippines
  • ForIntLaw: Philippines (Washburn University Law Library)
  • Islamic Family Law: Philippines (Emory University Law School)
  • Guide to Foreign and International Legal Databases: Philippines (New York University Law Library)
  • Judicial Assistance: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • National Documentation Packages, Issue Papers and Country Fact Sheets: Philippines (Canada. Immigration and Refugee Board)
  • 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)
  • World Legal Information Institute: Philippines (WorldLII)
  • World Legal Materials from Asia: Philippines (Cornell Legal Information Institute)

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General Sources

  • Country Profile: Philippines (Library of Congress) March 2006; PDF
  • Country Study: Philippines (Library of Congress) June 1991
  • 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 Information: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
  • Economic Briefing: Philippines (The Economist)
  • Embassy of the Philippines, Washington
  • Human Rights in Philippines (Amnesty International)
  • International Religious Freedom 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)
  • World Hunger: Philippines (World Food Programme)
  • World Health Organization: Philippines
  • Yahoo: Philippines

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