Republic of the Philippines HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Quezon City‚ Metro Manila FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST REGULAR SESSION HOUSE BILL NO. 17 Introduced by HONORABLE EDCEL C. LAGMAN EXPLANATORY NOTE The present population of the country of 88.7 million has galloped from 60.7 million 17 years ago. This makes the Philippines the 12th most populous nation in the world today.The Filipino women’s fertility rate of 3.05% is at the upper bracket of 206 countries. With four babies born every
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proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people. Whereas it is essential‚ if man is not to be compelled to have recourse‚ as a last resort‚ to rebellion against tyranny and oppression‚ that human rights should be protected by the rule of law. Whereas it is essential to promote the development of friendly relations between nations‚ Whereas the peoples of the United Nations have in the Charter reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights‚ in the dignity and worth of the human person
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7743 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7743 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONGRESSIONAL‚ CITY AND MUNICIPAL LIBRARIES AND BARANGAY READING CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE PHILIPPINES‚ APPROPRIATING THE NECESSARY FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Section 1. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared the national policy to promote the moral and intellectual well-being of the people: elevate the literacy level of every Filipino to the end that illiteracy is eradicated by the end of the century; and
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Constitutional law 2013 Greg Lowndes 1. Constitutions and Constitutional Law. a). What is a Constitution? * The empowering structures of a government that allows them to govern. * Along with the limitation f the power that they can exercise. * In totalitarian systems of government a Constitution may place far more emphasis on the empowering of organs of the government rather than on the limits of power. * Emphasis on the democratic constitutionalism *
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and Wales has a body which includes legislations‚ common law and other legal norms that are established by parliament‚ the crown and judiciary. The courts are organised in a hierarchal structure and England has no written constitutions like the US therefore giving parliament power of ’law-makers ’ especially after they made themselves a supreme body who represent the people of the country‚ they have unquestionable power (unlike the other law-makers) to add‚ remove and change legislations without
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ATENEO de Manila LAW SCHOOL LAW ON SALES OUTLINE[1] Dean Cesar L. Villanueva First Semester‚ SY 2009-2010 and Atty. Alexander C. Dy I. The Nature of Sale A. Definition (Art. 1458) Sale is a contract by which one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership[2] and to deliver possession‚ of a determinate thing‚ and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or its equivalent. xCruz v. Fernando
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2012‚ officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175‚ is a law in the Philippines approved on September 12‚ 2012. It aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions and the Internet in the Philippines. Among the cybercrime offenses included in the bill are cybersquatting‚ cybersex‚ child pornography‚ identity theft‚ illegal access to data and libel. Under the new act‚ a person found guilty of libellous comments online‚ including comments made on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter
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INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES AND TRAINING CORPORATE LAW MARKS 100 All questions are compulsory. The first five questions shall be of 16 marks each. And last questions shall be of 20 marks. Q1 (A) How are the first directors of the company appointed? ppointment of First Directors of the Company “First directors” mean those directors who hold office from the date of incorporation of the company. The first directors are usually named in the articles of association or are appointed
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Brown v. Board of Education From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education |Brown v. Board of Education | |[pic] | |Supreme Court of the United States | |Argued December 9‚ 1952 | |Reargued December 8‚ 1953
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Laws are a familiar concept‚ and provide a basic social framework of right and wrong to which the majority adhere. Ethical theories may also be applied to all issues of uncertainty‚ including those not covered by laws or professional guidelines. They create a mechanism within which issues of moral uncertainty may be questioned and resolved (Jones 1994). One such area of moral dilemma is that of informed consent. In it’s simplest terms‚ consent may be defined as giving permission: “… in current
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