LEGAL RESEARCH

Atty. Elgin Perez

August 20, 2019

 LAW Government of the people

1. Rule of conduct that is just and obligatory For the people
 Rule of conduct – set of standards that By the people
we ought to follow  According to America: we were not yet
 Justice – constant and perpetual of ready to be on our own
giving all persons what is due to them  Established Commonwealth
 Note:  Japan-US war
Civil Code Art 11  July 4, 1946 independence
“… intended right and justice to prevail” 6. Commonwealth Era
2. Laid down by legitimate authority – 7. Martial Law
Congress/legislature  Abolished Congress
3. For common observance and benefit  Parliamentary form of government
 All laws are created for the general  Batasang Pambansa
welfare of the public  Marcos had the power to create laws
 All must follow the law – no one is (Presidential Decrees)
above the law 8. Post-EDSA
 HISTORY OF THE PHILIPINES  Cory Aquino was poresident
1. Negritos  Essential was a dictator
 Land-bridges  Ruled under one-page Freedom
 Related to Alfred Wegener’s theory of constitution
Pagaea  Appointed everyone in the
2. Indones government
3. Malay 9. Present day
 Predominant before: Muslim  Republic of the Philippines
 But not all were Muslim: there were  Laws enacted are called Republic Acts
pagans and evidence of Buddhists and  STATE
Hindus 1. Definition
4. Spanish  Community of persons
 March 16, 1521  Permanently occupying a land
 Samal Island  Possess a government to which people
 Ferdinand Magellan render habitual obedience to
 looking for a new route to Spice Island 2. Elements of a State
 First to circumnavigate the world:  People
Sebastian Elgano (aboard the Victoria No limit as long as it is not too small to
boat) be able to be self-sufficient and too big
 Colonized 1565 to be able to efficiently be governed
 PH form of government: under Spanish  Territory
monarchy  Government
 Principal legislative body: Royal Agent of the state
Audencia  Sovereignty
 Military general (governor—general) Power of the state to enforce its will
also had legislative power over its inhabitants
 Note:
How is this distinct from 1935? 3. Inherent Powers of the State
-Separation of Church and State  Police power
5. American  Power of Eminent Domain
 Introduced the present day from of our  Taxation Powers
government: democratic presidential
 Democratic government-

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 THREE BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT
1. Executive
 Headed by the president
 Includes VP and other government
agencies that don’t fall under the other
braches
2. Legislative
 Senate with 24 members; elected at
large
 12 senators elected at a time so
that there will be no full set of
new senators; there are always
veterans
 House of Representatives
 Congressional District
representative
 Partylist representative
3. Judiciary
 Interprets and applies the laws