POLITICAL LAW REVIEW

Prof. Gwen Grecia-de Vera

Second Semester, AY 2019-2020

CHECKLIST OF LAWS

o 1987 Constitution

o Republic Act No. 7941, Party-List Law

o Republic Act No. 6735, Initiative and Referendum Act

o A.M. No. 07-9-12-SC, Rule on the Writ of Amparo

o A.M. No. 08-1-16-SC, Rule on the Writ of Habeas Data

o A.M. No. 09-6-8-SC, Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases (Writ of Kalikasan)

o Republic Act No. 7438, Custodial Investigation

o Republic Act No. 9745, Anti-Torture Act of 2009

o Republic Act No. 10353, Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012

o Commonwealth Act No. 63, Loss and Reacquisition of Philippine Citizenship

o Republic Act No. 8171, Repatriation of Filipinos

o Republic Act No. 9139, Administrative Naturalization

o Republic Act No. 9225, Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act

o Executive Order No. 292 (s. 1987) or the Administrative Code of 1987

• Book I
• Book V
• Book VII

o Republic Act No. 6713, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards

o Republic Act No. 3019, Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act

o Republic Act No. 6770, Ombudsman Act of 1989 (in relation to Sections 5 to 14, Article XI of
the1987 Constitution)

o Republic Act No. 7160, Local Government Code

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o B.P. 881, as amended, Omnibus Election Code of the Philippines

o Republic Act No. 7166, Synchronized Elections Law

o Republic Act No. 8436, as amended by Republic Act No. 9369, Election Automation Law

o Republic Act No. 8189, Registration of Voters Act

o Republic Act No. 9006, Fair Elections Practices Act

o Republic Act No. 9189, Overseas Absentee Voting Act