Presidential Decrees of the Philippines
E790298
Presidential Decrees of the Philippines are legally binding orders issued by the President, particularly during periods of martial law or strong executive authority, that have the force of statute law.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive issuance
ⓘ
type of Philippine legislation ⓘ |
| archivedBy | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citationStyle | abbreviated as “P.D.” followed by a number ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | claimed authority under the 1973 Philippine Constitution ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized as instruments of authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | Republic Acts of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedDuring | absence of a functioning Congress during martial law ⓘ |
| example |
Presidential Decree No. 1067 (Water Code of the Philippines)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 1083 (Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 115 (Trust Receipts Law) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 1158 (National Internal Revenue Code of 1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 1606 (reorganizing the Sandiganbayan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 442 (Labor Code of the Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 603 (Child and Youth Welfare Code) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 705 (Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Decree No. 957 (Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Decree) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorUser | President Ferdinand E. Marcos GENERATED ⓘ |
| form | written presidential order with numbered designation ⓘ |
| govern |
administrative law matters
ⓘ
civil law matters ⓘ criminal law matters ⓘ economic regulation ⓘ public order and security ⓘ various codes and special laws still in force in the Philippines ⓘ |
| historicalContext | prominent during the Marcos dictatorship ⓘ |
| influenceOnLegalSystem | form part of the corpus of Philippine statutory law ⓘ |
| introducedBy | President Ferdinand E. Marcos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuer | President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | primarily written in English ⓘ |
| legalEffect | legally binding ⓘ |
| legalHierarchy | treated as statutes unless inconsistent with the Constitution ⓘ |
| legalNature | have the force of statute law ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfter1986 | remain part of Philippine law unless repealed or superseded ⓘ |
| numbering | sequentially numbered from Presidential Decree No. 1 onward ⓘ |
| postAuthoritarianTreatment | subject to repeal, amendment, or codification by later Congresses ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | lawmaking by the President without Congress ⓘ |
| promulgationProcess | signed and issued solely by the President ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Batas Pambansa (laws of the Batasang Pambansa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Executive Orders of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide application within Philippine territory ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
judicial review by the Supreme Court of the Philippines
ⓘ
repeal by subsequent Republic Acts ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorUse | 1972–1986 ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
creation or reorganization of government agencies
ⓘ
grant of rights, privileges, or exemptions ⓘ imposition of penalties and sanctions ⓘ |
| usedDuring | period of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.