Judiciary of the Philippines

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The Judiciary of the Philippines is the country’s independent branch of government responsible for interpreting laws and administering justice through a system of courts headed by the Supreme Court.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of government
judiciary
appointingAuthorityForJustices President of the Philippines
characteristic independent
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Philippines
constitutionalProvision Constitution of the Philippines
surface form: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
country Philippines
courtSystemType hierarchical
focusOfCourtOfTaxAppeals tax and customs cases
focusOfSandiganbayan anti-graft and corruption cases involving public officials
handles administrative cases
civil cases
constitutional cases
criminal cases
hasBranch Barangay Justice System
Court of Appeals of the Philippines
Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines
surface form: Municipal Trial Courts of the Philippines

Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines
Sandiganbayan
Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines
surface form: Shari’a Circuit Courts of the Philippines

Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
hasPower determining grave abuse of discretion by government branches
judicial review
settling actual controversies involving rights
hasSpecialCourt Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines
Sandiganbayan
headedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
headedByOffice Chief Justice of the Philippines
highestCourt Supreme Court of the Philippines
jurisdiction Philippine national territory
languageUsed English
Filipino
legalSystem civil law and common law mixed legal system
numberOfSupremeCourtJustices 15
overseenBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
partOf Philippine government
surface form: Government of the Philippines
recommendingBodyForAppointments Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines
role administering justice
interpreting laws
separateFrom Executive branch of the Philippines
Legislative branch of the Philippines
supervises lower courts of the Philippines
supremeCourtComposition 14 Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Chief Justice of the Philippines

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Supreme Court of the Philippines partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
Sandiganbayan branchOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Sandiganbayan partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of the Government of the Philippines
Constitution of the Philippines branchDefined Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of the Philippines
Supreme Court Main Building, Manila, Philippines associatedWith Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: judicial branch of the Philippines
Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines jurisdiction Judiciary of the Philippines
Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines category Judiciary of the Philippines
Philippine Judicial Academy jurisdiction Judiciary of the Philippines
Philippine Judicial Academy partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of the Philippines
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine Judiciary
Court of Appeals of the Philippines branchOfGovernment Judiciary of the Philippines
Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines branchOf Judiciary of the Philippines
Department of Justice of the Philippines worksWith Judiciary of the Philippines
Presidential Decree No. 1606 appliesIn Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine courts
Republic Act No. 7975 enforcedBy Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Republic Act No. 8249 enforcedBy Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Sandiganbayan Centennial Building branchOfGovernmentServed Judiciary of the Philippines
Court of Appeals Main Building, Manila, Philippines branchOfGovernmentServed Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of the Philippines
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 jurisdictionOver Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine courts
Office of the Court Administrator partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Judicial Branch of the Philippines
Chief Justice of the Philippines headOf Judiciary of the Philippines
Chief Justice of the Philippines branch Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Judicial branch of the Philippines
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
MeTC partOf Judiciary of the Philippines
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure jurisdiction Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine courts
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure enforcedBy Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure enforceableBy Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine courts
Manila Station branchOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Manila Station governmentBranch Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: judicial branch of the Philippines
Cebu Station branchOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Cagayan de Oro Station branchOf Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Republic Act No. 9282 branchOfGovernment Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: judiciary of the Philippines
Republic Act No. 9503 enforcedBy Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary
Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) usedBy Judiciary of the Philippines
this entity surface form: Philippine judiciary