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Philippines
Republic of the Philippines / Republika ng Pilipinas


CONSTITUTION

* Constitutions of the Republic of the Philippines (Past and Present) (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library) includes the present 1987 constitution, and its 1973, 1935 and 1899 predecessors; in English
* International Constitutional Law: Philippines (Universitât Bern Institut f?r ˜ffentliches Recht) background information only

EXECUTIVE

* Office of the Presidency Network (OPNet) prepared by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) Information Network Project. Includes links to Republic Acts, legislative agenda, speeches and other useful links.

JUDICIAL

* Supreme Court of the Philippines
* COURT DECISIONS: Philippine Supreme Court Decisions Online (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)

LEGISLATIVE

* OFFICIAL GAZETTE: Official Gazette / Republic of the Philippines (not available online)
* PARLIAMENT: Kongreso, consisting of the Senado and the Kapulungan Ng Mga Kinatawan [House of Representatives]
* GLIN: Global Legal Information Network (Law Library of Congress) offers 121 searchable English-language abstracts of laws, decrees and regulations issued from May 1997 to May 2003, with full-text access
* Access Devices Regulation Act of 1998 (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)
* Electronic Commerce Act, Senate S.B. No. 1902, Proposed Legislation (Chan Robles Virtual Law Library)
* NATLEX: Philippines (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights
* E-Transaction Law Resources: Philippines (Baker & McKenzie)
* Natural Resources Legislation: Philippines (University of Denver College of Law)


LEGAL GUIDES AND MISCELLANEOUS

* GUIDE: Multinational Reference (Law Library of Congress)
* Multinational Collections Database: Philippines (Law Library of Congress) provides bibliographic information on materials in our reference collection
* AsianLII: Philippines (Asian Legal Information Institute)
* FindLaw: Philippines
* ForIntLaw: Philippines (Washburn University Law Library)
* Islamic Family Law: Philippines (Emory University Law School)
* Judicial Assistance: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
* JURIST: Philippines (University of Pittsburgh School of Law)
* Philippine Legal Research (Milagros Santos-Ong, via GlobaLex) May 2006
* Web Guide to Free Legal and Compliance Resources on the Asia Pacific Region (Jane Macoustra via LLRX) June 3, 2002; includes Philippines
* World Legal Information Institute: Philippines (WorldLII)
* World Legal Materials from Asia: Philippines (Cornell Legal Information Institute)


GENERAL SOURCES

* Country Study: Philippines (Library of Congress) June 1991
* Portals to the World: Philippines (Library of Congress)
* Background Notes: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Philippines (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* Consular Information Sheet: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reporters listed under East Asia and the Pacific
* Country Information: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Country Profile of Philippines (U.S. Dept. of Labor) from By The Sweat and Toil of Children: A Report to Congress, Volume I (July 15, 1994)
* Country Reports on Economic Policy and Trade Practices, 1993-2001 (U.S. Dept. of State) see reporters listed under East Asia and the Pacific
* Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
* Economic Briefing: Philippines (The Economist)
* Embassy of the Philippines, Washington
* Governments on the WWW: Philippines (Gunnar Anzinger)
* Human Rights in Philippines (Amnesty International)
* International Religious Freedom Annual Reports: Philippines (U.S. Dept. of State)
* NATIONAL LIBRARY: National Library of the Philippines
* NEWS: BBC World Asia-Pacific
* U.S. Embassy, Manila (U.S. Dept. of State)
* World Factbook: Philippines (U.S. Central Intelligence Agency)
* WWW DIRECTORIES / PORTALS: Philippines (Google); Philippines (Yahoo)