Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
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Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the constitutional provision that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court and lower courts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines canonical | 3 |
| Article VIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12964206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines Context triple: [Rules of Court of the Philippines, legalBasis, Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines]
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A.
Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution is the fundamental constitutional provision that establishes the framework for local autonomy, decentralization, and the organization and powers of local government units in the Philippines.
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B.
Article IX-C of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Article IX-C of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the constitutional provision that establishes and defines the powers, structure, and functions of the Commission on Elections as the independent body overseeing the country’s electoral process.
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Article IX-D, 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Article IX-D of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines establishes the mandate, powers, and independence of the Commission on Audit as the supreme auditing institution of the government.
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1987 Constitution of the Philippines
The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the fundamental law that reestablished democratic institutions and civil liberties in the country following the Marcos dictatorship and the 1986 People Power Revolution.
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E.
1973 Constitution of the Philippines
The 1973 Constitution of the Philippines was the fundamental law enacted under President Ferdinand Marcos that restructured the government into a parliamentary system and expanded executive powers during the martial law era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines Target entity description: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the constitutional provision that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court and lower courts.
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A.
Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
Article X of the 1987 Philippine Constitution is the fundamental constitutional provision that establishes the framework for local autonomy, decentralization, and the organization and powers of local government units in the Philippines.
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B.
Article IX-C of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Article IX-C of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the constitutional provision that establishes and defines the powers, structure, and functions of the Commission on Elections as the independent body overseeing the country’s electoral process.
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C.
Article IX-D, 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Article IX-D of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines establishes the mandate, powers, and independence of the Commission on Audit as the supreme auditing institution of the government.
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D.
1987 Constitution of the Philippines
The 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the fundamental law that reestablished democratic institutions and civil liberties in the country following the Marcos dictatorship and the 1986 People Power Revolution.
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E.
1973 Constitution of the Philippines
The 1973 Constitution of the Philippines was the fundamental law enacted under President Ferdinand Marcos that restructured the government into a parliamentary system and expanded executive powers during the martial law era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | constitutional provision ⓘ |
| aimsTo | ensure independence of the judiciary ⓘ |
| authorizes | Congress of the Philippines to define jurisdiction of lower courts ⓘ |
| cameIntoForceWith | ratification of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ |
| contains |
Section 1
ⓘ
Section 10 ⓘ Section 11 ⓘ Section 12 ⓘ Section 13 ⓘ Section 14 ⓘ Section 15 ⓘ Section 16 ⓘ Section 17 ⓘ Section 18 ⓘ Section 19 ⓘ Section 2 ⓘ Section 20 ⓘ Section 21 ⓘ Section 22 ⓘ Section 23 ⓘ Section 24 ⓘ Section 25 ⓘ Section 26 ⓘ Section 27 ⓘ Section 28 ⓘ Section 3 ⓘ Section 4 ⓘ Section 5 ⓘ Section 6 ⓘ Section 7 ⓘ Section 8 ⓘ Section 9 ⓘ |
| defines |
functions of the judiciary
ⓘ
judicial department of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of the Philippines
judicial power ⓘ powers of the judiciary ⓘ structure of the judiciary ⓘ |
| empowers | courts to determine grave abuse of discretion by any branch or instrumentality of the government ⓘ |
| enshrines | power of judicial review ⓘ |
| establishes | Supreme Court of the Philippines ⓘ |
| governs |
lower courts of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine trial court system
|
| grantsPowerTo |
Supreme Court of the Philippines
ⓘ
lower courts of the Philippines ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law and common law mixed system of the Philippines ⓘ |
| partOf | 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ |
| providesFor |
Judicial and Bar Council
ⓘ
linked to:
Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines
appointment of members of the judiciary ⓘ composition of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ⓘ qualifications of members of the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| regulates |
discipline of judges
ⓘ
salaries of members of the judiciary ⓘ tenure of judges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines Description of subject: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines is the constitutional provision that defines the structure, powers, and functions of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court and lower courts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Rules of Court of the Philippines
→
legalBasis
→
Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
ⓘ
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines
→
constitutionalBasis
→
Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
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Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure
→
legalBasis
→
Article VIII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution
ⓘ
linked to: Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
Court of Appeals of the Philippines
→
constitutionalBasis
→
Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines
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subject linked to:
CA