Presidential Decree No. 1083
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Presidential Decree No. 1083 is the Philippine statute that codifies Muslim personal laws and establishes the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Presidential Decree No. 1083 canonical | 5 |
| P.D. No. 1083 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12964340 — 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: Presidential Decree No. 1083 Context triple: [Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines, legalBasis, Presidential Decree No. 1083]
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A.
Presidential Decree No. 1586
Presidential Decree No. 1586 is a Philippine law that established the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System, requiring environmental impact assessments for certain projects to protect and manage the country’s environment.
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B.
Presidential Decree No. 1606
Presidential Decree No. 1606 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the special anti-graft court for public officials.
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C.
Presidential Decrees of the Philippines
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.
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D.
Proclamation No. 1081
Proclamation No. 1081 was the 1972 presidential decree by Ferdinand Marcos that formally placed the Philippines under nationwide martial law, marking the start of an authoritarian regime.
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E.
Republic Act No. 7307
Republic Act No. 7307 is a Philippine law that created and mandated the Philippine Carabao Center to conserve, propagate, and promote the carabao as a vital resource for agriculture and rural development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presidential Decree No. 1083 Target entity description: Presidential Decree No. 1083 is the Philippine statute that codifies Muslim personal laws and establishes the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.
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A.
Presidential Decree No. 1586
Presidential Decree No. 1586 is a Philippine law that established the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System, requiring environmental impact assessments for certain projects to protect and manage the country’s environment.
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B.
Presidential Decree No. 1606
Presidential Decree No. 1606 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the special anti-graft court for public officials.
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C.
Presidential Decrees of the Philippines
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.
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D.
Proclamation No. 1081
Proclamation No. 1081 was the 1972 presidential decree by Ferdinand Marcos that formally placed the Philippines under nationwide martial law, marking the start of an authoritarian regime.
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E.
Republic Act No. 7307
Republic Act No. 7307 is a Philippine law that created and mandated the Philippine Carabao Center to conserve, propagate, and promote the carabao as a vital resource for agriculture and rural development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim personal law code
ⓘ
Philippine statute ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
integrate Muslim personal law into the national legal framework of the Philippines
ⓘ
provide for the administration of Muslim personal laws ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh)
ⓘ
Shari’a ⓘ
linked to:
Sharia
|
| codifies | Muslim personal laws in the Philippines ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| creates | system of Shari’a courts in the Philippines ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1977-02-04 ⓘ |
| definesJurisdictionOf |
Shari’a Circuit Courts
ⓘ
linked to:
Shari’a District Courts
Shari’a District Courts ⓘ |
| enactedBy | President of the Philippines ⓘ |
| enactedUnder |
Martial Law regime of Ferdinand E. Marcos
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Martial Law period
|
| establishes |
Shari’a Circuit Courts
ⓘ
linked to:
Shari’a District Courts
Shari’a District Courts ⓘ |
| governs |
Islamic endowments (waqf) among Muslims in the Philippines
ⓘ
divorce among Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ family relations among Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ marriage among Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ succession and inheritance among Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
personal status law
ⓘ
religious law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| officialName | Presidential Decree No. 1083 ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine statutory law ⓘ |
| recognizes | pluralism in Philippine legal system for Muslim personal laws ⓘ |
| regionOfApplication | predominantly Muslim areas in the Philippines ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| shortName | Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Ferdinand E. Marcos
ⓘ
linked to:
Ferdinand Marcos
|
| status | in force (subject to later amendments and related legislation) ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Muslim personal laws
ⓘ
Shari’a courts ⓘ
linked to:
Sharia Courts
betrothal ⓘ custody of children ⓘ divorce ⓘ family relations ⓘ guardianship ⓘ inheritance ⓘ marriage ⓘ paternity and filiation ⓘ property relations between spouses ⓘ succession ⓘ waqf (Islamic endowments) ⓘ |
| title | A Decree to Ordain and Promulgate a Code Recognizing the System of Filipino Muslim Laws, Codifying Muslim Personal Laws, and Providing for its Administration and for Other Purposes ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Presidential Decree No. 1083 Description of subject: Presidential Decree No. 1083 is the Philippine statute that codifies Muslim personal laws and establishes the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: Presidential Decree No. 1083