Republic Act No. 8249
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Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Republic Act No. 8249 canonical | 3 |
| RA 8249 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2519950 — 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: Republic Act No. 8249 Context triple: [Sandiganbayan, legalBasis, Republic Act No. 8249]
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A.
Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
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B.
Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Adamson Act
The Adamson Act was a landmark 1916 U.S. federal law that established the eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers, marking a major victory for labor rights during the Progressive Era.
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E.
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.
- 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: Republic Act No. 8249 Target entity description: Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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A.
Republic Act No. 8491
Republic Act No. 8491 is a Philippine law that prescribes the official national symbols and codifies the proper use, performance, and display of the national flag, anthem, and other patriotic insignia.
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B.
Republic Act No. 7104
Republic Act No. 7104 is a Philippine law that created the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino as the official government body tasked with developing, preserving, and promoting Filipino and other Philippine languages.
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C.
Republic Act No. 7975
Republic Act No. 7975 is a Philippine law that redefined and expanded the jurisdiction and structure of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
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D.
Adamson Act
The Adamson Act was a landmark 1916 U.S. federal law that established the eight-hour workday for interstate railroad workers, marking a major victory for labor rights during the Progressive Era.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine law
ⓘ
statute ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| appliesTo |
government employees
ⓘ
officers of government instrumentalities ⓘ officers of government-owned or controlled corporations ⓘ officers of local government units ⓘ public officials ⓘ |
| clarifies |
appellate jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
ⓘ
which cases are filed directly with the Sandiganbayan ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| defines | expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Philippine judiciary
ⓘ
linked to:
Judiciary of the Philippines
Sandiganbayan ⓘ |
| establishes |
rules on concurrent jurisdiction with regular courts
ⓘ
rules on which public officials fall under Sandiganbayan jurisdiction ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | national ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Philippines ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
ⓘ
anti-corruption law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, subject to later amendments and jurisprudence ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Congress of the Philippines ⓘ |
| legislativeChamber |
House of Representatives of the Philippines
ⓘ
Senate of the Philippines ⓘ |
| purpose |
to define the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan
ⓘ
to delineate jurisdiction between regular courts and the Sandiganbayan ⓘ to reorganize the Sandiganbayan ⓘ to specify cases cognizable by the Sandiganbayan ⓘ |
| regulates |
jurisdiction over graft and corruption cases
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jurisdiction over offenses committed by certain public officials ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act
ⓘ
Philippine anti-graft laws ⓘ Republic Act No. 7975 ⓘ Revised Penal Code of the Philippines ⓘ Sandiganbayan ⓘ |
| shortName |
RA 8249
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linked to:
Republic Act No. 8249
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| subject |
Sandiganbayan
ⓘ
anti-graft court jurisdiction ⓘ civil jurisdiction ⓘ criminal jurisdiction ⓘ public officers ⓘ |
| typeOfChange |
expansion of court jurisdiction
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reorganization of special court ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Republic Act No. 8249 Description of subject: Republic Act No. 8249 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the expanded jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the country’s anti-graft court.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Republic Act No. 8249