Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
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The Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines were laws enacted by the National Assembly during the Commonwealth period (1935–1946), forming a key part of the country’s pre-independence legislative framework.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Act No. 141 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Act No. 146 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Act No. 2 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Act No. 3 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Act No. 731 | 1 |
| Commonwealth Act No. X | 1 |
| Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9295253 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines Context triple: [Republic Acts of the Philippines, precededBy, Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines]
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A.
Republic Acts of the Philippines
The Republic Acts of the Philippines are national statutes enacted by the Philippine Congress that provide the primary legal framework governing state institutions, public policy, and citizens’ rights and obligations.
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B.
Commonwealth Act No. 1
Commonwealth Act No. 1, also known as the National Defense Act of 1935, is a Philippine law that established the framework for the country’s national defense and military organization.
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C.
Commonwealth Act
A Commonwealth Act is a law enacted by the Parliament of Australia that applies at the federal level across the nation.
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D.
General Appropriations Act of the Philippines
The General Appropriations Act of the Philippines is the annual national budget law that allocates government funds to all branches, departments, and agencies of the Philippine government.
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E.
Jones Act (Philippines)
The Jones Act (Philippines) was a 1916 U.S. law that served as the organic act for the Philippine Islands, establishing an elected legislature and promising eventual independence from American colonial rule.
- 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: Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines Target entity description: The Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines were laws enacted by the National Assembly during the Commonwealth period (1935–1946), forming a key part of the country’s pre-independence legislative framework.
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A.
Republic Acts of the Philippines
The Republic Acts of the Philippines are national statutes enacted by the Philippine Congress that provide the primary legal framework governing state institutions, public policy, and citizens’ rights and obligations.
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B.
Commonwealth Act No. 1
Commonwealth Act No. 1, also known as the National Defense Act of 1935, is a Philippine law that established the framework for the country’s national defense and military organization.
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C.
Commonwealth Act
A Commonwealth Act is a law enacted by the Parliament of Australia that applies at the federal level across the nation.
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D.
General Appropriations Act of the Philippines
The General Appropriations Act of the Philippines is the annual national budget law that allocates government funds to all branches, departments, and agencies of the Philippine government.
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E.
Jones Act (Philippines)
The Jones Act (Philippines) was a 1916 U.S. law that served as the organic act for the Philippine Islands, establishing an elected legislature and promising eventual independence from American colonial rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine statute
ⓘ
legislative enactment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| enactedUnder | 1935 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ |
| endEvent | independence of the Philippines in 1946 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1946 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Republic Acts of the Philippines ⓘ |
| follows |
Philippine Jones Law
ⓘ
linked to:
Jones Act (Philippines)
Philippine Organic Acts ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Organic Act of 1902
|
| governingAuthority |
President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
President of the Philippines
|
| hasLegalStatus | in force unless repealed or superseded ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Commonwealth Act No. 1
ⓘ
Commonwealth Act No. 141 ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
Commonwealth Act No. 146 ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
Commonwealth Act No. 186 ⓘ Commonwealth Act No. 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
Commonwealth Act No. 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
Commonwealth Act No. 473 ⓘ Commonwealth Act No. 502 ⓘ Commonwealth Act No. 613 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | pre-independence legislative framework of the Philippines ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Spanish colonial law
ⓘ
United States law ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
linked to:
Tagalog
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalForm | numbered act ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Congress of the Philippines
ⓘ
National Assembly of the Philippines ⓘ |
| numberingScheme |
Commonwealth Act No. X
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
|
| partOf |
Philippine legal system
ⓘ
Philippine statutory law ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Philippine Commission Acts
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Organic Act of 1902
Philippine Legislature Acts ⓘ
linked to:
Philippine Legislature
|
| publicationMedium | Official Gazette of the Philippines ⓘ |
| regulates |
citizenship in the Philippines
ⓘ
immigration in the Philippines ⓘ national defense of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ public administration in the Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ public lands in the Philippines ⓘ public utilities in the Philippines ⓘ social security and pensions in the Philippines ⓘ |
| requires | presidential approval ⓘ |
| startEvent | establishment of the Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ |
| startTime | 1935 ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
Commonwealth period of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth of the Philippines era
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines Description of subject: The Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines were laws enacted by the National Assembly during the Commonwealth period (1935–1946), forming a key part of the country’s pre-independence legislative framework.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines
linked to: Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines