Presidential Decrees of the Philippines

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive issuance ⓘ
type of Philippine legislation ⓘ
archivedBy Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
citationStyle abbreviated as “P.D.” followed by a number ⓘ
constitutionalBasis claimed authority under the 1973 Philippine Constitution ⓘ
controversy criticized as instruments of authoritarian rule ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Republic Acts of the Philippines ⓘ
enactedDuring absence of a functioning Congress during martial law ⓘ
example Presidential Decree No. 1067 (Water Code of the Philippines) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 1083 (Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 115 (Trust Receipts Law) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 1158 (National Internal Revenue Code of 1977) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 1606 (reorganizing the Sandiganbayan) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 442 (Labor Code of the Philippines) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 603 (Child and Youth Welfare Code) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 705 (Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines) ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 957 (Subdivision and Condominium Buyers’ Protective Decree) ⓘ
firstMajorUser President Ferdinand E. Marcos ⓘ
linked to: Ferdinand Marcos
form written presidential order with numbered designation ⓘ
govern administrative law matters ⓘ
civil law matters ⓘ
criminal law matters ⓘ
economic regulation ⓘ
public order and security ⓘ
various codes and special laws still in force in the Philippines ⓘ
historicalContext prominent during the Marcos dictatorship ⓘ
influenceOnLegalSystem form part of the corpus of Philippine statutory law ⓘ
introducedBy President Ferdinand E. Marcos ⓘ
linked to: Ferdinand Marcos
issuer President of the Philippines ⓘ
language primarily written in English ⓘ
legalEffect legally binding ⓘ
legalHierarchy treated as statutes unless inconsistent with the Constitution ⓘ
legalNature have the force of statute law ⓘ
legalStatusAfter1986 remain part of Philippine law unless repealed or superseded ⓘ
numbering sequentially numbered from Presidential Decree No. 1 onward ⓘ
postAuthoritarianTreatment subject to repeal, amendment, or codification by later Congresses ⓘ
primaryFunction lawmaking by the President without Congress ⓘ
promulgationProcess signed and issued solely by the President ⓘ
relatedTo Batas Pambansa (laws of the Batasang Pambansa) ⓘ
Executive Orders of the Philippines ⓘ
scope nationwide application within Philippine territory ⓘ
subjectTo judicial review by the Supreme Court of the Philippines ⓘ
repeal by subsequent Republic Acts ⓘ
timePeriodOfMajorUse 1972–1986 ⓘ
typicalContent creation or reorganization of government agencies ⓘ
grant of rights, privileges, or exemptions ⓘ
imposition of penalties and sanctions ⓘ
usedDuring period of martial law under Ferdinand Marcos ⓘ

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Republic Acts of the Philippines → relatedTo → Presidential Decrees of the Philippines ⓘ
Regional Development Council XI → legalBasis → Executive Order on Regional Development Councils in the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Presidential Decrees of the Philippines
Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines → contains → Presidential Decrees ⓘ
linked to: Presidential Decrees of the Philippines
Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines → promulgationForm → Presidential Decree ⓘ
linked to: Presidential Decrees of the Philippines