List of Philippine laws
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This article contains a partial list of Philippine laws.
Sources of Philippine laws
Notes
*Customs may be considered as supplementary source of law, however, customs which are contrary to law, public order or public policy shall not be countenanced
Abbreviations
Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in the history of the Philippines, as shown in the following table:
Notable laws
The following table lists Philippine laws that have been mentioned in Wikipedia or are otherwise notable. Only laws passed by Congress and its preceding bodies are listed here; presidential decrees and other executive issuances which may otherwise carry the force of law are excluded for the purpose of this table.
Lists of laws by year
2021
2020
2019
2018 (10967–11166)
2017 (10925–10966)
2016 (10740–10924)
2015 (10653–10739)
2014 (10635–10652)
2013 (10355–10634)
2012 (10157–10354)
2011 (10148–10156)
2010 (9903–10146)
2009 (9519–9999)
2008 (9496–9518)
2007 (9366–9495)
2006 (9342–9365)
2005 (9335–9341)
2004 (9233–9334)
2003 (9183–9232)
2002 (9163–9182)
2001 (8990–9162)
2000 (8759–8989)
1999 (8746–8758)
1998 (8446–8745)
1997 (8248–8445)
1996 (8177–8247)
1995 (7854–8176)
1994 (7667–7853)
1993 (7645–7666)
1992 (7160–7644)
1991 (6976–7159)
1990 (6831–6975)
1989 (6689–6830)
1988 (6646–6688)
1987 (6636–6645)
1972 (6424–6635)
1971 (6135–6423)
1970 (6124–6134)
1969 (5456–6123)
1968 (5191–5455)
1967 (4865–5190)
See also
Congress of the Philippines (section on Lawmaking)
Decree - this type of law has been used to create many institutions, such as the Philippine Heart Center, which is not used in many other countries.
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