Act/Law Title Category CEDAW Provision Type

Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
An Act Revising the Penal Code and Guarantee of Basic
Act No. 3815 other Penal Laws [Art. 340-Corruption of Child Human Rights and Act
Minors] Fundamental
Freedoms, Article 15:
Law

Directing National Government Agencies Executive

and Government-Owned and Controlled Article 2: Policy Orders/Presidential
Executive No. 340 Corporations to provide Day Care Child Measures, Article 11: Directives/Proclamati
Services for their Employee's Children Employment ons/ CSC Memo
under five years of age Circulars

Creating A Committee for the Special Executive

Protection of Children from all Forms of Article 15: Law, Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No.
Neglect, Abuse, Cruelty, Exploitation, Child Article 16: Marriage Directives/Proclamati
275
Discrimination and other Conditions and Family Life ons/ CSC Memo
Prejudicial to their Development Circulars

Authorizing the Ministry of Social Executive

Sevices and Development to take Article 2: Policy Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No.
Protective Custody of Child Prostitutes Child Measures, Article 6: Directives/Proclamati
56
and Sexually Exploited Children, and for Prostitution ons/ CSC Memo
other purposes Circulars

Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Guarantee of Basic
Human Rights and
Presidential Decree
The Child and Youth Welfare Code Child Fundamental Presidential Decree
No. 603
Freedoms, Article 15:
Law, Article 16:
Marriage and Family
Life

Executive
Orders/Presidential
Declaring the Month of October of Every Article 16: Marriage
Proclamation No. 267 Child Directives/Proclamati
Year as National Children's Month and Family Life
ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars

Executive
Declaring the Second Week of February
Orders/Presidential
of Every Year as "National Awareness Article 16: Marriage
Proclamation No. 731 Child Directives/Proclamati
Week for the Prevention of Child Sexual and Family Life
ons/ CSC Memo
Abuse and Exploitation"
Circulars

Executive
Orders/Presidential
Declaring the 17th day of October of Article 16: Marriage
Proclamation No. 74 Child Directives/Proclamati
Every Year as National Children's Day and Family Life
ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars

Executive
Declaring the Fourth Week of March Orders/Presidential
Article 16: Marriage
Proclamation No. 759 1996 as "Protection and Gender-Fair Child Directives/Proclamati
and Family Life
Treatment if the Girl Child Week" ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars

Executive
Proclaiming the Adoption and
Orders/Presidential
Implementation of the Philippine Article 16: Marriage
Proclamation No. 855 Child Directives/Proclamati
Program of Action for Children in the and Family Life
ons/ CSC Memo
1990s
Circulars
 Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
An Act Providing for Stronger Deterrence Guarantee of Basic
and Special Protection Against Child Human Rights and
Republic Act No.
Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination, Child Fundamental Republic Act
7610
Providing Penalties for its Violation, and Freedoms, Article 15:
for other purposes Law, Article 16:
Marriage and Family
Life
Article 2: Policy
An Act Prohibiting the Employment of Measures, Article 3:
Children Below 15 Years of Age in Public Guarantee of Basic
Republic Act No.
and Private Undertakings, Amending for Child Human Rights and Republic Act
7658
this Purpose Section 12, Article VIII of Fundamental
R.A. 7610 Freedoms, Article 11:
Employment

An Act Declaring Every Second Sunday

Republic Act No. Article 2: Policy
of December as the National Children's Child Republic Act
8296 Measures
Broadcasting Day

Republic Act No. Article 2: Policy

Children's Television Act of 1997 Child Republic Act
8370 Measures

An Act Promulgating A Comprehensive

Policy and a National System for Early
Republic Act No. Article 2: Policy
Childhood Care and Development Child Republic Act
8980 Measures
(ECCD), Providing Funds Therefore and
for other purposes

Article 2: Policy
An Act Revising the Penal Code and Measures, Article 3:
other Penal Laws [Art. 11 to 15; 89; 200 Guarantee of Basic
Act No. 3815 to 202; 245 to 250; 255 to 259; 262 to Criminal Human Rights and Act
279; 282 to 288; 333 to 339; 341 to Fundamental
352] Freedoms, Article 15:
Law
Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Presidential Guarantee of Basic Presidential
Call to Action Againts Domestic Violence Criminal
Directives Human Rights and Directives
Fundamental
Freedoms
Article 2: Policy
An Act to Impose Death Penalty on Measures, Article 3:
Certain Henious Crimes, Amending for Guarantee of Basic
Republic Act No.
that Purpose the Revised Penal Code, as Criminal Human Rights and Republic Act
1659
Amended, other Special Penal Laws, and Fundamental
for other purposes Freedoms, Article 15:
Law
An Act to Declare Unlawful the Practice
of Matching Filipino Women for Marriage
to Foreign Nationals on Mail-Order Basis Article 5: Sex Role
and other Similar Practices, Including Stereotyping and
Republic Act No.
the Advertisement, Publication, Printing Criminal PrejudiceArticle 16: Republic Act
6955
or Distribution of Brochures, Fliers and Marriage and Family
Other Propaganda Materials in Life
Furtherance Thereof anbd Providing
Penalty Therefor

An Act Creating a Board of Claims Under

the Department of Justice for Victims of Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No.
Unjust Imprisonment or Detention and Criminal Measures, , Article Republic Act
7309
Victims of Violent Crimes and for other 15: Law
purposes
 Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
An Act Declaring Sexual Harrassment
Rights and
Republic Act No. Unlawful in the Employment, Education
Criminal Fundamental Republic Act
7877 or Training Environment, and for other
Freedoms, Article 11:
purposes
Employment, Article
15: Law
Article 2: Policy
An Act Expanding the Definition of the
Measures, Article 3:
Crime of Rape, Reclassifying the same
Guarantee of Basic
Republic Act No. as Crime Against Persons, Amending for
Criminal Human Rights and Republic Act
8353 the Purpose Act No. 3815, as Amended,
Fundamental
otherwise known as the Revised Penal
Freedoms, Article 15:
Code and for other purposes
Law
Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Policy on Sexual Harassment in the Economic/Employm Rights and
CSC Memo Circulars CSC Memo Circulars
Workplace ent Fundamental
Freedoms, Article 11:
Employment
Article 3: Guarantee
Implementing Rules and Regulations on
of Basic Human
R.A. 7877 [An Act Declaring Sexual
Economic/Employm Rights and
CSC Memo Circulars Harrassment Unlawful in the CSC Memo Circulars
ent Fundamental
Employment, Education or Training
Freedoms, Article 11:
Environment and for other purposes]
Employment

Executive
Article 2: Policy
Creating the Presidentila Fact-Finding Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No. Economic/Employm Measures, Article 7:
and Policy Advisory Commission on the Directives/Proclamati
231 ent Political and Public
Protection of Overseas Filipinos ons/ CSC Memo
Life
Circulars

Amending the Executive Order No. 208 Executive

(S. 1995) entitled "Further Defining the Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No. Economic/Employm Article 2: Policy
Composition, Powers, and Functions of Directives/Proclamati
268 ent Measures
the National Commission on the Role of ons/ CSC Memo
Filipino Women" Circulars

An Act Amending Section Four of the

Charter of the Philippine Veterans Bank
(to include as veterans entitled to the
benefits from this Act the widows,
Presidential Decree Economic/Employm Article 13: Economic
orphans and compulsory heirs of Presidential Decree
No. 1855 ent and Social Benefits
deceased veterans in the direct
ascending line and direct descending
line excluding grandchildren and great
grandchildren
Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Guarantee of Basic
Enhancing Access of Small and Medium Human Rigts and
Presidential Economic/Employm Presidential
Scale Women Entrepreneurs to Fundamental
Directives ent Directives
Livelihood Programs Freedoms, Article 11:
Employment, Article
13: Economic and
Social Benefits
Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Presidential Protection of Women Overseas Contract Economic/Employm Rights and Presidential
Directives Workers ent Dundamental Directives
Freedoms, Article 11:
Employment
Article 2: Policy
Executive
Measures, Article 3:
Declaring the period January to Orders/Presidential
Economic/Employm Guarantee of Basic
Proclamation No. 976 December 1997 as the Anti-Migrant Directives/Proclamati
ent Human Rights and
Trafficking Year ons/ CSC Memo
Fundamental
Circulars
Freedoms
 Article 3: Guarantee
An Act Granting Maternity Leave to of Basic Human
Women in Government Service under Rights and
Republic Act No. Temporary Appointments Who Have Economic/Employm Fundamental
Republic Act
1564 Rendered Less than Two Years of ent Freedoms, Article 4:
Service by Amending Commonwealth Special Measures,
Act No. 647, as amended Article
11:Employment

An Act to Establish in the Department of

Republic Act No. Economic/Employm Article 2: Policy
Labor a Bureau to be Known As The Republic Act
2714 ent Measures
Women and Minors Bureau

An Act Instituting A Comprehensive

Agrarian Reform Program to Promote Article 3: Guarantee
Social Justice and Industrialization, of Basic Human
Republic Act No. Providing the Mechanism for its Economic/Employm Rights and
Republic Act
6237 Implementation, and for other purposes ent Fundamental
[Sec. 40 - Special Areas of Concern to Freedoms, Article
include Rural Women as a qualified 11:Employment
beneficiary

An Act Increasing the Minimum Wage of

Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Househelpers, Amending for the Purpose Economic/Employm
Measures, Article 11: Republic Act
7655 Article 143 of Presidential Decree No. ent
Employment
442, as amended

An Act Institutionalizing the Social

Reform and Poverty Alleviation Program,
Creating for the Purpose the National
Republic Act No. Economic/Employm Article 14: Rural
Anti-Poverty Commission, /Defining its Republic Act
8425 ent Women
Powers and Functions, and for other
purposes [to pursue a gender-
responsive approach to fight poverty
An Act Granting Retired Officers and
Enlisted Men of the Philippine
Constabulary and the same rights and
priveleges enjoyed by retired officers
and enlisted men of the Philippine Army
Economic/Employm Article 13: Economic
Republic Act No.3015 under the Republic Act No. 340, as Republic Act
ent and Social Benefits
amended, and Authorizing the
Appropriation of the Necessary Funds
therefore (widows and minor children
shall enjoy the same rights and
privileges thereunder granted the AFP

An Act Establishing and Providing for A

Republic Act No.
Free Public Secondary Education and for Education Article 10: Education Republic Act
6655
other purposes

An Act Providing Government Assistance

Article 10: Education,
Republic Act No. to Students and Teachers in Private
Education Article 11: Republic Act
6728 Education and Appropriating Funds
Employment
Therefor

Adopting a National Code of Marketing

of Breastmilk Substitutes, Breastmilk
Article 2: Policy
Executive Order No. Supplements and Related Products, Health and Social
Measures, Article 12: Executive Orders
51 Penalizing Violations thereof, and for Welfare
Health
other purposes [infants and pregnant
women]
Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Presidential Establishment of Women's Desk in Health and Social Guarantee of Basic Presidential
Directives Priority Areas Welfare Human Rigts and Directives
Fundamental
Freedoms
 Presidential Provision of Health Services to Urban Health and Social Presidential
Article 12: Health
Directives Poor Welfare Directives

Article 13: Economic

Presidential Land Acquisition under the Health and Social Presidential
and Social Benefits,
Directives Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Welfare Directives
Article 15:

Executive
Reaffirming yje Commitment to the
Article 2: Policy Orders/Presidential
Universal Child and Mother Health and Social
Proclamation No. 46 Measures, Article 12: Directives/Proclamati
Immunization Goal by Launching the Welfare
Health ons/ CSC Memo
Polio Eradication Project
Circulars

An Act to Promote, Require and Ensure

the Production of an Adequate Supply, Article 12: Health,
Republic Act No. Health and Social
Distribution, Use and Acceptance of Article 14: Rural Republic Act
6675 Welfare
Drugs and Medicines Identified by their Women
Generic Name

Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Rights and
Fundamental
An Act Establishing A Day Care Center in
Freedoms, Article 5:
Every Barangay, Instituting Therein a
Sex Role
Republic Act No. Total Development and Protection of Health and Social
Stereotyping and Republic Act
6972 Children Program, Appropriating Fund Welfare
Prejudice; Article 11:
therefore, and for other purposes [care
Employment, Article
for children of working mothers]
13: Economic and
Social Benefits,
Article 14: Rural
Women

Article 11:
Republic Act No. The Magna Carta of Public Health Health and Social
Employment, Article Republic Act
7305 Workers Welfare
12: Health

An Act Providing Incentives to All

government and Private Health Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Health and Social
Institutions with Rooming-in and Measures, Article 12: Republic Act
7600 Welfare
Breastfeeding Practices and for other Health
purposes

An Act Giving Representation to Women

Article 1:
Republic Act No. in the Social Security Commission, Health and Social
Discrimination, Article Republic Act
7688 Amending for the purpose Section 3 (A) Welfare
11: Employment
of Republic Act No. 1161, as amended

An Act Instituting A National Health

Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Insurance Program for All Filipinos and Health and Social
Measures, Article 12: Republic Act
7875 Establishing the Philippine Health Welfare
Health
Insurance Corporation for the purpose

Article 11:
An Act Granting Benefits and Incentives Employment, Article
Republic Act No. Health and Social
to Accredited Barangay Health Workers 12: Health, Article Republic Act
7883 Welfare
and for other purposes 13: Economic and
Social Benefits
 An Act Creating the National Dairy
Authority to Accelerate the Development
of the Dairy Industry in the Philippines,
Providing for a Dairy Development fund, Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Health and Social
and for other purposes [to enhance Measures, Article 12: Republic Act
7884 Welfare
children's, pregnant and nursing Health
mother;s nutritional intake and
encourage participation of women in
health care projects]
An Act Creating the National Youth
Commission, Establishing a National
Republic Act No. Comprehensive and Coordinated Health and Social Article 2: Policy
Republic Act
8044 Program on Youth Development, Welfare Measures
Appropriating Fund, therefore, and for
other purposes
An Act Penalizing the Refusal of
Hospitals and Medical Clinics to
Administer Apprioriate Initial Medical
Treatment and Support in Emergency or
Serious Cases, Amending for the Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Health and Social
Purpose Batas Pambansa Bilang 702, Measures, Article 12: Republic Act
8344 Welfare
otherwise known as "An Act Prohibiting Health
the Demand of Deposits or Advance
Payments for the Confinement or
Treatment of Patients in Hospitals and
Medical Clinics in Certain Cases"
An Act Providing fo rthe Promotion of
Health Research and Development,
Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Establishing for the Purpose the National Health and Social
Measures, Article 12: Republic Act
8503 Institute of Health (NIH), Definingh its Welfare
Health
Objectives, Powers, and Functions and
for other purposes
An Act Promulgating Policies an
Prescribing Measures for the Prevention
and Control fo HIV/AIDS in the
Philippines, Instituting a Nationwide Article 2: Policy
Republic Act No. Health and Social
HIV/AIDS Information and Educational Measures, Article 12: Republic Act
8504 Welfare
Program, Establishing a Comprehensive Health
HIV/AIDS Monitoring System,
Strengthening the Philippien National
Aids Council, and for other purposes
Article 2: Policy
An Act Providing Assistance and
Measures, Article 3:
Protection for Rape Victims, Establishing
Guarantee of Basic
Republic Act No. for the Purpose a Rape Crisis Center in Health and Social
Human Rights and Republic Act
8505 Every Province and City, Authorizing the Welfare
Fundamental
Appropriation of Funds therefore, and
Freedoms, Article
for other purposes
Article 15: Law

Law on Registry of Civil Status (Function Article 16: Marriage

Act No. 3753 Marriage/Family Act
and Responsibilities of the Civil Register) and Family Life

Presidential Gender-Responsive Policies and Article 16: Marriage Presidential

Marriage/Family
Directives Programs on Family and Family Life Directives

Executive
Orders/Presidential
Declaring the 4th Sunday of September Article 16: Marriage
Proclamation No. 847 Marriage/Family Directives/Proclamati
as Family Thanksgiving Day and Family Life
ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars
 Article 2: Policy
An Act to Establish the Women's Measures, Article 3:
Auxiliary Corps in the Armed Forces of Guarantee of Basic
Republic Act No. the Philippines, to Provide the Human Rights and
Marriage/Family Republic Act
3835 Procurement of its Officers and Enlisted Fundamental
Personnel, and for other purposes (As Freedoms, Article 7:
Amended by PD 1043 Political and Public
Life
Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Rights and
An Act to Ordain and Institute The Civil
Republic Act No. 386 Marriage/Family Fundamental Republic Act
Code of the Philippines
Freedoms, Article 16:
Marriage and Family
Life

An Act to Amend Section 431 of the

Administrative Code, as amended, by
Article 7: Political and
Act No. 4112 Granting the Right of Suffrage to Political Act
Public Life
Women and Making them Eligible to all
Public Offices and for other purposes

An Act to Control and Regulate the

Commonwealth Act Article 2: Policy
Immigration of Aliens into the Political Commonwealth Act
No. 613 Measures
Philippines

Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Guarantee of Basic
Attendance of Women in Government in Human Rights and
CSC Memo Circulars the International Women's Day Political Fundamental CSC Memo Circulars
Celebration on March 8, 1996 Freedoms, Article 8:
Representation,
Article 13: Economic
and Social Benefits
Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Guarantee of Basic
Human Rights and
Policy on Equal Representation of Fundamental
CSC Memo Circulars Women and Men in Third Level Positions Political Freedoms, Article 7: CSC Memo Circulars
in Government Political and Public
Life, Article 8:
Representation,
Article 11:
Employment
Amending Executive Order 356 dated 12
August 1996 which provides for the
Executive
implementing Guidelines on the
Orders/Presidential
Institutional Arrangements to Fasttrack Article 2: Policy
Executive No. 368 Political Directives/Proclamati
SRA Localization, to include the National Measures
ons/ CSC Memo
Council on the Role of the Filipino
Circulars
Women in the Membership of the Social
Reform Council

Providing for the Adoption of the Executive

Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery Orders/Presidential
Article 2: Policy
Executive No. 443 of Social Services as the National Political Directives/Proclamati
Measures
Delivery Mechanism for the Minimum ons/ CSC Memo
Basic Needs (MBN) Approach Circulars

Executive
Approving and Adopting the Philippine Orders/Presidential
Article 2: Policy
Executive Order 273 Plan for Gender-Responsiveness Political Directives/Proclamati
Measures
Development, 1995 to 2025 ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars
 Executive
Further Defining the Composition,
Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No. Powers, and Functions of the National Article 2: Policy
Political Directives/Proclamati
208 Commission on the Role of Filipino Measures
ons/ CSC Memo
Women
Circulars

Designating the National Council of

Women of the Philippines (NCWP) as
One of the Lead Monitoring Arm of Non- Executive
Governmental Organizations (NGOs) for Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No. Article 2: Policy
the effective Implementation of the Political Directives/Proclamati
329 Measures
Global Platform for Action and the ons/ CSC Memo
Philippine Plan for Gender- Circulars
Responsiveness Development in the
NGO and Private Sector

Executive
Approving and Adopting the Philippine Orders/Presidential
Executive Order No. Article 2: Policy
Development Plan for Women for 1989 Political Directives/Proclamati
348 Measures
to 1992 ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars

Presidential Decree Creating a National Commission on the Article 2: Policy

Political Presidential Decree
No. 633 Role of Filipino Women Measures

Article 3: Guarantee
Enhancement of Women's Participation
of Basic Human
Presidential in Environmental Management and Presidential
Political Rights and
Directives Ecology Programs and Projects of Directives
Fundamental
Government
Freedoms

Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Presidential Enhancement of Image of Women in Presidential
Political Rights and
Directives Media Directives
Fundamental
Freedoms

Article 3: Guarantee
Implementation of R.A. 7192 or the of Basic Human
Presidential Presidential
Women in Development and Nation- Political Rights and
Directives Directives
Building Act Fundamental
Freedoms

Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Possible Representation of the NCFRW in
Presidential Rights and Presidential
the 81st Session of the International Political
Directives Fundamental Directives
Labor Organization
Freedoms, Article 8:
Representation
Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Preparation and Finalization of the Rights and
Presidential Presidential
Guidelines to Include Women's Budget Political Fundamental
Directives Directives
Needs in the 1996 Budget Call Freedoms, Article 13:
Economic and Social
Benefits

Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Presidential Invitation of NCFRW as Observers in Presidential
Political Rights and
Directives Cabinet Cluster Meetings Directives
Fundamental
Freedoms

Article 3: Guarantee
Designation of the Secretary of DOLE as of Basic Human
Presidential Presidential
Additional NCFRW Champion to the Political Rights and
Directives Directives
Cabinet Fundamental
Freedoms
 Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Rights and
Presidential Women Nominees to the Commission on Fundamental Presidential
Political
Directives Human Rights Freedoms, Article 7: Directives
Political and Public
Life, Article 11:
Employment
Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Expanding the Social Reform Agenda to
Presidential Guarantee of Basic Presidential
Cover the Beijing Platform of Action on Political
Directives Human Rights and Directives
Women
Fundamental
Freedoms

Article 3: Guarantee
of Basic Human
Presidential 1998 Funding for Sex-Disaggregation of Presidential
Political Rights and
Directives Statistical Data at the Provincial Level Directives
Fundamental
Freedoms

Executive
Declaring October 15, 1997 and of Every Article 2: Policy Orders/Presidential
Proclamation No.
Year Thereafter, as "National Rural Political Measures, Article 14: Directives/Proclamati
1105
Women's Day" Rural Women ons/ CSC Memo
Circulars

An Act to Declare March 8th of Every

Republic Act No. Article 2: Policy
Year as a Working Special Holiday to be Political Republic Act
6949 Measures
Known as National Women's Day

An Act Providing for a Witness

Republic Act No. Article 2: Policy
Protection, Security and Benefit Program Political Republic Act
6981 Measures
and for other purposes

Article 2: Policy
An Act Promoting the Integration of
Measures, Article 5:
Republic Act No. Women as Full and Equal Partners of
Political Sex Role Republic Act
7192 Men in Development and Nation Building
Stereotyping and
and for other purposes
Prejudice

Article 2: Policy
An Act Providing for the Rehabilitation,
Measures, Article 3:
Self-Development and Self-Reliance of
Republic Act No. Guarantee of Basic
Disabled Persons and Their Integration Political Republic Act
7277 Human Rights and
into the Mainstream of Society and for
Fundamental
other purposes
Freedoms

An Act to Maximize the Contribution of

Republic Act No. Senior Citizens to Nation Building Grant Article 2: Policy
Political Republic Act
7432 Benefits and Special Privileges and for Measures
other purposes

Article 2: Policy
Measures, Article 3:
Guarantee of Basic
An Act Providing for the Repatriation of
Human Rights and
Republic Act No. Filipino Women who have lost their
Political Fundamental Republic Act
8171 Philippine Citizenship by Marriage to
Freedoms, Article 9:
Aliens and of Natural-Born Filipinos
Nationality, Article
16: Marriage and
Family Life
 An Act Repealing Presidential Decree No.
Republic Act No.
772, entitled "Penalizing Squatting and Political Article 15: Law Republic Act
8368
Other Similar Acts

An Act to Recognize, Protect and

Promote the Rights of Indigenous
Cultural Communities/Indigenous
Republic Act No. People, Creating a National Commission Article 2: Policy
Political Republic Act
8371 on Indigenous People, Establishing Measures
Implementing Mechanisms,
Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for
other purposes
An Act Providing for the Reform and
Reorganization of the Philippine National
Police and for Other Purposes, Amending
Republic Act No. Certain Provisions of Republic Act No. Article 2: Policy
Political Republic Act
8551 6975 [An Act Establishing the Philippine Measures
National Police Under a Re-organized
Department of the Interior and Local
Government], and for other purposes