Collection of Free E-Books about Philippine Law and Government

Download free e-books about the Philippine Law and Government at Memoware. These e-books will help Philippine law students.

1. The National Internal Revenue Code of the Philippines, also known as the Tax Reform Act of 1997 is the law establishing the system of national taxation in the Philippines. The most recent extensive revision of the Code occurred in 1997, although the Code was amended in 2005 to expand the coverage and rates of value-added tax.

The taxes imposed by the Code include a graduated income tax on all income earned by natural and juridical persons within the Philippines, a capital gains tax, excise tax on certain products, a donor's tax, an estate tax, and a value-added tax on the sale of most goods and services in the Philippines.

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2. The Philippine Rules of Court. An ebook that discusses about the Philippine Rules of Court including Revised Rules on Summary Procedure, Internal Rules of the Court of Appeals, Speedy Trial Act of 1998, The Family Courts Act of 1997, Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Act, The Ombudsman Act of 1989, and other related laws and issuances.

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3. The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines. The Revised Penal Code criminalizes a whole class of acts that are generally accepted as criminal, such as the taking of a life whether through murder or homicide, rape, robbery and theft, and treason.The Code also penalizes other acts which are considered criminal in the Philippines, such as adultery, concubinage, and abortion. The Code expressly defines the elements that consist each crime, and the existence all these elements have to be proven beyond reasonable doubt in order to secure conviction.

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4. The Civil Code of the Philippines. The Civil Code is divided into 5 “books”, with a specific book covering persons and family relations; property; succession; obligations and contracts; and special contracts. Special contracts encompasses several classes of contracts as sales, agency, and partnership. The law on torts and damages is found in Book V, although developments in tort and damages law have been guided less by the Code than by judicial precedents.

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5. The Labor Code of the Philippines. The Labor Code prescribes the rules for hiring and termination of private employees; the conditions of work including maximum work hours and overtime; employee benefits such as holiday pay, thirteenth month pay and retirement pay; and the guidelines in the organization and membership in labor unions as well as in collective bargaining.

The Labor Code contains several provisions which are beneficial to labor. Private employees cannot be terminated from employment except for just or authorized causes as prescribed in Article 282 to 284 of the Code. The right to trade union is expressly recognized, as is the right of a union to insist on a closed shop. Strikes are also authorized for as long as they comply with the strict requirements under the Code, and workers who organize or participate in illegal strikes may be subject to dismissal. Moreover, Philippine jurisprudence has long applied a rule that any doubts in the interpretation of law, especially the Labor Code, will be resolved in favor of labor and against management.

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6. Corporate Code of the Philippines. The Corporation Code provides for the rules and regulations in the establishment and operation of stock and non-stock corporations in the Philippines. It was enacted in 1978. The regulation of securities and practices in the stock market governed by the 2000 Securities Regulation Code.

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