R.A. No. 8491 is known as the “Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines.”
Sections 1 to 34 explain the Philippine National Flag’s design and when, where and how it should be displayed.
GOVERNMENT
Random articles related to the Philippine government.
Side-by-side juxtaposition of Tagalog and English articles comprising the 1987 Philippine Constitution.
DOFW
Department of Overseas Filipino Workers (DOFW) is a government department that has been proposed in the Philippines by various persons, most prominently by Bataan Bishop Ruperto Santos.
Government Terms
The native Tagalog word for “government” is pamahalaan. The Spanish-derived Filipino word is gobyerno.
Republika ng Pilipinas
Republic of the Philippines
Republic of the Philippines
Katipunan ng Mga Karapatan
1987 KONSTITUSYON NG REPUBLIKA NG PILIPINAS
ARTIKULO III – KATIPUNAN NG MGA KARAPATAN
Philippine Bill of Rights
The Philippine Bill of Rights is in Article III of the 1987 Constitution.
Many of our visitors are interested in Section 7. Here it is in Filipino (Tagalog) translation:
SEKSYON 7. Dapat kilalanin ang karapatan ng taong-bayan na mapagbatiran hinggil sa mga bagay-bagay na may kinalaman sa tanán. Ang kaalaman sa mga opisyal na rekord, at sa mga dokumento at papeles tungkol sa mga opisyal na gawain, transaksyon, o pasya, gayon din sa mga datos sa pananaliksik ng pamahalaan na pinagbabatayan ng patakaran sa pagpapaunlad ay dapat ibigay sa mamamayan sa ilalim ng mga katakdaang maaaring itadhana ng batas.
CSC
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) of the Philippines is the Constitutional Commission of the Philippines with responsibility over the civil service. It is tasked with overseeing the integrity of government actions and processes.
Mga Kalihim (Cabinet Secretaries)
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Gabinete ng Pilipinas
Ang mga kalihim ng Gabinete ay inaatasang payuhan ang Pangulo sa iba’t ibang gawain ng bansa.
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Law on the Philippine National Anthem
In May 2009, the Philippines was abuzz about Martin Nievera’s rendition of the Filipino national anthem before the Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton boxing match in the United States. A few commentators opined that his take on the song was a violation of Philippine law, specifically Section 37 of the Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines (R.A. 8491) .