List of Philippine Laws

This article contains a partial list of Philippine laws. Philippine laws have had various nomenclature designations at different periods in the history of the Philippines, as shown in the following table:

Designations used for Philippine laws
Nomenclature
Designation		 Abbreviation Form of government Dates
Act Act Philippine Government under United States Rule 1900-1935
Commonwealth Act CA Philippine Commonwealth 1935-1946
Batas Pambansa BP Modified Parliamentary Republic 1978-1985
Presidential Decree PD Republic under Martial Law/Fourth Republic 1972-1986
Presidential Proclamation PP Republic under Martial Law 1972-1986
Executive Order EO Republic under 1986 Provisional Constitution 1986-1987
Presidential Proclamation PP Republic under 1986 Provisional Constitution 1986-1987
Republic Act RA Republic 1946-72, 1987-present

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