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Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING THE SHARI'A DISTRICT COURT SYSTEM IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND IN THE AREAS OUTSIDE THE SAID AUTONOMOUS REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1083, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MUSLIM CODE OF PERSONAL LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
August 28, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6367, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING AND STRENGTHENING THE SHARI'A DISTRICT COURT SYSTEM IN THE AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO AND IN THE AREAS OUTSIDE THE SAID AUTONOMOUS REGION, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1083, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MUSLIM CODE OF PERSONAL LAWS OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : Presidential Decree 1083 or the Muslim Code of Personal Laws of the Philippines granted legal recognition to the validity of the personal laws of Filipino Muslims and established a Shairi'a Court District System where cases involving these laws may be ventilated and adjudicated upon. In view of the increase in Filipino Muslim population, this bill seeks to establish an expanded and separate Shari'a District Court System in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in the areas outside the ARMM. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SALAPUDDIN, GERRY A. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-08-28 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Amin (023 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2003-09-03 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON MUSLIM AFFAIRS |
Abstract
"Presidential Decree 1083 or the Muslim Code of Personal Laws of the Philippines granted legal recognition to the validity of the personal laws of Filipino Muslims and established a Shairi'a Court District System where cases involving these laws may be ventilated and adjudicated upon. In view of the increase in Filipino Muslim population, this bill seeks to establish an expanded and separate Shari'a District Court System in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and in the areas outside the ARMM."
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