kinds of laws. what are laws? they are rules or boundaries set forth by competent authorities they...
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Kinds of Laws
What are laws?
• They are rules or boundaries set forth by competent authorities
• They are there to guide us in doing what is right
• There are 4 types of laws:national law, local ordinance, barangay order, and presidential decree
National Laws
• “Normal laws” enforced nationwide
• Drafted in Congress or Senate
Examples
• All vehicles must register with the LTO annually
• All VAT or E-VAT must be paid whenever goods are bought
RA 9262– made 3/8/04
• Aims to protect women and children from domestic abuse
• Also provides punishment for those who do not give shelter to these victims
I AM RA 9262!
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!
FOR JUSTICE!!!
RA 9334– made 12/21/04
• Increases tax on tobacco and alcohol products
• 2 birds with 1 stone—more revenue and less smokers/drinkers
• “sin tax”
• Cigarette companies and wine companies don’t like this law
PAY UP!P2000!
Local Ordinances
• Laws made by local (city or municipality) government, only for enforcement in that locality
• Every city has its own set of unique ordinances based on its needs
Anti-basaan Ordinance
• St John the Baptist day-June 24
• St (San) John (Juan)
• Tradition to douse passersby and cars with buckets of water
Anti-basaan Ordinance
• Tourists and transit working passengers complained;
• Ordinance passed: no “basaan” at noontime
No plastic ordinance
• Only enforced in area of responsibility (Muntinlupa)
Number coding
• Mainly enforced in METRO MANILA by MMDA
• Used to regulate traffic flow in congested city centers
Barangay Orders
• Laws instituted by the barangay council and only implemented within barangay
• Enforced by barangay police
Barangay order
• IN Greenhills West, we can only put out the trash on Mondays
• Other days are prohibited to reduce clutter on sidewalk -- Barangay police checks regularly
No Horn Blowing After 10:00 pm
Car stickers
• Greenhills only
• Greenhills West stickers can be used to enter Greenhills Northeast but not Greenhills East
Parking fee:P30
Presidential Decrees
• Law issued drafted directly from president
• Has same weight as national law
• Can be changed if president changes and new one chooses to change it
PD 1829
• Outlaws obstruction of justice
• Goes against keeping wanted person fugitive, interfering with police searches, etc
• Made by Ferdinand Marcos
• Marcos had many PD’s because most laws came fro;m him under Martial Law
PD 96
• Made by Former President Marcos
• Only authorized vehicles like police or hospital vehicles can use sirens
• Before Pnoy’s reign, not properly enforced
• Pnoy’s policy of “NO WANGWANG” supports PD 96
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