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Kinds of Laws

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

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Kinds of Laws

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  1. Kinds of Laws

  2. 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

  3. National Laws • “Normal laws” enforced nationwide • Drafted in Congress or Senate

  4. Examples • All vehicles must register with the LTO annually • All VAT or E-VAT must be paid whenever goods are bought

  5. 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

  6. I AM RA 9262!

  7. NOOOOOOO!!!!!! FOR JUSTICE!!!

  8. 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

  9. PAY UP! P2000!

  10. 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

  11. Anti-basaan Ordinance • St John the Baptist day-June 24 • St (San) John (Juan) • Tradition to douse passersby and cars with buckets of water

  12. Anti-basaan Ordinance • Tourists and transit working passengers complained; • Ordinance passed: no “basaan” at noontime

  13. No plastic ordinance • Only enforced in area of responsibility (Muntinlupa)

  14. Number coding • Mainly enforced in METRO MANILA by MMDA • Used to regulate traffic flow in congested city centers

  15. Barangay Orders • Laws instituted by the barangay council and only implemented within barangay • Enforced by barangay police

  16. 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

  17. No Horn Blowing After 10:00 pm

  18. Car stickers • Greenhills only • Greenhills West stickers can be used to enter Greenhills Northeast but not Greenhills East

  19. Parking fee:P30

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

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