Investigation for information necessary to support legal decision-making.

A rule of conduct formulated and made obligatory by the legitimate power of the state.

• Law

• Statute

• Regulation

• Resolution

Body of rules and principles in accordance with which the powers of sovereignty are regularly exercised.

• Constitution

• Regulation

• Ordinance

• Inherent Powers of the State

A written instrument by which the fundamental powers of the government are established, limited, and defined and by which these powers are distributed among several departments or branches for their safe and useful exercise for the benefit of the people.

• Philippine Legislature

• Philippine Commission

• Batasang Pambansa

• Philippine Constitution

Rules and regulations promulgated by competent authorities; enactments of legislative bodies (national or local) or they may be rules and regulations of administrative (department or bureau) or judicial agencies.

• Rulings of the Supreme Court

• Statute Laws

• Bill

• Resolution of the House

Presidential Decrees were the innovation of

• Ferdinand Marcos

• Corazon Aquino

• Fidel Ramos

• Manuel Quezon

Acts of President which relate to a particular aspect of government operations in pursuance of his duties as administrative head shall be promulgated in --.

• Administrative Orders

• Presidential Decrees

• Batas Pambansa

• Executive Orders

Is a piece of legislation used to create a policy in order to carry out the principles of the Constitution. It is crafted and passed by the Congress of the Philippines and approved by the President of the Philippines. It can only be repealed by a similar act of Congress.

• Presidential Decrees

• Administrative Orders

• Republic Act

• Court Rulings

These are cases decided or written opinion by courts and by persons performing judicial functions.

• Jurisprudence

• Jurisdiction

• Judiciary

• Presidential Decrees

The following statements are true, except:

• Presidential issuances which apply only to particular persons or classes of persons such as administrative and executive orders need not be published on the assumption that they have been circularized to all concerned.

• The publication of presidential issuances "of a public nature" or "of general applicability" is a requirement of equal protection of the law.

• Presidential decrees that provide for fines, forfeitures, or penalties for their violation or otherwise impose a burden or. the people, such as tax and revenue measures, fall within the category of presidential issuances "of a public nature" or "of general applicability".

• The Supreme Court hereby orders Tuvera et al., to publish in the Official Gazette all unpublished presidential issuances which are of general application, and unless so published, they shall have no binding force and effect.