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Laws, proclamations and rulings

The laws, orders and court rulings that create a place, change its border or its name, or set how it is governed. The Atlas cites 1,714 of them, from 118 publishers, each named on the pages that use it.

Sources
1,714
Published most by
The LawPhil Project (Arellano Law Foundation) (1,096); Congress of the Philippines (251); Office of the President of the Philippines (144)
Read by Scene
October 1, 2026 to October 3, 2026

1,714 sources, 1,051 to 1,100 shown, by publisher, then title.

  1. 1,051.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1008, s. 2025: Declaring Wednesday, 10 September 2025, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Quirino. Published September 3, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  2. 1,052.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1016, s. 2025: Declaring Tuesday, 23 September 2025, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Tawi-tawi. Published September 4, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  3. 1,053.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1025, s. 1997: Declaring Monday, August 11, 1997 as a Special Day in the Province of Samar. Published June 11, 1997. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  4. 1,054.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1026, s. 1997: Declaring Wednesday, June 18, 1997 as a Special Day in the Province of Ifugao. Published June 13, 1997. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  5. 1,055.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1071, s. 2025: Declaring Monday, 10 November 2025, a Special (Non-working) Day in the Province of Eastern Samar. Published October 30, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  6. 1,056.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1075, s. 1972: Proclaiming the Municipality of Siquijor as the Capital of the Province of Siquijor. Published September 12, 1972. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  7. 1,057.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1099, s. 1973: Declaring Friday, February 23, 1973, as “Marinduque Proclamation Day” in the Province of Marinduque. Published January 11, 1973. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  8. 1,058.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1147, s. 2026: Declaring Monday, 02 February 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Ilocos Norte. Published January 21, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  9. 1,059.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1151, s. 2026: Declaring Monday, 02 February 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Ilocos Sur. Published January 23, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 1,060.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1167, s. 2026: Declaring Wednesday, 18 March 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Masbate. Published February 11, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 1,061.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1203, s. 2026: Declaring Tuesday, 07 April 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in Mountain Province. Published March 26, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  12. 1,062.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1211, s. 2026: Declaring Saturday, 25 April 2026 as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Nueva Ecija. Published March 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  13. 1,063.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1283, s. 2016: Declaring Saturday, 18 June 2016, as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Ifugao. Published May 25, 2016. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 1,064.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1402, s. 2026: Declaring Wednesday, 16 September 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Municipality of Piddig, Province of Ilocos Norte. Published August 26, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 1,065.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1417, s. 2026: Declaring Tuesday, 17 September 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur. Published September 3, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  16. 1,066.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1440, s. 2026: Declaring Friday, 02 October 2026, a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Dinagat Islands. Published September 15, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  17. 1,067.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1445, s. 2026: Declaring Wednesday, 23 September 2026, a Special (Non-working) Day in the Province of Tawi-tawi. Published September 16, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  18. 1,068.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1696, s. 2008: Declaring the year 2009 as the year of Baler to mark the quadricentennial foundation of the town of Baler, province of Aurora and directing the executive director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts to lead the implementation of program of activities for the occasion. Published December 24, 2008. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  19. 1,069.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 1828, s. 1979: Setting the Date for the Holding of a Plebiscite to Decide the Conversion of the Sub-Province of Aurora into an Independent and Separate Province. Published March 6, 1979. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  20. 1,070.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 2142, s. 1981: Declaring Wednesday, December 9, 1981, as a Special Public Holiday in the Province of Antique. Published December 1, 1981. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  21. 1,071.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 2226, s. 1982: Declaring Saturday, December 11, 1982 and Every Year Thereafter as Pampanga Day. Published July 27, 1982. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  22. 1,072.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 2412, s. 1985: Declaring Wednesday, April 10, 1985, and Every Year Thereafter as "Nueva Vizcaya Day". Published April 9, 1985. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  23. 1,073.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 2422, s. 1985: Amending Proclamation No. 2412 Dated April 9, 1985, Declaring April 10, 1985 and Every Year Thereafter as "Nueva Vizcaya Day". Published May 22, 1985. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  24. 1,074.Office of the President of the Philippines (Corazon C. Aquino). Executive Order No. 220: Creating a Cordillera Administrative Region, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes. Published July 15, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  25. 1,075.Office of the President of the Philippines (Elpidio Quirino). Executive Order No. 217: Transferring the Seat of Government of the Sub-Province of Ifugao, Mountain Province. Published May 28, 1949. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  26. 1,076.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 302: Creating the Province of Tawi-Tawi. Published September 27, 1973. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  27. 1,077.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 341: Creating the Provinces of North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat. Published November 22, 1973. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  28. 1,078.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 356: Creating the Province of Basilan. Published December 27, 1973. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  29. 1,079.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 593: Amending Presidential Decree No. 356 Dated December 27, 1973, Creating the Province of Basilan. Published December 2, 1974. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  30. 1,080.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 824: Creating the Metropolitan Manila and the Metropolitan Manila Commission and for Other Purposes. Published November 7, 1975. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  31. 1,081.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 840: Reorganizing the Political Subdivision of the Province of Basilan, Converting Basilan City into the Municipality of Isabela, Appropriating Funds Therefor, and for Other Purposes. Published December 11, 1975. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  32. 1,082.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 1086: Creating the Municipality of Languyan in the Province of Tawi-Tawi. Published February 4, 1977. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  33. 1,083.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 1087: Creating the Municipality of Sapa-Sapa in the Province of Tawi-Tawi. Published February 4, 1977. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  34. 1,084.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 1170: Transferring the Seat of Government of the Province of Maguindanao from the Municipality of Maganoy to the Municipality of Sultan Kudarat. Published July 11, 1977. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  35. 1,085.Office of the President of the Philippines (Ferdinand E. Marcos). Presidential Decree No. 1596: Declaring Certain Area Part of the Philippine Territory and Providing for Their Government and Administration. Published June 11, 1978. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  36. 1,086.Office of the President of the Philippines (text from the Official Gazette). Proclamation No. 290, s. 1956: Fixing the Date for the Organization of the Province of Aklan Created Under Republic Act No. 1414, Approved April 25, 1956 (as archived by the Internet Archive on 31 March 2023). Published April 28, 1956. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  37. 1,087.Office of the President of the Philippines (via Lawphil). Memorandum Order No. 23, s. 2024. Published April 8, 2024. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  38. 1,088.Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity. BARMM: Three years of fulfilling the aspirations of the Bangsamoro people. Published 2022. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  39. 1,089.Official Gazette / Lawphil. Executive Order No. 246, July 21, 1949. Published July 21, 1949. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  40. 1,090.Official Gazette / Lawphil Project. Executive Order No. 244, s. 1949: Creating the municipalities of Mobo, Baleno, Cawayan, Mandaon, Balud and Uson, in the Province of Masbate. Published July 18, 1949. Read by Scene October 3, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  41. 1,091.Philippine Commission. Act No. 499: An Act Annexing the Province of Marinduque to the Province of Tayabas, Amending Act Numbered One Hundred and Three, Entitled "An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act to the Province of Tayabas," and Repealing Act Numbered One Hundred and Twenty-Five and All Amendments Thereto. Published November 10, 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  42. 1,092.Philippine Commission. Act No. 500: An Act Providing for the Organization of a Provincial Government in the Island of Mindoro, Defining the Limits of That Province, and Repealing Act Numbered Four Hundred and Twenty-Three, Entitled "An Act Extending the Provisions of the Provincial Government Act and Its Amendments to the Island of Mindoro and Incorporating That Island with the Province of Marinduque.". Published November 10, 1902. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  43. 1,093.Philippine Commission. Act No. 662 (5 March 1903), changing the boundaries of La Union and Benguet. Published March 5, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  44. 1,094.Philippine Commission. Act No. 747: An Act to Amend Act Numbered Pour Hundred and Twenty-Two, as Amended, by Defining New Limits for the Province of Paragua, and for Other Purposes. Published May 14, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  45. 1,095.Philippine Commission. Act No. 787: An Act Providing for the Organization and Government of the Moro Province. Published June 1, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  46. 1,096.Philippine Commission. Act No. 930: An Act Reducing the Seventeen Municipalities of the Province of Tarlac to Nine. Published October 8, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  47. 1,097.Philippine Commission. Act No. 935 (9 October 1903), reducing the fifteen municipalities of La Union to twelve. Published October 9, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  48. 1,098.Philippine Commission. Act No. 935: An Act Reducing the Fifteen Municipalities of the Province of La Union to Twelve. Published October 9, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  49. 1,099.Philippine Commission. Act No. 939 (12 October 1903). Published October 12, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  50. 1,100.Philippine Commission. Act No. 944, An Act Reducing the Thirty-Three Municipalities of the Province of Cagayan to Twenty-Two. Published October 15, 1903. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Licence: Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source

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