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Special Laws

Statutes that sit outside the four codes but decide most family and criminal cases. 179 sections published across 10 Acts, each with the official text verified against two independent sources and a plain-language annotation.

Republic Act No. 9165 · Criminal

Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002

57 sections
Republic Act No. 9262 · Family & criminal

Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004

40 sections
Republic Act No. 8552 · Family

Domestic Adoption Act of 1998

24 sections
Republic Act No. 7610 · Criminal & family

Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act

23 sections
Republic Act No. 8972 · Family

Solo Parents' Welfare Act of 2000

13 sections
Republic Act No. 9048 · Civil registry

Administrative Correction of Clerical or Typographical Errors in Civil Registry Entries

11 sections
Republic Act No. 8187 · Labour

Paternity Leave Act of 1996

5 sections
Republic Act No. 6809 · Family

An Act Lowering the Age of Majority from Twenty-One to Eighteen Years

3 sections
Republic Act No. 8353 · Criminal

The Anti-Rape Law of 1997

2 sections
Republic Act No. 9255 · Family

An Act Allowing Illegitimate Children to Use the Surname of Their Father

1 sections

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