Religious Bias in Philippines Law Making

Paper Presentation: This article is aimed at discussing that ethics should not be the basis of Philippine law. Introduction (1.1) The dependence of law on religion can be traced back to ancient times. In particular, the spirit of the ancient Romans was exactly the same as that of modern Filipinos. Because they are afraid of the consequences of the Hereafter they follow the way of thinking set by their religion (Edwords, 1985).

Religion: The Philippines has a deep religious belief, the majority of which are Roman Catholics. There are many other Christian groups, Buddhists and non-religious groups in the Hindus. The Muslim Autonomous Region of Mindanao (ARMM) is the region of the Philippines, mainly the Muslim state, the only region with its own government. Religion is very important for Filipinos and it penetrates many aspects of personal and work life. Prayer is very common before events, meetings and conferences. Sunday is the day of religion and family, I do not pay tribute to ask someone to work today.

Philippines, Manila - Senator voted unanimously vote in favor of the proposed Bansamoro Basic Law (BBL) from the last day of the last meeting. Bansamoro area. The House did the same. Now, due to the big difference between the two versions, it is expected that the Bishin Conference Conference Committee will be bloody. Congress will hold a meeting during the break. During the third regular meeting of the 17 th General Assembly, both houses must approve a settlement version on July 23 morning.

The Philippine legal system originates mainly from the laws of Spain and the United States, and the law is enacted by Congress. The legal system is a combination of the mainland civil law and the English common law method. After the Philippines' first constitution was enacted, the Philippines won autonomy rights from the United States in 1935. The Constitution was enacted in 1987 and resembles the US Constitution. It is not surprising that the Philippines built most of that law and court system based on the Spanish colonial rule and subsequent Spanish and American models under American control. The Philippines is mainly obtained from Spanish according to the revised Criminal Code (law to define and punish crime). Meanwhile, laws that affect business (negotiable items, banks, companies, securities, etc.) come from the United States of America. Indeed, the Philippine Constitution itself is based on the US Constitution.