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An example is the Tagalog word libre, which is derived from the Spanish translation of the English word free, although used in Tagalog with the meaning of "without cost or payment" or "free of charge", a usage which would be deemed incorrect in Spanish as the term gratis would be more fitting; Tagalog word libre can also mean free in aspect of ...
Spanish. As special rules apply to the release of the rollo, the office of each member of the Supreme Court is allowed to take a copy of the rollo. This is the expediente. [5] fallo [2] verdict. failure (non-legal translation) Spanish. The dispositive portion of a Court's ruling, coming at the very end of the ruling.
Tagalog profanity can refer to a wide range of offensive, blasphemous, and taboo words or expressions in the Tagalog language of the Philippines. Due to Filipino culture , expressions which may sound benign when translated back to English can cause great offense; while some expressions English speakers might take great offense to can sound ...
Kalikasan is a Filipino word for "nature". [1] The writ is comparable to the writ of amparo and the writ of habeas corpus. [1] In contrast, this writ protects one's right for a healthy environment rather than constitutional rights. [2] The Writ of Kalikasan originated in the Philippines, whereas the two aforementioned writs have roots in ...
Administrative law. In the English-American common law, quo warranto ( Medieval Latin for "by what warrant?") is a prerogative writ issued by a court which orders someone to show what authority they have for exercising some right, power, or franchise they claim to hold.
t. e. People's Initiative (or " PI ") is a common appellative in the Philippines that refers to either a mode for constitutional amendment provided by the 1987 Philippine Constitution or to the act of pushing an initiative (national or local) allowed by the Philippine Initiative and Referendum Act of 1987. The appellative also refers to the ...
The Initiative and Referendum Act allows for referendums on these cases: [1] A petition of at least 10% of registered voters, with 3% within every legislative district for local initiatives. If there is only one legislative district in a province, city or municipality, it has to be 3% within each municipality in a province, or each barangay in ...
Bathala: the "almighty" or "creator". According to the early Spanish missionaries, the Tagalog people believed in a creator-god named Bathala, [2] whom they referred to both as maylicha (creator; lit. "actor of creation") and maycapal (lord, or almighty; lit. "actor of power"). Loarca and Chirino reported that in some places, this creator god ...