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Philippine Laws brings together over 12,000 statutes, landmark Supreme Court decisions, plain-language citizen answers, 4-beat playable lessons, bar exam drills, and downloadable legal templates. Select your purpose below to jump straight to the tools built for you.
What brings you here today?
Choose the path that fits your current legal need.
I have a legal question, dispute, or wage issue
Clear, calm, plain-English answers to real problems. No Latin, no confusing legalese, with step-by-step instructions on what to do next.
- Everyday Questions (/ask): 62+ answers on final pay, rent, child custody, and debt threats.
- Legal Calculators: Final Pay, 13th-Month Pay, Separation Pay, Overtime, and Legitime.
- Myth vs. Batas (/myths): 44+ viral legal misconceptions debunked with statutory basis.
- Legal Templates (/desk): Affidavit of Loss, Disinterested Persons, BP 22 Demand Letter.
I am studying for recitations, exams, and digests
Bridge raw codal text with real litigation. Master legal mechanisms, issue-spotting, and the A-L-A-C method for recitation and midterms.
- Yellow Pad Curriculum (/learn): 4-beat playable lessons across Crim, Civ, Consti, and Remedial.
- Landmark Case Digests (/case-digests): 117+ FIRAC digests verified against Supreme Court decisions.
- My Case Digests (/digests): Write, auto-save, and print formatted recitation notes.
- Bar Syllabus Mapping (/learn/syllabus): Direct mapping of cases and statutes to the 8 subjects.
I am reviewing for the Philippine Bar Exam
Rigorous retention tools powered by the SuperMemo SM-2 algorithm, full-length weighted mock exams, and topic-level weakness analytics.
- SM-2 Spaced Flashcards: Master prescriptive periods, jurisdictional amounts, and doctrine elements.
- Bar MCQ Practice Drills: Hundreds of application-style questions with statutory rationales.
- Weighted Mock Exams: Balanced test runs reflecting official Supreme Court subject weights.
- Weakness Dashboard: Drill down to specific syllabus topics where accuracy is lowest.
I need exact statutory text, amendments, and citation chains
Verbatim statutory corpora, two-way citation linking between laws and cases, side-by-side amendment diffs, and geographic court analytics.
- Statutory Corpus (/laws): Full Republic Acts, Presidential Decrees, Batas Pambansa, and Acts.
- Supreme Court Jurisprudence: Searchable by G.R. docket number, date, or distinctive party name.
- Amendment Diffs (/laws/timeline): Comparative red/green before-and-after statutory amendment diffs.
- Practical Forms & Notices: DOLE DO 147-15 compliant Notice to Explain and formal demand notices.
How to get the most out of the platform
Exact Search vs. Natural Language
Type exact citations like RA 11210 or G.R. No. 200334 to open the law reader directly, or type natural questions like "can my boss hold my last pay?" to land on plain-language guides.
Cross-Reference & Amendment Diffs
When reading any law or case, check the Amendments tab to see red/green before-and-after diffs, and the Citations tab to see what decisions cite that article.
Local-First Privacy
All calculator inputs (salary figures, family legitime assets, overtime hours) and your study streak run 100% inside your own browser. Nothing is sent to our servers or stored remotely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to create an account or pay to use Philippine Laws?
No. All statutes, jurisprudence, plain-language Q&As, legal calculators, flowcharts, and lessons are completely free and open to everyone without requiring a login. Signing in with Google is optional and is only used to sync your private text highlights, bookmarks, and custom case digests across devices.
Is this legal advice?
No. All content on this platform is published for educational and general informational purposes only. While our team performs strict source checks and two-pass verification against official Supreme Court E-Library decisions and gazettes, our materials do not substitute for formal legal representation. If you are facing an active lawsuit or criminal charge, consult the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) or an attorney licensed by the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
How do you ensure the legal text is accurate?
Every statutory claim on the site is linked directly to its verbatim codal provision or Supreme Court ruling in our local corpus. Every question and myth card displays its exact verification timestamp (checkedAt), and whenever new statutory amendments or wage orders take effect, impacted materials are flagged and updated.