Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977
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Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 is the Philippine law that codified Muslim personal laws and established the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12964342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 Context triple: [Shari’a District Courts of the Philippines, enactedUnder, Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977]
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A.
Presidential Decree No. 1586
Presidential Decree No. 1586 is a Philippine law that established the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System, requiring environmental impact assessments for certain projects to protect and manage the country’s environment.
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B.
Presidential Decree No. 442 of 2 March 1994
Presidential Decree No. 442 of 2 March 1994 is the Russian presidential act that formally established and regulated the state decoration known as the Order of Honour.
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C.
Presidential Decree No. 1606
Presidential Decree No. 1606 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the special anti-graft court for public officials.
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D.
Presidential Decree No. 19 of 6 January 1999
Presidential Decree No. 19 of 6 January 1999 is a Russian legal act that updated the statutes and regulations governing the state decoration known as the Order of Honour.
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E.
Presidential Decree No. 294 of 29 March 2013
Presidential Decree No. 294 of 29 March 2013 is the Russian presidential act that formally established and regulated the modern state title "Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 Target entity description: Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 is the Philippine law that codified Muslim personal laws and established the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.
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A.
Presidential Decree No. 1586
Presidential Decree No. 1586 is a Philippine law that established the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System, requiring environmental impact assessments for certain projects to protect and manage the country’s environment.
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B.
Presidential Decree No. 442 of 2 March 1994
Presidential Decree No. 442 of 2 March 1994 is the Russian presidential act that formally established and regulated the state decoration known as the Order of Honour.
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C.
Presidential Decree No. 1606
Presidential Decree No. 1606 is a Philippine law that reorganized and defined the jurisdiction of the Sandiganbayan, the special anti-graft court for public officials.
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D.
Presidential Decree No. 19 of 6 January 1999
Presidential Decree No. 19 of 6 January 1999 is a Russian legal act that updated the statutes and regulations governing the state decoration known as the Order of Honour.
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E.
Presidential Decree No. 294 of 29 March 2013
Presidential Decree No. 294 of 29 March 2013 is the Russian presidential act that formally established and regulated the modern state title "Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muslim personal law code
ⓘ
Philippine statute ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Muslim residents of the Philippines
ⓘ
Philippine Muslims ⓘ
linked to:
Muslim Filipinos
|
| basedOn |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Shari’a ⓘ
linked to:
Sharia
|
| citationNumber |
P.D. No. 1083
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Decree No. 1083
|
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| dateEnacted | 1977 ⓘ |
| defines |
jurisdiction of Shari’a courts
ⓘ
procedures in Shari’a courts ⓘ |
| establishes |
Shari’a Circuit Courts
ⓘ
Shari’a District Courts ⓘ Shari’a courts in the Philippines ⓘ |
| inForce | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Republic of the Philippines
ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines
|
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | presidential decree ⓘ |
| legalStatus | special law for Muslims in the Philippines ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| partOf | Philippine Muslim legal framework ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
President Ferdinand E. Marcos
ⓘ
linked to:
Ferdinand Marcos
|
| purpose |
to codify Muslim personal laws in the Philippines
ⓘ
to recognize the legal system of Filipino Muslims ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Philippine Constitution
ⓘ
linked to:
Constitution of the Philippines
|
| regionOfApplication | predominantly Muslim areas in the Philippines ⓘ |
| regulates |
divorce forms recognized in Islamic law
ⓘ
guardianship of Muslim minors ⓘ mahr (dower) in Muslim marriages ⓘ polygamous marriages among Muslims ⓘ |
| scope |
family relations of Muslims
ⓘ
personal status of Muslims ⓘ succession and inheritance of Muslims ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Ferdinand E. Marcos
ⓘ
linked to:
Ferdinand Marcos
|
| subjectMatter |
Muslim personal laws
ⓘ
betrothal ⓘ customary contracts ⓘ divorce ⓘ donations ⓘ legitimacy of children ⓘ marriage ⓘ paternity and filiation ⓘ property relations between spouses ⓘ succession ⓘ support ⓘ wills ⓘ |
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Subject: Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 Description of subject: Presidential Decree No. 1083 of 1977 is the Philippine law that codified Muslim personal laws and established the framework for Shari’a courts in the country.
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