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9 strange laws that exist in the Philippines


Did you know that September 19 is National Law Day? 

Then President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation Number 1477 declaring September 19 as Law Day. This was seconded by President Fidel Ramos when in 1995, he signed Proclamation Number 640 declaring the third week of September as National Law Week.

We bring all this to your attention because the Philippines has quite a number of strange laws. Unang Hirit on its Facebook page highlighted nine of them, and below, we lay them down for your convenience.

— LA, GMA News

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