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The Administrative Order recognizes the State's policy to promote the conservation and sustainable development of peatland and peatland resources, consistent with the principles of sustainable development and the advancement of the Filipino people's right to a balanced and healthful ecology.

The Circular provides the process to recognize public and private testing laboratories which test the energy performance and fuel efficiency as required in the implementation of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program and transport vehicle labeling.

Complainants filed an administrative case against Judge Jorge Lorredo for bias and partiality due to the latter's badgering remarks and questions on complainants' sexual orientation.

The Act increased the age for statutory rape from 13 years of age to under 16 years of age.

The Order was issued to provide measures for responsible mining towards ensuring biodiversity conservation and protection.

The Memorandum Circular implements the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Circular No. 1133, Series of 2021 which capped the ceiling on the interest rate and other fees which Financing Companies and Lending Companies, and its online counterparts, which may be imposed on borrowers for the protection of the Filipino public against exorbitant interest rates, fees, and charges.

The Republic Act amends the Foreign Investments Act of 1991 by easing foreign ownership restrictions.

In recognition of the dignity of every human person, the Guidelines declare that courts should not perpetuate gender stereotypes, which rest on unfounded generalizations regarding the characteristics and role of binary and non-binary genders and influence the perspectives of judges and litigants alike. To this end, the Guidelines set out prescriptions for the use of gender-sensitive language in the Philippine judiciary.

The Guidelines apply to all existing and authorized insurance companies and mutual benefit associations that will set up Takāful window. Takāful is a mutual guarantee in return for the commitment to donate an amount in the form of a specified contribution to the participants' risk fund, whereby a group of participants agree among themselves to support one another jointly for the losses arising from specified risks.

The National Strategy for Financial Inclusion contains the Philippines' guiding framework and national development agenda to achieve and accelerate financial inclusion in the country through the coordinated efforts of the government, private sector and civil society.