Sharia in the Philippines

Shari'ah or Islamic law is partially implemented in the legal system of the Philippines and is applicable only to Filipino Muslims.

The Shari'ah court system in the Philippines was a result of the Presidential Decree 1083 issued by then-President Ferdinand Marcos on February 7, 1977, which is also known as the Code of Muslim Personal Laws on the advice of the now-defunct Commission on National Integration.

[9] Under the Muslim code a husband may seek for a "perpetual divorce" from his wife or invoke li'an to end his marriage if his spouse commits adultery.

The wife may seek the termination of her marriage with her husband by invoking faskh if certain conditions are met including if her spouse commits "unusual cruelty", suffers from insanity or affliction of an incurable disease, or neglects family support for six consecutive months.

Talaq divorce may be invoked "may be effected by the husband in a single repudiation of his wife" after totally abstaining from sexual relations with his spouse.

[10] To become a lawyer under the Shari'ah court system of the Philippines, one must pass the Shari'ah Bar Exam which consists of the following subject matter: Code Muslim Personal Laws; Special Rules of Procedures; Jurisprudence (Fiqh), and the Muslim Law on Inheritance and Succession.

[1] There has been proposals to establish sharia courts outside Mindanao due to the growing Muslim population outside the island group.