Marcos Signs Law Expanding Sharia Courts Across the Philippines, Raising Concerns Among Christians 

10/8/2024 Philippines (International Christian Concern) — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. recently signed Republic Act (RA) 12018 into law, expanding the Sharia judicial system in the Philippines by creating three new judicial districts and 12 additional circuit courts nationwide. This development amends the original Articles of Presidential Decree (PD) 1083, the Code of Muslim Personal Laws of the Philippines, significantly increasing the reach of Sharia law.  The newly signed law, dated Aug.