Republic of the Philippines Department of Justice

Department of Justice is responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice in the Philippines. The Department of Justice traces its beginnings at the Revolutionary Assembly in Naic, Cavite on April 17, 1897. The establishment of a regime of law was tasked to Don Severino delas Alas who headed the Department of Grace and Justice. Shortly after the proclamation of Independence in Kawit, Cavite on June 12, 1898, President Emilio Aguinaldo issued a decree reorganizing the Department on September 26, 1898.