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What Is the Code of Kalantiaw, the Pre-Colonial Penal Code That Was Later Found to Be a Hoax?

Philippine textbooks used to present it as a historical fact. The Order of Kalantiaw also used to be a state honor before it was deleted from the Honors Code in 2003.

During ancient times, law codes served as the written statement of laws in a society. Compilations of said laws and customs have been around since as far back as 2400 BC, archiving local, provincial, and sometimes national ideas of justice throughout history. ...

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