What is the Law?

In the eyes of a Government Employee

Mr. Henry Argil, and Mr. Carlos Collentes are Executive Officers of the Peace
and Order Committee of Barangay Poblacion, Makati City. They are the immediate
people tasked in keeping the peace within their area of responsibility which is
Barangay Poblacion. They are the officers who are likewise tasked to respond
immediately when the occasion arises.
For them, Law is something that is obligatory and mandatory in nature, with
setting an order as its primary goal. It sets the standard of peace in which the
immediate constituents are obliged to follow. According to them, it may or may
not be morally right, but for them, as long as it is clearly promulgated for the
common good, deliberated justly, and it adheres with the first laws laid down by
God, such as the 10 commandments, then it is the law.
The 10 commandments, laid down by God through Moses according to
scriptures are the primary laws in which all succeeding man-made laws should
adhere to, according to Mr. Argil and Mr. Collentes. They cited an example of a
law which they think is not morally right and which does not adhere to such
commandments which is the Reproductive health law. Abortion for them, is clearly
not in line with what God, through our religious doctrines are teaching us. Given
that we are a country who firmly believes in the Roman Catholic religion, the RH
law is a law that is not in accordance with the laws laid down by God. But, there
are provisions of the RH law that they believe is morally right, such as the
provisions in relation with family and sex education.
In conclusion, Mr. Argil and Collentes perception of law is somewhat
analogous with what St. Thomas Aquinas has laid down in his writings. Law is an
ordince of reason, promulgated by competent authority for the sake of common
good They see law as something that is necessary for keeping peace and setting
the standard of order in the society. They also see the importance of the overlap
between the laws laid down by God through the scriptures and the laws
promulgated by the authorities.