About LawMatch
LawMatch is a free tool that helps Filipinos find the exact Philippine law that applies to their situation — without needing a lawyer or legal background.
Our Mission
Legal information in the Philippines is scattered across thousands of Republic Acts, Presidential Decrees, Executive Orders, Batas Pambansa, and Commonwealth Acts. Most people don't know which law protects them — or that a law exists at all.
LawMatch changes that. Describe your problem in plain language, and our matching engine identifies the specific statute, section, and passage that applies. No legal jargon required.
How It Works
16,000+ Laws Indexed
We built a structured database of Philippine statutes using publicly available legal texts, making them searchable in ways they've never been before.
Hybrid Matching Engine
BM25 keyword search plus semantic embeddings ensure we find relevant laws even when you don't use the exact legal terms.
Citation Graph
We analyze cross-references between statutes and use PageRank to surface the most authoritative laws for your situation.
Free Forever
No sign-up, no paywall, no ads. LawMatch will always be free for every Filipino who needs it.
Data Sources & Attribution
The LawPhil Project
The Philippine law text in LawMatch is sourced from The LawPhil Project, a free legal information service of the Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. LawPhil has provided free access to Philippine law since 2001 and is part of the global Free Access to Law Movement.
Philippine statutes, issuances, and court decisions are works of the Philippine Government and are not subject to copyright per RA 8293, Section 175 (Intellectual Property Code). LawPhil's compilation is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0.
LawMatch is a free, non-commercial tool. We are deeply grateful to the Arellano Law Foundation for making Philippine legal information accessible to all.
Important Disclaimers
- LawMatch provides legal information, not legal advice.
- Results are generated algorithmically and may not reflect the most current version of the law.
- Always consult a licensed attorney for legal decisions.
- This tool does not create an attorney-client relationship.
- We are not a law firm, and the creators of LawMatch are not lawyers.