Public trust, constitutional responsibility
The SC, likewise, clarified that the constitutional prohibition against Congress increasing the President’s recommended appropriations applies to programmed…
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Dean Nilo Divina
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Tune worth borrowing?
The law must protect creativity without stifling the very technology that may inspire the next generation of creators.
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No need to prove the obvious
Requiring petitioners to prove what is already overwhelmingly probable merely imposes unnecessary expense and delay.
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Get in line
The ruling serves as a reminder that a depositor’s death does not give banks free rein over the funds left behind.
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No valid first marriage, no bigamy
A marriage certificate may begin the inquiry, but it does not necessarily end it.
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A waiver by any other name
A waiver that transfers property in favor of specifically named persons, without anything in return, may well constitute a donation, regardless of its…
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Victim and survivor
The term ‘victim-survivor’ lets her story continue — a child who was harmed through no fault of her own, but who ultimately chose to step into a courtroom and…
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When law recognizes the hurt
The Anti-VAWC Act is not intended to punish every failed relationship or every act of marital infidelity. Neither does the law presume that every broken heart…
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‘Dead man‘ walks into court
A death certificate is a public document and prima facie evidence of the facts it records under Article 410 of the Civil Code and Rule 132, Section 23 of the…
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