
Taking refuge in the Philippines
The refugee or stateless person subject to removal shall be allowed a reasonable period within which to seek admission into another country.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read


The refugee or stateless person subject to removal shall be allowed a reasonable period within which to seek admission into another country.
Dean Nilo Divina · · 3 min read

The BSP circular prescribes the ceilings for interest rates and fees charged by financing and lending companies.
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Under the Family Code, if the marriage was contracted by persons below 18 years old, the marriage is considered void ab initio, even if the marriage was with…
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Bail is cognate with one’s right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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The third paragraph provides that when an imprudent or negligent act resulted in damage to property only, the offender shall be punished by a fine.
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The SC forbids the ‘complexing’ of a single quasi-crime by breaking its resulting acts into separate offenses to keep inviolate the conceptual distinction…
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The heart of the law is the prevention and suppression of crimes and unlawful activities conducted using telecommunication and other electronic devices.
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To regulate the registration and use of SIMs, Public Telecommunications Entities and their authorized resellers may only sell deactivated SIMs to be activated…
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The guidelines prohibit a party or any person acting on its behalf from communicating with any candidate for an appointment as an arbitrator without notice to…
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Disputes which involve criminal offenses and interests of third parties shall be non-arbitrable.
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