
DoJ did not encroach on SC’s rule-making power
The Court has adopted a policy of non-interference in the public prosecutor’s conduct of a preliminary investigation.
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The Court has adopted a policy of non-interference in the public prosecutor’s conduct of a preliminary investigation.
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‘In the conditions of present living, noise seems inseparable from the conduct of many necessary occupations.’
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Evidence adduced must be closely examined under the lens of a judicial microscope to ensure that conviction only flows from moral certainty that guilt has been…
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Not every suffering or distress experienced by a woman in an intimate relationship could automatically be said to be intentionally caused by or directly…
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Under Section 281 of the 1997 NIRC, prescription for criminal offenses where the commission of the violation is not known shall begin to run from its discovery.
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A divorce between a foreigner and a Filipino may be recognized in the Philippines if it was validly obtained in accordance with the personal law of the foreign…
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His act of laying hands on his children was done with the specific intent to debase, degrade, or demean their intrinsic worth and dignity as human beings.
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It is a fundamental rule in statutory construction that between a general law and a special law, the latter prevails because a special law reveals the…
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With regard to OFWs, Section 10 of Republic Act 8042, as amended by Republic Act 10022, states that original and exclusive jurisdiction over their claims shall…
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‘A perusal of the records reveals that the evidence failed to adhere to the Rules. Here, what was introduced into evidence was only a copy of the Parenting…
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