
SC acquits cop in Maguindanao massacre case, cites double jeopardy
The Supreme Court has acquitted SPO2 Badawi Bakal in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case, ruling that the Court of Appeals violated his constitutional…
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The Supreme Court has acquitted SPO2 Badawi Bakal in the 2009 Maguindanao massacre case, ruling that the Court of Appeals violated his constitutional…


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Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense team refuses to say if it will invoke double jeopardy amid her impeachment and separate grave threats case, insisting the…

A Supreme Court ruling explains why robbery and sexual assault may be charged separately when a victim is subjected to oral sexual assault during a robbery.

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Ombudsman Boying Remulla may revisit the so-called “secret” decision of his predecessor, retired Samuel Martires, reversing a 2016 dismissal order against…


The CA ruled that because the initial acquittal was issued with grave abuse of discretion, it was void from the start.



Double jeopardy saves ex-barangay official