Landmark brand battle settled
The Supreme Court’s First Division took a hard look and decided the paperwork slip-ups were forgivable given what was at stake.
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The Supreme Court’s First Division took a hard look and decided the paperwork slip-ups were forgivable given what was at stake.
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Talking to a powerful neighbor is not necessarily a sign of weakness. Sometimes diplomacy is precisely what a country needs when military and economic…
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Evidence of credit card hacking cannot be seized under a search warrant that authorizes only the search for illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, the Supreme…
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The Civil Code provides that in reciprocal obligations, the non-compliance of one party entitles the other to rescission. Thus, the developer was required to…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance — a sworn statement withdrawing a complaint — is “highly suspect” when executed by a victim of…
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The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.
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The South China Sea Code of Conduct (CoC) being hammered out between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Beijing, if signed without the Philippines’…
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The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to abandon the “second placer rule” does not apply to national elective positions, including the president and vice…
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Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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Once a winner is declared, the right to the prize becomes concrete and enforceable, and courts will not allow strained interpretations to defeat it.
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The SC rejected the argument, finding that Barcellano acted in good faith and had no reason to know the check would be dishonored.
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The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.
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SC was clear about it. Man was not convicted because he only broke a promise to marry.
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The Supreme Court (SC) sentenced a police officer to two years, four months and one day in jail for committing psychological violence against his then-pregnant…
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As an exception, the CA may review errors that are not assigned but are closely related to or dependent on an assigned error.
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Magistrate Antonio Tirol Carpio left the Supreme Court after 18 years as an associate justice, hundreds of decisions and opinions, and a docket with no backlog.
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From Obiena’s pole-vault records to Eala’s latest triumph on the WTA Tour, Filipino athletes are reaching new heights globally.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified two key rules governing cyber libel, affirming that the offense prescribes one year from discovery while ruling that…
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