Desistance can’t derail trafficking case — SC
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 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 image is not part of the record and does not establish that he wore such a device or received outside assistance. The chair therefore makes no finding…
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For non-democratic, totalitarian governments, the process of impeachment is far less complicated and swifter.
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If a lawyer knows a witness will hurt his case, he keeps that witness off the stand.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance executed by a victim of exploitation is “highly suspect” and cannot be used as a basis to…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has conducted its second specialized training program for family mediators as part of efforts to strengthen the non-adversarial…
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Former Department of Education Undersecretary Michael Wesley Poa has an obligation to be truthful about his knowledge of the agency’s use of confidential…
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Set beside the Erap impeachment trial, the Corona trial of 2012 looked, on its surface, like vindication: A chief justice accused of hiding wealth beyond his…
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Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.
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Some members of our legislature might also be wishing they were lawmakers in India, so they cannot be labeled ‘crocodiles,’ ‘betrayers,’ or ‘dictatorial.’
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The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has invited five senior Supreme Court associate justices to apply for chief justice ahead of the retirement of Chief Justice…
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The Office of the Vice President may be investigated for alleged misuse of public funds even as Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial proceeds,…
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Vice President Sara Duterte will “try to comply” with the Senate impeachment court’s rule barring participants from publicly discussing the merits of her case,…
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Private prosecutors participating in the ongoing impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are working “pro bono,” contrary to claims that they are…
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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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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US military judge ruled Friday that confessions made by alleged 9/11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Federal…
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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 Filipino people will realize that their money is just being absorbed into the pockets of our legislators and our high government officials.’
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