When penal laws work in accused’s favor
Penal laws shall have retroactive effect if they are favorable to the accused, even if final judgment has not yet been rendered.
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Penal laws shall have retroactive effect if they are favorable to the accused, even if final judgment has not yet been rendered.
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The Supreme Court (SC) directed Camarines Norte Rep. Joefina Tallado to explain why she should not be held for indirect contempt of court, requesting a…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that second placers in local elections cannot be proclaimed as winners when the leading candidate is disqualified, reaffirming that…
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At least eight people were killed Saturday when a hot-air balloon with 21 passengers caught fire in southern Brazil, a state governor said.
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The Supreme Court has finalized the list of local testing centers for the 2025 Bar Examinations, confirming 14 sites across the country where aspiring lawyers…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that employers must prove salary payments made through banks by showing that payroll records were submitted to and received by the…
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The Court of Appeals (CA) has invalidated the Office of the Ombudsman’s six-month preventive suspension order issued in August 2024 against eight Antique…
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The Supreme Court will begin transitioning to a fully digital filing system starting 1 July 2025, as it rolls out the initial phase of mandatory e-filing for…
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According to Tongol, Duterte’s defense team is expected to submit a motion to dismiss the case before the impeachment court.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division has canceled the registration of the Duterte Youth partylist, although the ruling is not yet final.
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‘If they were really ready, they should have received it. There should already be an office designated to handle such filings.’
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The United States Supreme Court has handed down a landmark decision upholding a Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender…
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Melco Resorts Leisure (PHP) Corporation may have filed its value-added tax (VAT) refund claim on time, but the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that it was not…
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The military’s General Court Martial has now convened to hear the sexual assault case filed against a high-ranking official in the Philippine Air Force (PAF),…
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The decision of the Senate impeachment court to return the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte to the House of Representatives is…
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Prosecutors like Gerville Luistro and Keith Flores have been all over the airwaves and the internet assailing the court’s remand order.
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Is this principle a hard-and-fast rule? No exception? In the present case, the Supreme Court held that res judicata does not apply if the first judgment is…
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