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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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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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Enough is enough. ASEAN and China have danced around a binding CoC for so long while Beijing’s gray-zone aggression escalates.
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Which can only mean that honest and sober inquiries are now the order of the day, that we have to squarely face the abuses of power and money secrets of our…
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History. What history? The convenient kind? The one that expands exactly where the oil, ships, reefs, and military advantage are, and somehow skips every…
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‘Even a law student knows that Carandang’s removal was illegal.’
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Even if you received your separation pay or signed a release, waiver and quitclaim, you may still dispute the legality of your dismissal.
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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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Where the controversy springs from succession, the law of estates — not corporate law — must prevail.
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Our people need these initiatives now more than ever, and they should help ease the financial woes of Filipino families.
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If patients are still being referred out, they don’t feel Level 2. They feel Level ‘go somewhere else.’
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Recto’s departure would affirm that accountability matters, even when courts stop short of criminal findings.
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The United Bangsamoro Justice Party’s (UBJP) participation in the region’s first parliamentary elections remains uncertain, as the Commission on Elections…
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Kaufman argued that by adopting the approach, the PTC I effectively endorsed an open-ended formulation of the charges.
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Legal experts are divided on the impact of the Supreme Court’s (SC) definition of the term “forthwith” in its ruling dismissing a petition seeking to compel…
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This is justice in its calibrated form. It does not punish where punishment is unjustified. But neither does it ignore the harm done.
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Two petitioners are urging the Supreme Court and the Commission on Elections to immediately resolve contested redistricting laws and party accreditation rules…
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