
SC: Absence alone does not prove job abandonment
An employee's absence from work alone is not enough to establish abandonment or justify dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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An employee's absence from work alone is not enough to establish abandonment or justify dismissal, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to halt the implementation of more than P22 billion in Local Government Support Fund (LGSF) allocations to the Bangsamoro…
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Forget what we have been taught in school that in a democracy, there are checks and balances. These days, they are called transactions.
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For years, property decisions have been guided by familiar considerations: location, price and future appreciation.
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Nosy Tarsee recently got wind of a telco’s quiet comeback bid. Word from the corridors of the Department of Information and Communications Technology was that…
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The SC’s language on the ruling was blunt: the sweep undermined the very nature of PhilHealth funds as pooled resources for social health insurance and…
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The Supreme Court has struck down a Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) rule that barred secondary beneficiaries from receiving survivorship benefits…
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber III reminded counsel of the parties in the case of former President Rodrigo Duterte to refrain from making…
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The Supreme Court has struck down a Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) rule that restricted survivorship benefits for secondary beneficiaries, ruling…
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