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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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Drilon is the rare public figure people still turn to for procedural common sense, because he has been on both sides of the bench — the senator who broke from…
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A reenacted budget widens the opportunity for patronage money, and it does so with less legislative oversight attached.
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon warned Wednesday that a prolonged impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte could test the public’s patience and…
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Department of Justice (DoJ) Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez has been named among People Asia’s Women of Style & Substance for 2026, honoring her efforts…
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Former Senate President Franklin Drilon is pushing for a two-year national budget, saying Congress needs more time to scrutinize trillions of pesos in…
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Fluent AI prose is no longer impressive. For lawyers, the real test is whether AI can find controlling cases, distinguish rules from exceptions and let counsel…
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The ruling marks a significant development in Philippine family law by recognizing that legal separation may be justified even in the absence of repeated…
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With a negligible risk of error, it could be said that while Latin phrases are deemed the bedrock principles of modern law, some have become obsolete.
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The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte has exposed weaknesses in the government’s rules on confidential and intelligence funds, prompting calls…
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The Coco Martin and Julia Montes-starrer Sigabo and the Kathryn Bernardo, James Reid, and Maja Salvador-led Someone, Someday have, ever since these programs…
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In sum, petitioner’s mere failure to return the entrusted funds does not ipso facto constitute estafa absent clear proof of the elements of misappropriation…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s shift in rhetoric during his 2026 State of the Nation Address (SONA) may pose challenges to his administration's fiscal…
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Because of this ticking clock, Marcos’ national agenda is no longer about what he wants to do, but what Congress is willing to let him do.
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A certain public office occupant sits on a debt that refuses to age gracefully and may become the source of serious problems in the coming years, Nosy Tarsee’s…
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In short, courts are allowed to pass upon such an issue merely to determine who is entitled to possession de facto.
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Building reliable legal AI for the Philippines takes far more than plugging a language model into a database. It requires complete local legal data, robust…
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