
When estafa through misappropriation does not exist
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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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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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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Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said on Wednesday that Vice President Sara Duterte could file a complaint for malicious prosecution…
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BAGUIO CITY — Members of the Baguio City Council are finalizing a proposed ordinance seeking to raise the city’s minimum legal drinking age from 18 to a…
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The ongoing impeachment proceedings involving Vice President Sara Duterte have become as much a contest of political messaging as they are of legal advocacy.
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The Senate court must avoid turning Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial into an overly technical courtroom proceeding since dragging out the…
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Should our courts likewise recognize a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy over a person’s digital location history?
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Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo criticized Senate impeachment presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero's handling of the impeachment…
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Admittedly, unless and until it is revealed clearly how the CBP will apply the controversial ruling moving forward, there is no telling which direction the…
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There can be no greater reward than knowing that the column has become, in its own modest way, a useful resource for the study, teaching and practice of law.
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The engagement of the Department of Justice–Office of Cybercrime (DoJ-OOC) with the social media platform giant TikTok was strengthened following a meeting…
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A ROUTE FOR EMPLOYERS TO SPONSOR REFUGEES IS ALSO EXPECTED TO OPEN NEXT YEAR.
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A husband was meted eight years imprisonment by the Supreme Court (SC) for psychological violence under Republic Act 9262 after finding that his extramarital…
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Technese Legaltech Inc., a Makati-based legal technology company, has launched Intellegal, an artificial intelligence-powered legal research and review…
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‘The Philippine National Police has not issued any special operational directive concerning Senator Marcoleta.’
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The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) maintained that a legal opinion from the Department of Justice (DoJ) is not necessary for the Department of Budget and…
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