When prescription starts and is tolled
Under Section 281 of the 1997 NIRC, prescription for criminal offenses where the commission of the violation is not known shall begin to run from its discovery.
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Under Section 281 of the 1997 NIRC, prescription for criminal offenses where the commission of the violation is not known shall begin to run from its discovery.
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The government must decide whether it intends to lead events or merely react to them after the damage has already been done.
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The law cannot be used as an instrument by one who knowingly violated it in the first place.
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The government, through the Office of the Solicitor General, has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss motions filed by Senator Ronald dela Rosa…
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Lawyer Paolo Panelo Jr., counsel for Vice President Sara Duterte, has raised concerns over what he described as a looming constitutional crisis,…
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A warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) should not be treated as a foreign law or foreign warrant because the Philippines adopted…
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The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the pleas of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa seeking protection from arrest over…
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A retired flag officer is calling on his Philippine Military Academy batchmates to exercise independent judgment and restraint amid mounting pressure within…
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The 11-member House prosecution panel from Congress is ready to present the grounds for impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte, as the court is…
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The standoff between the Executive agencies and the Senate over the siege of the chamber last Wednesday to effect an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest…
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A breakdown in governance was how a veteran former senator bluntly described the chaos that erupted last Wednesday over the attempted arrest of Senator Ronald…
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Word has been circulating in legal and political circles about a sitting senator whose dramatic bid for court protection may have quietly unraveled, not…
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ROME, Italy (AFP) — Jannik Sinner will have to wait to complete his passage to the Italian Open final after his gripping Last Four clash with Daniil Medvedev…
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Alex Eala believes the clay court will be the best platform to ramp up her game as she continues her climb in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
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It unfolded like a crime thriller: a fugitive making his escape under cover of darkness in the confused aftermath of a hail of gunfire.
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By discharging a weapon without a verified threat, the (Senate) security personnel transformed a standard law enforcement presence into a manufactured…
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‘Coalition of the charged’ refers to the fact that Dela Rosa isn’t the only one of the newly installed Senate majority that is facing indictment.
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Legal counsel for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte formally petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to delay setting a trial date, arguing…
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