Desistance can’t derail trafficking case — SC
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance — a sworn statement withdrawing a complaint — is “highly suspect” when executed by a victim of…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance — a sworn statement withdrawing a complaint — is “highly suspect” when executed by a victim of…
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Dear Atty. Nico,
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The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.
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Norway’s King Harald V, Europe’s oldest reigning monarch, died on 28 August 2026 at the age of 89, ending his 35-year reign. The Royal Court said he died…
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Arellano University kept its perfect record intact in the V-League after outlasting De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in a five-set thriller in the 2026…
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The remains of a Filipino seafarer who died after the M/V Venturo was struck by a drone in the Black Sea have been repatriated to the Philippines, the Overseas…
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The South China Sea Code of Conduct (CoC) being hammered out between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Beijing, if signed without the Philippines’…
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The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to abandon the “second placer rule” does not apply to national elective positions, including the president and vice…
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Two more Filipino seafarers from the commercial vessel M/V Winner returned safely to the Philippines following a drone strike near Novorossiysk, Russia.
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Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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Thirty-nine overseas land-based Filipino workers and seafarers from conflict-affected and high-risk areas have returned to the Philippines, including 17 crew…
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Once a winner is declared, the right to the prize becomes concrete and enforceable, and courts will not allow strained interpretations to defeat it.
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Two more Filipino seafarers from the M/V Winner safely returned to the Philippines on Tuesday, 25 August, following a drone strike on their vessel near…
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The SC rejected the argument, finding that Barcellano acted in good faith and had no reason to know the check would be dishonored.
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De La Salle University broke through into the win column, taking down Mapua University in four sets, 21–25, 25–23, 25–18, 25–20, in the 2026 V-League…
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The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.
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