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  1. Not necessarily habitual, but gross

    Not necessarily habitual, but gross

    The ruling marks a significant development in Philippine family law by recognizing that legal separation may be justified even in the absence of repeated…

  2. Let’s talk turkey on Latin maxims

    Let’s talk turkey on Latin maxims

    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.

  3. Baguio council considers higher drinking age

    Baguio council considers higher drinking age

    Baguio City lawmakers are finalizing a proposed ordinance to raise the legal drinking age beyond 18, citing health research, adolescent brain development, and…

  4. Lawyers we deserve

    Lawyers we deserve

    The ongoing impeachment proceedings involving Vice President Sara Duterte have become as much a contest of political messaging as they are of legal advocacy.

  5. Senate President Win Gatchalian (left) and Presiding Officer Francis Escudero (right) confer during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, as Senate judges and staff take in the proceedings.

    ‘Over-judicializing’ seen clear danger

    Political analyst and Daily Tribune columnist Atty. Barry Gutierrez said VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial should avoid overly technical courtroom-style…

  6. Digital trail and right to privacy

    Digital trail and right to privacy

    Should our courts likewise recognize a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy over a person’s digital location history?

  7. Eight years of ‘A Dose of Law’

    Eight years of ‘A Dose of Law’

    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.

  8. SC: Affair constitutes psychological abuse

    SC: Affair constitutes psychological abuse

    A husband was sentenced to up to eight years in prison by the Supreme Court for psychological violence under Republic Act 9262 after his extramarital affair…