When do utterances become a crime?
Courts have long recognized that language must be examined in its entirety — its context, purpose, surrounding circumstances, and the intent behind it.
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Courts have long recognized that language must be examined in its entirety — its context, purpose, surrounding circumstances, and the intent behind it.
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Perhaps it is time for the Senate to take control of its own process. Less courtroom theater. Fewer technical entanglements. More substance. More clarity. More…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has forged partnerships with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the Technical Education and Skills…
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The country has struggled to make progress because officials seek to enrich themselves through public office, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said.
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Like Corona, Duterte is accused of deliberately failing to truthfully and accurately declare her net worth and properties
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The House of Representatives is crafting an artificial intelligence (AI) law that will emphasize developing the technology while imposing strict rules on…
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A Filipino businessman believes Philippine-Saudi Arabia relations are entering a new phase, expanding beyond overseas employment toward investment, trade,…
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Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto urged graduating law students of the University of the Philippines to resist everyday ethical compromises, warning that corruption…
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The Manila city government has reunited 22 rehabilitated children in conflict with the law (CICLs) with their families after they completed counseling,…
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Supreme Court associate justice Joseph Y. Lopez urged graduating law students of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) to consider careers in…
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In 2022, both got tired of the never-ending war of attrition, so they forged a truce. It was an informal truce — no media, no fanfare — based more on ‘word of…
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SEOUL (AFP) — South Korea on Tuesday began enforcing a revised law targeting false information posted online, imposing tougher penalties on repeat offenders…
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A public official may be held criminally liable for plunder even if acting alone, or together with family members, business associates or private individuals…
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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 Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that women may now be held criminally liable for rape by sexual intercourse, saying the crime became gender-neutral after…
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ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City Mayor Raisa Treñas and Iloilo Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. have expressed support for a proposed measure that seeks to establish…
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Authorities intercepted an estimated P22.29 million worth of illicit cigarettes and arrested four suspects during a maritime law enforcement operation in the…
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