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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We Filipinos are very good at celebrating success once somebody has already succeeded. Perhaps we should also learn to encourage people while they are still…
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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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Bad weather disrupted transport in Metro Manila on Saturday, 29 August, with the Pasig River Ferry Service remaining suspended and flooding reported along…
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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 Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) recorded a whopping P16.34 billion in revenue, driven by higher cargo volumes, container traffic, and cruise ship calls.
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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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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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The planned rehabilitation of NAIA Terminal 4 will no longer push through, Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Eric Ines confirmed. The site…
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The Land Registration Authority (LRA) is moving toward a fully digital land titling system that could eventually eliminate problems involving lost titles,…
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Practically every part of the coconut tree has value. It provides food, shelter, fuel, medicine, livelihood, and export income to millions of Filipinos.
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Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Nicolas Torre III shared his personal connection to public market vendors during a speech at…
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Funny, but Malacañang obviously heard of the project, and it is being rebranded in press statements as a ‘national government initiative,’ with the Mindanao…
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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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SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) and the Subic Bay International Terminal Corporation (SBITC) have agreed to let the marine…
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Resilience? Yes, perhaps. That has always been our Filipino term of endearment for this longstanding problem. We’re all so sweet we cannot call it what it…
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Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) personnel whose jobs require them to travel by air are not automatically entitled to flying risk pay if…
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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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