
When estafa through misappropriation does not exist
In sum, petitioner’s mere failure to return the entrusted funds does not ipso facto constitute estafa absent clear proof of the elements of misappropriation…
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In sum, petitioner’s mere failure to return the entrusted funds does not ipso facto constitute estafa absent clear proof of the elements of misappropriation…
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The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) have seized more than P3 billion worth of…
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SAO PAOLO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil's right-wing Liberal Party on Saturday formally nominated Flavio Bolsonaro, a 45-year-old senator and son of imprisoned…
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In short, courts are allowed to pass upon such an issue merely to determine who is entitled to possession de facto.
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Building reliable legal AI for the Philippines takes far more than plugging a language model into a database. It requires complete local legal data, robust…
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Laperal Mansion is a National Historic Monument located at Arlegui Street inside the Malacañang complex. This residence served as the US Consulate in 1945. In…
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Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said on Wednesday that Vice President Sara Duterte could file a complaint for malicious prosecution…
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BAGUIO CITY — Members of the Baguio City Council are finalizing a proposed ordinance seeking to raise the city’s minimum legal drinking age from 18 to a…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) have signed a memorandum of agreement…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed prominent Cebu businessman Philip Lo as secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas…
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The ongoing impeachment proceedings involving Vice President Sara Duterte have become as much a contest of political messaging as they are of legal advocacy.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed Cebu businessman Philip Lo as Presidential Assistant for the Visayas.
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The Senate court must avoid turning Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial into an overly technical courtroom proceeding since dragging out the…
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Should our courts likewise recognize a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy over a person’s digital location history?
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Former Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo criticized Senate impeachment presiding officer Francis “Chiz” Escudero's handling of the impeachment…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday fulfilled his wish to have former Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos help him run the…
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Admittedly, unless and until it is revealed clearly how the CBP will apply the controversial ruling moving forward, there is no telling which direction the…
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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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