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‘...sexual abuse,’ as defined under RA 7610, encompasses situations wherein a minor indulges — or, put differently, consents, albeit defectively — to engage in…
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The ruling serves as a reminder that a depositor’s death does not give banks free rein over the funds left behind.
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Sen. Ping Lacson questioned the motives of three minority senators who voted to revive a petition challenging Sen. Erwin Tulfo’s qualifications. The Senate…
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A marriage certificate may begin the inquiry, but it does not necessarily end it.
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Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Noel Gimenez Tijam warned that the Senate impeachment court’s decision to bar Vice President Sara Duterte’s defense…
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The Supreme Court clarified that acquittal in a concubinage case does not automatically absolve a husband facing charges under Section 5(i) of Republic Act…
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The Court of Appeals has denied former Bamban Mayor Alice Guo’s motion for reconsideration, upholding the dismissal of her habeas corpus petition while she…
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Sotto questioned the SC ruling, claiming, among other things, that the ponente was unfamiliar with congressional rules and that the decision effectively…
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A Supreme Court ruling in In Re: Social Media Posts of Edgar S. Dizon (B.M. No. 4734) clarifies that coaching Bar examinees, discussing past Bar examination…
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In proving illegal recruitment, it must be shown that the accused gave the complainants the distinct impression that she had the power or ability to deploy the…
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Applicants cannot decide that a medical consultation or diagnosis is unimportant when its disclosure is required.
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A waiver that transfers property in favor of specifically named persons, without anything in return, may well constitute a donation, regardless of its…
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Creditors, the court said, must file their claims before the probate court rather than independently taking estate assets to settle their claims.
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CoA rejects the OVP’s due process claims over its use of confidential funds, finding expenditures irregular and holding Sara Duterte and two OVP officials…
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The Anti-VAWC Act is not intended to punish every failed relationship or every act of marital infidelity. Neither does the law presume that every broken heart…
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Still believing in her contention that she was not part of the illegal recruitment, she brought the matter up to the Supreme Court.
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DENR maintains that wood charcoal is a forest product covered by forestry regulations, citing more than a century of legal oversight while the Supreme Court…
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