
Nanny to be extradited over 1970s kidnappings
SYDNEY (AFP) — A former Australian nanny lost her final court bid Tuesday to avoid extradition to Chile over alleged kidnappings during Augusto Pinochet’s…
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SYDNEY (AFP) — A former Australian nanny lost her final court bid Tuesday to avoid extradition to Chile over alleged kidnappings during Augusto Pinochet’s…
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A Regional Trial Court in Bacolod has declared four members of the Yanson family “fugitives from justice,” barring them from seeking relief or participating in…
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The Supreme Court of the Philippines has drawn sharper legal boundaries between child sexual exploitation under Republic Act 7610 and acts of lasciviousness…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the dismissal of a complaint filed by GMA Network, Inc. against ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation over alleged defamatory…
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A petition for reconsideration of bail from nine former Department of Public Works and Highways officials involved in an anomalous flood control project in…
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Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M. V. F. Leonen underscored the indispensable role of human judgment in the justice system, even as…
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Legal experts, academics and government officials gathered on 30 March 2026 for a two-day national symposium on the Law of the Sea and the West Philippine Sea,…
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The case involved rival claims between the groups of Inocencio Taganile and Filomena Delos Santos Dolar over a parcel of land along Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue in…
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Which fiercely loyal Cabinet secretary, once one of the most favored by the ruling clan’s inner sanctum, got axed right after a high-profile family gathering…
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The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that a certification declaring a child legally available for adoption remains mandatory even if the child was voluntarily…
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Former Department of Public Works and Highways District Engineer Henry Alcantara officially presented himself before the Sandiganbayan’s Sixth Division this…
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These projects are a mix of massive transport, flood control, and land reclamation designed to solidify its stature as a regional economic hub.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed that lower courts handling corporate rehabilitation have the authority to compel parties into arbitration if the move is…
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The Sandiganbayan has denied a motion by gambling operator Jack Lam to quash criminal charges against him involving a P50-million bribery scheme at the Bureau…
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The Sandiganbayan has sustained the graft convictions of several former Philippine National Police officials involved in the anomalous P400 million repair of…
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Graft charges on several officials that previously served for the Philippine National Police (PNP) were sustained by the Special Fourth Division of the…
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Former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo appeared before the Sandiganbayan Sixth Division on Tuesday as a state witness…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition challenging a Manila ordinance that increased garbage collection fees, ruling that the petitioner, a resident…
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