When the mind fails, the law understands
This is justice in its calibrated form. It does not punish where punishment is unjustified. But neither does it ignore the harm done.
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This is justice in its calibrated form. It does not punish where punishment is unjustified. But neither does it ignore the harm done.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking to compel the Senate to immediately convene as an impeachment court to try the charges against…
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A joint venture cannot be entered into lightly. It must be structured not as a concession, but as a controlled and conditional engagement.
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From the foregoing, it must be clear that a case for an alleged violation of B.P. 22, otherwise known as the Bouncing Checks Law, may be filed before the court…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a mother previously convicted of parricide in the death of her five-year-old daughter, ruling that her diagnosed…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the life imprisonment sentence of a man convicted of illegal drug possession, ruling that his warrantless arrest was lawful…
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It is a fundamental rule in statutory construction that between a general law and a special law, the latter prevails because a special law reveals the…
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There’s a law in Japan that requires anyone owning a device that can receive signals from public broadcaster NHK to have a service contract with the latter,…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go issued a challenge to the government’s economic managers, connecting a high-level Supreme Court debate over budget…
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The 2016 award also ruled that Reed Bank is a submerged feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.
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The petition for a writ of mandamus asks the SC to direct Marcos to submit to a comprehensive medical evaluation, including a hair follicle drug test, and to…
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The BESF, Hernando insists, can contain only program appropriations and automatic appropriations. It cannot include unprogrammed ones.
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The Supreme Court (SC) has directed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Acting Executive Secretary Ralph Recto to respond to a petition seeking to compel the…
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Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Tuesday revealed that a large portion of the government’s unprogrammed appropriations under the…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that cyber libel prescribes one year from the time it is discovered, affirming its earlier interpretation and rejecting…
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With regard to OFWs, Section 10 of Republic Act 8042, as amended by Republic Act 10022, states that original and exclusive jurisdiction over their claims shall…
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Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen has yet to respond to allegations that he failed to file his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net…
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The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the police to stop restricting access to and the use of a cockpit arena in Tondo by its operator, Bienes De…
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