‘Dead man‘ walks into court
A death certificate is a public document and prima facie evidence of the facts it records under Article 410 of the Civil Code and Rule 132, Section 23 of the…
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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Soriano v. Estrella Supreme Court ruling.
A death certificate is a public document and prima facie evidence of the facts it records under Article 410 of the Civil Code and Rule 132, Section 23 of the…
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Senate President Win Gatchalian welcomed the Supreme Court decision upholding the validity of the June 3 session that installed him in the Senate's top post,…
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The Supreme Court upholds the dismissal of a charcoal transport case, ruling manufactured wood charcoal is not a forest product under the Revised Forestry Code.
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Supreme Court dismisses petitions challenging the Senate impeachment court’s 23 September ruling on the conviction threshold for Vice President Sara Duterte.
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The Supreme Court ruled that waivers of inherited property rights may constitute valid donations if they demonstrate intent and satisfy legal requirements,…
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The Supreme Court has yet to rule on Romulo Macalintal’s petition challenging the constitutionality of the law postponing the 2026 BSKE to 2028.
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Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has asked the Supreme Court to declare RA 12326 unconstitutional, challenging the postponement of the 2026 Barangay and SK…
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Veteran election lawyer Romulo Macalintal has asked the Supreme Court to void RA 12326, which resets the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections from…
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The Constitution anchors the present in the sovereign will of the people, yet remains responsive to the nation’s changing needs.
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One of the essential elements of bigamy is a prior valid marriage. If the supposed first marriage was void ab initio, it is nonexistent from the beginning.
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NAMFREL is considering a Supreme Court challenge against RA 12326, which sets five-year terms for barangay and SK officials and moves the next elections to…
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Numerous studies show political dynasties, optimizing their power and wealth, are superbugs in our body politic, doing things they are supposedly forbidden to…
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The State, the ruling made plain, was not in the business of profit-farming for suspects
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The CBCP backs an anti-political dynasty law after the Supreme Court directed Congress to enforce the constitutional ban on political dynasties.
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Senate President Win Gatchalian said Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial will proceed as long as there is no Supreme Court TRO, even if her defense…
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Congress failed to pass such a law for 39 years, which the Supreme Court said constituted a grave abuse of discretion.
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Former Executive Secretary Vic Rodriguez asked the Supreme Court to issue a TRO against the Senate impeachment court's decision revising the voting threshold…
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The Supreme Court upholds the dismissal of former police official Amador Hernandez for grave misconduct after extorting P5,000 from an airport passenger.
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