
Men can berape victims too, says SC
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that women may now be held criminally liable for rape by sexual intercourse, saying the crime became gender-neutral after…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that women may now be held criminally liable for rape by sexual intercourse, saying the crime became gender-neutral after…
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Quezon City government have launched two digital platforms aimed at improving prosecution services and modernizing case…
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Access to justice is not merely a legal principle but "literally, a court that travels to a person who cannot travel to it," Supreme Court Senior Associate…
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The Supreme Court ruled that rape by sexual intercourse may now be committed by either a man or a woman following the enactment of Republic Act No. 11648 in…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that a private complainant has no legal standing to appeal or file a petition for certiorari challenging the dismissal or acquittal…
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There is absolutely no room for a whitewash here. Two young lives were cut short in an incident that investigators themselves admitted was entirely preventable.
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He is still entitled to due process and has the opportunity to present his defense before the court.
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Cash confiscated from former president Rodrigo Duterte when he was transferred to the custody of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will remain frozen and…
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Prosecutors were granted access to materials seized from former president Rodrigo Duterte upon his arrest by the International Criminal Court (ICC), but a…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has renewed the Comprehensive Health Care Plan with Kaiser International Healthgroup Inc., extending health maintenance organization…
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The Supreme Court (SC) announced Wednesday that 235 out of 796 examinees passed the 2026 Shari’ah Special Bar Examinations, yielding a passing rate of 29.52…
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Beyond enforcement, the DoJ is also working to strengthen the country’s legal and institutional framework against corruption.
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Families of victims of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-illegal drug campaign on Friday urged the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the…
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Most members of the minority bloc led by Senator Alan Cayetano failed to show up during the all-senators caucus convened on Friday to discuss preparations for…
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The Supreme Court was asked on Friday by families of victims of former president Rodrigo Duterte's anti-illegal drug campaign to declare unconstitutional the…
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A husband and wife’s mutual desire to end their marriage is not sufficient evidence to prove collusion in an annulment petition, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled.
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The 15-year-old suspect in the Tacloban school shooting will undergo preliminary investigation after prosecutors completed inquest proceedings on three counts…
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) is evaluating consolidated criminal referrals against former Ateneo men’s basketball coach Tab Baldwin and several others,…
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