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The Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court ruling provided local governments an unprecedented advantage by defining the Constitutional provision that entitles local…
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The Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court ruling provided local governments an unprecedented advantage by defining the Constitutional provision that entitles local…
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Before Sultan Jamalul Kiram III died on 20 October 2013, at his residence near the Blue Mosque in Taguig City, he once again relayed to the heirs of the…
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The Supreme Court yesterday gave the executive and legislative branches 10 days to comment on the petition challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act…
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Some of the amici curiae or “friends of the court” told the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday of a possible violation of the Constitution in the transfer of the…
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A man allegedly involved in a murder case in December 2023 was arrested by police on Monday.
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Ten days was given by the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday, 4 Feb. to both the executive and the legislative branches of government to comment on the petition…
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The Court of Appeals (CA) achieved a remarkable 108 percent case disposal rate in 2024, resolving 15,752 cases against its target of 14,520.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla disclosed on Monday that multiple charges had been filed before the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) against three industrial…
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Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo gave emphasis to the transformative role of technology in modernizing legal practice while upholding the…
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The Komunidad ng Pamilya, Pasyente, at Persons with Disabilities (P3PWD) partylist group filed a petition for mandamus before the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday,…
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Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin yesterday defended the 2025 national budget amid criticisms from the Catholic clergy, which called it “ayuda” or aid-driven.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Monday the arrest of another active police officer allegedly involved in the "staged" seizure of 990 kilos of…
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The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday assured the public that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has more than enough surplus funds to cover…
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At least 117 Filipino workers from a Makati City office recently raided by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) will face charges for…
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The lower-than-expected 5.6 percent growth in 2024 which fell short of the government goal of at least a 6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) expansion must…
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The mother in 2017, separated from the children’s father after four years of marriage and agreed to share joint custody of their children, provided that the…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday reported that it has so far printed 4.6 million official ballots for the 12 May polls since reprinting began on…
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“We welcome the High Court's latest rulings recognizing the Commission’s jurisdiction over key issues in the energy sector,” ERC Chairperson and CEO Monalisa…
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