Desistance can’t derail trafficking case — SC
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance — a sworn statement withdrawing a complaint — is “highly suspect” when executed by a victim of…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance — a sworn statement withdrawing a complaint — is “highly suspect” when executed by a victim of…
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‘The image is not part of the record and does not establish that he wore such a device or received outside assistance. The chair therefore makes no finding…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that an affidavit of desistance executed by a victim of exploitation is “highly suspect” and cannot be used as a basis to…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has conducted its second specialized training program for family mediators as part of efforts to strengthen the non-adversarial…
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Escudero has reminded the Vice President that she is covered. Good. Now we wait to see what enforcement actually looks like.
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The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has invited five senior Supreme Court associate justices to apply for chief justice ahead of the retirement of Chief Justice…
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There was a time when banking was defined by a place: the branch, with its counters, forms and queues.
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said they are intensifying efforts to transform the country’s coconut industry into high-value product streams,…
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The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue personnel can enjoy a hassle-free taxation job, as the BIR and Ayala Corporation launched ‘Terry’, a Tax AI Assistant designed to…
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The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), the City Government of San Juan and the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) formally launched the city’s first-ever…
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The province led a group of 52 provinces and highly-urbanized cities that grew faster than the country’s 4.4-percent gross domestic product growth last year.…
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TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar’s poverty incidence fell sharply in 2025, with nearly 12,000 fewer families classified as poor as more households moved toward…
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The South China Sea Code of Conduct (CoC) being hammered out between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Beijing, if signed without the Philippines’…
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The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to abandon the “second placer rule” does not apply to national elective positions, including the president and vice…
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Labor and Employment Secretary Francis N. Tolentino led the Philippine delegation in a bilateral meeting with International Labour Organization (ILO) director…
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Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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The Philippines secured the support of ASEAN labor ministers for four measures aimed at strengthening worker protection and labor standards across the region,…
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