Ombudsman’s dismissal of a criminal complaint
The office of the Ombudsman is an investigative body tasked to “investigate on its own, or on complaint by any person, any act or omission...
Read moreThe office of the Ombudsman is an investigative body tasked to “investigate on its own, or on complaint by any person, any act or omission...
Read moreUnder the Rules on Evidence, only “persons who can perceive, and, perceiving, can make known their perception to others, may be witnesses.” For purposes of...
Read more"Where the witness is permitted to use a memorandum when on the witness stand, he may be cross-examined as to the same and it may...
Read more"Savings from the purchase of stolen personal property may not be enough to compensate for years of imprisonment, civil liability, and cost of litigation." Everyone...
Read more"It is worth remembering that ‘ftentimes death brings peace only to the person who dies but not to the people he leaves behind’" The individual...
Read more"Death is a paradoxical part of life. Everyone dies" The Biblical book of Ecclesiastes says “o everything there is a season, and a time to...
Read more"The maximum area for quarrying which a qualified person may hold at any one time shall be five hectares" Mining plays a vital role in...
Read more"There can be no self-defense, complete or incomplete, unless the victim has committed unlawful aggression against the person defending himself" “Justifying circumstances are those where...
Read more"Contracts of sale must comply with the essential requisites of Article 1318 of the New Civil Code" One of the most common subjects of commercial...
Read more"There are limitations upon the right of ownership, which include general limitations…limitations of legal servitudes or easements, limitations by contract or will, limitations imposed by...
Read moreLeyte Rep. Richard Gomez on Thursday said Speaker Martin Romualdez would support a Senate move to amend the Constitution through...
Read moreThe International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber has allowed victims of the Duterte administration’s bloody war on drugs to comment...
Read moreNegros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. has submitted a "wish list" to Speaker Martin Romualdez which, if granted, would allow...
Read moreHuman rights abuses of state and paramilitary forces and police impunity continue to hound the Philippines, the US State Department...
Read more"Still strong and kicking!" This was how a niece of former First Lady Imelda Marcos doused rumors that the 93-year-old...
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