Pimentel wants stiffer penalties
Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, wanting to avert damage to properties and loss of lives, wants stiffer penalties, which include longer ...
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No need to prove ouster matrix, Palace says
There was no need for the Duterte administration to prove the “ouster plot matrix” despite calls from journalists and lawyers’ ...
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Mayor in fertilizer scam pleads to lesser crime
A mayor in Iloilo who was accused of involvement in a fertilizer scam amounting to P999,000 has pleaded guilty to ...
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Give a little respect
"It will go a long way." “Soul, I hear you calling…Oh baby please, give a little respect to ...
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Drilon: Revised Penal Code punishments to be updated
The punishments under the 87-year-old Revised Penal Code would soon be updated after the Senate passed today on third and ...
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What warrants impeachment?
When the Revised Penal Code defines a crime, it enumerates the elements that a judge must find to be able ...
Read moreRepeal outdated penal code, Leila proposes
Senator Leila M. de Lima has sought the repeal of the 84-year-old Revised Penal Code and replace it with the ...
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