Wife of missing activist presses legal battle
The National Union of People’s Lawyers on Thursday asked the Court of Appeals to set aside its decision dismissing the ...
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Salas’ son pleads pa’s case at SC
A petition for writ of habeas corpus has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the immediate release of former ...
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Threat of war
"Were the prosecutors so intimidated that not one took a stand and gave a different opinion afterward?" The threat ...
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A warning on martial law
Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is one of the four justices who dissented from the majority opinion sustaining the validity of ...
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Concurring opinions in martial law decision
Two of the 11 justices who voted in favor of upholding the validity of martial law and the suspension of ...
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Philconsa weighs in on CA-House conflict
The Philippine Constitution Association, through the initiative of Manuel (Lolong) M. Lazaro and Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, chairman and president, ...
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Habeas corpus writ filed for 6 PGIN staff
A petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus has been filed at the Court of Appeals by ...
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So, what is the law on martial law?
Dean Tony La Viña is right. It is easier to say what martial law is not—since the Constitution goes to ...
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Duterte: I might declare martial law across PH
President Rodrigo Duterte believes his declaration of martial law across the Philippines is possible under certain conditions. "If I think ...
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Will he or won’t he?
Aside from speculation about the fate of Senator Leila de Lima after the testimonies linking her to drug money, there ...
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