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Tag: Writ of Habeas Corpus

SC to gov’t: Answer habeas corpus petitions in 24 hours

The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday has directed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin and other respondents to show cause within 24 hours "why the peremptory...

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 petition for the issuance...

Salas’ son pleads pa’s case at SC

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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 of President Rodrigo Duterte to suspend...

Memo 32 won’t prelude martial law – Duterte

There will be no nationwide declaration of martial law, President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday as he justified his recent order to deploy additional troops...

Primer on Con-Com draft: Part 4

Con-Com 2018 Member (4th in a series) Q: What is the point in having a section on the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus in...

SC denies plea of Palparan’s co-accused

THE Supreme Court has denied a petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus of one of the soldiers accused of involvement...

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 President Duterte’s declaration of...

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 the writ of habeas...

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, respectively,  entreats the Supreme...

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 legal counsels of the...

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 considerable length at saying...

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 that ISIS has already taken...

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 are now questions about...
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