Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 23:24:02 +0000
Bullied in grade school for being openly gay, Sean James Borja used his experience as a takeoff point for a career in law.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 23:21:56 +0000
The Supreme Court has granted the petition of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) for judicial protection for its members against alleged harassment and attacks by government security forces. In a special full court session on Friday, the court issued a writ of amparo and a writ of habeas data in favor of the […]
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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 09:58:00 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan to protect, preserve, rehabilitate and restore the marine environment in the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal), Ayungin Shoal and Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 11:47:27 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — AKO Bicol Party-list on Monday asked the Supreme Court to stop the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) from implementing its regulation banning all provincial buses from plying along Edsa. In a 44-page petition, AKO Bicol Reps. Ronald Ang and Alfredo Garbin Jr. asked the high court to issue a temporary restraining order […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:48:32 +0000
The country’s summer capital needs to protect 2.5 million trees that have survived the intensified construction boom and expanding urban sprawl which residents fear have overwhelmed the city’s carrying capacity.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 10:42:46 +0000
Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday that the Supreme Court’s decision to release drug war data is a ‘giant step’ towards justice.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:19:52 +0000
Human rights lawyer Neri Colmenares on Friday said that with the release of the official contracts, he would file a petition in the Supreme Court to question the China-funded Kaliwa Dam project which he claimed was laden with terms detrimental to the Filipino people. The Bayan Muna chair and Makabayan senatorial bet said published documents […]
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:00:50 +0000
SC eases chain of custody rule on seized drugs The Supreme Court has allowed law enforcers not to strictly observe the chain of custody rule on seized illegal drugs under the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, so long as the courts are convinced that the evidence is not tampered with. The high tribunal eased […]
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:45:49 +0000
Preserving the integrity of confiscated evidence is more important than the “by the book” compliance to the chain of custody in illegal drugs case, the Supreme Court said in a decision that affirmed the conviction of a 53-year old Irish national.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 03:18:37 +0000
The SC temporarily stopped the Legal Education Board (LEB) from implementing Philsat for aspiring law students.
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