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Understanding Psychological Violence Under RA 9262: Insights From a Landmark Supreme Court Case
The Supreme Court clarifies what constitutes psychological violence under RA 9262, including marital infidelity, and the penalties for offenders.
Understanding Regular Employment: How Continuous Rehiring Affects Worker Status
The Supreme Court clarifies when continuous project rehiring makes a worker regular, not project, employee under Philippine labor law.
Understanding Bad Faith in Philippine Bigamy Cases: When Can You Claim Damages
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that proving bad faith is essential before damages can be awarded in bigamous marriage cases.
Understanding Civil Service Exam Cheating Consequences AND Legal Insights From A Landmark Philippine Case
Explore the legal consequences of Civil Service Exam cheating in the Philippines, including penalties, due process rights, and recent Supreme Court rulings.
Understanding the Legal Boundaries of Demolition in Philippine Economic Zones
The Supreme Court clarifies when PEZA can summarily demolish structures without permits inside economic zones, and why the Ombudsman's dismissal of graft charges stood.
Navigating Property Disputes Understanding Jurisdictional Limits IN Real Estate Litigation
Learn how Philippine courts determine jurisdiction in property disputes, based on the Supreme Court ruling in Spouses Liu v. Cruz.
Navigating Employee Benefits and Disallowance: Understanding the Scope and Limits of Government Health Program
The Supreme Court clarifies the limits of government health benefits for GOCC employees, explaining when disallowances apply and who bears liability.
Understanding Statutory Rape in the Philippines: The Impact of Victim Recantation on Convictions
Learn how Philippine courts handle statutory rape cases when the victim recants, and why recantation alone does not automatically overturn a conviction.
Understanding Judicial Misconduct AND Accountability IN Philippine Courts A Deep Dive Into Recent Supreme Court Rulings
Understanding Treachery in Murder Cases: Key Insights from Philippine Supreme Court Rulings
The Supreme Court clarifies when treachery qualifies murder, distinguishing sudden attacks from forewarned confrontations in People v. Archivido.
Understanding Seafarers' Rights to Compensation for Work-Related Illnesses
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when a seafarer's illness is work-related and what benefits are due under the POEA-SEC.
Understanding Sub-Transmission Assets: The EPIRA Impact on Power Line Classification in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies who classifies power lines as transmission or sub-transmission assets under EPIRA, and why it matters.
Understanding Treachery in Homicide Cases When Sudden Attacks Don't Qualify as Murder
The Supreme Court clarifies when a sudden attack constitutes treachery, distinguishing murder from homicide in People v. Ukay.
Understanding Tax Assessment and Collection Prescription: The BPI Case
The Supreme Court's BPI ruling explains when the BIR loses the right to assess and collect deficiency taxes—key lessons for taxpayers.
Understanding Forcible Entry and Property Rights: Lessons from Ricardo v. Go
A lawyer bought property after litigation ended—was it ethical? The Supreme Court explains when lawyers may acquire property and what this means for property owners.
Understanding the Consequences of Notarial Misconduct in the Philippines
A Supreme Court ruling explains the penalties for notarizing documents without a valid commission and other notarial violations.
Understanding the Chain of Custody in Drug Offense Cases: A Guide
Learn the strict chain-of-custody rules under RA 9165 that can make or break a drug case, explained through a recent Supreme Court acquittal.
Understanding Backwages and Separation Pay: A Landmark Ruling for Illegally Dismissed Employees in the Philipp
The Supreme Court clarifies how backwages and separation pay are computed for illegally dismissed employees, including guaranteed salary increases.
Understanding Judicial Accountability: The Consequences of Financial Mismanagement in Philippine Courts
Explore how Philippine courts handle financial mismanagement by judicial officers, the legal consequences, and what this means for accountability.
Understanding Gross Immorality When Personal Conduct Leads to Disbarment in the Philippines
The Supreme Court disbarred a lawyer-judge for continuing an illicit relationship despite prior warning. Learn the rules on gross immorality.
Understanding Disability Benefits for Seafarers: Insights from a Supreme Court Ruling on Financial Assistance
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when seafarers get disability benefits versus financial assistance, and why appeals matter.
Understanding Child Sexual Abuse and Lascivious Conduct: Insights from a Landmark Philippine Supreme Court Cas
A 2020 Supreme Court ruling clarifies when acts of lasciviousness against children under 12 are punished under RA 7610 and the Revised Penal Code.
Understanding Inordinate Delay and Your Right to Speedy Disposition of Cases in the Philippines
Learn how Philippine courts determine inordinate delay in criminal cases, based on the Supreme Court's ruling in Quemado v. Sandiganbayan.
Understanding Conspiracy and Treachery in Philippine Murder Cases: A Landmark Ruling
The Supreme Court clarifies how conspiracy and treachery are proven in murder cases, and explains the liability of co-conspirators.