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Jan 21, 1998 rape criminal law identification evidence supreme court revised penal code

In-Court Identification in Rape Cases: People v. Pacistol (G.R. 119074-75)

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how a victim's credible in-court identification can secure a rape conviction despite flawed police line-up procedures.

Apr 1, 1997 dynamite fishing illegal fishing presidential decree 704 philippine criminal law environmental law people vs vergara

Dynamite Fishing in the Philippines: Laws, Penalties, and the People vs. Vergara Case

Learn the Philippine law against dynamite fishing, penalties under P.D. 704, and key lessons from People vs. Vergara.

Feb 11, 1997 accretion foreshore land property law land registration civil code riparian rights

Accretion vs. Foreshore Land in the Philippines: Who Owns Newly Formed Land?

Philippine law distinguishes accretion from foreshore land. Learn who owns newly formed land along rivers and seas under the Civil Code and the Spanish Law of Waters.