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Jan 31, 2006 administrative law court personnel dishonesty clerk of court judicial ethics rules of procedure

Clerk of Court Dismissed for Tampering Court Records and Concealing Ex Parte Proceedings

Supreme Court dismisses clerk of court for dishonesty after tampering with default orders and concealing ex parte proceedings in a civil case.

Dec 9, 2005 energy law electricity billing meter tampering consumer rights utility regulation philippine supreme court

Unbilled Electricity Consumption: When Can a Utility Company Charge You

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when electric utilities can charge consumers for unbilled consumption due to alleged meter tampering.

Jul 29, 2005 tax credits electric billing meralco meter tampering contract law civil code

Meralco Billing Dispute: Tax Credit Assignments and Tampered Meter Claims

Supreme Court ruling on Meralco's interest charges on tax credit assignments and differential billing for alleged meter tampering.

May 20, 2004 administrative-law gross-dishonesty court-employees daily-time-record civil-service public-trust

Falsifying Time Records: A Breach of Public Trust and Ethical Standards

The Supreme Court rules that tampering with daily time records constitutes gross dishonesty, a grave offense for court employees.

Apr 3, 2002 consumer-law meralco electricity-disconnection due-process ra-7832 meter-tampering

Meralco's Power Play: When Disconnecting Electricity Demands Due Process

The Supreme Court ruled that Meralco cannot disconnect electricity for alleged meter tampering without an officer of the law or ERB representative witnessing the discovery.

Jan 18, 2002 electricity pilferage meralco burden of proof differential billing consumer rights philippine law

Burden of Proof in Electricity Pilferage: Meralco Must Substantiate Tampering Claims

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on Meralco's burden to prove electricity pilferage before imposing differential billings on customers.

Jul 11, 2001 electricity pilferage utility services tampering meralco consumer liability

Electricity Pilferage: When Tampering With Utility Meters Is Proven and Who Bears Liability

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on electricity pilferage, tampering evidence, and liability of consumers for unregistered consumption in utility services.

Feb 9, 2000 election law electoral fraud comelec probable cause ra 6646 election offense

Electoral Integrity Safeguarding Votes Against Tampering And Manipulation

The Supreme Court ruled that glaring vote discrepancies in election returns, certificates of canvass, and statements of votes constitute probable cause for election offenses under RA 6646.

Jan 29, 1998 election law comelec election returns canvass election tampering jurisprudence

Election Tampering Safeguarding the Integrity of Philippine Elections

How the Supreme Court upheld COMELEC's power to annul tampered election returns and order recanvassing to protect electoral integrity.