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Plain-language guides and case briefs on Philippine law — researched from the firm's law library of 184,000+ statutes, Supreme Court decisions, and agency issuances, and written so non-lawyers can understand and act on them.

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Jul 20, 1997 parricide criminal law revised penal code intent family violence supreme court

Parricide in the Philippines: Proving Intent in Family Killings

Understand parricide under Philippine law and how courts prove intent in family killings, with lessons from a landmark Supreme Court ruling.

Jul 6, 1997 criminal law buy-bust operation entrapment instigation dangerous drugs philippine supreme court

Buy-Bust Operations in the Philippines: Entrapment vs. Instigation Explained

Understand the legal line between entrapment and instigation in Philippine buy-bust operations, and what the Supreme Court's ruling in People v. De Vera means for drug cases.

Jul 4, 1996 self-defense unlawful aggression revised penal code criminal law people vs cabiles

Self-Defense in the Philippines: Unlawful Aggression and the Cabiles Case

Philippine self-defense law requires unlawful aggression, reasonable force, and no provocation. The Cabiles case shows how courts test these elements.