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Eminent Domain and Just Compensation: Protecting Landowner Rights in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when just compensation is due, how it is valued, and what landowners should know about expropriation.
Preventive Suspension VS Illegal Dismissal Protecting Employee Rights IN THE Philippines
When Eyewitness Testimony Overrides Forensic Evidence: Understanding Homicide Convictions in the Philippines
Philippine courts weigh eyewitness testimony against forensic evidence in homicide cases. Learn how credibility and inconsistencies shape convictions.
Philippine Election Law: The Crucial Timing for Filing Disqualification Cases
Understand the strict deadlines for filing election disqualification cases in the Philippines and why timing can make or break a case.
Eyewitness Testimony and Treachery in Philippine Murder Cases: People v. Bacus
How a single credible eyewitness can prove murder and treachery in the Philippines, explained through People v. Bacus.
Judicial Accountability: The Price of Delayed Justice in the Philippines
A Supreme Court ruling reminds judges that personal hardships cannot excuse a five-year delay in deciding a case.
Project Employee vs Regular Employee: Security of Tenure in Philippine Law
Understand the difference between project and regular employment in the Philippines, and what security of tenure means for workers.
Res Judicata Bars Relitigation of Foreclosure Disputes in the Philippines
Learn how the Supreme Court applied res judicata to bar a second foreclosure case, explaining the four requisites for the doctrine.
Safeguarding Free Speech: The Unconstitutionality of Election Survey Publication Bans in the Philippines
Why the Supreme Court struck down the ban on publishing election surveys before elections as an unconstitutional prior restraint on free speech.
Raffle Promotions: When Overdue Accounts Disqualify Prize Winners
Supreme Court rules on when overdue accounts can forfeit raffle prizes in Mondragon International Philippines v. Blanco.
Due Process and Notice: When Failure to Notify Voids Court Proceedings in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how defective pretrial notice violates due process and voids default judgments.
Habeas Corpus and Deportation: What Tung Chin Hui v. Rodriguez Means for Aliens in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies when habeas corpus is available to aliens facing deportation orders from the Bureau of Immigration.
Forcible Entry in the Philippines: Proving Prior Possession and Unlawful Deprivation
Understand the requirements for forcible entry cases in the Philippines, including prior possession and unlawful deprivation, based on the Ong v. Parel ruling.
Breach of Trust and Managerial Dismissal: Defining the Limits of Employer Discretion in the Philippines
When can a Philippine employer validly dismiss a managerial employee for loss of trust and confidence? The Supreme Court clarifies the rules.
Forum Shopping in the Philippines: When Filing Separate Cases Becomes Improper
Learn when filing separate cases becomes improper forum shopping in the Philippines, based on recent Supreme Court jurisprudence.
Familial Betrayal and the Burden of Proof: Rethinking Rape Convictions in the Philippines
In People v. Freta, the Supreme Court reduced a father's death sentence to reclusion perpetua because the prosecution failed to prove his daughter's minority.
Upholding Stockholder Rights Derivative Suits AND Corporate Governance IN THE Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies derivative suits, stockholder standing, and jurisdiction over intra-corporate disputes under RA 8799.
Unmasking Simulated Sales Protecting Your Property Rights IN THE Philippines
Learn how Philippine courts handle simulated sales, void contracts, and derivative suits to protect your property and stockholder rights.
Adultery and Its Consequences: Honor, Outrage, and the Limits of Justifiable Homicide in the Philippines
When a spouse kills a cheating partner caught in flagrante, Philippine law may spare them from prison—but only under strict conditions.
Accomplice Liability Determining THE Extent OF Participation IN Homicide Cases IN THE Philippines
Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The High Standard for Rape Convictions in the Philippines
Philippine courts require proof beyond reasonable doubt for rape convictions. This article explains the standard and what it means for accusers and the accused.
The People vs the President: Defining the Limits of People Power and Presidential Immunity in the Philippines
The Supreme Court's landmark ruling in Estrada v. Desierto clarifies resignation, presidential succession, and immunity from suit under the 1987 Constitution.
Homicide and Causation: Proving Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt in the Philippines
When a victim has a pre-existing heart condition, can an accused still be convicted of homicide? The Supreme Court explains causation and proof.
Robbery With Homicide: How Multiple Killings Affect Sentencing in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on whether multiple killings in robbery with homicide warrant death penalty or reclusion perpetua.