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Dec 18, 2002 criminal-law prescription revised-penal-code supreme-court election-code

Prescription of Penalties: Why Actual Imprisonment Matters in Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when prescription of penalties begins—only after a convict actually escapes from imprisonment.

Dec 18, 2002 criminal-law prescription-of-penalties revised-penal-code election-code supreme-court

Prescription of Penalties: Evasion of Sentence Requires Prior Imprisonment

Philippine Supreme Court ruling: prescription of penalty starts only when a convicted person escapes from actual imprisonment, not from hiding.

Jan 18, 2000 extradition due process bill of rights treaty obligations presidential decree 1069 secretary of justice

Extradition and Due Process: Balancing Treaty Obligations and Individual Rights in the Philippines

The Supreme Court ruled that a prospective extraditee enjoys basic due process rights—notice and hearing—even during the executive evaluation stage of extradition proceedings.