Legal Insights
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.
Jul 10, 1998illegal fishingdynamite fishingpresidential decree 704criminal lawpresumption of evidencefisheries law
Presumption of Illegal Fishing: What Fishermen Need to Know About Dynamite Fishing Laws in the Philippines
Learn how Philippine courts apply the presumption of illegal fishing in dynamite fishing cases, what evidence convicts, and the penalties under P.D. 704.
Apr 1, 1997dynamite fishingillegal fishingpresidential decree 704philippine criminal lawenvironmental lawpeople 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.
Illegal Fishing Presumptions and Fishermen's Rights: The Hizon Case
When do statutory presumptions of illegal fishing hold, and when do they fail? The Supreme Court's ruling in Hizon provides clear guidance.