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.

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When Is Deadly Force Justified in the Philippines? Police Use of Force Rules

Philippine law on police use of force, deadly force standards, and what the Supreme Court says about justified shootings.

Robbery with Homicide: When a Deadly Robbery Is Only Simple Robbery

The Supreme Court explains when a death during a robbery still results in simple robbery, not robbery with homicide.