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Direct Hiring of OFWs in the Philippines: Rules and Prohibitions
Learn the rules on direct hiring of OFWs in the Philippines, including prohibited acts, illegal recruitment penalties, and how to verify licensed agencies.
Forum Shopping in the Philippines: Avoiding Conflicting Court Decisions
The Supreme Court clarifies the prohibition on forum shopping in labor cases, warning parties against raising the same issues in multiple forums to delay execution.
Upholding Final Judgments: The Prohibition Against Defiance of Court Orders
The Supreme Court reiterates that final judgments are immutable and must be obeyed, even by government entities, in National Steel Corporation v. City of Iligan.
When Tax Rulings Become Final: Prohibition, Forum Shopping, and the Hierarchy of Courts
The Supreme Court clarifies when a writ of prohibition may be filed directly with the Court of Appeals despite the hierarchy of courts rule.
Prohibition Denied When Government Contracts Become Fait Accompli
Supreme Court rules prohibition cannot stop an already completed government contract, and clarifies legal standing rules for citizen suits.
Understanding the Prohibition Against Splitting a Cause of Action in Loan and Mortgage Cases
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when a bank cannot file both foreclosure and collection suits for the same loan obligation.
Ensuring Election Integrity: The Role of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails in Philippine Elections
The Supreme Court clarifies the scope of the VVPAT requirement, digital signatures, and the prohibition on capturing devices in Philippine elections.
Understanding the Prohibition on Fringe Benefits for COA Personnel: Insights from a Landmark Ruling
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies why COA personnel cannot accept fringe benefits from audited agencies, based on Section 18 of RA 6758.
Government Infrastructure Projects and Injunction Bans: What Landowners Should Know
Supreme Court clarifies when RTCs can hear injunction cases against government infrastructure projects despite RA 8975 prohibitions.
Upholding Client Loyalty THE Prohibition Against Representing Conflicting Interests IN Legal Practice
Orix v. Cardline: Final Judgments, Execution, and the Limits of Prohibition
Final judgments must be executed as written. The Court clarifies when prohibition may challenge execution and the rules on sureties and excussion.
Voiding Land Sales: The Public Land Act's Five-Year Prohibition and Reversionary Rights
When can a land sale be voided under the Public Land Act? Learn the five-year prohibition rule, reversion, and in pari delicto exceptions.
Finality OF Judgments Understanding THE Prohibition Against Second Motions FOR Reconsideration
Prohibition on Land Transfers Protecting Tenant Rights Under Agrarian Reform
Philippine Supreme Court explains why land sales to non-tenants are void under PD 27, protecting agrarian reform beneficiaries.
Hierarchy of Courts: Direct Filing of Certiorari, Prohibition, and Mandamus to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court dismisses a direct petition for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus, reaffirming the strict policy on the hierarchy of courts.
Premature Legal Challenges Questioning Expropriation Before an Ordinance Is Enacted
When can landowners challenge expropriation? The Supreme Court explains why certiorari and prohibition are premature remedies.
When Prohibition Fails: Understanding the Limits of Extraordinary Writs in Philippine Courts
The Supreme Court clarifies when certiorari may be used despite a pending information, and how fair reporting protects the press from libel.
Constitutional Limits on Land Ownership: Aliens Cannot Indirectly Control Philippine Land Through Filipino Spo
Philippine Supreme Court ruling that alien spouses cannot claim rights over land titled to Filipino wives, citing constitutional prohibitions.
Forum Shopping Prohibition Filing Separate Actions FOR THE Same Relief Results IN Dismissal
Filing both an appeal and a certiorari petition over the same RTC orders is forum shopping. The Supreme Court explains why both cases were dismissed.
Subleasing Prohibitions: Joint Venture vs Lease Agreement Distinctions
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when a sublease violates a lease contract's prohibition, and why labeling an agreement a "joint venture" may not save it.
Ejectment and Sublease Violations: Service of Notices and Counsel of Record Rules
Learn how the Supreme Court ruled on ejectment, sublease prohibitions, and why notices must be served on counsel of record in Philippine cases.
Upholding Ethical Conduct Attorneys AND THE Prohibition Against Forum Shopping 2
The Supreme Court reminds lawyers that filing repeated suits for the same cause violates the Code of Professional Responsibility and constitutes forum shopping.
Alien Land Ownership Prohibition: Constitutional Limits and Equity Claims
Philippine constitutional law bars aliens from owning land, even through trust or reimbursement claims. Learn from Muller v. Muller.
Forum Shopping: Why Litigants Cannot Pursue the Same Claims in Different Courts
Philippine Supreme Court explains the prohibition on forum shopping and why litigants cannot pursue identical claims in different courts simultaneously.