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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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Circumstantial Evidence and Dying Declarations in Rape-Homicide Convictions

How the Supreme Court upheld a rape-homicide conviction using circumstantial evidence and the victim's dying declaration.

When Can a Judge Be Disqualified for Bias? Impartiality in Philippine Courts

Philippine Supreme Court explains when a judge's rulings amount to disqualifying bias, and why adverse decisions alone are not enough.