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Manila barangay chairman avoids jail term on double jeopardy
BEING indicted on multiple criminal charges is a problem for most people but it proved to be a blessing in disguise for a barangay chairperson from Manila.
Penn president resigns after antisemitism criticism
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania’s president has resigned amid pressure from donors and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy.
Walden Bello asks SC to decriminalize libel
MANILA, Philippines — Former vice presidential bet Walden Bello filed a petition for Certiorari and Prohibition asking the Supreme Court to decriminalize libel in the Philippines.
Press Release - Gatchalian champions e-commerce, public-private partnership for economic development
A strong advocate of e-commerce and public-private partnership, Senator Win Gatchalian underscored the importance of the two priority measures recently signed into law by the President in achieving the country's economic goals.
Newly enacted PPP Code optimizes public-private collaborations, ensures high-quality infra and services in PH
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno has underscored that the newly enacted Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines, which was signed into law as Republic Act No. 11966 by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on December 5, 2023, will enhance public-private collaboration and lay the foundation for ensuring the realization of high-quality infrastructure projects and services in the country.
SC asked to void libel, cyber libel laws
FORMER presidential candidate Walden Bello yesterday asked the Supreme Court to declare as unconstitutional libel provisions in the Revised Penal Code and cyber libel provisions in the Cybercrime Prevention Act.
Hernando reminds new lawyers: Uphold code of ethics
MANILA, Philippines — 2023 Bar Examinations chairman Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando on Tuesday asked the newly-minted lawyers to comply with the “canons expected to be observed by the members of the Bar.”