US man jailed for groping sleeping plane passenger
LOS ANGELES, United States — A US man who groped a sleeping passenger on a plane was jailed Thursday for nearly two years.
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Palparan, 5 iba pa 'abswelto' sa kidnapping, pananakit ng 2 magsasaka sa Bulacan | Pilipino Star Ngayon
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 4:06 p.m.) — Napatunayang "hindi nagkasala" ng isang korte sa Bulacan si retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan at iba pa sa patung-pataong na kasong kidnapping, serious illegal detention at serious physical injuries — bagay na inihain ng dalawang magsasaka.
Palparan acquitted on kidnapping, illegal detention charges
MANILA, Philippines — Retired Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan has been acquitted by the Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 19 on charges of kidnapping, serious illegal detention, and serious physical injuries.
SC affirms life terms on 2 women convicted of human trafficking
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the maximum prison term plus P2 million fines for two women convicted to recruiting minors and peddling them for sex in 2014.
Makati Mayor: Taguig ‘forcibly’ executing SC decision on land row
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 5) — Makati Mayor Abby Binay requested a regional trial court (RTC) to issue a Status Quo Ante Order, a motion to keep things as they were, after claiming that Taguig City is “forcibly executing" the Supreme Court decision which gave the latter authority over some barangays from Makati.
Makati asks court for status quo, clarification on SC decision in Taguig dispute
MANILA, Philippines – Makati City Mayor Abby Binay asked the Taguig City Court to issue a status quo as they waited for the resolution of their motion for clarification and guidelines on the implementation of the decision of the Supreme Court on its land dispute against Taguig City.
Press Release - Elderly Muslim Defended by Robin Indeed a Victim of 'Mistaken Identity,' Say Courts
No less than the courts have ruled that an elderly Muslim who Sen. Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla had defended last month was a victim of "mistaken identity."