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Do's, Don'ts, and Legal Implications of a Donation
Aug 28, 2020Ever an optimist, I have the greater tendency to believe that a crisis brings out the best in people. In emergencies and dire situations, what most would classify as irresponsible or insensitive behavior is typically the exception than the rule....Read more
Source: https://www.divinalaw.com/dos-donts-and-legal-implications-of-a-donation/
Maternity leave
Aug 27, 2020Dear PAO,I am six months pregnant with my first child with my husband. I am afraid because I have no r...Read more
Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/08/27/legal-advice/dearpao/maternity-leave/759767/
Larry Gadon questions legality of 33-year-old law renaming MIA to NAIA
Aug 27, 2020...Read more
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1328004/larry-gadon-questions-legality-of-33-year-old-law-renaming-mia-to-naia
Sandiganbayan convicts Floirendo of graft over BuCor land deal
Aug 26, 2020Former Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio “Tonyboy” Floirendo Jr. has been convicted of graft in relation to the irregular land de...Read more
Source: https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/26/sandiganbayan-convicts-floirendo-of-graft-over-bucor-land-deal/
Biz groups hail SC ruling vs arbitrary search, arrest
Aug 24, 2020SEVERAL business groups in the country have hailed a recent decision of RT Supreme Court where it remin...Read more
Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/24/biz-groups-hail-sc-ruling-vs-arbitrary-search-arrest/
2 Sandigan justice rule vs acquittal of Abalos
Aug 24, 2020Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Benjamin Abalos was cleared of his graft charge by the Sandiganbayan Sixth ...Read more
Source: https://mb.com.ph/2020/08/24/2-sandigan-justice-rule-vs-acquittal-of-abalos/
Solving the SC’s heavy caseload
Aug 23, 2020For a long time, even before I joined it in 1995, the Supreme Court has struggled in managing its heavy caseload. As early as 1989, barely two years after the ratification of the 1987 Constitution, the Cour...Read more
Source: https://opinion.inquirer.net/132930/solving-the-scs-heavy-caseload
Estelito Mendoza to SC: Dismiss petitions vs Anti-Terrorism Act due to lack of jurisdiction
Aug 21, 2020MANILA – Veteran lawyer and former Solicitor General Estelito Me...Read more
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/21/20/estelito-mendoza-to-sc-dismiss-petitions-vs-anti-terrorism-act-due-to-lack-of-jurisdiction
Adopting a child in the Philippines
Aug 21, 2020In a country where orphans abound, where children with no known parents are on the streets, and where abandoned, neglected and abused children are in charitable institutions, adoption is an option to give these children a home and a normal family lif...Read more
Source: https://manilastandard.net/opinion/columns/footnotes-by-tranquil-g-s-salvador-iii/331963/adopting-a-child-in-the-philippines.html
SEC unmasks 4-year ‘fraudulent’ buyout of The Medical City
Aug 21, 2020The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voided the takeover of a board faction led by Jose Xavier B. Gonzales in The Medical City, citing “illegality and fraud” in the buyout of one of the country...Read more
Source: https://business.inquirer.net/305704/sec-unmasks-4-year-fraudulent-buyout-of-the-medical-city
SC reverses 2014 drug conviction, says police cannot conduct invasive and warrantless searches
Aug 19, 2020THE Supreme Court (SC) reminded authorities not to trample on the constitutionally guaranteed rights of...Read more
Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/08/19/sc-reverses-2014-drug-conviction-says-police-cannot-conduct-invasive-and-warrantless-searches/
Law on family drivers
Aug 17, 2020Dear PAO,My father worked as a family driver for over a decade. Last week, he was informed by t...Read more
Source: https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/08/17/legal-advice/dearpao/law-on-family-drivers/756378/
Fast-tracking the ATA petitions
Aug 16, 2020The Supreme Court signaled its desire to fast-track the petitions assailing the constitutionality of the Anti-Terror Act (ATA) by setting the oral argument on the “third week of September...Read more
Source: https://opinion.inquirer.net/132744/fast-tracking-the-ata-petitions
Except NCR, 4 provinces: Most of PH to stay in relaxed quarantine until Aug. 31
Aug 15, 2020MANILA (UPDATE)...Read more
Source: https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/20/except-ncr-4-provinces-most-of-ph-to-stay-in-relaxed-quarantine-until-aug-31
2 ex-PhilHealth execs to cooperate with probe: DOJ
Aug 15, 2020MANILA – Two former officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) have agreed to disclose details of the anomalies hounding the state insurer, an official of the Department of Justice (D...Read more
Source: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1112367
