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Usurpation

By Gerry Auxilio | 8 days ago

Ubos sa Article 177 sa Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, ang usurpation nagpasabot kini sa duha ka kategoriya sa krimen nga mao ang pag-angkon og gahom o awtoridad o opisyal nga function nga ang usa ka tawo...

Banat Opinyon

Supreme Court: 'True intent' key in voluntary surrender

By Ian Laqui | February 19, 2026 - 5:28pm

The Supreme Court ruled that the appreciation of "voluntary surrender" as a mitigating circumstance must be based...

Headlines

Supreme Court on 'simple rape': Term downplays crime's severity

By Ian Laqui | December 19, 2025 - 12:54pm

The Supreme Court ruled that the crime must be referred to as “rape,” rejecting the term “simple rape”...

Headlines

How is 'fake news' punishable by law? Anti-cybercrime officers explain

By Dominique Nicole Flores | March 21, 2025 - 5:52pm

The Philippines has laws against defamatory statements like slander and libel, but false narratives often extend beyond attacks...

Headlines

Excessive discipline that harms child’s dignity is abuse — SC

By Ian Laqui | January 9, 2025 - 6:52pm

While not all forms of physical discipline constitute child abuse, the Supreme Court said that excessive discipline should...

Headlines

Imprisonment exceeding maximum penalty is cruel, inhumane — SC

By Ian Laqui | November 7, 2024 - 4:18pm

Detaining individuals beyond the maximum penalty imposed is cruel and inhumane, the Supreme Court said in its ruling.

Headlines

DOJ chief: Sara Duterte’s remark to throw Marcos Sr.'s body in sea violates Revised Penal Code

By Ian Laqui | October 20, 2024 - 5:45pm

“Desecration of the dead yan. May violation sa Revised Penal Code yun. Hindi rin nakakatawa yun eh," Justice Secretary...

Headlines

Scrapping jail time for libel cases vs journalists proposed

By Ian Laqui | February 9, 2024 - 7:36pm

A senator proposed replacing imprisonment with fines as the penalty for libel cases involving journalists.

Headlines

SC: Prescription period for cyber libel is 1 year, not 12,15 years

By Ian Laqui | January 22, 2024 - 8:04pm

Cyber libel cases should be filed within a year upon the discovery of the complainant, the Supreme Court clarified in a decision...

Headlines

Castro pursues criminal charges vs ex-president Duterte over death threats

By Ian Laqui | October 24, 2023 - 12:05pm

“For the first time, we are holding him [Duterte] accountable in a Philippine court.”

Headlines