Thursday, June 30, 2022

Rally permits, maximum tolerance, and freedom parks

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"x x x. Furthermore, there is need to address the situation adverted to by petitioners where mayors do not act on applications for a p...

Police power and freedom of speech

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"x x x. The right to freedom of speech, and to peacefully assemble and petition the government for redress of grievances, are fundamen...

Free speech

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"x x x. Section 4 of Article III of the Constitution provides: Sec. 4. No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expr...

PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ACT OF 1985

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Batas Pambansa Blg. 880 An Act Ensuring The Free Exercise By The People Of Their Right Peaceably To Assemble And Petition The Government [A...

Legal easement of right of way

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"x x x. The conferment of the legal easement of right of way is governed by Articles 649 and 650 of the Civil Code: ART. 649. The owne...
Saturday, June 25, 2022

The economy under Duterte

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"10 things about the economy that the Duterte administration should admit April 4, 2022 by IBON Foundation X x x. All this will seek t...

Sovereignty vs. Sovereign Rights

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"Sovereignty Vs. Sovereign Rights: De-escalating Tensions in the South China Sea 24 June 2022 PRATNASHREE BASU https://www.orfonline.or...
Friday, June 24, 2022

Revised Domestic Adoption Guidelines

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From the Supreme Court... "xxx.  June 21, 2022 Following the enactment of RA 11642, or the DOMESTIC ADMINISTRATIVE ADOPTION AND ALTERNA...
Friday, May 20, 2022

Effect of a substantive ground for disqualification that existed prior to the filing of the certificate of candidacy

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Part 1. VOID CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY  -  In the 2013 case decided by the Supreme Court en banc entitled CASAN MACODE MAQUILING VS. COMMISSI...

Where certificate of candidacy is void ab unitio

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Part 2. WHERE CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY IS VOID AB INITIO AND WITHOUT LEGAL EFFECT, THE ELIGIBILE CANDIDATE WHO GARNERED THE HIGHEST NUMBER O...

Failure to quality as a candidate

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Part 3. NOTHING SHOULD STOP THE COURT FROM ADJUDGING ANOTHER ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE WHO RECEIVED THE NEXT HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES AS THE WINNER...

POPULAR VOTE CANNOT CURE THE INELIGIBILITY OF A CANDIDATE.

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Part 4. POPULAR VOTE CANNOT CURE THE INELIGIBILITY OF A CANDIDATE. - In the case of CASAN MACODE MAQUILING VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, ET....

Void certificate of candidacy

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Part 5 THE AFFIRMATION OF A CANDIDATE'S DISQUALIFICATION, ALTHOUGH MADE LONG AFTER THE ELECTION, REACHES BACK TO THE TIME OF FILING...

Disqualification cases; rule of succession applies (Sec. 44, Local Government Code)

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In DISQUALIFICATION CASES, if the winning candidate is INELIGIBLE OR DISQUALIFIED, the COMELEC is NOT EMPOWERED by law and jurisprudence TO ...

Application of RULE ON SUCCESSION in DISQUALIFICATION CASE

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TOPIC: A 2010 DISQUALIFICATION CASE decided by the Supreme Court (NOT a case for the CANCELLATION OF A CERTIFICATE OF CANDIDACY) - In the 20...
Saturday, April 30, 2022

The acquittal of accused-appellant is in order. Jurisprudence dictates that the correct course of action depends on whether the prosecution has presented evidence to establish the guilt of the accused

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"The acquittal of accused-appellant is in order. Jurisprudence dictates that the correct course of action depends on whether the prosec...