Monday, March 31, 2025

Presumption of innocence

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"The Constitution mandates that an accused shall be presumed innocent until the contrary is proven beyond reasonable doubt. The burden ...

Circumstantial evidence

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"Circumstantial evidence consists of proof of collateral facts and circumstances from which the main fact in issue may be inferred base...

Falsification

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" Also, it bears mentioning that the RTC did not have jurisdiction to take cognizance of Criminal Case No. 01-197426 (i.e., the falsifi...
Sunday, March 30, 2025

How Rodrigo Duterte Weakened the Philippine Justice System and the Rule of Law (according to ChatGPT AI app)

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"During his presidency from 2016 to 2022, Rodrigo Roa Duterte implemented policies that many argue undermined the Philippine justi...
Friday, February 28, 2025

The lapses and significant gaps in the chain of custody cast serious doubts and taint the integrity of the corpus delicti.

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[ G.R. No. 267265, January 24, 2024 ] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN CORDOVA Y MANALASTAS, JAYSON TALADUA Y BARB...

The Court rules that notwithstanding the finality of Del Rosario's conviction, she must benefit from the subsequent acquittal of her co-accused pursuant to Section 11(a), Rule 122 of the Rules of Court.

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[ G.R. No. 267265, January 24, 2024 ] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWIN CORDOVA Y MANALASTAS, JAYSON TALADUA Y BARBA...

To emphasize, what governs the prescription of Cyber Libel is paragraph 4, not paragraph 2, of Article 90 of the RPC. Hence, the crime of Cyber Libel prescribes in one year.

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[ G.R. No. 258524. October 11, 2023 ] BERTENI CATALUÑA CAUSING, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CI...

Thus, the Court has given due course to petitions for certiorari directly filed with the Court because the issues raised therein are purely legal, even though the assailed orders were rendered by the trial courts and the CA is ordinarily the more appropriate forum for such petitions.

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[ G.R. No. 258524. October 11, 2023 ] BERTENI CATALUÑA CAUSING, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON C...
Tuesday, December 31, 2024

How to prosecute the election offense of Vote Buying

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"The Prosecution of the Election Offense of Vote-Buying Petitioners alleged that respondents committed vote-buying, an election offense...

Vote buying, proof of.

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EN BANC [ G.R. No. 255509. January 10, 2023 ] EDWIN D. RODRIGUEZ AND MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MARIA JO...
Monday, September 30, 2024

Estate planning and corporations

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"After incorporation, one becomes a stockholder of a corporation by subscription or by purchasing stock directly from the corporation o...