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Court freezes KAPA bank accounts, properties
The search warrant for the raids came from the Regional Trial Court of Manila Branch 20. KAPA reportedly violated Section 26 of Republic Act 8799, or the Securities Regulation Code of the Philippines...
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Doctor tagged in Philhealth scandal arrested without warrant
“The inquest prosecuor will surely ask that (why he was arrested without a warrant). Let’s wait for the NBI’s answer,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told Rappler in a text message on Tuesday...
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SC orders Valenzuela City to pay couple P7.2 M for expropriated property »...
“Inasmuch as the determination of just compensation is a judicial function, we see no plausible reason to disturb the RTC’s findings as to the valuation of the subject property.” Source: SC orders...
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Solution to Metro Manila’s water woes? More dams, says lawmaker
For a lawmaker, the solution is simple: more dams. Source: Solution to Metro Manila’s water woes? More dams, says lawmaker — LN: Wow, big words.
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Lawmaker to file ‘Eddie Garcia’ bill | The Manila Times Online
The bill seeks to provide mandatory insurance for actors and members of the production staff; specific working hours for those below 18 years old, 18 to 59 years old, and 60 years old and above;...
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The human right to water | Inquirer Opinion
The UN General Assembly declared in a July 2010 resolution that “safe and clean drinking water and sanitation [is] a human right that is essential for the full enjoyment of life and all human rights....
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SC to MMDA: justify ban on provincial buses along Edsa | BusinessMirror
The petitioners argued that Republic Act 7924, the law that created the MMDA, does not give the agency police power or legislative power to implement. They claimed that the MMDA “exceeded its powers”...
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SC junks issues raised against 2013, 2016 automated elections » Manila...
“The SC ruled that ‘ the promulgation of these removes the justiciable controversy existing in the consolidated petitions especially as it is these resolutions that now govern the conduct of the...
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New prosecutor general’s challenge: Provide justice for all | Inquirer News
“I will meet him tomorrow for the first time. I will tell him to make the DOJ National Prosecution Service an instrument to achieve justice for all regardless of political color, religious belief and...
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Professionals exempt from paying business permit fees — DOF | Money | GMA...
Under the Local Finance Circular (LFC) 001-2019 signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on June 12, 2019, professionals are exempt from paying fees needed to process their respective business...
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SC justices ask writ of kalikasan petitioners: What exactly do you want? |...
“I cannot find anything here that says the violations are continuing. Not only you have no allegations, no judicial affidavits and you blame new officials that came in 2016 for all those acts that...
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‘I’m calling now America’: Duterte invokes defense treaty with US | ABS-CBN News
Article 4 of the Mutual Defense Treaty states that “each party recognizes that an armed attack in the Pacific area on either of the Parties would be dangerous to its own peace and safety and declares...
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‘Corrupt’ Customs workers to face admin raps before Ombudsman – Palace
“Administrative charges over allegations of corrupt practices in office will be filed against them before the Office of the Ombudsman unless they opt to resign, and the prosecutors will ask for their...
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PCSO ‘cheated’ govt – Palace | The Manila Times Online
“A gaming license is not a contractual right, but a mere privilege that may be revoked at any time by the state,” Guevarra explained. Source: PCSO ‘cheated’ govt – Palace | The Manila Times Online —...
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US Supreme Court says Trump can spend military funds on wall | ABS-CBN News
On Friday, the Supreme Court overturned the lower court decision with a 5-4 ruling, writing that the government had “made a sufficient showing at this stage” that the groups did not have the standing...
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SC fines Maynilad, Manila Water P900M each for lack of sewage lines
Section 8 of the Clean Water Act mandates the MWSS and concessionaires to connect the sewage lines of subdivisions, condominiums, and other establishments to a sewerage system. Source: SC fines...
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Hong Kong lawyers march in silence to support democracy protesters
“Law enforcement is an important element in law. If law enforcement is done poorly, how can we tell others that Hong Kong has rule of law?” said 22-year-old law student Michelle Wong, who joined the...
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Workers slam plan to hike ATM fees | Inquirer News
“Banks — commercial, thrift and rural, with ATMs — cannot unilaterally adjust ATM fees as each bank will have to secure prior Bangko Sentral ng PIlipinas (BSP) approval to do so,” the Bankers...
View ArticleMarilyn Meim M. Vda. De Atienza Vs. Palermo I. Aguilar, Sheriff IV, Office of...
Thus, from the foregoing, it is then apparent that Aguilar violated the provisions of the Rules of Court prescribing the duties of sheriffs in the implementation of court writs and processes. He failed...
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Man arrested for buying plane ticket to send off wife | Inquirer News
Transit areas of Changi Airport are protected places, thus those who are in the area should travel to another destination. The penalty for misusing a boarding pass could be a fine of up to S$20,000...
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