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‘A national shame’: The death and homecoming of Joanna Demafelis
Kuwait, like other Arab countries, uses the Kafala sponsorship system – an archaic arrangement for foreigners seeking work in the expatriate-dominated country. Under the system, migrant workers like...
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Rules on surrendering bank license tweaked | BusinessMirror
Banks that are in sound financial condition and do not violate the New Central Bank Act may be allowed to undergo voluntary surrender of their banking license, according to the Bangko Sentral ng...
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Fruitas targets to raise up to P1.2 billion from IPO | BusinessWorld
FRUITAS Holdings, Inc. looks to raise up to P1.2 billion from a maiden share sale by December, joining the roster of companies seeking to go public in 2019. The proceeds will be used to fund our store...
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Crimes Can Take Place in Space Too – Science Market News
So far as space crimes go, this state of affairs is fairly tame. Identification theft shouldn’t be taken evenly, however nobody on this state of affairs was in fast hazard—Worden doesn’t even counsel...
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Builder of INC’s colossal Philippine Arena faces smuggling case | Inquirer...
Subject to rules and regulations, Section 86 of the law provides that registered enterprises shall be entitled to an exemption of 100 percent of all taxes and customs duties on importations of capital...
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Poe: Fines for colorum PUVs ‘certainly too much’| Inquirer News
Under JAO 2014-01, operators of colorum vehicles are fined the following: P1 million for buses; PUVs including public utility trucks, P200,000; P50,000 for jeepneys; P200,000 for vans; P120,000 for...
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Facebook makes clear that posts by politicians can break ‘normal’ rules
The company previously said content reviewers wouldn’t remove a politician’s post for breaking its rules if it was deemed newsworthy. Since the platform says it essentially views all politicians’...
View Article‘Patayin sila lahat’: Tato Ampatuan acquitted despite participation in meeting
“In the absence of evidence pointing to the accused as being present at the crime site, the court is convinced that he cannot be made criminally liable under the circumstance even with the utterances...
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Indonesia deploys fighter jets in stand-off with China | ABS-CBN News
“I would not sell our sovereignty for investment, never,” he said. “I’m not stupid.” Source: Indonesia deploys fighter jets in stand-off with China | ABS-CBN News — LN: Buti pa si Indonesian...
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Libel or harmless rant? Netizens debate Yeng Constantino’s cybercrime charge
The Revised Penal Code defines libel as a “public and malicious imputation of a crime, or of a vice or defect, real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or circumstance”, which...
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DOJ asked to weigh in if ABS-CBN can continue operating after March 30
In 2018, Guevarra penned a legal opinion for the NTC saying that TV broadcasters can offer pay-per-view services. This is ABS-CBN’s defense so far in the allegation by Solicitor General Jose Calida...
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U.S. Senate passes resolution seeking Magnitsky sanctions vs PH officials
xxx Global Magnitsky Act, an American law that gives the US executive branch the power to impose visa and travel restrictions as well as financial sanctions on human rights violators anywhere in the...
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ABS-CBN cannot operate without a franchise – ex-Chief Justice
xxx there is need for a franchise before the NTC can grant a provisional permit. Without a franchise, the television station concerned has to cease operations. Source: ABS-CBN cannot operate without a...
View ArticleProper venue for perjury case – The Manila Times
“To reiterate for the guidance of the Bar and the Bench, the crime of perjury committed through the making of a false affidavit under Article 183 of the RPC is committed at the time the affiant...
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Olongapo court clears teacher over post on reward to kill Duterte
“However, no matter how contemptible or reprehensible the post is, the person or persons suspected to be responsible to the posting of the subject provocative text should be afforded their...
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Opposition lawmakers seek House probe into attack vs lawyer in Iloilo
“When members of the legal profession, especially those rendering pro bono services and public interest lawyers who counsel for the marginalized and underprivileged sectors in society, are under...
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Carpio nudges Supreme Court: Probe Calabarzon killings
“Any violation of constitutional rights in the service of search warrants is of utmost concern to the Supreme Court, which has the duty and power to protect and enforce constitutional rights,” said...
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China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest...
The incursions did not violate Taiwan’s sovereign airspace, which extends 12 nautical miles from its coast. The US Federal Aviation Administration defines an ADIZ as “a designated area of airspace...
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SC reverses Comelec ruling to disqualify Abra mayor | Inquirer News
The High Court said a candidate could be disqualified for “false representation” if there was a “deliberate attempt to mislead, misinform, or hide a fact, which would otherwise render a candidate...
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SC: Nueva Ecija Rep. Ria Vergara is Filipino citizen | Inquirer News
Regarding the absence of Vergara’s original RA 9225 documents before the BI, the high court said “the issue in the present case pertains to the existence and due execution of these documents and not...
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