When parental authority is granted solely to the mother, as in the case of illegitimate children, the substitute parental authority shall be exercised by grandparents or the other persons specified in the Family Code. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court’s...
In a 42-page per curiam Decision, the Supreme Court En Banc found Judge Sharon M. Alamada-Magayanes[1] (Judge Alamada), Vice-Executive Judge and Presiding Judge of Branch 3, Municipal Trial Court in Cities, Calamba City, Laguna, guilty of Falsification of Official...
The Supreme Court has nullified a set of quitclaims after finding that the employer tricked its employees into signing them. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr., the Supreme Court’s Second Division found that Corporate Protection Services,...
The Supreme Court has invalidated a regulation from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) that requires self-employed professionals to submit their rates and register appointment books to monitor their tax compliance. In a Decision penned by Senior Associate Justice...
The private complainant in a criminal case cannot question the grant of bail and acquittal in favor of the accused. This was reiterated by the Supreme Court’s Second Division, in a Decision penned by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, as it affirmed the grant of bail...
The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of an accused for robbery for demanding money from his ex-girlfriend in exchange for deleting her nude photos posted on Facebook. This was the ruling of the Supreme Court’s Second Division, in a Decision penned by...
