Mothers who abuse their children can be offenders under the Anti- Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) Act, and fathers can apply for remedies under the law on behalf of the abused children. Thus ruled the Supreme Court En Banc in an 18-page...
The Supreme Court has laid down guidelines on the legal standing of private offended parties when questioning judgments or orders in criminal proceedings. In a 36-page Decision penned by Justice Mario V. Lopez, the Supreme Court En Banc denied the...
The Supreme Court En Banc on January 24, 2023, dismissed the Joint Petition of Certiorari filed in 2020 by three former officials of the Municipality of Buguias, Benguet assailing the decision of the Court of Appeals which...