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Technicality KOs Petition of Losing Aurora Mayoralty Bet by My Concluding Quest on May 7, 2012Technicality KOs Petition of Losing Aurora Mayoralty BetBy Gleo Sp. GuerraFor his failure to file a motion for reconsideration to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) en banc, the Court dismissed the petition of Jeremias V. Esteves assailing the res...
SC Upholds Increase to Two Legislative Districts of CDO City by My Concluding Quest on May 3, 2012SC Upholds Increase to Two Legislative Districts of CDO CityBy Gleo Sp. GuerraThe Court has dismissed a petition for certiorari, prohibition, and mandamus assailing RA 9371, which increases to two the legislative districts of Cagayan de Oro City.In a...
Sandiganbayan Justice Ong Stays in Office by My Concluding Quest on May 1, 2012Sandiganbayan Justice Ong Stays in OfficeBy Joachim Florencio Q. CorsigaThe Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking to prevent Sandiganbayan Justice Gregory Santos Ong from discharging his functions as a justice of the anti-graft court pending...
SC Declares Former Senator’s Land Covered by CAR by My Concluding Quest on Apr 30, 2012SC Declares Former Senator’s Land Covered by CARBy Maribeth CruzThe Supreme Court has upheld the legality of placing the 394-hectare land owned by a company headed by former Senator Rene Espina in Tanjay, Negros Oriental under the coverage of the C...
SC Issues Status Quo Order Against CHED’s Jurisdiction Over Review Centers by My Concluding Quest on Apr 30, 2012SC Issues Status Quo Order Against CHED’s Jurisdiction Over Review CentersBy Jay B. RempilloReview centers will not be placed under the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) at least for the time being.In a resolution, the Supreme Court issued a st...
SC Declares MOA-AD Unconstitutional by My Concluding Quest on Apr 28, 2012SC Declares MOA-AD UnconstitutionalBy Jay B. RempilloVoting 8-7, the Supreme Court declared “contrary to law and the Constitution” the Memorandum of Agreement on the Ancestral Domain Aspect (MOA-AD) of the Government of the Republic of the Philip...
Cancellation of TLA Over 2,000-Hectares Affirmed by My Concluding Quest on Apr 26, 2012Cancellation of TLA Over 2,000-Hectares AffirmedBy Annie A. LaborteThe Supreme Court has affirmed the cancellation of a timber license agreement to develop, utilize, and manage a specified forest area covering 1,999.14 hectares in Zamboanga del Sur,...
2011 Philippine Bar Exam Questions by Case Digests on Apr 15, 2012The 2011 Bar Exam Questions have been released, well Set A thereof. Here are the links to the MCQs and the essay portion (Legal Opinion and Memorandum Writing): Civil Law Criminal Law Commercial Law Legal Ethics Labor Law Political Law Remedial Law T...
Taxation Law MCQs by Uber Digests on Apr 14, 2012 This is Set A of the 2011 Bar Examinations on Taxation Law. There are 75 questions in all. The answers are bolded. 1. A municipality may levy an annual ad valorem tax on real property such as land, building, machinery, and other improve...
In Human Rights, how are rights classified? by Uber Digests on Apr 14, 2012In the study of Human Rights, rights are classified according: to source, to recipient, to aspect of life, to struggle for recognition, and to derogability. The classification is discussed below. According to Source 1. Natural Rights These are descri...
