DNA Profiling: How it aids in solving crimes and catching criminals

Emmariel Ares 11/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Over the decades, DNA profiling has contributed to the resolution of countless criminal cases and put criminals behind bars to give justice to their victims. Historical data shows that this process has become…

Philippines considers return to ‘fold’ of International Criminal Court

11/24/2023

MANILA — The Philippines is considering resuming membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) nearly five years after it withdrew over objections to a bid by the court to investigate a bloody anti-narcotics campaign, the president said…

Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all counts at fraud trial

11/03/2023

Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty Thursday by a New York jury on all seven counts of fraud, embezzlement and criminal conspiracy. The panel reached its decision after five weeks of trial, and Bankman-Fried now…

Pura Luka Vega on arrest: It was ‘unfair’

Hannah Mallorca 10/06/2023

Pura Luka Vega claimed their arrest in Manila on Wednesday, October 5, 2023, was done with haste and was “unfair” for them who did not receive a subpoena to appear in court to answer to charges of…

2023 Bar exam results likely out by early December – SC justice

Luisa Cabato 09/17/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday said the results of the 2023 Bar examinations might be released in early December or before Christmas Day. SC Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando, chair of this year’s…

A selection of Supreme Court ‘hugot’ lines pulled from various cases

Tetch Torres-Tupas 09/17/2023

From time to time, the Supreme Court inserts bits of poetry in a mundane discussion of the law, especially when stressing views on love and relationship. Here are some of the “hugot lines” from Supreme Court decisions:…

Manila court acquits Kerwin Espinosa, others over August 2016 drug raid

Tetch Torres-Tupas 09/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A Manila Regional Trial Court on Monday acquitted confessed drug dealer Kerwin Espinosa and several others for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act (Republic Act 9165). This drug case was related to the August…

Mother of 17-year-old girl, who was found dead in Toledo City, cries for justice

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Anna Maria Flores did everything that she could to raise her seven children, including Sharmaine, whose half naked body was found in a grassy area in Purok 2, Barangay Bunga in Toledo City,…

Awra Briguela faces more charges after Makati bar brawl

Anne Pasajol 08/17/2023

Three more charges were filed Wednesday, Aug. 16, against Awra Briguela by complainant Mark Christian Ravana following their bar brawl incident in Makati last June. Briguela—whose real name is McNeal Briguela and who uses the pronoun she…

Supreme Court stands up for girl humiliated by boyfriend’s parents in 2004

Tina G. Santos 08/08/2023

A person who debases, degrades or demeans a child’s intrinsic worth and dignity as a human being can be held liable for damages under the Civil Code, the Supreme Court said in a decision on a case…

Trump indicted over efforts to overturn 2020 election

Agence France Presse 08/02/2023

Washington, US—Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election — the most serious legal threat yet to the former president as he campaigns to return to the White House.…

Female gas attendant killed in Carmen, family calls for justice

Paul Lauro 06/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The family of the female gas attendant, who was killed by a still unidentified assailant in Carmen town, northern Cebu, is seeking justice for her untimely death. Police in Carmen town confirmed that…

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