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20/06/2025

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16/08/2024

In buy-bust operations, why is the location of the inventory of seized illegal drugs important?
Listen to the latest episode of the Supreme Court Podcast, which discusses the case of People v. Casa, G.R. No. 254208.
You may also listen to previous SC Podcast episodes at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/podcasts/

16/08/2024

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15/08/2024

The Office of the Chairperson has issued Bar Bulletin No. 4 (August 15, 2024) -
Re: Policy on Academic Honesty, General Guidelines and Undertakings for the 2024 Bar Examinations.

Kindly read the Bar Bulletin in full at:https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bar-Bulletin-No.-4.pdf

15/08/2024

"Although the attack was sudden and without any warning, treachery cannot be said to have existed. It does not follow that because the attack is sudden and unexpected, it is tainted with treachery. The accused was provoked when he was teased by the victim. He was offended when he was called "ugly" and "mukhang kriminal." The provocation negated the presence of treachery."

(People v. Aporado, G.R. No. 264913, Feb. 5, 2024)

15/08/2024

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PASAY CITY, 14 August 2024 - The National Privacy Commission (NPC) released the guidelines on personal data processing based on Section 13 (f) of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA). The NPC Advisory No. 2024-02, dated August 12, 2024, clarifies the application of this provision as basis for processing personal data.

For more information, access the Advisory here:https://privacy.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/NPC-Advisory-No.-2024-02-Personal-Data-Processing-Based-on-Section-13-f.pdf

Read more below or on our website: https://privacy.gov.ph/npc-issues-guidelines-for-personal-data-processing-in-legal-proceedings/

14/08/2024

The Supreme Court has disbarred a lawyer for having multiple extramarital affairs.

The Court found him guilty of grossly immoral conduct, in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA).

Under Canon VI, Section 33(f) of the CPRA, grossly immoral conduct, a serious offense, is an “act that is so corrupt or false as to constitute a criminal act.”

Read more at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-disbars-lawyer-for-extramarital-affairs/

15/07/2024

The Supreme Court has ruled that to be entitled to compensation under Section 3(a) of Republic Act No. 7309, an individual must have been unjustly imprisoned due to a conviction.

READ: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-prior-conviction-required-in-compensation-claims-for-unjust-imprisonment/

02/07/2024

The Supreme Court has ruled that benefits arising from a seafarer’s death under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration contract should be awarded only to the surviving legitimate spouse, despite being long estranged from the seafarer, alongside the seafarer’s legitimate and illegitimate children.

Read more at: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/sc-only-legal-spouse-children-may-receive-seafarer-death-benefits/

01/07/2024