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Supreme Court just declared a contentious part of Anti-Terror Law unconstitutional. Here’s what that means

The caveat under Section 4, which considers protest a crime if it had an intent to cause harm, is tagged as “overbroad and violative of freedom of expression”

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Another ECQ violator battling mental illness is killed. This time, by an armed tanod

An armed tanod shoots a scavenger with mental illness dead. But why does he have a gun in the first place, despite it being illegal? Let’s go back to a 2018 statement by Pres. Duterte

car seat
What’s the best kind of car seat and how do you install it properly?

How do you choose the right car seat for your kids?

So you want someone who owes you money to pay up? Here’s how

We know it’s a financially-challenging time, but if the utang predates the pandemic and they are hard to negotiate with, here’s one option

Sotto law now covers broadcast and online media

More than 70 years ago, Republic Act No. 53 otherwise known as “The Sotto Law,”…

Palawan to be divided into 3 provinces under new law

Despite the dissent of some locals, President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law last week Republic…

Shark catching, purchasing to be monitored by DA in newly approved House bill

January was a tough month for our marine ecosystem. A few days in 2019, shark meat…

Filipino Sign Language Act is now a law. Here’s what we should expect

Almost three months after the Senate passed the Filipino Sign Language (FSL) Bill in a…

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Why do government offices still close at lunch despite “no noon break” policy?

We are all still reeling from yesterday’s state of the nation address, which by the…