Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has said the proposed amendment to Section 19 of the Penal Code, concerning corporal punishment of children, has not been enacted. Speaking to the media on Friday ...

Amidst ongoing controversy over the planned banning of corporal punishment on children, the Women’s and Child Affairs Ministry has submitted a Bill to Parliament seeking to amend the Penal Code ...

As per my noontime telenovela, I learned that a husband can legally kill his wife and her paramour if such husband caught them in the act of infidelity. Is there some legal truth in this? Your ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Independent Commission for Infrastructure (ICI) has submitted its first-ever interim report to the Office of the Ombudsman, flagging possible anomalies in a P289.5-million ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Las Piñas-Muntinlupa district engineer Isabelo Baleros was arrested in his office at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Port Area, Manila for multiple ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chairman Efraim Genuino and four other former top PAGCOR officials over the alleged ...

The Independent Commission for Infrastructure on Monday filed its initial referral before the Ombudsman in relation to the alleged irregularities in the anomalous flood control projects. According to ...

MANILA, Philippines — Instead of civilian courts, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel accused of espionage for other countries and unauthorized individuals should be tried in a general ...

Sarah Discaya and husband Curlee seen behind fake flood control projects, mega-kickbacks The Discaya couple (Sarah, right, and her husband Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya) during their Philippine Senate ...

“This act is not punishable under the Revised Penal Code or special laws,” the CA said. Demetriou filed the case against Cabading over his alleged statements on the authenticity of the 1948 Lipa ...

I visited my friend’s village to play basketball. After winning the game, a person unexpectedly punched me in the nape and on the side of my head near my ear. I sustained injuries, including swelling ...