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		<title>Hostage-taking, Kidnapping and Serious Illegal Detention</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hostages and hostage-taking. We&#8217;ve heard these words in the unfortunate incident in the past few days. If the hostage-taker survived and he is charged, it would not be &#8220;hostage-taking&#8221;. Let&#8217;s have a basic discussion on the appropriate charge. What is the crime of kidnapping and serious illegal detention? The crime of kidnapping/serious illegal detention is [...]


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		<title>State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino III (Official English Translation)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benigno Aquino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Full text of President Aquino&#8217;s State of the Nation Address [SONA] delivered on 26 July 2010 before the Congress of the Philippines, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City. Official English translation courtesy of the Office of the President. Original Filipino version here.) Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Vice President Jejomar Binay, Chief Justice [...]


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<li><a href='http://jlp-law.com/blog/state-of-the-nation-address-sona-2008/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2008'>State of the Nation Address (SONA) 2008</a></li>
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		<title>President Benigno &#8220;Noynoy&#8221; Aquino Inaugural Speech</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/president-benigno-noynoy-aquino-inaugural-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections and Constitutional Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aquino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benigno Aquino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inauguration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Full English text of the Inaugural address delivered by President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on June 30, 2010. Vice-President Jejomar “Jojo” Binay also took his office before Pres. Aquino. The original Filipino version of the Inaugural Address is here. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate [...]


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<li><a href='http://jlp-law.com/blog/thank-you-president-corazon-aquino/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Thank You, President Corazon Aquino'>Thank You, President Corazon Aquino</a></li>
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		<title>30 June 2010 a Special Non-Working Holiday (Proclamation 2085)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benigno Aquino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in case you still don&#8217;t know it yet &#8212; June 30, 2010 (Wednesday) is a national special non-working holiday for the inauguration of President Benigno &#8220;Noynoy&#8221; Aquino III and Vice-President Jejomar &#8220;Jojo&#8221; Binay. Here&#8217;s the full text of Proclamation No. 2085 (see also full inaugural speech of President Noynoy Aquino). &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; PROCLAMATION NO. 2085 [...]


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		<title>2009 Bar Examinations: Top 10 and List of Successful Examinees</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bar Exams & Bar Matters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 26 March 2010, the Supreme Court issued the List of Successful Examinees of 2009 Bar Examinations. The passing rate is 24.58% (1,451 out of 5,903 examinees from 108 law schools). The Top 10 examinees are: 1. YEBRA, Reinier Paul R. (84.80, San Beda College) 2. TAPIC, Charlene May C. (84.60, San Beda College) 3. [...]


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		<title>No One can be Imprisoned for Non-Payment of Debt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bouncing checks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps you&#8217;ve heard someone making threats to file criminal cases against debtors who fail to pay. Yet you&#8217;ve heard the statement that no one can be imprisoned simply because of a debt. This is a basic principle and we thought we already have a discussion on this topic. We indeed have such discussion but we [...]


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		<title>Proclamation 1959: Martial Law in Maguindanao</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MALACAÑANG Manila PROCLAMATION NO. 1959 PROCLAIMING A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN AREAS WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City [...]


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		<title>Appointive Officials Not Deemed Resigned upon Filing of CoC (Quinto vs. COMELEC)</title>
		<link>http://jlp-law.com/blog/appointive-officials-not-deemed-resigned-upon-filing-of-coc-quinto-vs-comelec/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:15:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections and Constitutional Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The rule in elections, as people know it, is that an appointed official is deemed automatically resigned from their positions once he/she files the Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) for any elective position. This rule on automatic resignation does not apply to elected officials. There is now a new rule. Appointed officials are NO longer deemed [...]


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		<title>No more Violations for Premature Campaigning</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Atty. Fred</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Elections and Constitutional Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Premature campaigning is now gone from our statute books. This is the effect of the Supreme Court resolution in Rosalinda Penera vs. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 181613, 25 November 2009 (Justice Carpio, pontente). Background of the applicable laws Section 80 of the Omnibus Election Code (“Election Code”) prohibits any person, whether a candidate or [...]


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		<title>Revised Rule on Children in Conflict with the Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jlp</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administrative Matter No. 02-1-18-SC REVISED RULE ON CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW Section 1. Applicability of the Rule. – This Rule shall apply to all criminal cases involving children in conflict with the law. A child in conflict with the law is a person who at the time of the commission of the offense [...]


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