The existing Penal Code is almost a century-old legislative source and reference material on the matter of misdeeds and punishments. It is passé, if not practically irrelevant. The times have changed ...

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s remark about exhuming and throwing the body of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr. into the West Philippine Sea is a violation of the Revised Penal ...

Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 903143 [Title] => SC asked to declare criminal libel as unconstitutional [Summary] => The Supreme Court (SC) was asked yesterday to declare ...

THE Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) is calling for the full integration of restorative justice (RJ) into the Philippine penal system, warning that the current punitive approach alone is ...

THOUSANDS of laws remain applicable in the Philippines, many of which could already be considered antiquated. Currently, lawmakers are looking at amending or repealing some outdated laws, especially ...