The Supreme Court promulgated the Rules on Expedited Procedures in the First Level Courts to address the need to recalibrate, reconcile, and harmonize the coverage of the 1991 Revised Rule on Summary Procedure and 2016 Revised Rules on Small Claims Cases to efficiently attain their objectives. The new Rules enumerate the cases covered by these procedures.
Seeking to eradicate the scourge of long-drawn protracted litigations, and address case congestion and delays in court, the Court en banc promulgated A.M. No. 12-8-8-SC or the Judicial Affidavit Rule on September 4, 2012.
A contract of suretyship is an agreement whereby a party, called the surety, guarantees the performance by another party of an obligation or undertaking in favor of another party.
Under a normal contract of guarantee, the guarantor binds himself to the creditor to fulfill the obligation of the principal debtor in case the latter should fail to do so. However, the guarantor cannot be compelled to pay the creditor unless the latter has exhausted all the property of the debtor and resorted to all the legal remedies against the debtor.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Regulatory Issuance No. 2, Series of 2023, amended the Guidelines for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBP Guidelines). Accordingly, all covered transactions must be reported to the AMLC within five (5) working days. Additionally, suspicious transactions, including attempted transactions, must be promptly filed to the AMLC by the next working day following their occurrence.
Sexual intercourse is not necessary to establish that the recruitment was for the purpose of sexual exploitation and prostitution under the Anti-Trafficking Act.
The Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases provide for special protective remedies, namely the Writ of Continuing Mandamus and the Writ of Kalikasan, to protect and enforce the constitutional right to balanced and healthful ecology.
The crime of seduction has two types: Qualified Seduction and Simple Seduction. It is important to know the distinction between the two to determine their respective penalties.
To fulfill the policy of the State to promote restorative justice and decongest jails, the Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act No. 11362 also known as the Community Service Act, authorizing the court, in its discretion, to require community service in lieu of service in jail for offenses punishable by arresto menor and arresto mayor.
Under A.M. No. 25-01-13-SC, the Supreme Court En Banc expanded Rule 13-A of the Rules of Civil Procedure, which mandates electronic filing and service of pleadings, motions, and other papers in civil cases in the first- and second-level courts.
Before this, Rule 13-A did not cover special proceedings like annulment and nullity of marriage cases.
The Tulong-Trabaho Act or Republic Act (RA) No. 11230 was enacted in line with the policy of the State to promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation, and free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all. For this purpose, the Constitution encourages nonformal, informal and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs, particularly those that respond to community needs.
