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		<title>Supreme Court reverses Quinto vs. COMELEC: Appointed Officials Running in May Elections Now Deemed Resigned</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a 10-5 vote, the Supreme Court reversed its Decision rendered in the case of Quinto vs. Comelec last December 2009 and declared that appointed officials, including members of the judiciary and the Comelec itself, who have filed their certificate of candidacy for the May 10 elections are already deemed resigned. In the Resolution dated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republic Act No. 9858 &#8211; Legitimization of Children Born to Minor Parents</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Children born out of wedlock to parents who were not allowed by law to marry for being minors are now qualified for legitimation. This has been made possible by Republic Act No. 9858, which has amended Article 177 of the Family Code of the Philippines. Previously, Article 177 stated that only children born out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proclamation No. 1959 &#8211; Martial Law in Maguindanao</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PROCLAMATION NO. 1959
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 1946 was issued on 24 November 2009 declaring a state of emergency in the provinces of Maguindanao, Sultan Kudarat and the City of Cotabato for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court: Appointive Officials Need Not Resign (Quinto vs. Comelec)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a vote of 8-6, the Supreme Court, through Associate Justice Antonio Eduardo Nachura, Jr., ruled that appointed officials who have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) for the 2010 elections need not resign and may opt to remain in their respective posts. The ruling stemmed from a petition filed by Romulo B. Macalintal in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Republic Act No. 9729 &#8211; &#8220;Climate Change Act of 2009&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Climate Change Act of 2009 was recently signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Among the highlights of the law are:

It establishes a Climate Change Commission which shall be an independent and autonomous body and shall have the same status as that of a national government agency. It shall be attached to the Office [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court reverses Penera Decision on Premature Campaign</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a Resolution promulgated last 25 November 2009, the Supreme Court granted Rosalinda A. Penera’s Motion for Reconsideration and reversed its 11 September 2009 Decision disqualifying Penera as mayor of Sta. Monica in Surigao del Norte. In finding for Penera, the Supreme Court ruled that election offenses can be committed by a candidate “only” upon [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abogadomo.com/archives/993</link>
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		<title>The Law Professor: Recognition of Divorce in the Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a general rule, a divorce obtained abroad between two Filipino citizens is not valid or recognized in the Philippines. This is due to Article 15 of the Civil Code of the Philippines, which states that &#8220;laws relating to family rights and duties, or to the status, condition and legal capacity of persons are binding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COMELEC dismisses petition vs. Erap candidacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Commission on Elections has dismissed the petition for disqualification filed by lawyer Oliver Lozano against former President Joseph Estrada. The Lozano petition sought to disqualify Estrada from joining the 2010 presidential elections due to Section 4, Article VII of the 1987 Constitution. In dismissing the petition, the COMELEC noted that there is nothing to oppose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Q&amp;A: In order for a retrenchment scheme to be valid, what elements must be present or concur?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order for a retrenchment scheme to be valid, all of the following elements under Article 283 of the Labor Code must concur or be present, to wit:
(1)        That retrenchment is reasonably necessary and likely to prevent business losses which, if already incurred, are not merely de minimis, but substantial, serious, actual and real, or if only expected, are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.abogadomo.com/archives/942</link>
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		<title>Law Spotlight: Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (R.A. 7877)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are featuring on our law spotlight the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (R.A. 7877). You can read a copy of the law in our Criminal Laws Page or you can visit our Anti-Sexual Harassment Page to get answers to Frequently Asked Questions and read decided cases on Sexual Harassment. 

       (2)Against one whose education, training, apprenticeship or tutorship [...]]]></description>
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