The SC en banc recently ruled that there’s no such thing as FRUSTRATED theft: Indeed, we have, after all, held that unlawful taking, or apoderamiento, is deemed complete from the moment the offender gains possession of the thing, even if he has no opportunity to dispose of the same. Insofar as we consider the present [...]

Learning about the various platforms in blogging and content management system (CMS) is always interesting, which is the primary reason why we constantly try out various platforms and softwares. The same curiousity led us to experiment on forum platforms, particularly phpBB.

Once upon a time, if you do a search at the Supreme Court website for cases or jurisprudence, all you get are decisions or resolutions Supreme Court. You can click, read and quote right away, which is good if you don’t have the luxury of time. The only thing you’ll have to watch out is [...]

Let’s say you’re planning to register a corporation and you’re looking for the SEC website to search for information. If you google-search for “SEC“, you’ll discover that Google has added a tag which reads: “This site may harm your computer.” The actual search result looks like this:

Republic Act 9372, which takes effect this coming Sunday (15 July 2007), is often referred to as the “Anti-Terror Law” or “Anti-Terrorism Law”. As will be seen in the text of the law, however, this law is properly known as the “Human Security Act of 2007.” By this time, you’ve heard of the numerous opinions [...]

There is an article (“The Termination“) in the July 2007 issue of Entrepreneur Philippines that discusses certain reminders for the management in terminating employees. The article got my attention because, among other things, it mentions that non-compliance with the due process requirements in terminating an employee renders the dismissal illegal. I got in touch with [...]

How often has it been said that you should spend time with, and treasure, the ones you love while you still have the chance. Still, while we nod our heads in agreement, we simply disregard it. Sometimes our realization comes too late. It’s the same thing as praying to God in happy times, or, if [...]

This logo is, of course, unofficial. The text is derived from SMS messages going around (if you can’t read the message on the badge, simply click the image).

After recently growing the habit of randomly checking the source of “referrals” or hits on this blog, I noticed that one of the search strings reads – “HOW TO TOP THE BAR EXAM“. This is the mark of a confident examinee, someone with a strong drive to make it to the top. As the cliche [...]

The number of “private contractors” in Iraq is estimated to be around 130,000 – slightly lesser than the 157,000 U.S. troops presently deployed in that country. The work of these contractors includes servicing advanced weapons systems and providing security. Some people refer to these “private contractors” as “mercenaries”, being paid to fight a war that [...]