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Thursday, September 14, 2006

A primer on the Newborn Screening Act of 2004

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A very positive, recent development in our laws is the promulgation into law of Republic Act 9288 or the Newborn Screening Act of 2004. You ...
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Friday, September 08, 2006

A primer on RA 8972 or the Solo Parents’ Welfare Act of 2000

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Update as of August 13, 2010: Senator Loren Legarda filed SB No. 1439 entitled “ Solo Parents Welfare Act of 2010 .” The bill seeks to am...
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Thursday, August 17, 2006

Mediation not applicable to domestic violence cases, with apologies to Pia Guanio

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Update: Supreme Court rules that RA 9262 cases cannot be mediated The non-referral of a VAWC (violence against women and children) ...
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Sunday, July 30, 2006

The Amy Perez case: Psychological incapacity as a ground for declaring a marriage null and void

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Summary: 1. The Supreme Court denied actress Amy Perez’s petition to have her marriage to musician Brix Ferraris declared void on the ba...
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Sunday, July 09, 2006

The Estrada vs. Escritor case: Did the Supreme Court legitimize live-in relationships?

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Two weeks ago, various newspapers reported the Supreme Court’s 9-5 decision in the Estrada vs. Escritor case, a landmark decision involving ...
Sunday, July 02, 2006

Hope and help for the battered woman (5): Biblical response to abuse; evangelical Christians are best husbands – University of Virginia study

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How should individual Christians, pastors and churches respond to the issue of spousal abuse? For the answers to this vital question, please...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Hope and help for the battered woman (4): Emotional abuse/psychological violence

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RA 9262 penalizes psychological violence as defined in Section 3 thereof. For a discussion of what psychological violence or emotional abuse...
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Monday, June 05, 2006

Hope and help for the battered woman (3): Protection Orders under RA 9262 "Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004"

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Related posts: Hope and help for the battered woman (2): ntial provisions of RA 9262 Hope and help for the battered woman (4): Emotional...
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Saturday, May 27, 2006

Hope and help for the battered woman (2): Essential provisions of RA 9262 "Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004"

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Related posts: Hope and help for the battered woman (3): RA 9262 Protection Orders Hope and help for the battered woman (4): Emotional a...
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