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Rules of Succession, Vacancy, and Temporary Disability under the 1987 Constitution
The 1987 Constitution provides for rules on succession, vacancy, and temporary disability of the President and Vice-President of the Philippines. These provisions are designed to ensure continuity of leadership and maintain stability in the executive branch.
Duties of Employers in Sexual Harassment Cases
In the Philippines, there were two (2) laws enacted to address sexual harassment. First is Republic Act (RA) 7877 or the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995, and second is RA No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act.The said laws provide for the duties of employers, heads of offices, and even school heads, on how to handle sexual harassment in a work-related, education, or training environment, which would include the creation of a committee on decorum and investigation (CODI) and the imposition of administrative penalties against the perpetrators.
Threefold Liability Rule
Under the “threefold liability rule,” the wrongful acts or omissions of public officers may give rise to civil, criminal and administrative liabilities. Corollarily, public officers could still be held civilly liable to reimburse the injured party notwithstanding their acquittal. (Matobato, Sr. v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 229265, February 15, 2022)
Rules of Succession, Vacancy, and Temporary Disability under the 1987 Constitution
The 1987 Constitution provides for rules on succession, vacancy, and temporary disability of the President and Vice-President of the Philippines. These provisions are designed to ensure continuity of leadership and maintain stability in the executive branch.
What is Double Jeopardy?
In a legal system that promises fairness, the principle of double jeopardy protects individuals from being unjustly accused and prosecuted for the same offense more than once. This is enshrined in Article III, Section 21 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which provides: “No person shall be twice put in jeopardy of punishment for the same offense. If an act is punished by a law and an ordinance, conviction or acquittal under either shall constitute a bar to another prosecution for the same act.”