Excessive discipline with intent to harm a child’s dignity counts as abuse, SC says
WIKIMEDIA/PATRICKROQUE01THE Supreme Court (SC) ruled that disciplining children, which results in physical injuries, may be considered child abuse if there is a clear intent to harm a child’s dignity.The court’s Second Division in a ruling published on Jan. 9 upheld
Marcos to meet US, Japan chiefs
MOFA.GO.JPMALACAÑANG on Thursday confirmed the reported virtual meeting among President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., outgoing United States (US) President Joseph R. Biden, and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.This comes months after Mr. Marcos, Mr. Biden, and former Japanese Prime Minister
N. Korea missile launch denounced
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be a long-range ballistic missile, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 18, 2023. — YONHAP VIA REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES on Thursday expressed
Kanlaon agri damage at P129M
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ROB ILUMBA UGBINADAAGRICULTURAL damage due to the eruption of the Kanlaon Volcano late last year was estimated at P129.39 million according to the Department of Agriculture (DA).In its latest report, the DA said that the volume of crops
Sandiganbayan chief judge named
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTOPRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Wednesday appointed Geraldine Faith A. Econg as the new head judge of the Philippines’ anti-graft court.Ms. Econg, 57, served nearly nine years as associate justice of the Sandiganbayan, heading the special court’s