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Alon & Partners Law Marks Second Year of Strategic Growth and Impact

by congskeh@gmail.comGeneral October 9, 2025October 14, 2026No Comments

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Alon & Partners Law is proud to announce its two-year anniversary, celebrating a period of strategic growth, key client victories, and impactful community engagement. From its inception with a vision to deliver exceptional legal services in corporate, litigation, and real estate law, the firm has quickly established itself as …

An Overview of the Witness Protection Program

by congskeh@gmail.comLaws October 3, 2025October 12, 2026No Comments

When justice depends on testimony that could place a witness’s life in danger, the law provides safeguards to ensure that truth can still be spoken. In the Philippines, this protection comes through the Witness Protection, Security and Benefit Program under Republic Act No. 6981 (1991). Below is a breakdown of its key features and practical …

The Sweetheart Defense

by congskeh@gmail.comLaws August 16, 2025October 12, 2026No Comments

The “sweetheart defense” is a recurring argument in Philippine rape prosecutions, where the accused claims that a romantic relationship existed with the complainant, thereby implying that the sexual act was consensual. This defense is often invoked to negate the element of force, threat, or intimidation required for a conviction of rape. I. Jurisprudential Treatment A. …

MCTC Upholds Ashley D. Rakiin’s Bid in Election Case Ruling

by congskeh@gmail.comNews February 10, 2025October 12, 2026No Comments

In it’s decision in Election Case No. EC-XXX-XX, dated February 10, 2025, the 3rd Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Kauswagan-Poona Piagapo, Lanao del Norte sustained the constitutional qualifications of Poona Piagapo’s Mayoralty Candidate Ashley D. Rakiin under Section 9 of RA 8189. It likewise DENIED the petition citing Velasco v. COMELEC. This decision amplifies the …

Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations, Inc. (CREBA) vs. The Secretary of Agrarian Reform, G.R. No. 183409, June 18, 2010

by congskeh@gmail.comLegal October 19, 2024October 12, 2026No Comments

Conversion is the act of changing the current use of a piece of agricultural land into some other use as approved by the DAR while reclassification is the act of specifying how agricultural lands shall be utilized for non-agricultural uses such as residential, industrial, and commercial, as embodied in the land use plan, subject to …