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New law punishes bank hackers, ATM fraudters with life imprisonment.
Bank system hackers may and ATM skimmers may now be slapped with life imprisonment after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law a measure declaring the acts as a form of economic sabotage.

How much does annulment cost?
Annulment is the last option for couples who cannot work out their differences. However, the process of annulment in the Philippines takes not only a long time, but also a lot of money.

NLRC sides with GMA-7 talents, upholds employee regularization
The year 2016 brings a glimmer of hope for former and current employees of media giant GMA-7 after the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has junked the GMA-7’s Motion for Reconsideration, siding with the employees for the third time.

FULL TEXT: Supreme Court decision on Grace Poe vs. COMELEC
The magistrates voted 9-6 to overturn the Commission on Elections' resolution to disqualify Poe from the presidential race last year over issues of citizenship and length of residency required for elected posts. The poll body ruled that she was not a natural-born Filipino as required by the Constitution because she was abandoned as a baby by her unknown parents in a Roman Catholic church in Iloilo.

Official count: Duterte is new president, Robredo is vice president
Rodrigo Duterte, the tough-talking Davao City mayor, won the May 9 presidential election by a landslide against four other prominent officials.

2016 POEA Rules and Regulations
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) released the latest POEA Rules and Regulations governing the recruitment and employment of landbased overseas filipino workers.