Daily Serving of Legal Matters

A photo of Vhong Navarro, Cedric Lee and Deniece Cornejo taken from google.com. Another twist in the real legal drama of Vhong Navarro-Cedric Lee-Deniece Cornejo teleserye has unfurled on Monday, September 15, 2014.  Accused Cedric Lee, Deniece Cornejo and Simeon Raz, Jr. were allowed to post bail in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand (P500,000.00) for each of them in the decision handed by Taguig Regional Trial Court on the petition to fix bail filed by the accused in a Serious Illegal Detention case filed by Actor-It's Showtime Host Vhong Navarro. Said decision brought shock to Navarro's camp and as well as to most netizens following the case.  In contrast, it was a heaven-sent decision on the part of the accused. Although, the criminal case faced by the accused is a serious illegal detention and this case is a non-bailable offense considering that it is a capital offense. A capital offense is one on which, under the law existing at the time of its commis...

A photo of actor Billy Crawford when he was arrested for the crime of malicious mischief taken from google.com. What has disturbed the seemingly good image of It's Showtime Host Billy Joe Crawford was the filing of several criminal charges against him.  Allegedly, Crawford caused damage to the sliding door of one of the police stations in Taguig City last weekend. One of these criminal cases is MALICIOUS MISCHIEF. For the common people, this post would discuss what Malicious Mischief is. The Revised Penal Code of the Philippines, particularly Article 327, provides who are liable for malicious mischief.  Accordingly, any person who shall deliberately cause to the property of another any damage not falling within the definition of an arson case, shall be guilty of malicious mischief. So, any damage caused by one person to another property is already a malicious mischief, provided that said damage shall not be qualified as ARSON.  Arson, on the other hand,...