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The line of presidential succession follows the order of: vice president, president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives. In case of death, permanent disability, or inability of these officials, Congress shall, by law, provide for the manner of selection of the person who is to act as president until a president or vice ...
Manner of death. In many legal jurisdictions, the manner of death is a determination, typically made by the coroner, medical examiner, police, or similar officials, and recorded as a vital statistic. Within the United States and the United Kingdom, a distinction is made between the cause of death, which is a specific disease or injury, versus ...
Philippine extrajudicial killings are politically motivated murders committed by government officers, punished by local and international law or convention.They include assassinations; deaths due to strafing or indiscriminate firing; massacre; summary execution is done if the victim becomes passive before the moment of death (i.e., abduction leading to death); assassination means forthwith or ...
The political killings in the Philippines, with an estimated death toll of over 1,200 in 2010, began during the administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2001. These include extrajudicial harassment, torture, disappearances and murder of civilian non-combatants by the military and police. The events are thought to be linked to the "War on ...
Diosdado Pangan Macapagal GCrM, KGCR ( Tagalog: [djosˈdado makapaˈɡal]; [ 1] September 28, 1910 – April 21, 1997), often referred to by his initials DPM, was a Filipino lawyer, poet and politician who served as the ninth President of the Philippines, serving from 1961 to 1965, and the sixth Vice President, serving from 1957 to 1961.
‘A Room with a View’ actor’s remains were discovered last month
Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona[ 1] (October 15, 1948 – April 29, 2016) was a Filipino judge who was the 23rd chief justice of the Philippines from 2010 to 2012. He served as an associate justice after being appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 9, 2002, and later as Chief Justice on May 12, 2010, upon the retirement ...
The 24-year-old had been arrested on misdemeanor charges on Sept. 16 after behaving bizarrely at a Malibu steakhouse and failing to pay her bill. Almost a year later, her unclothed partial remains ...