Corbeta Law Office

25/09/2026

Thankful & grateful for everything every single day⚖️❤️

21/09/2026

Welcome to the club, our newest CLO employee—PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE📚📖⚖️❤️

Position: Legal Assistant
Job Description: To make sure that Atty. stays emotionally happy, mentally at ease, and stress-free. ✨

Additional Duties: Keep Atty. smiling, calm, and happy at all times. 😂❤️

21/09/2026

Uyon ba ka mo nga i-ban ang facebook sa Pilipinas?

Unsay inyung masulti niini.

20/09/2026

No postponement of BSKE Election.

𝐓𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐒𝐊𝐄 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐚 𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐧𝐚 ‘𝐭𝐨 (𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟖). ‘𝐘𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐨 𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.

Ito ang naging pahayag ni COMELEC Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia sa kalagitnaan ng panayam sa media noong ika-18 ng Setyembre 2026.

Patuloy na naghahanda ang Komisyon sa Halalan para sa Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections na isasagawa sa November 2, 2026 ayon sa Batas Republika Bilang 12232 (R.A. No. 12232).

18/09/2026

Kodus, Municipality of Dangcagan Bukidnon✊✨

17/09/2026

Hindi sapat na sabihing “mukhang lasing” —you need to prove it with the quantum of evidence required to convict an accused in criminal cases.📚

The (SC) has ruled that appearing intoxicated, smelling of alcohol, or being found near empty liquor bottles is not, by itself, enough to establish a violation of the election liquor ban.

In a Decision written by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, the SC’s Third Division acquitted Mcgill Esquillo Omandam (Omandam), ruling that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he consumed alcohol during the prohibited period as stated under Section 261(dd)(1) of the Omnibus Election Code (OEC), or the “COMELEC liquor ban.”

Omandam was arrested on the eve of the elections after police responded to reports of rowdiness. Arresting officers said he appeared intoxicated, smelled of alcohol, spoke with a slurred voice, and moved groggily. The police also recovered two empty bottles of Tanduay Rhum near the scene.

The SC explained that the OEC prohibits the taking of intoxicating liquor during the election liquor ban, which covers the day before the election and election day. The prosecution has to prove that the accused actually consumed alcohol during that period.

In this case, however, none of the arresting officers saw Omandam drinking. The prosecution relied solely on circumstantial evidence.

While circumstantial evidence may support a conviction, the SC stressed that the circumstances taken together must prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt and rule out any reasonable explanation of innocence.

The SC found that the prosecution failed to meet this standard. It based its case solely on observations of Omandam’s appearance and other unsupported circumstances.

The SC noted that the offense is not typically committed in secret and could have been easily verified through readily available means, such as field sobriety, breath analyzer, or chemical tests. However, the police did not conduct any of these, nor did they take photographs or videos to document Omandam’s alleged intoxication.

Although two empty liquor bottles were recovered, the police did not examine them for fingerprints or conduct forensic tests to determine whether Omandam handled them.

The SC ruled that these omissions undermined the accuracy and fairness of the investigation. Taken together, they cast doubt on the reliability and sufficiency of the circumstantial evidence.

Read more at https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=173139

Read the Decision https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/?p=173133

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17/09/2026

📢 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓 | 𝐁𝐒𝐊𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🗳️🇵🇭

To all government offices and officials: take note of the restrictions on the 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 for the 𝐁𝐒𝐊𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

📌 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭. 𝟏𝟖–𝐍𝐨𝐯. 𝟏
🚫 Social welfare/services and housing-related projects, except as authorized by COMELEC.

Click the following link for the complete details of COMELEC Resolution No. 11265⁠: https://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=2026BSKE/Resolutions/com_res11265

17/09/2026

Election ban sa , Magsisimula na sa September 18, 2026 -COMELEC

(Wala pang pirma ni PBBM ang BSKE Postponement Bill)

The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) prohibits the release, disbursement, or expenditure of public funds for housing and social welfare services, except as authorized by the poll body, from Sept. 18, until Nov. 1.

The election ban is in connection with the upcoming November 2, 2026 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to prevent the misuse of public funds and partisan political influence in government operations.

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