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Mindanao university ordered to close law programs

  The Legal Education Board (LEB) has ordered the Mindanao State University to close its law programs in all its campuses starting academic year 2025-2026 after it approved a resolution canceling MSU’s accreditation. The order stemmed from MSU’s refusal to recognize LEB’s supervisory authority and for asserting that it is not bound by the board’s orders, policies and guidelines on legal education. “The MSU is no longer authorized to offer the basic law program in the country,”  the LEB said. The board made permanent the cease and desist order it issued against MSU’s extension law programs on its campuses in Tawi-Tawi, Sulu and Maguindanao. It expressed concern over what it described as MSU’s “dismal” performance in the Bar examinations, noting the school’s passing rate since 2013 has been below the national passing percentage. Reacting to the LEB’s resolution, the MSU said it would continue to operate in accordance with its chapter passed by Congress in 1955. “The LEB cannot act no

Long Absence of a Spouse Considered Psychological Incapacity According to the Supreme Court

 Long Absence of a Spouse Considered Psychological Incapacity According to the Supreme Court



A prolonged absence of a spouse from their home can be considered evidence of psychological incapacity, which can serve as grounds for declaring a marriage invalid.


In a decision written by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, the Supreme Court annulled the marriage between Leonora and Alfredo after it was proven that Alfredo refused to provide financial support to his family and eventually abandoned Leonora and their children starting in 1994.


It was also proven that Alfredo had relationships with other women.


According to the Supreme Court, Article 68 of the Family Code states that spouses are obligated to live together, show love, respect, and fidelity to each other, and provide assistance and support.


Alfredo's infidelity, his long absence from home, and his failure to provide support to his wife and children demonstrate that he does not understand his obligations as a husband and father.


⚖️ GR. No. 242362

📸✍️ Courtesy of Supreme Court ph_fb page

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