August 19, 2026 – TheNationWeek

SC Orders Empire East to Refund Buyer, Upholds Accountability

adminAugust 19, 2026August 19, 202606 mins

SC Orders Empire East to Refund Buyer, Upholds Accountability By Jerome Aning – TheNATIONWEEK.com | August 19, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – In a significant ruling reshaping real estate developer liability, the Supreme Court (SC) determined that a sales agent’s promise to issue a Contract to Sell, while not classified as an “advertisement” under Presidential Decree…

Livestreamed Horror: Ateneo de Zamboanga Shooting Exposes Philippine School Safety Issues

Bing JabadanAugust 19, 2026August 19, 202608 mins

Livestreamed Horror: Ateneo de Zamboanga Shooting Exposes Philippine School Safety Issues By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | August 19, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – The nation recoiled in horror on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, as a student at Ateneo de Zamboanga University’s Junior High School executed a livestreamed attack, killing a fellow student and himself. This…

SC Jails Police Officer for Psychological Violence After Abandoning Pregnant Fiancée

Bing JabadanAugust 19, 2026August 19, 202606 mins

SC Jails Police Officer for Psychological Violence After Abandoning Pregnant Fiancée By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | August 19, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – Broken promises and public humiliation have led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling, as a police officer faces years in prison for inflicting psychological violence on a pregnant teacher he promised to…

SC Acquits Woman Of Bigamy, Redefines Void Marriage Defense

Bing JabadanAugust 19, 2026August 19, 202605 mins

SC Acquits Woman Of Bigamy, Redefines Void Marriage Defense By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | August 19, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – In a powerful, precedent-setting decision, the Supreme Court has acquitted a woman of bigamy, clarifying that a marriage void from its inception can be used as a defense without a prior judicial declaration of…

U.S. Sanctions ICC President: A Bold Assertion of Sovereignty

Bing JabadanAugust 19, 2026August 19, 202605 mins

US Sanctions ICC President Tomoko Akane U.S. Sanctions ICC President: A Bold Assertion of Sovereignty By Bing Jabadan – TheNATIONWEEK.com | August 19, 2026 MANILA, Philippines – In a bold maneuver, the United States has escalated its stance against the International Criminal Court (ICC) by imposing significant sanctions on its president, Japanese Judge Tomoko Akane,…