About Us

Mission and Vision

Just Verdict is legal blog that aims to educate the Filipinos regarding the laws of the country, specially with their rights and responsibilities as citizens of the Philippines, through simplified and easily understandable articles, and to  promote legal consciousness amongst the Filipino community.

 Just Verdict also aims to aid law students and bar examiners alike in their pursuit to becoming the next generation of lawyers, through articles and commentaries that can help the same, review, study, and understand the Philippine Legal System. Advocating the principle of truth, just, and equality to all our future lawyers.

Iddentity

As mentioned in our mission and vision statement, Just Verdict stands for eductation, legal consciousness, truth, justice and equality. The name Just Verdict is  derived from the idealistic belief that the legal system shall be just, and impartial. Needless to say, we don't necessarily believe that all court verdicts are just. 

Sources

We maintain the credence of our blog therefore we try our best to provide original content, except for court decisions and statutes which shall remain verbatim for the sake of ensuring the accuracy of our information. Furthermore, some articles such as, but not limited to, commentaries, instructions, and simplified laws are derived from various legal sources, which will be given due credit as needed.

Dissclaimer

We are simply relaying information thus cannot be made a source for any official legal proceedings, or activities, we encourage that our readers take more caution and further research before invoking any knowledge provided by our blog. We cannot be held accountable for any misinterpretations by our readers as it is not within our control. Moreover we do not provide legal services such as legal advice, legal counseling, legal writing and a like. 

FAQs

Contributors 

Q: Are you looking for contributors?
A: Yes, Contributors are welcome, If you would like to write on any of the following;

• Case Digests
• Full Text (Cases and Laws)
• Simplifying Laws
• House and Senate Bills
• Law School and Bar Exam Tips
• Legal Advocacies
• Other Legal Articles

Q: How can we contribute?
A: If you wish to contribute you may do so by emailing your article to us at justverdictblog@gmail.com

Please attach the following details:

• Name
• Law School and Year Level (If you're a graduate just indicate "Graduate", if you have passed the bar just indicate "Lawyer")
• Occupation (if applicable)
• Organization Affiliation (if applicable)

We will review the article, and should we deem it factual and helpful we will publish it. Please note that Just Verdict reserves the right to edit any submitted article for the purpose of journalistic integrity and uniformity of our articles.

Q: What are the perks of Contributors
A: Contributors are volunteers therefore the perks are limited only to the following:

• Become a part of the Just Verdict Community
• Get the joy in helping others with the same or past hardships as you.
• Due credit and recognition
• In a way, Contributing to JustVerdict can help you study or review

Request and Advices

Q: May we request any statutes to be simplified?
A: Yes anything within the Philippine Legal System and Laws, however, considering that most of our writers are students themselves, do not expect a speedy response.

Q: May we ask for legal advice?
A: No, We are not of liberty to provide legal advices. Please refer to our disclaimer section

Articles 

Q: Are all articles in this blog factual?
A: Yes, we try our best to make sure all articles are factual. Should there be any flaw or questionable paragraphs or articles, please feel free to inform or clarify with us through email justverdictblog@gmail.com

Q: Are all articles impartial?
A: The law is the law. JustVerdict is objective in nature, any impartiality discovered through the laws are not within our control. We cannot change what has been stipulated for the sake of neutrality