Lawyers' pleadings like motions that border on "incivility and intemperate ascriptions" are not allowed before a court of justice. In a resolution, the Sandiganbayan said most pleadings rely on "grace and fluidity of language" to "enthrall and enlighten" a court. With its declarations, the...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motions filed by three former Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) officials to file a demurrer to evidence to challenge the alleged weakness of the prosecution's evidence on their graft and malversation of public funds cases. With the denial,...
Let bygones be bygones. The once stormy waters between the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Manny Pacquiao have shifted, with the boxing icon now championing tax compliance among Filipinos. The BIR has tapped Pacquiao as one of its famous personalities tasked with reminding...
The Batangas City Prosecutor’s Office has approved the filing of criminal charges against three family members for allegedly detaining and physically abusing their household helper Silvera “Elvie” D. Vergara. In a 25-page resolution, the Office of the City Prosecutor (OCP) recommended that...
Vice President Sara Duterte has no plans of providing legal advice to embattled Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder and leader Apollo Quiboloy and said the case filed against him is a “good development.” Vice President Sara Duterte and Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Photo by Ali Vicoy...
The Sandiganbayan has ordered a 90-day preventive suspension of Aldrin C. Cuña, executive vice president of the National Defense College of the Philippines, over his pending graft case that was filed when he was the city administrator of Quezon City. In a six-page resolution issued on...
The Sandiganbayan has affirmed the regional trial court's (RTC) decision that convicted of graft a former official of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Cebu and a private individual over the auction and payment of 26,908 bags of illegally shipped sugar in 1999. Affirmed was the conviction of Benjamin...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion to dismiss the graft charges filed against former mayor Teddy C. Tumang of Mexico town in Pampanga and six other accused despite their insistence that their right to speedy disposition of cases had been violated. Tumang, former Municipal Planning and...
ILOILO CITY – A group of journalists and officials have raised concerns over press freedom after libel cases were filed by Department of Education (DepEd)-6 (Western Visayas) Regional Director Ramir Uytico against four radio anchors of DYRI-RMN Iloilo. UYTICO The National Union of Journalists of...
Rowena Guanzon (X) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon stood firm on her innocence in a series of X posts Monday, Jan. 8--a day after it was reported that the Office of the Ombudsman approved the filing of graft charges against her. Guanzon, a...
The Third Intermediate People’s Court of Beijing rejected disgraced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu’s appeal to overturn his 13-year prison sentence for rape and gathering a crowd to engage in promiscuous activities imposed in November 2022. Chinese media reported on Nov. 24 that the...
The Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights has recommended amending Republic Act 10361 or the Kasambahay Law by specifying criminal liabilities against abusive employers with corresponding penalties for death or physical injuries sustained by their household employee during the course of...
