The House Committee on Justice passed, as amended and subject to style and corresponding committee report thereof, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, a proposed measure providing hazard pay for court judges because of the “high risk” nature of their work that put them and their family members in harm’s...
“It’s Showtime” host and comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro” welcomed the decision of a Taguig court denying the appeal of model Deniece Cornejo to cancel his bail and put him back in jail related to the rape case she filed against him. On Dec. 5 last year, the Taguig Regional Trial...
The rape trial of “It’s Showtime” host and comedian Ferdinand “Vhong” Navarro will start in February next year and will be held until 2024. Navarro is accused of raping model Deniece Cornejo on Jan. 17, 2014 inside her condominium unit in Taguig. The trial of Vhong Navarro in...
Detained Senator Leila de Lima said she is thankful that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will be reviewing the drug cases she is facing in Muntinlupa courts but said it should also look into how witnesses were allegedly “coerced.” De Lima has been detained at Camp Crame for more than five years...
ISABELA -- Isabela II Electric Cooperative Inc. (ISELCO II) General Manager David Solomon Siquian has denied involvement in the murder of Internal Audit Manager Agnes Cabauatan-Palce. According to Siquian's official statement issued to a local radio station, he said that Palce is not just a...
The suspension of the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) rule requiring volunteer groups to acquire permits before conducting in-person election activities will only apply to the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), the poll body's acting chair said on Friday, March 4. Comelec/MB Acting Comelec...
Reelectionist Sen. Leila de Lima expressed dismay after a Muntinlupa court rejected her request to participate in the Commission on Elections' e-rally for candidates on Feb. 26. In an order dated Feb. 25, the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 204 denied De Lima’s very urgent motion to be...
Detained Sen. Leila de Lima was able to have an online video conference call on Feb. 3 with her ailing mother who is in critical condition after testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after two Muntinlupa courts granted her “extremely urgent” motions. Presiding Judge Romeo...
By Khriscielle Yalao Antipolo City’s five Municipal Trial Courts (MTCs) and 24 Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 13 until Monday, Jan. 31, following the memorandum released by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Memorandum Order No. 10-2022, issued by the...
A Manila court has dismissed a cyber libel case filed by a professor against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and journalist Rambo Talabong over an article about an alleged corruption in a university. 13062025_MARIARESSA_ROMERO-1024x683 Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 issued an order in open...
Former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay said the court ruling that declared former senator Antonio Trillanes IV guilty of libel is a reminder that a government position is not a license to destroy reputations. (Manila Bulletin File Photo / Antonio Trillanes Facebook page) He added that “courts will...
