WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government's key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden's administration to battle climate change. Climate activists, including members of...
Senator-elect Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Wednesday, June 29 took his oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the Supreme Court. Returning Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero takes his oath as Senator Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The oath-taking was administered by Supreme Court...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Saidamen Pangarungan on Wednesday, June 29, hailed the decision of the Supreme Court upholding the poll body's resolution dismissing the petitions to disqualify and cancel the certificate of candidacy of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
CEBU CITY -- President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is "very glad" with the Supreme Court (SC) decision junking the disqualification and cancellation of Certificate of Candidacy cases against him. Gracing the mass oath-taking of winning members of One Cebu party at the Marco Polo Hotel...
The camp of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed on Tuesday night, June 28 the Supreme Court's (SC) decision to junk the disqualification cases filed against the former Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer in the May 9, 2022 polls. President-elect Bongbong Marcos...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court on Friday struck down the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shredded five decades of constitutional protections and prompted several right-leaning states to impose immediate bans. Abortion rights activists rally outside of the US Supreme...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Americans have a fundamental right to carry a handgun in public, a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for states and cities across the country confronting a surge in gun violence. Shooting range owner John Deloca...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma The Supreme Court is at the apex of the judiciary, one of the three co-equal branches of a thriving democracy. The President as the Chief Executive is the highest official of the land. The leaders of the legislative branch — the Senate President and the House Speaker — are...
Senator Pia Cayetano has lauded the Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the validity of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) power to regulate cigarette and tobacco products, saying such decision is a major victory for public health and future generations. Sen. Pia S. Cayetano went to the...
As the Supreme Court of the Philippines marks its 121st anniversary today, June 11, it goes into high gear in implementing its strategic plan for judiciary innovations from 2022 to 2026. Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo has vowed to “remold and transform the courts into consistently efficient...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said it will maintain a neutral stance on the intra-corporate dispute involving the hotel-casino Okada Manila in Parañaque City. Roderick R. Consolacion, Pagcor chief legal counsel, said the gaming regulator follows the law and court processes on...
Senator-elect Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo on Sunday vowed to increase the budget of the judiciary when the Senate starts deliberation on the proposed 2023 national budget in the coming months. Tulfo said his “personal working goal is to push for an increase of at least P6.25-billion so that the...
