President Duterte intends to seek help from the Supreme Court in case he is unfairly haled into the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his controversial war on drugs. President Rodrigo Duterte attends virtual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) informal leaders' retreat on July 16, 2021....
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Saturday, July 17, welcomed the Supreme Court requiring policemen to use body-worn cameras when serving arrest and search warrants. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian during a special session in the Senate. (Henzberg Austria/Senate PRIB file) Gatchalian said the rules...
Environmental groups are set to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) a 2019 order from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) that sets the rules on the establishment and operation of waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities for the treatment of municipal solid waste (MSW) in the...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Monday commended the Supreme Court (SC) for taking the lead in issuing the rules and regulations on the use of body cameras by law enforcers, saying the the high court's "judicial activism" is “a breath of fresh air.” House deputy speaker and Cagayan de...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE In March 2020, before COVID-19 came, the Court cautiously tiptoed in using video conferencing to secure the testimonies of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Potential legal issues lurked, among them, those arising from the right of the accused “to meet the witnesses face to...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Saturday, July 10, the creation of a Technical Working Group (TWG) that will study and incorporate the rules on the use of the body-worn cameras issued by the Supreme Court to the existing protocols of the...
Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada said on Wednesday that he is hopeful that the Supreme Court will decide on his alleged involvement in the anomalous Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam before the filing of the certificates of candidacy for next year's elections in October. Former Senator...
Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday, July 7, that she is counting on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Supreme Court (SC) to assure the proper use of body-worn cameras and footages of police operations. Philippine National Police chief General Guillermo Eleazar shows how to wear the body...
The enactment of the new baselines law is the “most inexpensive and effective means” to enforce the South China Sea Arbitral award won by the country against China, retired Supreme Court associate justice Francis Jardeleza said on Monday, July 5. Jardeleza has submitted a letter to President...
Detention of a maximum period of 24 days already imposes punishment even to innocent individuals, violates his or her right to due process, right to bail, as well as other rights guaranteed under the Constitution. These arguments were raised by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman in convincing the Supreme...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, June 22, said that there is a "legal basis" for the government to require Filipinos to get their COVID-19 jabs when the safety of the general public is in danger such as during a national health emergency. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
(Speech of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo before the members of the Justice and Court Reporters Association, Justice Reporters Organization; officials and employees of the Judiciary on June 11, 2021.) I am pleased to speak before you today—my first chance to do so since my appointment as...
