The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is set to announce its judgment on the camp of detained former president Rodrigo Duterte 's case challenging the prosecutor over jurisdiction. The chamber will deliver its judgment on April 22 at 7 p.m., Manila time, in a...
With expectations on the rise, Alex Eala braces for another demanding clay court season highlighted by a high-stakes stint at the prestigious Mutua Madrid Open late next month. The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA 1000) event, rated just one rung below the Grand Slams, is scheduled on April 21 to...
Don 't let yourselves be "used" again. This was Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima 's appeal to Supreme Court (SC) justices Friday, March 27 after lawyer Israelito Torreon filed a petition for certiorari with prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the...
DAVAO CITY – A group of lawyers from Davao City filed a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition on Friday, March 27, before the Supreme Court seeking to stop the House Committee on Justice from proceeding with actions related to impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. The...
House Committee on Justice member, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says that lawyers and allies of Vice President Sara Duterte "have absolutely no legal personality" to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the lady official 's ongoing impeachment case. Ridon had this to say on Friday...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso welcomed the Supreme Court 's (SC) decision rejecting Las Piñas high school teacher Barry Tayam 's petition urging it to issue a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Manila 's increased garbage collection fee ordinance. "We welcome...
Senator Imee Marcos filed on Tuesday, March 10, a resolution urging the executive department to reveal the "full truth" regarding the arrest of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on March 11 last year. The presidential sister filed Senate Resolution No. 340 to disclose the "full truth"...
Courts in the country, except the Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), will observe a four-day on-site work Monday to Thursday and one-day work-from-home (WFH) on Friday starting Monday, March 9. The directive was contained in Memorandum Circular No. 02-2026 issued on Sunday, March 8,...
Two senators on Monday, March 2 have expressed their readiness to serve as senator-judges in case the impeachment bid against Vice President Sara Duterte reaches the Senate. “An impeachment complaint from the people—if it is transmitted by the House and if it is heard by a Senate as an...
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has lost “almost all” of his committee memberships in the Senate due to his continued absence. “Yes, almost all,” Senate President Vicente 'Tito ' Sotto III told reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 25, when asked if dela Rosa still holds any...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that the Philippines is “willing and able to prosecute crimes against humanity” and must assert the primary jurisdiction of its own courts before any surrender or extradition of Filipino citizens to international tribunals. Marcoleta stated...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has expressed confidence that the Senate’s move to reset the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will stand on solid legal ground and will not be struck down by the Supreme Court (SC) as...
