President Marcos has signed several republic acts (RAs) creating additional regional trial court (RTC) and metropolitan trial court branches in different parts of the country. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (File/RTVM screenshot) Copies of the RAs shared with the media on Sunday...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) The Makabayan coalition has reiterated its call to the Marcos administration to allow the Philippines to fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in its investigation into the alleged...
The Philippines will not return to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Malacañang reiterated after President Marcos was urged to submit to the ICC the sworn statements of retired police Col. Royina Garma and self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa on drug-related extra judicial killings....
CEBU CITY — Four siblings embroiled in an intense inheritance battle have been ordered by the Court of Appeals based here to surrender several titles and documents deemed by the lower court as essential evidence in a criminal case. The 20th Division of the Court of Appeals on July 30...
ILOILO CITY – Retired Court of Appeals Associate Justice Edward B. Contreras is running for provincial member of Capiz. RETIRED Associate Justice Edward B. Contreras files his candidacy for provincial board member of Capiz. (Photo courtesy of Edalyn Acta) “Hindi na puwede nga...
(Comelec Facebook) The Commission on Elections (Comelec) finds itself in a tight spot when it comes to which election candidates should be declared as "nuisance". This, after the Supreme Court (SC) ruled that the unpopularity of a...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally proclaimed Akbayan as one of the winners in the 2022 party-list race with Percival Cendaña securing the vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Comelec made the proclamation after the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the 2023 ruling of the...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed its full support to the Supreme Court’s (SC) initiative to transition towards electronic filing of civil cases before the trial courts since the new procedure would make the legal process more accessible for everyone. SC Spokesperson lawyer...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino renewed his call to various government agencies to work together to come up with a transition fund to cover the expenses urgently needed by Sulu province. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino urges government agencies to create a Sulu transition...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Air Drilling Associates Pte. Ltd. which sought a tax refund of P951,459.67 for its zero-rated sales for the fourth quarter of 2018. Air Drilling is a foreign company from Singapore engaged in aerated drilling services. It was licensed to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (Facebook) Marcos administration critic Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa should just save his denials and explanations to the International Criminal Court (ICC) as far as his alleged involvement in extrajudicial...
The Supreme Court is considering turning to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to help them in drafting decisions. SC court administrator Raul Villanueva disclosed this during the Senate finance subcommittee’s hearing on the proposed P63.57-billion budget of the judiciary for 2025....
