THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Arturo D. Brion The election period has hardly started but its intensity at the national level is already palpable. One indicator is the developing tension between the Executive and the Legislature due to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation of the purchase of...
Senators on Thursday welcomed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to review the Duterte government’s infamous war on drugs following indications of foul play and the involvement of policemen. This was after the DOJ announced it will review the 52 cases of summary killings under that happened...
THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Arturo D. Brion Under A.M. No. 18-01-05-SC, the Supreme Court recently established the Judicial Integrity Board and the Corruption Prevention and Investigation Office “to promote integrity and curb corruption” within the judiciary. These are brand new high-level offices...
Juvenile delinquency has always been a problem plaguing the country and calls to change the juvenile justice law in Congress have started these past few years. Village watchmen in Parañaque City apprehend nine youths after they were caught in a computer shop past curfew on Sept. 5, 2021. (Photo...
THE LEGAL FRONT Justice Arturo D. Brion (In Parts I and II of this series under Philja’s column “ Views from the Ridge,” I outlined the constitutional and statutory foundations and background of Philja’s new Pre-Judicature Program (PJP) – its contribution in assessing the qualifications...
Malacañang has assured that the public will have access to the results of the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) ongoing investigation on the administration's bloody drug war. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Roque made the statement after the United...
Six policemen detailed at the Pasay City Police Sub-Station 10 were relieved from their posts after releasing a Chinese national despite the discovery of ammunition inside his car last week. Major Crisanto Racoma, Lt. Noelson Garcera, SSgtJohnvir Tagaca, Cpls. Jayson Lunas, Jerson Bauzon and...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa has urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Bureau of Corrections and other related agencies to prioritize the modernization of the country’s correctional system to address the problem of jail congestion. Dela Rosa, during the Senate Finance Committee’s...
The Supreme Court did not escape eagle-eyed auditors of the Commission on Audit as they flagged slow utilization of available funds made available by government for the HIgh Court's operations last year. Supreme Court logo COA released Monday, Sept. 27 the 2020 Annual Audit Report of the HIgh...
Views from the Ridge When I applied for appointment as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals more than 20 years ago, the Pre-Judicature Program (or PJP) was already in place. Nobody was certain then, however, whether it was a requirement for appointment. As a lawyer, I read the law (in...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Chancellor, Philja Justice Arturo D. Brion (Ret.) The 1987 Constitution provides for very significant and far-reaching provisions on the Judiciary under its Article VIII. Aside from providing for citizenship, age and service qualifications for justices and judges, it provides...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to authorize an inquiry on the Duterte administration's drug war is a step closer for its victims to attain justice. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes made...
