Detained Sen. Leila de Lima was able to have an online video conference call on Feb. 3 with her ailing mother who is in critical condition after testing positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after two Muntinlupa courts granted her “extremely urgent” motions. Presiding Judge Romeo...
By Khriscielle Yalao Antipolo City’s five Municipal Trial Courts (MTCs) and 24 Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) will be closed from Thursday, Jan. 13 until Monday, Jan. 31, following the memorandum released by the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 12. Memorandum Order No. 10-2022, issued by the...
A Manila court has dismissed a cyber libel case filed by a professor against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and journalist Rambo Talabong over an article about an alleged corruption in a university. 13062025_MARIARESSA_ROMERO-1024x683 Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 24 issued an order in open...
Former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay said the court ruling that declared former senator Antonio Trillanes IV guilty of libel is a reminder that a government position is not a license to destroy reputations. (Manila Bulletin File Photo / Antonio Trillanes Facebook page) He added that “courts will...