The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the indirect contempt citations filed by several lawyers against a political analyst, a Party-List congressman, and a former presidential adviser for their comments on its 2025 decision that junked the 2024 impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara...
The Supreme Court (SC) will continue its oral arguments starting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 14, on four consolidated petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. Despite the pleas for a temporary...
The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the consolidated petitions that challenged the legality of the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) adopted by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in 2016 and revised in 2018. In a decision written by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda, the SC said...
The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to stop the ongoing trial of the impeachment case against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. In an urgent motion and manifestation on two separate pending SC petitions Duterte herself filed and lodged by others led by Atty. Israelito P. Torreon, challenged was the...
The Supreme Court (SC) has declared constitutional Republic Act (RA) No. 12079 which grants value-added tax (VAT) refunds on certain purchases of non-resident foreign tourists in the country. The VAT refund applies to goods like clothing, apparel, electronics, gadgets, jewelry, food and others...
The Supreme Court (SC) was asked on Friday, July 3, to resolve the 2017 petitions that sought to declare unconstitutional the 2016 circulars issued by the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on “Oplan Double Barrel,” the anti-illegal...
A total of 235 out of 796 examinees passed the 2026 Shari’ah Special Bar Examinations (SSBE) given by the Supreme Court (SC) last May 24 and 27. As counselors-at-law, the passers will be allowed to practice Islamic law and represent clients in the country’s Shari’ah district and circuit...
A group of passenger jeepney drivers and operators asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday, June 29, to resolve its petition which sought a stop to the government’s implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program (PUVMP), now Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP). The...
The Supreme Court (SC) will release the results of the 2026 Shari’ah Special Bar Examinations (SSBE) at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1, after its full court session. The date and venue of the oath taking of the successful examinees are also expected to be announced on Wednesday. A total of 796...
Can the officers of a homeowners’ association bar the entrance into a subdivision of taxicabs and other ride-hailing vehicles to fetch a homeowner who has been declared a delinquent member for non-payment of monthly association dues? Can the association officers also ban the delivery of food,...
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the Court of Tax Appeals’ (CTA) 2022 decision that denied the P136.4 million refund sought by Oceanagold (Philippines), Inc. from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) for alleged erroneously paid excise taxes from June to December 2014. Also affirmed by the SC...
The Supreme Court (SC) has adopted guidelines in the handling by law enforcers of firearms and ammunition confiscated during implementation of arrest warrants or those seized during warrantless arrests to safeguard against substitution or planting of evidence. Under the guidelines, the SC said that...
