The Supreme Court’s (SC) building in Baguio City is now an Important Cultural Property with the unveiling of a historical marker and commemorative plaques early this week. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) grants, with the help of historians and other experts,...
The flying risk pay (FRP) under the Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines may be granted only to Civil Aeronautics Authority of the Philippines’ (CAAP) personnel whose duties are directly related to flying, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled. The SC cited that under Section 30 of the law,...
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the conviction for psychological violence of a man who first reneged on his commitment to secure a license to marry a lady teacher he impregnated in 2020, withdrew the license when it was finally filed, and later married another woman. Upheld by the SC was the...
The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to reconsider its decision that declared Susan Areno Yap-Sulit as a qualified candidate and declared her as the duly-elected and proclaimed mayor of Tarlac City in the 2025 elections. In a motion for reconsideration, Amado S. De Leon and Jay-Ar Capulong Navarro...
Jojie Lloren has his way of making women feel elegant and confident through the way he designs his pieces. His collections are always poetic, merging narratives with precise techniques, resulting in pieces that feel both deeply personal and timeless. That’s Jojie as a designer: he is always a...
Several groups of workers and a Party-List member of Congress asked the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, August 12, to lift the restraining order issued by the Pasig City regional trial court (RTC) against the P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila. They also asked the SC to stop all proceedings...
The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the petition to compel the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (SBRC) to release to the public the copy of its draft partial report on the probe into the multi-billion-peso anomalies in the government’s flood control project. Dismissed by the SC during its full court...
The Supreme Court (SC) has reminded employers that employees who are illegally dismissed are entitled not only to full backwages but also to the remittance of their Social Security System (SSS) contributions from the time they were dismissed until they are reinstated. In a decision written by...
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo underscored the distinct roles of the judiciary and the media in strengthening public understanding of the principles and confidence in institutions that uphold the rule of law. He said that both the judiciary and the media rely on confidence that comes from...
The Supreme Court (SC) issued on Wednesday, August 5, a temporary protection order (TPO) for four persons who claimed they were red-tagged by the military and other law enforcement agencies and labelled them as members of the outlawed Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army...
For being moot, the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed two consolidated petitions that challenged the proceedings before the House of Representatives (HOR) on the impeachment complaints against Vice President Zara Duterte. In a resolution issued after its full court session on Wednesday, Aug. 5, the SC...
The Supreme Court (SC) has reminded parents to state the true and accurate information required in the registration of the birth certificates of their children to avoid prolonged and expensive court litigations in the correction of entries and change of name that may be sought later by their...
