ILOILO CITY – The Supreme Court has junked the petition that questioned the real property tax increase by the Iloilo City government under the administration of Mayor Jerry Treñas. The SC en banc dismissed the March 2024 petition of the Riverside Group of Companies for failure to follow legal...
The Supreme Court (SC) has asked Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III to answer the petition filed by several lawyers to cite him in indirect contempt for alleged public criticisms of the High Court’s 2025 ruling that dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara...
The Supreme Court (SC) has voided the 2018 dismissal by the Office of the President of then overall deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur H. Carandang who was acting as Ombudsman in the investigation of the charges filed against former president Rodrigo Duterte. The SC, in a decision written by Associate...
The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the life imprisonment and the fine of P5 million imposed on a large-scale illegal recruiter who hired and collected fees from several overseas job applicants in 2015 and 2016. Affirmed was the conviction for large-scale illegal recruitment of Elizabeth Espiritu...
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday, April 29, declared that the Constitution does not specify a fixed timeframe for the Senate to start an impeachment trial. However, the SC pointed out that while the Constitution does not set an exact date for the trial, the Senate must avoid undue delay to...
The House of Representatives (HOR) asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the consolidated petitions that sought an immediate stop to the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a comment filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for the HOR and its...
The Supreme Court (SC) has reminded all courts in the country to take judicial notice of the official acts of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government in the resolution of cases that would affect the liberty of an accused. Under the Rules of Court, a judicial notice is a fact...
Grossly abusive conduct of a spouse against the other spouse is a ground for legal separation of a married couple, the Supreme Court (SC) ruled. In a decision, the SC said that grossly abusive conduct are acts which result in a hostile and intimidating environment for the other spouse, their...
The Supreme Court (SC) asked President Marcos to comment in 10 days on a petition to compel him to submit himself to physical and mental health examinations. The examinations sought from the President included a hair follicle test to determine a habitual or long-term illegal drug use. The...
The Supreme Court (SC) has reiterated that the crime of cyber libel prescribes in one year from the time the alleged defamatory online post is discovered by the offended party. In a resolution written by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting and made public last April 20, the SC said that...
he Supreme Court (SC) will resume starting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 21, the oral arguments on four petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. Expected to present their arguments are the House of...
Loud noises from a school such as those from drums and bugles, teachers speaking through microphones and megaphones, and students cheering and shouting are not considered nuisances that may subject a school to damages. In a decision, the SC ruled that academic noise and sounds from legitimate...
