Don 't let yourselves be "used" again. This was Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima 's appeal to Supreme Court (SC) justices Friday, March 27 after lawyer Israelito Torreon filed a petition for certiorari with prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the...
DAVAO CITY – A group of lawyers from Davao City filed a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition on Friday, March 27, before the Supreme Court seeking to stop the House Committee on Justice from proceeding with actions related to impeachment complaints against Vice President Sara Z. Duterte. The...
House Committee on Justice member, Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says that lawyers and allies of Vice President Sara Duterte "have absolutely no legal personality" to challenge before the Supreme Court (SC) the lady official 's ongoing impeachment case. Ridon had this to say on Friday...
Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso welcomed the Supreme Court 's (SC) decision rejecting Las Piñas high school teacher Barry Tayam 's petition urging it to issue a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against Manila 's increased garbage collection fee ordinance. "We welcome...
Courts in the country, except the Sandiganbayan and the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA), will observe a four-day on-site work Monday to Thursday and one-day work-from-home (WFH) on Friday starting Monday, March 9. The directive was contained in Memorandum Circular No. 02-2026 issued on Sunday, March 8,...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta said on Tuesday, Feb. 24, that the Philippines is “willing and able to prosecute crimes against humanity” and must assert the primary jurisdiction of its own courts before any surrender or extradition of Filipino citizens to international tribunals. Marcoleta stated...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri has expressed confidence that the Senate’s move to reset the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) will stand on solid legal ground and will not be struck down by the Supreme Court (SC) as...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III, on Saturday, Feb. 14, called the indirect contempt case filed against him by several lawyers, including Ferdinand Topacio, before the Supreme Court (SC) a "nuisance suit" and a "mere publicity stunt". On Friday, several lawyers urged the high court to...
State lawyers may ask for a review of the Supreme Court’s “fugitive disentitlement doctrine” to help them further limit the legal options of absconders like former party-list lawmaker Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Friday, January 30 that the Supreme Court 's ruling on the unconstitutionality of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment case must be accepted and respected. “Agree or disagree, right or wrong, just or unjust,...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III, on Friday, Jan. 30, said that he is prepared to support Charter change if a proposal is brought before the Senate, citing concerns over the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling that struck down the House of Representatives’ impeachment articles against...
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Thursday, January 29 expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court’s decision to deny with finality the House of Representatives’ appeal to reverse the July 25, 2025 ruling declaring the Articles of Impeachment against Vice President Sara...
