President Marcos on Thursday, Aug. 14, signed Republic Act No. 12233, or the Judiciary Fiscal Autonomy Act, which he said will strengthen the independence, efficiency, and accountability of the country’s courts. In his ceremonial signing in Malacañan on Thursday, Aug. 14, Marcos said the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The judiciary's proposed 2025 budget worth P82.4 billion is justified, if only to help it address the serious issues of case delays and court congestion. Thus, said House Committee on Appropriations...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Keith Bacongco/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and the judiciary are well-equipped to perform their mandates independently as far as the human rights violations during the Duterte...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The judiciary is seeking an additional P6.7 billion for its budget next year, members of the House Committee on Appropriations learned on Thursday, Aug. 31. The judiciary made its...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte (Facebook) Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is pushing for the passage of a measure that ensures the uniform grant of retirement benefits to officials in the judiciary. This, as Duterte noted that...
The Supreme Court (SC) can ask Congress to pass laws to address allegations of corruption in the judiciary, Senator Francis Escudero said on Saturday, Feb. 18. This can be done through the JELACC (Judicial Executive Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELACC), Escudero said. Another way...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 3, reminded the staff and personnel of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to always be “noble” and serve with a “selfless purpose”. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) 2023 Planning Conference...
The Senate has approved the budget of the Judiciary for 2023 at the plenary level. The Judiciary’s budget includes the funds for the Supreme Court, lower courts, Presidential Electoral Tribunal, Sandiganbayan, Court of Appeals and Court of Tax Appeals. Sen. Sonny Angara, chairman of the Senate...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said he is confident that the country’s judiciary has sufficient safeguards to ensure it can make an accurate determination of guilt in trials that would the require death penalty. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa (Senate PRIB) Dela Rosa, who has been...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has described as timely President Duterte's signing last month of a law that officially created the Office of Judiciary Marshals (OJM). Tingey Injury Law Firm/ Unsplash According to Villafuerte, the OJM will not only provide security to members of...
Senator-elect Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo on Sunday vowed to increase the budget of the judiciary when the Senate starts deliberation on the proposed 2023 national budget in the coming months. Tulfo said his “personal working goal is to push for an increase of at least P6.25-billion so that the...
The country's judiciary will get more support from the government if Senator Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao wins in the presidential race. Pacquiao gave the assurance on Tuesday as he lamented the lack of budget for the Philippine courts that hinder the lawyers and judges from bringing immediate...
