The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said P60 billion has been returned to the state health insurer from the National Treasury, months after the transfer of the agency’s excess funds triggered controversy and legal challenges. In a statement released on Wednesday, May 6,...
The Supreme Court (SC) has started preparations for the setting up of a Shari’ah High Court in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) to resolve appeals from rulings handed down by the Shari’ah district courts. Decisions of the Shari’ah High Court are final and executory...
A criminal case for not providing support to a child in violation of the law on Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children (VAWC) cannot stand in court if it is not proven that a man is the father. With the ruling, the SC acquitted a man convicted by both the trial court and the Court of...
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...
