The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) opened the application or nomination to the post of Supreme Court (SC) associate justice with the compulsory retirement on November 16 of Associate Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier. In a published announcement, the JBC said that the details for application or...
The Supreme Court (SC) started today, August 17, its two-week sessions in Baguio City. Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo said the Baguio City sessions are in lieu of the traditional summer sessions that were cancelled last April. It was not known immediately if the SC would decide in Baguio City...
The flooding that has battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces in recent days should prompt the government to look beyond the immediate causes of the disaster. Heavy rains from the enhanced southwest monsoon, compounded by other weather disturbances, undoubtedly overwhelmed communities. Garbage...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) still has legal remedies available if the Commission on Audit (COA) upholds a Notice of Disallowance involving its funds, defense spokesperson Atty. Michael Poa said. Poa explained the process during a press briefing following the 15th day of Vice President...
Private prosecutor Benjamin "Jay" Tolosa Jr. has reiterated the prosecution panel 's months-old challenge for Vice President Sara Duterte to answer the allegations against her before the Senate impeachment court. This, after the Supreme Court (SC) dismissed all petitions challenging the House...
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition to nullify the House of Representatives’ impeachment proceedings against her confirms that the role of the House is done and that the Senate now has the sole authority over the trial. In a statement, Senate Impeachment...
The Supreme Court’s (SC) dismissal of the two consolidated petitions that challenged the House Committee on Justice 's impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte proves that no official in the country is above accountability. Thus, said justice panel chairperson Batangas 2nd...
House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon says the Supreme Court (SC) has essentially ended all "propaganda" from Vice President Sara Duterte 's camp as far as the supposed illegality of the impeachment process is concerned. "Maraming salamat sa Korte Suprema sa pagbasura ng...
The government will appeal the Supreme Court’s (SC) ruling that declared as unconstitutional the policy requiring vessel monitoring systems for commercial fishing vessels, warning that the decision could fuel illegal fishing. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday,...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta on Monday, Aug. 3, declined to enter a plea during the arraignment of one of the three criminal cases filed against him for alleged violation of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 46, or the anti-gift law, in connection with the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he...
Lawyer Lorna Kapunan expressed confidence that the Supreme Court (SC) would rule in favor of the House prosecution team should the question of opening Vice President Sara Duterte 's bank and tax records in impeachment court reach the high tribunal. “We cannot predict how the [SC] decides.But...
After six session days spread in three months, the Supreme Court (SC) concluded on Tuesday, July 14, the oral arguments on four consolidated petitions that challenged the constitutionality of the unprogrammed funds and special accounts in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 national budgets. The oral...
