Tag: Court of Appeals (CA)

CA junks Marcos martial law victims’ petition for Hawaii class suit judgement enforcement

(Eagle News)– The Court of Appeals (CA) has rejected the petition of martial law victims under Ferdinand Marcos seeking the enforcement of a Hawaii court’s judgement granting them $2 billion in damages. In a decision dated July 7, the CA 12th Division affirmed the Makati Regional Trial Court’s ruling dismissing petition MDL 840 filed by Priscilla Mijares, Hilda Narciso, Mariano Dimaranan, director Joel Lamangan, and former Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales. […]

Palace: President Duterte wants to revisit pork scam

(Eagle News)– Malacañang has said that President Rodrigo Duterte himself wants to revisit the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) case in order to hold those involved accountable regardless of their affiliations. “PRRD in fact has publicly said that he wants to revisit it. The President wants the truth to finally come out and hold those involved, regardless of political color or party line, accountable,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. “The Filipino people deserve to know […]

Pag-phaseout sa mga lumang bus inayunan ng CA

(Eagle News) — Kinatigan ng Court of Appeals (CA) ang gobyerno sa plano nitong pag-phaseout sa mga bus na 15 taon na  pataas. Sa desisyon ng 12th division ng CA, sinabi nito na constitutional ang Department Of Tranportation and Communication (DOTC) order no. 2002-30 na dapat i-phaseout ang mga bus na masyado nang luma. Nakasaad sa desisyon na karapatan ng gobyerno na ayusin ang “transport system” ng ansa para sa kaligtasan na rin ng mga […]

Senador Trillanes, guilty sa kasong indirect contempt

(Eagle News) — Hinatulan ng Court of Appeals(CA) ng guilty sa kasong “indirect contempt” si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV. Ito ay kaugnay sa alegasyon nito na tumanggap ng suhol ang 2 CA justice mula sa kampo ni dating Makati city mayor Junjun Binay kapalit ng pagpigil sa unang “suspension order” ng Ombudsman  laban sa alkalde. Sa labing limang pahinang desisyon ng CA Special 11th division, pinagmumulta rin si Trillanes ng 30 thousand pesos dahil sa […]