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(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has affirmed its previous order for actress Rosanna Roces to pay P3.1 million to a beauty firm for breach of contract. In denying Roces’ motion for reconsideration of the June 6 order, the Eleventh Division said there were “no new and substantial issues” raised in the MR “which have not been judiciously passed upon by this Court.” The CA orders essentially affirmed the decision issued by a Quezon […]
(Eagle News) — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers and its other affiliate groups has asked the Court of Appeals to stop what it said was the implementation of Philippine National Police memoranda directing the police to “conduct an inventory of all public and private school teachers” who are aligned with their organizations. In seeking for a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction, the ACT, represented by its national chair Joselyn Martinez, the ACT […]
(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council said it was now open to receiving applications and recommendations for the posts of Court of Appeals associate justices and Court of Tax Appeals associate justices. The JBC said the posts at the CA were made available following the appointment of CA Associate Justice Jose Reyes Jr. as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Aug. 9, and the retirement of CA Associate Justices Magdangal De Leon, Renato […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has promoted two judges based in Davao to the Court of Appeals. Bansalan, Davao del Sur Regional Trial Court Judge Loida Posadas-Kahulugan has been appointed to replace former Justice Socorro Inting. Inting is now a Commission on Elections commissioner. Davao City Regional Trial Court Judge Evalyn Arellano-Morales, on the other hand, takes the place of former Justice Melchor Quirino Sadang. Sadang retired last year.
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has a new associate justice. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Court of Appeals justice Ramon Paul Hernando to the position left vacated by now-Ombudsman Samuel Martires a week after the Judicial and Bar Council submitted to him its official shortlist. Apart from Hernando, the shortlist included CA Justices Japar Dimaampao, Ramon Garcia, Manuel Barrios, Apolinario Bruselas Jr. , Rosmari Carandang Edgardo delos Santos and Amy Lazaro-Javier. Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Justice Jose Reyes Jr. to the Supreme Court. Reyes replaces Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco, who retired this week. Court Administrator Midas Marquez, former Ateneo De Manila University College of Law Dean Cesar Villanueva and CA justices Apolinario Bruselas, Ramon Garcia, Rosmari Carandang, Ramon Hernando and Amy Lazaro-Javier had vied for the post. Reyes, a San Beda law graduate like Duterte, was executive judge of the Rizal Regional […]
(Eagle News)–The Court of Appeals has junked the petition for review filed by online news site Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Inc. against the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission to revoke their certificate of incorporation. In a 72-page decision, the CA Special 12th Division denied the SEC had committed grave abuse of discretion when it made the revocation for what it said were Rappler Inc.’s and Rappler Holdings Inc.’s violation of the Constitution and foreign-equity […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has rejected the plea of a primary suspect in the killing of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo for his fellow policeman to be stopped from testifying in court. In junking SP03 Ricky Sta. Isabel’s plea for a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction on a Pampanga court’s order allowing SP04 Roy Villegas to be discharged as state witness, the 13th Division said he failed to “sufficiently […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Court of Appeals has denied the Office of the Solicitor General’s appeal for a Nueva Ecija judge to observe the deposition of Mary Jane Veloso–a death row inmate in Indonesia–against her alleged illegal recruiters who are detained in Nueva Ecija. In junking the OSG’s motion for reconsideration of the former eleventh division’s December 13, 2017 decision, the division reiterated that the right of the accused, in this case Maria […]
(Eagle News) — Binuksan na ng Judicial and Bar Council ang aplikasyon at nominasyon para sa mga bakanteng pwesto sa Court of Appeals at mga hukuman sa NCR, Region 6 at Region 8. Sa apat na pahinang abiso na ipinalabas ni Supreme Court Clerk of Court at JBC ex-officio Secretary Edgar Aricheta, may isang bakanteng pwesto para sa pagka-mahistrado ng Court of Appeals dahil sa pagkakatalaga kay dating CA Associate Justice Socorro Inting bilang Comelec […]
(Eagle News)—-Former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay can still run for government office. This was after the Court of Appeals, in a May 3 ruling, nullified the Ombudsman order that prohibited him from doing so following alleged irregularities in the construction of the P2.3-billion Makati City Hall Building II. According to the CA, the Aguinaldo doctrine that says that public officials can no longer be held to task for administrative liabilities after reelection applied to Binay’s case. Although the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named Court of Appeals Justice Socorro Inting commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Inting, who replaced Commissioner Arthur Lim who retired in February, will serve until February 2, 2025. Inting, who was also a prosecutor, comes from Davao, like the President. Inting’s appointment comes as the Comelec gears up for the May barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.
