Tag: quo warranto

SC dismisses quo warranto petition vs ABSCBN Corp. for being moot

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 23,  dismissed Solicitor General Jose Calida’s quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN Corp. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said the petition, which had sought the forfeiture of the media giant’s then-franchise for “highly abusive practices,” was dismissed during the High Court’s en banc meeting on the ground of mootness. ABSCBN Corp.’s franchise already expired on May 4. According to Hosaka, the case against   ABSCBN Convergence Inc. remains pending. The […]

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OSG asks SC to issue gag order on both parties in quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN

SC gives ABS-CBN Corp., ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. five days from receipt of notice to comment on OSG motion (Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to issue a gag order on both parties in the quo warranto petition it filed against ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka said the motion, if granted, will prevent both the OSG, and ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence […]

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SC orders ABS-CBN Corp., ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. to comment on quo warranto petition filed vs them

Both have “non-extendible” period of ten days from notice to do this, SC says (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Feb. 11, ordered ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. to comment on the quo warranto petition filed against them by the Office of the Solicitor General. In a statement, SC spokesperson Brian Hosaka said the “comment likewise pertains to the prayer of the Solicitor General for the issuance of a (temporary restraining order) […]

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Robredo: Filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN “abuse of power”

(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN was “abuse of power.” “Higit sa lahat, tungkol ito sa kapangyarihan: Sino ang magtatakda ng totoo at ng mahalaga? Kapag sinamsam ng gobyerno ang kapangyarihang ito, sinasamsam din nila ang kolektibong tungkulin nating kilatisin ang katotohanan. Taliwas sa karaniwang proseso ng pag-renew ng prangkisa ang nangyayari. Samakatuwid: Pang-aabuso ito ng kapangyarihan,” […]

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Palace: President Duterte had nothing to do with filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN

(Eagle News)–The Palace has denied President Rodrigo Duterte had anything to do with the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Solicitor General, after all, is “constitutionally bound to institute any action against any transgressors of law..” “..And if a franchise holder is violating its franchise, then it is his [SolGen] duty to file a quo warranto,” Panelo said. Solicitor General Jose Calida […]

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Two quo warranto petitions filed vs Koko Pimentel

(Eagle News)–Two quo warranto petitions have been filed against Senator Koko Pimentel, who was proclaimed as one of the winning senators in the May 13 polls. The petitions, which were each  filed by Efren Adan and Reymar Mansilungan before the Senate Electoral Tribunal, aim to nullify  Pimentel’s victory  on the ground he was ineligible to run  for the post in the first place. Adan and Mansilungan argued this was because Pimentel already served as senator […]

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Palace welcomes SC dismissal of Pamatong petition seeking Duterte’s ouster

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, welcomed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Elly Pamatong’s petition that seeks to oust Rodrigo Duterte as president. “We have treated such petition at the outset as without basis in fact and in law. The Supreme Court has validated our view on the matter,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, Pamatong’s “allegation that he assumed the presidency last June 30, 2016 is nothing but fantasy.” “Neither can […]

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SC junks Pamatong petition that seeks to oust Duterte as President

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has junked the petition filed by Elly Pamatong that seeks to oust  Rodrigo Duterte as President. In dismissing Pamatong’s quo warranto petition, the SC en banc, in a seven-page minute resolution, said Pamatong’s “cause of action already prescribed” on June 30, 2017, one year after Duterte was inaugurated as the 16th President. Pamatong filed the petition on June 6, 2018 or “only a few days short of two years since Duterte’s inauguration,” the […]

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House justice panel junks impeachment complaints vs De Castro, others

(Eagle News)–The House justice panel has junked the impeachment complaints filed against seven Supreme Court justices who voted for the ouster of then-Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. With a vote of 23-1, members of the panel declared as insufficient in substance the complaints against  now-Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Justices Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza, Andres Reyes Jr., Alexander Gesmundo, and Noel Tijam. The panel had earlier found the complaints filed by several opposition lawmakers including […]

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Sereno returns P5-million Land Cruiser to Supreme Court

(Eagle News) — Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has returned her P5-million service vehicle to the Supreme Court. Sereno made the move days after the Supreme Court upheld its May 11 decision to nullify her appointment as Chief Justice. Lawyer Larry Gadon told Sereno off for what he said was the high cost of the vehicle, among other things, and filed an impeachment complaint against her on the basis of these allegations. Some of […]

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Guevarra: SC decision on Sereno ouster “correct” but some rules need to be made clear “to avoid similar situation in future”

(Eagle News) –The Supreme Court was “correct” in its decision to nullify Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. According to Guevarra though, there was a need to make the rules clear so as to “avoid a similar situation in the future.” “Now the Constitution is proposed to be amended, we’d rather make it very clear in the Constitution that the only way — only way — to remove impeachable […]

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Disqualified presidential bet Elly Pamatong files quo warranto petition vs Duterte

Urges SC to declare vacant all posts occupied by Duterte appointees By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Controversial figure Elly Pamatong on Wednesday, June 6, urged the Supreme Court to declare the election of President Rodrigo Duterte as chief executive as null, and to declare vacant the posts of his appointees. In filing the 6-page petition for quo warranto, Pamatong, who also ran for president at least two times and was tagged a nuisance candidate […]

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