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(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for the submission of application requirements for those taking the 2022 Bar exams. The SC, through Bar Bulletin No. 4 S. 2022, said the last day of application is now August 15. The SC had initially set the application period from June 13 to July 15. According to the High Court, the extension was made “to give all interested law graduates ample time to prepare […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 5, ordered the deployment of a skeleton workforce in all courts under alert levels 1 and 2 from July 5 to 8. According to OCA Circular No. 166-2022, this was due to the reported continued increase in COVID-19 cases in the country and the possible surge in cases. “The skeleton workforce that a branch or judicial office will maintain for the above period will be subject […]
Palace welcomes ruling, says it is a triumph for all peace-loving and law-abiding Filipinos (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court ruled with finality that most provisions of Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 are constitutional, as it denied with finality the various motions for reconsideration that challenged its earlier decision “The Court resolved to deny the motions for reconsideration due to lack of substantial issues and arguments raised by the petitioners,” […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has suspended the filing of pleadings and other court submissions from December 20, 2021 to January 3, 2022. The High Court said in Administrative Circular No. 102-2021 that this was in light of Typhoon “Odette” that “adversely affected all of the provinces and cities in Bicol, Palawan, the Visayas, and Mindanao..” It said this resulted in “extensive damage to government infrastructure including halls of justice and private property, as […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has declared the Anti-Terrorism Law as constitutional except for two parts. In an advisory, the SC’s Public Information Office said the High Court, voting 12-3, struck down, in particular, Section 4’s qualifier clause “…which are not intended to cause death or serious physical harm to a person, to endanger a person’s life, or to create a serious risk to public safety.” The PIO said the en banc had ruled […]
(Eagle News) — The 2020/2021 bar examinations which were supposed to be held this November have been moved to January and February 2022 instead. According to Bar Bulletin No. 28, S. 2021 signed by Associate Justice and Bar Chair Marvic Leonen, the resetting to January 16, 23, 30, and February 6, 2022 of the exams was approved by the Supreme Court upon Leonen’s recommendation, based on the advice from various experts and “after considering […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will incorporate the Supreme Court’s guidelines on the use of body-worn cameras in police operations into its own rules. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar made the statement as he welcomed the High Court’s pronouncement these could be finalized and approved next month. According to Eleazar, the guidelines are specific to the implementation of search and arrest warrants. “Ngayon pa lamang ay nagpapasalamat na kami sa Supreme Court para sa […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has filed a motion for reconsideration seeking to reverse an earlier decision of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal that dismissed his poll protest against Vice-President Leni Robredo. The decision of the Supreme Court sitting as the PET was handed down in February. In his 96-page motion dated May 6, Marcos asked the tribunal to reconsider its ruling on Feb. 16, and proceed with his third cause of […]
(Eagle News) — The physical closure of courts in the NCR Plus area is extended until April 30. According to Administrative Circular No. 22-2021 signed by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, also physically closed until that date are the courts in Abra, Quirino and Santiago City. Those provinces and the NCR Plus area, which covers Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal have been placed under a modified enhanced community quarantine until the end of the […]
(Eagle News) — Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo is the new Chief Justice. The Palace on Monday, April 5, said President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Gesmundo to the post left vacated by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta in March. Peralta had retired a year earlier than his required mandatory requirement. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the Palace trusts that Gesmundo will “uphold judicial excellence and independence, implement the rule of law and lead reforms to uphold the […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has approved the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the entire judiciary. An SC statement said the procurement of vaccines for all justices, judges, officials, and personnel of the judiciary–with an estimated cost of P19 million–was approved during the en banc session last January 26. It said it was upon the recommendation of the Office of Administrative Services (OAS), Fiscal Management and Budget Office (FMBO), and the Office of the […]
(Eagle News)–Courts nationwide will operate only until noon today, Oct. 30. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta announced the half-day work schedule in Memorandum Order No. 71-2020. Covered by the memorandum are all first- and second-level courts, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Sandiganbayan, the Court of Tax Appeals, and the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. “However, the Training Seminar of the Philippine Judicial Academy on the 2019 Amendments to the 197 Rules of Civil Procedure and […]
