Tag: SC

SC refers petition for release of detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic to RTCs

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has ordered the regional trial courts  to conduct proceedings for the possible release of inmates who sought for their  temporary liberty on humanitarian grounds amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In giving the order, the High Court acted on the urgent petition filed by  Dionisio Almonte, Ireneo Atadero Jr., Alexander Ramonita Birondo, Winona Marie Birondo, Rey Claro Casambre, Ferdinand Castillo, Francisco Fernandez Jr., Renante Gamara, Vicente Ladlad, and several others, treating such as […]

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SC junks ABS-CBN Corp.’s petition vs NTC shutdown order for being moot

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has junked the petition filed by ABSCBN Corp. against the National Telecommunications Commission cease and desist order that prompted  the media giant’s shutdown of operations in May. The en banc voted unanimously to dismiss the petition for certiorari and prohibition with application for temporary restraining order and injunction due to mootness, in light of the supervening denial of the pending House bills for the renewal of ABS-CBN Corporation’s legislative franchise on […]

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SC creates integrity board, corruption office to weed out erring judiciary officials, personnel

(Eagle News))– The Supreme Court has established an integrity board and a corruption office that will  investigate and act on complaints against justices, judges, court officials and employees. A resolution issued by the en banc said the Judicial Integrity Board and the Corruption Prevention and Investigation Office shall be considered as separate units of the SC. The JIB shall receive administrative complaints or disciplinary actions against either the justices of the Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, […]

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SC: No work in all courts nationwide on Friday, July 31, but signing of Roll of Attorneys to continue

(Eagle News) — There will be no work in all courts nationwide on Friday, July 31, but the signing of Roll of Attorneys will continue. The Supreme Court made the announcement in a Tweet on Thursday, July 30. According to the SC, the suspension of work was in view of July 31 being declared a regular holiday by President Rodrigo Duterte. A separate notice from the Office of the Bar Confidant said the signing of […]

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President Duterte appoints CA Justice Padilla as new Supreme Court Associate Justice

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen Court of Appeals Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to fill in the post vacated by Supreme Court Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr., who retired last May. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement on Thursday, July 16, in a brief statement. “This is to announce that Court of Appeals Justice Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla has been appointed as Associate Justice of the […]

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Next bar exams to be held not earlier than February 2021

(Eagle News) — The next bar exams will be held at a date not earlier than February 2021. This is according to the Office of the 2020 bar chair Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, which issued a bulletin on the exams which were supposed to be held in November this year. Bar bulletin No. 12 s. 2020 said the SC en banc “resolved to announce the schedule” of the next bar exams to a later date […]

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SC: Oath-taking of 2019 bar exam passers to be done via online video conference on June 25

(Eagle News)–The oath-taking of  2019 bar exam passers will be done online. This was after the Supreme Court approved on Tuesday, June 9, a resolution allowing for the conduct of the same via online video conference. The ceremony, slated on June 25, will be linked to a government television network for broadcast. In approving the resolution, the High Court  noted that the current health crisis and COVID-19 pandemic makes it impossible to hold to  ceremony […]

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IBP to SC: Make online trial court hearings “the general rule”

(Eagle News)–The Integrated Bar of the Philippines has called on the Supreme Court to make online trial court hearings the “general rule” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, IBP president Domingo Egon Cayosa noted that “beyond helping contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus and keeping litigants and workers in the justice sector safe, the wise use of IT promotes efficiency, accessibility, integrity, transparency, accountability and speed in the resolution of cases.” He added […]

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SC: All courts to begin full ops on June 1, may function with skeleton workforce

(Eagle News)–All courts shall begin full operations on June 1 but may continue to function with a skeleton workforce, the Supreme Court said on Friday, May 29. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said in administrative circular no. 41-2020 courts in the country shall be in full operation, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Metro Manila, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Regions 1 to 12. The Chief Justice said the skeleton staff, if […]

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SC releases guidelines for courts in GCQ areas

(Eagle News) – -The Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, released the guidelines for courts in areas placed under a general community quarantine from May 16 to 31. According to Administrative Circular No. 40-2020 signed by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, all the branches of courts in these areas shall be physically open from May 18 to 29, “but shall function only with a skeleton-staff, by rotation, to be determined by the presiding judge.” The circular […]

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ABSCBN Corp. asks SC to nullify, set aside NTC order

  (Eagle News)–ABSCBN Corp. on Thursday, May 7, asked the Supreme Court to nullify and set aside the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission against it after the media giant’s franchise expired. In a more than 40-page petition for certiorari and prohibition, ABSCBN Corp. also asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order on the NTC CDO, which came after Solicitor General Jose Calida said there was nothing in the […]

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SC orders jail authorities to comment on petition of 22 detainees in first online session

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court on Friday, April 17, ordered jail authorities to comment on the petition of 22 detainees who are seeking their temporary freedom amid the COVID-19 crisis. The 15 justices ordered the respondents to file their comment to the petition filed by the group led by National Democratic Front consultant Vicente Ladlad by April 24. The group of detainees had asked they be freed temporarily on bail or on recognizance, citing what they […]

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