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(Eagle News) — Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno endorsed Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez to President Rodrigo Duterte for the position of associate justice of the Supreme Court. In an endorsement letter dated July 31, Puno said Marquez is “qualified to the highest degree” for the associate justice position that will be vacated by retiring Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr. Marquez has been serving the Highest Court for more than 25 years. He became one […]
(Eagle News) — Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires on Monday, August 6 took his oath as the new Ombudsman. Martires took his oath before Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio at the Supreme Court’s session hall. His wife, and his former colleagues at Supreme Court — justices and court staff — witnessed his oath taking. Martires succeeded Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales who retired last July 26. After his oath taking, Martires said his main priorities […]
(Eagle News)—-The Senate was the only government institution that had a “good” net satisfaction rating in a survey done by the Social Weather Stations in June. According to the SWS, the +41 rating it received translates to 57 percent of people satisfied with its performance and to 17 percent dissatisfied with it. Although still a “good,” the SWS said this was the “lowest” mark the Senate received since the +41 it received in April 2016. The […]
(Eagle News)– Supreme Court Associate Justice Lucas Bersamin has accepted his nomination as Chief Justice. Justice Menardo Guevarra confirmed this development on Wednesday, July 25. Guevarra is a member of the Judicial and Bar Council, which is tasked to screen the nominees. Under JBC rules, all five senior justices of the SC are automatically nominated to the Chief Justice post, but they have to formally accept the nomination. The other senior justices were Chief Justice […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has junked the petitions filed by Richard Cambe and Janet Lim Napoles challenging a Sandiganbayan decision that denied them bail. The SC also denied the appeal of former Senator Bong Revilla against a Sandiganbayan freeze order on his assets in connection with the pork barrel scam. According to the High Court, the petitions were denied for “lack of merit.” The cases against Napoles, Revilla and Camber stem from the […]
(Eagle News) — Supporters of ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said the Supreme Court’s decision to reprimand her for criticizing her former colleagues was a move to “gag criticism and opposition.” “The Supreme Court has effectively transformed itself from a means of truth and justice to a menace to those who seek them,” the Coalition for Justice said in a statement on Friday, July 20. According to the group, “that the High Tribunal would […]
(Eagle News)—The Supreme Court suspended work in all courts in Metro Manila on Wednesday, July 18. Acting Chief Justice Antonio said the suspension, which applies to the SC, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and Court of Appeals, was in view of the heavy rains and “persistent threats of flooding.” Monsoon rains caused flooding in several areas overnight.
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed the appointment of Associate Justice Samuel Martires to the post of Ombudsman, a media briefer said on Tuesday, July 17. The briefer said Martires obtained 11 votes of the 12 justices who were present. Martires did not take part in the voting, while Associate Justices Alfredo Caguioa and Estela Perlas-Bernabe were not present. Only three applicants to the Ombudsman post received votes from the SC. Apart from […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, who is applying as associate justice of the High Court, has found support from a judges’ organization. The Philippine Judges Association endorsed Marquez’s application to President Rodrigo Duterte, who is slated to pick the replacement of outgoing SC Associate Justice Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr. from a shortlist of eight nominees drafted by the Judicial and Bar Council. Apart from Marquez, the shortlist of nominees to […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The fate of Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee increasingly appears to lie in the hands of two Republican senators, pro-choice moderates with a penchant for rebellion — and who have bucked the president before. But despite extraordinary pressure already heaped on Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski by liberal groups, and Democrats who warn that confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh could spell disaster for […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has ruled Hacienda Luisita has fully complied with its 2011 order to distribute sale shares to farmworker beneficiaries. In making the ruling, the SC cited the findings of a three-man audit panel in its resolution made public on Wednesday, July 4. “To sum up, all three members of the audit panel have determined that the legitimate corporate expenses of Hacienda Luisita Inc for the years 1998 up to 2011, coupled with the […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has ruled the allowances and fringe benefits received by government employees are subject to withholding tax. In issuing the decision on Wednesday, July 4, the SC effectively junked the petition filed by some Regional Trial Court judges and the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees against Revenue Memorandum Order (RMO) 23-2014 which imposed the tax on these income allowances, bonuses, compensation and fringe benefits. According […]
