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(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Janet Lim Napoles’ petition questioning a Sandiganbayan decision that denied her petition for bail. According to SC spokesperson Theodore Te, the Sandiganbayan did not “gravely abuse discretion” when it issued its Oct. 16 decision. In the 378-page decision, the third division said there was strong evidence to keep Napoles in trial in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam. This was contrary to Napoles’ claims the […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Senate to comment on the petition filed by alleged Aegis Juris fraternity leader Arvin Balag challenging his detention in the Upper House. In a press briefing, SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the High Court was directing respondents to comment on Balag’s petition and application for a temporary restraining order “within a non-extendible period of 10 days upon receipt of this order.” Senators ordered Balag’s detention […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday asked the Supreme Court to reverse its earlier decision dismissing her petition to nullify the arrest warrant in connection with her drug case. In a 24-page motion, De Lima said the absence of a majority vote in the SC on the nature of the charges against her “is the clearest possible indicator—coming from the Supreme Court itself—that the accusation ‘is blatantly a pure invention’ and ‘a fake […]
(Eagle News) – The lawyer who filed an impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno believes she will be impeached before the year ends. Atty. Larry Gadon expressed confidence that the House of Representatives will be able to impeach Sereno within the year. He claimed that based on his calculations, 216 congressmen will vote in favor of Sereno’s impeachment. https://youtu.be/qlarGUTbnZI
by Damian Wroclavsky Agence France-Presse BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP) – Brazil’s Congress rejected corruption charges against President Michel Temer on Wednesday, meaning he will not have to face trial and is free to pursue austerity reforms in Latin America’s biggest economy. The vote in the lower house threw out the charges just an hour after Temer, 77, was discharged from hospital where he was admitted earlier with a blocked urinary tract. Temer’s allies had been widely expected to […]
(Eagle News) — Work in all courts on Monday, October 16, has been suspended. Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno declared the suspension because of the scheduled transport strike on that day. She made the declaration after Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea also declared a suspension of government work and classes at all levels in all public and private schools in the country.
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima said on Wednesday she would appeal the Supreme Court decision that junked her petition questioning the issuance of an arrest order against her. In a handwritten statement sent to reporters on Wednesday, De Lima said her lawyers would file a motion for reconsideration before the High Court. “(We) will continue to appeal to the source of fairness and justice of the Court. There is no other recourse but […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has junked Senator Leila de Lima’s petition questioning the arrest warrant issued against her in connection with her alleged role in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison when she was justice secretary. The High Court ruled the petition dismissed with a vote of 9-6 for “lack of merit,” its Public Information Office said in a Twitter post. Those who voted for the dismissal were Associate Justices […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has advised those taking the bar examinations this November that Roxas Boulevard will be closed to vehicles on Nov. 12, the second day of the exams. According to the SC, this was based on an advisory given to them by the Manila Police District, which is undertaking security preparations for the opening of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. As such, the SC asked all examinees to […]
(Eagle News) — There will be no work in all courts nationwide on Thursday, Sept. 21. In an advisory, the Supreme Court said the suspension of work was done “considering that up to 70 percent of courts nationwide are housed in structures owned by local government units,” which are covered by the suspension of work directive previously ordered by Malacañang. The Palace said there would also be no classes in public schools and state universities […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno will be given a copy of the verified impeachment complaint filed by Atty. Larry Gadon so she can answer this. House Commitee on Justice chair, Rep. Reynaldo Umali, said only after this will the House of Representatives be able to proceed with the impeachment process. The committee on Wednesday, September 13, found that Galdon’s complaint against Sereno was sufficient in form and […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a provision in the country’s anti-drugs law that prohibits drug suspects from striking plea agreements. The decision is in favor of Salvador Estipona, Jr., who had asked the High Court to junk the provision, after his motion for a plea bargain was junked two times by the Legazpi City Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 3. Estipona had argued the accused of “other heinous crimes such as murder, some acts […]
