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Respected criminal defense lawyer Atty. Sigfrid Fortun raised doubts on whether the cases filed against leaders of the Iglesia Ni Cristo would prosper. He said both the Department of Justice (DOJ) complaint and the Supreme Court writs of amparo and habeas corpus petitions suffer from glaring legal infirmities that weaken the cases. INC officials are facing serious illegal detention charges before the DOJ after ex-minister Isaias Samson, Jr., alleged that he and his family were […]
(Eagle News) — Voting 10-0, the Supreme Court on Wednesday (Sept. 9) ordered the Philippine government to pay the Philippine International Air Terminals Co. Inc. (Piatco) $510.3 million as “just compensation” for expropriating the International Passenger Terminal III (IPT III) of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) almost a decade ago. The amount, included interest as of Dec. 31, 2014. It does not include the interest from Jan. 1, 2015 until Piatco is fully […]
(Eagle News) — Anti-pork barrel advocates on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare unconstitutional certain provisions in the 2015 national budget, including National Budget Circular No. 559 (NBC 559) and some provisions under the Special Purpose Fund, that contravened earlier decisions of the high court against the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). The group which filed the petition on Tuesday, Sept. 1, was led by former […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 20 (Eagle News) — The camp of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile is hoping that the said senator can now leave the Philippine National Police (PNP) General Hospital as they await the release order after the Supreme Court allowed the said senator to post bail. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/h9p1aA4jSew
MANILA, Philippines, June 23 (Eagle News) — Parents and teachers of students of the Manila Science High School will ask the Supreme Court to allow its Grade 10 students to take the college entrance exams since protests against the K-to-12 program is still pending. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 22 (Eagle News) — The Office of Solicitor-General (OSG) is asking the Supreme Court to re-schedule the oral arguments of Torre De Manila on June 30, saying that the said office is busy preparing for the case of Philippines against China regarding the West Philippine Sea territorial disputes which will be held at The Hague in Netherlands. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/nTdosq3Ao2g
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA) petitioned the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro as well as to restrain the Budget Department to release funds for the implementation of said agreements. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/wHpJOchh8vU
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno said that the Supreme Court is considering to make available to the public the summary of the Statement of the Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) as part of the program of transparency of the judiciary. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/HFPvWVzaJaE
QUEZON City, Philippines – Gabriela representative Luz Ilagan appealed to the Supreme Court to act quickly regarding the various petitions against the implementation of the K-to-12 program. She added that the SC should immediately issue a temporary restraining order, saying that the K-to-12 program should be suspended because of the complex problems that it presents. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/UVbLr3YMTwo
MANILA, Philippines, May 29 (Eagle News) — Various students’ , parents’ and teachers’ groups are still hoping for the postponement of the K-to-12 program since it did not undergo public consultation and is an additional burden for parents. The groups filed a 200-page petition in the Supreme Court for a temporary restraining order.
QUEZON City, Philippines, May 25 (Eagle News) — House Ad-Hoc Committee Chairman Rufus Rodriguez is expecting that the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be questioned in the Supreme Court after the version passed by his committee received many negative feedback, including Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, who said that the BBL is unconstitutional. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Ex-Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Sixto Brillantes Jr., suggested that the COMELEC should resort to alternative procurement methods for the repair of the precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines after the Supreme Court (SC) voided the contract between the said Commission and Smartmatic. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
