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(Eagle News)–The Palace has denied President Rodrigo Duterte had anything to do with the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Solicitor General, after all, is “constitutionally bound to institute any action against any transgressors of law..” “..And if a franchise holder is violating its franchise, then it is his [SolGen] duty to file a quo warranto,” Panelo said. Solicitor General Jose Calida […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has dismissed Senator Leila de Lima’s petition for writ of habeas data against President Rodrigo Duterte, citing Duterte’s immunity from suit as the country’s chief executive. The writ of habeas data is a remedy available to any person whose right to privacy in life, liberty or security is violated or threatened by an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or of a private individual or […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has promoted Court of Appeals Justice Samuel Gaerlan to the Supreme Court. Gaerlan filled in the post vacated by Diosdado Peralta, who is now Chief Justice. He bested the other shortlisted applicants for the SC post: Court Administrator Midas Marquez and CA justices Manuel Barrios, Ramon Garcia, Jhosep Lopez and Eduardo Peralta.
(Eagle News)-The Supreme Court has started implementing the Judges-At-Large law. In a resolution en banc, the SC formally opened 50 of the 150 posts for the roving judges under RA 11459 that aims to resolve the backlog of cases in courts. Of the 50, 30 are regional trial court judges-at-large posts while 20 are municipal trial court judges-at-large posts. The SC also ordered the Office of the Administrative Services of the Office of the Court […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow a live coverage of the promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre case. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the “integrated arrangement will ensure that everyone receives real-time and accurate information as the much-awaited verdict on the infamous event is made.” “As the judgment on this case is of paramount interest to the public and to the media as well, a complete, secure, and […]
(Eagle News)–A live coverage of the Maguindanao massacre on Dec. 19 may be in the offing after the Supreme Court confirmed it had asked the government’s network for the same. In a letter dated Dec. 5, SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka asked Julieta Claveria-Lacza, PTV4 general manager and chief operating officer, for “technical support by providing cameras and the airtime” for the promulgation, which he said was “of the paramount public interest.” He said the […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court second division has revived the graft case filed against now-Senator Lito Lapid over the so-called P728-million fertilizer scam when he was Pampanga provincial governor. In reversing the Sandiganbayan’s decision to dismiss the case also against private individuals Victoria Aquino Abubakar, Leolita Aquino and Dexter Alexander S.D. Vasquez, the division noted that the Sandiganbayan “gravely abused its discretion” when it did this supposedly due to inordinate delay. The division noted […]
(Eagle News) — Regional trial courts cannot interfere with or restrain the execution of Ombudsman decisions in disciplinary cases. This was the reminder of the Supreme Court’s Office of the Court Administrator, in view of what it said were persistent reports that some RTCs issue temporary restraining orders and writs of preliminary injunction against the anti-graft body’s decisions in cases of that nature. The reminder, contained in a circular signed by Court Administrator Midas Marquez, […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has asked the Cabanatuan judge who subpoenaed the Baguio enforcers who took his license plates and gave him a ticket over what they said was illegal parking to comment on the incident. According to SC spokesperson Brian Keith Hosaka, Municipal Court Judge Nelson V. Lago of Branch III was asked to comment by Court Administrator Midas Marquez through Deputy Court Administrator for Luzon Raul Villanueva. “The Office of the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 8,000 candidates are slated to take the bar examinations this November, the Supreme Court announced on Thursday, Oct. 31. Th SC said the 8245 candidates are expected to take the exams on all four Sundays of November at the University of Sto. Tomas in Espana, Manila. According to the High Court, ten buses from the SC shall be available to transport examinees and personnel on duty to the venue from several […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 24, administered the oath of newly appointed Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta. Peralta was appointed to the post following the retirement of Lucas Bersamin after he reached the mandatory age of retirement last week. Peralta was one of two Supreme Court justices shortlisted by the Judicial and Bar Council to the Chief Justice post who obtained the highest number of votes from council members. The other was Justice Estela […]
Names of MCLE non-compliant lawyers to be published in at least two newspapers (Eagle News)–All incumbent and retired members of the judiciary are automatically exempted from the mandatory continuing legal education required of lawyers. This was after the Supreme Court en banc approved the MCLE Governing Board Resolution No. 05-2019 that mandated the automatic exemption of those on the list to be submitted by the Office of the Court Administrator. With the en banc’s approval, […]
