
Leonen: Human judgment must remain at core of justice amid digital reforms
Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M. V. F. Leonen underscored the indispensable role of human judgment in the justice system, even as…
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Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M. V. F. Leonen underscored the indispensable role of human judgment in the justice system, even as…
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Roque said he respects the ruling but expressed concern that key constitutional issues were left unresolved.
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The Supreme Court (SC) admitted a petition filed by a private school teacher seeking to overturn a ruling that cleared Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero of any…
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Legal experts, academics and government officials gathered on 30 March 2026 for a two-day national symposium on the Law of the Sea and the West Philippine Sea,…
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In this particular case, the husband contended that his wife was working in France and the children were left in the care of her mother.
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The case involved rival claims between the groups of Inocencio Taganile and Filomena Delos Santos Dolar over a parcel of land along Dr. Sixto Antonio Avenue in…
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The Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) has clarified when courts may dismiss a case for failure to state a cause of action, resolving confusion caused by…
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Which fiercely loyal Cabinet secretary, once one of the most favored by the ruling clan’s inner sanctum, got axed right after a high-profile family gathering…
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The Supreme Court (SC) ruled that a certification declaring a child legally available for adoption remains mandatory even if the child was voluntarily…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed that lower courts handling corporate rehabilitation have the authority to compel parties into arbitration if the move is…
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The Sandiganbayan has denied a motion by gambling operator Jack Lam to quash criminal charges against him involving a P50-million bribery scheme at the Bureau…
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The Court treated this provision as a statutory exception to the doctrine of separate corporate personality.
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The Sandiganbayan has sustained the graft convictions of several former Philippine National Police officials involved in the anomalous P400 million repair of…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition challenging a Manila ordinance that increased garbage collection fees, ruling that the petitioner, a resident…
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The Department of Justice (DoJ) on Monday welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court (SC) affirming the validity of a department circular that raised the standard…
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Belligerent states tend to respond to power and direct national interest, not to appeals from capitals facing internal crises.
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‘Here, petitioners were not duly served with summons and were unable to file their answer to the petition filed by the respondent before the trial court,…
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