
Judicial independence
The law ensures that appropriations for the judiciary cannot be lower than the previous year’s allocation.
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The law ensures that appropriations for the judiciary cannot be lower than the previous year’s allocation.
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The NLRC anchored its decision on the fact that the designated start date had not yet arrived and that no definitive employment contract had been signed. The…
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The Court of Appeals (CA) has denied the plea of four Makati City policemen to set aside its 14 February decision that upheld their conviction for kidnapping…
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The camp representing drug war victims has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to extend them some leeway to file their defense to the request of…
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‘If we fail to hold the highest officials of the land accountable, how can we expect accountability from those below them? Without accountability, the…
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The measure also authorizes the Chief Justice, via an en banc resolution, to reallocate funds to areas of greatest need.
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This is a marked departure from the previous rules, which allowed litigants to elevate the RTC’s appellate decision to the Court of Appeals.
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Oral arguments are set to be conducted by the Supreme Court (SC) on a petition involving the recognition of foreign divorce.
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The Court of Appeals (CA), in a decision hailed as "a win for the cause of the desaparecidos," has granted the privileges of the Writ of Amparo to missing…
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and the rest of the associate justices welcomed the signing into law of Republic Act No. 12233, or the…
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Claiming it’s been definitely answered by an ‘archived’ impeachment trial is either a blatant lie or admitting that one has a small mind.
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A coalition of taxpayers, OFW groups, and workers of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has taken…
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I believed the situation called for restraint amid all of the noise and legalese being thrown about online and over conventional media.
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The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed a previous decision of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QCRTC) consolidating the Dengvaxia cases into one family…
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The Supreme Court (SC) is working toward building a judiciary that’s more inclusive, compassionate and responsive.
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When the case reached the Supreme Court, we provided everything the Court requested.
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In deliberating on the ruling the Supreme Court issued recently on the impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte, the Senate showcased the true and actual…
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