Retired RTC judges endorse Marquez for Chief Justice
Retired Regional Trial Court judges in the Philippines have endorsed Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez for Chief Justice, citing his long…
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Retired Regional Trial Court judges in the Philippines have endorsed Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Midas Marquez for Chief Justice, citing his long…
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The Philippines and Brunei have signed a landmark judicial cooperation agreement to boost judicial education, professional exchanges and training on Shari’ah,…
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Supreme Court upholds a human trafficking conviction, ruling that a victim’s affidavit of desistance is highly suspect and cannot alone dismiss a trafficking…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that affidavits of desistance by trafficking victims are highly suspect and cannot derail prosecutions, affirming the life sentence…
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The Supreme Court holds its second specialized training for family mediators in Manila, strengthening non-adversarial resolution of family disputes under the…
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The JBC has invited five senior Supreme Court justices to apply for chief justice ahead of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo’s mandatory retirement on 6…
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The most significant innovation is the Court’s formal recognition of electronic service — a mode attuned to modern communications.
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Comelec Chair George Erwin Garcia says the Supreme Court’s abandonment of the second placer rule does not apply to presidential and vice presidential…
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Each week the Court stays silent is a week the UA hardens into place, unquestioned, on its way to becoming law.
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The next Chief Justice must possess the competence, integrity, independence and leadership necessary to guide the Court and maintain public confidence in the…
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Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia says the Supreme Court’s abandonment of the “second placer rule” does not apply to the president and vice president, whose…
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The Supreme Court has abandoned the “second placer rule,” ruling that disqualified local election winners must be replaced through constitutional succession,…
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Once a winner is declared, the right to the prize becomes concrete and enforceable, and courts will not allow strained interpretations to defeat it.
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