It's that time of the year again when we remember our loved ones who have gone ahead of us. But have you ever thought about just how much it costs to die in the Philippines? You might want to get these ...
A lawyer and academic argues that the Supreme Court displayed both judicial supremacy and judicial arrogance in its decision to void the impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte.
The Supreme Court (SC) exhibited both judicial supremacy and judicial arrogance in its recent decision, Duterte vs. House of Representatives. The former represents its constitutional duty, whereas the latter is arguably a breach of the same. The people see the SC as ...
Lawmakers have to wait until Feb. next year to file another impeachment case against the VP.
The country's highest court has ruled that the articles of impeachment against Vice President Sara Duterte is unconstitutional, saying lawmakers failed to afford the official due process. Based on the Supreme Court decision published on July 25, the tribunal's associate ...
In case you missed it, the Supreme Court has weighed in on the decades-long boundary dispute between the two neighbors in Metro Manila’s north.
Territorial or boundary disputes are not exactly uncommon. In many areas of the world, two or more sovereign nations will lay claim to the same parcel of land or body of water, thus setting off what can often be civilized discourse but ...
From Secretary Boying Remulla and Special Assistant Antonio Lagdameo Jr. to BSP Governor Eli Semolina Jr. and more.
The Commission on Audit (COA) released its 2023 Report on Salaries and Allowances publicly earlier this month. With it, we learn about the highest-paid government and cabinet officials under the new Marcos administration. Some familiar names here, with 12 of them ...
The recently appointed presidential adviser, best known for his spicy words and flat-out lies, was disbarred by the Supreme Court in a unanimous decision.
Just a few days after President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. appointed lawyer Lorenzo "Larry" G. Gadon as Presidential Adviser for Poverty Alleviation, the Supreme Court (SC) unanimously voted to disbar him for his tirades against journalist Raissa Robles."By a unanimous vote ...
The court made it clear that this conviction is not about cracking down on freedom of speech.
Maria Ressa's legal battles over a 2020 cyber libel conviction continue. As the Nobel Peace Prize laureate's motion for reconsideration gets junked by the Court of Appeals (CA), her lawyer, former Supreme Court (SC) spokesperson Theodore "Ted" Te now claims ...
His time with the High Court was a controversial one.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. officially swore in former Supreme Court Chief Lucas P. Bersamin as his new Executive Secretary on Tuesday, September 27.Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that the President chose Bersamin on a "trust basis.""Sinasabi ng ating ...
Cesar Bengzon was the Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1961 until his retirement in 1966. But that's not his only claim to fame. In November 1966, Bengzon became the first-ever Filipino to be appointed to the International ...
Just days before his inauguration as the 17th president of the Philippines on June 30, president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos, Jr. has cleared his final legal hurdle after the Supreme Court junked the petitions against his candidacy."The Court held that in ...
I believe the fears that the Supreme Court poses a threat to other rights are overblown. (Though I've been wrong before.) Understanding why requires going beyond the usual talking points and digging into doctrine.
On Friday, as you may have heard, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. The justices upheld a Mississippi law banning most abortions after fifteen ...
The Supreme Court finally stepped in and issued a verdict in the 20-year-long trademark infringement case between popular lechon retailers Elar's and Elarz. In a decision dated February 17, 2021 but made public only on Tuesday, June 22, the ...
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