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FLAG lawyers tagged in sedition complaint seek halt of DOJ probe

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 01:09 PM

MANILA – Three Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) lawyers tagged in the sedition complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo and more than 30 other opposition figures have asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to stop the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) probe into the alleged ouster plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Supreme Court affirms CA junking of Ampatuan bail plea

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Posted at Sep 11 03:11 PM

The Supreme Court has denied the appeal of former former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Zaldy Ampatuan to reverse the Court of Appeals' denial of his bail petition. Read more »

SC upholds Drilon critic's libel conviction, prison sentence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 04:37 PM

The Supreme Court has upheld the libel conviction of journalist Manuel “Boy” Mejorada, a critic of Senator Franklin Drilon, over defamatory posts accusing the senator of corruption.   Read more »

Lawyers' group appeals CA amparo dismissal to Supreme Court

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 07:59 AM

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) has asked the Supreme Court to review the Court of Appeals’ dismissal of its plea for protection from alleged threats to its members’ lives, liberty and security supposedly by state security agents led by no less than President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Duterte appoints CA's Rodil Zalameda to Supreme Court

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Updated as of Aug 05 02:07 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Justice Rodil Zalameda to the Supreme Court, a source close to the president said Monday. Read more »

Bangsamoro parliament backs Marawi-born Dimaampao to SC associate justice post

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Posted at Jul 30 03:51 AM

MANILA—The Bangsamoro parliament on Monday endorsed the appointment of Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Japar Dimaampao as the next Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice. Read more »

SC orders Kentex official to pay P1.4-M to workers

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Posted at Jul 26 06:38 PM

The order reversed a Court of Appeals ruling that had absolved Ong King Guan from any liability stemming from a fire that hit a Kentex factory in Valenzuela and killed 72 people in May 2015. Read more »

Slain lawyer’s wife ‘disappointed’, as generals skip CA amparo hearing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 02:54 AM

The wife of murdered lawyer Ben Ramos expressed disappointment over the absence of the 7 generals that the a lawyers' group impleaded in their plea for protection against state agents. Read more »

Duterte nagtalaga ng mga bagong associate justice sa Court of Appeals

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Posted at Jul 08 11:47 PM

MAYNILA—Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang appointment ng mga bagong Associate Justice ng Court of Appeals (CA) para sa 4 na nabakanteng puwesto. Read more »

CA junks rights groups’ bid for protection from ‘red-tagging’

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Posted at Jun 29 06:51 PM

The Court of Appeals dismissed the petition for writ of amparo and habeas data filed by Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and Gabriela against what they claimed to be threats against them from state forces. Read more »

CA denies Karapatan chance to present witnesses in amparo petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 08:12 PM

A technicality has imperiled rights group Karapatan and fellow-petitioners’ plea for protection against alleged threats to the lives, liberty and security of their members from supposed state security forces.   Read more »

Cabinet men, generals named in NUPL amparo petition no-show at CA hearing

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 06 10:32 PM

Those named in the writ of amparo petition filed by lawyers’ group did not attend Thursday’s hearing at the Court of Appeals, prompting CA justices to require their presence in the next hearings scheduled in July. Read more »

Junjun Binay banned from holding public office as CA affirms raps

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 08:04 PM

MANILA – (UPDATE) The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision dismissing former Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. and perpetually disqualifying him from public office over an administrative case involving a school building. Read more »

JBC releases shortlist for CA, CTA associate justice posts

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Posted at May 03 09:15 PM

MANILA - The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday released its list of nominees for vacant positions at the Court of Appeals (CA) and the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA). Read more »

CA upholds celebrity doctor Joel Mendez’s conviction over unpaid SSS dues

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 03:30 AM

MANILA - The Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of celebrity dermatologist Joel Mendez over his failure to remit P1.8-million worth of monthly Social Security System contributions of his employees. Read more »

US trains Philippine justices on cybercrime

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Posted at Apr 03 03:43 PM

American authorities have provided cybercrime training to Philippine court justices amid the proliferation of crimes online. Read more »

Razon-backed power firm secures halt order vs PECO

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Posted at Mar 29 03:09 PM

Power firm MORE Electric and Power Corp. (MORE) has secured a 60-day temporary restraining order from the Court of Appeals against a TRO issued by a Mandaluyong court in favor of rival Panay Electric Company (PECO). Read more »

CA affirms junking of administrative charges vs Junjun Binay over city hall project

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 07:42 PM

MANILA - The Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of administrative charges against former Makati City Mayor Junjun Binay over the allegedly anomalous construction of the P2.28-billion Makati City Hall Building II project.   Read more »

CA upholds conviction of Drilon critic over libelous social media posts

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 12:09 AM

The court also defended its decision to impose up to 4 years and 2 months imprisonment on Manuel “Boy” Mejorada, an Iloilo-based journalist. Read more »

CA rejects Trillanes plea to stop reopened rebellion trial

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Updated as of Mar 20 01:34 PM

The Court of Appeals has denied Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV’s bid to temporarily stop the hearing of the reopened rebellion charges against him.    Read more »