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Impeach rap kontra De Castro, 6 pang mahistrado ng SC, ibinasura

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 09:35 PM

Tuluyan nang ibinasura nitong Martes ng House committee on justice ang impeachment complaint laban kina Supreme Court Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro at sa anim iba pang mahistrado.  Read more »

Mga kaalyado ni Sereno sa Kamara, 'rumesbak' vs 'quo warranto justices'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 07:36 PM

Reklamong culpable violation of the Constitution at betrayal of public trust ang hinaharap ng pitong mahistrado na pumabor sa petition na quo warranto laban kay dating Chief Justice Sereno.  Read more »

Jardeleza says 'inclined' to dismiss same-sex marriage plea

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 19 09:33 PM

MANILA - Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza on Tuesday said he was "more inclined" to dismiss a lawyer's petition seeking to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines. Read more »

OPINION: Is Sereno still part of SC even though she was ousted as Chief Justice?

Raïssa Robles
Posted at May 14 05:11 PM

Here is a video blog I made about the implications of the CLOSE VOTE to oust Sereno. Read more »

READ: Justice Jardeleza's separate opinion on Sereno ouster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 12 06:04 PM

Here's the full text of Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza's separate opinion on the matter   Read more »

'Baseless': Why 6 justices rejected Sereno's inhibition plea

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 09:29 PM

The Supreme Court described as "baseless" ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's call for the inhibition of six associate justices from proceedings on the petition to remove her from office. Read more »

Sereno accuses 4 SC colleagues of bias

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 01:39 PM

The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has accused 4 magistrates of the Supreme Court of bias against her in seeking their inhibition from the proceedings on a petition that aims to nullify her appointment. Read more »

Sereno asks several colleagues to inhibit in quo warranto case

Ina Reformina and Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 10:55 PM

The chief justice sought the inhibition of several Supreme Court magistrates from joining proceedings on a petition seeking to nullify her appointment. Read more »

No bombshell against Sereno, lawyer says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 05:30 AM

The impeachment case against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has no leg to stand on because it is "based on fake news," her spokesperson said Monday.  Read more »

Sereno nagmalabis umano, ayon sa ilang SC justices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 03:33 AM

Tinawag na "hudas sa bayan" ni Justice Francis Jardeleza si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno sa pagpapatuloy ng impeachment hearing laban sa punong mahistrado. Read more »

Jardeleza, tinawag na 'hudas sa bayan' si Sereno

Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 12:25 AM

Tinawag na "hudas sa bayan" ni Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno sa impeachment hearing sa Kamara laban sa punong mahistrado nitong Lunes. Read more »

Paglabag ba sa Konstitusyon ang iringan sa Korte Suprema?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 12:53 AM

Nagpahayag ng kanilang mga puna laban kay Chief Justice Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno ang apat na mahistrado na humarap sa pagdinig ng komite ng Kamara nitong Lunes.  Read more »

Jardeleza accuses Sereno of treason over West PH Sea issue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 09:02 PM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza on Monday said Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno committed acts of treason and disloyalty to the country regarding the West Philippine Sea issue. Read more »

House-to-house 'Tokhang' may be unconstitutional, says SC justice

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 10:35 PM

A magistrate of the Supreme Court (SC) has found issue with the house-to-house visitations conducted by the police in their war on drugs, as oral arguments on two consolidated petitions against the campaign resumed Tuesday. Read more »

Judge ignored 'red flags' in De Lima's case, says senator's camp

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 04:35 PM

MANILA – The camp of Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday again stressed that the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court (RTC) was out of bounds when it issued the arrest order against the senator last month. Read more »

ALAMIN: Iba’t ibang opinyon ng mga mahistrado sa Marcos burial

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 09 10:57 PM

Narito ang dahilan ng limang mahistradong tumutol sa paglalagak ng mga labi ni dating Pang. Marcos sa Libingan ng mga Bayani. Read more »

What the dissenting justices say about Marcos burial

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 09:27 PM

Here are the highlights of the opinions of the dissenting justices on the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.  Read more »

PH fishermen have right to fish in Scarborough: Hilbay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 02:33 PM

MANILA - Filipino fishermen have the right to fish in disputed waters in Scarborough Shoal, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay said Wednesday, following the arbitral tribunal's decision to junk China's claim over the South China Sea. Read more »

Jardeleza: PH's next move political, diplomatic

David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 07:53 PM

MANILA - An arbitration court decision junking China's claim to historic rights to a nine-dash line in the South China Sea is final and can no longer be appealed, a Supreme Court magistrate who helped draft the Philippines' case said Tuesday.  Read more »

READ: Justice Jardeleza's concurring opinion on Poe vs. Comelec, et al.

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 08:13 PM

Read the concurring opinion of Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza on the Grace Poe case. Read more »