JBC opens application for SC justice post ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 10 11:58 AM MANILA - The Judicial and Bar Council has opened the application and nomination for the Supreme Court associate justice position vacated by Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin. Read more »
Ibang dawit sa PDAF scam, makikinabang sa plunder acquittal ni Revilla? ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Dec 07 10:13 PM Dismayado rin ang ilang mambabatas lalo't convicted ang kanang kamay ni Bong Revilla. Pangamba nila, mababasura rin ang kaso nina Juan Ponce Enrile at Jinggoy Estrada na kasalukuyan pang nililitis. Read more »
Clooney foundation launches global effort to monitor court trials Jonathan Landay, ReutersPosted at Dec 05 03:26 PM A justice foundation created by George and Amal Clooney is set to announce on Wednesday a global initiative called TrialWatch to monitor court trials where there is a risk of abuse and to rank countries' judicial systems. Read more »
Midas Marquez back as SC spokesperson ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Dec 04 08:53 AM MANILA - (UPDATE) Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez is returning to his old post as Supreme Court spokesman, Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin said Monday. Read more »
New Chief Justice meets the press ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 28 05:35 PM Newly appointed Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin answers questions during a press briefing on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at the Supreme Court. Read more »
Bersamin thanks Duterte for appointment, but vows 'judicial independence' Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Nov 28 05:18 PM MANILA - In his 32 years in the judiciary, newly appointed Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin never dreamed to become the nation's highest magistrate. Read more »
Duterte appoints CA justice Rosmari Carandang to Supreme Court ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 28 01:27 PM MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Rosmari Carandang to the Supreme Court (SC), a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) said Wednesday. Read more »
Trump accuses judiciary of making US 'unsafe' Agence France-PressePosted at Nov 22 11:16 PM US President Donald Trump renewed his attacks on the judiciary Thursday, accusing judges of making the country unsafe as he fanned a bitter row over asylum seekers. Read more »
JBC to screen applicants for Tijam's replacement in Supreme Court Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 16 05:02 PM The Judicial and Bar Council will hold its public panel interview of the 6 candidates vying to be the next Supreme Court associate justice when Noel Tijam retires next month, its secretary said Friday. Read more »
Will Imelda Marcos go to prison? Editorial cartoon by Maverick PesiganUpdated as of Nov 14 02:58 AM Few believe that former First Lady Imelda Marcos, who is 89 years old, will ever be imprisoned. Read more »
Duterte won't meddle in Imelda Marcos graft conviction - Palace ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Nov 09 03:18 PM Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Friday that President Duterte respects the rule of law. Read more »
OPINION: The power of One Ellen T. TordesillasPosted at Oct 24 09:58 PM It took only one man to restore the fading faith of democracy-loving Filipinos in the country’s justice system. Read more »
SC could've restrained itself in Sereno case: ex-spokesman ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Oct 23 01:13 PM Issues that hounded the Supreme Court at that led to the ouster of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno were 'family matters' that could have been resolved internally, the high court's former spokesperson said Tuesday. Read more »
Changing faces of the Supreme Court By the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research GroupPosted at Oct 12 08:23 PM By the end of President Duterte’s term on June 30, 2022, there will be 13 Duterte appointees to the Supreme Court. Read more »
Retired Chief Justice De Castro visits wake of slain Ozamiz judge Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 10 09:41 PM Retired Chief Justice Teresita De Castro spent the first few hours of her retirement visiting the wake of Judge Edmundo Pintac, the judge who was shot dead in Ozamiz City on Monday. Read more »
CA affirms guilty ruling vs ex-PCG officer over anomalous cash advances Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 30 03:00 PM The Court of Appeals upheld the Office of the Ombudsman in holding an official of the Philippine Coast Guard liable for the irregular release of cash advances amounting to P689.6 million in 2014. Read more »
Trillanes camp defers filing of 'urgent motion' before Makati court Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 27 01:56 PM The camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has deferred the filing of an 'urgent motion' before the Makati court that issued an arrest warrant against him, the lawmaker's lead counsel said Thursday. Read more »
Sara Duterte inalmahan ang nominasyon ni Midas Marquez bilang SC justice ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 26 09:16 PM Depensa ni Supreme Court Administrator Midas Marquez na nominado para maging associate justice, mga kaibigan niya ang kumausap sa partidong nagsampa ng disbarment case laban kay Davao City Mayor Sarah Duterte. Read more »
Marcos regime left PH judiciary in shambles: Diokno, Saguisag ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 21 11:10 PM The Marcos regime left Philippine institutions such as the judiciary in shambles, former Senator Rene Saguisag and Atty. Jose Manuel Diokno said Friday. Read more »
Makati court orders transfer of ex-NBI official tagged in mega shabu lab case Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 12 07:19 PM The transfer order was in light of the Supreme Court’s grant of the Department of Justice’s request. Read more »