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Binibining Pilipinas beauty queen, isa sa mga 1,800 nanumpang bagong abogado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 12:36 AM

Nanumpa na bilang mga bagong abogado ang mga pumasa sa 2018 bar examinations. Read more »

Don't rely too much on foreign help, urges Chief Justice on Independence Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 03:23 PM

MANILA - Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Wednesday urged Filipinos to refrain from relying on foreign help to solve the country's problems, as the Philippines marked the 121st anniversary of its independence from foreign colonizers.  Read more »

CJ Bersamin: 'Legal education might have gone down'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:39 PM

MANILA – No less than Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Monday acknowledged the “dismal” performance of law graduates who took the Bar examinations in recent years, as he announced the holding of a national legal education summit on July 31 to August 1 this year. Read more »

Central bank officials, SolGen Calida, Bersamin among PH's highest paid officials

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 06:51 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas officials led by its late governor Nestor Espenilla, and Solicitor General Jose Calida and Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin were among the 10 highest paid government officials in 2018. Read more »

Amid doubts, Chief Justice Bersamin reiterates judicial independence

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 12:19 AM

Lucas Bersamin cited a few instances in which he, and previous justices, issued rulings that didn't favor the sitting chief executive. Read more »

Robredo's satisfaction rating back to 'good'; Sotto keeps 'very good' rating: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 01:01 AM

MANILA - Vice President Leni Robredo saw an increase in her satisfaction ratings, results of a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed Tuesday. Read more »

SC says can't act on Rappler petition until May 3

MIke Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 11:02 AM

ANGELES CITY - The Supreme Court en banc would not be able to act before the Holy Week break on the petition filed by news website Rappler and some of its reporters and managers seeking to end President Rodrigo Duterte's coverage ban against them, Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin said Friday.  Read more »

CJ Bersamin not alarmed by existing vacancies in the judiciary

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 05:53 PM

BAGUIO CITY - Despite vacancies for judges and justices posts running in the hundreds, Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Monday said he respects Malacañang’s decision not to fill up these posts yet. Read more »

Supreme Court probes corruption allegations vs judges

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 08 04:28 PM

Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Monday assured the public there is “nothing to worry about” allegations of corruption in the judiciary. Read more »

Drug allegations vs judges alarm Chief Justice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 12:19 PM

BAGUIO CITY – Allegations that some judges are linked to the illegal drug trade are "no small thing", Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin said Monday as he explained the Supreme Court's decision to appoint Associate Justice Diosdado Peralta to look into the matter. Read more »

SC to shun 'premature, misfiled' cases - Bersamin

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 29 02:08 PM

Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday said the Supreme Court will no longer accept cases directly filed with the high court if there are factual issues involved, avoiding what the top magistrate described as “shortcuts” to the judicial process.   Read more »

Obligation is to the people alone, Chief Justice Bersamin reminds journalists

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 04:34 AM

MANILA - Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin reminded reporters covering the Philippine justice beat that their duty is to the public, amid challenges facing journalists everyday. Read more »

Chief Justice, lawyer's group condemn Tagum attorney's slay

Hernel Tocmo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 10:01 PM

DAVAO CITY - Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday condemned the killing of lawyer Rex Jasper Lopoz. Read more »

Chief Justice Bersamin's son, daughter-in-law 'harassed' by fishball vendor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 05:47 PM

A fishball vendor was arrested Sunday for allegedly harassing the son and daughter-in-law of Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin in Makati. Read more »

Chief Justice Bersamin chooses dissenter Leonen to give testimonial

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 02:21 PM

MANILA - Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen may have frequently dissented to Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin’s decisions, but the former was still the top magistrate's choice to give him a testimonial.  Read more »

Testimonial dinner para kay CJ Bersamin, isinagawa

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Posted at Mar 09 01:02 AM

Handog ito sa kaniya ng Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Read more »

Chief Justice: No room for 'tyrants,' 'jokers' in judiciary

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 04:29 PM

MANILA- Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday reminded Sandiganbayan justices to be tolerant in the performance of their duties or else end up as tyrants. Read more »

Bersamin defends SC affirmation of martial law extension amid criticism

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 04:12 PM

MANILA- Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin on Thursday defended the Supreme Court's majority decision to uphold the third extension of martial law in Mindanao, which has drawn criticism.   Read more »

Supreme Court, Cebu gov't sign agreement for construction of judicial complex

Jude Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 12:15 AM

The Supreme Court and the local government of Cebu City signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of a judicial complex at Cebu South Road Properties Wednesday. Read more »

Judicial and Bar Council releases list of associate justice applicants

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 02:17 AM

MANILA - The Judicial and Bar Council on Tuesday released the list of applicants for Supreme Court associate justice post, replacing the slot vacated by Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin.   Read more »