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Proposed code bars lawyers from dating clients, sharing fake news

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 11:53 AM

The SC is currently studying a proposal to amend the code governing the conduct of lawyers. Read more »

New lawyers urged: Remember to serve the people

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 04 01:06 AM

Bar Exams chair Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen reminded lawyers the title they obtained on Monday was only the beginning. Read more »

SC magistrates convene in Baguio for first time since pandemic

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 04:00 PM

Supreme Court magistrates are holding their summer session in Baguio for the first time since the pandemic started. Read more »

8,241 pass 2020-2021 Philippine Bar exams

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Updated as of Apr 12 11:43 AM

A total of 8,241 passed the 2020-2021 Bar Examinations, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. Read more »

Fire hits room in SC building, release of Bar exam results to proceed

Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 12 12:28 PM

The release of the 2021/2022 Bar Exam results will proceed as scheduled Tuesday despite a fire that hit one of the rooms in the Supreme Court building. Read more »

Some Bar examinees disqualified over violations - SC

Shiela Reyes and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 06 12:02 PM

The SC on Sunday said a number of this year's Bar examinees have been disqualified for allegedly violating the Honor Code while taking the test. Read more »

Over 11,000 law grads take first digital Bar exams

James Amante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 12:06 AM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said the first day of the digital and localized Bar examinations yielded a 96.5% turnout. Read more »

Writing 'prayers' in exam can disqualify Bar takers

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Updated as of Dec 22 08:44 PM

The Supreme Court released guidelines on the upcoming bar examinations to be held on January 16, 23, 30, and February 6, 2022. Read more »

House lawmakers junk impeachment raps vs SC's Leonen

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Updated as of Sep 01 07:56 PM

On May 27, members of the House justice committee found that Edwin Cordevilla, secretary-general of the Filipino League of Advocates for Good Government, lacked personal knowledge and authentic documents for his complaint. Read more »

No topnotchers for 2021 Bar Exams

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 07:31 PM

Instead of declaring the top 10, the Supreme Court will instead recognize for “exemplary performance” Bar examinees. Read more »

Legal experts question SC ruling on ICC withdrawal

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 09:00 PM

In scathing critiques, various legal experts questioned the value of the recent Supreme Court (SC) ruling dismissing petitions challenging President Rodrigo Duterte’s unilateral withdrawal from the Rome Statute, the treaty that created the International Criminal Court (ICC). Read more »

Leonen to Bar examinees: Get vaccinated vs COVID-19

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Posted at Aug 11 05:18 PM

In a statement, Leonen, who serves as the Bar exams chairperson, said they are working with the IATF to have all examinees immunized by November, the month when examinations are supposed to start. Read more »

Leonen mourns Aquino's passing: He carried his title with dignity, integrity

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Posted at Jun 24 10:18 AM

Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen on Thursday paid tribute to President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, following confirmation of his death this morning. Read more »

Removing Leonen would be a setback for the Supreme Court, says lawmaker

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Posted at May 28 11:07 AM

The move to impeach Associate Justice Marvic Leonen would have been a setback for the Supreme Court if it had been successful, a lawmaker said Friday.   Read more »

House panel junks impeachment complaint vs Leonen

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Posted at May 27 10:56 PM

Philippine lawmakers in the House Justice Committee quickly disposed of an impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. Read more »

House justice panel junks impeachment raps vs SC's Leonen

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Updated as of May 28 12:10 AM

MANILA (3RD UPDATE)— The House Committee on Justice on Thursday unanimously dismissed the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen due to the complainant's lack of personal knowledge on the basis of his filing. Read more »

CHED's De Vera confirms OSG request for Leonen SALN from UP

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Posted at May 24 10:00 PM

Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera confirmed Monday that the Office of the Solicitor General asked the University of the Philippines' top policy-making body for a copy of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen's Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth. Read more »

Weaponized SALNs vs justices? Former SC justice says 'just file SALNs or don't join gov't'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 05:22 PM

Amid concerns that statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) are now being weaponized to go after Supreme Court justices, the filing of SALNs is a constitutional requirement every public official must comply with, a retired magistrate said Monday.   Read more »

Ex-justice Jardeleza: Why should a Supreme Court justice be above the law?

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Posted at May 24 12:48 PM

Retired magistrate Francis Jardeleza said this Monday following reports that a House panel would tackle this week the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen for the latter's supposed failure to file his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Read more »

SolGen asked UP for Leonen's SALN before impeach raps filing- report

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Posted at May 22 09:51 PM

In a report on Friday, UP Diliman's student publication said the university Board of Regents' "badly redacted" minutes revealed the development, a copy of which was published on the UP Gazette dated Nov. 26 last year.  Read more »