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Applicant for SC post wants to do away with quo warranto as means to remove justice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 04:12 AM

For one candidate vying for the associate justice post vacated by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, there’s a need to do away with quo warranto as a means for removing an incumbent justice.   Read more »

Representative of controversial Duterte Youth party-list sworn in as House member

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 07:23 PM

The representative of controversial party-list Duterte Youth was sworn in as an official member of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, amid pending disqualification cases against the group. Read more »

'Kababuyan ng proseso': Legal battle brewing as Duterte Youth gets Comelec nod

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 05:33 PM

A group of election lawyers will leave no stones unturned as they gear up for an "uphill" legal battle to reverse what they called that "most unconstitutional act ever done by Comelec in its 80-year history." Read more »

SC blocks attempt to secure Leonen's SALN for quo warranto plea

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:52 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request of lawyer Lorenzo Gadon and the Office of the Solicitor General to secure the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of SC Associate Justice Marvic Leonen for a possible quo warranto petition. Read more »

Supreme Court junks SolGen's quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 10:04 PM

The Philippine Supreme Court dismissed the quo warranto petition filed by the government's top lawyer against ABS-CBN Corporation. Read more »

Korte Suprema ibinasura ang hirit na quo warranto laban sa ABS-CBN Corp

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 04:01 PM

Binasura ng Supreme Court (SC) en banc nitong Martes ang petisyon ni Solicitor General Jose Calida na kinukuwestiyon ang prangkisa ng ABS-CBN Corp, dahil ang isyu ay isa na umanong "moot and academic." Read more »

Supreme Court junks SolGen's quo warranto plea vs ABS-CBN Corp

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 04:12 PM

The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday dismissed Solicitor General Jose Calida's petition questioning ABS-CBN Corp's franchise, ruling that the issue was "moot and academic." Read more »

Senate Electoral Tribunal junks petitions questioning Pimentel's eligibility to run as senator

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 16 04:19 PM

The Senate Electoral Tribunal has dismissed two petitions seeking to declare Sen. Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III as "ineligible for the position of senator" over the lawmaker's alleged violation of the 2 consecutive term limit under the Constitution. Read more »

ABS-CBN franchise: Calida mum on NTC provisional authority, Gadon petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 04:50 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida refused to comment Thursday on the NTC's plan to grant ABS-CBN Corp a provisional authority to operate once its franchise expires on May 4. Read more »

ABS-CBN: SolGen’s own quo warranto filings show factual issues SC cannot resolve

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 09:30 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General’s own filings show there are factual issues in its quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc. (Convergence) that the Supreme Court cannot resolve, the media network stressed in its latest filing on Monday, as it urges the high court to dismiss the petition. Read more »

Supreme Court defers action on quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 06:23 PM

MANILA -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred action on the quo warranto petition filed by the Solicitor General against ABS-CBN over alleged franchise violations until April 14, sources said.  Read more »

5 franchise bills, excluding ABS-CBN's, move closer to House approval

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 03:11 PM

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on second reading 5 franchise bills, which did not include those seeking to renew the broadcast license of ABS-CBN Corp, which would expire in May.  Read more »

Ex-DICT chief: Quo warranto vs ABS-CBN 'ought to be dismissed'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 11:59 AM

MANILA - A former Information and Communications Technology chief on Tuesday said that the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General against media giant ABS-CBN should be dismissed as the network is operating on a valid franchise.   Read more »

SolGen replies to ABS-CBN comments on quo warranto petition

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 12:18 AM

The Office of the Solicitor General responds to ABS-CBN's comments on a petition he filed with the Supreme Court, seeking to invalidate the network's existing franchise. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 26, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 01:09 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

SC urged to dismiss quo warranto vs ABS-CBN

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 26 04:27 PM

Protesters from various groups led by the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) trooped to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Read more »

With joint resolution, ABS-CBN need not go to NTC: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 11:07 AM

MANILA - ABS-CBN Corp won't be needing a provisional authority from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) once both houses of Congress approve a joint resolution extending the validity of the network's broadcast franchise, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Read more »

ABS-CBN answers franchise challenge before Supreme Court

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 25 02:22 AM

ABS-CBN filed its comment on the quo warranto petition and the Temporary Restraining Order or writ of preliminary injunction "in compliance" with the notice issued by the Supreme Court, it said in a disclosure to the stock exchange.  Read more »

Why a Comelec Commissioner is commenting on the ABS-CBN controversy

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Feb 24 12:56 AM

Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said: “I’m a teacher by nature and intellect. I was a professor. Anything that impacts on our democracy, that’s freedom of the press, interests me." Read more »

Law Dean: SolGen should present need for a gag order vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 05:11 PM

A law dean says Solicitor General Jose Calida should prove there's a need for a gag order against ABS-CBN on his quo warranto petition against the network. Soledad Mawis, Law Dean at the Lyceum of the Philippines adds, it's up to Calida to present basis for the Supreme Court to gag ABS-CBN on the issue. Read more »