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US Supreme Court sends lesbian wedding cake dispute back to lower court

Lawrence Hurley, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 01:13 AM

WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in another case pitting gay rights against religious rights. Read more »

Militia vessel under Chinese Navy command rammed Filipino fishing boat: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 15 11:52 AM

MANILA - It was an "aggressive" Chinese militia vessel under the command of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) that rammed a Filipino fishing boat anchored off the coast of Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, a senior Supreme Court justice said Friday. Read more »

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 »

‘Banish illusion of perfection,’ 1,800 Bar passers told at oath-taking

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 11:44 PM

Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe on Thursday told the new batch of Bar passers to "not be afraid to take calculated risks," as they took their lawyer’s oath. Read more »

Robredo claims wider lead, urges PET to resolve Marcos protest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 01:30 PM

Robredo cited the results of the recent revision, recount and re-appreciation of ballots from 3 provinces chosen by Marcos, which showed her widen her lead by as much as 15,000 votes. Read more »

Removing Filipino in college to lead to 'cultural genocide' - group

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 05:15 PM

MANILA – A group of Filipino and Panitikan advocates warned Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin of dire consequences should the Supreme Court stick to its ruling affirming the exclusion of Filipino and Panitikan as core subjects from the college curriculum. Read more »

Banning provincial bus terminals on EDSA puts passengers at risk: Makabayan

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 05:16 PM

Another petition has been filed before the Supreme Court questioning the MMDA ban on provincial bus terminals along EDSA. Read more »

SC allows Bohol governor-elect Yap to travel abroad

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 04:54 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court has allowed Bohol governor-elect Arthur Yap, who is facing graft charges, to leave the country on various dates in June to attend a solid waste management program and travel with his family. Read more »

Mayor-elect na convicted sa kasong graft, huli matapos kumuha ng NBI clearance sa Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 12:02 AM

ILOILO - Hinuli ng mga tauhan ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Western Visayas nitong Lunes ang mayor-elect ng Janiuay, Iloilo habang kumukuha ng lisensiya ng kaniyang baril.   Read more »

SC sets oral arguments on West PH Sea's 'massive destruction'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 05:01 PM

MANILA — The Supreme Court (SC) en banc will hear oral arguments on the petition filed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales seeking to compel cabinet members and government officials to protect and preserve the environment in the West Philippine Sea from “massive destruction” caused by Chinese fishing vessels. 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 »

One word to demonstrate we need Filipino in college: Pangingialam

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 08:15 PM

How could the exclusion of Filipino from the college core courses affect the evolution of our national language? Read more »

SC grants rights groups' bid for protection from 'red-tagging'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 03:29 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a writ of amparo and habeas data in favor of rights groups Karapatan, Gabriela and Rural Missionaries of the Philippines (RMP) against what they alleged to be threats against their lives, liberty and security coming from state forces. Read more »

Anti-Filipino? Wrong, says CHED on Panitikan, Filipino exclusion

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 09:45 AM

All sectors must abide by the high court's decision, which showed that CHED did not abolish Filipino and Panitikan but transferred these to the senior high school curriculum, the commission said in a statement. Read more »

Duterte appoints CA’s Inting as new SC justice

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 09:06 PM

MANILA – (UPDATE) President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul Inting as Supreme Court Associate Justice. Read more »

'Economic disruption': Solon questions provincial bus ban before SC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 05:17 PM

The ban on EDSA, spearheaded by the Metro Manila Development Authority, caused "so much inconvenience and added economic cost to the provincial commuters, mostly composed of poor travelers," Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said. Read more »

Pag-alis sa Filipino, panitikan sa kolehiyo muling iaapela

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 27 01:19 PM

Kasunod ito ng pagkatig ng Korte Suprema sa utos ng CHED na alisin ang Filipino sa 'core subjects' sa kolehiyo.   Read more »

Topacio asks SC to investigate Bikoy's IBP press conference

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 01:03 PM

MANILA -- Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio on Monday urged the Supreme Court to look into Peter Joemel Advincula alias Bikoy's press conference at the office of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines earlier this month, claiming it has done "much damage" to the lawyers' organization. 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 »

#HalalanResults: Ex justice Presbitero Velasco wins Marinduque gubernatorial race

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 12:12 AM

His son, Lord Allan Jay Velasco, won the congressional race by a mile. Read more »