Judicial News
[VIDEO] President Duterte at SONA 2016
26 July, 2016 at 09:56
The 100-minute-long speech is delivered in English, and punctuated by ad-libs in Filipino and Bisaya
Focus on stamping out criminality and corruption
3 May, 2016 at 15:19
THE LEAD of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte over his rivals in the latest three presidential surveys conducted by the Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia continues to widen.
Can Congress lift the nationality restriction on...
11 March, 2016 at 14:43
The common understanding is that the 60/40 percent nationality restriction on ownership by corporations of private land is constitutional in nature.
Supreme Court allows Grace Poe to run...
8 March, 2016 at 16:45
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) decided to save Senator Grace Poe from disqualification as presidential candidate in the 2016 elections.
SC grants BOC’s petition for TRO vs...
7 January, 2016 at 13:00
The Supreme Court (SC) has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) enjoining the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Manila from implementing its order that stopped the Bureau of Customs (BOC) from canceling the award of the P650-million joint-venture deal…
Final arbiter
8 December, 2015 at 11:41
Of course the Supreme Court will have the final say on whether or not Grace Poe is qualified to run for president, or even whether she can sit in the Senate.
Ex-MRT chief, 5 others indicted for graft
4 December, 2015 at 09:15
FORMER Metro Rail Transit (MRT) general manager Al Vitangcol III and five others have been charged with graft before the Sandiganbayan…
Poe may still be included in ballot...
3 December, 2015 at 11:22
“THE story is not yet over. It’s too soon to write the end of this story,” Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Arthur B. Jimenez said of Senator Grace Poe’s for-now canceled candidacy.
Ombudsman files criminal charges vs ex-MRT3 chief
2 December, 2015 at 16:25
MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman has filed criminal charges against former Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT3) general manager Al Vitangcol III and 5 others over an…
Exacting standards
26 October, 2015 at 15:00
Other names in government and politics may be provoking bigger headlines given the noise and fog of the coming elections, but the most committed and hardworking person in public service these days appears to be Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales.
SONA Transcript, Benigno S. Aquino III, Sixth...
29 July, 2015 at 10:13
[English] Benigno S. Aquino III, Sixth State of the Nation Address, July 27, 2015 July 27, 2015 The 2015 State of the Nation
PHL eyes 65th in World Bank ranking
28 May, 2015 at 17:58
Posted on May 27, 2015 11:40:00 PM By Mikhail Franz E. Flores, Senior Reporter FRESH REFORMS that simplified procedures to register a
Chief Justice offers assurance after fire destroys...
18 February, 2015 at 14:53
CHIEF JUSTICE Maria Lourdes P.A. Sereno assured that “[a]ppropriate advice and instructions to all the relevant court employees, litigants and
MGen to proceed with Subic power project
9 February, 2015 at 10:40
By Iris C. Gonzales (The Philippine Star) | Updated February 5, 2015 – 12:00am Supreme Court clears way for construction of
