THE SUPREME Court (SC) on Monday ordered businessman Herminio T. Disini, a known associate of the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, to pay the Philippine government P1.1 billion for damages in connection with his role in the awarding of the contract for the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) project in the 1970s. The high […]
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House passes measure creating Judiciary Marshals Service
THE House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading a bill that seeks to provide armed protection to trial judges, amid escalating threats to their personal safety. House Bill 9086 seeks to establish the Judiciary Marshals Service, which shall operate “as an independent, professional, and organized security force under the direct control and […]
Bzzzzz: Cebu’s Geraldine Econg applies for SC seat. Lito Osmeña wants his son for city north district, del Mar’s daughter for mayor. Mimo undecided, Cutie firm on House bid.
Wrote ruling that freed Bong SANDIGANBAYAN Associate Justice Geraldine Faith A. Econg — described in a Manila news site as “Cebu-based,” having served in the Cebu Regional Trial Court and Cebu City municipal trial courts – was interviewed via Zoom by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) Wednesday morning, June 2. She and 14 other […]
15 nominees up for SC associate justice post
THE SUPREME Court (SC) on Monday released the list of 15 nominees for the associate justice position vacated by now Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo. Of the 15, seven are scheduled to be interviewed online on June 2 and 3. The other eight have had previous interviews that “are still valid,” the court announced. The […]
FSD Management and Board Suffers Multiple Court Losses as Shareholder Meeting Approaches
TORONTO, May 13, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On Monday, May 10, 2021, at the request of Messrs. Anthony Durkacz and Zeeshan Saeed, founding shareholders and members of the group of concerned shareholders (the “Concerned Shareholders”) of FSD Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: HUGE) (CSE: HUGE) (FSE: 0K9A) (the “Company” or “FSD”), the Ontario Superior […]
SC extends court closures in ECQ and MECQ areas to May 14
The Supreme Court (SC) has extended the physical closure of all courts and court offices in the National Capital Region, Abra, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Quirino, Rizal, Santiago City in Isabela, and in other areas currently under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until May 14. “These courts in ECQ and MECQ […]
Limpag: Jack of all trades
I joined another tennis club today, my second since the pandemic. The first one has sort of gone inactive and since I’ve been playing regularly at this other club, I thought, what the heck, why not join? Might even get a chance to join their summer tournament. One thing though, this whole getting active in […]
Another magistrate files for early retirement
Another Supreme Court justice has filed for early retirement for health reasons, according to its spokesman. Associate Justice Edgardo L. Delos Santos wanted to retire before his retirement date on June 12, just a year and three months after his appointment, court spokesman Brian Keith F. Hosaka said in a Viber group message on Friday. […]
Baguio police told to stop red tagging
A Baguio trial court has ordered law enforcers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) to stop tagging four young activists and their groups on social media as communists pending a case filed against the police. The court issued the order after a hearing on the case on March 24. It will hold another hearing on […]
CLO to judge who ordered reinstatement of sacked MCWD board: Inhibit from case
THE Cebu City Legal Office (CLO) wants the judge who issued the temporary restraining order (TRO) against the dismissal of the previous board of directors of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) to inhibit from the case. The CLO filed the motion during the hearing conducted in Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 7 Judge James […]
SC upholds dismissal of Arroyo’s 2016 graft case
The Supreme Court has upheld a 2016 decision by the Sandiganbayan to dismiss graft charges against former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in connection with a $329-million national broadband network project with Chinese company ZTE Corp. In a resolution issued on Oct. 14 and made public on Thursday, the high court rejected the petition filed by […]
DSWD 7 ordered to release Lumad student
THE Regional Trial Court Branch 20 in Cebu City granted the petition of Lope Haictin, the father of Mekaella, one of the minor Lumad students taken into custody by local social welfare authorities, to immediately release his daughter from the custody of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 7 and return her to […]
Nationwide round-up (03/10/21)
SC tallies cases involving attacks on lawyers, judges THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered lower courts to provide information on all pending cases involving attacks on judges, prosecutors, and lawyers in the country as part of the response to address growing concern on the safety of members of the judicial sector. The high court issued […]
Tribunal clarifies jurisprudence on wrongdoing
PUBLIC officials accused of wrongdoing can no longer hide behind jurisprudence that prevented their removal from office as long as they get reelected, according to the Supreme Court. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Supreme Court said only the acts of officials facing administrative charges and who got reelected on or after April 12, […]
Court workers to be swabbed
PERSONNEL of the Cebu City Hall of Justice (CCHOJ) based at the Qimonda Building at the North Reclamation Area will be undergo a mass swabbing as a way to curb the Covid-19 infection in the local courts. The mass swab testing was disclosed by officials of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Cebu City during […]