THE PHILIPPINES, through the office of the prosecutor, should prove the capability of its legal system to relax international investigation on its “war on drugs,” the country’s human rights commission head said. Jose Luis Martin C. Gascon, chair of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR), said the International Criminal Court (ICC) would unlikely proceed with […]
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Britney Spears announces engagement to boyfriend Sam Asghari
LOS ANGELES — Pop superstar Britney Spears, who has been fighting a conservatorship that governs her personal life and finances, announced on Sunday that she is engaged to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari. The “Stronger” singer posted a video of herself standing next to Mr. Asghari and showing off a shiny ring on her hand. “I can’t f***ing believe it,” she said in the caption, […]
SC says it can’t reverse Duterte’s decision to withdraw from ICC
THE COUNTRY’S Highest Court said in a ruling released Wednesday that it is beyond its authority to reverse President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s decision to withdraw the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Nevertheless, the Supreme Court (SC) said the government must still cooperate with the ICC’s investigation on alleged human rights violations in Mr. Duterte’s anti-drug campaign. The […]
Manila court orders arrest of man behind videos vs Duterte after no-show in hearing
THE METROPOLITAN Trial Court has ordered the arrest of the man allegedly behind the series of videos linking President Rodrigo R. Duterte and his family to the illegal drug trade after failing to appear in court for the arraignment and preliminary conference on his case. The court, in an order released on Wednesday, also forfeited the cash bail posted by Peter Joemel “Bikoy” Advincula for his failure to […]
Editorial: Body-worn cameras
The country’s law enforcement finally embraces the use of body-worn cameras (BWCs) after years of public clamor in the wake of alleged human rights violations in the government’s intensified war against illegal drugs. To recall, not long after President Rodrigo Duterte’s impassioned term-starter pronouncements to curb illegal drugs in the country, the body count has […]
Anti-graft tribunal clears senator in pork barrel scam
THE COUNTRY’S anti-graft court has dismissed corruption charges against a senator whom the late President Benigno S.C. Aquino III had managed to send to prison for allegedly pocketing hundreds of millions of pesos in pork barrel funds. In a 196-page decision, the Sandiganbayan Special First Division junked 16 counts of graft against Senator Ramon “Bong” […]
Tribunal award ordering Nop Narongdej payment to Nopporn Suppipat reversed by Singapore Court of Appeal
BANGKOK, Jun 30, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Singapore Court of Appeal has rendered the final decision absolving Nop Narongdej of obligation to make compound payments for the purchase of shares in Wind Energy Holding (WEH), on the grounds that the ICC Tribunal award was made in excess of jurisdiction. Mr Pokpak […]
TV host acquitted of libel
THE Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a radio and television host of libel, reversing an appellate court ruling in 2009. In a Jan. 11 resolution published on Monday, the tribunal said prosecutors failed to prove that journalist Rafael “Raffy” T. Tulfo had acted with malice. Also cleared were the publisher and managing editor of Philippine […]
SC orders Marcos ally to pay P1B + interest over nuclear plant
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 […]
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 […]