The new courthouse designated for several trial courts in Imus City, Cavite has been officially turned over to the Supreme Court (SC). On September 11, 2026, the refurbished courthouse, occupying a 1, ...
Gesmundo (center) joins participants on the first day of the two-day roll-out and training on the 2025 Code of Judicial Conduct and Accountability and the 2025 Code of Conduct and Accountability for ...
On September 15, 2026, Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez was awarded the University of Nueva Caceres’ (UNC) highest academic distinction, becoming the first recipient of the ...
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo led the groundbreaking and foundation marker unveiling of the Office of the Regional Court Manager for the 11 th Judicial Region (ORCM-JR11) on September 9, 2026, ...
Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M.V.F Leonen cautioned judges, lawyers, and law students against the uncritical use of artificial intelligence (AI), stressing that technology ...
In a Decision written by Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa, the SC’s Third Division granted the petition of Mcgill Esquillo Omandam (Omandam) and reversed his conviction for violating ...
The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified that it cannot discipline a local government employee whose assignment to lower courts it had not approved. However, such an employee may still be cited for ...
The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a freeze order issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) for suspected money laundering activities may cover related accounts, subject to certain guidelines to protect ...
Demotion, verbal abuse, and indifferent behavior by an employer that forces an employee to resign constitute constructive illegal dismissal. Thus ruled the Supreme Court’s Second Division, in a ...
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The Supreme Court (SC) has clarified the procedure that courts must follow before declaring an individual a fugitive from justice. In a Decision written by Associate Justice Samuel H. Gaerlan, the SC ...
The Court has categorically ruled that the term “qualified statutory rape” is not consistent with the basic precepts of criminal law in defining and treating the nature of crimes, and accordingly sets ...