MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed new laws creating new Regional Trial Courts (RTCs) and other lower courts ... on October 20. The Supreme Court is responsible ...

(1st UPDATE) Prior to the issuance of the TRO, PhilHealth had carried out three of four scheduled transfers to the National Treasury MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court has issued a ...

Imprisonment of detainees beyond the maximum penalty is not only cruel and inhumane but also undermines dignity, according to the Supreme Court (SC). In ...

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers says that 133 lawyers have been killed in the Philippines since 1984, 59 of them over the past six years.

Philippines – In a recently publicized ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) said that a person’s detention beyond the supposed maximum jail time “is not only cruel and inhumane, but also ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has fined a judge P201,000 ... which states that cases in lower courts must be resolved within three months from the filing of the last pleading required ...

Philippines — Work in courts across Luzon on Wednesday, October 23, is suspended due to inclement weather caused by tropical storm “Kristine” (international name: Trami). The Supreme Court ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has cleared a man of ... he broke any traffic law or ordinance. The appellate court ...

He added the Supreme Court (SC) is supposed to determine whether the Philippines is still under ICC’s jurisdiction even after the country withdrew in 2019. The DOJ will also not interfere with ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence ... In 2021, the Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court’s decision but modified the sentence to life imprisonment.

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Tuesday committed to “abide” by the Supreme Court’s (SC) temporary restraining order (TRO) against the ...