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[ANALYSIS] Leila de Lima's bail application
'Clearly, the testimonies against De Lima are inadmissible, being hearsay, have little probative value, and are irrelevant, immaterial, and self-serving'
'Too many are sick and dying': Supreme Court defers deciding on prisoner release
Prison agencies are also slammed for little transparency on the conditions of inmates
[ANALYSIS] The right to call the government crazy
Voicing your exasperation over the government and its officials – even in impolite language – is constitutionally protected
[OPINION] Dura lex sed lex is obsolete
'Every time we say dura lex sed lex, we speak of oppression. Every time we call for dura lex sed lex, we advocate for injustice.'
Rappler Talk: Justice as the missing component in fighting coronavirus
Aside from human rights, arrests and charges related to the lockdown also affect the overburdened court system
[EDITORIAL] Ang anino ng backhoe sa Ampatuan massacre
The sad truth is this: the trial of the decade does not reform, overhaul, or even change the injustice that's still prevalent in our society today
IBP on Ampatuan verdict: Delayed justice breeds despair, corruption
While it welcomes the conviction of suspects in the Ampatuan massacre, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines laments the delay and pushes for reforms in the judicial process
[PODCAST] Ano ang solusyon sa mabagal na PH justice system?
Paano makakatulong ang proyektong Governance in Justice sa mabagal na galaw ng hudikatura?
[OPINION] The punitive turn: The bungled discourse of the GCTA law
Fueled by the continuing emphasis on the Antonio Sanchez case, the discourse has decidedly turned punitive – the raw and basic instinct for blood had taken over the land
IN CHARTS: 2 years on, PH courts have 30% compliance with continuous trial
Before continuous trial, only 2% of criminal cases on average finish trial in 180 days. The 30% compliance is an impressive improvement.
Beyond Sanchez: How to improve the Good Conduct Time Allowance law
The law should clarify unclear provisions on heinous crimes and spell out disqualifying acts to encourage sustained good behavior
Can heinous crimes be excluded from good conduct time allowance law?
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra's interpretation differs with the view of the former justice undersecretary who published the law manual
[OPINION] Media sensationalism, bureaucratic ineptitude, the common tao's quest for justice
Jail and prison officials will be very afraid to exercise their professional discretion to release a reformed offender simply because of the horrendous backlash that they will face
Faster justice? Let judges actively investigate facts of case, says Roque
The senatorial bet and former Duterte spokesman bares part of his eyed legislative agenda on the 9th anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre
Ombudsman's case survival rate drops in 2017
This is the rate that cases reach trial and are not dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence
SC justices express outrage over killing of Butuan judge
UPDATED Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III calls the attack an insult to the Philippine National Police and calls for the immediate arrest of the killers
LIVE: House votes on death penalty bill on 2nd reading
The House justice panel approved the measure seeking to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines Will it pass both houses?
LIVE: House debate on the death penalty bill
The House justice panel approved the measure seeking to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines Will it pass both houses?
Rodrigo Duterte, death penalty, Ateneo-La Salle | Evening wRap
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House death penalty bill: How they voted
UPDATED The House justice committee votes in favor of reimposing the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines Who voted for and against the measure?
House to extend death penalty debates to January 2017
Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas says more supermajority congressmen would be amenable to reimposing the death penalty if only applied to drug related cases
Death penalty bill hurdles House committee
3rd UPDATE Leyte 3rd District Representative Vicente Veloso compares criminals who commit heinous crimes to Satan: Kung ang nasa harapan mo ay si Satanas na mismo oh my God Bigyan mo naman ang gobyerno ng option para patayin na yan
Duterte to Sereno: I'm just doing my duty
The President assures the Chief Justice that he has basis for naming the 7 judges with alleged links to the drug trade
Roxas: SC justices of next president can change character of judiciary
The wrong choice might mean that black becomes white and white becomes black And that s why we need to be very very careful the Liberal Party candidate says
Sereno: Justice must be real-time, high-tech
The Chief Justice has 15 more years left in her term to transform Philippine courts from being repositories of paper to modern structures where accessing justice can be as easy as a click
'People's champ' Manny Pacquiao meets Mary Jane Veloso
UPDATED The Filipina death convict breaks down in tears as she prayed with the boxing champ and wife Jinkee
'People's champ' Pacquiao to meet Mary Jane Veloso July 10
The visit of Manny Pacquiao comes as the justice department approves the filing of charges against the recruiters of Mary Jane
Senate approves reforms for anti-graft court
Among the changes is the assignment of cases involving less than P1 million to regional trial courts so the Sandiganbayan can focus on ‘the most significant cases’
Political prisoners, families on hunger strike for papal visit
Detainees from at least 50 jails around the Philippines hope that the Holy Father will join them in their call for their immediate release
Palace: Gov't doing its best on Maguindanao massacre case
Vice President Jejomar Binay meanwhile says concerned government agencies should not lose focus and that resolution of the case should always be a priority
4 years on, no justice for slain botanist Leonard Co
There have been no trials held 4 years after the death of the revered Filipino botanist allegedly at the hands of soldiers
SC lifts ex-justice's disqualification from public office
Retired Justice Ruben Reyes asked the SC to consider its April 2013 resolution of judicial clemency that already lifted his indefinite suspension from law practice
[Q and A] Celdran: 'I'm Catholic until it is taken away from me'
I was raised a Catholic It s just part of my wiring already So being Catholic is something that I am until it is taken away from me
