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2 more Duterte appointees to fill Supreme Court vacancies
Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) short-lists 13 for the Jardeleza vacancy
Aquino’s SC appointees lean toward Duterte in West PH Sea case
Justices Estela Perlas Bernabe, Francis Jardeleza, and Benjamin Caguioa seem inclined to dismiss the petition that accuses the Duterte government of neglect in the West Philippine Sea
JBC starts application process for Carpio’s Supreme Court replacement
Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin will retire ahead of Carpio, which will start another selection process for a new top magistrate
No rebellion charges filed in 2018 martial law, yet SC allows 3rd extension
In his dissent, Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza calls this accommodation of President Rodrigo Duterte ‘the Court’s seeming abdication of its duty’
Same-sex marriage: Flawed petition or unready Court?
‘The Supreme Court was trying to find a reason not to decide the case,’ says constitutional law professor Dan Gatmaytan
Antonio Carpio, Sereno accuses Marquez, U.S. leaves UNHRC | Midday wRap
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Jardeleza: Why not take same-sex marriage battle elsewhere?
Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza advises young lawyer Jesus Falcis to instead look at Congress and the Constitutional Consultative Committee
‘Mistakes’ of young lawyer overshadow historic marriage equality hearing
Jesus Falcis III makes an impassioned plea at the end and tells the Court, ‘I made mistakes, but LGBT couples will be harmed if their rights are not recognized’
Calida received P7M in excess allowances in 2017 – COA
(UPDATED) Solicitor General Jose Calida dismisses the issue and says 'the issue is not new'
Lawyers counting on 'swing votes' to reverse Sereno ouster
Edre Olalia of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) says it is up to Justices Andres Reyes Jr and Alexander Gesmundo to ‘change their minds’. There is also the curious case of Justice Francis Jardeleza.
The Supreme Court post-Sereno: Better off or not?
'Perhaps, an old torch will be finally rekindled: one which will light the way for a more vigilant citizenry that is sober, analytical, and organized enough to demand decency and a true passion for justice from all of government,' says Associate Justice Marvic Leonen
Sereno: SALN not a requirement of integrity
Associate Justice Noel Tijam tells Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno: 'Integrity is not founded in jurisprudence. It is founded in honesty, truthfulness.'
5 justices won't inhibit in Sereno quo warranto case
(UPDATED) Outside the SC premises in Baguio City, Sereno’s supporters mobilize to call for the inhibition of the justices they call the 'Biased 5'
Sereno wants 4 justices to inhibit from quo warranto case
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno says Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Francis Jardeleza, and Noel Tijam 'cannot decide the quo warranto petition objectively and impartially'
Sereno says sorry for confusion over indefinite leave
'I had agreed to go on an indefinite leave, but I am also bound by the appropriate administrative rules,' says Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno
SC justices warn Sereno spokespersons over ‘damaging’ statements
'We apologize for any confusion we have caused in the last few days but we were working on available information,' says Sereno's spokesperson
Sereno's indefinite leave a 'consensus' of SC en banc
Thirteen justices slam the camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for making announcements that have 'seriously damaged the integrity of the judiciary'
Carpio will not testify in Sereno impeachment hearing
(UPDATED) 'I declined because I have no personal knowledge of the matters the committee specified as the matters of inquiry,' Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says
Sereno camp: We expect an ‘intensified’ smear campaign in 2018
'Sila na lang ang hindi nakakaalam na malapit na ma-impeach si CJ Sereno,' says complainant Larry Gadon
Sereno camp insists allegations vs her 'not impeachable offenses'
A spokesperson of Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno says statements made inside and outside the hearings of the House justice committee 'were purely hearsay, personal opinions, innuendos, and optics'
Sereno camp points to Carpio on the Jardeleza integrity issue
Justice Carpio is the leading Filipino scholar on the issue of the West Philippine Sea, a point of contention in Jardeleza's SC nomination in 2014
Sereno impeachment: Cracks in the Supreme Court
'The chief must honestly look at her way of managing, whether she has to change her tone and practices. They need to go into the process of rebuilding trust,' says analyst Tony La Viña
Impeachment committee question: Is Sereno still fit to hold office?
Neither complainant Larry Gadon nor committee chairman Reynaldo Umali are prepared for the influx of information during the House justice committee hearing
Jardeleza accuses Sereno of treason
'In my view what was done to me was inhuman,' says Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza
Sereno camp on justices’ testimonies: Petty, ‘pure hugot’
The Chief Justice's lawyers fear this would affect the public's faith in the judiciary
CJ Sereno getting wrong legal advice – Tijam
Justice Tijam also says Sereno should attend the House hearing and hits her supposed delays in the transfer of Maute cases and granting of survivorship benefits
HIGHLIGHTS: Justices grill Calida on operational loopholes of Oplan TokHang
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno questions the regularity of police raids during ungodly hours
Destabilization or ripe for suspension? Day 2 of SC drug war oral arguments
Here are highlights of the second day of Supreme Court oral arguments on the constitutionality of Oplan Tokhang in the government's war on drugs
There's basis to issue TRO vs Tokhang – SC Justice Jardeleza
(UPDATED) During oral arguments on the war on drugs, Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza says police knocking on doors of the houses of drug suspects may violate their right to be safe in their homes against unreasonable searches and seizures
Did Sereno favor court nominees? 5 justices asked to testify
Representatives Ramon Rocamora and Kaka Bag-ao caution against calling all the justices, saying the House panel is resorting to a fishing expedition
How Sereno answered her impeachment complaint
None of Larry Gadon’s documents, though authentic, support his allegations, according to Sereno’s chief lawyer Alex Poblador
'Do not be afraid to be minority': Chief Justice Sereno, 5 years on
Five years after she was appointed the first female Chief Justice of the Philippines Maria Lourdes Sereno faces impeachment threats Is she a target of the Duterte administration?
Maute group, oral arguments, Park | Evening wRap
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Sandigan might drown in cases if we rule for De Lima – SC justices
UPDATED Justice Francis Jardeleza advises Florin Hilbay his successor in the OSG to produce data to prove otherwise
How did SC justices vote on major political cases?
Besides the Marcos burial and cases involving former presidents the Supreme Court has also decided on major cases involving key politicians
Marcos burial: What did the dissenting SC justices say?
UPDATED Four of the 5 Supreme Court justices who dissented from the majority decision issue separate dissenting opinions
Hilbay, Jardeleza opposed inclusion of Itu Aba in PH case
In former Solicitor General Hilbay s view it was better for Recto Bank to remain a disputed area even with the presence of the Chinese Navy as long as the Philippines claim stands
'Game of diplomats' begins in West Philippine Sea
The goal here is a diplomatic solution to a very complicated problem Counselor Kristie Kenney of the US State Department tells Rappler
Duterte urged to use tribunal ruling to assert PH rights vs China
UPDATED Solicitors general under the Aquino administration say the ruling is a potent legal platform for our goal of effectively asserting our maritime entitlements under UNCLOS
Jardeleza still richest SC justice in 2015
Francis Jardeleza – the richest in the Supreme Court for two straight years – declares a net worth of P249 68 million in 2015
Dissenters on Poe case: Why can't Comelec rule on her qualifications?
Justices Arturo Brion Antonio Carpio Teresita Leonardo de Castro and Bienvenido Reyes weigh in on Comelec s jurisdiction to rule on the qualifications of presidential candidate Grace Poe
SC rules in favor of Poe, PH flagdown rates, royal family | 6PM wRap
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Supreme Court allows Grace Poe to run for president
5th UPDATE The vote is 9 6 in favor of the presidential candidate
Comelec to SC: Due process observed in Grace Poe case
I explained to the Court that perhaps what is at issue is writing style: different judges write differently explains Comelec Commissioner Arthur Lim
SC sets another hearing, moves slowly on Grace Poe case
So far the views of 3 justices all appointees of President Aquino show they are leaning towards presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe
SC justice: Comelec may have deprived Grace Poe of due process
Justice Francis Jardeleza says the poll body s decision to cancel the presidential bet s candidacy is like saying Foundlings are not natural born until they produce DNA evidence
NHCP: Manila should enact laws to protect Rizal Monument
The NHCP says local governments are in the best position to impose building height restrictions and other rules that would protect historical landmarks
#AskCJSereno | August 27, 2015
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno faces select journalists in a rare press conference Watch the recording of Rappler s livestream
Rule of law not followed in Torre de Manila permit – SC Justice Jardeleza
SC Justice Francis Jardeleza says 4 layers of protection were ignored when DMCI was granted a zoning permit for Torre de Manila even without a city council resolution at the time
Binay hits Philippine team vs China in The Hague
Vice President Jejomar Binay is pushing for bilateral talks between Manila and Beijing because according to him the Philippines needs China s money
