Duterte names 2 new SC justices — sources

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2019 05:39:55 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed 2 new Supreme Court justices, sources privy to the selection said. They are Court of Appeals (CA) Visayas Executive Justice Edgardo delos Santos and CA Justice Mario Lopez. They replaced retired senior associate justice Antonio Carpio and associate justice Francis Jardeleza. Deputy Special Prosecutor Cornelio Somido was named the new deputy ombudsman for Luzon. JOMAR CANLAS

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SC junks raps vs ex-VP Binay

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 12:39:16 +0000

THE Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the charges against former vice president Jejomar Binay for holding a second post during his term because they became moot after he stepped down in 2016. In a resolution, the high court en banc ruled against the petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Jesus Nicardo Falcis 3rd who accused […]

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Supreme Court sacks lawyer for falsifying son’s records, other offenses

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 08:21:07 +0000

THE Supreme Court sacked a lawyer from the roll of attorneys for committing a string of offenses, including his failure to provide child support to his son of minor age and for falsifying entries in his son’s birth certificate. The high court, in its per curium ruling, ruled that Amador B. Peleo 3rd “lost his fitness to continue as […]

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SC grants extension plea to resolve Maguindanao massacre

Credit to Author: Jomar Canlas, TMT| Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2019 06:34:08 +0000

THE Supreme Court on Friday granted the plea of Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes for another 30 days to resolve the 10-year-old Maguindanao massacre case. In his first meet the press, newly appointed Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta cited a memorandum issued by Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez extending the time from November 20 to December 20, 2019. […]

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