‘Stand by me and for me,’ Leila de Lima says as court decision looms

Beatrice Pinlac 05/12/2023

MANILA, Philippines — “Please stand by me and for me in this most critical phase of my journey towards freedom and vindication.” Detained former senator Leila de Lima made the appeal on the eve of the promulgation…

Court junks Herbert Bautista’s bid to dismiss graft case

Dempsey Reyes 05/08/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has denied the motion of former Quezon City Mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista for the outright dismissal of his graft case over a P32.208-million contract for the procurement of an online occupational permitting and tracking…

Nigerian court orders killing of noisy cockerel

Agence France Presse 04/08/2023

KANO, Nigeria–A court in northern Nigeria’s largest city of Kano has given a man till Friday to kill his cockerel following a neighbor’s complaint that the constant crowing deprives him of sleep. Magistrate Halima Wali issued the…

FACTBOX: What is the International Criminal Court?

Reuters/INQUIRER.net U.S. Bureau 03/18/2023

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for the war crime of illegal deportation of children from Ukraine. In its first warrant for Ukraine, the ICC called…

QC court acquits drug war survivor, junks cops’ ‘nanlaban’ claim

Abby Boiser - @inquirerdotnet 03/18/2023

A man who played dead before fleeing the scene of a bloody drug raid conducted by the Quezon City police in 2016 was acquitted of charges that he fought back, or “nanlaban,” an allegation made by the…

Biden says Putin committed war crimes, calls ICC arrest warrant ‘justified’

Reuters 03/18/2023

WASHINGTON  -U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has clearly committed war crimes and the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue an arrest warrant for him was justified. The ICC earlier on Friday…

Court rules: philanderer fleeing two angry women not guilty of drunk driving

Agence France Presse 02/12/2023

LOS ANGELES–A California man was found not guilty of drunk driving after arguing he needed to escape from “two angry women” — his wife and the woman she had caught him with. Thomas Patrick Houston told a court…

Ugandan court orders woman to pay ex for breakup

Agence France Presse 01/30/2023

KAMPALA, Uganda–A Ugandan court has ordered a woman to pay her ex-fiance more than $2,800 for breaking off their engagement after he paid for her studies, saying she caused “inconvenience and psychological anguish.” According to court documents…

Deniece Cornejo nagpetisyong ilipat sa Taguig City Jail si Vhong Navarro

Therese Arceo 09/30/2022

NAGHAIN ng Manifestation with Urgent Motion sa korte ang modelong si Deniece Cornejo na ilipat sa Taguig City Jail ang TV host-comedian na si Vhong Navarro. Kasalukuyan kasi itong nakapiit sa detention center ng National Bureau of…

Bacolod City court sentences woman to life in jail for selling P300 worth of ‘shabu’

Carla Gomez 09/27/2022

BACOLOD CITY — A regional trial court (RTC) here has convicted a woman for selling “shabu” worth P300 and sentenced her to life imprisonment. Bacolod RTC Branch 52 Executive Judge Raymond Joseph Javier also ordered Ma. Luth…

Incumbent MCWD Board refuses to step down despite TRO

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — History seems to repeat itself as the board of directors of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) refuses to step down amid an order from the court. The appointed board of directors of…

US election heads to the courts

11/05/2020

Washington, United States—Democrats and Republicans girded Wednesday for a legal showdown to decide the winner of the tight presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden. After Trump declared overnight he was ready to…

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