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Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Serreno’s campaign to restore public confidence in the judiciary is not new. Barring any decision to run for public office or God forbid, any accidents, health problems or acts of violence directed at…
De Lima says this will restore public trust; some prosecutors unhappy To ensure that prosecutors remain independent, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima announced that she will prohibit them and their staff from receiving allowances and other…
Aside from allowances, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima wants to keep politicians and local officials out of the appointment and promotion process for prosecutors to the service. She said she issued a memorandum “not to consider” endorsement…
Judges and those working in the judiciary should always consider public perception of their conduct, which the public expects to be on a high plane. The most important quality of a good lawyer and a good judge…
A lady judge will handle the celebrated case of a female lawyer who was chased and hit with a baseball bat by the angry wife of Ronda town Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab. Judge Grace Veloso-Fernandez of…
The widow of the Cebuano member of the ill-fated PNP Special Action Force (SAF) team that were routed in a clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao said she wanted to become a police officer herself so she could keep…
The Talisay City courts need help, too. Judges were already appointed to two Regional Trial Court (RTC) branches, but they can’t do much without staff. Executive Justice Gabriel Ingles of the Court of Appeals-Cebu said this needs…
SLOW PACE OF JUSTICE The slow disposal of court cases in Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu cities has left dockets full with more than a thousand pending cases in each trial court. Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez who…
After serving the judiciary for 15 years, four trial court judges in Cebu City are hanging up their robes for good. Judges Simeon Dumdum, Silvestre Maamo, Enriquita Belarmino and Eric Menchavez chose to avail of optional retirement…
Call me ‘Lolo Kiko’ “Lolo Kiko quieren” They want Lolo Kiko.) Pope Francis said this after he was asked by a group of Filipino lawyers who recently called on him in the Vatican how he wanted the…
Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III’s proposal for the Supreme Court to review a Local Government Code provision that allows local government units (LGUs) to extend cash assistance to judges in their jurisdiction may not be taken lightly…
The Supreme Court (SC) slapped a P30,000 fine on a Mandaue City judge for acting as “attorney-in-fact” or a legal representative of a relative—a violation of the Code of Judicial Conduct. Judge Rogelio Lucmayon of the Municipal…
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