Pres. Marcos signs laws creating new court branches across PH

Darryl John Esguerra 11/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law 11 measures creating additional court branches across the country. Copies of the new laws were released by Malacañang on Sunday. Republic Act (RA) 12044 provides for…

Cebu 8 released from detention

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — After spending three days in detention, the eight people arrested last Friday, June 5 for staging a rally in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City have been released from police custody. At 6:50 p.m. on…

Police arrest one of three butane vendors ‘freed’ by Mayor Osmeña last August

Benjie B. Talisic 05/11/2019

CEBU CITY, Philipppines — One of the three butane vendors that Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña helped get out of police detention last August 2018 is back in police custody. This developed after Romeo Appareci, 41, was…

More Blue Guards for City Prosec Office

Morexette B. Erram 08/04/2017

EXPRESSING concern for safety, Cebu City Prosecutor Liberia Rabillas asked the deployment of additional blue guards to monitor visitors going in and out of the Cebu City Prosecutor’s Office located at the Palace of Justice in the…

Eleven new judges for new Cebu courts

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/10/2017

  ELEVEN new judges for Cebu have been appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to fill up positions in the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC), including newly opened courts. There are at least six new MTCC courts…

Labella to barangay captains: Be calm

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/09/2017

ACTING Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella yesterday urged the seven officials indicted for refusing to return their city-issued vehicles last year to remain calm and instead appeal their case before the courts. In an interview, Labella said…

SEVEN INDICTED

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/08/2017

Cebu City barangay captains who initially refused to return  vehicles face criminal charges For failing to heed an order last May to return city-issued vehicles for an inventory, seven Cebu City barangay captains, allied with Team Rama,…

SC affirms disbarment of Cebu City judge

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/31/2016

THE Supreme Court reaffirmed the disbarment of a former Cebu City judge for grave misconduct. In a press conference held last Tuesday in Manila, Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te confirmed the disbarment of Rosabella Tormis, former judge…

Cebu judge bans playing Pokemon Go inside her courtroom

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/11/2016

CEBU CITY—Pokemon hunters, beware. You are not allowed to hunt down Pokemons inside the courtroom of Judge Yvonne Cabaron Artiaga of Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 3. Doing so would either send you to jail…

Mediation fails, full-blown trial set to start

Izobelle T. Pulgo 07/20/2016

The wife of Ronda town Vice Mayor Jonah John Ungab and a lady lawyer are set to face off in a full-blown trial for the charge of slight physical injuries after the mediation proceedings between the two…

Cebu City Hall cuts down allowances for judiciary

Izobelle T. Pulgo, Nestle L. Semilla 07/14/2016

The Cebu City government will cut down the monthly allowances it gives to judges and clerks of court working under the jurisdiction of Cebu City. Data culled from the City Budget Office  showed that there are 35…

Bomb threat halts MTCC operations

Apple Ta-as, Edison Delos Angeles 04/18/2016

A bomb threat disrupted work for at least an hour at the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Branch 3 located at the Qimonda IT Center in Cebu City on Monday morning. Employees had to vacate their…

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