SC junks bid of John Barry Tayam to declare June 3 Senate session valid

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 06/11/2026

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed a petition filed by a teacher to declare as “valid quorum” the presence of 12 senators during the Senate session on June 3. During Wednesday’s session, the high court…

SC junks Bato Dela Rosa’s TRO plea for ‘lack of merit’

Philippine News Agency 05/26/2026

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has voted 9-5-1 to deny Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s application for a temporary restraining order (TRO) or status quo ante order (SQAO) against his possible arrest over the warrant issued…

SC: Non-verbal gestures may be considered grave threats

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 05/15/2026

MANILA – Non-verbal threatening gestures with criminal intent may be considered grave threats under the Revised Penal Code (RPC), the Supreme Court (SC) said. In a decision released Friday, the SC’s Third Division acquitted “Greg” of grave…

SC orders Sotto: Comment on indirect contempt petition

Tetch Torres-Tupas - Reporter / @T2TupasINQ 05/05/2026

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has been directed by the Supreme Court to explain why he should not be cited for indirect contempt following a series of critical public remarks regarding its ruling…

VP Sara Duterte seeks SC intervention to stop impeachment case

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 04/08/2026

MANILA, Philippines — A petition has been filed by Vice President Sara Duterte before the Supreme Court to stop the impeachment proceedings against her before the lower chamber. Duterte argued, in a 58-page petition for certiorari and…

SC junks plea of retired CA justice tagged in Cebu lawyer’s death

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 01/22/2026

MANILA, Philippines  – The Supreme Court has turned down the plea filed by a retired Court of Appeals (CA) magistrate to lift his preventive suspension from the practice of law and restore his pension and retirement benefits.…

Sara Discaya: Davao cases filed against her transferred to Cebu – SC

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 12/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines  – The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said that two cases filed against Sara Discaya and engineers from the Department of Public Works and Highways in Davao Occidental were transferred to the regional trial court (RTC)…

‘Bato’ Dela Rosa turns to SC to block supposed ICC arrest warrant

Benjamin Pulta - Philippine News Agency 11/14/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The lawyer of Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa formally asked the Supreme Court (SC) for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the implementation of a supposed arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Court…

SC: Vloggers’ freedom of speech not violated in Congressional hearings

Benjamin Pulta 11/13/2025

MANILA – The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that a congressional inquiry on the spread of fake news online did not violate the right to free speech of vloggers invited as resource persons. In a decision made public…

2025 Bar Exams: SC announces list of local testing centers

06/21/2025

MANILA – The Supreme Court’s (SC) Office of the 2025 Bar Chairperson (OBC) has issued the list of 14 local testing centers (LTCs) for the 2025 Bar Exams. According to Bar Bulletin 3, signed on Friday by…

Sectoral groups decry commercial fishing in municipal waters

Mary Judaline Partlow 06/04/2025

DUMAGUETE CITY – Multi-sectoral groups in Negros Oriental are pushing for the return of the 15-kilometer municipal waters to the fisherfolk amid growing concern over commercial fishing being allowed within the coastal waters. Gary Rosales, president and co-founder…

SC to House, Senate on VP Duterte impeachment complaint: 10 days to reply

Jane Bautista - Reporter / @janebautistaINQ 02/26/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives, its Secretary General Reginald Velasco, and the Senate has been directed by the Supreme Court to respond to Vice President Sara Duterte’s petition to stop the impeachment case pending against…

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